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Peregrine Lascelles
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Peregrine Lascelles (1 June 1685 26 March 1772) was a British army officer from Yorkshire. Lascelles served in Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession, then spent most of the next thirty years on garrison duty in Scotland and England. During the Jacobite rising of 1745, he fought at the Battle of Prestonpans in September 1745, where his army was defeated in 15 minutes. Although court-martialled, he was exonerated, and promoted to lieutenant-general, serving in North America until 1759. He retired in 1768 and died in 1772. Family The Lascelles family was spread across Northern England, with branches living in Northallerton, Durham, England, Durham, Whitby, York, Harewood House and Terrington. They were also connected to a wider network of Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist mercantile interests in London, Ireland, New England and Barbados. His grandfather, also Peregrine (1619-1658), was one of three brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller; 8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723) was a German-born British painter. The leading Portrait painting, portraitist in England during the late Stuart period, Stuart and early Georgian eras, he served as court painter to successive Monarchy of the United Kingdom, English and British monarchs, including Charles II of England and George I of Great Britain. Kneller also painted scientists such as Isaac Newton, foreign monarchs such as Louis XIV of France and visitors to England such as Michael Shen Fu-Tsung. A pioneer of the kit-cat portrait, he was also commissioned by William III of England to paint eight "Hampton Court Beauties" to match a similar series of paintings of Charles II's "Windsor Beauties" that had been painted by Kneller's predecessor as court painter, Peter Lely. Early life Kneller was born Gottfried Kniller in the Free City of Lübeck, the son of Zacharias Kniller, a portrait painter.George Cokayne, Cokayne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre's War (1749–1755), also known as the Indian War, the Mi'kmaq War and the Anglo-Mi'kmaq War, took place between King George's War and the French and Indian War in Acadia and Nova Scotia. On one side of the conflict, the Kingdom of Great Britain, British and New England Colonies, New England colonists were led by British officer Charles Lawrence (British Army officer), Charles Lawrence and New England United States Army Ranger#Colonial Period, Ranger John Gorham (military officer), John Gorham. On the other side, Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre led the Mi'kmaq and the Military history of the Acadians, Acadia militia in guerrilla warfare against settlers and British forces. At the outbreak of the war there were an estimated 2500 Mi'kmaq and 12,000 Acadians in the region. While the British Siege of Port Royal (1710), captured Port Royal in 1710 and were ceded peninsular Acadia in 1713, the Mi'kmaq and Acadians continued to contain the British in settlements at Port-Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrington
Terrington is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Howardian Hills, west of Malton. History The village is mentioned four times in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Teurintone''. The lands were divided between the manors of ''Bulmer'' and ''Foston''. At the time of the time of Norman Conquest of England, lands in the manor were held by ''Ligulf'', ''Northmann'', '' Earl Morcar'', ''Earl Waltheof'' and ''Gamal, son of Karli''. Afterwards the lands were granted to '' Robert, Count of Mortain'', '' Count Alan of Brittany'' and ''Berengar of Tosny''. The manor was held soon after by ''Niel Fossard'' and then followed the descent of the manor of nearby Sheriff Hutton. Other lands were tenanted in the 13th century by the ''Latimer'' family and followed the descent of his manor at Danby until the 16th century. The manor was not held in demesne like other manors. In 1427 the manor was held by the lord of Sessay manor, Edmund Darell, and remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harewood House
Harewood House ( , ) is a English country house, country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, Harewood, West Yorkshire, England. Designed by architects John Carr (architect), John Carr and Robert Adam, it was built between 1759 and 1771, for Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, a wealthy West Indian plantation and Slavery in the British and French Caribbean, slave owner. The landscape was designed by Capability Brown, Lancelot "Capability" Brown and spans at Harewood. Still home to the Lascelles family, Harewood House is a member of the Treasure Houses of England, a marketing consortium for ten of the foremost historic homes in the country. The house is a Grade I listed building and a number of features in the grounds and courtyard have been listed as Grade I, II* and II. History Early history The Harewood estate was created in its present size by merging two adjacent estates, the Harewood Castle estate based on Harewood Castle and the Gawthorpe estate based on the Gawthorpe H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a York Minster, minster, York Castle, castle and York city walls, city walls, all of which are Listed building, Grade I listed. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. It is located north-east of Leeds, south of Newcastle upon Tyne and north of London. York's built-up area had a recorded population of 141,685 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in AD 71. It then became the capital of Britannia Inferior, a province of the Roman Empire, and was later the capital of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria and Jórvík, Scandinavian York. In the England in the Middle Ages, Middle Ages it became the Province of York, northern England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham, England
Durham ( , locally ) is a cathedral city and civil parish in the county of County Durham, Durham, England. It is the county town and contains the headquarters of Durham County Council, the unitary authority which governs the district of County Durham (district), County Durham. The built-up area had a population of 50,510 at the 2021 Census. The city was built on a meander of the River Wear, which surrounds the centre on three sides and creates a narrow neck on the fourth. The surrounding land is hilly, except along the Wear's floodplain to the north and southeast. Durham was founded in 995 by Anglo-Saxon monks seeking a place safe from Viking Age, Viking raids to house the relics of St Cuthbert. The church the monks built lasted only a century, as it was replaced by the present Durham Cathedral after the Norman Conquest; together with Durham Castle it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the 1070s until 1836 the city was part of the County Palatine of Durham, a semi-independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northallerton
Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and North Yorkshire Council. There has been a settlement at Northallerton since Roman times. That grew in importance from the 11th century when King William II gifted land there to the Bishop of Durham, and it became an important religious centre. The Battle of the Standard fought nearby in 1138 involved the death of up to 12,000 Scots. Northallerton was an important stopping point for coaches on the road between Edinburgh and London until the arrival of the railway. History Early Due to its proximity to a Roman road, entrenchments and relics, the earliest settlement at Northallerton was a Roman military station. There is evidence that the Romans had a signal station on Castle Hills just to the west of the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peregrin Lascelles
Peregrine(s), or (Latin) ''Peregrinus'' may refer to: The arts * ''Passing of Peregrinus'', a 2nd-century satire by Lucian * "The Peregrin", a story in ''The Psychotechnic League'' series * "Peregrine", a song by Donovan on the 1968 album ''The Hurdy Gurdy Man'' * ''The Peregrine'', 1967 book by J. A. Baker on peregrine falcons * ''Peregrine'' (album), 2006 album by the Appleseed Cast * Peregrine (band), Australian indie rock band * "Peregrines", a 2004 short story by Suzy McKee Charnas * Tonus Peregrinus, a British vocal ensemble * ''Tonus peregrinus'', reciting tone in Gregorian chant Fictional characters * Peregrine (name)#Fictional characters Biology * Peregrine falcon, a bird of prey * ''Peregrinus'' (planthopper), a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae Species * ''Erigeron peregrinus'', a flowering plant of the daisy family * ''Nicodamus peregrinus'', the red and black spider * ''Pinus peregrinus'', an extinct species of pine * '' Platycorynus peregrinus'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lascelles (1670–1751)
Thomas Lascelles (c.1670 – 1 November 1751) was a British military engineer and ordnance expert, who held a number of senior positions between 1713 and 1750. These included supervising the demolition of harbour facilities at Dunkirk from 1713 to 1733, and serving as Chief Royal Engineer and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance from 1742 to 1750. He died in November 1751. Life The Lascelles were part of a network of mercantile interests in London, Ireland, New England and Barbados, with branches across Yorkshire, including Northallerton, Durham, Whitby, York, Harewood House and Terrington. They also tended to re-use the same names (Thomas, Francis, Henry, Robert, Peregine etc.) which can make tracing individuals extremely complex. Thomas Lascelles came from a junior branch with estates in Ganthorpe, near Terrington and was born in May 1670. He was the eldest son of Thomas Lascelles (1634-1706) and Maria Moorwood. He had two surviving brothers, Francis (1672-1753), vicar of Knot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Lascelles
Francis Lascelles (1612–1667), also spelt Lassels, was an English politician, soldier and businessman who fought for Parliament in the 1639–1652 Wars of the Three Kingdoms and was a Member of Parliament between 1645 and 1660. One of the MPs who retained their seat after Pride's Purge in December 1648, he was named as a member of the Commission appointed for the trial of Charles I in 1649. However, he did not sign the death warrant and largely escaped punishment after the 1660 Restoration, although he was fined and barred from holding public office. In December 1662, he was accused of involvement in the so-called 'Lascelles Plot,' a conspiracy centred on Northallerton, which proved to be a fabrication by government informers. He died at home in November 1667. Biography The Lascelles were a well established Yorkshire family, and part of a network of mercantile interests in London, Ireland, New England and Barbados. There were various branches in Yorkshire, including N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy () sometimes called the Battle of Quebec (), was fought on April 28, 1760, near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the United States). It was a victory for the French under the Chevalier de Lévis over the British army under General Murray. The battle was notably bloodier than the Battle of the Plains of Abraham of the previous September, with 833 French casualties to 1,124 British casualties. At first the British had some success, but the advance masked their artillery, while the infantry became bogged down in the mud and melting snowdrifts of the late spring. The battle turned into a two-hour fight at close range; eventually, as more French soldiers joined the fray, the French turned the British flanks, forcing Murray to realize his mistake and to recall the British back to Quebec without their guns, which Lévis then turned on the city. Background New Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Plains Of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec (), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre). The battle, which took place on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau by the British Army and Royal Navy against the French Army, just outside the walls of Quebec City on land that was originally owned by a farmer named Abraham Martin, hence the name of the battle. The battle involved fewer than 10,000 troops in total, but proved to be a deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada. The culmination of a three-month siege by the British, the battle lasted about an hour. British troops commanded by General James Wolfe successfully resisted the Column (formation), column advance of French troops and Canada (New France), Canadian militia under General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Louis-Joseph, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
