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Instead of taking the title of Lord Protector, John Dudley set out to rule as primus inter pares, the working atmosphere being more conciliar and less autocratic than under Somerset. The new Lord President of the Council reshuffled some high offices, becoming Grand Master of the Household himself and giving Somerset's former office of Lord Treasurer to William Paulet, 1st Marquess of ...
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26 de feb. de 2024 · In the wake of the rebellion and the unpopularity of Seymour’s policies, Dudley made his move to consolidate power, aligning himself into a new coalition that deposed Seymour as Lord Protector. In effect, Dudley made use of the power vacuum to become the dominating force in the Privy Council, and as a result served as the de facto ...
Hace 1 día · 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 ...
29 de mar. de 2024 · John Dudley, duke of Northumberland was an English politician and soldier who was the virtual ruler of England from 1549 to 1553, during the minority of King Edward VI. Almost all historical sources regard him as an unscrupulous schemer whose policies undermined England’s political stability.
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30 de mar. de 2017 · Credit: National Trust Images. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland is one of the Tudor villains we all love to hate. His unbridled ambition is held responsible for the death of his sixteen-year-old daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, whilst even before the attempt to put her on the throne as his puppet, he was considered a tyrant and a bully.
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(1502?-1553), Lord Protector of Edward VI. Sitter in 6 portraits. Received the title Earl of Warwick in 1546, and the following year, on Henry VIII's death, became a member of the council set up to govern the country during Edward VI's childhood. He made himself Duke of Northumberland in 1551.
22 de ago. de 2016 · 2 Comments. On 22nd August 1553, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was beheaded on Tower Hill for his part in putting his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne in place of Mary I. Northumberland's friends, Sir John Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer, were also executed on this day in 1553 for supporting Northumberland ...
