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The Death of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland - 30 October 1605
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, courtier, naval commander and expeditioner, died in October 1605 in Westminster, following a month of ill-health.
thedudleywomen
Oct 308 min read
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The Death and Funeral of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, 1585
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, had been a popular and active courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I, following in the footsteps of his father, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, a high-ranking councillor during the reigns of the three previous monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.
thedudleywomen
Sep 147 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 10 September 1549
On This Day (10 September) in 1549, Sir Anthony Denny died, likely at his primary residence of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
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Sep 102 min read
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The Death of Amy Robsart - 08 September 1560
On 08 September 1560, Amy sent away her household for the day, encouraging them to enjoy the first day of the local Abingdon Fair. It was on the servants' return to the hall that evening that they found Amy, at the foot of a ground-floor staircase, dead, with her neck obviously broken.
thedudleywomen
Sep 89 min read
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Sorrow at Sudeley: The Death of Katherine Parr - September 1548
On 13 June 1548, after months of preparation, Katherine and Seymour moved their households to Sudeley Castle in the Gloucestershire countryside, leaving behind the controversy and a disease-filled London.
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Sep 510 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 09 August 1586
On This Day (09 August) in 1586, Mary Dudley, Lady Sidney, sister of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, and former Gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber and close confidant of Queen Elizabeth I, died.
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Aug 93 min read
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The Death and Burial of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, 1596
Henry Carey was the second child of Mary Boleyn, the eldest daughter of Thomas Boleyn, born in March 1526.
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Jul 309 min read
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Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset
In mid-June 1519, a baby boy was born to a young unmarried woman who, for the past few months, had been residing at the Prior's House of St Lawrence's Priory in Blackmore, Essex. This baby, whilst illegitimate, would take the name of his acknowledged father, the king of England: Henry Fitzroy.
thedudleywomen
Jul 2312 min read
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Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh: "The Noble Impe"
On 19 July 1584, Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, long time 'favourite' of Elizabeth I, and his wife Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester, died suddenly whilst residing at Wanstead Hall, Essex.
thedudleywomen
Jul 197 min read
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The Death of Edward VI - 06 July 1553
At around eight o'clock in the evening, on 06 July 1553, after over a year of ill-health, the fifteen-year-old Edward VI took his final breaths, dying at Greenwich Palace, a favoured residence and birthplace of his father, Henry VIII.
thedudleywomen
Jul 67 min read
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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.
thedudleywomen
May 711 min read
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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 42 min read
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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 3012 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 21 April 1509
On This Day (21 April) in 1509, Henry VII died at Richmond Palace, aged 52, with his 17-year-old son Henry, succeeding him as Henry VIII.
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Apr 212 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 20 April 1578
On This Day (20 April) in 1578, Lady Mary Grey, youngest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk and his wife Frances Brandon, and sister to Lady Jane Grey and Katherine Grey, and widow of Sir Thomas Keyes, died at her London home, in the parish of St Botolph's-without-Aldgate.
thedudleywomen
Apr 203 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 16 April 1587
On This Day (16 April) in 1587, Anne Stanhope, Dowager Duchess of Somerset, died at Hanworth Palace, Middlesex.
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Apr 163 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 15 April 1530
On This Day (15 April) in 1530, Gilbert Tailboys, 1st Baron Tailboys of Kyme, Lincolnshire, died.
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Apr 153 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 06 April 1621
On This Day (06 April) in 1621, Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, died at his Hampshire home, Netley Abbey, aged 81.
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Apr 64 min read
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The Death of Sir Henry Unton - 23 March 1596
On 23 March 1596, Sir Henry Unton, the eldest surviving son of the late Anne Seymour, Countess of Warwick, died.
thedudleywomen
Mar 239 min read
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ON THIS DAY - 22 March 1676
On This Day (22 March) in 1676, diarist, literary patron and heiress Lady Anne Clifford, died at Brougham Castle, near Penrith, Cumberland.
thedudleywomen
Mar 223 min read
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