The title “Baronet” has been mentioned since the 1300’s. According to Chambers’ Book of Days, the current
order of Baronets was created by James I of England on May 22nd,
1611. A little more than two hundred years later (1818),
Walter Scott received his Baronet title from the future King George IV of
England (then Prince Regent). Scott
received this honor for his role in rediscovering the crown jewels of Scotland.
Showing posts with label King George IV of England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King George IV of England. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Canning's Appointment
'May 15 [1827].—Parliament House a queer sight. Looked as if people were singing to each other the noble song of "The sky's falling—chickie diddle." Thinks I to myself, I'll keep a calm sough.
I wish the old Government had kept together, but their personal dislike to Canning seems to have rendered that impossible...'
Sir Walter Scott's journal entry of May 15, 1827, laments the fallout from King George IV's appointment of George Canning as Prime Minister, in place of the ailing Earl of Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson. Sir Robert Peel and Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, soon resigned. Wellington became Prime Minister himself, less than half a year after Canning died , and Peel succeeded him. Canning became PM on April 10, 1827, and passed just 119 days later, on August 8, 1827, rendering his term as Prime Minister the shortest on record.
"Betwixt both sides I unconcerned stand by; Hurt, can I laugh, and honest, need I cry?"
Sir Walter Scott's journal entry of May 15, 1827, laments the fallout from King George IV's appointment of George Canning as Prime Minister, in place of the ailing Earl of Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson. Sir Robert Peel and Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, soon resigned. Wellington became Prime Minister himself, less than half a year after Canning died , and Peel succeeded him. Canning became PM on April 10, 1827, and passed just 119 days later, on August 8, 1827, rendering his term as Prime Minister the shortest on record.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Kentucky Bourbon
Today's entry represents a corollary to an important Scottish product; scotch. Kentucky Bourbon was officially invented in the United States on June 14, 1789. Credit for this invention is currently bestowed on Rev. Elijah Craig, from Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Craig was the son of Tolliver Craig, who settled in Lexington, KY, and fought in the Revolutionary War, defending Bryan's Station against the British and Shawnee (1782). The Craig family name was taken from Tolliver's mother, a Scottish woman, who bore Tolliver after his father had left the scene.
Walter Scott was known to enjoy a good belt during his early years, but he was not a bourbon drinker. The Glenlivet website boasts that when King George IV visited Edinburgh in 1822, Scott, who organized the event, procured Glenlivet for the king to drink.
Bourbon today has at least one important connection to its more more pedigreed cousin in the whisky craft. Scotch today is often aged in barrels that have been used to age bourbon.
Craig was the son of Tolliver Craig, who settled in Lexington, KY, and fought in the Revolutionary War, defending Bryan's Station against the British and Shawnee (1782). The Craig family name was taken from Tolliver's mother, a Scottish woman, who bore Tolliver after his father had left the scene.
Walter Scott was known to enjoy a good belt during his early years, but he was not a bourbon drinker. The Glenlivet website boasts that when King George IV visited Edinburgh in 1822, Scott, who organized the event, procured Glenlivet for the king to drink.
Bourbon today has at least one important connection to its more more pedigreed cousin in the whisky craft. Scotch today is often aged in barrels that have been used to age bourbon.
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