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Title
Date(s)
- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1832 (Publication)
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Item
Extent and medium
8vo, 1 volume
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Name of creator
Biographical history
NARES, EDWARD, brother of George Strange Nares (qv); b. 26 Mar 1762; adm. 9 Jul 1770; left 1779; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 22 Mar 1779; BA 1783; MA 1789; BD and DD 1813; Fellow, Merton Coll. 2 Aug 1788 – Apr 1797, Principal 1790-3, Sub-Warden 1793-7, Bursar 1794-7; Bampton Lecturer 1805; Select Preacher 1807, 1814, 1825; Regius Prof. of Modern History, Oxford Univ., from 1812; ordained 1792; Curate, St. Peter’s in the East, Oxford 1793; Rector of Biddenden, Kent, from 28 Apr 1798; Proctor in Convocation, Diocese of Canterbury, from 1812; Rector of Newchurch, Kent 2 Feb 1827-34; for his experiences at the School see White, Versatile Professor, 1903, 7-16; author, Memoirs of the Life and Administration of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 1828-31, and other works; m. 1st, 16 Apr 1797 Lady Georgina Charlotte Spencer Churchill, third dau. of George Spencer Churchill, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG; m. 2nd, 30 Jun 1803 Cordelia, second dau. of Thomas Adams, Cranbrook, Kent; d. 20 Aug 1841. DNB.
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Conditions governing access
Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
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Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin