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George Stepney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (347 words) |
 | George Stepney (1663–September 15, 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. |
| George Stepney was son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. |
| In 1705 Prince Eugene of Savoy requested Stepney's withdrawal on the grounds of his alleged favouritism towards the Hungarian insurgents, but the demand was taken back at the request of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who had great confidence in Stepney. |
| STEPNEY - LoveToKnow Article on STEPNEY (877 words) |
| STEPNEY, an eastern metropolitan borough of London, England, bounded N. by Bethnal Green, E. by Poplar, S. by the river Thames, and W. by the City of London and Shoreditch. |
| Other institutions are the London Hospital, Whitechapel, the East London childrens hospital, the headquarters of Dr Barnardos Homes, Stepney Causeway, and Her Majestys Hospital for waifs connected therewith; the Stepney training college of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and the Spitalfields trade and technical school. |
| Stepney is a suifragan bishopric in the diocese of London. |
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