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BORN: c. 1462 EXECUTED: 17 AUGUST 1510
Father of John Dudley, grandfather of Robert, Ambrose, Guildford, etc. Was a minister of Henry VII, where he became unpopular and was impeached and executed early in Henry VIII's reign. |
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BORN: 1442 DIED: 9 APRIL 1483
Yorkist King during the Wars of the Roses. Married to Elizabeth Woodville. His eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York, married Henry VII. |
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BORN: 1437
Wife of Edward IV, mother of Elizabeth of York and therefore maternal grandmother of Henry VIII. Her first marriage was to Sir John Grey (by whom she had two sons) who died and left her a widow. She then married King Edward IV and bore him as many as 11 children. Even though her daughter became Henry VII's queen, she may have been involved in a treasonous plot against the king, and was deprived of her dower (1487) and retired to Bermondsey Abbey. |
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BORN: 23 APRIL 1564
Probably the best known writer off all time, but remarkably little is known about him. Actor, poet and playwright. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon. Made his name in London and retired back to Stratford. |
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DUCHESS OF MILAN
Christina of Denmark by Hans Holbein the Younger
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COUNTESS OF HERTFORD
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