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Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Baronet

Index Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Baronet

Sir Wolstan Dixie, 4th Baronet (1700–1767) was among the most colourful of the 13 Dixie baronets of Market Bosworth, descended from the second Sir Wolstan Dixie, knighted by James I in 1604, and Sheriff of Leicester (himself grand-nephew of the first Sir Wolstan Dixie, Lord Mayor of London in 1585, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I). [1]

23 relations: Appleby Magna, Bosworth Hall (Market Bosworth), Commonwealth of England, David Nokes, Dixie baronets, Dixie Grammar School, Elizabeth I of England, English Civil War, High Sheriff of Leicestershire, James VI and I, Lord Mayor of London, Market Bosworth, Osbaston Hall, Puritans, Roundhead, Royalist, Samuel Johnson: A Life, Walter Jackson Bate, Wolstan, Wolstan Dixie, Wrightson Mundy, Wulfstan, Wulfstan (died 1095).

Appleby Magna

Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England.

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Bosworth Hall (Market Bosworth)

Bosworth Hall is a historic country house and Grade II* listed building in the rural town of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, England, now known as the Bosworth Hall Hotel.

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Commonwealth of England

The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May 1649.

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David Nokes

David Nokes FRSL (March 11, 1948 - November 19, 2009) was a scholar of 18th-century English literature known for his biographies of Jonathan Swift, John Gay, Jane Austen and Samuel Johnson.

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Dixie baronets

The Dixie Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England at the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 for Sir Wolstan Dixie (1602–1682), a supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War and afterwards.

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Dixie Grammar School

Dixie Grammar School is an independent school in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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High Sheriff of Leicestershire

This is a list of Sheriffs and High Sheriffs of Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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Lord Mayor of London

The Lord Mayor of London is the City of London's mayor and leader of the City of London Corporation.

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Market Bosworth

Market Bosworth is a small market town and civil parish in western Leicestershire, England.

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Osbaston Hall

Osbaston Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house at Osbaston, Leicestershire.

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Puritans

The Puritans were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

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Royalist

A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim.

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Samuel Johnson: A Life

Samuel Johnson: A Life is a prize-winning biography of 18th-century English lexicographer Samuel Johnson by British literary critic David Nokes.

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Walter Jackson Bate

Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 – July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer.

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Wolstan

Wolstan is an unusual variant spelling of Wulstan and Wulfstan.

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Wolstan Dixie

Sir Wolstan Dixie, (1524 or 1525 – 1594) was an English merchant and administrator, and Lord Mayor of London in 1585.

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Wrightson Mundy

Wrightson Mundy (1715 – 18 June 1762) was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1737 and MP for Leicestershire in 1747.

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Wulfstan

Wulfstan may refer to.

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Wulfstan (died 1095)

Wulfstan (c. 1008 – 20 January 1095) was Bishop of Worcester from 1062 to 1095.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Wolstan_Dixie,_4th_Baronet

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