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  Sir Francis Englefield - LoveToKnow 1911
Englefield sat as M.P. for Berkshire in all Mary's parliaments except that of April 1554, but received no higher political office than the lucrative mastership of the court of wards.
Englefield lived first at Rome, then in the Low Countries, and finally at Valladolid.
Even then some legal difficulties stood in the way of their appropriation by the crown, for Englefield, obviously with an 'eye to this contingency, had conditionally settled them on his nephew Francis.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Francis_Englefield   (547 words)

  
 Country Houses of Berkshire: Englefield House
The Manor of Englefield had supposedly been the residence of the Englefield family since the reign of King Edgar the Peaceable in the early 9th century.
Though Sir Francis Englefield tried hard to keep his home, after almost 800 years of residence, the family was finally forced to leave, in 1559, due to their catholic religious beliefs.
It was probably built at the peak of Sir Francis Englefield's carrier at the court of Queen Mary, though it was apparently altered considerably by the Earl of Essex.
www.britannia.com /history/chouses/berks/englefieldhse.html   (301 words)

  
 Englefield Estate - Englefield House: History of Englefield House
Englefield House was built in the Tudor period; substantial additions and alterations were made in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The family of yeoman farmers who lived at Englefield took the name of the place and were lords of the manor from the twelfth century and knights of the shire in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and became prominent in Tudor times.
The Queen granted Englefield to her favourite, Sir Francis Walsingham, from whom the present owner, Sir William Benyon is indirectly descended.
www.englefieldestate.co.uk /englefield_house/e_history.asp   (415 words)

  
  Francis ENGLEFIELD
Englefield alone was summoned to the Council by a letter of 21 Feb 1553, after a meeting at which Northumberland himself presided; it is not clear whether the choice of Englefield was a coincidence or whether he enjoyed a hidden connexion with the Duke.
Whether or not this was a sign of the Queen's peculiar confidence in Englefield, the decision was justified when the revenues, after an initial setback, rose to a record figure of £20,000 in the fourth year of her reign.
Englefield can have met no difficulty in being returned as a knight of the shire for Berkshire under Mary, although the Dictionary of National Biography is wrong in seating him in all five of her Parliaments, since (for no evident reason) he was not a Member in Apr 1554.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/FrancisEnglefield.htm   (2516 words)

  
 Berkshire History: Englefield House
An approach to Englefield House through the model estate village, passing the church and rectory before coming upon the massively asymmetrical east front, suggests a house newly conceived and executed in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Englefield is a late Elizabethan E-plan house which has undergone remodelling and refacing in the 18th and 19th centuries without ever suffering a particularly drastic alteration to its basic plan or the style of its external appearance.
Sir Francis Englefield Junior bought Whiteknights Park, now Reading University, in 1606 and the family continued to live there, yet were buried in the church at Englefield, until Sir Henry Charles Englefield, Bart., died in 1822 and this branch of the family became extinct.
www.berkshirehistory.com /castles/englefield_house.html   (2634 words)

  
 Englefield, Berkshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Englefield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, mostly within the bounds of the private walled estate of Englefield House.
Sir Thomas Englefield was the Speaker of the House of Commons.
In 1559, the house was confiscated from his grandson, Sir Francis Englefield, a servant of the Catholic Queen Mary, for "consorting with [the] enemies" of the new Protestant monarch, Elizabeth I.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Englefield,_Berkshire   (351 words)

  
 Arthur Dudley
He told Englefield that he was afraid that Elizabeth's agents would try to murder him in order to hush up the scandal of his birth, but offered, if King Philip would guarantee him protection, to write a book disclosing the truth.
Englefield had to admit that Arthur passed all these test satisfactorily, but was nevertheless convinced that he was an English spy and was only pretending to be a Catholic.
Englefield believed that Elizabeth had invented the story about Arthur being her illegitimate son so that she could, as a last resort, acknowledge him and have him nominated as heir to the throne by an Act of Parliament.
www.dudleygenealogy.com /arthur.html   (1031 words)

  
 Englefield House
Englefield was the scene of one of the greatest contests fought between the Danes and Saxons.
A long line of illustrious Englefields is recorded as serving their country in Parliament and in the field.
She caused a special Act of Parliament to be passed establishing the forfeiture of Englefield to herself and her heirs, and then, tendering a gold ring to the heir of Sir Francis (who dared not refuse it), she claimed the property.
www.mspong.org /picturesque/englefield.html   (802 words)

  
 Stateline Tasmania
MAUREEN ENGLEFIELD: Never in my wildest dreams when we first met and got married did I ever expect to, if you like, end up in Tasmania running a wildlife park or even farming or any of the things that we've done, really.
BRIAN ENGLEFIELD: We have a couple of grandchildren that live with us and we thought that this would be a wonderful place to bring up the two grandchildren.
BRUCE ENGLEFIELD: She is such a wonderful little character and creature and I play with her pretty well every day.
www.abc.net.au /stateline/tas/content/2003/s1211692.htm   (605 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sir Henry Charles Englefield
He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Englefield, sixth baronet, by his second wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Charles Bucke, Bart.
The latter afterwards became the friend of the Catholics, and it was through his influence that the Catholic Relief Bill of 1791 was modified to suit the requirements of the bishops.
Throughout the dispute Englefield took an independent line, and at times went rather far in his opposition to the vicars Apostolic, as in 1792, when he was prepared to move a strong resolution at the general meeting of English Catholics.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/05472a.htm   (493 words)

  
 The True Story Behind Richard Englefield's Violin Concerto
Englefield, who had but two piano lessons at the age of seven, was certain his Violin Concerto would be playable having no shades of the genius evident in the works of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Englefield he would like to perform the solo rendition, further saying, "It is not easy but quite playable." which was precisely the goal of the composer.
Englefield's first symphony (Daybreak in the Forest), composed as a tribute to the ending of the Cold War, was featured on the Voice of America Radio broadcast to over 150,000,00 people, in 48 different languages, throughout the world.
journals.aol.com /symphonycomposer/ThroughtheMistyDawn/entries/.../973   (668 words)

  
 Englefield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Englefield, a village in the county of Berkshire, England.
Englefield Green, a village in the county of Surrey, England
Thomas Englefield, a former Speaker of the England's House of Commons
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Englefield   (93 words)

  
 News - Englefield Capital
Englefield Capital and Electra Partners Europe have entered into a definitive agreement for the institutional buy-out of Global Solutions Ltd for £207.5 million
Englefield Capital closes first fund at €700 million and announces the formation of its Advisory Board
With the perspective of my prior positions, I believe that Englefield is emerging as one of the most interesting buyout and development capital firms in the European mid-market".
www.englefieldcapital.com /news/150604   (317 words)

  
 Englefield Green community website - your source for local information - make sure you are on it
Englefield Green community website - your source for local information - make sure you are on it
The prime purpose of the Englefield Green community website is a gateway to information on the local area in order to promote the interests of the residents of Englefield Green in all aspects of their lives.
It starts near the highest mountain in Britain (Ben Nevis), visits Britain's most westerly mainland railway station (Arisaig), then passes close by the deepest freshwater loch in Britain (Loch Morar), and the shortest river in Britain (River Morar) and finally arrives next to the deepest seawater loch in Europe - Loch Nevis.
www.englefieldgreen.org.uk   (496 words)

  
 Englefield Cricket Club
For many years the Englefield Estate employed and housed an army of agricultural workers and many found their way on to the cricket field in the summer.
The late 1980's and early 1990's found a large crop of extremely talented young cricketers emerge in the locality and choose to play their Sunday cricket for Englefield and this period saw a great improvement in the standard of the fixture list.
The League eleven progressed more slowly for a period but recent years have seen a rapid improvement running in tandem with the improvement of the square which is now accepted as one of the finest in the area.
www.personal.rdg.ac.uk /~scr02bcg/publish/club_information.htm   (275 words)

  
 Englefield Lodge WICKS John Harris
This time last week I was at "Englefield Green" but having just made the connection I was unfortunately in the position of having to be ast Heathrow for a 4.30 pm departure for New Zealand and home.
It was built on the farm Willima had called "Englefield Farm" and the house was originally known as "Englefield Lodge".
His wife must have lived for a consiederable period at Englefield Green, and what ever contact she had with William Guise Brittan is not due to her husband.
www.egham.co.uk /data/wicks.shtml   (4584 words)

  
 The Music of Richard Englefield
Englefield's 4th Symphony and two symphonic poems; Motifs and Song of Farwell.
Englefield rendered a tribute to the vistas of White Face Mountain in the Adirondacks in upstate New York.
Englefield completed his first oratorio, The Millennium Oratorio, a majestic works having six parts for full orchestra, chorus and pipe organ.
journals.aol.com /symphonycomposer/TheMusicofRichardEnglefield   (779 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Englefield reigns supreme but lacks support
A maiden first-class century by Jarrod Englefield on his native ground, but made not playing for the home side, but for his adopted team, Canterbury, was the highlight on the first day of the Shell Trophy match at Horton Park in Blenheim.
After reaching his maiden ton, Englefield went on until finally being dismissed after almost six-and-a-half hours at the crease, scoring 172 from 302 balls including 25 fours and three sixes.
Canterbury should have reached a much higher score but had to be content with their total, and to Englefield's in particular for even scoring anywhere near as many as 268.
www.icc-cricket.com /rsavnz/content/story/99351.html   (476 words)

  
 Englefield, Sinclair stand defy S. Africa -DAWN - Sport; 07 March, 2004
NAPIER, March 6: A fifth-wicket partnership of 151 between Mathew Sinclair and Jarrod Englefield halted South Africa's march through the Central Districts batting on the second day of the three-day tour match on Saturday.
Central Districts declared their first innings closed at 239 for six, in reply to South Africa's 286 for five declared on Friday, at the dismissal of Englefield for 77.
At the close South Africa were 95 for three in their second knock, with Herschelle Gibbs bowled by Michael Mason for 26 and Jacques Rudolph well caught at first slip by Sinclair for 31.
www.dawn.com /2004/03/07/spt7.htm   (298 words)

  
 iD Magazine, Music
The music of Richard Englefield has been referred to by professionals most favorably as "fun," "gifted," "accessible," "enjoyably different," "joyful," and "not to be ignored." The composer began to dream of symphony composition following a sixth grade book report on the life of Tchaikovsky.
As a child, Richard Englefield was an improvising tenor in a boys quartet that earned numerous awards in the area surrounding his hometown of Springfield, Ohio.
Englefield's comprehensive Web site introduces the visitor to professional opinions of his music, brief streaming samples, entire repertoire, and the Synopsis and Forward to his autobiography "Englefield's Enchanted Encore." The very attractive Web site also boasts a nearly 100% return rate from thousands of e-mail Introduction announcements.
www.idmagazine.cc /id_magazine_music.htm   (1158 words)

  
 25150,25305 - - Englefield Bathroomware acquired by US Plumbing Leader
Englefield's founder, Roger Englefield, will support the organisation as a consultant from the company's headquarter's in Auckland.
According to Englefield, the sale is part of his company's managed growth plan.
'Englefield Bathroomware has reached the point where progression to its next stage of growth was beyond the means of local ownership.
www.infolink.com.au /articles/B1/0C0026B1.aspx   (237 words)

  
 Englefield Green community website - Education
This page provides links to details on nursey schools, schools and colleges in Englefield Green and surrounding area.
If there is a link to a specific school and the school agrees to a link from the site we are happy to add that link, otherwise for now we will provide what we have available.
Englefield Green, Englefield Green Social Hall, Harvest Road,
www.englefieldgreen.org.uk /locinfo/education.html   (353 words)

  
 Shell Industrial Lubricants plus Services by Englefield Oil.
Englefield Oil Company has had a long-standing partnership with Shell Oil, providing Shell Industrial Lubricants Plus Services.
Look to experienced Englefield and Shell personnel for all of your lubrication service requiements.
Englefield has local service locations throughout Ohio for fast and reliable delivery of motor oil and industrial lubricants.
www.englefieldoil.com /services.htm   (196 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Englefield Close Guide | Englefield Close London, EN2, England, UK | London Streets by Street
Englefield Close is located in the borough of Enfield
Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.
The nearest underground station to Englefield Close is 'Oakwood ' which is about 41 minutes to the South West.
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/englefield_close_7de.html   (103 words)

  
 Englefield
The best way to work out how to use the Englefield website is to click around and experiment.
Navigate around the Englefield website from the navigation menu at the top of every page.
If you have problems running the bathroom designer or don't have Flash Player installed on your computer please click here to install it.
www.englefield.com /help.html   (227 words)

  
 Knowhere: Englefield Green, Surrey, Inside Information, Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know
Respect to all Englefield Green boys in various jails up and down the country and probaly abroad...
These days it seems to be on the Holly Tree corner or near the re-cycle bins next to the grave yard (another choice spot for young hooligans).
You can tell us more about Englefield Green.
www.knowhere.co.uk /4007.html   (876 words)

  
 Englefield Capital
Englefield Capital is an independent private equity firm with committed equity funds of €1.760 billion making investments in buyout and development capital.
Englefield targets equity investments of €30 million to €150 million in Middle Market companies across Europe, generally with enterprise values in excess of €75 million.
For a company overview our brochure is available for download in PDF format...
www.englefieldcapital.com   (128 words)

  
 Englefield
Everyone is different we realise this and we've tailored our products to suit nearly everyone.
You'll always find something which really suits you, your family and your lifestyle with Englefield.
Put yourself in the designer's seat with the online, interactive Englefield Bathroom Designer.
www.englefield.co.nz   (101 words)

  
 Englefield House Garden - a Gardens Guide review
: Englefield House is near Theale, 4 miles west of Reading and 1.25 miles west of Theale, off the A4 Opening Dates and Times
: The garden at Englefield descends from the hill above the house through open woodland.
There are drifts of daffodils and other spring and summer bulbs are followed by striking autumn colour.
www.gardenvisit.com /g/eng.htm   (165 words)

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