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Hace 5 días · The high-water mark of Glyndwr‘s uprising came in 1405 when he allied with the powerful Earl of Northumberland and his son Henry "Hotspur" Percy in open rebellion against Henry IV. Although the Percys‘ defeat at Shrewsbury checked Glyndwr‘s advance, he remained a thorn in the English king‘s side until 1415.
Hace 4 días · Percy, Henry, 9th Earl of Northumberland -, 25 -, letter to Earl of Salisbury, 304 -, his wish to have a scholar read to him during his imprisonment, 304. Peretti, Prince, nephew to Alessandro Peretti, Cardinal Montalto -, 147.
Hace 5 días · In 1405, after the rebellion of Henry Percy first Earl of Northumberland, grandson of the last named Henry, the manor was granted to the king's son John and his heirs, but the earl's grandson was restored to his dignities in 1414. At his death in 1455 he was seised of the manor of Topcliffe.
Hace 1 día · Neville v Percy Clashes 1403 – 1405. When Henry Bolingbroke overthrew King Richard II and became King Henry IV, he had enjoyed the support of both the Earl of Westmorland and Earl of Northumberland. By 1403, however, the Percy family had become disenchanted and were a key part of the revolts against the fledgling Lancastrian regime.
Hace 4 días · In 1536, the castle was briefly besieged by royal forces after the 6th Earl of Northumberland, Henry Algernon Percy, joined the Pilgrimage of Grace, a northern Catholic uprising against Henry VIII.[^3] Although the rebellion was suppressed, the Earl was eventually pardoned.
Hace 5 días · He was created Earl of Northampton in 1604. He gained considerable notoriety on account of his suspected complicity in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, but nothing was definitely proved against him. He died on 15th June, 1614, at Northampton House, and, as Warden of the Cinque Ports, was buried in the chapel of Dover Castle. (fn. n2)
Hace 1 día · Henry, Earl of Northumberland, was holding it in 1514, and it appears to have passed with the manor to the Crown in 1535. From 1554 the patronage remained with the Viscounts Montagu, but as they adhered to the Roman Church the actual presentations were often made by their assigns.
