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Anne Russell and 'The Great Picture'
In December 1643, after an almost 40 year struggle, Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery...
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Dec 29, 20247 min read


ON THIS DAY - 26 December 1605
On This Day (26 Dec) in 1605, Penelope Devereux and Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire, 'married' in a clandestine ceremony
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Dec 26, 20243 min read


ON THIS DAY - 25 December 1634
On This Day (25 Dec) in 1634, 91 year old Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, died at her home in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire.
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Dec 25, 20244 min read


The Marriage of Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour - Christmas 1560
Around Christmas Time 1560, Katherine Grey, the younger sister of the ill-fated 'Thirteen Day Queen' Lady Jane Grey...
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Dec 23, 202410 min read


The Funeral of Mary I - 14 December 1558
On This Day (14 December) in 1558, Queen Mary I's funeral was held at Westminster Abbey.
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Dec 14, 20244 min read
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