• James Somerset (c. 1741 – after 1772) was an African man and the plaintiff in a pivotal court case that confirmed that slavery was illegal in England and...
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    Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC (30 September 1788 – 28 June 1855), known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British...
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    Earl of Somerset KG (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I. Robert Kerr was born in Wrington, Somerset, England...
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    Somerset (/ˈsʌmərsɪt, -sɛt/ SUM-ər-sit, -⁠set; archaically Somersetshire /ˈsʌmərsɪt.ʃɪər, -sɛt-, -ʃər/ SUM-ər-sit-sheer, -⁠set-, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial...
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  • Somerset v Stewart (1772) 98 ER 499 (also known as Sommersett v Steuart, Somersett's case, and the Mansfield Judgment) is a judgment of the English Court...
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    intervention (Somerset was the favourite of King James). James VI and I granted the annulment on 25 September 1613. Frances married Somerset on 26 December...
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    Duke of Somerset, from the county of Somerset, is a title that has been created five times in the peerage of England. It is particularly associated with...
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    the site of a Tudor palace ("Old Somerset House") originally belonging to the Duke of Somerset. The present Somerset House was designed by Sir William...
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  • California Somerset, Colorado Somerset, Illinois Somerset, Indiana Somerset, Kansas Somerset, Kentucky Somerset County, Maine Somerset, Maryland Somerset County...
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    Keith Coleman's 2023 biography James VI and I: The King Who United Scotland and England see James's relationships with Somerset and Buckingham as sexual, adding...
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    related to James Purefoy. James Purefoy at IMDb James Purefoy as Blackbeard James Purefoy as Beau Brummell Interview with James Purefoy, BBC Somerset, September...
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    [citation needed] In the Somerset case of 1772, Lord Mansfield ruled that, as slavery was not recognised by English law, James Somerset, a slave who had been...
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    William Somerset Maugham CH (/mɔːm/ MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born...
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    /bɑːθ/; local pronunciation: [ba(ː)θ]) is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021...
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  • Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient shrievalty which has been in existence since the 11th century. Originally known as the "Sheriff of Somerset", the role...
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    Taunton (redirect from Holway, Somerset)
    Taunton (/ˈtɔːntən/) is the county town of Somerset, England. It is a market town and has a minster church. Its population in 2011 was 64,621. Its thousand-year...
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  • of Somerset. Founded in 1875, Somerset was initially regarded as a minor county until official first-class status was acquired in 1895. Somerset has...
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    Somerset is a home rule-class city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. The city population was 11,924 according to the 2020 census. It is the seat...
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    Somerset County (Pennsylvania German: Somerset Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,129...
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    Heart Somerset (formerly Somerset's Orchard FM) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Somerset, England. Originally owned by (and officially...
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    Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (c. 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536) was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and...
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    Wells (/wɛlz/) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Somerset, located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 21 miles (34 km) south-east of Weston-super-Mare...
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    five unitary authority areas of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, all in South West England. As...
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    Monmouthshire and sat until 1611. Somerset was sent to Scotland with Charles Percy by the Privy Council to notify James VI and I of the death of Elizabeth...
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    Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1550 – 3 March 1628) was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I (James...
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    large village and civil parish in Somerset, England, with a population of 11,805 in 2011. On a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden...
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    John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG (c. 1373 – 16 March 1410) was an English nobleman...
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  • Fallon Godfrey Quigley as Superintendent O'Brien Bruce Seton as Colonel James Somerset Harry Webster as Andy Maureen Halligan as Mrs Mac Laurie Leigh as Pat...
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    in Southampton on 29 September 1975 and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Lance's appearances in comedy...
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  • England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2021. "James Rew named in County Select squad". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 20 July 2021. "Group...
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