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The position of Lord High Admiral of the Wash is an ancient hereditary naval office of England. In medieval times, the Lord High Admiral of the Wash was a nobleman with responsibility for the defence and protection of The Wash coast in north East Anglia. The post was granted to the le Strange family after the Norman Conquest.
From 6 September 1330 to 14 January 1337 he served in Parliament. In 1333, he was constituted Lord Admiral of the Seas. On 16 March 1337, Edward III created William de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon. William de Clinton died in 1354, leaving an only daughter, Elizabeth, whose legitimacy is doubtful. [4]
He was appointed to Queen Mary's Privy Council on 3 January 1554, and on 11 March, was created Baron Howard of Effingham. On 20 March 1554, he was granted a patent as Lord Admiral, replacing Lord Clinton. On 9 October of that year, he was made a Knight of the Garter. [17]
Lord High Admiral can refer to: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England until 1707, of Great Britain until 1709, and of the United Kingdom from 1964 to date) Lord High Admiral of Scotland; Lord High Admiral of the Wash; Lord High Admiral of Sweden; Lord High Admiral, Pimlico, London public house
Creator Peter Morgan calls himself a monarchist, but his TV epic was, in effect, a six-season argument for the end of the institution.
[5] [7] [13] He became First Naval Lord in the second Portland ministry in May 1808. [14] On 31 July 1810 Bickerton attained the rank of full admiral [15] and in March 1812 he left the Admiralty Board [13] and, one month later, was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth [16] with Puissant as his flagship.
He was possibly an inspiration for Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, after he refused to wash following the death of his fiancée on their wedding day. [1] [2] [3] Dirty Dick's pub on Bishopsgate has existed for over 200 years. A pub he owned in Bishopsgate Without, in the City of London, was later named for him. [4]
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