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"The Land Evil" - Sir George Tailboys of Kyme, Lincolnshire (c.1461 - 1538)
George first showed signs of mental illness in 1499, which was referred to in contemporary documents as "the land evil".
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May 14, 202510 min read
ON THIS DAY - 13 May 1515
On This Day (13 May) in 1515, at Greenwich, the public marriage took place between Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and the king's sister Mary Tudor, Dowager Queen of France, two months after their secret marriage in Paris, France.
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May 13, 20253 min read
The Death of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire - 03 April 1606
On the evening of Thursday 03 April 1606, Blount took his final breath, with his loving Penelope by his side, the one woman to whom he had been "faithful and constant" all those years.
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May 7, 202511 min read
ON THIS DAY - 04 May 1608
On This Day (04 May) in 1608, the funeral was held for Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, also known as 'Bess of Hardwick', at All Hallow's Church, Derby.
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May 4, 20252 min read
The Death of Thomas Audley - 30 April 1544
On 30 April 1544, Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord High Chancellor of England, and father of Margaret Audley, died at his City of London home, 'Christchurch Place', Aldgate, after a year of deteriorating health.
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Apr 30, 202512 min read
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