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and because of that a favourite boy's name of mine. There are also lots of important people in English history who are called William, such as William Shakespeare and, although he comes from France, William the Conqueror. I don't get why people see this name as snooty or overused; it ...
We must see how one who started with all the disadvantages which are implied in his earlier surname of the Bastard came to win and to deserve his later surnames of the Conqueror and the Great. CHAPTER II–THE EARLY YEARS OF WILLIAM–A.D. 1028-1051 If William’s early reign in Normandy...
“The surname Twining is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and signifies ‘two meadows’. It is a place name and the family was seated in Gloucestershire, England, where, on the river Avon, a few miles from Tewksbury, there is a village of that name. It is claimed that members ofthe family emigr...
In an unusual step, Hamelin took his wife’s surname and bore the titlesEarl of Warenne and Surreyin her right. Hamelin was incredibly loyal to Henry and his marriage to an heiress was reward for his support, whilst at the same time giving him position and influence within England. Hamelin...
I stayed in touch with lovelyJacqui(her surname was Langlois) for a long time after I left London, and we caught up when I came back for a holiday in 2005. She was quite a lot older than us (maybe in her 40s back then) and owned a flat in Brighton. She was very warm and sweet...