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Somerset was born in West Africa around 1741. [1] He was captured when he was about 8 years old and sold to European slave traders. On 10 March 1749 he was transported by British slave ship to the American Colony of Virginia, where Scottish merchant Charles Stewart bought Somerset on 1 August 1749.
By this time Spanish hopes of a decisive military victory in the Netherlands, or a successful invasion of England, were relatively remote. [9] James was an idealistic practitioner of Christian peace and unity and also the son and successor to Mary, Queen of Scots, whose execution had been a proximate cause of the conflict.
Somerset v Stewart (1772) 98 ER 499 (also known as Sommersett v Steuart, Somersett's case, and the Mansfield Judgment) is a judgment of the English Court of King's Bench in 1772, relating to the right of a slave on English soil not to be forcibly removed from the country and sent to Jamaica for sale.
Millfield House. Founded in 1935, Millfield is a co-educational Independent school for pupils aged 13–18 years based in Street, Somerset, England. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of whom over 950 are full boarders of over 65 nationalities.
Eventually in 1776 he resigned, never to have paid employment again and supported willingly by his brothers, who were happy to see him dedicate his time to his various causes. [ 2 ] Sharp also advocated parliamentary reform and the legislative independence of Ireland , and agitated against the impressment of sailors for the Navy .
SOMERSET ― More than 100 walkers raised $1,300 to honor and support individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at the second Somerset Recovery Walk, held on Sept. 23 and sponsored by ...
The Chineke! Junior Orchestra is made up of ethnically diverse musicians aged between 11 and 22.
William Somerset Maugham [n 2] CH (/ m ɔː m / MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) [n 1] was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university.