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Edward Duke (antiquary)

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In 1813 he married Harriet, daughter of Henry Hinxman of Ivy Church, near Salisbury, by whom he had four sons and four daughters. He died at Lake House on 28 August 1852, aged 73. The eldest son, Edward, entered the church and succeeded to the estates.
74:(1846), he maintained that the early inhabitants of Wiltshire had "pourtrayed a vast planetarium or stationary orrery on the face of the Wiltshire downs", the earth being represented by 82:
said "it has seldom been our unhappy fate to wade through a book, in the pages of which we could find less instruction of any kind, or a larger number of the most puerile absurdities".
182: 229: 78:, and the sun and planets, revolving round it, by seven "temples", four of stone and three of earth, placed at their proper distances. A review in the 239: 234: 224: 219: 214: 187: 136: 94: 63: 39: 93:, a medieval hall building in Salisbury. Duke was an active Wiltshire magistrate, and a fellow of the 130: 57:
he explored the tumuli on his estates, and the antiquities there discovered were described in Hoare's
209: 204: 90: 50:. In 1805 he came into the estates and the mansion at Lake, which had been in his family since 1578. 42:, where he graduated B.A. 1803, M.A. 1807. He was ordained in 1802, and engaged in clerical work at 87:
Prolusiones Historicæ, or Essays illustrative of the Halle of John Halle, citizen … of Salisbury
61:, and were preserved in the museum at Lake House. Between 1823 and 1828 Duke contributed to the 151: 69: 98: 54: 198: 176: 75: 129: 38:, Wiltshire, and Fanny, daughter of John Field of Islington. He was educated at 35: 31: 152:"Art. V. — The Druidical Temples of the County of Wilts. By the Rev. E. Duke" 89:(temp. Henry VI and Edward IV), vol. i. (only), Salisbury, 1837, 8vo, about 47: 43: 175: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 34:
on 24 September 1779, Duke was the second son of Edward Duke of
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Duke devoted his leisure to antiquities. In company with
8: 191:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 140:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 67:, chiefly on Wiltshire antiquities. In his 114: 22:(1779–1852), was an English antiquary. 124: 122: 120: 118: 7: 230:English Christian religious leaders 14: 188:Dictionary of National Biography 170: 137:Dictionary of National Biography 240:19th-century English historians 235:18th-century English historians 225:Alumni of Magdalen Hall, Oxford 1: 256: 156:The Christian Remembrancer 220:19th-century antiquarians 215:18th-century antiquarians 46:, Gloucestershire, and 95:Society of Antiquaries 80:Christian Remembrancer 72:of the County of Wilts 40:Magdalen Hall, Oxford 131:"Duke, Edward"  64:Gentleman's Magazine 16:English Antiquarian 85:He also published 91:John Halle's Hall 70:Druidical Temples 247: 192: 174: 173: 164: 163: 148: 142: 141: 133: 126: 255: 254: 250: 249: 248: 246: 245: 244: 195: 194: 180: 171: 168: 167: 150: 149: 145: 128: 127: 116: 111: 99:Linnean Society 55:Sir R. C. Hoare 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 253: 251: 243: 242: 237: 232: 227: 222: 217: 212: 207: 197: 196: 166: 165: 143: 113: 112: 110: 107: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 252: 241: 238: 236: 233: 231: 228: 226: 223: 221: 218: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 202: 200: 193: 190: 189: 184: 178: 177:public domain 161: 157: 153: 147: 144: 139: 138: 132: 125: 123: 121: 119: 115: 108: 106: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 83: 81: 77: 73: 71: 66: 65: 60: 59:Ancient Wilts 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 25: 23: 21: 186: 183:Duke, Edward 169: 162:: 467. 1846. 159: 155: 146: 135: 103: 86: 84: 79: 76:Silbury Hill 68: 62: 58: 52: 29: 19: 18: 210:1852 deaths 205:1779 births 97:and of the 20:Edward Duke 199:Categories 109:References 36:Lake House 32:Hungerford 48:Salisbury 44:Turkdean 30:Born in 179::  26:Life 185:". 201:: 160:12 158:. 154:. 134:. 117:^ 101:. 181:"

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Hungerford
Lake House
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
Turkdean
Salisbury
Sir R. C. Hoare
Gentleman's Magazine
Druidical Temples
Silbury Hill
John Halle's Hall
Society of Antiquaries
Linnean Society




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