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From Sir James, Dorney Court has passed from father to son in direct succession in the Palmer family down to the present day. His younger son was created Earl of Castlemaine but his older son inherited Dorney (Sir Philip Palmer, 1615–1683). Sir Philip's fourth but, at his death, oldest surviving son was Charles Palmer of Dorney (1651–1714). [2]
Born into a Roman Catholic family on 3 September 1634, Roger was the son of Sir James Palmer of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire, a Gentleman of the Bedchamber under King Charles I, and Catherine Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Baron Powis. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.
The first pineapple in the UK was grown in Dorney Court, [5] leading to a pub in the village being named The Pineapple. It is Grade II listed for its age, dating half to the 17th century and half to the 18th century. [6] In 1961, a cornfield in Dorney was the scene of a nationally reported abduction.
Garrard was a younger son of Sir William Garrard or Garret, Haberdasher (1518-1571), of Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire, who bought the manor of Dorney in 1542, and became Lord Mayor of London in 1555. [2] His mother was Isabel, daughter of Julian Nethermill, of Coventry, [3] and his paternal grandfather was John Gerrard, alias Garret, of ...
At a royal reception we learn that Aunt Emma was the King's 'second' mother. The King invites Panthea to be a lady of the queen's bed chamber. With Panthea attracting all of the males' admiring glances plus her now becoming part of the new queen's court, the King's mistress Lady Castlemaine is livid. About then Panthea asks her Aunt who is ...
For years, the late Mansfield Municipal Court Judge Frank Ardis performed weddings in his courtroom on Feb. 14. Badnell is planning to officiate weddings on Valentine's Day in his courtroom for ...
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Eton College Chapel, seen from Windsor Castle. Eton College Chapel is the main chapel of Eton College, a public school in England.. The chapel was planned to be a little over double its actual length, but this plan was never completed owing to the downfall of the founder Henry VI.