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Hace 5 días · William, the fifth earl, to whom we now pass, was, in 1694, created Marquis of Tavistock and Duke of Bedford. He married Anne, daughter and sole heiress of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, by his too celebrated Countess, Frances Howard, the divorced wife of Essex.
Hace 5 días · Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536) Perhaps the most famous of Henry VIII‘s six wives, Anne Boleyn‘s magnetic personality and insistence on becoming Henry‘s queen changed the course of English history. Anne first caught Henry‘s eye while serving as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine, but refused to become his mistress, setting her sights on marriage.
Hace 2 días · He was a minor at the time of his father's death and was made a ward of the Crown, but in 1586 the Queen granted his wardship to Ambrose, Earl of Warwick, and Anne, Countess of Warwick, Edward's aunt. In 1588 the estate was producing a yearly rental of £66 for Covent Garden, £6 for Long Acre and £5 10s. for houses in Friars Pyes.
Hace 5 días · A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3. Covers six of the nine hundreds of the county, including the towns of Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable and the county town and borough of Bedford. Victoria County History - Bedfordshire. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1912. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
Hace 6 días · This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England.The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it.. As to the medieval histories of Scotland and Wales: The family tree of Scottish monarchs covers the same period in Scotland and, equally as shown, directly ...
Hace 10 horas · Anne Hastings, Countess of Pembroke: d. 1384 1384 F14 Elizabeth, Countess of Salisbury 1384 F15 Catherine of Lancaster: ... Later Duke of Bedford; Degraded 1461; Restored 1485 181 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick: 1428–1471 ... Robert Carr, 1st Viscount Rochester: c. 1587–1645 1611 Later Earl of Somerset 408
Hace 2 días · John Donne ( DUN; 22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets.
