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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
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 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
Oct 243 min read
ON THIS DAY - 24 October 1537
On This Day (24 Oct) in 1537, Jane Seymour died at Hampton Court Palace, 12 days after giving birth to her only child, Prince Edward.
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thedudleywomen
Oct 212 min read
ON THIS DAY - 21 October 1554
On This Day (21 Oct) in 1554, John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, died at Penshurst Place, Kent.
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thedudleywomen
Oct 102 min read
ON THIS DAY - 10 October 1588
On This Day (10 Oct) 1588, the funeral was held for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, at St Mary's Church, Warwick.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 72 min read
ON THIS DAY - 08 September 1560
On This Day (08 Sep) in 1560, Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs, at Cumnor Place, Oxon.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 41 min read
ON THIS DAY - 05 September 1548
On This Day (05 Sep) in 1548, Katherine Parr died at Sudeley Castle, a week after giving birth to her only daughter Mary.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 412 min read
The Death of Robert Dudley - 04 Sep 1588
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester had a complex relationship with the Queen of England, Elizabeth I, throughout most of her reign.
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thedudleywomen
Aug 282 min read
ON THIS DAY - 29 August 1588
On This Day (29 Aug) in 1588, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester wrote to Elizabeth I from Rycote, Oxon, less than a week before his death
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thedudleywomen
Aug 262 min read
ON THIS DAY - 27 August 1562
On This Day (27 Aug) in 1562, Margaret St John, Lady Russell, Countess of Bedford, died from smallpox at Woburn Abbey.
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thedudleywomen
Jul 51 min read
ON THIS DAY - 06 July 1553
On This Day (06 Jul) in 1553, Edward VI died at the ‘Palace of Placentia’, Greenwich, at around 8pm.
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thedudleywomen
Jun 45 min read
The Marriage of Amy Robsart and Robert Dudley - 04 Jun 1550
Amy Robsart was born on 07 Jun 1532 in Norfolk, the only child from the marriage of Sir John Robsart of Syderstone.
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