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Detail from: 'A surgeon letting blood from a man's arm'. French School, late 17thc. © wellcome collection

Detail from: 'A surgeon letting blood from a man's arm'. French School, late 17thc. © wellcome collection

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.

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Sep 147 min read

© Woburn Abbey

© Woburn Abbey

The Death and Funeral of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford - March 1555

On 13 March 1555, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, Lord Privy Seal, died at his Westminster home, 'Russell House'.

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Mar 146 min read

© The Dudley Women [taken Mar 2024 at St Mary's Church, Warwick]

© The Dudley Women [taken Mar 2024 at St Mary's Church, Warwick]

The Death of Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick - 21 February 1590

On 21 February 1590, only a short time after undergoing a lower leg amputation, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, died at Bedford House.

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Feb 216 min read

Detail from: 'The Sorceress'. Jan van der Velde, 1626 © The Trustees of the British Museum

Detail from: 'The Sorceress'. Jan van der Velde, 1626 © The Trustees of the British Museum

The Madness of Jane Parker, Lady Rochford (November 1541 - February 1542)

On 13 February 1542, Jane Parker, Viscountess Rochford, was led to a scaffold that had been erected on Tower Green...

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Dec 10, 202417 min read

© The Trustees of the British Museum

© The Trustees of the British Museum

ON THIS DAY - 01 December 1541

On This Day (01 Dec) in 1541, Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham were tried for high treason, for their alleged adultery...

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Dec 1, 20242 min read

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