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Churchill, John, 1650 - 1722 (1st Duke of Marlborough, general and statesman)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1650 - 1722

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Grant of the manor of Woodstock, 1704-10-24

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 2/2
Scope and Contents

Printed act of Parliament granting the manor of Woodstock [Oxfordshire], together with Hardley, Wootton, Old-Woodstock, Hanborough, Stonesfield, Combe and Bladon, to the 1st Duke of Marlborough [earlier John Churchill] in return for his services to the Crown.

Dates: 1704-10-24
Conditions Governing Access: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
 File

Letter from John, Lord Churchill offering his services to William of Orange, 1688-08-04 - 1946-05

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 2/1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes: individual items given to Churchill, including papers relating to the 1st Duke of Marlborough [see also GBR/0014/WCHL 11]; family memorabilia; articles by Churchill; accounts; items relating to Churchill's funeral.

Dates: 1688-08-04 - 1946-05
Conditions Governing Access: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
 File

Marlborough and Nelson letters, 1700-08 - 1801-11-28

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 11/3/3
Scope and Contents Includes: letter from 1st Duke of Marlborough [earlier John Churchill] to an unknown recipient, promising to pass on a letter from a Mr Robinson [? John Robinson, English envoy to Sweden], and asking if his correspondent would let him know what he was doing, as 1st Lord Albemarle did not write regularly, also asking him to give Albemarle an enclosed letter [not present], if he was with him, or otherwise to let the King [? Charles XII of Sweden] open it; contemporary copy of Marlborough's...
Dates: 1700-08 - 1801-11-28
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Closures are noted in the catalogue.
 Fonds

The Papers of Sir William Deakin

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DEAK
Scope and Contents

The collection largely comprises research papers, particularly about Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia] during the Second World War, 1950s-1990s. In addition, a small number of papers concern Deakin's work on "Marlborough: His Life and Times", mainly consisting of typed transcripts of letters and documents used in research, and on Churchill's history of the Second World War.

Dates: 1935 - 1999
Conditions Governing Access: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

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Literature 1
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