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22 de abr. de 2024 · Battle of Cadiz, (29 April–1 May 1587). Intense rivalry between England and Spain during the reign of Elizabeth I led Philip II of Spain to prepare an armada to invade England. In response, Elizabeth ordered a preemptive strike against the Spanish fleet, a daring raid its leader, Francis Drake, termed the "singeing of the king of Spain’s ...
Hace 6 días · Elizabeth, the nine year old daughter of King James, would then have been enthroned as a Catholic head of state. Guy Fawkes, who had several years of military experience, was in charge of explosives. The plot was betrayed anonymously, and a search of the House of Lords revealed him guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder - enough to reduce the entire building to rubble.
29 de abr. de 2024 · ii. 228. Sir John Lyttelton (1561–1601) was a Member of Parliament for Worcestershire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the eldest son of Gilbert Lyttelton. He entered Magdalen College, Oxford in 1576 and studied law at the Inner Temple. He married Meriel, daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England.
Hace 2 días · Edward died young, Robert became a Knight Bachelor and married Theophila, daughter of Thomas Berkeley, Arthur married Elizabeth, heir of Sir George Walgrave, John married Meriel, daughter of Anthony Wheately, bringing Holkham Hall into the Coke family, Henry married Margaret, daughter of Richard Lovelace, and inherited the manor at Holkham from his brother John (who had seven daughters but no ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · This book examines how and why Tudor nobles like Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham; Queen Consort Anne Boleyn; Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, fell into the trap of treason and ended up on the block under the executioner’s axe. Treason and the Tudor nobility seem to go hand in hand as, by the end of ...
Hace 4 días · Answer: Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother The Queen Mum was born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on August 4th, 1900. She married Albert, Duke of York in 1923. Little did she know what fate had in store for her. In 1936 she was thrust into the limelight when her brother-in-law Edward VIII abdicated and her beloved Bertie became King George VI.
15 de abr. de 2024 · 1599 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was sworn in as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, an office he didn't want and one that would lead to his undoing. See video below. 1624 – Burial of Sir John Scudamore, husband of Mary Shelton, who served in Elizabeth I's Privy Chamber, at Holme Lacy.
