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Frances Howard may refer to: Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey née de Vere (1516–1577), daughter of the Earl of Oxford and wife of the executed Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Frances Howard, Countess of Kildare (d. 1628), courtier. Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox née Frances Howard (1578–1639), daughter of Thomas Howard, Viscount Bindon.
20 de feb. de 2017 · Frances as a young woman. As a daughter of the Howard family, Frances Howard’s role early in her life was to be married off to the family’s advantage. She was raised to suit this aim, and at the age of 14 she was married to the 13-year old Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex. His father had been executed in 1601 for treason and the title had ...
21 de ago. de 2013 · David Lindley re-examines the murder trials of Frances Howard and the historical representations of her as `wife, a witch, a murderess and a whore', challenging the assumptions that have constructed her as a model of female villainy.
Frances, Countess of Somerset. A famous beauty, Frances Howard was divorced from Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex in 1613 and married Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of James I. In 1615 she and her second husband, along with several accomplices, were convicted of poisoning Sir Thomas Overbury, who had opposed their marriage.
12 de jun. de 1996 · ABSTRACT. David Lindley re-examines the murder trials of Frances Howard and the historical representations of her as `wife, a witch, a murderess and a whore', challenging the assumptions that have constructed her as a model of female villainy.
Frances Howard (1578-1639) was considered one of the great beauties of the Jacobean Court, and was also wealthy, being the granddaughter of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Frances was 43 years old when this portrait was painted, and had been married three times: first at the age of 14 to a wealthy London alderman (Henry Pranell), then to Edward ...
Dr Frances Howard is a Senior Lecturer in Youth Work for the Department for Social Work, Care & Community. She is also lead for the Youth Research group and Deputy Director for the Centre for Policy, Citizenship and Society across the School of Social Sciences.
