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May 245 min read
The Death of Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland - 24 May 1616
Margaret Russell was the youngest child of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and his first wife Margaret St John.
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thedudleywomen
May 101 min read
Ms. Codex 1070: "Genelogies of the Erles of Lecestre and Chester"
After reading ' The House of Dudley ' by Dr Joanne Paul (2022) , which first introduced me to the one of the illustrations below, I was...
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thedudleywomen
Apr 266 min read
The Marriage of Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey - 26 Apr 1540
Francis Knollys, the eldest son and heir of Sir Robert Knollys and his wife Lettice Penninston, was born c.1512, likely at Rookes Manor,...
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thedudleywomen
Apr 244 min read
The Arrest of Edmund Dudley - 24 Apr 1509
Edmund Dudley, esq. was the grandson of John Dudley, 1st Baron Sutton - a courtier and diplomat, who after switching from the Lancastrian...
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thedudleywomen
Apr 123 min read
The Sheldon Tapestry Maps, c.1590s
From 1574, cartographer Christopher Saxton (born c.1540, Dewsbury, Yorkshire), began a survey of England...
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thedudleywomen
Apr 413 min read
Lady Anne Clifford and 'The Great Picture', 1646
Lady Anne Clifford, Duchess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, was born January 1590 at Skipton Castle.
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thedudleywomen
Apr 15 min read
The Publication of 'Hecatodistichon' - March 1550
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was appointed 'Lord Protector' of England and Head of the Regency Council
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thedudleywomen
Mar 245 min read
The Death of Elizabeth I - 24 Mar 1603
Elizabeth I had reigned as Queen of England for 44 years, when her health started to further decline in February 1603, whilst her court...
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thedudleywomen
Mar 205 min read
The Downfall of Thomas Seymour
Thomas Seymour was born in c.1508, a younger brother to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and later Duke of Somerset, and older brother to...
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thedudleywomen
Mar 186 min read
Sir Christopher Blount (c.1555-18 Mar 1601)
Sir Christopher Blount, born c.1555, was the second son of Thomas Blount of Kidderminster (c.1525-1568) and his wife Margery Poley.
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