Admiral of the Fleet Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer, was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1720. Aylmer was one of the cap
Portrait by Jonathan Richardson, c. 1692
The second-rate HMS Royal Katherine, which Aylmer commanded at the Battle of Beachy Head
Wallet's Court Manor at Westcliffe in Kent, Aylmer's home from around 1700
The Queen's House at Greenwich, where Aylmer died, viewed from the main gate
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served
Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer
…third-rate HMS Monck in the North Sea in Summer 1691 and then took command of the first-rate HMS London in Spring 1692. As Second Captain to Admiral Edward Russell, he saw action again at the tactically indecisive Battle of Barfleur in May 1692. As a captain, Aylmer was quite deferential to his Spanish partners…
Portrait by Thomas Gibson, c. 1715
The Battle of Solebay, where Russell saw action as a junior officer
Chippenham Park, Russell's home in Cambridgeshire
Painting by Godfrey Kneller showing Orford (left) with Admiral John Benbow and Admiral Ralph Delaval