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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Sep 21 min
ON THIS DAY - 02 September 1666
On This Day (02 Sep) 1666, a fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane, city of London - The Great Fire of London.
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Aug 301 min
ON THIS DAY - 30 August 1596
On This Day (30 Aug) in 1596, George Gower was buried in the churchyard of St Clement Danes, London.
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Aug 292 min
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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Aug 272 min
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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Aug 251 min
ON THIS DAY - 25 August 1540
On This Day (25 Aug) in 1540, Katherine Grey was born at Bradgate House, Leicestershire; the second daughter of Henry Grey.
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Aug 206 min
The Wedding of Elizabeth Hardwick and William Cavendish - 20 Aug 1547
Elizabeth Hardwick (better known by history as 'Bess of Hardwick') was born in the 1520s (estimated dates range from 1520-21 to 1527).
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Aug 71 min
ON THIS DAY - 07 August 1574
On This Day (07 Aug) in 1574, Robert Dudley, also known as ‘Robin Sheffield’, was born - the ‘illegitimate’ son of Robert Dudley.
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Jul 278 min
Lady Jane Grey: Recommended Reading
Jane Grey, eldest daughter of Henry Grey, Marques of Dorset and later Duke of Suffolk and his wife Frances Brandon.
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Jul 191 min
ON THIS DAY - 19 July 1553
On This day (19 Jul) in 1553, the Lady Mary was proclaimed Mary I, Queen of England, 9 days after her kinswoman Lady Jane Grey had been.
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