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Hace 2 días · The duke's proud widow, Catherine Darnley, the natural daughter of James II. by Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, lived here after his death.
18 de may. de 2024 · His gaiety and wit secured the continued favour of Charles II, but did not especially recommend him to James II, who could not, moreover, forgive Dorset's lampoons on his mistress, Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester. On James's accession, therefore, he retired from court.
Hace 4 días · My lord [Thomas Howard] leading me about the house made no scruple of shewing me all the hiding-places for the popish priests, and where they said Mass.' After the duke's death the duchess who had married again, sold the house to Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, former mistress of James II when Duke of York.
4 de may. de 2024 · Question 1 of 10. 1. Charles' first mistress and the mother of his eldest son James, Duke of Monmouth, was Lucy Walter. True. False. Question 2 of 10. 2. Probably the most famous of Charles' mistresses, and undoubtedly popular with the public, was actress Nell Gwyn.
Hace 6 días · Dorchester remained in ecclesiastical hands until the 16th century when both bishop and canons still had substantial farms. At its dissolution in 1536 the abbey owned 7½ arable yardlands in Dorchester field, an 8-acre close sown with corn, an orchard, and about 80 acres of meadow and pasture.
8 de may. de 2024 · He was secondly married to Lady Catherine Stanley, a daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby. This marriage was childless. Dorchester survived his sons and when he died in London on 8 December 1680 the Marquessate of Dorchester became extinct.
19 de may. de 2024 · In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Dorchester County Historical Society (DCHS), after nearly 15 years of researching and recording, has announced its newest publication, “The History of ...
