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  EARLS OF WARWICK - Online Information article about EARLS OF WARWICK
Wales in 1471, married Richard, duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III.
Plantagenet, 18th earl of Warwick (1475-1499), son of the duke of Clarence, and therefore the Yorkist heir to the crown.
Northumberland (q.v.), who was created earl of Warwick in 1547, on account of his descent from Margaret, countess of Shrewsbury, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick.
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  Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warwick was the eldest son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.
Warwick was attainted as a "traitor" in 1470, and was forced to flee to France; where he came to form an alliance with his old enemy Margaret of Anjou, queen of King Henry VI of England.
News of this drove Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, to assist Edward with funds and an army to invade England in the spring of 1471.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick   (646 words)

  
 SIR P. WARWICK - LoveToKnow Article on SIR P. WARWICK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
His son Guy de Beauchamp, loth earl of Warwick (1278-1315), received grants of land in Scotland for his services at Falkirk, and in 1301 was one of the signatories of the letter to the pope denying the papal right to interfere in Scottish affairs.
A year later he was created duke of Warwick with precedence next after the duke of Norfolk, a rank disputed by the duke of Buckingham.
She was succeeded in 1493 in the earldom by her grandson Edward Plantagenet, i8th earl of Warwick (1475-1499), son of the duke of Clarence, and therefore the Yorkist heir to the crown.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WARWICK_SIR_P_.htm   (1397 words)

  
 Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Warwick was largely responsible for the Yorkist victory at the first battle of St. Albans (1455) and was appointed to the strategic post of governor of Calais.
In the midst of negotiations by Warwick to marry Edward to Bona of Savoy, the sister-in-law of Louis XI of France, the king announced (1464) that he had secretly married Elizabeth Woodville.
Edward and Warwick met in battle at Barnet; the earl was defeated and was slain in flight.
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 War of Roses
York and Warwick's father, the Earl of Salisbury, were killed at the Battle of Wakefield, near Pontrefact Castle, Yorkshire in December 1460, and on Feb. 17, 1461, the Lancastrians routed Warwick at St. Albans and regained possession of the king.
Warwick was attainted as a traitor in 1470 and forced to flee to France, where he came to form an alliance with his old enemy Margaret of Anjou, queen of King Henry VI of England.
Warwick and Clarence were declared traitors and forced to flee to France, where in 1470 Louis XI of France was coming under pressure from the exiled Margaret of Anjou to help her invade England and regain her captive husband's throne.
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 Warwick - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Warwick is located in Kent County, on Narragansett Bay, near Providence.
Warwick, Earls and Duke of, titles in the English peerage held by members of the Beauchamp, Neville, Plantagenet, Dudley, Rich, and Greville families.
Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of (1428-1471), English statesman, called the Kingmaker, eldest son of the 1st Earl of Salisbury.
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  Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
By the mid 1460s however Warwick was slowly being alienated by Edward: firstly his constant refusal to let his brothers marry Warwick's daughters angered the Earl.
Warwick actually had the audacity to have two King’s in prison at this time: Edward at Warwick Castle and Henry VI at London, in the Tower.
Warwick’s army of rebels (mainly a peasant rabble) however, was defeated before Warwick could reach it.
www.wars-of-the-roses.com /content/importantpeople/richard_neville_earl_of_warwick.htm   (608 words)

  
 Henry VI (Part 3) the play by William Shakespeare   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Richard, Duke of York, takes the throne of England but when confronted by King Henry VI he agrees that he will not take the crown and will leave Henry in peace if his own family are named as the rightful heirs to the throne.
Warwick informs York's sons, Edward and Richard, of the defeat and the Queen's plans to march on London and reclaim the throne for Henry.
Warwick insists that the new monarch should forge ties and allies with France and marry Lady Bona, the sister of the King of France.
www.william-shakespeare.info /shakespeare-play-king-henry-vi-part-3.htm   (1260 words)

  
 April 14th
Edward, however, refused his consent to this match, and Warwick is said to have taken further offence at the king's marriage with Elizabeth Wydville, in 1464, and with the influence gained by her relatives.
Warwick advocated the latter, and went as negotiator with great pomp to France, and had many familiar and secret interviews with Louis, at which were said to have been discussed less the terms of the marriage than the means of a reconciliation between Warwick and the Lancastrian party.
Warwick was introduced secretly to Queen Margaret, and these two bitter enemies became reconciled, Warwick undertaking to dethrone Edward, and restore Henry VI, under certain conditions, one of which was the marriage of his second daughter, Anne, to the youthful Prince of Wales.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Warwick,
Warwick, Richard Neville, Earl of (1428–71) English magnate known as ‘the Kingmaker’, who held the balance of power during the Wars of the Roses.
Warwick is best known for Warwick Castle, located on the site of a fortress built by Æthelflæd, the daughter of King Alfred, in 915.
Warwick must be first past the post ; John Cranage meets Huw Williams, recently-appointed MD of Warwick Racecourse who admists Tm too tight' to gamble...
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 Warwick Castle
The most famous victim was King Edward IV in 1496 who was captured by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, in conspiracy with Edward’s brother, the Duke of Clarence, during the War of the Roses.
In 1445, Richard’s son made Henry de Beauchamp the first Duke of Warwick; he was also the last dying in 1446 he took the title with him.
In 1478, the Duke of Clarence was suspect of plotting against the King.
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 WARTON, THOMAS (C. 1688-1745) - LoveToKnow Article on WARTON, THOMAS (C. 1688-1745)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
He became constable of Warwick Castle in 1068, and, though there is no proof that he actually came over with the Conqueror, his elder brother Robert de Beaumont, comte de Meulan, fought at Hastings.
Hi was attached throughout his life to Henry I., and both the Beaumont brothers were faithful to the king at the time of the WARWICK, SIR P. conspiracy of the Norman nobles in 1101.
WARWICK, SIR PHILIP (1609-1683), English writer and politician, was the son of Thomas Warwick, or Warrick, a musician, and was born in Westminster on the 24th of December 1609.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WA/WARTON_THOMAS_C_1688_1745_.htm   (2680 words)

  
 Henry VI Part III
Warwick, one of York's supporters, tells the king: "Be Duke of Lancaster; let him [York] be king." Westmoreland, one of the king's supporters, answers, "He is both king and Duke of Lancaster." A quarrel ensues about who is the rightful heir.
Warwick says Margaret and Clifford, who "have wrought the easy-melting king like wax," are now marching on London thirty thousand strong to reclaim the throne for Henry.
Warwick stiffens his resolve and predicts that with the help of his remaining forces, along with loyal Welshmen and troops under the Duke of Norfolk, the Yorkists will yet win the day.
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 Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Warwick Hospital bosses are preparing to make the premises smoke free with a strict policy which began this month.
Warwick Hospital bosses are preparing to make the premises smoke free with a strict policy which began this mo
Warwick had no great like for Piers de Gaveston, who had called Warwick "the fl cur of Arden" (an allusion to Warwick's dark complexion and to the Forest of Arden in Warwickshire).
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 Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
We had a wonderful touristy tour of the castle interior as it is now owned by Tussaud's and they have made some full fledged displays with wax figures dressed in period costume frozen in the act of doing what they would have done in a normal day.
There were two main displays, one of Henry "Kingmaker", Duke of Warwick, a very politically driven and astute man from early Tudor times and another display in the Victorian wing of the castle of the Duke and Duchess of Warwick entertaining assorted guests, including Edward VI on a weekend.
Warwick Castle is huge and is one of the places that isn't run by the National Trust.
website.lineone.net /~slambyuk/warwick.htm   (494 words)

  
 The Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Warwick became popular with his men and even took to piracy of ships from the Hanseatic League, eventually landing a force in Southern England to confront Henry VI and Queen Margaret in battle.
In 1459 Warwick and the Duke of York were chased from the battle at the Route of Ludford, near Ludlow, Shropshire by Henry's troops.
Warwick who had fought for Edward IV at Towton [and again later Barnet and Tewkesbury] now, in about 1465, revolted against Edward for a variety of reasons [The choice of Edward's wife, and the king's non-alignment with France], Warwick basically, as we say today "spat the dummy".
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 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Annie Duke found her calling
That's the way Duke sees it, and it is why she believes the startling wave of poker popularity, fed by the success of games on TV, is not simply a craze destined to fold like a check-raised pair of 2s.
Duke is working feverishly to parlay that popularity and her recent success at the table.
Duke describes her poker epiphany following her ill-advised marriage, her obsession to become a pro, and the rigors of childbirth and child-rearing while working the poker circuit.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20051009-9999-1c09annie.html   (1422 words)

  
 KnoxNews: Govols
Warwick also was responsible for all coaching and personnel staff contracts, new hires and the minority internship program, while serving as a liaison to the NFL office and NFL officials.
In one year at Duke, Warwick became heavily involved with Duke's recruiting efforts while serving as the program's liaison for academic support, community relations, ACC officials, computer technology and the Iron Dukes, a fund-raising arm of the athletics department.
Warwick returned to Syracuse in February 1996 for a four-year stint as Director of Football Operations.
www.knoxnews.com /kns/govols/article/0,1406,KNS_294_5419977,00.html   (463 words)

  
 Warwick Castle
1478: The Duke of Clarence is suspected of intriguing against Edward, he is imprisoned and killed.
The title of Earl of Warwick is retained by Clarence's son, Edward (1478-99).
(The title Earl of Warwick, however, was conferred upon Lord Rich in 1618 and it remained in his family until 1759).
www.nifty-fifties.com /Vacations/2002/WarwickCastle.htm   (745 words)

  
 John DUDLEY (1° D. Northumberland)
Dudley served as Guildford's lieutenant in the campaign of 1523 and was knighted by Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, for his valour at the crossing of the Somme.
His appointment early in 1549 as president of the council in the marches of Wales fulfilled a long-standing ambition, but the military reversals in Scotland led to his summons north, whence he was recalled to meet Ket's rebellion.
He himself was joined in the Lords by his eldest surviving son John, under the courtesy title of the Earl of Warwick, and he was instrumental in the summoning of two other peers’ sons, Sir Francis Russell and George Talbot, in their father's lesser dignities.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/JohnDudley(1DNorthumberland).htm   (3162 words)

  
 Sustainability @ Duke University >> News & Events >> Duke University Medical Center goes 'green'
Through a series of campus-wide initiatives and the collaborative effort of students, staff, faculty and administration, Duke's curriculum, purchasing plan, dining halls, transportation options and waste, water and land management plans all strive to be environmentally friendly.
Duke University Health System is a world-class health care network dedicated to providing outstanding patient care, educating tomorrow's health care leaders and discovering new and better ways to treat disease.
Duke University Medical Center - the hub of the health system - is consistently ranked among the top 10 health care organizations in the country.
www.duke.edu /web/ESC/2006-08-07Medical_Center.html   (808 words)

  
 Warwick Castle Relives It's Past
Warwick Castle is one of the most impressive Mediaeval castles in England.
As usual, the Duke of Wales was the principal guest.
The boudoir of the Countess of Warwick is an elegant room, where a butler is serving tea to the Countess and her sister.
www.magiccarpetjournals.com /Warwick_Castle.htm   (808 words)

  
 Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
By 1469 Warwick had formed an alliance with Edward's jealous brother George, to whom he married his eldest daughter Isabel in that year.
His daughter, Isabella Neville, remained married to Clarence, but Anne Neville, whose husband the Prince of Wales was killed shortly afterwards at the Battle of Tewkesbury, later married Richard III of England.
An award-winning novel based on Paul Murray Kendall's account and lauded by the Richard III Society for its meticulous research, The Rose of York brings the Wars of the Roses to life for the student of medieval history.
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 The Geraldines: The House of Desmond and the House of Kildare
By his mother, Anne Mortimer, he was the direct representative of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, and he had reasonable and strong hopes of succeeding to the throne.
De Cogans, Roches, Barretts, Desmond the White Knight, and the nobles of Eastern Ulster and Leinster, described as "kings, dukes, earls, and barons," bound themselves by indentures and hostages as sworn liegemen of the King.
The hopes of the Duke of York were cut short at the disastrous battle of Wakefield in 1460.
www.libraryireland.com /HullHistory/Geraldines1.php   (2830 words)

  
 Battle of Barnet, 1471   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
But the Earl of Warwick had a letter from the Duke of Clarence that he should not fight with the king until the duke came himself; and all was to the destruction of the Earl of Warwick, as it happened afterwards.
Yet so the Earl of Warwick kept still the gates of the town shut, and suffered King Edward to pass towards London, and a little way out of Warwick the Duke of Clarence met with King Edward, with 7,000 men, and there they were reconciled, and made a proclamation forthwith in King Edward's name.
And when the Earl of Warwick saw his brother dead, and the Earl of Oxford fled, he leapt upon his horse, and fled to a wood by the field of Barnet, from which there was no road.
www.hillsdale.edu /personal/stewart/war/Ren/1471-Barnet.htm   (951 words)

  
 Duke University NCAA News
Duke coach Gail Goestenkors was the driving force behind the Blue Devils' perfect regular season.
Duke's Gail Goestenkors is the winner of the Associated Press' women's college basketball coach of the year award.
Duke women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors left Austin on Thursday after a three-day interview and returned to Durham, N.C., without accepting an offer to take over the Longhorns' program.
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 + Warwick Castle + Britain's Greatest Mediaeval Experience   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Thomas, the last de Beaumont Earl of Warwick, dies without an heir and the castle and estates passes to his sister Margaret, and her husband John de Plessis.
HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh are given a tour of Kingmaker during their visit to the castle in November 1996.
Warwick Castle's famously haunted Ghost Tower gets a terrifying fear infusion with Warwick Ghosts - Alive, a spooky live action experience that quite literally brings the story of one of the Castle's most famous ghosts to life, nearly 400 years after his murder.
www.warwick-castle.co.uk /warwick2004/tc_timeline.htm   (1027 words)

  
 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
He was married to Alice De TOENI [COUNTESS OF WARWICK] on 10 Aug 1305 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
She was married to John BEAUFORT [DUKE OF SOMERSET] in 1439.
Thomas De BEAUCHAMP [EARL OF WARWICK] was born on 14 Feb 1313/14 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
bailey.aros.net /jsbailey/d32.htm   (1750 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Upon the accession (1547) of Edward VI, Grey at first supported the protectorship of the duke of Somerset but soon shifted his allegiance to John Dudley, earl of Warwick (later duke of Northumberland).
He received favors at court and was created (1551) duke of Suffolk through his wife's claim.
Lady Jane Grey was his daughter, and, upon the death (1553) of Edward, Suffolk joined Northumberland's plot to place her on the throne.
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