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Hancock nasceu em 1786 em Marlborough, Wiltshire, e pouco se sabe sobre sua infância. Seu pai era um marceneiro e é possível que Thomas Hancock tenha se formado no mesmo ofício: em 1815 é registrado como sócio de seu irmão, Walter, em Londres, como um construtor de treinador.

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2021-10-27

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, with Her Son Ivor Spencer-Churchill, 1906

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2021-10-20

On this day in 1690, Marlborough arrived in Cork Harbour with over eighty ships and approximately five thousand men. He was sent by King William to regain control of Cork.
(image: Williamite Army approaching the Walled Town of Cork, source: Cork City Library)

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2021-09-22

North again over the & we pass 2 white horses carved into the chalk. Don't be fooled, these are more recent additions to the landscape. The horse (left) was created in 1838 & the horse (3 miles away) followed in 1864.

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2021-02-23

Eugene sent a brigade of cuirassiers, one of the few reserves Eugene had left, to Marlborough’s aid without hesitation. He knew the battle was going to be won on Marlborough’s side of the field and trusted his judgement. The French commanders showed no such level of cooperation.

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2021-01-15

Some 15,000 troops were contained in Blindheim by Cutts’ mere 5,000 men, who used platoon-fire (see earlier threads for more on that) to drive back several sally attempts. Meanwhile, more and more of Marlborough’s troops were pouring across the Nebel to assault the French center.

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2021-01-15

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, with Her Son Ivor Spencer-Churchill, 1906

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2021-01-12

Died 6Decl1877 daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith, was an American socialite. She married the 9th Duke of Marlborough in 1895 but later divorced him. Learn more. https://t.co/zmsyzJAMMG

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2020-12-07

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, with Her Son Ivor Spencer-Churchill, 1906

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2020-12-04

Our next is House, built in the early C.17th for the 1st Earl of During WW1 it was used as a convalescence home for wounded soldiers, one of several such homes in the county.

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2020-11-22

Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, with Her Son Ivor Spencer-Churchill, 1906

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2020-10-01

Hey of 👋🏼 inspiration: Marlborough Sounds!

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2020-09-25

I was so depressed when the famed Marlborough Antinous - a 2nd c. AD black chalcedony intaglio of Hadrian's lover, with gold details added during the Renaissance - went up for auction last year. Not a private buyer - it was the ! When it reopens, off I go ...

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2020-09-21

Scottish landscape "Sutherland", by Sheila Marlborough https://t.co/kRL2QhvN8B

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2020-08-06

The builders of Stonehenge certainly showed great perseverance; the sarsten stones were believed to have been brought from Marlborough Downs, 20 miles away, and the bluestones from the Preseli Hills in Wales. They weigh between 2 and 5 tonnes each!

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2020-06-23

'In men, desire begets love; in women, love begets desire' - attr. Barbara, Viscountess Fitzharding (c.1654-1708). Barbara (L) with Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, painted c. 1702 by Sir Godfrey Kneller.
https://t.co/bkSGjFaRBL

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2020-06-22

He moved to the Marlborough Gallery in 1958. Pope with Owls (1958), Two Figures in a Room (1959), Head of a Man (1960) & Head of a Woman (1960). He continued his pope series with their discourse on religion as well as powerful portraits.

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2020-06-20

Born in 1660: (1660-1744), Duchess of Marlborough

Portrait by (1675-1739), ca. 1700

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2020-06-05