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Thomas Dunham Whitaker (1759–1821) was an English clergyman and topographer. Thomas Dunham Whitaker, 1816 engraving by William Holl the elder after a portrait by James Northcote. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Notes Life Born at Raynham, Norfolk, on 8 June 1759, he was the son of William Whitaker (1730–1782), curate of Raynham, Norfolk, and his wife Lucy, daughter of Robert Dunham, and widow of Ambrose Allen. In 1760 his father moved to his ancestral house at Holme, in the township of Cliviger, Lancashire, and the boy was in November 1766 placed under the care of the Rev. John Shaw of Rochdale. In November 1774, after spending a short time with the Rev. William Sheepshanks of Grassington in Craven, he was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge, and went into residence in October 1775. He took the degree of LL.B. in November 1781. [1] His intention to enter the legal profession changed on the death of his father in the following year, when he settled at Holme....

14th-century King of England and Duke of Aquitaine "Edward II" redirects here. For other uses, see Edward II (disambiguation). Edward II Effigy in Gloucester Cathedral King of England .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal (more...) Reign 8 July 1307 – 20 January 1327 Coronation 25 February 1308 Predecessor Edward I Successor Edward III Born 25 April 1284 Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales Died 21 September 1327 (aged 43) Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire Burial 20 December 1327 Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England Spouse Isabella of France ( m.  1308) Issue Detail Edward III, King of England John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall Eleanor, Countess of Guelders Joan, Queen of Scots Adam FitzRoy House Plantagenet Father Edward I, King of England Mother Eleanor, Countess of Ponthieu Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Carnarvon , was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward ...