Mynheer, Sir Francis, the valley society, the very smell of the river on his right purling along to the bay past fish weirs and rocks, and ahead the sleepy ribbon of moon-drenched road.

Instead of quelling the dissension, as many captains of the era would have done ( Sir Francis Drake lopped a man's head off under similar circumstances ), Hudson decided to be reasonable.

* 1740 – Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English merchant banker ( d. 1810 )

* 1982 – 1990 Sir Francis Graham-Smith

He was then deluged with petitions urging him to call it together, and this agitation was opposed by Sir George Jeffreys and Francis Wythens, who presented addresses expressing abhorrence of the Petitioners, and thus initiated the movement of the abhorrers, who supported the action of the king.

Before he entered parliament, Disraeli was involved with several women, most notably Henrietta, Lady Sykes ( the wife of Sir Francis Sykes, 3rd Bt ), who served as the model for Henrietta Temple.

A Young Disraeli by Francis Grant ( artist ) | Sir Francis Grant, 1852

Of these only Henrietta Temple ( based on his affair with Henrietta Sykes, wife of Sir Francis William Sykes, 3rd Bt ) was a true success.

Similarly, the influences of philosophers such as Sir Francis Bacon ( 1561 – 1626 ) and René Descartes ( 1596 – 1650 ), who demanded more rigor in mathematics and in removing bias from scientific observations, led to a scientific revolution.

The first recorded English visitor was Sir Francis Drake in 1586, who reported that the caymanas were edible, but it was the turtles which attracted ships in search of fresh meat for their crews.

Trevor Huddleston, Sir Julian Huxley, Edward Hyams, the Bishop of Llandaff Dr Glyn Simon, Doris Lessing, Sir Compton Mackenzie, the Very Rev George McLeod, Miles Malleson, Denis Matthews, Sir Francis Meynell, Henry Moore, John Napper, Ben Nicholson, Sir Herbert Read, Flora Robson, Michael Tippett, the cartoonist ' Vicky ', Professor C. H. Waddington and Barbara Wootton.

In 1586, Sir Francis Drake captured the city of Santo Domingo, collecting a ransom for its return to Spanish rule.

The Neustra Señora del Rosario, the Spanish Armada's " payship " commanded by Admiral Pedro de Valdés, was captured along with all its crew by Sir Francis Drake.

* Piggott, Sir Francis.

* 1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.

The modern field and term were first formulated by Sir Francis Galton in 1883, drawing on the recent work of his half-cousin Charles Darwin.

Elizabeth's reign is known as the Elizabethan era, famous above all for the flourishing of English drama, led by playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and for the seafaring prowess of English adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake.

Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State ( England ) | Principal Secretary 1573 – 1590.

Mary may not have been told of every Catholic plot to put her on the English throne, but from the Ridolfi Plot of 1571 ( which caused Mary's suitor, the Duke of Norfolk, to lose his head ) to the Babington Plot of 1586, Elizabeth's spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham and the royal council keenly assembled a case against her.

Meanwhile, Sir Francis Drake had undertaken a major voyage against Spanish ports and ships to the Caribbean in 1585 and 1586, and in 1587 had made a successful raid on Cadiz, destroying the Spanish fleet of war ships intended for the Enterprise of England: Philip II had decided to take the war to England.

With the exception of Lord Burghley, the most important politicians had died around 1590: The Earl of Leicester in 1588, Sir Francis Walsingham in 1590, Sir Christopher Hatton in 1591.

* Robertson, Sir Charles Grant Chatham and the British Empire Yourself History Series, ( London: The English Universities Press, Ltd., 1946, 1959 ).

Handsome, irresponsible cad Johnnie Aysgarth ( Cary Grant ) sweeps dowdy Lina McLaidlaw ( Joan Fontaine ) off her feet and charms her into running away and marrying him, despite the strong disapproval of her wealthy father, General McLaidlaw ( Sir Cedric Hardwicke ).

Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC ( November 14, 1891February 21, 1941 ) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin.

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Grant Road is probably named after General Sir James Hope Grant who commanded a cavalry division at the relief of Lucknow, but a Private P Grant and a Sergeant R Grant both won VCs in the mutiny, as did a Lieutenant C Grant, so further research is needed.

Notable Red Tories include Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Robert Borden, John Farthing, George Grant, John Diefenbaker, Davie Fulton, Robert Stanfield, Dalton Camp, W. L. Morton, William Davis, Joe Clark, and Flora MacDonald.

Fifteen former All Blacks have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame ; Sir Fred Allen, Don Clarke, Sean Fitzpatrick, Grant Fox, Dave Gallaher, Michael Jones, Ian Kirkpatrick, Sir John Kirwan, Sir Brian Lochore, Jonah Lomu, Sir Colin Meads, Graham Mourie, George Nepia and Wilson Whineray.

Macaulay by Sir Francis Grant.

He was a grandson of Sir John Peter Grant, 12th Laird of Rothiemurchus, and the first cousin twice removed of John Grant, Lord Huntingtower, heir of the Earls of Dysart.

In 1776 Mackenzie married Penuel, daughter of Sir Ludovich Grant of Grant.

Despite this, when the two rival companies merged in 1821 under the name the Hudson's Bay Company, the new governor, Sir George Simpson, requested Grant to head a Métis settlement of some 2, 000 people situated some 16 miles west of the Red River Colony on the Assiniboine River.

** 1674-His Royal Highness's Grant to the Lords Proprietors, Sir George Carteret, 29 July

* Sybil Myra Caroline ( 1879 – 1955 ), who married General Sir Charles Grant ( 1877 – 1950 )

Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA ( 16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792 ) was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the " Grand Style " in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA (; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912 ) was a Dutch born, British painter.

Sir William Chambers RA ( 23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796 ) was a Scottish architect, based in London.

He married Louisa, daughter of Sir RA Chermside, in 1846.

Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE, RDI, RA ( born 25 June 1932 ) is an English pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles ' album Sgt.

Sir Martin Archer Shee RA ( December 23, 1769 – August 13, 1850 ) was a British portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy.

Sir William " Hamo " Thornycroft, RA ( 9 March 1850 – 18 December 1925 ) was a British sculptor, responsible for several London landmarks.

Among the famous personalities who hailed from Feni district are Famous saint Shah Syed Amir Uddin Pagla Miah / Baba ( RA ) who is regarded as founder of feni and sultanul awlia feni, Saint Mamu Fakir ( RA ), Begum Khaleda Zia ( former Prime Minister ), Sir A. F. Rahman ( the first Muslim Vice Chancellor of University, Dr. Mustafa Chowdhury ( former Public Service Commission Chairman ), Prof. Ahmed Shafee ( Vice-Chancellor of East West University ), Former Politician and Businessman Mowlana Abdul Wadud, Abdul Awal Mintu, Saber Hossen Chowdhury, Mosarraf Hossen, Economist Abu Ahammed, journalists

Sir Terry Frost RA ( born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost ) ( 13 October 1915 – 1 September 2003 ) was an English artist noted for his abstracts.

Sir John Soane, RA ( 10 September 1753 – 20 January 1837 ) was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style.

Sir Ernest George RA Architect

Sir Basil Urwin Spence, OM, OBE, RA ( 13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976 ) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist / Brutalist style.

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson, CH, KCVO, RA, RDI ( 23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999 ), was a British architect, interior designer, artist, and influential writer and broadcaster on 20th-century design.

Sir Michael Hopkins, CBE, RA, AADipl ( born May 7, 1935, in Poole, Dorset ) is an English architect.

Sir Aston Webb, RA, FRIBA ( 22 May 1849 )-21 August 1930 ) was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century.

A man who definitely deserves a mention in the history of Bushey was Hubert Herkomer, a poor immigrant from Bavaria who arrived in Bushey in 1874, and ended life in 1914 as Sir Hubert von Herkomer RA CVO.

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet, RA ( Vienna, 6 July 1834 – 12 December 1890 ) was a medallist and sculptor, best known for the Jubilee head of Queen Victoria on coinage, and the statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner.

Sir Stanley Spencer KCB CBE RA ( 30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959 ) was an English painter.

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA ( 7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873 ) was an English painter, well known for his paintings of animals — particularly horses, dogs and stags.

Ashford also has an imposing Roman Catholic Church designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott RA, which is dedicated to St Michael.

Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi, KBE, RA ( 7 March 1924 – 22 April 2005 ), was a Scottish sculptor and artist.

Shaw was elected to the Royal Academy in 1877, and co-edited ( with Sir Thomas Jackson RA ) the 1892 collection of essays, Architecture, a profession or an Art ?.

He was the son of Sir William Beechey, RA., and was born in London.

* Sir Stanley Spencer KBE CBE RA DLitt 20th century British artist and the UK's official war artist ( 1939 – 45 )