England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
18Records
1268–1698Date range
17Named people
16Places
Chronological records
1268
Simon de Montfort Leicester, 6th1268
Tuscany · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Tuscany by Charles of Anjou
1393
Henry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1st1393
Bordeaux · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Bordeaux
1423
John Fastolf1423
Anjou · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Anjou
John Fastolf Maine1423
Maine · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Maine
1437
Archibald Douglas Douglas, 5th1437
Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Scotland, during the minority of James II
1513
Catherine of Aragon15 June 1513
London · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of the Realm, while Henry VIII is fighting in France
1547
Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st1547
Boulogne-sur-Mer · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
1563
Francis Knollys1563
Portsmouth · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Portsmouth
1585
Philip Sydney1585
Flushing · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Flushing
1609
George Percy1609
Virginia · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Virginia
1630
John Winthrop12 June 1630
Massachusetts · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Massachusetts
1638
Jacob Astley1638
Plymouth · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Plymouth
1643
Oliver Cromwell28 July 1643
Isle of Ely · Government / Government of England
Receives news from Parliament that he has been appointed Governor of the Isle of Ely
Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdJuly 1643
Hull · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Hull
1644
Thomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdJuly 1644
York · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of York
Byron Byron, 1st1644
Chester · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Chester
1650
Willoughby Parham, 5th1650
Barbados · Government / Government of England
Appointed Governor of Barbados
1698
John Churchill Marlborough, 1st12 June 1698
Government / Government of England
Appointed governor to Queen Anne's son, William, Duke of Gloucester.
Names involved
Archibald Douglas Douglas, 5thByron Byron, 1stCatherine of AragonEdward Clinton Lincoln, 1stFrancis KnollysGeorge PercyHenry "Hotspur" Percy Northumberland ,1stJacob AstleyJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1stJohn FastolfJohn Fastolf MaineJohn WinthropOliver CromwellPhilip SydneySimon de Montfort Leicester, 6thThomas Fairfax Cameron, 3rdWilloughby Parham, 5th
Provenance
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