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  Henry Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham (November 22, 1564 – January 24, 1618 (Old Style)/February 3, 1619 (New Style)) was a English peer and traitor who was implicated in the Main Plot against the rule of James I of England.
Cobham and Grey were to raise one-hundred and sixty thousand pounds (a figure that could be safely multiplied by twenty to convert to contemporary money) to bribe or hire an army.
Cobham was to be the go-between with the Count of Aremberg, which would negotiate with the Spanish court for the money.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Brooke,_8th_Baron_Cobham   (446 words)

  
 COBHAM - LoveToKnow Article on COBHAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Cobham college, containing 20 almshouses, took the place, after the dissolution, of a college for priests founded by Sir John de Cobham in the 14th century.
Cobham) in 1417, the barony lay dormant till revived in 1445 by Edward, son of Sir Thomas Brooke and Joan, grand-daughter of the 3rd Baron Cobham.
With him the title expired, and Cobham Hall was granted to Lodowick Stewart, duke of Lennox, passing subsequently by descent and marriage to the earls of Darnley.
www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/COBHAM.htm   (261 words)

  
 Baron Cobham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eleventh baron was attainted in 1603, but the peerage became abeyant instead of becoming extinct.
In 1916 the attainder was removed and abeyance terminated in favor of the fifteenth baron.
In 1326 Stephen Cobham was summoned to parliament, again as Baron Cobham.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baron_Cobham   (340 words)

  
 Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cobham was admired by Alexander Pope, and Cobham's gardens were praised by Pope in his Epistle to Burlington as a wonder.
By 1734, Cobham had gone from government to opposition and had formed a faction in the Whig Party to oppose the Excise Bill of Robert Walpole.
Pope praises Cobham as a practical man of the world whose "ruling passion" was service to his country, whatever the cost.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Temple%2C_1st_Viscount_Cobham   (402 words)

  
 Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Cobham was admired by Alexander Pope and Cobham's gardens were praised by in his Epistle to Burlington as a wonder.
By 1734 Cobham had gone from to opposition and had formed a faction the Whig Party to oppose the Excise of Robert Walpole.
Pope praises Cobham as a practical of the world whose "ruling passion" was to his country whatever the cost.
www.freeglossary.com /Richard_Temple,_1st_Viscount_Cobham   (336 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1188
Robert Disney Leith Alexander, 16th Baron Cobham was the son of Reginald Gervaise Alexander and Alicia Mary Greenwood.
Gervaise Michael Cobham Thornely is the son of John Edmund Burnett Thornely and Muriel Helen Alexander.
John Alexander Cobham Thornely was the son of John Edmund Burnett Thornely and Muriel Helen Alexander.
www.thepeerage.com /p1188.htm   (498 words)

  
 billy cobham
12 temmuz 2002 tarihinde harbiye acik hava tiyatrosu'nda billy cobhams art of five adli yeni toplulugu ile ilk konserlerini vermis olan unlu davulcu.
red baron adlý harika parçanýn bestecisidir ayný zamanda.
dün gece billy cobham sahneye hiç çýkmasaydý bile konserin biletine verdiðim her kuruþu helal etmemi gerektirecek üçüncü bir ekip vardý ki onu da yvonne sanchez baþlýðýnda incelemek doðru olur)
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 DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
After the war he aspired to a political career, but his hopes of securing a seat in the House of Commons as a Conservative party candidate were dashed by his elevation to the peerage on the death of his father in 1949.
Cobham became governor general of New Zealand on 5 September 1957; before taking up the post in Wellington, he was made a GCMG.
Cobham was the driving force behind the establishment of the Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand in April 1961; its school at Anakiwa in Queen Charlotte Sound, which he opened in September 1962, was named after him.
www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5C27   (778 words)

  
 Vital Biography: Baron Browne
In 1999 Baron went on an extensive tour of Europe, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand with Steve Smith and Vital Information to help promote their CD entitled "Where We Come From." A double live CD called "Live Around The World" documenting the band on that tour was released Sept. 2000.
In the year 2002 Baron continued to tour with Vital Information to promote the CD "Show ‘Em Where You Live." He was also included in the writing and producing of this album.
Baron has continued to be a major force in the music industry.
www.vitalinformation.com /vital/b_baron.html   (638 words)

  
 The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg383 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Thomas Cobham [Baron Cobham] was born in 1435 in of,Sterborough,Surrey,England.
Thomas Beaufort was born in 1405 in of,Westminster,Middlesex,England.
Thomas de Ros [Baron Ros] was born on 26 Sep 1406 in Belvoir,,England.
users.kricket.net /RajinCajun/pafg383.htm   (382 words)

  
 NHS Jazz Festival
Soskin was enlisted in Cobham's band, a stint that lasted for two years and which produced two recordings for Columbia.
In between tours for Cobham, Soskin did a tour and live recording for the CBS All Stars with Tom Scott, Alphonso Johnson, Steve Khan, and Billy Cobham.
Baron Browne - bass - Born and raised in Georgia, USA, Baron Browne gravitated to music at a very early age, learning to play his uncle's drumset at 7 years old.
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 Travels in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, by Paul Hentzner (chapter4)
Peregrine Bertie, Baron Willoughby of Eresby and Brooke, Governor of Berwick.
Brook, Baron Cobham, Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Baron North, Privy Counsellor, and Treasurer of the Household.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /h/hentzner-travels/chapter4.html   (1051 words)

  
 Earl Temple -- The baronetcy of Temple of Stowe, in the Baronetage of Englan...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
On his death 13 September 1749 the barony of 1714 became extinct, the viscountcy and barony of 1718 passed to his elder sister, and the baronetcy passed to his second cousin once removed William Temple, of Nash House, who became 5th Baronet.
On the death of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 26 March 1889, the Dukedom and Marquessate became extinct, as did the Earldom of 1749.
The Earldom of 1822 passed to his nephew William Gore-Langton, son of his sister Lady Anna, and the Viscountcy of Cobham to his fourth cousin once removed, the 5th Lord Lyttelton and Westcote, a great-great-grandson of the younger sister of the 1st Viscount.
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 Reginald_de_Cobham,_1st_Baron_Cobham
Reginald de Cobham, the 1st Baron Cobham KG was born about 1295, the son of Sir Reginald de Cobham by Joan, the daughter and heir of William de Evere.
This Reginald was the second son of John de Cobham, by his first wife Joan the daughter of William Fitzbenedict.
The Cobham family, however, were well conected to the ruling families of England in their own right.
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 Encyclopedia: Cobham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There are several towns and villages called Cobham, mostly in England.
Baron Cobham was a title in the Peerage of England.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cobham   (118 words)

  
 Buckinghamshire Towns & Villages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Cobham Arms was one of the premier inns in Buckingham, and was the location where the London coaches stopped.
The earliest the inn could have borne the name Cobham Arms is 1714, as that is the year in which Sir Richard Temple was created Baron Cobham.
The Cobham Arms was eventually sold in 1856 and it demise was brought about by the advent of the railway and the banruptcy of the Duke of Buckingham.
www.countyviews.com /bucks/vipages/buckingham21.html   (136 words)

  
 Viscount Cobham - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The title Viscount Cobham is a Viscountcy in the Peerage of Great Britain.
Rather than becoming extinct, the title passed to his sister under a special "remainder" granted in the letters patent creating the viscounty.
The present Viscount Cobham holds the subsidiary title of Baron Lyttelton, after Charles George Lyttelton, then 5th Baron Lyttelton, succeeded as the 8th Viscount following the death of the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in 1889.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Earl_Temple   (213 words)

  
 The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg412 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Reynold de Cobham [Baron Cobham] [Parents] was born about 1348 in of,Sterborough,Surrey,England.
She married Reynold de Cobham [Baron Cobham] in 1375 in,Sterborough,Surrey,England.
Reynold de Cobham [Baron Cobham] was born about 1295 in Orkesden and,Eynesford,Kent,England.
users.kricket.net /rajincajun/pafg412.htm   (297 words)

  
 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Munchau’sen (Baron).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The incidents have been compiled from various sources, and the name is said to have pointed to Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, a German officer in the Russian army, noted for his marvellous stories (1720–1797).
It is a satire either on Baron de Tott, or on Bruce, whose Travels in Abyssinia were looked upon as mythical when they first appeared.
The author is Rudolf Erich Raspe, and the sources from which the adventures were compiled, are Bebel’s Facetiœ, Castiglione’s Cortegiano, Bildermann’s Utopia, and some of the baron’s own stories.
www.bartleby.com /81/11798.html   (144 words)

  
 AllRefer Encyclopedia - British And Irish History, Biographies Encyclopedia
• Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and 1st earl of Orrery
• Carew, George, Baron Carew of Clopton and earl of Totnes
• Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron
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 Warden of the Cinque Ports
Inaugurations are begun on May 21, and membership is ordained through a longstanding maritime tradition of a principle of the prevailing winds coming from west to east.
The traditional title, which bears no relationship with those lords in command of castles, otherwise referred to as Barons is now reserved for Freeman elected by the Mayor, Jurats, and Common Council of the Ports to attend a Coronation, also now only in an honorary capacity.
The longest term of office was that of William Brooke, Lord Cobham, who presided at the court for 40 years.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Documents/Warden_Cinque_Ports.htm   (832 words)

  
 BILLY COBHAM
This play-along Book and 2 CD's feature classic selections from Cobham, where the individual instrument tracks are remixed so that the musician/student can play along in essence filling in for any key member of the London Jazz Orchestra, with whom this project was recorded.
Rare is the opportunity to play along to such a talent as Billy Cobham, his music and his band.
Song titles are Torpedo Flow, Stratus, Red Baron, On the Move, Conundrum, & Eleuthra.
www.drumplace.com /pl006.html   (85 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Other descriptions of Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, 4th Baronet, PC (October 24, 1675 - September 14, 1749) was a British soldier and politician.
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Richard-Temple%2C-1st-Viscount-Cobham   (428 words)

  
 Articles - Catherine Carey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She was the daughter of Sir William Carey, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII of England, and his wife Lady Mary Boleyn, who had once been mistress of the king.
Although rumour had it that Catherine and her brother Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon were fathered by Henry VIII himself this is unlikely.
She was daughter to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and his wife Ann Morgan, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan and Anne Whitney.
lastring.com /articles/Catherine_Carey?mySession=7903649574debda10c5...   (657 words)

  
 AIM25: Senate House Library, University of London: Transcripts of English parliamentary trials
John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham, was impeached in 1397 for acting as a commissioner at the trial of King Richard II's favourites in 1388.
When Richard was deposed in 1399 Cobham was recalled by King Henry IV, and died in 1408.
Scope and content/abstract: Manuscript volume containing transcripts, [1600], from the Parliament Rolls of the trials of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in 1450, and of John de Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham, in 1397, the latter translated from the original French.
www.aim25.ac.uk /cats/14/2200.htm   (395 words)

  
 Views on liberalism and conservatism. (from Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The Reform Bills of 1831 and 1832 were more considerable than Palmerston liked, and he tried to modify them.
Failing, he blamed “the stupid old Tory party” for making them necessary by refusing minor concessions, emphasized the “final” nature of the 1832 Act, and proclaimed his confidence that the landed interest would continue to prevail in politics as he thought it should.
Palmerston, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, Baron Temple Of Mount Temple.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-5483?tocId=5483   (914 words)

  
 1352   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham becomes a Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter of England.
John Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Kent, whereupon the Earldom became extinct.
William de Ros, 4th Baron de Ros (b.
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 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg668 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
married Dorothy Neville [Baroness Cobham] on 1550 in 0f, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England.
She died 22 Sep 1559 in Spm, Cobham, Kent, England and was buried 3 Oct 1559 in, Cobham, Kent, England.
Dorothy married William Brooke [Baron Cobham] on 1550 in 0f, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England.
www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg668.htm   (288 words)

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