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Hace 1 día · The noble family of Howard became possessed of the manor of Glossop in this county, by marriage with one of the coheiresses of Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury.
Hace 1 día · Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (1443-1509) Born during the turbulent Wars of the Roses, Margaret Beaufort was descended from King Edward III and passed a claim to the English throne to her son, Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty. A pious and learned woman, Margaret was renowned for her philanthropy and devotion to education.
Hace 2 días · The earl and his son John, Viscount Lisle, were killed in battle in 1453 when the estate passed to the latter's son Thomas who was a ward of his grandmother, Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury. (fn. 28) Thomas died at the battle of Nibley Green fought against the Berkeley family in 1470, and his widow Margaret was granted Painswick for ...
Hace 3 días · The manor then descended with the barony of Strange of Blakemere to the Talbots, earls of Shrewsbury from 1442, being held by dowager countesses 1473-6, 1538-67, and 1590-1608. On the death of Edward, 8th earl of Shrewsbury, in 1618 the manor was divided into three, and so it remained until the early 19th century.
Hace 3 días · Derwent Valley Mills is a great place to visit with lots on offer for all of the family to get involved in. Stretched between Derby and Matlock Bath there are a number of heritage buildings, exquisite scenery, walks, places to eat, drink and relax.
Hace 5 días · The Countess’ first and foremost area of interest, the sphere of kitchen physick, was determined by practical considerations, as well as shaped by current theoretical discourses of a humanistic elite. This elite began to discover empirical methods of trial and error for themselves.
Hace 4 días · The Constable-Maxwell family who reside at Bosworth Hall, a stately home in the heart of rural Leicestershire in central England, have safeguarded these sacred objects, testament to England’s rich Catholic heritage that survived the almost 300-year recusant period of persecution following the Reformation.
