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	BEDFORD - LoveToKnow Article on BEDFORD
		Bedford, however, having allayed Philips irritation, formed an alliance with him and with John VI., duke of Brittany, at Amiens in April 1423, and himself arranged to marry Anne, a sister of the Burgundian duke.
		Bedford, who was anxious to prosecute the war in France, left England again in 1454, but early in 1435 was obliged to consent to the attendance of English representatives at a congress held to arrange terms of peace at Arras.
		Bedford was hostile to John Wilkes, and narrowly escaped from a mob favorable to the agitator at Honiton in July 1769.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEDFORD.htm (4308 words)

	John, Duke of Bedford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford also known as John Plantagenet (June 20, 1389 – September 14, 1435) was the fourth son of King Henry IV of England by Mary de Bohun, and acted as regent for his nephew, King Henry VI of England.
		He was created Earl of Kendal, Earl of Richmond and Duke of Bedford in 1414 by his brother, King Henry V.
		Bedford defeated the French several times, until the arrival of Joan of Arc on the scene rallied the opposition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John,_Duke_of_Bedford (243 words)

	Hundred Years War Timeline 1421 - 1430
		The council of Regency is formally established by the house of Lords, consisting of Archbishop Chichele, Bishops Beaufort, Morgan, Wakering, and Kemp, the Dukes of Gloucester and Exeter, the Earls of Norfolk, Northumberland, March and Warwick, the Barons FitzHugh, Tiptoft and Cromwell and the knights Walter Hungerford and Walter Beauchamp.
		John, Duke of Bedford and Regent of France, marries Anne, the sister of Philippe le Bon, duke of Burgundy.
		Bedford had put a stop to a new English expedition to Hainault, and arranged a truce between Gloucester and de Bourgogne, whereby Gloucester, having gotten an Papal bull declaring their marriage invalid, abandoned Jacqueline of Hainault and his claims to her lands.
	www.maisonstclaire.org /timeline/1421.html (2502 words)

	Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce in Bedford Virginia
		Bedford’s political atmosphere is stable, the tax rates favorable, the school system excellent, and the quality of life outstanding.
		Bedford County was formed in 1754 and named for the Fourth Duke of Bedford, a British government official.
		Bedford is a harvest festival, the world-famous National D-Day Memorial, fine wines and glorious apples, rugged trails and trout-stocked waters.
	www.bedfordareachamber.com (313 words)

	Bedford History
		Bedford has come a long way and seen a lot of changes in the 250 years since it’s incorporation in 1750.
		The town was named by Governor Wentworth in honor of the fourth Duke of Bedford, then Secretary of State in the government of George the Second.
		It was named the Stevens-Buswell School in honor of two young Bedford men who gave their lives in the service of their country (later used for the town offices and police station, and now used for the Marconi Museum at 18 North Amherst Road).
	www.geocities.com /bedfordhistoricalsociety/History.htm (2582 words)

	Welcome to Bedford County, Virginia!
		Bedford County was formed on what was then the frontier from Albemarle and Lunenburg counties in 1754 and was named for John Russell, the Fourth Duke of Bedford (b.
		Bedford sent more of her sons per capita to the WWII effort than any other community in America and lost 21 of them at Omaha Beach on D-Day alone.
		Bedford County is comprised of 764 square miles in the west-central portion of Virginia's central plateau.
	www.co.bedford.va.us /Res/Sheriff/county.html (1051 words)

	Woburn - Kelly's Gazetter 1898
		The church in Park street, consecrated 23rd Sept. 1868 was built solely at the expense of William, 8th Duke of Bedford, at a cost of £35,000, in the Continental Gothic style of the 13th century, from designs by Mr.
		In the romantic wood of Aspley, belonging to the duke, and nearly adjoining Woburn Park, broken fragments of the trees are frequently picked up from the ground in a petrified state, a circumstance ascribed to the extreme coldness of the soil, said to be derived.from a neighbouring petrifying spring.
		The Duke of Bedford is lord of the manor and the principal landowner.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/BDF/Woburn/WoburnKellysGazetteer1898.html (1037 words)

	Community Profile
		Bedford County consists of 764 square miles in the west-central portion of Virginia's central plateau.
		Bedford is 325 miles from the port of Baltimore and 495 miles from the port of New York.
		Bedford is home to a number of other attractions including Holy Land USA, a replica of the Holy Land in Israel; Emerson Creek Pottery, a manufacturer of hand made pottery, and Poplar Park, home of the National Champion Yellow Poplar Tree.
	www.co.bedford.va.us /Facts/profile.htm (1350 words)

	Showcases :: The Bedford Hours
		It was produced for the wedding of John, Duke of Bedford, to Anne of Burgundy on 13 May 1423.
		John, Duke of Bedford was the brother of King Henry V, who had regained territories in France for the English by his historic victory in the Battle of Agincourt.
		By her marriage to John, Duke of Bedford, Anne, a contemporary Burgundian princess, was re-enacting the legend, handing custody of the fleurs de lys, the French throne, to the English Regent.
	www.bl.uk /onlinegallery/themes/euromanuscripts/bedford.html (1060 words)

	Fort Bedford Museum in Bedford, PA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was donated by the Fourth Duke of Bedford, England.
		Fort Bedford was constructed as a key fortification along the military path -- Forbes Road -- and served as the staging area for their successful campaign against the French.
		After the war, Fort Bedford stood until the early 1770s, used as a British outpost on the frontier and as a refuge from Indian attack as westward migration increased in the 18th century.
	www.bedfordcounty.net /attract/fort (837 words)

	Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford on Encyclopedia.com
		THE DUKE OF CLARENCE AND THE EARLS OF MARCH: GARTER KNIGHTS AND SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-L1ancastJ1B1.asp (224 words)

	Russell. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Francis Russell, 4th earl of Bedford, 1593–1641, was the most important opponent of Charles I in the House of Lords and was the brightest hope for reconciliation between king and Parliament when he suddenly died in 1641.
		In 1694, when his son’s attainder was reversed, the 5th earl was made duke of Bedford, a title that had been held in the 15th cent.
		Francis Russell, 5th duke of Bedford, 1765–1802, was a follower of Charles James Fox and one of the friends of the prince of Wales (later George IV).
	www.bartleby.com /65/ru/Russl.html (461 words)

	The Age of Chivalry - Hundred Years' War: The Regent of France 1422-1435 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Next, 1424, the Regent John Duke of Bedford raised an army of 10,000 from Rouen with the intention of retaking the town of Ivry, which had fallen to the Dauphinists, as well as Maine and Anjou.
		The Regent Bedford was said to wield a pole-axe which he used skilfully with two hands and smashed and hacked the enemy wherever the blade struck.
		Bedford would not step down from the English view that Henry VI, his nephew, was chosen by God to be King of France but he would be prepared to discuss the matter of territory.
	www.taoc.co.uk /content/view/72/48 (2385 words)

	Commentary on Georgiana, Duchess of Bedford - "Verses" by L. E. L. and _The Keepsake_ for 1829 - Electronic Editions, ...
		John, sixth Duke of Bedford (1792-1878), was a Knight of the Order of the Garter and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1806-1807).
		The first Duchess of the sixth Duke was the second daughter of the fourth Viscount Torrington, and her children (by the Duke of Bedford) included Francis, who later became the seventh Duke of Bedford, and George William, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Bath.
		Her son by the duke, Wriothesley (Rev.), Canon of Windsor, was married in 1829, the year borne on the title-page of the Keepsake volume that includes his mother's portrait.
	www.rc.umd.edu /editions/lel/georgian.htm (1439 words)

	Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke...
		"Bedford, Jasper Tudor, duke of, Earl Of Pembroke." Encyclopædia Britannica.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9014064?tocId=9014064 (947 words)

	WL archive:711.html
		This collection of mostly copy correspondence between the Duke of Bedford, the notorious Nazi sympathiser and antisemite, and R. Scrutton deals primarily with a discussion of ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany.
		The Duke of Bedford was president of the British People’s Party about this time, and was an admirer of Hitler.
		Copy correspondence and papers of the Duke of Bedford including dated correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and R. Scrutton, 26 August 1941-29 September 1941 (711/1-13); undated correspondence (711/14-16); and 2 articles promoting peace with Germany (711/17-18).
	www.wienerlibrary.co.uk /archive/archive711.html (119 words)

	Bedford, New Hampshire
		The town was named for Lord John Russell, fourth Duke of Bedford, a close friend of Governor Benning Wentworth.
		The 2003 Census estimate for Bedford was 20,181 residents, which ranked 13th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
		Bedford contains 32.8 square miles of land area and 0.3 square miles of inland water area.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/bedford.html (284 words)

	Bedford History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Established in 1754, Bedford County was named in honor of John Russell, the Fourth Duke of Bedford and Secretary of State to Great Britain.
		Evidences of Russell's influence are still found in the area, the most notable being the reproduction of his coat of arms in a decorative frieze on the Bedford County Courthouse.
		Bedford is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with 218 contributing structures.
	bedfordvirginia.com /custom.html (274 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Duke who 'remade' Woburn mourned
		Flags are at half mast at Woburn Abbey to mourn the passing of The Duke of Bedford.
		When the Duke inherited the Abbey, it was in state of disrepair and financial arrears, so he opened Woburn to the public and founded a fun fair and safari park.
		The Duke's son, the Marquess of Tavistock, is now the 14th Duke of Bedford.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2373801.stm (255 words)

	Social Diary - 6/19/03 - Duke of Bedford
		The 14th Duke of Bedford, who died yesterday (6/13) aged 63, was a successful stockbroker in the City and the devoted custodian of Woburn Abbey, the family's 13,000-acre estate in Bedfordshire.
		In 1988 Tavistock, whose stated ambition was to be "a good duke", suffered a severe stroke which left him, in his own words, "95 per cent dead".
		The Duke was a loyal friend and a man of considerable charm and style.
	www.newyorksocialdiary.com /socialdiary/2003/socialdiary06_19_03.php (951 words)

	BEDFORD COUNTY PAGE
		Bedford County was created March 9, 1771 from part of Cumberland County.
		Bedford borough was incorporated on March 13, 1795.
		The Bedford Gazette, the first newspaper in the county, was first published on September 21, 1805 by Charles McDowell.
	www.timevoyagers.com /bookstore/penna/bedford.htm (458 words)

	Daily Telegraph (London, England): Obituary of The Duke of Bedford; Father of stately-home showmanship who stopped at ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Obituary of The Duke of Bedford; Father of stately-home showmanship who stopped at nothing to save Woburn Abbey and its treasures.(News)(Obituary)
		THE 13th DUKE OF BEDFORD, who died on Friday aged 85, endured an extremely strange upbringing and later, although a shy man, steeled himself to face the glare of publicity as a pioneer of "stately home" showmanship.
		He did so in order to save the family seat of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire which would otherwise have had to be sold, owing to exceptionally heavy death duties incurred by the demise of both his grandfather and his father - a pair of legendary eccentrics - within a dozen or so years.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:93420259&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (227 words)

	Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		1389–1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-month-old nephew, Henry VI, Bedford was designated as regent of France and protector of England.
		While he was in France his duties in England were to be performed by his younger brother Humphrey, duke of Gloucester.
		Bedford devoted himself to the affairs of France.
	www.bartleby.com /65/be/BedfrdJLan.html (168 words)

	Bedford, Virginia (Cities)
		Founded as the town of Liberty in 1782, Bedford was renamed after the Fourth Duke of Bedford and is in the Central Region of the state.
		Bedford is located just west of Roanoke, on Hwy 221/460.
		Bedford is part of the Lynchburg, Virginia metro area.
	www.ohwy.com /va/b/bedford.htm (139 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 1412
		Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme was the son of Henry Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Catherine Pelham.
		She married Sir Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, son of Sir John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Hon.
		Sir Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford was the son of Sir John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford and Hon.
	www.thepeerage.com /p1412.htm (1008 words)

	Mark Pilling Family History - pilg766 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Richard married Jacquette de Luxembourg [Duchess of Bedford] on BTW 6 FEB 1435/6 & 23 MAR 1436/7.
		Katherine married Jasper "of Hatfield" Tudor [Duke of Bedford] before Nov 1485.
		Eleanor married Edward Stafford [Duke of Buckingham] on 14 Dec 1490 in Contract.
	www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg766.htm (319 words)

	Bedford, John Robert Russell, 13th duke of -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Faced with paying heavy death duties on his father's estate, including Woburn Abbey, the 13th duke developed to the full the commercial possibilities inherent in opening a “stately home” to the public.
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		1767), marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son of the 4th duke; he succeeded his grandfather as duke of Bedford in 1771.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9014071?tocId=9014071 (750 words)

	Walking Tours: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the 1600s, the Dutch West India Company bought a large parcel of farmland from the Canarsie Indians and named it Bedford — either for the Duke of Bedford or for England’s Bedfordshire.
		Bedford was a rural community well into the 1800s.
		When Brooklyn was incorporated in 1834, Bedford became part of a large tract of under-populated, rural land where on 666 people lived in 1835.
	www.nyc.gov /html/hpd/html/about-us/bed-stuy-walking-tour.html (1528 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Masters, anonymous, and monogrammists, §I: Bedford Master (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The name was first proposed in 1914 by Winkler for the artist responsible for illuminating a Breviary and a Book of Hours for John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, English Regent in France from 1422 to 1435.
		18850) with portraits of the Duke and his wife, Anne of Burgundy, who were married in 1423, was presented to King Henry VI of England in 1430.
		Vallet de Viriville, 1866), are all richly illuminated in a similar style and all bear or bore the Duke’s arms, badges and mottoes.
	www.artnet.com /library/05/0551/T055134.asp (330 words)

	Articles - William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Most Noble Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC (August 1616–September 7, 1700) was a British peer and soldier, the son of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford.
		He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 14 February 1689 and created 1st Duke of Bedford and 1st Marquess of Tavistock on 11 May 1694.
		He died on 7 September 1700 at age 84 at Bedford House, London and was buried on 17 September 1700 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire.
	www.gaple.com /articles/William_Russell,_1st_Duke_of_Bedford (472 words)

	AllRefer.com - duke of Bedford John of Lancaster (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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		duke of Bedford John of Lancaster see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.
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