Burney, Frances. The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Madame D’Arblay). Editors Hemlow, Joyce and Althea Douglas, Clarendon Press, 1972–1984, 12 vols.
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Royal Hospital, Chelsea
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Elizabeth Ashbridge | Here EA
's husband again began drinking heavily, beating her, and provoking quarrels. On a drinking spree in 1740, he enlisted in the army for an expedition against Cuba, intending this as an insult... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Martha Hale | Martha Rigby
married an army officer named Bernard Hale
, the son of a judge; he was later Colonel of the 20th Regiment, then Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital
, Chelsea. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Sarah Murray | SM
made her second marriage, to George Aust
, who had held the post of Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, but who was now secretary and registrar of Chelsea Royal Hospital. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Occupation | Mary Astell | She did this on a subscription of £500, begun by Lady Betty Hastings
on 5 April with five guineas. The school was conducted in rooms borrowed from Chelsea Royal Hospital
, and most pupils were... |
| Residence | Sarah Harriet Burney | SHB
lived in apartments at the Royal Hospital
, Chelsea, where her father
had been appointed organist. Burney, Sarah Harriet. “Editor’s Introduction”. The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, edited by Lorna J. Clark, Georgia University Press, 1997. xxxiv |
| Residence | Sarah Harriet Burney | She lived on in Chelsea Hospital
till 1821, finding it increasingly lonely, since none of the other residents had any taste for books or reading. Burney, Sarah Harriet. “Editor’s Introduction”. The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, edited by Lorna J. Clark, Georgia University Press, 1997. xliv-xlvi |
Timeline
Mid-March 2009: The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, a home for British...
National or international item
Mid-March 2009
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea
, a home for British Army
veterans founded by Charles II
in 1682, admitted its two first female pensioners, Dorothy Hughes
and Winifred Phillips
, both in their eighties.
Bates, Stephen. “Changing Chelsea. It only took 300 years”. Guardian Weekly, 20 Mar. 2009, p. 16.
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