Parkes
Britishnoun
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Parkes made his first-team debut in 1966 and helped Wolves reach the Uefa Cup final in 1972, losing on aggregate to Tottenham Hotspur.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
In addition to Wollstonecraft and Mill, there are references to the artist Barbara Bodichon and the poet Bessie Rayner Parkes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Former Blackburn Rovers player and coach Tony Parkes has died, aged 76.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Parkes joined Rovers from non-league Buxton in May 1970 and helped the team to the third-tier title in 1974-75.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The strain had been too much, and for twenty-eight days I lay helpless, tended by the kindly and skilful hand of Surgeon Parkes.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Joel Tyler Headley
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