Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950), is the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and has visited the Isle of Man on several occasions in her capacity as a member of the Royal Family, attending events and engagements on the Island.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603. During her reign, the lordship of Mann continued under the Stanley Earls of Derby, and the Island was affected by the religious and political changes of the Elizabethan era.
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann from 1837 to 1901. She visited the Isle of Man in 1847, and her long reign saw significant social and economic changes on the Island, including the growth of tourism, the reform of the House of Keys, and the development of the Island's infrastructure.
The Reverend James Wilks (1719-1777) was a Manx clergyman who served as Vicar of German, Vicar of Michael, Rector of Ballaugh, and vicar-general. He was closely connected with both Bishop Wilson and Bishop Hildesley, and played a significant part in the translation and revision of the Manx Bible, translating the Book of Joshua and the Epistles. He was also the father of Colonel Mark Wilks.
Richard Betham served as Collector of Customs at Douglas on the Isle of Man. His daughter Elizabeth, born in Glasgow, grew up among sailors and assembled a collection of shells brought by seafarers from their voyages. Elizabeth married William Bligh, the future captain of HMS Bounty, at the parish church at Onchan on 4 February 1781.
Richard Christian is recorded in Virginia colonial records with a headright in 1643, indicating his arrival in the colony. He was a member of the Christian family of Manx origin, forming part of the earliest wave of Manx emigration to colonial Virginia.
Richard Halsall served as a constable on the Isle of Man. In 1659, he was ordered by Governor James Chaloner to assist with the sequestration of William Christian's estates, seizing cattle, corn, grass, and tithes following Christian's departure from the Island.
Richard III (1452-1485) was the last Plantagenet King of England, reigning from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. His defeat at Bosworth was partly due to the intervention of Thomas Stanley and his brother Sir William Stanley, who switched sides during the battle. The Stanley family's reward was the confirmation and enhancement of their position as Lords of Mann.
Richard Tyldesley was connected to the events of the English Civil War and its impact on the Isle of Man. The Tyldesley family were prominent Lancashire Royalists with links to the Stanley Earls of Derby.
Robert Christian of Cedar Grove was a member of the Christian family of Manx origin who settled in Virginia. The Cedar Grove plantation was established by the Christian family in the American colonies, representing the continued prominence of Manx emigrant families in colonial Virginia.
Robert Fargher launched the *Mona's Herald* newspaper in 1833 and led a thirty-year campaign for a democratically elected House of Keys, publishing what the self-elected House did in its secretive proceedings. The Keys responded by bringing libel action, and Fargher was imprisoned. His argument that an unelected body should not be given financial authority was eventually used by Governor Henry Loch to force the Keys to accept popular election in 1866.
Robert Heywood (1633-1690) served as Governor of the Isle of Man from 1678. He is chiefly remembered for reviving the tradition of horse racing on the Island, renewing the races at Langness that had been established by the 7th Earl of Derby in 1628 but abandoned since 1651. He was also associated with useful legislation during his governorship.
Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to his government's involvement in the Island's governance and the continuing discussions over customs, trade and constitutional arrangements during the nineteenth century.
Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. In 1313, he invaded and captured the Isle of Man, bringing it under Scottish control. The Island remained under Scottish overlordship until it was reclaimed by England, and Bruce's invasion is one of the defining events in the medieval history of Mann.
Robert Wilson was an Irishman convicted of bringing counterfeit half-crowns and shillings into the Isle of Man and passing three of them. He was hanged. His case illustrated the distinction the Manx legal system drew between a local man who tested his metal and a foreigner who imported counterfeit coin for profit.
Rolt was a London lawyer hired by George Moore in 1766 to prepare his case for the Treasury during the post-Revestment deputations. Moore was frustrated when Rolt's document emphasised the prerogatives of the Lord rather than the rights of the people. Rolt later wrote a history of the Isle of Man, published in 1773.
Sir Charles Frederick (c. 1709-1785) was Surveyor-General of the Ordnance and a member of Parliament. His connection to the Isle of Man relates to military and administrative affairs concerning the Island during the Revestment era.
Sir Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley (1716-1789), served as Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Commons. He was involved in the legal proceedings and parliamentary debates surrounding the Revestment of the Isle of Man in 1765 and the subsequent governance of the Island.
Sir James Gell was Attorney General of the Isle of Man and a leading figure in Manx legal and public life. He was connected to the prominent Gell family of the Island and played a significant role in Manx legal practice during the nineteenth century.
