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    Sir Richard Stapledon (died 1326) was an English judge and politician, the elder brother of Walter Stapledon (died 1326), Bishop of Exeter. His effigy...
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    founded in 1314 by two brothers from Devon, Bishop Walter Stapledon and Sir Richard Stapledon, as an institution to educate clergy, and has been located...
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    William and Mabel Stapledon, from a gentry family who lived in the Devon parish of Cookbury. His elder brother was Richard Stapledon (died 1326), a judge...
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  • William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. In 2014, he was inducted into the Science...
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  • science fiction. Walter Stapledon, English bishop, brother of Richard Richard Stapledon, English judge, brother of Walter Stapledon, Ontario, Canada, a small...
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    at Kew) and delivered confidential messages of all kinds. Edward IV and Richard III only appointed four esquires each. Henry VII appointed four of his...
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    more energy. The first modern imagining of such a structure was by Olaf Stapledon in his science fiction novel Star Maker (1937). The concept was later...
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  • saint (b. 1174) 1326 – Walter Stapledon, bishop and Lord High Treasurer of England, and his brother Sir Richard Stapledon, judge and politician. 1385 –...
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    ambulatory and opposite the latter is the monument and effigy to Sir Richard Stapledon (died 1320), a judge and elder brother of the bishop, whose male issue...
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  • Contrariants Commanders and leaders Eleanor de Clare  Walter de Stapledon † Richard Stapledon † Richard de Betoyne Strength unknown unknown Casualties and losses...
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  • descendants of Norman adventurers who had come over to Ireland following Richard FitzGodbert de Roche, Strong-bow, and others who had originally come as...
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  • 18 October 1380: Richard Stapledon 16 November 1380: John Keynes 14 December 1380: Walter Corneu or Cornu 1 November 1381: Richard Champernowne (died...
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    Richard de Bury (24 January 1287 – 14 April 1345), also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and...
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    in 1414 and 1416, and his wife Thomasine Stapledon (died before 1419), daughter and sole heiress of Sir Richard Stapledion, of Norton Fitzwarren and Nonnington...
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  • lands of it to Sir Richard Stapledon (d.1326) of Annery, Monkleigh in North Devon. These demesne lands passed with Annery to Sir Richard I Hankford, heir...
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  • Sirius (novel) (category Novels by Olaf Stapledon)
    1944 science fiction novel by the British philosopher and author Olaf Stapledon, whose title character is a dog named Sirius with humanlike intelligence...
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    Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327 – 30 May 1403) was an English soldier and courtier, serving Richard II of England. He also fought...
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  • (Turkic/Asian) ancestry on her mother's side. A report written by Bishop Walter de Stapledon in c.1319 describes either Philippa (then a child) or one of her sisters...
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    George Stapledon and to develop an ecological outlook. From 1957 to 1962 he worked as a freelance producer and researched his biography of Stapledon, Prophet...
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    Hales became the Lord/Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitallers of England. Richard II appointed him Lord High Treasurer, so he was responsible for collecting...
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    that an alliance with Flanders would benefit England and sent Bishop Stapledon of Exeter on the Continent as an ambassador. On his journey, he crossed...
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    William Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (category Peers created by Richard II)
    1350 – 29 July 1399) was a close supporter of King Richard II of England. He was a second son of Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton. He was a...
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  • Sprigge Olaf Stapledon Susan Stebbing James Hutchison Stirling William Stoddart Alan Stout George Stout Galen Strawson P. F. Strawson Richard Swinburne Alfred...
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  • Monarch – Edward II (to 25 January 1327), then Edward III 1320 Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, is appointed as Lord High Treasurer. Many horses die...
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    focused the escaping solar energy for intelligent use"—and suggested that "Stapledon sphere" would be a more apt term. Initially, all new stars were called...
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    preface, Lewis acknowledges science-fiction writer Olaf Stapledon and his work: "Mr. Stapledon is so rich in invention that he can well afford to lend...
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  • been inspired by work of the philosopher and science fiction author Olaf Stapledon. Borges's vision of "forking paths" has been cited as inspiration by numerous...
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    Vulcan inside the orbit of Mercury, and the titular creatures of Olaf Stapledon's 1947 novel The Flames are lizard-like solar beings residing inside igneous...
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  • "Synopsis of the Peerage of England". John Murray. Rawcliffe, Carole; Wilson, Richard (2006-10-01). Medieval Norwich. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-85285-546-8....
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  • Richard of Ware (died 8 December 1283) was the abbot of Westminster Abbey from 1258 to 1283. Richard was responsible for arranging the transportation of...
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