1621: Sir Francis Bacon is imprisoned in the Tower of London for one night. 1659: The Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague. 1669: The last entry in Samuel Pepys’s diary.

US pharmaceutical tycoon Andrew Cavenagh is the man who led the San Francisco 49ers -backed takeover and is now in a position of power at the top of the marble staircase. He is now chairman of the ...