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Victoire Conroy
Victoire Maria Louisa, Lady Hanmer (''née'' Conroy; 12 August 1819 – 9 February 1866) was a childhood companion of the future Queen Victoria. She was born the youngest daughter of Sir John Conroy, who served as the comptroller of the household of the Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent and the young princess. Life Victoire and her siblings were among the few companions the young princess Victoria was allowed. The princess grew up in the controlling Kensington System, managed by John Conroy and the Duchess of Kent. Victoire saw Victoria most often. The Conroy children came to Kensington Palace, or Victoria was taken to visit the siblings at their home. Victoire was a few months younger than Victoria, and according to historian Carolly Erickson, Victoire was taller and prettier, with dark, hazel eyes, and small regular features. Aware of Victoire's inferior social rank, Victoria disliked her, and suspected that Victoire reported their activities to Jo ...
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Plumstead
Plumstead is an area in southeast London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England. It is located east of Woolwich. History Until 1965, Plumstead was in the historic counties of England, historic county of Kent and the detail of much of its early history can be found in Edward Hasted's extensive history of Kent. In 960 King Edgar I of England, Edgar gave four plough lands, collectively called Plumstead, to a monastery - St Augustine's Abbey near Canterbury, Kent. These were subsequently taken from the monastery by Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Earl Godwin for his fourth son, Tostig Godwinson, Tostig. King Edward the Confessor restored them again to the monastery on taking power, however Tostig saw the opportunity to take possession of them once again after Edward's death in 1066 when Harold Godwinson, King Harold seized his brother's estates. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William the Conqueror gifted Plumstead to his half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, whom he a ...
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