The city was continually harassed with cavalry raids conducted by Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, while Johnson undertook as best he could the defense of the city.

By its terms the boundary between Alfred ’ s and Guthrum ’ s kingdoms was to run up the River Thames, to the River Lea ; follow the Lea to its source ( near Luton ); from there extend in a straight line to Bedford ; and from Bedford follow the River Ouse to Watling Street.

In 1929, George Lawson Johnston was recognised by the British Government and monarchy and was ennobled as Lord Luke of Pavenham in the county of Bedford.

It has been suggested that it was Bedford, but what is known of the early history of Bedford's names, does not support this.

The Canadian dominatrix Terri-Jean Bedford, who was one of three women who initiated an application in the Ontario Superior Court seeking invalidation of Canada's laws regarding brothels, sought to differentiate for clarity her occupation as a dominatrix rather than a prostitute to the media, due to frequent misunderstanding and conflation by the public of the two terms.

Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon, in February or March 1544 at the earliest, when his namesake godfather Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford was age 17.

The first son was reportedly named after his godfather Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford.

Howland Island was at last named after a lookout who sighted it from the whaleship Isabella of New Bedford on September 9, 1842.

By the influence of William Russell, earl of Bedford, he was appointed one of the king's itinerant preachers in Lancashire, and after living for a time in Garstang, he was selected by the Lady Margaret Hoghton as vicar of Preston.

The first PLC, designated the 084 because it was Bedford Associates ' eighty-fourth project, was the result.

Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC ( July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947 ) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.

Stanley suffered an injury that made him want to spend more time away from the city, and Benedict was not happy when the couple moved to Bedford Hills far away from the city.

It was nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play and Best Leading Actor in a Play for Bedford ( winning for costumes ).

According to Barrington, whist was first played on scientific principles by a party of gentlemen who frequented the Crown Coffee House in Bedford Row, London, about 1728.

* The airport in Bedford, Indiana where Grissom flew as a teenager was renamed Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport.

However, this tomb was inscribed with the names of two of Edward IV's children: George, 1st Duke of Bedford who had died at the age of 2, and Mary of York who had died at the age of 14 ; both had predeceased the King.

The Whigs were opposed by the government of Lord North, which they accused of being a " Tory " administration, although it largely consisted of individuals previously associated with the Whigs — many old Pelhamites, as well as the Whig faction formerly led by the Duke of Bedford, and elements of that which had been led by George Grenville, although it also contained elements of the " Kings ' Men ", the group formerly associated with Lord Bute and which was generally seen as Tory-leaning.

Elizabeth's mother was Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of Henry VI's uncle, John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, but her father, Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, was a new-minted baron.

One of Henry V's surviving brothers, John, Duke of Bedford, was appointed senior regent of the realm and was in charge of the ongoing war in France.

The model chosen was the # 25 Bedford Tanker, which, for the German market, was changed from its usual yellow-and-white colors and BP livery to a blue and white model with Aral decals.

In 1613 a new charter was granted to Edward, Earl of Bedford, changing the market day to Tuesday and establishing a statute fair on 19 September.

The first record of a " new market in Covent Garden " is in 1654 when market traders set up stalls against the garden wall of Bedford House.

The Earl of Bedford acquired a private charter from Charles II in 1670 for a fruit and vegetable market, permitting him and his heirs to hold a market every day except Sundays and Christmas Day.

The company's image and target market were quickly changed, marked particularly by the introduction in 1931 of the first Bedford truck, which was Chevrolet based, along with the low-cost two-litre Vauxhall Cadet.

In a segment dominated, in the UK market, by Bedford CA | Bedford, a number of UK automakers competed with under-powered forward control competitors.

Following the success of the Dinky Supertoys range of die-cast trucks, Corgi decided to launch a range of heavy commercial vehicles in October 1957 with the release of the Carrimore Car Transporter ( 1101 ) featuring a Bedford S-Type tractor unit with full glazing in keeping with the rest of the Corgi range, and the company's first gift set including the Carrimore Car Transporter and four cars ( GS1 ); Austin Cambridge ( 201 ), Jaguar 2. 4 ( 208 ), Austin-Healey ( 300 ) and MGA ( 302 ) in time for the Christmas market in December 1957.

In February 2007 the Bedford, New York estate of his late wife, Yvette, was put on the market for the highest price ever asked for a Westchester County residence.

MRO Software ( Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul ), Inc .-formerly known as PSDI, was a software firm based in Bedford, Massachusetts, which published Maximo, an Enterprise Asset Management system in the market.

The owners of the future WTEV thus decided to seek a license for channel 6 in New Bedford, since it was the only available VHF allocation in the region, albeit on the Massachusetts side of the market.

New Bedford and Bristol County are part of the Rhode Island market due to Rhode Island's small geographic size, even though the rest of southern Massachusetts is in the Boston market.

The R-Series was principally a competitor to the various Bedford chassis that were also successful during the same era, both makes being cheaper alternatives to offerings from the then market leader Leyland and later foreign imports such as Volvo and DAF.

A growing trend towards heavier-duty chassis that had been found more reliable for the high mileage and fast speeds of the motorway, caused the market for light coach chassis from Bedford and Ford to collapse in 1981.

Sometime around 1826, Fowler was commissioned by the Duke of Bedford to construct buildings to house the market in the Piazza at Covent Garden, until then accommodated in sheds and hovels.

Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, England.

* Bedford, Quebec ( town )

* Bedford ( town ), New York, in Westchester County

Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England.

On September 14, 2011, the Bedford City Council voted to transition into a town, ending its independent city status.

The supervisors of Bedford County also voted to accept the town of Bedford as part of the county when it loses city status.

Upon the outskirts of Bedford the group turned eastward towards St Neots town.

* Peaks of Otter: Three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia and in prominent view throughout most of Lynchburg.

On September 14, 2011, the Bedford City Council voted to transition into a town, ending its independent city status.

The supervisors of Bedford County also voted to accept the town of Bedford as part of the county when it loses city status.

* Bedford Square, built between 1775 and 1783, is still surrounded by Georgian town houses.

General N. Bedford Forrest and General Abel Streight skirmished briefly in the town on May 1, 1863, and Major General Lovell H. Rousseau and his cavalry occupied the town in July 1864.

Carriacouans have migrated to the United Kingdom, and especially to the county town of Bedford.

The town was also once the home of Lincoln Park, ( 1894-1987 ) a former amusement park which dated from the late 19th century as a park-stop along the trolley line ( and US Route 6 ) from Fall River to New Bedford just east of the junction of Lake Noquochoke and the Westport River.

The town is accessible by Interstate 195 and U. S. Route 6, which run parallel to each other through the northern-main business part town from New Bedford to Westport on an east-west axis within a mile or two apart of one another.

The town is bordered by Westport to the west, New Bedford to the east, Fall River to the north, and Buzzards Bay / the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

The town is represented in the state senate in the Second Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes the city of New Bedford and the towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett.

The town shares a harbor with the city of New Bedford, a place well known for its whaling and fishing heritage ; consequently, Fairhaven's history, economy, and culture are closely aligned with those of its larger neighbor.

This new town included areas that are the present-day towns of Fairhaven, Acushnet, and New Bedford itself.