Earl of Carlisle Castle and Henderskelfe (which later became known as Castle Howard) came into the Howard family. Lord Carlisle had earlier supported the Parliamentarian cause in the Civil War, and is supposed to have been created "Baron Gilsland" and "Viscount Howard of Morpeth" by Oliver Cromwell in 1657 (it is certain that he was summoned to Cromwell's House of Lords the same year as "Lord Viscount Howard"). He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Morpeth, Cumberland and Carlisle in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland. On his death the titles passed to
HMS Stately (1784) warship once war resumed after the end of the Treaty of Amiens. On 22 March 1808, "Stately" and "Nassau" destroyed the last Danish ship of the line, "Prins Christian Frederik", commanded by Captain C.W.Jessen, in a battle at Zealand Point. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasps "Stately 22 March 1808" and "Nassau 22 March 1808" to any still surviving crew members of those vessels that chose to claim them. "Stately" was broken up in 1814. Notes Citations References HMS Stately (1784) HMS "Stately" was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal