The corporation voted on September 27, 1598, that Quiney should ride to London about the suit to Sir John Fortescue, chancellor of the Exchequer, for discharging of the tax and subsidy.

Lady Greville, daughter of the late Lord Chancellor Bromley and niece of Sir John Fortescue, was offered twenty pounds by the townsmen to make peace ; ;

Sir John Tenniel's illustration of the Caterpillar ( Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ) | Caterpillar for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is noted for its ambiguous central figure, whose head can be viewed as being a human male's face with a pointed nose and pointy chin or being the head end of an actual caterpillar, with the first two right " true " legs visible.

Poirot has been portrayed on radio, on screen, for films and television, by various actors, including John Moffatt, Albert Finney, Sir Peter Ustinov, Sir Ian Holm, Tony Randall, Alfred Molina and David Suchet.

George Stubbs, William Blake, John Martin, Francisco Goya, Sir Thomas Lawrence, John Constable, Eugène Delacroix, Sir Edwin landseer, Caspar David Friedrich, JMW Turner

He had an elder brother, John ( the father of Sir John Dermot Turing, 12th Baronet of the Turing Baronets ).

" Eleanor Audeley ", wife of Sir John Davies, is said to have been brought before the High Commission in 1634 for extravagances, stimulated by the discovery that her name could be transposed to " Reveale, O Daniel ", and to have been laughed out of court by another anagram submitted by Sir John Lambe, the dean of the Arches, " Dame Eleanor Davies ", " Never soe mad a ladie ".

* 1904 – Sir John Gielgud, English actor ( d. 2000 )

Sir Andrew John Wiles, KBE, FRS ( born 11 April 1953 ) is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory.

Among Canova's English pupils were sculptors Sir Richard Westmacott and John Gibson.

The English Civil War ( 1642 – 1651 ) provoked a number of examples of this genre, including works by Sir Edmund Ludlow and Sir John Reresby.

* the " Lost Colony " of Roanoke Island: In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh recruited over 100 men, women and children to journey from England to Roanoke Island on North Carolina's coast and establish the first English settlement in America under the direction of John White as governor.

* 1839 – Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician ( b. 1758 )

A colony there would be of great assistance to the British Navy in facilitating attacks on the Spanish possessions in Chile and Peru, as Banks's collaborators, James Matra, Captain Sir George Young and Sir John Call pointed out in written proposals on the subject.

A subsidiary colony was to be founded on Norfolk Island, as recommended by Sir John Call, to take advantage for naval purposes of that island's native flax and timber.

* 1429 – English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and Sir John Stewart of Darnley in the Battle of Rouvray ( also known as the Battle of the Herrings ).

The new name " Falstaff " probably derived from the medieval knight Sir John Fastolf ( who was also a Lollard ).

* Stephen Cooper The Real Falstaff ( a biography of Sir John Fastolf ) ( Pen & Sword, 2010 )

* 1429 – French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay.

* February 12 – battle of Rouvray ( or " of the Herrings "): English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army of William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk at Orléans from attack by the Comte de Clermont and John Stewart.

* June 18 – Battle of Patay: French forces under Joan of Arc smash the English forces under Lord Talbot and Sir John Fastolf, forcing the withdrawal of the English from the Loire Valley.

Hearing of the dispatch of an English supply convoy from Paris, under the command of Sir John Fastolf for the English siege troops, Clermont decided to take a detour to intercept it.

* Stephen Cooper, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, ( Pen & Sword 2010 )

As in 1437, York was able to count on the loyalty of Bedford's supporters, including Sir John Fastolf and Sir William Oldhall.

* Sir John Fastolf ( 1378 ?- 1459 ) the prototype for Falstaff lived mainly at Caister-on-Sea but his family had lived at Great Yarmouth for generations

The Fastolf family, whose most celebrated member was Sir John Fastolf, are recorded here from the thirteenth century.

Sir John Fastolf, the inspiration for Shakespeare's Falstaff, was buried here in December 1459, next to his wife Millicent in a new aisle built by Fastolf on the South side of the abbey church.

The college received another substantial endowment from the estate of Sir John Fastolf of Caister Castle in Norfolk ( 1380 – 1459 ).

In the fifteenth century, Blickling Hall was in the possession of Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk ( 1380 – 1459 ), who made a fortune in the Hundred Years ' War, and whose coat of arms is still on display there.

* Stephen Cooper, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, ( Pen & Sword, 2010 )

See: Sir John Oldcastle and Sir John Fastolf.

The name was changed to " Falstaff ", based on Sir John Fastolf, an historical person with a reputation for cowardice at the Battle of Patay, and whom Shakespeare had previously represented in Henry VI, Part 1.

At his defeat at Patay in 1429 he was advised not to fight there by Sir John Fastolf, who was subsequently blamed for the debacle, but the French, inspired by Joan of Arc, showed unprecedented fighting spirit-usually they approached an English position with great terror.

In the fifteenth century, the town was occupied by the English, and belonged to Sir John Fastolf of Caister Castle in Norfolk ( 1380-1459 ).

* Stephen Cooper, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, ( Pen & Sword, 2010 )

File: John Major 1996. jpg | Sir John Major < BR > KG CH PC ACIBserved 1990 – 1997, born 1943

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC ( 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745 ), known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Sir Robert Walpole, KG, KB, MP ( 1726 – 1742 )

Sir Edward Richard George " Ted " Heath, KG, MBE, PC ( 9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005 ) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( 1970 – 74 ) and as Leader of the Conservative Party ( 1965 – 75 ).

* The Right Honourable Sir Harold Wilson, KG, OBE, FRS, MP ( 23 April 1976 – 9 June 1983 )

* The Right Honourable Sir Harold Wilson, KG, OBE, FRS ( 9 June – 16 September 1983 )

* The Right Honourable Sir James Callaghan, KG, MP ( 23 April 1987 – 11 June 1987 )

* The Right Honourable Sir James Callaghan, KG ( 11 June 1987 – 5 November 1987 )

Sir Henry Percy KG ( 20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403 ) was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby, and Alice de Audley.

Among the people buried in the cathedral, the most famous is probably Sir Edward Heath, KG, MBE ( 1916 – 2005 ), who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001, and who lived in the Cathedral Close for the last twenty years of his life.

Sir George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925 ), known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary, but who was passed over as Prime Minister in 1923 in favour of Stanley Baldwin.

Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, PC, QSO, KStJ ( 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983 ) was a New Zealand politician.

Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, KG ( 16 October 1863 – 17 March 1937 ) was a British statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and half-brother of Neville Chamberlain.

According to the Irish Genealogical Office, Kildare Street, Dublin, Sir Anthony St Leger KG held office as the King's Deputy ( Lord Deputy ) in Ireland for five not three terms as commonly held.

Sir Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, KG, PC ( 15 June 1645 – 15 September 1712 ) was a leading English politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Sir Edward Poynings KG ( 1459 – October 1521 ) was an English soldier, administrator and diplomat, Lord Deputy of Ireland under King Henry VII of England.

Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO KStJ ( 1 April 1905 – 9 January 1993 ) was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.

** Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur KG ( c. 1365 – 1403 ) heir apparent

Sir Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, 4th Baron Mortimer, KG ( 11 November 1328-26 February 1360 ) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years ' War.

Katherine ( d. before 7 August 1328 ) married Sir John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, KG ( 9 October 1300-1 September 1359 ).

* Sir Erskine William Gladstone KG Bt ( 1961 – 1969 )

Sir Reginald Bray KG ( c. 1440 – 24 June 1503 ) the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under Henry VII, English courtier, and architect of the Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey.

Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent ( 26 October 1416 – 22 May 1490 ), English administrator, nobleman and magnate, was the son of Sir John Grey, KG and Constance Holland.

Sutton was born in Dudley, the eldest son of John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, KG, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Berkeley.

Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, KG ( died 31 December 1369 ) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire.