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John Dudley was the son of Edmund Dudley, Henry VII’s attorney, whose service to the King won him Elizabeth Grey, the daughter of a viscount, as his second wife. Edmund and Elizabeth had three sons, of whom John was the eldest. Edmund was one of Henry VII’s most trusted advisors, and, together with his colleague, Sir Richard Empson ...
21 de jul. de 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 21st July, 1553, just days after he’d left London with an army to apprehend Mary, half-sister of the late king, Edward VI, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland was arrested near Cambridge. But how and why did the man who had ruled England on Edward VI’s behalf, as Lord President of his privy council, come to this? I explain his role in the accession of Lady ...
The Execution of Guildford Dudley. Guildford Dudley was the son of John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland and Edward VI’s chief advisor, and the brother of Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I’s future favourite. He married Jane Grey in May 1553, in a triple wedding which saw Jane’s sister Katherine marrying Lord Herbert and Guildford’s sister ...
He recovered sufficiently to open Parliament on 1st March, but it was becoming obvious that he would not make old bones. He retired to Greenwich in the hopes of recuperating there. The King, whether he knew he was dying or not, drew up a document that he called his ‘ Devise for the Succession ’. In it, he sought to overturn both the Act of ...
29 de may. de 2020 · 1537 (12th October) After a very difficult labour Jane Seymour was delivered of a baby boy. King Henry VIII was overjoyed and named the child Edward and created him Duke of Cornwall. Heralds were dispatched to every part of the country with the news. John Dudley was present at the christening 3 days later.
Hace 5 días · The emergence of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, as the most powerful man in England in 1549 was one of the most unlikely events of the Tudor century. The son of an executed traitor, Dudley was distinguished neither by learning, administrative talent, nor political genius. Yet at the death of Henry VIII in 1547, he and Edward Seymour, Earl of ...
18 de ago. de 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 18th August 1553, less than a month after his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey or Queen Jane, had been overthrown by Queen Mary I, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was tried for treason at Westminster Hall in London. During his trial, Northumberland pointed out that it couldn't be treason to be acting by royal warrant and that some of those judging him had ...
