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The latter talked about rosemary in his most famous writing, De Materia Medica, one of the most influential herbal books in history. [50] The plant has been used as a symbol for remembrance during war commemorations and funerals in Europe and Australia. [51] Mourners would throw it into graves as a symbol of remembrance for the dead.
Lorna Rosemary Nicholson MBE (née Weeks; 3 July 1919 – 28 October 2004) was a British co-founder of the Museum of Garden History (now the Garden Museum) in London.She and her husband discovered the tomb of two men who had been Royal gardners, plant collectors and the founders of the first museum in England.
Rosemary Millicent Ward, Viscountess Ednam ARRC (née Rosemary Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 9 August 1893 – 21 July 1930) was a British socialite who served as a nurse in France during the First World War. She almost married Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) but his proposal was vetoed by his parents, King George V and Queen ...
The Additional manuscript was once part of the library of the noted antiquary Dr. Cox Macro [6] and is also mentioned by Richard Pulteney in his Historical and Biographical sketches of the progress of botany in England, from its origin to the introduction of the Linnaean system.
Rosemary Sutcliff CBE (14 December 1920 – 23 July 1992) was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were specifically written for adults.
In 1976, John and Rosemary Nicholson traced the tomb of the two 17th-century royal gardeners and plant hunters John Tradescant the Elder and the Younger to the churchyard, and were inspired to create the Museum of Garden History. [3] It was the first museum in the world dedicated to the history of gardening. [4]
Rosemary Elizabeth Horrox, [1] FRHistS (born 21 May 1951) is an English historian, specialising in the political culture of late medieval England, patronage and society. [2]She is a Fellow and retired Director of Studies in History at Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge. [2]
Rosemary Jean Cramp was born on 6 May 1929 in Cranoe, Leicestershire, England. [1] [2] She grew up on her father's farm in Leicestershire [3] [4] and was educated at Market Harborough Grammar, a grammar school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. [5]