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Francis Hastings was born in 1514 at Ashby de la Zouch Castle in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. He was tutored by John Leland during his youth. His mother, Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, had an affair with King Henry VIII in 1510, [just after Henry's accession to the throne in 1509], the discovery of which led her husband to remove her to a convent, and her brother to leave court ...
Hace 5 días · THE PRIORY OF ST. MARY, HUNTINGDON. There seems little reason to doubt that the priory of St. Mary, Huntingdon, was founded about the beginning of the 12th century by Eustace de Lovetot, (fn. 1) whose career as sheriff of the county is so strikingly censured in the Domesday Survey.
Hace 2 días · The kings of Scotland retained their title to Huntingdon, and in 1173, when Henry, eldest son of Henry II, was in active rebellion against his father, the Justiciar, Richard de Luci, besieged Huntingdon Castle, which was held for William the Lion, who had sided with the rebel prince.
Hace 4 días · A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 1. A part-volume describing the religious houses of the county, including Ramsey Abbey, and the seventeenth century community at Little Gidding. Victoria County History - Huntingdonshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1926. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Hace 6 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 3 días · Pages 509-521. Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 22, 1612-1668.Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1971.
Hace 5 días · Biography Ada was born around 1123, the daughter of William (II) de Warenne, earl of Surrey (d.1138), and his wife, Isabel de Vermandois (d.1147) widow of Robert de Beaumont, count of Meulan and earl of Leicester (d.1118), and daughter of Hugues le Grand, count of Vermandois, and granddaughter of Henri I of France.
