ER
's husband, Sir Charles Eastlake
, accepted the post of Director of the National Gallery, at the urging of the Prime Minister
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Family and Intimate relationships
Harriet Hamilton King
The fourth Earl of Aberdeen
was her uncle by marriage and the first Duke of Abercorn
her uncle by blood.
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Lucille Iremonger
LI
published two biographies of English princesses: of Princess Sophia
, daughter of George III
(who bore a child to an unidentified father), in 1958, and of Queen Victoria
's daughters in 1982. In 1981...
Timeline
19 December 1852: George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen,...
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19 December 1852
George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen
, a Peelite, became Prime Minister of a Liberal-Peelite coalition government
.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
30 January 1855: Public outrage against Lord Raglan, who commanded...
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30 January 1855
Public outrage against Lord Raglan
, who commanded Britain's forces in the Crimean War, culminated in a Parliament
ary inquiry that brought down Lord Aberdeen
's government and enabled various reforms.
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