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Eyre Legend
Eyre is a surname with legendary origin from the Norman conquest of England. Origin The legend of the person who was the founder of the Eyre and Ayre families, and who was supposedly previously known by the surname "Truelove" (or "True Love"), is a story that appears in genealogies. However, there is no definitive historical evidence confirming the existence of this person. After the battle William told him "thou shalt hereafter instead of Truelove be called Eyre because thou hast given me the ''air'' I breathe." Truelove the "Eyr" or "Heyr" was granted land in Derby as a reward for his services, together with a Coat of Arms featuring "a human leg in Armour couped at the thigh quarterly argent and sable spurred", in reference to the sacrifice of his limb. Some of these features may persist in one of the current Eyre coats of arms, which features three gold quatrefoils on a black chevron with a white background. Another variation of the story of the origin of the Eyre crest is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Conquest Of England
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor, who may have encouraged William's hopes for the throne. Edward died in January 1066 and was succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. Three days later on 28 September, William's invasion force of thousands of men and hundreds of ships landed at Pevensey in Sussex in southern England. Harold march ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Eyre
Lawrence Alan Eyre (born Leeds, 1930 – 3 June 2020) was a British-born Jamaican geographer and environmentalist. He was also a member of the Christadelphian church. Alan Eyre was co-founder of the Department of Geography of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. His academic work has focused on the political geography of shanty towns and the degradation of the tropical rain forest. Work on shanty towns In 1972 Eyre published one of the first Caribbean studies on urban geography, showing that the inner city tenements and not the shanty town was the first destination of rural migrants, then, when stable work is found and income saved, outward to the peri-urban shanty towns; and noting income variance in the shanty towns. Eyre was one of the first urban geographers in Caribbean-Latin American context to clearly document the inner-city/peri-urban shanty distinction. In a later study (1984) Eyre found evidence of both marginality and self-improvement in the Jamaican sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Eyre (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Eyre (4 February 1834 – 24 June 1904) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician. Eyre was born the son of Rev. Charles Wasteneys Eyre, Rector of Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire and was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. He inherited Rampton Manor from his father in 1862. A Rifle Brigade officer, he served in the Crimean War, being present at the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), siege and fall of Sebastopol and wounded at the Battle at the Redan, assault of the Redan. He served throughout the Indian Mutiny and was present at the Capture of Lucknow, taking of Lucknow, capture of Mynponee and operations in the Central India Campaign (1858), Central India Campaign on the Ram Gunga River. He was present in the actions of Gwalior (included a mention in the despatch of Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn, Sir Hugh Rose) and the capture of Kalpi with the Camel Corps. This unit was formed from four officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Eyre (barrister)
Henry Eyre (23 October 1628 – 18 July 1678) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. Eyre was the son of Giles Eyre, of Brickworth, Whiteparish, Wiltshire and his wife Jane Snelgrove, daughter of Ambrose Snelgrove of Redlynch, Wiltshire. He was a student of Lincoln's Inn in 1647 and became a fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1648. He was awarded BA on 26 June 1649, became a fellow of Merton College, Oxford in 1651 and was awarded MA on 18 November 1652. He was called to the bar in 1653. In 1659, he was Recorder (legal office), Recorder of Salisbury and was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency), Salisbury in the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, Eyre was re-elected MP for Salisbury in the Convention Parliament (1660), Convention Parliament. In 1675, he was elected MP for Downton (UK Parliament constituency), Downton and held the seat until hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Eyre (other) (c. 1692–1750), English lawyer and member of parliament
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Giles Eyre (c. 1635–1695) was an English barrister, member of parliament, and judge. Giles Eyre may also refer to: * Giles Eyre (priest) (1689–1749), Anglican priest in Ireland * Giles Eyre (MP) Giles Eyre (c. 1692–1750) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1734. Eyre was baptised on 27 May 1692, the eldest son of Giles Eyre of Brickworth and his wife Mabel Thayne, daughter of Alexander Thayne of Cows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eyre
Sir George Eyre (before 1782–15 February 1839) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Red. Eyre served with James King in the Caribbean during the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of engagements. With the conclusion of the war, he was based at times at Halifax, and later off the South American coast and in the Mediterranean. With the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, Eyre served in the Mediterranean and was involved in the Siege of Toulon, before being given his first command, the 14-gun brig-sloop . The command was short-lived, and ''Speedy'' was chased down and captured by a large French fleet. Taken into captivity, Eyre and his men endured harsh conditions until being exchanged back to Britain. Acquitted for the loss of his ship and given a new command, Eyre went out to the West Indies, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Eyre
Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is a British singer and songwriter. She is known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number-one single "Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Award for British Single of the Year, with DJ Fresh on his single "Gravity" (2015), and with Sigala on his singles "Came Here for Love" (2017) and " Just Got Paid" (2018). Her debut EP, ''Deeper'', was released in 2013 and her debut album, '' Feline'', was released in 2015. Eyre's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Etta James, Basement Jaxx and Hans Zimmer. Early life and education Eyre was born on 1 April 1994 and was raised in Ealing, West London. Her father was Jamaican and her mother is Maltese. Her father was a chef who lived in his home country of Jamaica, his health too poor to travel to the UK, and her mother, who raised Eyre in London, is a cake designer. Eyre trained as a competitive swimmer before she began singing professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre (5 August 181530 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica. Early life Eyre was born in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, shortly before his family moved to Hornsea, Yorkshire, where he was christened. His parents were Rev. Anthony William Eyre and Sarah (née Mapleton).Geoffrey Dutton (1966),Eyre, Edward John (1815–1901), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 1 (Australian National University), accessed 25 October 2018. After completing grammar school at Louth and Sedbergh, he moved to Sydney rather than join the army or go to university. He gained experience in the new land by boarding with and forming friendships with prominent gentlemen and became a flock owner when he bought 400 lambs a month before his 18th birthday. In South Australia In December 1837, Eyre started droving 1,000 sheep and 600 cattle overland from Monaro, New South Wales, to Adelaide, South Australia. Eyre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Eyre (cricketer)
Damian Richard Eyre (born 8 October 1967) is a former English cricketer. Eyre was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. Eyre represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in List A cricket. His debut List A match came against the Netherlands in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. From 1999 to 2001, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 4 List A matches, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 35.66, with best figures of 2/9. Family His father, John, played first-class cricket and List A cricket for Derbyshire. References External linksDamian Eyreat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ...Damian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsh Street Police Shootings
The Walsh Street police shootings were the 1988 murders of two Victoria Police officers: Constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 20. Tynan and Eyre were responding to a report of an abandoned car when they were gunned down about 4:50am in Walsh Street, South Yarra (a Melbourne suburb), on 12 October 1988.Revisiting the Walsh Street murders , 1 October 2005 Four men, , |
Chris Eyre
Chris Eyre (born 1968), an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, is an American film director and producer who as of 2012 is chairman of the film department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Films In 1998, Chris Eyre worked on two film projects. His first release was '' Things We Do'' (1998). His debut film, ''Smoke Signals'' (1998), won the Sundance Film Festival Filmmakers Trophy and the Audience Award. It also won "Best Film" honors at the 1998 American Indian Film Festival. Eyre's second film, '' Skins'', is the story of two brothers on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a tribal cop and a Vietnam vet battling alcohol and emotional problems. He said at a screening: "The only thing you get in making period pieces about Indians is guilt. I'm interested in doing what non-Indian filmmakers can't do, which is portray contemporary Indians." Eyre has also directed two episodes of the famed PBS series ''Mystery!''; ''A Thief of Time'' and '' Skinwalkers'' starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Eyre (other)
Charles Eyre may refer to: * Charles Eyre (died 1729), President of Bengal *Charles Eyre (bishop) Charles Petre Eyre (1817–1902) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who was appointed the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the Scottish Reformation. He served as archbishop from 1878 to 1902. Family Born at Askham Bryan Hall, Askham ... (1817–1902), Archbishop of Glasgow * Charles Eyre (writer) (1784–1864), English writer {{hndis, Eyre, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
