Word: northumberlander
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Grandson of the powerful Duke of Northumberland (beheaded 15 months before Philip's birth), nephew of the Earl of Leicester (rumored lover of Queen Elizabeth), godson of Philip of Spain, Sir Philip Sidney minimized his royal connections by taking as motto: Hardly do I call these things ours. A frail, handsome, serious child, he was early accustomed to "plots, conspiracies, attempted assassinations, rebellions, mutilations, headings and hangings . . . burnings at the stake." As Queen Elizabeth's Lord Deputy in Ireland and Lord President of Wales, his own father, a Polonius-like stalwart who advised Philip to "pray and wash...
...Without the help of the woman I love. The woman I love. The woman I love. Mr. Baldwin has been considerate. I am ready to go." Enter Northumberland. "The Archbishop of Canterbury photographed leaving 10 Downing Street." "Mr. Baldwin has been considerate." "The government has forbid any officials to attend the wedding...
Died. Lady Anne Catherine Sybil Bowes-Lyon, 78, aunt of Queen Elizabeth of England; at Ridley Hall, her Northumberland home, England...
James Smithson was the illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland, third creation. His mother was a lineal descendant of Henry VII. Despite so much blue blood, the bar sinister seared James Smithson all his life. A cultured, studious bachelor fond of science and travel, he might logically have left his money to Britain's venerable Royal Society. However, according to the great U. S. naturalist, Louis Agassiz, his feelings were hurt when the Royal Society failed to publish some papers which he submitted. Therefore, his will directed that if his nephew should die childless, his fortune (much...
...week the Rt. Hon. Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy resigned from the British Cabinet. Reason: He had nothing to do. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin regretfully accepted the resignation. The bluest of blood and the highest of brows has Lord Eustace Percy. The seventh son of the seventh Duke of Northumberland, he is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror's chieftain, William ("als Gernons"*) de Percy. A brilliant undergraduate at Oxford, he has served in the Ministry of Health and the Foreign Office, was President of the Board of Education from 1924 to 1929. He is still, a Governor...