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 24
- 4 min
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...
thedudleywomen
- Apr 12
- 3 min
The Sheldon Tapestry Maps, c.1590s
From 1574, cartographer Christopher Saxton (born c.1540, Dewsbury, Yorkshire), began a survey of England...
thedudleywomen
- Apr 4
- 13 min
Lady Anne Clifford and 'The Great Picture', 1646
Lady Anne Clifford, Duchess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, was born January 1590 at Skipton Castle.
thedudleywomen
- Apr 1
- 4 min
The Publication of 'Hecatodistichon' - March 1550
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, was appointed 'Lord Protector' of England and Head of the Regency Council, when his 9 year old...
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