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  Richard Whittington - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Richard II (1367-1400), king of England (1377-1399), whose reign was marked by national disunity and civil strife.
Richard Whittington (c1350 1423), medieval merchant and politician, was the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character, Dick Whittington.
Dick Whittington (also Dick Wittington) is a character in a British pantomime, very loosely based on Richard Whittington, who was probably born in Gloucestershire but whose family came from Kinver...
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  Richard Whittington - LoveToKnow 1911
This enables him to be identified as the third son of Sir William Whittington of Pauntley in Gloucestershire, a knight of good family, who married after 1 355 Joan, daughter of William Mansel, and widow of Thomas Berkeley of Cubberley.
Whittington sat in the common council as a representative of Coleman Street Ward, was elected alderman of Broad Street in March 1393, and served as sheriff in 1393-1394.
Whittington had a house near St Michael's church; it is doubtful whether he had any connexion with the so-called Whittington Palace in Hart Street, Mark Lane.
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 WHITTINGTON, RICHARD. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Like most of the London merchants, Whittington supported the usurpation of the throne by Henry IV in 1399, and in 1400 he was made a merchant of the London and Calais staples.
Whittington had no children and left his fortune in a trust administered by the Mercers’; Company, largely for building purposes in the City of London.
The famous story of Dick Whittington and his cat is far removed from the actual life of the lord mayor, who was born the son of a Gloucestershire knight.
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 Richard Whittington
Richard was born 73 years ago in Port Arthur, Texas, the youngest of six children, four boys and two girls.
Whittington was a summons to appear in Parker County court, then he became my pastor and friend.
Richard was a lone voice on the campus of Soweto at a time when it was not easy because Richard stood up for the accuracy and the veracity of the word of God.
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 Florilegium urbanum - Religion - Whittington's Charity
Next, for the souls of the worthy princes King Richard II, king of England and France, and Sir Thomas of Woodstock, late Duke of Gloucester, the particular lords and patrons of Richard Whittington, and for Anne and Eleanor the wives of that king and duke.
Whittington served as a master of the Mercers' Company in 1395/96, 1401/02, and 1408/09; although less active in the company in later years, his continued association is shown in the bequest towards the company's alms fund and the trust he showed by giving the company an important role in the administration of his almshouse.
Whittington in some regards strove, at least in the latter part of his life, to be that good ruler Latini had described in an earlier century: just but tough-minded, committed to the welfare of the community, known and respected for acts of virtue and nobility, uncorrupted by bribes or love of money, manifestly devout.
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 Dick Whittington
Richard Whittington, Mayor of London, described himself as son of William and Joan.
Whittington sat in the common council as a representative of Coleman Street Ward, was elected alderman of Broad Street in March 1393, and served as sheriff in 1393-94.
The Richard Whittington of history is thus very different from the Dick Whittington of popular legend, which makes him a poor orphan employed as a scullion by the rich merchant, Sir Hugh Fitzwarren, who ventures the cat, his only possession, on one of his master's ships.
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 Richard Whittington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Whittington (c1350 — 1423), medieval merchant and politician, was the real-life inspiration for the pantomime character, Dick Whittington.
When Adam Bamme, the mayor, died in June 1397, Whittington was imposed on the city by the King as Lord Mayor of London in 1397 to fill the vacancy.
The deposition of Richard II in 1399 did not affect Whittington and it is thought that he merely acquiesced in the coup.
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 Richard Whittington ~ Lord Mayor
Richard or 'Dick' Whittington was born during the 1350s.
Sir William Whittington, Lord of the Manor of Pauntley in Gloucestershire.
Whittington's will In his will Whittington asked that his great wealth be used to the benefit of the city.
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 AllRefer.com - Richard Whittington (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Richard Whittington 1358–1423, English merchant and lord mayor of London.
Whittington had no children and left his fortune in a trust administered by the Mercers' Company, largely for building purposes in the City of London.
He then ran away but turned back when he heard the prophetic ringing of Bow Bells ("Turn again, Whittington, lord mayor of London") and found that his cat had been purchased, for a large fortune, by the ruler of Morocco, whose kingdom was plagued with rats and mice.
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 Sir Richard Whittington
Richard Whittington was born in the village of Pauntley, Gloucestershire in the 1350s.
It is because of this altruism that Sir Richard Whittington became a folk hero, remembered as 'Dick' Whittington.
As for Thorley's role in the story we have no tangible sign of Sir Richard Whittington's good works, only a historical record to say that he was a joint owner of the Manor of Thorley around 1400.
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 Richard & Mary Whittington depositions
Mary Whittington, age 59, declares that she is the widow of Richard Whittington.
That she was married to the said Richard Whittington in April 1798 and that her husband died 16 May 1835.
Cornelius Whittington deposes that he was well acquainted with Richard Whittington and Mary his wife and that they were married in his own house.
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 ...Richard Whittington...It's All About The Music...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A professional musician since the age of 15, Richard Whittington learned his craft in the nightclubs of eastern North Carolina, many times performing before he was of legal age to enter the clubs.
After owning and operating a recording studio for 7 years, Richard's travels brought him to Ft. Wayne, where a chance meeting with Mark Magdich initiated a sequence of events that would eventually bring Richard into the Brother lineup.
A fiery instrumentalist...Richard was once told by an observer, "Man...your guitar sounds like it's alive!" Richard still considers this to be his finest compliment, and the guitar he says...is alive.
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 Whittington, Richard - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Whittington, Richard 1358-1423, English merchant and lord mayor of London.
Banc of America Securities Hires Richard L. Whittington as Senior Semiconductor Analyst.
Mother shot in the back on 'dead house' taxi journey; It was meant to be a good holiday but it all ended in tragedy Dr Richard Whittington Meloney Clarke.
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 Richard Whittington — Infoplease.com
Like most of the London merchants, Whittington supported the usurpation of the throne by Henry IV in 1399, and in 1400 he was made a merchant of the London and Calais staples.
Whittington had no children and left his fortune in a trust administered by the Mercers' Company, largely for building purposes in the City of London.
The famous story of Dick Whittington and his cat is far removed from the actual life of the lord mayor, who was born the son of a Gloucestershire knight.
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 Professor Richard Whittington - About the Faculty - The University of Sydney
Kennan RM, Dhungyel OP, Whittington RJ, Egerton JR, Rood JI (2001).
Ghimere SC, Whittington RJ, Dhungyel OP, Joshi HD, Egerton JR (2002).
Dhungyel OP, Whittington RJ and Egerton JR (2002).
www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au /about/staff/rwhittington.shtml   (336 words)

  
 Dick Whittington and his Cat
The Pantomime ‘Dick Whittington’ which we will present this year is one of the few traditionally “English” stories, along with that of Robin Hood and Robinson Crusoe which appears in “pantoland”.
The story is based on the very real person, Richard Whittington, who unlike his pantomime character was quite wealthy, being the third son of Sir William Whittington of Gloucester.
Richard Whittington was born around the 1350’s, and moved to London where he traded in expensive imported fabrics.
www.angelfire.com /journal2/d_b_panto_group/Dick_Whittington.html   (1066 words)

  
 Waitrose.com - Richard Whittington & Alistair Little - Waitrose Food Illustrated
It got worse, because by the second book, Food of the Sun, they were our recipes and Richard wrote it, but it was written up as though he had nothing to do with it." Richard adds: "The publishers didn't want to rock the celebrity boat.
While Alastair cooked, Richard was being a PR consultant with a difference: "I also cooked the Friday lunches.
Alastair is as annoyed as Richard about wheelchair access to restaurants, and the lack of legislation: "He can't come to my restaurants.
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 Richard (Dick) Whittington - Early port - Port Cities
Richard Whittington’s fortune was used for many charitable purposes, including almshouses (housing for poor people), a library, and also public works such as improvement to the water supply and a public lavatory.
The legend of Dick is commemorated by the Whittington Stone on Highgate Hill, from where Dick is supposed to have heard the City’s bells.
Born in Gloucestershire, the younger son of William Whittington, lord of the Manor of Pauntley in Gloucestershire.
www.portcities.org.uk /london/server/show/ConFactFile.16/Richard-(Dick)-Whittington.html   (330 words)

  
 Teaching Tennis.com for tournament tennis instruction for players and coaches. Rapid Tennis Development program
Richard was able to win a well-played battle 3-2, 2-3, 3-2 over Todd Tarter.
Richard was able to hold serve in the final game to squeak out a very close match over tournament director Jason Whittington 3-2, 0-3, 3-2 in the other semifinal.
Consolation winners were John West with a 3-1, 3-0 over Taylor Richards and Landon Pailae won his first event with a 1-3, 3-2, 3-1 victory over Matt Perry for the Consolation II Title.
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 The Whittington Press Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
At that time, in 1971, Richard Kennedy had just finished illustrating and writing (in that order) his A Boy at the Hogarth Press, which took us a year of weekends and holidays to print on an 1848 Columbian hand-press, and which we published to general acclaim in 1972.
We have deliberately refrained from using up these papers at Whittington over the last twelve years so that this unique collection could one day be permanently recorded and preserved between the covers of a book.
During the last fifteen years the Whittington Press has been collecting prospectuses and catalogues, from Doves and Golden Cockerel to those issued by contemporary presses, as they are still genuinely ephemeral.
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 Jarrett Whittington
On October 3rd, 1791, Jarrett Whittington is recorded to have received 188 acres of land in the Cheraw District of South Carolina, on the N.E. side of the Great Pee Dee River ("Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants in South Carolina" compiled by Tony Draine and John Skinner, pp.
In sworn affidavits, he is said to be a cousin to Grief and Richard Whittington and received a pension for his service, #R11491.
Sworn to by Grief and Richard Whittington, who said they were his cousins.
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 Richard Whittington Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
In this revision of his classic book Richard Whittington challenges the basic assumptions of management orthodoxy.
By applying four basic theoretical approaches of strategy-making to a series of key strategic issues, Whittington demonstrates the practical implications of different theories with many examples.
Exploring Corporate Strategy has established a reputation as a pre-eminent textbook in its field, based upon the expertise of authorship, range of cases, depth of commentary and wealth of...
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 About Us : Who we are : Richard Whittington - Herrington & Carmichael
Richard qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 1978.
Richard is a fully trained mediator with 10 years experience.
Richard is a Committee Member of Fleet Football Club and Chairman of Camberley Business Breakfast Club.
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 The Richard Whittington Lodge No 7534
The Richard Whittington Lodge No 7534, on the register of the United Grand Lodge of England and the Province of Gloucestershire, is a prestigious Lodge renowned for the quality of its ritual.
  The Whittington family gave the Lodge permission to use their family crest as the Lodge badge and is reproduced above.
The Lodge meets on the third Fridays in October (Installation of new Master) November, February, March and April; there is a Committee meeting and rehearsal on the Wednesday preceding each Meeting.
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 Law / Crime , Piracy & Smuggling / The riddle of Birdhurst Rise: The Croydon poisoning mystery by Richard ...
Law / Crime, Piracy & Smuggling / The riddle of Birdhurst Rise: The Croydon poisoning mystery by Richard Whittington-Egan
We were established in 1997 and have been selling books online since 2002.
We ship worldwide, please click here to see our shipping charges for The riddle of Birdhurst Rise: The Croydon poisoning mystery by Richard Whittington-Egan.
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 John Benjamins: Contributions by Richard Whittington
Richard Whittington has contributed to the following volumes.
Whittington, Richard, Michael Mayer and Francesco Curto 2000.
In National Capitalisms, Global Competition, and Economic Performance, Quack, Sigrid, Glenn Morgan and Richard Whitley (eds.), 105 ff.
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 Matthew Cloud and Richard Whittington
As I said, I built the character to suit my purposes in the story.
However, I can't deny that, despite the alterations, the spirit of Matthew Cloud that rises from the page and has moved so many readers is the spirit of Richard Whittington.
I think Gary caught a whiff of it in the original manuscript and it made him want more.
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 Company - Whittington & Company - Graphic Design & Marketing Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Company - Whittington and Company - Graphic Design and Marketing Communication
Whittington and Company - Graphic Design and Marketing Communication
As a small company, we work closely with our clients—and each other.
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