Bell, George
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Bell, George (1883–1958),British ecumenical churchman; dean of Canterbury, 1924–9; bishop of Chichester, 1929–58. Outstanding for his moral courage and for his concern that all humankind should act as Christ intended, he was a strong supporter of the World Council of Churches and of the Confessional Church in Germany in its struggles against Nazification. Bell visited Stockholm in 1942 and was there approached by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an emissary of German resisters (see
Schwarze Kapelle), who sent messages through him to
George VI. They did not realize how slight the king's actual power was, nor how unsuitable Bell was as any sort of intermediary to the British government: having already spoken out in the House of Lords against the indiscriminate bombing of civilians (see
strategic air offensives, 1), he was no longer
persona grata to Churchill. In the aftermath of war, Bell led the movement to re-establish links between the English and German churches. See also
religion.
M. R. D. Foot
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Spreading Victorian virtues overseas. (promotion of the emigration movement)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...daughter of the Honourable Sir Giles Rooke, Fellow of Merton and...maternal grandmother, Lady Rooke, a great-uncle, Admiral...members of the Burrard and Rooke families, all linked...an uncle, the Reverend George Rooke, who took him on...
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BIRTHDAYS
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/1/1995; 700+ words
; TODAY: Mr George Baker, actor and writer...Guildhall University, 53; Sir Anthony Gill, chairman...civil servant, 61; Mr George MacDonald Fraser, author...concert promoter, 49; Sir Alec Guinness CH, actor...designer, 69; Sir Denis Rooke, former chairman, British...
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Birthdays
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/2/1994; 539 words
; TODAY: Sir Jack Brabham, racing driver...cricketer, 48; Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Dhenin, 76; Sir Richard Dobbs, Lord...Ministry of Defence, 60; Mr George MacDonald Fraser, author...designer, 68; Sir Denis Rooke, former chairman, British...
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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/24/1995; 488 words
; ...Julian Brazier MP, 42; Sir Trevor Chinn, chairman...Farnon, composer, 79; Sir Edward Ford, Secretary...John Dyer, poet, 1758; George Cattermole, painter and...from Spain by Admiral Sir George Rooke, 1704; 14 people were...
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Theme for the day.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/12/1998; 700+ words
; ...Street, Wolverhampton, was set yesterday afternoon by Sir George Chubb, the chairm an of the company. The Birmingham...Anniversaries: 1702: French fleet defeated off Vigo by Admiral Sir George Rooke; 1872: Birth of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams...
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Scourge of the Aussies; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 7/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...Australia, where his family received a warm welcome. George Bennett, Wirral, Merseyside. QUESTION My husband...Strait saluted as they passed Europa Point. Admiral Sir George Rooke captured Gibraltar from the Spaniards on August 4, 1704...
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Archive.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 7/24/2001; 700+ words
; ...Britain; 1704: Gibraltar won from Spain by Admiral Sir George Rooke; 1883: Shropshire man Captain Martin Webb, the first...1997)and Out Of Sight (1998) starring opposite George Clooney. As if a career as an actress wasn't enough...
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On This Day.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/12/2000; 387 words
; ...destroyed by the blast. Among the casualties where MP Sir Anthony Berry and Eric Taylor, north-west party chairman...agreement. 1702: French fleet defeated off Vigo by Admiral Sir George Rooke; 1845: Death of Quaker prison reformer Elizabeth Fry...
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Anne's visit to Gibraltar is an insult to us, say the Spanish; Madrid targets princess in latest row over sovereignty.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/28/2004; 700+ words
; ...anniversary of the British landthenon Gibraltar. Admiral Sir George Rooke hoisted the British flag in 1704, taking possession...In the latest row, the Spanish government called in Sir Stephen Wright, Britain's ambassador in Madrid, to...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/12/1994; 554 words
; ...Edward Alexander Crowley, author and occultist, 1875; Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle, actor, 1884; Luis de Freitas...1654; the French fleet was defeated off Vigo by Admiral Sir George Rooke, 1702; Gustav Hamel flew the English Channel from Hardelot...
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Sir George Rooke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir George Rooke , 1650-1709, English admiral. In the War of the Grand Alliance he defeated a French fleet under the comte de Tourville in the...
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Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Clowdisley Shovell or Sir Cloudesley Shovel , 1650-1707, English admiral. In the War...of the Spanish Succession he brought home the silver captured by Sir George Rooke at Vigo (1702), helped him capture Gibraltar (1704), and...
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Lagos, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Lagos, battle of, 1693. On 17 June 1693 off Lagos in southern Portugal, Sir George Rooke , escorting a convoy of 400 vessels to the Mediterranean, was attacked by the French admiral de Tourville with a vastly superior force. One hundred English and Dutch merchantmen were lost.
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Vigo Bay, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Vigo Bay, battle of, 1702. In August 1702, at the outset of the War of the Spanish Succession , Sir George Rooke and the duke of Ormond led an abortive expedition against Cadiz. On the way back they received news that a large Spanish treasure...
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Gibraltar
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...711. In 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession, it was captured by an Anglo‐Dutch fleet under Sir George Rooke and ceded to Britain by the treaty of Utrecht (1713). It has remained in British hands ever since.
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