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Hace 2 días · Lake's eldest daughter married William Cecil, a grandson of Thomas, Earl of Exeter. The union proved unhappy and in 1618 Lake, his wife, son and daughter were charged with falsely defaming the character of Lady Exeter, were found guilty and fined.
Hace 3 días · Cecil, William, Lord Ros, son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, later 2nd Earl of Exeter -, inherits manor of Linton, 37 -, 144 Centurioni. See Centurione, Octavian
Hace 4 días · In the first year of Mary it reverted to the Crown, in which it remained vested until it was granted by Elizabeth to Sir William Cecil, her Lord Treasurer, who enlarged and partly rebuilt it, and called it Burleigh or Cecil House.
Hace 2 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 4 días · 1504. Sir William Drury to Cecil. Encloses a packet from the Regent. The Earl of Marr and other nobility of that side are looked for in Edinburgh. Grange increases his number in the castle, and allows pay to some also in the town.
Hace 3 días · William Maitland to Sir Wm. Cecil. 1561, Dec. 15. His Sovereign has received Queen Elizabeth's letter of Nov. 23, concerning the answer made to the message propounded by Sir Peter Mewtas.
Hace 4 días · Gemma Allen’s well-conceived and meticulously researched first book explores the ways in which themes of education, piety and politics interacted and impacted on the lives of the Cooke sisters in late 16th-century England.
