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Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports

  • Henry VIIIHenry VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, Kent. He entered the world as the third child and second son of King…
  • Winston ChurchillOn the 30th of November 1874, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
  • George Boleyn, Viscount RochfordGeorge Boleyn entered the world around 1504, born into the powerful Boleyn and Howard families. His father Thomas held titles that would eventually make him…
  • Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley entered the world on the 1st of May 1769 within a townhouse at 6 Merrion Street in Dublin. The exact date and location remain disputed by…
  • William Pitt the YoungerOn the 28th of May 1759, a boy named William Pitt was born at Hayes Place in the village of Hayes in Kent. He entered Pembroke College, Cambridge, on the…
  • Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and SomersetHenry FitzRoy entered the world in June 1519, born to Henry VIII and his mistress Elizabeth Blount. The timing of this birth was calculated with precision to…
  • Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of WillingdonFreeman Freeman-Thomas entered the world on the 12th of September 1866 in England. His father, Freeman Frederick Thomas, served as an officer in the rifle…