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| The life of Sir John Danvers c.1588 - 1655 Index |
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| Sir John Danvers was an English politician. He was knighted by James I of England and sat as a member of Parliament for Oxford University from 1625 to 1639. During the English Civil War he was a colonel in the Parliamentarian army. He was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I. In his youth he travelled through France and Italy, developing sophisticated tastes in gardening and architecture which he indulged at his houses in Chelsea, Dauntsey and West Lavington. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Biography by Bernard Mayston | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Biography in The Dictionary of National Biography To be produced | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Homes and Gardens - Dauntsey Chelsea Danby To be produced | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The signing of the death warrant of Charles I | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sir John assists a poor man living on his manor lands in Dauntsey | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated 10 Aug 2004 (C) Gary Danvers Page opened 6 Aug 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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