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Lettice Helen Compton Mackenzie Fairfax
Lettice is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Lettice Boyle, wife of George Goring, Lord Goring *Lettice Bryan (1805–1877), American author *Lettice Cooper (1897–1994), English writer * Lettice Curtis (1915–2014), English woman aviator, flight test engineer, air racing pilot and sportswoman * Lettice Digby, 1st Baroness Offaly (1580–1658), Irish peeress and landowner * Lettice Digby (scientist) (1877–1972), British cytologist, botanist and malacologist *Lettice D'Oyly Walters (1880–1940), English writer *Lettice Fisher (1875–1956), English economist and historian * Lettice Jowitt (1878–1962), English Quaker educationalist * Lettice Knollys (1543–1634), mother of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Queen Elizabeth I's courtier * Lettice Lee (1731–1776), Colonial American society hostess * Lettice Mary Tredway (1595–1677), English abbess *Lettice Paget, Baroness Paget (1583–1655), English noblewoman born to Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Goring, Lord Goring
George Goring, Lord Goring (14 July 1608 – 1657) was an English Cavalier, Royalist soldier. He was known by the Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom, courtesy title ''Lord Goring'' as the eldest son of the George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, first Earl of Norwich. Early life Goring, the eldest son of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, was born on 14 July 1608. He married Lettice Boyle, the daughter of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. Experience before the Civil Wars His father-in-law, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, procured for him a post in the Royal Netherlands Army#1572 to 1814, Dutch Army with the rank of colonel. He was permanently lamed by a wound received at the Siege of Breda (1637), Siege of Breda in 1637, and returned to England early in 1639, when he was made governor of Portsmouth. He served in the Bishops' Wars, and already had a considerable reputation when he was involved in the "First Army Plot, Army Plot" (1641). Officers of the army stationed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Paget, 4th Baron Paget
William Paget, 4th Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1572 – 29 August 1629) was an English peer and colonist born in Beaudesert House, Staffordshire, England to Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget and Nazareth Newton. His grandfather was William Paget, 1st Baron Paget (1506-1563). William's father and his uncle, Charles Paget were both devout Catholics, and would not conform to the Protestant religion of Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583, joining his brother who had been in exile there since 1581. The failed conspiracy's plan was for an invasion of England by French forces under the command of Henry, Duke of Guise, financed by Philip II of Spain. English Catholics would then rise up and depose Elizabeth, placing Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots on the English throne. Europe was ablaze with conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. England's ''old enemy'', France, was in the midst of its Religious Wars, which saw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letitia
Letitia is a feminine given name, of Latin origin meaning "joy, gladness". The name Letitia has many variants, including but not limited to: Lætitia from lætus (Latin), Letja (Dutch), Letizia (Italian), Leticia (Spanish), Letisya (Turkish) and Letisha or Latisha (American). The name Letitia first appeared in the form Lettice in medieval England and is derived from the Roman goddess Lætitia of gaiety, symbolic of happiness, prosperity and abundance. Variants *Letícia (Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian) *Letitia (English), Spanish, Latin *Letizia (Italian) *Leata (English), Spanish *Lätitia (German) *Lätitzia (German) *Tizia (German) *Lätizia (German) *Leattah ( Jamaican) Spanish * Laetitia ( French, Late Latin, German) *Letizia (Italian, Corsican) *Leticija ( Latvian) *Letiția (Romanian, Moldovan) *Летиция (Russian) *Летисия (Russian) * Leticia (Spanish) *Lelê (Portuguese) *Leca (Portuguese) *Letja (Dutch) *Leleca (Portuguese) *Tica (Portuguese) *Letycja (Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laetitia (given Name)
Laetitia (English) also Laétitia (French) and Lætitia (Latin), is a girl's name that is quite popular in the south of France and is also used in Québec. It is originally a Latin name ''Lætitia''. The Latin grapheme "æ" is increasingly replaced in France with "aé" but the name is pronounced the same. As Saint (Latin: Lætitia), she was à Roman Catholic saint and virgin martyr. See more *Laetitia Beck (born 1992), Israeli golfer *Laetitia Casta (born 1978), supermodel *Laetitia Chapeh, Equatoguinean football player *Laetitia Darche (born 1991), Belgian-Mauritian beauty pageant contestant and former Miss Mauritius *Laetitia d'Arenberg (born 1941), Uruguayan businesswoman *Laetitia Denis (born 1988), heptathlete *Laetitia Gachet (born 1975), ski mountaineer *Laetitia Griffith (born 1965), Dutch Member of Parliament for the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy *Laëtitia Hubert (born 1974), figure skater *Laetitia Kamba (born 1987), basketball player *Laëtitia L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettuce (other)
Lettuce is a leafy vegetable. The name is also applied to other related and unrelated plants. Including the leafy vegetable these are *the cultivated lettuce, ''Lactuca sativa'' *other species of the genus ''Lactuca'' *wall lettuce, ''Mycelis muralis'' or ''Lactuca muralis'' *miner's lettuce, ''Claytonia perfoliata'' *lamb's lettuce, ''Valerianella locusta'' *chalk lettuce, ''Dudleya pulverulenta'' Lettuce may also refer to: *Lettuce (band), American funk band * Fresh Lettuce (band), American rap band * Lettuce sandwich *Hedda Lettuce, American drag performer *Lettuce Lake, a body of water in Lettuce Lake Park *Lettuce as a slang for "hair" in bro culture *Liz Truss lettuce, sometimes referred to as "the lettuce" See also * The Lettuce (other) *Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) is a restaurant group currently comprising 120 or more restaurants mainly located in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded by Rich Melman and Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettice And Lovage
''Lettice and Lovage'' is a comical and satirical play by Peter Shaffer.''A Dictionary of Writers and their Works'' (2 ed.) (2012) Oxford University Press; It is centered around a flamboyant tour guide who loves to embellish the history behind an English country house and who butts heads with a fact-conscious official at the house. The play was written specifically for Dame Maggie Smith, who originated the title role of Lettice Douffet in both the English and American runs of the production. The role of Lotte Schoen was played by Margaret Tyzack. Following a tour of provincial theatres, the play was produced in London in 1987. Its two-year run of 768 performances at the Globe Theatre counts as one of the longer runs in London theatrical history. After a year in the West End play, Smith and Tyzack were replaced by Geraldine McEwan and Sara Kestelman. The play was revised by Shaffer in 1988. The first American production opened on March 13, 1990, with a preview performance of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen London
''Fallen London'', originally ''Echo Bazaar'', is a browser-based game, browser-based interactive narrative game developed by Failbetter Games and set in "Fallen London", an alternative Victorian era, Victorian London with gothic fiction, gothic overtones. The franchise subsequently expanded to other games, including ''Sunless Sea'' and its sequel ''Sunless Skies''. The game has been running continuously since October 2009. In June 2018, the website received a major graphical update, with a page redesign as well as Responsive web design, better scaling across devices and HTTPS integration. Setting Forty years ago London, First City of the British Empire, became the fifth city stolen into the Neath—a vast cavern beneath the earth. The city's streets twisted into a labyrinth centred on the Echo Bazaar, which serves as the centre of commerce and covets stories of love. While London retains a monarch, a parliament, and a mayor, the true power lies with the Masters of the Bazaar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murder At The Vicarage
''The Murder at the Vicarage'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00. It is the first novel to feature the character of Miss Marple and her village of St Mary Mead. This first look at St Mary Mead led a reviewer in 1990 to ask why these are called cosy mysteries: "Our first glimpse of St Mary Mead, a hotbed of burglary, impersonation, adultery and ultimately murder. What is it precisely that people find so cosy about such stories?" The character had previously appeared in short stories published in magazines starting in December 1927. These earlier stories were collected in book form in ''The Thirteen Problems'' in 1932. Plot summary The Reverend Leonard Clement, the vicar of St Mary Mead, narrates the story. He lives with his much y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lettice
John Lettice (27 December 1737 – 18 October 1832) was an English clergyman, translator, academic, and author. Lettice served as vicar of Peasmarsh, East Sussex. He was prebendary of Chichester Cathedral, chaplain to the Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton from 1804 to 1832, and was fellow and tutor of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.Staff report (November 1832). Obituary – Rev. John Lettice, D. D. ''The Gentleman's Magazine'', Volume 102, Part 2; Volume 152 Life and career Lettice was born at Rushden in Northamptonshire. His father was Rector of Strixton and Vicar of Bozeat. His mother Mary (née Newcome) was the daughter of Richard Newcome, rector of Wymington. He attended Oakham School from 1752 until his admission to Sidney Sussex College in 1756. An inheritance upon his father's death allowed him to continue his studies. Lettice ultimately received a Doctor of Divinity. After earning a master's degree and winning the Seatonian Prize in 1764 for his poem called "The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettice Sandford
Lettice Sandford (born Lettice Mackintosh Rate; 1902–1993) was a draftsman, wood-engraver, pioneer corn dolly revivalist and watercolourist of her beloved Herefordshire. She was a daughter of Lachlan Mackintosh Rate of Milton Court, Surrey, a director of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, the central bank of the Ottoman Empire, and wife of Christopher Sandford of Eye Manor, Herefordshire, proprietor of the Golden Cockerel Press, for which she provided wood-engravings. She was the mother of playwright Jeremy Sandford. References * Obituary, ''The Times '', 15 December 1993. * Sandford, Christopher & Sandford, Lettice: ''The Magic Forest : a story'' [with wood engravings]. London: Chiswick Press, 1931. * Sandford, Lettice: ''Coo my Doo''. London: Frederick Muller, 1943. * Sandford, Lettice & Davis, Philla: ''Decorative straw work and corn dollies''. London: Batsford, 1964. * Sandford, Lettice & Davis, Philla: ''Corn dollies and how to make them''. New ed. Hereford: Herefordshire Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettice Ramsey
Lettice Ramsey (2 August 1898 – 12 July 1985) was a British photographer. Life Lettice Cautley Ramsey (née Baker) was born on 2 August 1898 in Guildford, Surrey, England. Her father Cecil was a surveyor and her mother Frances (née Davies-Colley) was a painter, trained at the Slade. The Baker family moved to County Sligo, Ireland, soon after Lettice's birth, where Cecil Baker had leased rights to oyster farming in the estuary near Rosses Point. Ramsey's father died when she was a small child; her mother remarried in 1915. She attended Bedales, then Newnham College, Cambridge, where she studied philosophy. After working for a brief time in vocational guidance in London, she returned to Cambridge to work in the Psychology Library. In 1925, she married mathematician Frank P. Ramsey, and they had two daughters before his early death in 1930 from liver disease. To support her family, Ramsey took a photography course at Regent Street Polytechnic. Introduced to photographer He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettice Mary Tredway
Mother Lettice Mary Tredway, C.R.L., (1595 – October 1677), courtesy title Lady Tredway, was an English canoness regular and abbess who founded a monastery for the English members of her Order in 17th-century Europe. Life In July 1616, Tredway entered the novitiate of the Canonesses Regular of the Lateran at their Priory of Notre-Dame-de-Beaulieu in the village of Sin-le-Noble, near Douai, in the County of Flanders, which had been established in the 13th century as a hostel for travellers and the sick. She was probably educated there, and in October 1617, made her solemn profession of vows as a member of the community. In 1631 she and Miles Pinkney, better known as Father Carre, a priest of the English College at Douai, conceived the project of opening a monastery of canonesses for English subjects only at Douai. The idea was approved by the Catholic authorities at home and abroad, and in 1634 it was decided to open this English priory at Paris. Bishop Richard Smith, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
