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    Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Baronet KCB (/ˈbrʊk/; 9 September 1776 – 2 January 1841) was a distinguished officer in the British Royal Navy. During...
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  • Sir Philip Broke (1776–1841) was a Royal Navy officer, captain of HMS Shannon when she defeated USS Chesapeake. Philip Broke may also refer to: Philip...
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    of Philip Bowes Broke and the younger brother of Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet. After service during the Battle of Castricum, Broke fought...
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    British Royal Navy officer. Broke-Middleton was the second son of Sir Philip Broke, 1st Baronet, and Louisa Middleton. He entered the Royal Navy as a...
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    for Philip Broke, a Rear-Admiral of the Royal Navy. He was the grandson of Robert Broke, nephew of Sir Robert Broke, 1st Baronet, of Nacton (see Broke Baronets)...
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    put to sea to meet the waiting HMS Shannon, commanded by Captain Philip Broke. Broke had issued a written challenge to Chesapeake's commander, but Chesapeake...
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    Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances...
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    HMS Shannon, a 38 gun frigate on which he served as midshipman under Sir Philip Broke. The island is also home to many different types of animals such as...
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    September 1920. Her name was changed to Broke in April 1921, after Rear-Admiral Sir Philip Broke (/ˈbrʊk/). Broke was moved to the Royal Dockyard at Pembroke...
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  • became extinct on Sir Robert's death in 1694. The Broke estates passed to his nephew Robert Broke, who was the grandfather of Philip Broke, who was created...
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  • Percy was born in 1880. He was the great grandson of Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke a distinguished naval officer. Loraine was gazetted as a Second Lieutenant...
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    Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, filmmaker, and dancer. He is the front man and one of the founder...
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    White, East Cowes, HMS Broke was launched on 25 May 1914, and was completed in 1914. She was named for Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke, Bt. who while in command...
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  • was Philip Bowes Broke (1749–1801), the father of the Royal Navy officer Rear Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Baronet KCB (1776–1841). "Broke, Philip...
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    Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (/də ˈwaɪ.ərt/; 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was a British Army officer...
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    related to Katherine Philips. Wikisource has original works by or about: Katherine Philips Works by or about Katherine Philips at Internet Archive Works...
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    Trafalgar. Under the command of Captain John Bastard, Africa was part of Sir Philip Broke's squadron that pursued but ultimately failed to catch USS Constitution...
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    Sir Robert Broke SL (died 5 or 6 September 1558) was an English judge, politician and legal writer. Although a landowner in rural Shropshire, he made his...
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    Sir Philip John May (born 1957) is an English investment manager. He is married to Theresa May, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016...
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    Internet Archive. Brighton, John George; Broke, Philip Bowes Vere (28 January 1866). "Admiral Sir P.B.V. Broke, Bart., K.C.B., etc. : a memoir". London :...
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    1763, the portrait of Philip Gell by Sir Joshua Reynolds is considered to be one of his greatest works.[14] The picture broke new ground for the artist...
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    Sir Richard Broke, who built a manor house there, during the reign of Henry VIII. The present house was built by James Wyatt for Philip Bowes Broke in...
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    Kirby (entomologist) (1759-1850) Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke KCB (1776-1841), naval officer Sir Charles Broke Vere (1779–1843), Army Officer William King...
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    Baron Willoughby de Broke, the only other child of the marriage was a daughter, Margaret Greville (1561–1631/2), who married Sir Richard Verney. He was...
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    queen. Philip broke the news to Elizabeth at Sagana Lodge, and the royal party immediately returned to the United Kingdom. In December 1952, Philip was initiated...
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  • Anne Broke, eldest daughter of Captain Charles Acton Vere-Broke, and the granddaughter of another Royal Navy officer, Admiral Sir Philip Broke, "Broke of...
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  • Wartling (1838) Monument to Sir Philip Broke at Nacton (1841) Monument to Lady Heathcote at Normanton, Rutland (1842) Monument to Sir John Lawford at St John's...
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    A14. A country house in the parish, Broke Hall, was the seat of the Broke family, including Admiral Sir Philip Broke. A former public house, the Anchor...
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  • luncheon group. In 1952, Parker was in Kenya with the royal couple and broke the news initially to the Duke, who then told his wife, of King George VI's...
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  • during the War of 1812. Tenedos, part of a fleet under the command of Sir Philip Broke, was assigned to patrol of the coast near Boston Harbor in April 1812...
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