Richard Jones (Tasmanian politician) (1936–1986), co-founder of the United Tasmania Group (UTG), the world's first Green party; Richard Jones (U.S. diplomat) (born 1950), American diplomat; Richard Jones (British diplomat) (born 1962), former British Ambassador to Albania; Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (1641–1712), Irish nobleman and ...

Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England.It is situated on the River Thames 9.9 miles (15.9 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the borough council's administrative headquarters are located in the area.. The population, including St Margarets …

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–64) lived at 1 Eaton Place, and built the world's largest telescope in 1845, which remained the world's largest for the rest of the century. [page needed] Richard Pigott (1835–1889) lived at 7 De Vesci Terrace. He was an Irish journalist, best known for selling the Pigott forgeries.

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745; known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole) was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons, is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. ...

Early Notables of the Jones family (pre 1700) Prominent amongst the family during the late Middle Ages was Gwaithvoed Lord Cardigan, Bleddyn Ap Cynfyn, and Dyffryn Clwyd Jones, the three patriarchs of the Jones family; John Jones of Gellilyfdy (c. 1578-c.1658), a Welsh lawyer, antiquary, calligrapher, manuscript collector and scribe; Richard Jones (1638-1712), first Earl …

Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh (1641–1712), Irish peer, and politician both in the Parliaments of England and Ireland; Richard Charles Kannangara (1920-1946), Sri Lankan Sinhala representative in the State Council of Ceylon for Morawaka;

Wellington College is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and 18, per annum. The college was built as a national monument to the first Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), in whose honour it is named.

Malvern is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The centre of Malvern, Great Malvern, is a historic conservation area, which grew dramatically in Victorian times due to the natural mineral water springs in the vicinity, including Malvern Water. ...

Tennis is mentioned in literature as far back as the Middle Ages. In The Second Shepherds' Play (c. 1500) shepherds gave three gifts, including a tennis ball, to the newborn Christ. Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's round table, plays tennis against a group of 17 giants in The Turke and Gowin (c. 1500).. Real tennis. The Medieval form of tennis is termed as real tennis, a game …

This article is a list of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, including the England, the Scotland, the Ireland, the Great Britain and the Peerage of the United Kingdom, listed in order of creation, including extant, extinct and abeyant titles.A viscount is the fourth rank in the peerage of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland and Ireland.