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Hunsdon es una localidad situada en el condado de Hertfordshire, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 1001 habitantes. [1] Se encuentra ubicada al suroeste de la región Este de Inglaterra, al norte de Londres y a poca distancia de la ciudad de Hertford —la capital del condado—. Referencias
Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. It is around 5.5 miles (9 km) east of Ware and 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Harlow. The population of the village taken at the 2011 Census was 1,080. See also. Baron Hunsdon; Hunsdon Airfield; The Hundred Parishes; References
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It was originally constructed of brick in 1447 by Sir William Oldhall in the shape of a tower, but as Oldhall supported the House of York during the Wars of the Roses, he was stripped of the property by the Lancastrian Henry VI. Upon the Yorkist Edward IV's accession to the throne in 1471, the land was returned to the Oldhall family. John Oldhall t...
When Henry VIII retook possession in 1525 after Thomas Howard's death, he set about expanding the house into a palatial estate in the Tudor style, complete with royal apartments and even a moat. Although he visited frequently and enjoyed hunting in the deerpark, the house was mainly used for his children, especially Mary, who lived there until her ...
The manor stayed in the Carey family for over 100 years, after which it passed to the Bluck family and then the Calvert family. Much of Henry VIII's expansions were torn down in the early 17th century, and the moat was filled some time in the 18th century. The house was rebuilt at the beginning of the 19th century, but 1860 renovations by Nicolson ...
Hunsdon Airfield is an airfield near Hunsdon, Hertfordshire and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Harlow, Essex, England. As of 2021, it is used by a local microlight club. The airfield was used by the Royal Air Force between 1941 and 1945 under the name of RAF Hunsdon.
Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created three times. It was first created in 1559 in the Peerage of England for the soldier and courtier Henry Carey. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was created by Viscount Rochford in 1621 and Earl of Dover, in the County of Kent, in 1628.
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, KG, PC (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), was an English nobleman and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare 's playing company. The son of Mary Boleyn, he was a cousin of Elizabeth I . Early life.
Hunsdon es una localidad situada en el condado de Hertfordshire, en Inglaterra, con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 1001 habitantes.
