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"The most noble and incomparable paire of brethren" - William and Philip Herbert, and 'The First Folio', 1623
On the second page of The First Folio, a dedication is made to its patrons, "the Most Noble and Incomparable Paire of Brethren"...
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ON THIS DAY - 19 January 1601
On This Day (19 Jan) in 1601, Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Elizabethan courtier, soldier, politician and patron of the arts, died.
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Jan 19, 20253 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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