Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of. Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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One night late that summer they put him aboard the sleeper for Winnipeg, and when he got off he asked for the Marlborough Hotel.
Their three children were educated at Marlborough College, where fees are £27,000 a year.
Middleton Party Goods "Made By Mexicans Paid Fifteen Cents An Hour" | Tom Sykes | February 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKate played hockey since junior school and was captain of the first XI at Marlborough College.
Kate is a fan and has played since junior school and was captain of the 1st 11 at Marlborough College.
Before buying the priory, the couple had rented a cottage nearby from the Duke of Marlborough on his Blenheim Palace estate.
But that of Marlborough awakened many recollections and gave occasion to many speculations.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBut he could not help perceiving that Marlborough's situation was widely different from what it had been a few years before.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIt is remarkable that Devonshire was, and that Marlborough was not, one of the Dissentients.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayMarlborough had formerly made himself conspicuous by the keenness and pertinacity with which he had attacked the Dutch.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayMarlborough used all his influence against the motion; and he had strong reasons for doing so.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for Marlborough (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɑːlbərə, -brə, ˈmɔːl-) /
a town in S England, in Wiltshire: besieged and captured by Royalists in the Civil War (1642); site of Marlborough College, a public school founded in 1843. Pop: 7713 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for Marlborough (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmɑːlbərə, -brə, ˈmɔːl-) /
1st Duke of. title of John Churchill. 1650–1722, English general; commander of British forces in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), in which he won victories at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)
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