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  Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG (1602 – May 5, 1671), eldest son of the first earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, having succeeded his father in the earldom in November 1642, Manchester commanded a regiment in the army of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and in August 1643 he was appointed Major-General of the parliamentary forces in the eastern counties, with Cromwell as his second in command.
Manchester was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1661, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Montagu,_2nd_Earl_of_Manchester   (577 words)

  
 Peerage of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, 1602-71
Manchester was also dismayed at the continuing carnage and came to believe that a negotiated settlement with the King was preferable to war.
Manchester's reluctance to join forces with the Earl of Essex and his poor generalship at the second battle of Newbury (October 1644) drew fierce criticism from Oliver Cromwell, Lieutenant-General of Horse in the Eastern Association.
As Lord Chamberlain, Manchester carried the Sword of State at Charles II's coronation in April 1661 and was dubbed a Knight of the Garter.
www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/manchester.htm   (961 words)

  
 Regiment Then
Edward Montagu, son of Henry Montagu, became the third Earl of Manchester in 1642.
Manchester was required to lift his part of the siege to meet Rupert at Marston Moor in July of 1644.
On the Restoration in 1660 the Earl of Manchester was reappointed Chancellor of Cambridge University, and Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.
www.earlofmanchesters.co.uk /Regiment_Then.html   (355 words)

  
 The first Civil War, 1642-46
William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle (who was rewarded by being made a Marquess in 1643 and a Duke in 1665) spent about £700,000 in the King's service.
The commander of the Eastern Association army was Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester (1602-71).
Decisive victory over the King was prevented by the Earl of Manchester's irresolute inactivity and by Royalist successes against Essex in the South-West.
history.wisc.edu /sommerville/361/361-27.htm   (1621 words)

  
 Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 eBook
Charles Montague was born April 16, 1661, at Horton, in Northamptonshire, the son of Mr.
George Montague, a younger son of the Earl of Manchester.
In 1685 his verses on the death of King Charles made such an impression on the Earl of Dorset that he was invited to town, and introduced by that universal patron to the other wits.
www.bookrags.com /ebooks/4678/4.html   (373 words)

  
 Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although from the beginning of his public life in 1601, when he first entered parliament, Manchester had inclined to the popular side in politics, be managed to retain to the end the favour of the king.
He was a judge of the Star Chamber, and one of the most trusted councillors of Charles I. His loyalty, ability and honesty were warmly praised by Clarendon.
One of his sons by his third wife was father of Charles Montagu, created Earl of Halifax in 1699.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Manchester   (332 words)

  
 1644: The Oxford Campaign and Cropredy Bridge
The Committee ordered the Earl of Essex and the Earl of Manchester to rendezvous at Aylesbury on 19 April 1644 and from there to advance against Oxford, leaving Waller free to march into the west against Prince Maurice.
The Earl of Manchester was reluctant to leave Lincolnshire because Prince Rupert's recent campaign to lift the siege of Newark threatened a Royalist advance into East Anglia.
At this critical point, however, the Earl of Essex made an extraordinary decision to abandon his pursuit of the King and march into the west to relieve the siege of Lyme with the bulk of the Parliamentarian army, leaving Waller to deal with the King and the Oxford army.
www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /military/1644-cropredy.htm   (1203 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/earlmusic
The band are based in the Northern and Southern suburbs of Manchester.
To date Earl have achieved top 3 records of the year on XFM, received praise and continual support from veterans of the Manchester music scene, Terry Christian, Clint Boon and Derek Ryder, and have tracks on ‘Glastonbury 2004’ album, ‘Ten from Ten’ compilation and ‘Digital Northerner Version 1.0’ album.
Busy working on new tracks in the studio and inventive ways to play the tunes live, the band have a hectic schedule for 2005 including the release of their first single on 30th May 2005 followed by a UK tour.
www.myspace.com /earlmusic   (589 words)

  
 Edward Montagu
Edward Montagu, the son of the Earl of Manchester,
, the Earl of Manchester was appointed Lord Chamberlain in 1660.
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, died in 1671.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUmontagu.htm   (231 words)

  
 England: Convention Parliament: 1660 @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
The Lords appointed the Earl of Manchester as Speaker pro tempore and the Commons elected Sir Harbottle Grimston, both on that day.
Both houses lacked the full authority as it was not convened by a sovereign, though the letters from Charles Stuart were addressed to each of the houses, as if they were legal houses of Parliament, and were received on 1 May 1660.
There the Earl of Manchester read the votes the Lords had passed: "That, according to the ancient and fundamental Laws of this Kingdom, the Government is, and ought to be, by King, Lords, and Commons; that the Lords...
www.archontology.org /nations/england/king_grbritain/01_parl_1660.php   (623 words)

  
 Le Thresor des Divines et Celestes Consolations. : HASTEVILLE, (David de).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Earl of Manchester (1602-1671) and his third wife Essex (d.
Manchester was a Presbyterian and a Parliamentary leader.
Provenance: This copy may not have been intended for the Earl of Manchester personally.
www.maggs.com /title/EA1610.asp   (391 words)

  
 English Civil War - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In the north, a Royalist army under the Earl of Newcastle smashed a Parliamentary army under Ferdinando and Thomas Fairfax at Adwalton Moor, near Leeds (June 30).
The Earl of Newcastle's army was blocked by Parliament's East Anglian forces, called the Eastern Association, commanded by the Earl of Manchester.
The Earl of Manchester marched south, but was outmanoeuvred by a much smaller Royalist army.
maxpages.com /englishhistory/Civil_War - !http://www.maxpages.com/englishhistory/Civil_War   (2209 words)

  
 The Twickenham Museum : Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde was appointed Chancellor to Charles II in 1658 while the exiled court was still in Bruges.
Following the restoration of the monarchy he was created Baron Hyde of Hindon, Viscount Cornbury and then Earl of Clarendon and Chancellor of Oxford University.
In 1661 York House was a comparatively new building, no more than 25 years old, and had been occupied by the Earl of Manchester for about five years.
www.twickenham-museum.org.uk /detail.asp?ContentID=200   (418 words)

  
 Pepys' Diary: Mountagu, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Mountagu, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)
The 2nd Earl of Manchester is my Lord’s cousin.
According to Hilda Lewis in her biography of Catarina, Lord Manchester was the first person that the Portuguese Ambassador, D. Fransico de Mello, sounded out about the proposed marriage.
www.pepysdiary.com /p/671.php   (203 words)

  
 Regiment_Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Earl of Manchester's Regiment of Foote, a Parliamentarian regiment of the Sealed Knot Society, was formed in 1981, and it was on the May Bank Holiday of this year that we first took to the field.
Manchester's soon became recognised as a strong fighting force and it was during the 1990's that some of our greatest battle honours were achieved.
In 1994 the regiment received, from the Lord General, two commendations for outstanding action.
www.earlofmanchesters.co.uk /Regiment_Today.html   (240 words)

  
 ::: Stair Sainty Gallery :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
His first known work is in the Scuola del Cristo, Venice (1701) and in the following year he painted the Library ceiling in the Santo at Padua.
A signed and dated drawing in the Victoria and Albert Museum proves that his London visit of 1708 in the retinue of the Earl of Manchester was made in the hope of obtaining the St. Paul’s Cathedral dome commission.
Instead, he painted one of his masterpieces, the staircase at Kimbolton Castle, where Veronese-inspired virtuoso figures in exotic costume appear in trompe 1'oei1.
www.europeanpaintings.com /html/bio.asp?numcol=51   (355 words)

  
 The EARL, in East Atlanta. East Atlanta Reataurant and Lounge. badearl.com The Atlanta Music Guide to local bands, ...
The Earl is one of Atlanta's newer venues - situated at 488 Flat Shoals Ave in East Atlanta.
If you are looking for tickets to The Earl try www.ticketalternative.com
You can find out who's playing at the Earl on our concert page as well as concert dates for The 10 High, The Loft, The Drunken Unicorn and The Tabernacle.
www.atlantamusicguide.com /amg/venues/earl   (274 words)

  
 Theology Today - Vol 18, No. 2 - July 1961 - ARTICLE - A Good Word For William Dowsing
Dowsing began his short but spectacular career in 1643 armed with a commission from the Earl of Manchester for the destruction of "all Crucifixes, Crosses and all Images of any one or more persons of the Trinity.
is hardly remembered now that Anglicans were shocked by the introduction of crosses in their churches a century ago and that in 1851 the Bishop of Manchester personally destroyed the stained glass and sculpture with which one of his congregations had indiscreetly decorated their church.
The change began in England, largely due to the efforts of the Ecclesiological Society which flourished from 1839 until 1868.
theologytoday.ptsem.edu /jul1961/v18-2-article5.htm   (1925 words)

  
 VH1.com : Events : 2003 Rock + Roll Hall of Fame
Elvis has a small role as the Earl of Manchester in the comedy Americathon, which features the original song "Crawling To the U.S.A."
Also, Elvis’s catalog, previously reissued by Rykodisc, is re-reissued by Rhino Records, with bonus discs of unreleased material and album notes by Costello.
Costello appears with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith and John Prine at a half-dozen Landmine Free World concerts in Europe.
www.vh1.com /shows/events/hall_of_fame/2003/timeline/elvis.jhtml   (944 words)

  
 Manchester Freedom Women's Tackle Football Team - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
November 4th @ Gill Stadium in Manchester NH
The Manchester Freedom is currently looking for new sponsors for the 2007 season.
Official website of the Manchester Freedom Women's Tackle Football Team.
www.manchesterfreedom.com   (226 words)

  
 Browse the Cornell Library Historical Monographs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Quantity and accent in the pronunciation of Latin
The quarrel between the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell [computer file] ; an episode of the English Civil War.
Unpublished documents relating thereto, collected by the late John Bruce, with fragments of a historical preface by Mr.
historical.library.cornell.edu /cdl/title_Q.html   (181 words)

  
 YORKhistory.com
The Parliamentarian forces that had encircled York were led by Oliver Cromwell, the Earl of Manchester (both of the associated counties), the Earl of Leven (leader of the Scottish forces) and Lord Fairfax (leader of the Yorkshire forces).
On hearing of Rupert’s approach, the siege was raised and they went four miles off to Marston Moor to oppose the arrival.
3rd June — Oliver Cromwell and The Earl of Manchester arrive to the North of York to take up siege position and complete encirclement of city
www.yorkhistory.com /articles/article.php?a=4   (353 words)

  
 Hexapedia - Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-5.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
He was member of parliament for Huntingdonshire 1623-1626, and in the latter year was raised to the peerage in his father's lifetime as Baron Montagu of Kimbolton, but was known generally by his courtesy title of Viscount Mandeville.
Manchester was made a K.G. in 1661, and became F.R.S. in 1667.
www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Edward_Montagu,_2nd_Earl_of_Manchester   (519 words)

  
 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), Soldier
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), Soldier
Soldier; a close associate of Cromwell, he organised Parliamentary forces in the eastern counties.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE.
www.npg.org.uk /live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp02933   (123 words)

  
 Luca Carlevaris paintings prints reproductions
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Entry of the Earl of Manchester into the Doge's Palace
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