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  2. John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent - Wikipedia

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    Lord Trent Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Lady Trent Chair of Chemical Engineering (named for him) John Campbell Boot, 2nd Baron Trent , KBE (19 January 1889 – 8 March 1956), was a British retail businessman, the son of the Sir Jesse Boot who turned the pharmaceutical retailer Boots Company into a major national company, and Florence Boot .

  3. List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Nicholas Alexander John Napier (brother) also Lord Napier (1627) in the Peerage of Scotland; known as the Lord Napier and Ettrick The Baron Aberdare: 1873: Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare: Hector Bruce The Baron Moncreiff: 1874: Rhoderick Moncreiff, 6th Baron Moncreiff: Harry Moncreiff The Baron Coleridge: 1874: William Coleridge, 5th Baron ...

  4. Spencer (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    The spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woollen outer tail-coat with the tails omitted. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man's jacket. It was originally named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834), who is reported to have had a tail-coat adapted after its tails were burned by coals from a fire. [1]

  5. Robes of the British peerage - Wikipedia

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    Since at least the early Middle Ages, robes have been worn as a sign of nobility.At first, these seem to have been bestowed on individuals by the monarch or feudal lord as a sign of special recognition; but in the 15th century the use of robes became formalised, with peers all wearing robes of the same design, though varied according to the rank of the wearer.

  6. Lord John - Wikipedia

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    Lord John was a British men's fashion retailer, which opened its first store at 43 Carnaby Street, London, at the corner with Ganton Street, in 1963. [1]The first Lord John boutique was opened by the brothers Warren, Harold and David Gold in Carnaby Street in 1963, and the choice of name led to litigation from John Stephen who already owned several fashion shops in the street.

  7. John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest Out of a Ducal Coronet Or a Griffin's Head Azure gorged with a Bar Gemelle Gules between two Wings expanded of the second Escutcheon Quarterly Argent and Gules in the 2nd and 3rd quarters a Fret Or over all on a Bend Sable three Escallops of the first Supporters

  8. List of nobles and magnates of England in the 13th century

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    Name Coat of arms Relations Lived Lands/Offices/Functions Loyal to Henry in the 2nd Barons war? Bertram de Criol ~1190–1256 1. Constable of Dover, Keeper of the Coasts, Lord-Warden of the Cinque Ports 2. Household Knight of Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent. 3. Lord of the manor of Sarre 4. Sheriff of Kent 5. Constable of the Tower of London 6.

  9. English heraldry - Wikipedia

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    English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England.It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition.Coats of arms in England are regulated and granted to individuals by the English kings of arms of the College of Arms.