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 * ...that John Mawe, who studied the mineralogy of Derbyshire, was arrested as a spy in 1805 before publishing accounts of his travels in Brazil?
 * ... that Samuel Rayner, who painted the Derby Exhibition in 1839, had one of his paintings exhibited in the Royal Academy when he was only 15?
 * ... that English landscape architect Edward Milner designed three public parks in Preston, Lancashire?
 * ...that the 12th Duke of Norfolk rebuilt Glossops parish church, built All Saints RC chapel, improved the reservoir and built the town hall,
 * ...that after Robert de Ferrers, the 6th Earl of Derby was pardoned for his part in a civil war against King Edward I, he did it again?

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