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thedudleywomen
4 days ago16 min read
The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (November 1541 - February 1542)
On 13 February 1542, Jane Parker, Viscountess Rochford, was led to a scaffold that had been erected on Tower Green...
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thedudleywomen
7 days ago2 min read
ON THIS DAY - 07 December 1549
On This Day (07 Dec) in 1549, Robert Kett, the leader of 'Kett's Rebellion', and his brother William Kett were executed in Norfolk. In...
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thedudleywomen
Dec 46 min read
Amy Robsart: Recommended Reading
A selection of recommended books which discuss Amy Robsart's life, her relationship with her husband Robert Dudley, and her untimely death.
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thedudleywomen
Dec 12 min read
ON THIS DAY - 01 December 1541
On This Day (01 Dec) in 1541, Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham were tried for high treason, for their alleged adultery...
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thedudleywomen
Nov 303 min read
Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk: Another 'Dudley Woman'
Introducing Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, wife of Lord Henry Dudley, (known throughout his short life as 'Harry Dudley').
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thedudleywomen
Nov 218 min read
The Death of Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk - 21 Nov 1559
Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, had survived the events of Jul 1553, those being the attempts to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne...
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thedudleywomen
Nov 176 min read
The Death of Mary I and Accession of Elizabeth I - 17 Nov 1558
On This Day (17 Nov) in 1558, Mary I, Queen of England, died at St James's Palace, possibly from uterine cancer.
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thedudleywomen
Nov 132 min read
ON THIS DAY - 13 November 1553
On This Day (13 Nov) in 1553, a trial was held at in the Great Hall, in the City of London Guildhall; the trial of Lady Jane Grey...
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thedudleywomen
Nov 127 min read
The Death and Burial of Jane Seymour
On 12 November 1537, a funeral service was held at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for Jane Seymour, Queen of England.
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thedudleywomen
Nov 112 min read
ON THIS DAY - 11 November 1565
On This Day (11 Nov) in 1565, 16yo Anne Russell married 35yo twice-widowed Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick.
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