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In the News (Tue 29 Dec 09)

  
  Somersham.info
That no Waste be committed in Somsham, and other Places in Soken, whereof the Earl of Suffolk hath a Patent to keep to His Majesty's Use; and that the said Earl shall have the Possession thereof as formerly, until the Pleasure of the King be farther known.
Wyne and Foster, for killing the Earl of Suffolk's Deer at Somersham.
That the said Foster and Wine shall be summoned to appear before this House on Tuesday next, to answer this Complaint, at which Time the Witnesses are to be present, to testify their Knowledge herein; and that the Guns taken away from the Keepers of the said Park shall by the Soldiers be restored.
www.somersham.info /items/show/90   (338 words)

  
  AbeBooks: Search Results - Aflalo and The Encyclopaedia Of Sport
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo.
Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo (ed.).
THE EARL OF SUFFOLK AND BERKSHIRE,, Hedley Peek and F. Aflalo.
www.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/an/Aflalo+/tn/+The+Encyclopaedia+Of+Sport   (2375 words)

  
 Pole, English noble family. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
He arranged the marriage (1445) of Margaret of Anjou to Henry VI and rose to a position of great political authority, reaching the peak of his power in 1448 when he was made duke.
Of his sons, the eldest was John de la Pole, earl of Lincoln, 1464–87, who was recognized by Richard III as his heir presumptive.
The second son, Edmund de la Pole, earl of Suffolk, 1472?–1513, agreed to the wish of Henry VII that he forego the ducal title in return for some of the property forfeited as a result of his brother’s treason.
www.bartelby.com /65/po/Pole.html   (532 words)

  
  The Twickenham Museum : Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
She was then taken in by the Earl of Suffolk’s family, and at the age of 18 married the Earl’s youngest son, Charles Howard.
The Earl died in 1733 and in 1735 she married George Berkeley.
By now Lady Suffolk was considered the model of decorum and she undertook in later years the upbringing of her great-niece, Henrietta Hotham.
www.twickenham-museum.org.uk /detail.asp?ContentID=61   (595 words)

  
 Whalley Abbey and Lathom House
HALLEY ABBEY was built in 1296, for the White or Cistercian monks of Scanlan, in the Wirral of Cheshire, by Henry Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, and it flourished till the dissolution of the monasteries.
It was in the reign of Charles I., that the wife of the seventh Earl of Derby defended Lathom, the key to its district in Lancashire, for the king.
Within the wall was a moat eight yards wide and two deep, upon the brink of the moat between the wall and the graft was a strong row of palisades, and in the midst of the house was the Eagle Tower surmounting all the rest.
www.mspong.org /picturesque/whalley_abbey.html   (2683 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.
The Earl of Northumberland is sent on a mission to the Council of Pavia.
Archibald, the Earl of Douglas, and James, the Earl of Mar are slain, along with the Viscomte de Narbonne.
www.maisonstclaire.org /timeline/1421.html   (2502 words)

  
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Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, was brother of that Earl of Lincoln who had fallen at the battle of Stoke, and son of a sister of Edward IV.
Suffolk, however, remained at Aix la Chapelle, Maximilian making him many promises and providing inadequate supplies, while with equal lightness of heart-- having got his loan--he left his pledges to Henry unfulfilled by anything more substantial than professions that he was doing his best to carry them out.
In 1504 the migratory Earl had the misfortune to fall into the hands of the Duke of Gueldres, who detained him for use as circumstances might dictate--to the annoyance of the Kings of France and Scotland, both of whom wished him to be handed over to the King of England.
www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext04/8gtdr10.txt   (18457 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (February 10, 1606/1607 – January 7, 1688), was grandson of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and thus was himself 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.
At his death in 1688 without surviving sons or heirs male of his body, the earldom of Suffolk passed to his brother, but the barony Howard de Walden fell into abeyance for nearly a century, until it was called out of abeyance for a descendant of his elder daughter Lady Essex Howard, later Baroness Griffin.
Lord Suffolk appears to have left the Jacobean house, Audley End, built by the 1st Earl, to the descendants of his elder daughter, but it has since passed out of the family.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=James_Howard,_3rd_Earl_of_Suffolk   (181 words)

  
 3eng
The Earl of Worchester, who recently handed the King a document about glass-making, is bidden to sit in the Court of Requests with the Masters of Requests, as if it were unbecoming that such a magistrate not have a place in the judiciary, as he had recently said to Northampton.
The Earl of Pembroke’s son is baptized at Baynard’s Castle, with the godparents being the absent king (per the Earl of Montgomery), Marquess Hamilton, and the little boy’s grandmother.
The Duke of Lennox married the widow of the Earl of Hertfordshire.
www.philological.bham.ac.uk /diary/3eng.html   (10669 words)

  
 Early Years
The powerful party of the Beauforts, which included the Earl of Suffolk, put forward the idea that peace might be made with France; the rivalry of this party with that of the Dukes of York and Gloucester was the seed from which grew the devastating feuds known as the 'Wars of the Roses'.
The Earl of Suffolk seems to have left his ward in the care of the Duchess of Somerset, and she was probably brought up in her mother's home in Bedfordshire, at any rate until the duchess married again.
There is no question that Suffolk tried to arrange a marriage between Margaret Beaufort and his son; she was an undoubted 'catch' for any one, and he probably had the match in mind as soon as he became her guardian, but there is no reason in this to suspect his loyalty to the King.
tudorhistory.org /secondary/beaufort/c1.html   (1696 words)

  
 1eng
December 1 William, son of the Earl of Salisbury, married Catherine, third daughter of the Earl of Suffolk.
December 26 The Earl of Somerset inauspiciously marries Francis, daughter of the Earl of Suffolk.
And then he was created Viscount Villiers, inducted by the Earl of Suffolk and Viscount de l’Isle, wearing a waistcoat of scarlet silk, with Norris carrying before a robe of the same silk and Compton a coronet, the King sitting on his throne, and the Queen and Prince being present.
www.philological.bham.ac.uk /diary/1eng.html   (6394 words)

  
 ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
He returned to parliament, dismissed Suffolk, and submitted to a year's supervision by a commission of lords, bishops and knights, who would have a mandate to clean up the royal household and oversee the war effort.
Gloucester, the Earl of Arundel, and the Earl of Warwick formally appealed -- that is, accused -- five of the king's favorites (including de Vere and Nicholas Brembre and the archbishop of York) of wrongdoing.
He was outmaneuvered by Gloucester and the Earl of Derby (the eldest son of John of Gaunt) and had to flee the country.
the-orb.net /textbooks/muhlberger/richardii.html   (2788 words)

  
 Play Synopsis - Henry VI Part 1
A messenger brings news that the French are revolting, Dolphin (Dauphin) Charles is king, the English Lord Talbot is taken prisoner and the English army under the Earl of Salisbury is weak and close to mutiny.
The Earl of Suffolk catches Margaret of Anjou, daughter of Reignier and gets the idea that she should marry Henry VI, to which her father agrees.
Gloucester is very disappointed and fears trouble, as is confirmed by Suffolk's statement of intent to control Margaret (via an affair with her), Henry VI (through Margaret) and the Realm.
www.onlineshakespeare.com /henry6isyn.htm   (725 words)

  
 Henry VII and Castile
But the family estate was so reduced by Lincoln's attainder that when the second son, Edmund de la Pole, succeeded to the dukedom of Suffolk, he was glad to make a compromise with the king and content himself with the title of earl instead, on the restoration of some of the confiscated lands.
Suffolk, on the other hand, had little reason to congratulate himself on the result of relying on Maximilian's promises.
The Spanish ambassador in Germany was also instructed by Ferdinand to press for Suffolk's expulsion or extradition; but the exile made a timely escape, and after a vain effort to obtain assistance from the count palatine, entered the territory of Gueldres with the view of passing through it to George, Duke of Saxony, in Friesland.
tudorhistory.org /secondary/henry7/c12.html   (5127 words)

  
 Audley End, East Anglia
The house was built for the Earl of Suffolk in 1603 and took over a decade to be completed.
However it did remain in the possession of the royal family until King William III returned the property to the 5th Earl of Suffolk.
The property remained in the possession of the Earls of Suffolk until the last Earl died without children in 1745.
louisabrown.net /Audley.htm   (568 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Exhibit
Boyle, Roger, Baron Broghill and first Earl of Orrery 1621-1679, statesman, soldier, and dramatist, the third son of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork, and Catherine, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Fenton, was born at Lismore 25 April 1621.
The Earl of Orrery was the reputed author of an anonymous pamphlet ‘Irish Colours displayed, in a reply of an English Protestant to a letter of an Irish Roman Catholic,’ 1662.
State Letters of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, containing a series of correspondence between the Duke of Ormonde and his lordship, from the Restoration to the year 1668, together with some other letters and pieces of a different kind, particularly the Life of the Earl of Orrery by the Rev. Mr.
www.thepeerage.com /e365.htm   (2457 words)

  
 1429
English Forces under Sir John Fastolf[?] defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the Earl of Suffolk's army at Orleans from attack by the Comte de Clermont[?] and John Stuart.
May 7 - A French attack led by Joan of Arc breaks the English bridgehead on the South side of the Loire.
French forces under Joan smash the English forces under Lord Talbot[?] and Sir John Fastolf[?], forcing the withdrawal of the English from the Loire Valley.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/14/1429.html   (174 words)

  
 Frances HOWARD (C. Essex / C. Somerset)
Born about 1593, Frances, the daughter of Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, famous Elizabethan seaman and the man who discovered the Gunpowder plot, and his second wife, Catherine Knyvett, a lady with "good face, which had brought to other much misery and to herself greatness which ended with much unhappiness".
This led to the Earl and Countess of Somerset being arraigned for murder, and to the trials and executions of various minor plotters.
The only daughter of Frances Howard and Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset managed due to the determination of her father to make a match which was not only equal to her rank, but a love match.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/FrancesHoward(CEssexCSomerset).htm   (1161 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Parliamentary Generals in the 1640s: The Commander The Earl Of Essex
In 1606, King James arranged a marriage between Robert and daughter of the Earl of Suffolk, Frances Howard.
This accusation may be true as it turned out he was to be the last Earl, even though his wife of the time had a child during their marriage.
This time the Queen promoted one of her favourites, the Earl of Holland, to Robert's command, and he was demoted to Commander of the Horse.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A14113829   (1345 words)

  
 Classical Heraldry - 1
The two above, of Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March, and of Sir Thomas de Rokeby, show the increased width, while the two on the left, of Sir Thomas Gray of Heton and of Sir Herbert, illustrate another stage away from the natural shield shape towards the gothic horrors we shall examine later.
In the early days of heraldry a star was a star was a star, the number of its points appears to have been discretionary, and even the choice of wavy or straight rays seems to have been sometimes arbitrary.
Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March, was the paramour of Isabel, "the she-wolf of France", queen of Edward II.
www.baronage.co.uk /1999/herart01.html   (929 words)

  
 Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Upon the accession (1603) of James I, he was created earl of Suffolk and later held a number of official posts.
His daughter, Frances Howard, and her husband, Robert Carr, earl of Somerset, were tried and convicted (1616) of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Suffolk himself was accused (1618) of embezzlement and fraud as treasurer.
www.bartelby.com /65/su/SuffolkT.html   (221 words)

  
 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, 1591-1646
However, at the request of Queen Henrietta Maria, Essex was suddenly demoted to Lieutenant-General of Horse in favour of the Queen's courtier the Earl of Holland.
He supported the Earl of Manchester against Oliver Cromwell's criticisms of Manchester's leadership of the Eastern Association, and in December 1644 joined an unsuccessful attempt to have Cromwell impeached for sedition.
Essex led the opposition in the House of Lords to the measures proposed in the Commons for the reorganisation of Parliament's army, but he was finally obliged to resign his commission, which he did with a dignified speech on 2 April 1645, the day before the Self-Denying Ordinance was passed.
www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/essex.htm   (1451 words)

  
 Britannia: Early Knights of the Order of the Garter
Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby (later Duke of Lancaster)
Prince Lionel of Antwerp, Earl of Ulster (later Duke of Clarence)
Prince John of Gaunt, Earl of Richmond (later Duke of Lancaster)
www.britannia.com /bios/garter/index.html   (251 words)

  
 Earl Soham Vets - 01728 685185, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Earl Soham Vets - 01728 685185, Woodbridge, Suffolk
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Please telephone our Earl Soham surgery on 01728 685185 to provide us with feedback, to book an appointment, to ask about our plans, or to register your pet with us.
earlsohamvets.com /Framlingham.htm   (146 words)

  
 All the Estate Agents in the UK from agentUK.com
Earl's Court > Estate Agents Earl's Court, Greater London
Earl's Green > Estate Agents Earl's Green, Suffolk
Earls Barton > Estate Agents Earls Barton, Northamptonshire
www.agentuk.com /alpha/E/1/estate_agent.htm   (665 words)

  
 Index entries of the British Library Manuscripts Catalogue
JAMES I. Correspondence and papers on the Spanish match 1623.
JAMES I. Judgments against the Earl of Suffolk and others 1619.
JAMES I. League with Spain and the Archduke Albert 1604.
www.bl.uk /catalogues/manuscripts/INDX0010.ASP?MSRefID=20318.htm&NameDesc=Stowe.159   (303 words)

  
 Earl Soham Brewery - Real Beer and Ale from Coastal Suffolk
Earl Soham Brewery - Real Beer and Ale from Coastal Suffolk
Earl Soham beers as a guest ~ The Station gets its own web site
Earl Soham Brewery is in the Suffolk village of Earl Soham.
www.earlsohambrewery.co.uk   (47 words)

  
 Medieval Painting of St. George fighting the Dragon, Earl Stonham, Suffolk
A pair of praying hands at the top right hand edge once belonged to another watching figure, probably the mother of the princess, whose part in this story is shown in some other examples of this subject, notably that at Broughton in Buckinghamshire, probably the clearest exposition of the encounter in English wallpainting.
Earl Stonham also has a 15th century Doom over the chancel arch, and once had a remarkable painting of the Journey and Adoration of the Magi, now sadly gone, although a good framed copy of it hangs in the church.
St.Francis Preaching to the Birds : Wissington, Suffolk
www.paintedchurch.org /earlsgeo.htm   (394 words)

  
 Hardy Documentation - Genealogy Notes John Hardy, Lord Mayor of London
Sir John was descended from Sir John de Hardy of Bedfordshire and Lady Margaret, daughter of Michael de le Pole, a younger son of the Earl of Suffolk.
Yet another of her family was Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Magna Carta Baron, fifth in line of descent from King Malcolm III of Scotland, and who died on pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1220.
Lady Mary was also lineally descended from Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and of Essex, Constable of England, born 1276 and slain 1332, and who married Isabel Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.
www.retracing-our-family-legacy.com /notes_hardyjohn_d1543.html   (523 words)

  
 Joan of Arc, footnote 590   (Site not responding. Last check: )
was captured the Earl of Suffolk, who had retreated to the aforesaid bridge after the town was taken; and he surrendered to a squire from Auvergne named Guillaume Regnault.
The Earl knighted the aforesaid Guillaume Regnault, so that it could be said that he had been captured by a knight." (For the original language, see: Quicherat's "Procès...", Vol IV, p.
From the chronicle of Jean Chartier: "...the Earl of Suffolk was captured by a man named Guillaume Regnault (the Earl knighted the aforesaid Regnault)..." (For the original language, see: Quicherat's "Procès...", Vol IV, p.
joan-of-arc.org /joanofarc_footnote_590.html   (244 words)

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