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30 de mar. de 2017 · John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland is one of the Tudor villains we all love to hate. His unbridled ambition is held responsible for the death of his sixteen-year-old daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, whilst even before the attempt to put her on the throne as his puppet, he was considered a tyrant and a bully. But there is more to him than that ...
Extract. The name John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, evokes the image of the ambitious and selfish politician who was responsible for the death of Lady Jane Grey. The son of an executed traitor, and a traitor and apostate Protestant himself, Northumberland has been defamed by chroniclers and historians since his death in 1553.
John Dudley, 1. Duke of Northumberland. John Dudley, 1. Duke of Northumberland (* 1504; † 22. August 1553 in London) war ein englischer Adliger, der von 1549 bis 1553 im Namen des minderjährigen Königs Edward VI. de facto England regierte. Nach dessen Tod 1553 versuchte er, seine Schwiegertochter Lady Jane Grey als Königin zu etablieren, was jedoch scheiterte und zu seiner Hinrichtung ...
17 de mar. de 2015 · The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015. 16 Jun 2024. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland was a Tudor soldier and politician who became Chief Minister in the reign of Edward VI. John Dudley is most associated with the attempt to get Lady Jane Grey onto the throne of England on the death of Edward. The failure of this led to the execution of Dudley.
25 de jul. de 1996 · This book reconstructs the personal and political life of John Dudley (1504–1553), Viscount Lisle, Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Northumberland. For three and a half years (1549–1553) as Lord President of the Council, he was leader of Edward VI's minority government. His involvement in the notorious attempt to frustrate Mary's claim to the ...
Abstract. This chapter details the life and career of John Dudley from 1551–1553. The Tudors commonly signalled important shifts in policy, or in the structure of power, with clusters of peerage creations or promotions. On October 1551, the second and final fall of the Duke of Somerset was immediately preceded by three promotions and one new ...
John Dudley was the son of Edmund Dudley, Henry VII’s attorney, whose service to the King won him Elizabeth Grey, the daughter of a viscount, as his second wife. Edmund and Elizabeth had three sons, of whom John was the eldest. Edmund was one of Henry VII’s most trusted advisors, and, together with his colleague, Sir Richard Empson ...
