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	Earls and marquesses of Northampton - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Henry Howard, earl of Northampton (1540-1614), was the second son of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, the poet, and of Lady Frances Vere, daughter of the 15th earl of Oxford, and younger brother of Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk.
		Northampton, who was one of the most unscrupulous and treacherous characters of the age, was nevertheless distinguished for his learning, artistic culture and his public charities.
		Northampton married Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Beaumont, by whom besides two daughters he had six sons, of whom the eldest, James (1622-1681), succeeded him as 3rd earl of Northampton, Henry (1632-1713) became bishop of London, and Charles, William and Spencer all distinguished themselves in the king's cause.
	99.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NO/NORTHAMPTON_EARLS_AND_MARQUESSES_OF.htm (1680 words)

	Northampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region.
		Northampton is the most populous district in England not to be a unitary authority, a status it failed to obtain in the 1990s local government reform.
		Northampton's growth was accelerated in the 19th century, first by the Grand Union Canal, which reached the town in 1815 and later the coming of the railways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northampton (3608 words)

	ipedia.com: Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, was the second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, the poet, and of Lady Frances Vere, daughter of the 15th earl of Oxford, and younger brother of Thomas Howard...
		Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540 - June 15, 1614), was the second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, the poet, and of Lady Frances Vere, daughter of the 15th earl of Oxford, and younger brother of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.
		In 1603 he was made a privy councillor, on January 1, 1604 lord warden of the Cinque Ports, and on March 13 earl of Northampton and Baron Howard of Marnhull in Dorset; on February 24, 1605 he was given the Garter and on April 29 was appointed Lord Privy Seal.
	www.ipedia.com /henry_howard__1st_earl_of_northampton.html (891 words)

	Northampton - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Northampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Northampton was designated a new town in 1968 and is still growing rapidly.
		Northampton was held by the Danes at the beginning of the 10th century, and was burned by them in 1010.
		A centre of the Pioneer Valley region, Northampton was settled in 1654 by colonists moving north from Connecticut.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Northampton (612 words)

	Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540-June 15, 1614), was the second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, the poet, and of his wife, the former Lady Frances de Vere, daughter of the 15th Earl of Oxford, and was the younger brother of the 4th Duke of Norfolk.
		He was educated first by Foxe the martyrologist, afterwards by John White, Bishop of Lincoln, with whom he acquired Romanist opinions, and finally at the charge of Queen Elizabeth at King's College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he obtained his M.A. degree in 1564, subsequently in 1568 being incorporated M.A., at Oxford.
		In 1603 he was made a Privy Counsellor, on 1 January 1604 Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and on 13 March Earl of Northampton and Baron Marnhull, of Marnhull in the County of Dorset; on 24 February 1605 he was given the Garter and on 29 April was appointed Lord Privy Seal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Howard%2C_1st_Earl_of_Northampton (873 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
		Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540 - June 15, 1614), was the second son of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, the poet, and of his wife, the former Lady Frances de Vere, daughter of the 15th Earl of Oxford, and was the younger brother of the 4th Duke of Norfolk.
		Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517 - January 13, 1547) was an English aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry.
		Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (June 1, 1563 -May 24, 1612), son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and half-brother of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, statesman, spymaster and minister to Elizabeth I of England and James I of England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Henry-Howard%2C-1st-Earl-of-Northampton (2704 words)

	ESSEX, EARLS OF - Online Information article about ESSEX, EARLS OF
		Beatrice, became earl of Essex, and on the death of Geoffrey's son William in 1227 the earldom reverted for the second See also:
		Walter Devereux, who was created earl of Essex in 1572, being related to the Bourchiers.
		Capel was created earl of Essex, and the earldom is still held by his descendants.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /EMS_EUD/ESSEX_EARLS_OF.html (423 words)

	A Brief History of Northampton
		Despite the fact that it was a fortified settlement Northampton was captured and burned by the Danes in 1010.
		Northampton grew in size in the 12th and 13th centuries and may have reached a population of 2,500 or 3,000 by 1300.
		Northampton suffered a severe fire in 1516 when many of the houses were destroyed.
	www.localhistories.org /northampton.html (1185 words)

	Northampton County, North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina.As of 2000, the population is 22,086.
		In 1759 parts of Northampton County, Bertie County, and Chowan County were combined to form Hertford County.
		Northampton County is a member of the regional Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments.
	www.therfcc.org /northampton-county%2C-north-carolina-164363.html (396 words)

	Marquess of Northampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton.
		An earlier Marquess of Northampton was Parr brother of Queen Catherine Parr who was created Marquess by Edward VI in the Peerage of England lost the title under Mary and was granted a new creation the title by Elizabeth again in the Peerage of England.
		The present (Compton) Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Northampton (1618) Earl Compton (1812) and Baron Wilmington (1812) the first in the Peerage of England the latter two in the Peerage the UK.
	www.freeglossary.com /Marquess_of_Northampton (611 words)

	Britannia Biographies: William De Bohun, Earl of Northampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		He was the fifth son of Humphrey De Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Essex, Constable of England, by the Princess Elizabeth, seventh daughter of King Edward I.
		The public records attest the constant employment of this earl in military and diplomatic transactions of the highest importance down to the period of his death, which happened on the 16th September 1360.
		The Earl of Northampton married Elizabeth (who died in 1356), widow of Edmund, Lord Mortimer, and sister and co-heiress of Giles, Lord Badlesmere, by whom he left issue, Humphrey, heir to his dignity, and, upon the decease of the latter's uncle, also Earl of Hereford and Essex.
	www.britannia.com /bios/lords/northant1wb.html (479 words)

	ORB - Florilegium urbanum - Constitution - Charter granted by Richard I to Northampton
		Witnesses: Hugh bishop of Durham, John bishop of Norwich, Hubert bishop of Salisbury, Earl Alber', William earl of Arundel, Richard earl of Clare, Hamelin earl of Warenne, Walter fitz Rodbert.
		The king himself was often at Northampton, and had residences in the vicinity; he shared lordship of the borough with the earl of Northampton.
		Northampton's first custumal was compiled at about the same time as the charter grant, raising the possibility that the town may have responded to the grant with a process of setting up mechanisms of government similar to that which fortuitously has left a detailed record for Ipswich.
	www.the-orb.net /encyclop/culture/towns/florilegium/government/gvcons04.html (1502 words)

	Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		NORTHAMPTON, HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF [Northampton, Henry Howard, earl of], 1540-1614, English courtier; son of the poet, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey; member of the powerful Howard family.
		He attached himself to Robert Devereux, 2d earl of Essex, at the height of that nobleman's ascendancy, as well as to Essex's enemy, Robert Cecil (later earl of Salisbury).
		He supported the divorce of his grandniece, Frances Howard, from the 3d earl of Essex, and was responsible for the imprisonment of Sir Thomas Overbury, although presumably not for his murder.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NrthmptnH1.asp (315 words)

	northampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce The Chamber is a member-supported organization whose mission is to represent business interests and be a partner in efforts to enhance the economic, civic and cultural well-being of the Northampton area.
		Northampton, New York - Northampton is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York: Northampton, Fulton County, New York Northampton, Suffolk County, New York...
		Marquess of Northampton - The title of Marquess of Northampton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1812 for the Earl of Northampton.
	www.serebella.com /search/topic-northampton.html (619 words)

	Northampton County, NC
		NORTHAMPTON COUNTY was formed in 1741 from Bertie.
		Northampton County is number one in peanut production in the state of North Carolina and number two in cotton production.
		Abstracts of Odom land in Southampton Co., VA and Northampton Co., NC
	northampton.sgarner349.com (278 words)

	24th Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton was born 1312 in Caldecot, Northampton, Northamptonshire County, England and married circa 1335 in Castle Badlesmere, Kent County, England.
		He was elected Earl of Northampton on March 17, 1337, and from that period on he appears the constant companion in arms of the martial Edward and his illustrious son.
		Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel "Copped Hat" was born circa 1313 in Arundel Castle, Sussex County, England and married Feb 5 1344 or 1345 in Ditton, England.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /jbourchier/aqwg05.htm (1135 words)

	A brief history of Northampton, England illustrated with original paintings
		The first Earl of Northampton, Simon de Senlis, built a fine Norman Castle which, being strategically located in the centre of England, became very popular and important to royalty and heads of state.
		In 1264 there was a rebellion against the King and a royalist army captured Northampton which soon afterwards went into decline and by the 14th century there were reports that many parts of the town were in ruins.
		For many centuries, Northampton's staple industry was the manufacture of shoes, and records show that the town made 4000 shoes and 600 boots for the army in 1642, and further huge numbers for Oliver Cromwell's army in 1648.
	www.jwjonline.net /northampton.htm (1368 words)

	Britannia Biographies: Humphrey De Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Humphrey De Bohun, the only son of William, Earl of Northampton, succeeded to his father's estates and dignity in 1360, and to the Earldoms of Hereford and Essex, and the office of Constable of England, upon the demise, in the following year, of his distinguished uncle, Earl Humphrey Senior.
		In the embassy to Galeas, Duke of Milan, in 1366, Humphrey was the principal person employed to treat for the marriage between Prince Lionel, Duke of Clarence, and Violanta, the daughter of that Lord; and, in 1369, he had a command in John of Gaunt's inglorious military expedition against France.
		On the 5th of November 1370, the Earl was present at Westminster, as one of the witnesses to the King's public letters touching the complaints of the people of Aquitaine.
	www.britannia.com /bios/lords/hereford7hb.html (476 words)

	Bookreporter.com - THE ARCHER'S TALE by Bernard Cornwell
		William Bohun, the Earl of Northampton, who led this small English army, had launched the winter expedition in hope of capturing a stronghold in northern Brittany, but the assault on Carhaix had been a humiliating failure, the defenders of Guingamp had laughed at the English, and the walls of Lannion had repulsed every attack.
		He now led seventy men-at-arms and as many archers, whom he had contracted to the Earl of Northampton's service which was why he was crouching behind a wet hedge a hundred and fifty paces from the walls of a town whose name he still could not remember.
		The Earl of Northampton led the assault, as he had led all the others, conspicuous in his plate armor half covered by a surcoat showing his badge...
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	Welcome Page, Northampton County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Northampton County is located in northeastern North Carolina astride the state's Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions.
		Northampton County was formed from Bertie County in 1741 and named for George, Earl of Northampton (England).
		Northampton County is proud of the fact that we are number one in peanut production in the state of North Carolina and number two in cotton production.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /northampton/welcome.html (162 words)

	Earl of Northampton's Regiment background
		The original Earl of Northampton's Regiment was really two: a regiment of horse, and a regiment of foot.
		The Earl of Northampton's Regiment of Foote held out magnificently under the command of William Compton until 25th October, when the siege was lifted by forces commanded by the Earl James Compton, after they had travelled up from the battle of Newbury.
		Today the Earl of Northampton's Regiment of the Sealed Knot has more than 100 members and fights with Prince Rupert's Tercio in the Royalist Army, alongside the foot regiments of Prince Rupert (who was the Prince Palatine, a nephew of King Charles and expert cavalry commander), Earl River, and Sir Thomas Glemham.
	www.northamptons.org.uk /regiment.html (1320 words)

	History of Northampton - key events
		Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was summoned to Northampton Castle to defend his opposition to new legislation that restricted the power of the Church.
		Earl of Halifax and local non-conformist minister Philip Doddridge raised a volunteer army of over 800 men to fight the "Pretender" to the throne "Bonnie Prince Charlie".
		Northampton Town F.C. lost 3-0 to Manchester Utd in fourth round of the FA Cup at Sixfields stadium.
	www.northampton.org.uk /history/history.htm (3685 words)

	32nd Generation (cont.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Simon de Saint Liz Earl of Northampton was born circa 1068 in Normandy.
		Alan Fergent de Bretagne IV, Earl of Brittany and Richmond "Alain le Roux" was born 1059 in Cornouaille, Bretagne (Brittany) région, France.
		He became as strenuous an adherent of Stephen in the civil war as King David and Earl Henry were of the Empress, and before 1141 he had been recognized as Earl of Northampton.
	www.boazfamilytree.com /jbourchier/aqwg37.htm (626 words)

	Earl of Northampton's Artillery page
		The artillery company is the third fighting arm of the Earl of Northampton's Regiment, and is named after Sir William Compton, third son of the 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton and commander of the Banbury Garrison.
		Named after one of the original guns of the Earl of Northampton's regiment, she has recently had the trail and wheels rebuilt.
		Taken from the Stafford garrison when the Earl's troops occupied Stafford on 18th March 1643, it was brought the next day to the battle of Hopton Heath, 3 miles out of Stafford.
	www.northamptons.org.uk /arty.html (1094 words)

	Nothampton County North Carolina
		Northampton County was formed in 1741 from Bertie County and was named in honor of James Crompton
		Roanoke Rapids Lake in the northwestern corner of Northampton County.
		The Northampton County, North Carolina Genealogy Project, makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information found should not be taken at face value, but should be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence.
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	HISTORY... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Prior Bolton of St Bartolomew in Smithfield "Builded of new the Manor of Chanonbury of Islington which belonged to the Canons of this house..." The Tower is part of Bolton's building.
		After the dissolution of the monasteries, Canonbury was occupied by various Court favourites, amongst whom were Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and afterwards Duke of Northumberland; and Thomas, Lord Wentworth.
		During the Commonwealth the third Earl of Northampton lived mainly at Canonbury.
	www.btinternet.com /%7Ecanonburyacademy/HISTORY.HTM (286 words)

	Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
		Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton;
		400 (inv 1605) Henry (Howard), Earl of Northampton.
		COMPTON, Earl Compton, son and heir of the 6th Marquess of Northampton, and daughter of C. Related:
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