* George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628) (UK):
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated. He was one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history.
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* Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) (UK):
- Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known in England for his overthrow of the monarchy and temporarily turning England into a republican Commonwealth, and for his rule as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- Cromwell was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War (1642-1651). After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.
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* John Churchill (1650-1722) & Sarah Churchill (1660-1744) (UK):
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of 5 monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His marriage to the hot-tempered Sarah Jennings – Anne's intimate friend – ensured Marlborough's rise, first to the Captain-Generalcy of British forces, then to a dukedom.
- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough rose to be one of the most influential women in British history as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.
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* Robert Walpole (1676-1745):
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC, known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the position of "Prime Minister" had no recognition in law or official use at the time, Walpole is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the office de facto because of his influence within the Cabinet.
- A Whig who was first elected in 1701, Walpole served during the reigns of George I and George II. His tenure is normally dated from 1721 when he obtained the post of First Lord of the Treasury; others date it from 1730 when, with the retirement of Lord Townshend, he became the sole and undisputed leader of the Cabinet.
- The most able of George's ministers, and known as the first 'Prime Minister', Robert Walpole's was the longest running administration in British history (1721-42).
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* Abraham Darby III (1750-1791) (ironmaster) (the Industrial Revolution):
- Abraham Darby III was an English ironmaster and Quaker. He was the third Abraham Darby in three generations of an English Quaker family that played a role in the Industrial Revolution. He was born on Coalbrookdale, Shropshire in 1750. He built the largest cast iron structure of his era: the first iron bridge ever built. It crossed over the Severn near Coalbrookdale. The bridge caused the village of Ironbridge, Shropshire to grow up around it, with the area being subsequently named Ironbridge Gorge.
- In 1985 a rose cultivar bred by David Austin was named after Abraham Darby.
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated. He was one of the most rewarded royal courtiers in all history.
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* Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) (UK):
- Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known in England for his overthrow of the monarchy and temporarily turning England into a republican Commonwealth, and for his rule as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- Cromwell was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War (1642-1651). After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.
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* John Churchill (1650-1722) & Sarah Churchill (1660-1744) (UK):
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of 5 monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His marriage to the hot-tempered Sarah Jennings – Anne's intimate friend – ensured Marlborough's rise, first to the Captain-Generalcy of British forces, then to a dukedom.
- Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough rose to be one of the most influential women in British history as a result of her close friendship with Queen Anne of Great Britain.
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* Robert Walpole (1676-1745):
- Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC, known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Although the position of "Prime Minister" had no recognition in law or official use at the time, Walpole is nevertheless acknowledged as having held the office de facto because of his influence within the Cabinet.
- A Whig who was first elected in 1701, Walpole served during the reigns of George I and George II. His tenure is normally dated from 1721 when he obtained the post of First Lord of the Treasury; others date it from 1730 when, with the retirement of Lord Townshend, he became the sole and undisputed leader of the Cabinet.
- The most able of George's ministers, and known as the first 'Prime Minister', Robert Walpole's was the longest running administration in British history (1721-42).
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* Abraham Darby III (1750-1791) (ironmaster) (the Industrial Revolution):
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| The Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale |
- In 1985 a rose cultivar bred by David Austin was named after Abraham Darby.
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