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to intercede on his behalf. Langtry, who was a friend of the prince, sent for James and told him that she considered it a great responsibility for him to encourage the Prince of Wales to move stables. James, perhaps considering that
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Edward VII found that training his horses with
Richard Marsh was a financial burden. Marsh had spent lavishly on his establishment and this was reflected in his charges. At one point Arthur James tried to persuade the prince to move his horses, however, Marsh, fearing the loss of the royal
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was constructed in iron, with steam engines for surface running and electric motors for use when submerged. The submarine sunk at its moorings before its first trial, and although raised by the insurers, the
Submerging Boat Company went bankrupt.
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and the shipbuilder Day, Summers & Co. over who was to blame for the sinking and this dispute went to court. Day, Summers & Co. had some experience of working on ships with similar hull shapes; in 1877 they had modified the
225:(private secretary to the prince) wrote of this friendship: "he (James) charming, but not having so much in common with the King except racing; she full of humour and high spirits, walking with the King and keeping him amused."
186:, so it was probably no coincidence that the blood line of many of the foals born at Coton House can be traced back to this great horse. After James died, his wife continued to breed and race; she won the Victoria Cup at
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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the future queen consort of the United Kingdom who, following the death of her husband
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34:(later King Edward VII), sharing his interest in horse racing. In 1885 he married Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck (1861–1948), godmother to
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920:. St. John: Redberry Press. p. Chapter 18 – The Races.
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Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in England
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387:. His half sister was Olivia James who married
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257:A dispute arose between the designer of the
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304:Deputy-lieutenant for Warwickshire;
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198:in successive years and the 1932
178:Venetia James was related to the
54:, on 24 February 1870 graduating
903:The Life and Times of Edward VII
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374:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
234:and allowed the matter to drop.
209:James, who was a Steward of the
36:Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1072:"Friend Left Jewels to Queen".
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883:"The King at Newmarket Races".
83:Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck
365:. William James died in 1912.
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363:Frank James Memorial Hospital
401:Family of John Arthur James
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420:Elizabeth Woodbridge Phelps
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307:Steward of the Jockey Club
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52:Trinity College, Cambridge
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853:"A Friend of the King".
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169:2,000 Guineas Stakes
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280:Public life
268:Ross Winans
211:Jockey Club
204:Salmon Leap
124:Fascination
91:Coton House
77:Horseracing
42:Early years
1087:Categories
1008:1 February
986:1 February
960:1 February
800:References
135:The Gorgon
106:Fortunatus
372:, became
301:for 1916;
259:Incognita
250:Incognita
196:Herbalist
184:St. Simon
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