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Hace 3 días · FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE CIVIL WAR. The Reformation brought loss and gain to Lichfield. The status of the chapter was enhanced as a result of the dissolution of Coventry priory, despite Bishop Lee's protest that Coventry was his 'principal see and head church'.
Hace 2 días · Elizabeth's grant was made at the request of Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, as part of an arrangement whereby the corporation was to grant Essex a lease of the manor for life. Essex died in 1601 before the lease could be made, but his son, also Robert (d. 1646), became lessee in 1604.
Hace 3 días · Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
Hace 3 días · The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom . Pat McFadden has been chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 5 July 2024.
Hace 5 días · It was alleged at the time that Dartmouth, who had married a Lichfield heiress, aimed at controlling the city. The Dartmouth interest collapsed at the Revolution, and in 1689 Sir Michael Biddulph stood again and was returned with Robert Burdett, a Tory.
Hace 5 días · The southerners lost at Gettysburg because their greatest general, Robert E. Lee, who was virtually invincible, and a tremendous tactician, made mistake, after mistake, after mistake, not waiting for his cavalry scouts, led by General Jeb Stuart, to return, while he kept waiting for the enemy infantry to entrench themselves, and then, ignoring the strong objections of General James Longstreet ...
Hace 4 días · View full document. Robert E. Lee: A Complex Legacy Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) remains one of America's most enigmatic figures. A brilliant soldier, he rose to become the Confederacy's most celebrated general during the Civil War. Yet, his legacy is deeply intertwined with the fight to preserve slavery, a dark stain on American history.
