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  Oriel - LoveToKnow 1911
ORIEL, in architecture, a projecting bay window on an upper storey, which is carried by corbels or mouldings.
The oriel is also said to have been provided as a recess for an altar in an oratory or small chapel.
The name of Oriel College, at Oxford, comes from a tenement known as Seneschal Hall or La Oriole, and granted to the college in 1327.
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 John Foster, Baron Oriel - LoveToKnow 1911
JOHN FOSTER ORIEL, Baron (1740-1828), Irish politician, was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge.
He was returned to the Irish parliament in 1761, and made his mark in financial and commercial questions, being appointed chancellor of the Irish exchequer in 1784.
In 1821 he was created a peer of the United Kingdom as Baron Oriel of Ferrard in the county of Louth, and died on the 23rd of August 1828.
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  Peerage of the United Kingdom Online Research :: Information about Peerage of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Baron Oriel 1821 Viscount Massereene and Viscount Ferrard in the Peerage of Ireland
Baron Talbot of Malahide 1856 Baron Talbot of Malahide in the Peerage of Ireland
Baron Mountgarret of Nidd 1911 Viscount Mountgarret in the Peerage of Ireland
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Oriel has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford, a title formerly claimed by University College, whose claim of being founded by King Alfred is no longer promoted.
Disregarding the Provost's authority, Oriel Fellows fought bloody battles with other scholars, killed one of the Chancellor's servants when they attacked his house, and were prominent among the group that obstructed the Archbishop and ridiculed his censures.
Above the entrance to the chapel is an oriel that, until the 1880s, was a room on the first floor that formed part of a set of rooms that were occupied by Richard Whately, and later by John Newman.
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 thePeerage.com - Margaret Gertrude Cecil and others
     Margaret Gertrude Cecil was the daughter of Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley and Hon.
     Maud Katharine Alicia Cecil is the daughter of Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley and Hon.
He married Oriel Hermione Steel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Greville Acton Steel and Maud Katharine Alicia Cecil, on 8 February 1958.
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 John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel (1740 - 23 August 1828) was an Irish politician.
1824) had in 1790 been created an Irish peeress, as Baroness Oriel, and in 1797 Viscountess Ferrard; and their son, Thomas Henry (1772-1843), who married Viscountess Massereene (in her own right) and took the name of Sheffington, inherited all these titles; the later Viscounts Massereene being their descendants.
Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 William Monsell, Baron Emly
He was educated at Winchester (1826-1830) and Oriel College, Oxford, but he left the university without proceeding to a degree.
As his father had died in 1822 he succeeded to the family estates on coming of age and was a popular landlord, the more so as he was resident.
He was clerk of the ordnance from 1852 to 1857; was appointed privy councillor in 1855; was vice-president of the board of trade in 1866; under-secretary for the colonies, 1868-1870; postmaster-general, Jan., 1871, to Nov., 1873.
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 Oriel College - Library - History of the Library
At Oriel, books were acquired from the earliest period, and amongst the first books the college had were those that had belonged to Thomas Cobham, bishop of Worcester.
Oriel’s most famous period was between 1780 and 1850, culminating in its association with Keble, Newman and the Oxford Movement.
Oriel has an extensive collection of works written by or about alumni called Orielensia, which is housed in the Cedar Room.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: William Monsell, Baron Emly
Winchester (1826-1830) and Oriel College, Oxford, but he left the university without proceeding to a degree.
As his father had died in 1822 he succeeded to the family estates on coming of age and was a popular landlord, the more so as he was resident.
He was clerk of the ordnance from 1852 to 1857; was appointed privy councillor in 1855; was vice-president of the board of trade in 1866; under-secretary for the colonies, 1868-1870; postmaster-general, Jan., 1871, to Nov., 1873.
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 On-line Library - presented by the maker of Print Screen Capture software , Rapid Application Development, Session ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Among the visitors at the chateau was the Baron de Saint Foix, an old friend of the Count, and his son, the Chevalier St. Foix, a sensible and amiable young man, who, having in the preceding year seen the Lady Blanche, at Paris, had become her declared admirer.
The Baron was of opinion, that the first was probable, and the last was possible, and he endeavoured to justify this opinion by respectable authorities, both ancient and modern, which he quoted.
Meanwhile, the Baron followed in silence and amazement, on perceiving that these secret passages were so well known to a stranger, and felt inclined to return from an adventure, that appeared to partake of treachery, as well as danger.
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Oriel is not going anywhere near the Spear, not while there's life in my body," she raged.
The baron placed two large gold coins on the table, and said, "And another for each of you when she is gone." A Crown was a great deal of money, and Talss was sorely tempted.
He might be destined to be baron, with all the responsibility that entailed, but he didn't have to be saddled with a wife he didn't know or love.
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 Talbot Hotel
Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol (1685 - February 14, 1737) Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, was the eldest son of William Talbot, bishop of Durham, a descendant of the 1st earl of Shrewsbury.
He was educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford, and became a fellow of All Souls College in 1704.
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The Right Honourable Alexander Robert Todd, Baron Todd, PC, OM, FRS (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997) was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
After studying at Oriel College, Oxford he gained another doctorate in (1933) and held posts with the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, and the University of London.
Serving as chairman of the British government's advisory committee on scientific policy from 1952 to 1964, was made Sir Alexander Todd in 1954 and Baron Todd, of Trumpington in the County of Cambridgeshire, in 1962.
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 physics - Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (16 September 1810 - 2 August 1861) was an English statesman.
Educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford, he made a reputation at the Oxford Union as a speaker, and entered the House of Commons as Conservative member for a division of Wiltshire in 1832.
Under Peel he held minor offices, and in 1845 was included in the cabinet as Secretary at War, and again held this office in 1852 - 1855, being responsible for the War Office during the Crimean War, and again in 1859.
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 BARON JOHN FOSTER ORIE... - Online Information article about BARON JOHN FOSTER ORIE...
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ORIEL (1740-1828), Irish politician, was the son of See also:
Massereene (in her own right) and took the name of Sheffington, inherited all these titles; the later Viscounts Massereene being their descendants.
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 Soliva Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was remodelled in the 17th Century to be the Baron's residence.
A unique feature is the projecting internal balcony above the oriel window, entered from the drawing room on the second floor; it is called the 'pulpit' and was used by the Baron to address his subjects without being present on the floor of the hall.
The wall-walk on the north, west, and south sides is contiguous with the garrison quarters; the separate east wall-walk is under the strict control of the Baron.
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J.H.N. Newman's letters at the time of his election at Oriel in [date], reveal that he was overwhelmed at the thought of being raised to an equality with Keble.
William Monsell, later Baron Emly, was born in1812 and he died at Tervoe, County Limerick in 1894.
From Winchester he went to Oriel College, Oxford, in 18320, but he left University without proceeding to a degree He must have become acquainted with Newman at that time, although there seems to be no record of their meeting.
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 Oriel College - Library - Library Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Oriel College has two library buildings - the Junior Library, located in what was St Mary Hall in the third quadrangle, and the Senior Library, a gracious eighteenth-century building in the middle quadrangle.
If you are a current member of Oxford University but not of Oriel and need to use materials held by the Library, please approach your own college staff who will make arrangements on your behalf.
Card catalogue: All of the Oriel Library collections are listed by author or editor in the card catalogue, which is to be found across from the entrance to the 2nd floor of the Junior Library.
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 Part 24 of Chapters towards a History of Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth
The Baron pitched his camp at a place called Carricklea (the Grey Rock) having with him 2,000 men, a great portion of whom were royalists.
The Munstermen routed the other forces of the Baron, put them to flight, and killed many, contrary to all expectations, seeing the former were so very much inferior in point of numbers.
A mutual arrangement as to the principality was subsequently entered into, and the Baron was created Earl, for the English thought it expedient that one should be a check on the other, so that neither should be able to do anything against the Crown.
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 mccall.history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Petty's "census" (1659) indicates that Cawells and MacCawells were then numerous in Armagh and Louth, two of the counties comprised in ancient Oriel: the abbreviated form MacCall had not yet been adopted and Caulfield appeared only as a planter family.
He was the first Baron Charlemont and ancestor of the present peer.
William, the 5th Baron, captured Sir Phelim O'Neill in 1652 and in the next generation they took the side of William of Orange.
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The Viscount holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Hamilton of Stackallen (1715) in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Brancepeth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The 2nd Baron was created Viscount Lismore in 1806 and was made Baron Lismore in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1838.
The titles of Baron Midleton and Viscount Midleton in the Peerage of Ireland were created in 1715 and 1717 respectively for Alan Brodrick, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
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 Touring Southwest Lincolnshire Country Houses on Britannia: Grimsthorpe Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Robert the 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby employed Vanbrugh to design a classical front to the house to celebrate his being created Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.
The dining room has a painted ceiling and is followed by a series of rooms in the Tudor east range, which have recessed oriel windows, ornate ceilings and beautiful decor.
The chapel is magnificent with superb 17th century plasterwork and an overall colour scheme, which is subtle and very pleasing to the eye.
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 William Scroggs articles and news from Start Learning Now   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Scroggs went to Oriel College, OxfordOriel College, and later to Pembroke College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1640, having acquired a fair knowledge of the classics.
The dissolution of parliament put an end to the impeachment, but in April Scroggs was removed from the bench with a pension; he died in London on the 25th of October 1683.
Scroggs was the author of a work on the Practice of court leetCourts-Leet and court baronCourts-Baron (London, 1701), and he edited reports of the state trials over which he presided.
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 The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe eBook by BookRags
After carefully examining the chamber and the oriel, the Count and Henri drew their chairs upon the hearth, set a bottle of wine and a lamp before them, laid their swords upon the table, and, stirring the wood into a blaze, began to converse on indifferent topics.
But Henri was often silent and abstracted, and sometimes threw a glance of mingled awe and curiosity round the gloomy apartment; while the Count gradually ceased to converse, and sat either lost in thought, or reading a volume of Tacitus, which he had brought to beguile the tediousness of the night.
The Baron St. Foix, whom anxiety for his friend had kept awake, rose early to enquire the event of the night, when, as he passed the Count’s closet, hearing steps within, he knocked at the door, and it was opened by his friend himself.
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 The Fall of the MacMahons and the end of Oriel
As we learned in the story of the three baronies of Oriel the MacMahons were preoccupied with their own troubles.
They seemed to view the dominant O'Neill clan as more of a threat than the English and were known to ally themselves with the English with the hope that the annual tribute paid to the O'Neills could be eliminated.
And so it came to be that the once great Kingdom of Oriel that had lasted for some 1300 years came to an end.
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 Thornbury Castle, Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol presented by A1 Tourism
The Tower, the Oriel and The Baron's Sitting Room seat a maximum of 30, 20 and 22 respectively.
They are all baronial in style with panelled walls, heraldic shields and open fires, and each one is perfect for an intimate wedding breakfast.
Also situated on the upper level, adjacent to the Chancellors, The Baron's Sitting Room is a fine rectangular wood-panelled room with windows at either end, a large open fire, bookshelves, six double power points (one located in the floor) and a telephone.
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 The History of 8 Families
These lands usually were never under control and it was left to the newly appointed Baron to bring his new Barony under control for himself and the king.
Although, in 1377 the doctrine of Barony by Tenure seems to have been accepted, it was nearly a century later before the official creation of the first Irish Baron, that of Baron Trimleston in 1462.
Baron of Drumahaire in Co Leitrim and the line of descent for the Baron of Orhera in Co Armagh.
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 Manitias Borzois
She was mated with Manitias Marengo and produced Manitias Valshebnik and from him came one of my main lines.
Manitias Baron Selderhof and Manitias Prince Peridarchus are Manitias Valshebnik’s sons.
They are all performing very well in the show ring and several of them already closed their Championships, including Ch Manitias Krasniy Oriel who became the Junior World Champion in Milano.
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 Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle, Howard - Chapter 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
faintness of weariness and pain; for it was the Baron Conrad.
Baron Casper in the old days; their grandsire slew my father's
Baron Frederick gives me that foul wound and kills my dear wife
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