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Rumbold (other)
Rumbold (sometimes Rumwold) is an Old English name that may refer to: People * St. Rumbold of Buckingham (662), English infant saint *Saint Rumbold of Mechelen (6th/7th/8th century?), Irish or Scottish Christian missionary * Rumbold baronets including: **Sir Thomas Rumbold, 1st Baronet (1736–1791), British politician and administrator in India **Sir George Rumbold, 2nd Baronet (1764–1807), British diplomat **Sir Arthur Carlos Henry Rumbold, 5th Baronet (1820–1869), British soldier and diplomat **Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet (1829–1913), British diplomat **Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet (1869–1941), British diplomat **Sir Anthony Rumbold, 10th Baronet (1911–1983), British diplomat *Dame Angela Rumbold (1932–2010), British politician *Charles Rumbold (1788–1857), British politician *George Rumbold (1911–1995), English professional footballer *Gyula Rumbold (1887–1959), Hungarian amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *Hugo Rumbold (1884 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th century, and the first Old English literature, Old English literary works date from the mid-7th century. After the Norman conquest of 1066, English was replaced, for a time, by Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman (a langues d'oïl, relative of French) as the language of the upper classes. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English in England and Early Scots in Scotland. Old English developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian or Ingvaeonic dialects originally spoken by Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes traditionally known as the Angles, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rumbold
Charles Edmund Rumbold (11 August 1788 – 31 May 1857) was a British Whig politician. He was the fifth son of Sir Thomas Rumbold, 1st Baronet, and his second wife Joanna Law, daughter of Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle. Rumbold was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, and went then to Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1812, he began his Grand Tour and returned a year later. Rumbold was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth in 1818, a seat he held until 1835. In the general election of 1837 he returned to the House of Commons and sat for the constituency again until 1847. In a by-election in the following year, he stood successfully a third time for Great Yarmouth and represented it until his death in 1857. In 1834, he married Harriet, daughter of John Gardner, and had by her three sons. He died at Brighton, aged 68, and was buried at Preston Candover in Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Being Served?
''Are You Being Served?'' is a British sitcom created and written by executive producer David Croft (Croft also directed some episodes) and Jeremy Lloyd, with contributions from Michael Knowles and John Chapman, for the BBC. Set in London, the show follows the misadventures and mishaps of the staff of the retail ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments in the flagship department store of a fictional chain called Grace Brothers. The series was broadcast on the BBC for ten series, totalling 69 episodes between 8 September 1972 and 1 April 1985 – and included five Christmas specials. There was also a 1977 film, a spin-off series ''Grace & Favour'' with the same main cast in 1991–1992, and a one-off episode with a new cast in 2016. Since its original release, all 69 episodes, the pilot, the Christmas specials, the sequel and the film have been released on DVD. ''Are You Being Served?'' was a success in the UK audience ratings. The series was screened in Canada, New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Richard Rumbold
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rumbold
Richard Rumbold (1622–1685) was a Parliamentarian soldier and political radical, exiled for his role in the 1683 Rye House Plot and later executed for taking part in the 1685 Argyll's Rising. During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, he joined the New Model Army, and was one of the guards at the execution of Charles I of England in January 1649. He reached the rank of Captain before being dismissed from the army after the 1660 Restoration. Closely involved with radical politics, he was implicated in the 1683 Rye House Plot, an alleged plan to assassinate Charles II of England and his brother James. After it was discovered, he escaped to the Dutch Republic, then took part in the 1685 Argyll's Rising, an unsuccessful attempt to drive James from the throne. Captured after being badly wounded, he was executed at Edinburgh on 26 June 1685. His speech from the scaffold included the statement "none comes into the world with a saddle on his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Rumbold
Hugo Cecil Levinge Rumbold (7 February 1884 – 19 November 1932) was an English designer of theatrical scenery and costumes. Among those who commissioned designs from him were Sir Herbert Tree, Sir Thomas Beecham, Arthur Bourchier and Rupert D'Oyly Carte. Life and career Rumbold was born in Stockholm, the younger son of the diplomat Sir Horace Rumbold and his second wife, Louisa Anne (d. 1940), daughter of Thomas Russell Crampton. His elder half-brother was another diplomat, also called Horace Rumbold. Rumbold went to Eton in 1897. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 7th (Militia) Battalion of the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) in 1901 and served in South Africa during the Second Boer War. He was promoted to lieutenant in June 1902, the same month the war ended, and soon returned to England. He served with the Grenadier Guards in the First World War, during which he was wounded and received the Order of the Crown (Belgium). In civilian life, he was someti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula Rumbold
Gyula Rumbold (6 December 1887 – 5 October 1959) was a Hungarian amateur association football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... He was a member of the Hungarian Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as two matches in the consolation tournament. He also won seven Hungarian titles with Ferencvárosi TC, and was capped 33 times in the Hungary national team. References External links * 1887 births 1959 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Ferencvárosi TC footballers Hungary men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Footballers from Budapest {{Hungary-footy-defende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Rumbold
George Arthur Rumbold (10 July 1911 – 12 December 1995) was an English professional footballer who made over 120 appearances in the Football League for Ipswich Town as a full back. He also played League football for Leyton Orient and Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building .... Career statistics Honours Ipswich Town * Ipswich Hospital Cup: 1947–48 * Norfolk Jubilee Cup: 1949–50 References English Football League players English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks People from Alton, Hampshire 1911 births 1995 deaths Crystal Palace F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Whitton United F.C. players Footballers from Hampshire {{England-footy-defender-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Rumbold
Dame Angela Claire Rosemary Rumbold (née Jones; 11 August 1932 – 19 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament from a 1982 by-election until the 1997 general election. Education She was educated at the Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, Notting Hill & Ealing High School and King's College, London. She qualified as a barrister after earning her LLB, but never practised. She travelled across the United States with her father, a physicist who was Pro-Rector of the Imperial College until his death. Marriage and early career She married John Rumbold, a solicitor, by whom she had two sons and a daughter and, , seven grandchildren. She returned to a working life after raising her children and worked as the Chief Executive for a charity, The National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital. Following that post, as she had become a local councillor, she worked at the Greater London Council as a researcher, transferring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumbold Of Mechelen
Saint Rumbold (or ''Rumold'', ''Romuold'', la, Rumoldus, nl, Rombout, french: Rombaut) was an Irish or Scottish Christian missionary, although his true nationality is not known for certain. He was martyred near Mechelen by two men, whom he had denounced for their evil ways. Saint Rumbold's feast day is celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church, and Western Rite Orthodox Churches, on 24 June; and it is celebrated in Ireland on 3 July. He is the patron saint of Mechelen, where St. Rumbold's Cathedral possesses an elaborate golden shrine on its high altar, containing relics attributed to the saint. It is rumoured that his remains are buried inside the cathedral. Twenty-five paintings in the choir illustrate his life. Life and legend Rumbold is assumed to have been consecrated a regionary bishop at Rome. Aodh Buidhe Mac an Bhaird (c. 1590–1635) argued that Rumbold had been born in Ireland. He is also said to have been a Bishop of Dublin, the son of a Scottish king, and the broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Anthony Rumbold, 10th Baronet
Sir Anthony Rumbold, 10th Baronet (7 March 1911 – 4 December 1983) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Thailand and Austria. Early life Horace Anthony Claude Rumbold, son of Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet, was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and was for a short time a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford, before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1935. Career Rumbold began his career in the Foreign Office in London and was posted to Washington, D.C., in 1937. He returned to the Foreign Office in 1942 before being posted to Italy in 1944 to the staff of the Minister Resident at Allied Headquarters in the Mediterranean, Harold Macmillan. He moved to Prague in 1947, returned to the Foreign Office again in 1949 as head of the Southern Europe department with the rank of Counsellor, and was posted to Paris in 1951 with the same rank. In March 1954 he was appointed principal private secretary (PPS) to the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden. He accompanied Eden o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet
Sir Horace George Montagu Rumbold, 9th Baronet, (5 February 1869 – 24 May 1941) was a British diplomat. A well-travelled man who learned Arabic, Japanese language, Japanese and German language, German, he is largely remembered for his role as list of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany, British Ambassador to Berlin from 1928 to 1933 in which he warned of the ambitions of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Background and education Rumbold was born on 5 February 1869 at Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg in the Russian Empire, the son of Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet and Caroline Barney (née Harrington). Horace was educated at Aldin House Preparatory school (United Kingdom), Prep School and at Eton College, Eton. Career Rumbold was an honorary attaché at The Hague (1889–1890), where his father was ambassador. In 1891, he passed the first of the required examinations and entered the Diplomatic Service. After a year at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign Office in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
