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 Read about Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Henry Percy, 4th Earl of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Percy was however the only one of the Percy family to appear to take the side of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses.
The earldom of Northumberland was fofeited by the victorious Yorkists.
Percy eventually swore fealty to Edward IV and was released in 1469.
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 Henry Percy - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Henry Percy was the name of several nobles in the line that produced the earls of Northumberland.
He married Lady Elizabeth Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, and Phillipa, daughter of Lionel of Antwerp and granddaughter of Edward III of England.
It is accepted that Henry Percy was born on May 20th, but whether this was 1364 or 1366 is unknown, and probably always will be.
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 Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, (3 February 1392 /1393 – 22 May 1455) was the son of Henry Percy and his wife Elizabeth de Mortimer, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet.
He was restored to favor in 1416 by Henry V of England, receiving the estates of his paternal grandfather Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland the re-creation of his earldom.
Henry V was succeeded by his one-year-old son Henry VI of England.
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 Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Henry Percy, 4th Earl of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Percy himself was second cousin to (among others) Elizabeth of York, Edward V of England, Richard, Duke of York, Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Edward, Earl of Warwick and Edward of Middleham.
The adolescent Percy was imprisoned in the Fleet Prison.
Percy was arrested along with Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland and Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk.
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 THE PERCY’S OF ALNWICK 1309 TO 1670
Henry de Percy was keeper of Bamburgh castle in 1330 and overseer of an array in the Northern counties.
Henry Percy died and was buried at Alnwick in 1353.
The Earl of Northumberland now ceased to reside in Northumberland, (leaving relatives in Alnwick) and from this time onwards the influence of the family in the north waned until its revival in the eighteenth century.
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 Henry PERCY (4º E. Northumberland)
Son of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, by his wife, Eleanor Poynings; was the only one of the family to appear to take the Yorkist side.
Henry VII's treatment of the Earl of Northumberland after the battle certainly does not suggest any special favors or gratitude: Northumberland, along with the earls of Westmoreland and Surrey, was taken into custody and kept in prison for several months, being released only under strict conditions of good behavior.
The rebellion was surpressed by the Earl of Surrey.
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 math lessons - Earl of Northumberland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His son, Henry Henry, married a sister of John of Gaunt, and their son, the next Henry Percy, was created Earl of Northumberland, which title he was given after the coronation of Richard II.
Henry V restored Hotspur's son, the second Earl, to his family honours, and the Percies were staunch Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses which followed, the third Earl and three of his brothers losing their lives in the cause.
Henry Percy, the sixth Earl of Northumberland, loved Ann Boleyn, and was her accepted suitor before Henry VIII unfortunately discovered the lady's charm, and interfered such that Percy lost his prospective bride.
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 Articles - Wars of the Roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Henry V's short reign saw one conspiracy against him, led by Richard, Earl of Cambridge, a son of Edmund of Langley, the fifth son of Edward III.
Henry VI The Lancastrian King Henry VI of England was surrounded by unpopular regents and advisors.
Henry's recovery in 1455 thwarted Richard's ambitions, and the Duke of York was soon after driven from the royal court by Henry's queen, Margaret of Anjou.
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 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland . Margaret of Burgundy . December 30   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 25 July, 1421 – 29 March, 1461 was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and his second wife Joan Beaufort.
Percy was first cousin to among others Edward IV of England, Margaret of Burgundy, George, Duke of Clarence and Richard III of England.
On December 30, 1460, Percy is known to have fought on the Lancastrian side at the Battle of Wakefield.
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 BBC - h2g2 - Yorkshire's Castles: Spofforth Castle
Henry Hotspur lost at the battle of Shrewsbury, and Henry, Earl of Northumberland lost at the battle of Bramham Moor.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland and his brother Richard were both killed at the Battle of Towton less than 20 miles away, as well as Spofforth Castle's steward, Sir William Plumpton.
In 1470 the Percies were allowed to regain Spofforth Castle, although it was not until 1559 that another Henry Percy was given a new licence to crenellate.
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 Marcus Antonius to Maite - tobg173.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ann married (1) Henry Holland, 4th Duke of Exeter son of John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, 3rd Duke of Exeter and Anne de Stafford on 30 Jul 1447.
Richard married (2) Anne Neville daughter of Richard Neville, the Kingmaker, Earl of Warwick Sir and Lady Anne Beauchamp, suo jure Countess of Warwick on 12 Jul 1472 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Margaret married (1) Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville Sir son of Henry Gray "the Bastard of Gloucester", Lord of Powys & Count of Tancarville and Antigone on 12 Jan 1458/1459.
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 Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of, Baron Percy Of Alnwick...
English noble, brother of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and uncle of Sir Henry Percy, called “Hotspur,” and a party to their rebellions against Henry IV of England.
Thomas Sackville, the 1st earl of Dorset, and an English statesman, poet, and dramatist, is remembered largely for his share in two achievements of significance in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama: the collection Mirror for Magistrates (1563), probably the most important work between the periods of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser, and the...
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 Earl of Northumberland
The title of Earl of Northumberland was created several times in the Peerages of England and Great Britain.
Its most famous holders were the Percies, who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages.
The heirs of the Percies were ultimately made Duke of Northumberland in 1766.
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Henry Percy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
---- Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur (May 20, 1364/1366 andndash; July 23, 1403) was the eldest son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland and 4th Lord Percy of Alnwick.
He is a major character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, though in the play he is portrayed as being of the same age as his main rival Prince Hal, when in fact he was considerably older.
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (3 February, 1392/1393 andndash; 22 May, 1455).
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1046
She married Henry Algernon Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, son of Sir Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland and Maud Herbert, before 1502.
She married Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, son of Sir Thomas Percy and Eleanor Harbottle, in 1558.
The Earl having been committed to the Tower for participating in a supposed plot in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots, was found dead in his bed there, slain by three bullets from a pistol.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: 1461   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
February 2 - Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales.
February 17 - Second Battle of St Albans - The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under Queen Margaret, who recovers control of her husband.
March 29 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (born 1421)
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1045
     Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was born on 25 July 1421 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.
She married Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, son of Henry de Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland and Lady Eleanor de Neville, circa 1446.
She married Sir Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland and Eleanor de Poynings, after 1475.
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 CONK! Encyclopedia: 1421   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A small French force surprises and defeats an English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy.
July 25 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1461)
March 22 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (born 1388)
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Henry II (1132-89) King of England 1154-89 = Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry III (1206-72) King of England 1216-72 = Eleanor of Provence
Henry IV 1377-99 Phillipa of Clarence 1399-1413 (1355-82) = Mary = Edmund Mortimer,
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 Henry Peel Ritchie - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Henry Peel Ritchie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Henry Peel Ritchie - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Henry Peel Ritchie.
Henry Peel Ritchie was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British] and forces.
He was 38 years old, and a Commander in the Royal Navy during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
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 Articles - Percy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Percy is a short form of the first name Percival.
The House of Percy (also Perci), who were the most powerful noble family in Northern England for much of the Middle Ages, many of whom have held the titles of Earl of Northumberland or Duke of Northumberland to this day.
Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1714-1786) (became Duke of Northumberland in 1766)
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Son and heir to the 2nd Earl of Northumberland.
He was restored to the earldom of Northumberland in 1470.
Retained by the Earl of Northumberland and the Duke of Gloucester.
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Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Marshal and Constable of England (b 1342, d 29.02.1408)
(27.03.1679) Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle (heir of Duke of Newcastle, dsp 01.11.1680)
There is some confusion as to the identity of Sir Henry's wife although it is known that she was previously married to Robert, 5th Lord Scales.
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 FAIR - Online Information article about FAIR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But a more curious and complete instance of such an ecclesiastical monopoly was that of the St Giles's fair, at first granted for the customary three days, which were increased by Henry III.
The bishop of Winchester was, as we have seen, the lord of this fair.
VOLGA (known to the Tatars as Etil, Jill or Atel; to the Finnish tribes as Rau, and to the ancients as Rha and Oarus)
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 1403 [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland....
King Henry IV of EnglandHenry IV (April 3, 1367 – March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, "Henry Bolingbroke".
His father, John of Gaunt was the third surviving son of King Edward III of England, who had enjoyed a position of considerable influence during much of the reign of Richard II.
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 Wars of the Roses: Summary for Towton
Fortunately the duke of Norfolk, John Mowbray, arrived with reinforcements and the Yorkist army defeated the Lancastrians.
King Henry VI, the Queen, and their son fled to Scotland.
Henry Percy, 3rd earl of Northumberland; Sir Andrew Trollope; Lord Dacre
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 George A A (Jim) Hooper's family history - Person Page 68
Margaret Percy married Robert Umfraville, son of Gilbert Umfraville 3rd Earl of Angus and Maud Lucy.
Lady Margaret Percy was born She was the daughter of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland.
She was the daughter of Francis Henry Phillips and Isabella Unknown (Phillips).
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