Which political party was represented by Clement Freud when he became the MP for the
Isle of Ely in 1973?
Two lovely black eyes for Mr Heath and the Tories, this was the verdict of the voters in the rural Conservative strongholds of Ripon and
Isle of Ely.
Which English nobleman, based in the
Isle of Ely, led an unsuccessful rebellion against William the Conqueror in 1070?
He was based on the
Isle of Ely as he opposed William the Conqueror.
The
Isle of Ely provided a particularly important focus for such deposits.
IN 1973, I fought a by-election for the parliamentary seat of the
Isle of Ely, the contest occasioned by the death of the sitting Member.
He embarked on a political career in 1973, when he upset the odds to win the
Isle of Ely constituency for the Liberals, remaining in Parliament until 1987.
His political career began in 1973, when he won the
Isle of Ely constituency for the Liberals.
Upon her husband's death she withdrew to the
Isle of Ely to live a life of prayer and continence but, five years later, her relatives convinced her to leave Ely and marry Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria and patron of the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow, which, of course, brought AEthelthryth to the attention of the Venerable Bede.
When my father, Guy, bought his first farm, a 300-acre holding near the Fenland
Isle of Ely, in 1952, he discovered that the rich, black soil was ideal for growing salads and vegetables.
IWAS born into a family of harness makers in the Fenland village of Littleport, part of the
Isle of Ely.
Freud also entered politics in 1973, when he won the
Isle of Ely constituency for the Liberals.
