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4 days ago · After which a Gaol and Court House were erected at the instigation or expense of the Countess of Pembroke as Hereditary Sheriff of Westmorland. And it further appears by the Session Books that between the years 1672 and 1727 various orders were made at the Sessions for viewing, repairing and raising money for the repairs of the Gaol ...
2 days ago · Anne Boleyn ( / ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation .
3 days ago · Thormanby seems to have been part of the settlement made on Joan Countess of Westmorland. She died in 1440, leaving a younger son William Nevill, who was created Earl of Kent by Edward IV after the battle of Towton.
3 days ago · The most unusual of the Lady Anne's memorials is the Countess's Pillar set up by the highway about a quarter of a mile from Brougham Castle. The inscription states that it was erected in 1654 to commemorate the last parting between Anne and her mother in 1616 and that she had left an annuity for the poor to be distributed on the ...
3 days ago · Margaret Holland, Countess of Somerset (1385 – 31 December 1439) was the daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, who was the son of Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent" (granddaughter of Edward I of England, wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II of England).
4 days ago · France - Reunification, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc: The coronation of Charles VII was the last pivotal event of the Hundred Years’ War. From Reims the king’s army moved on triumphantly, winning capitulations from Laon, Soissons, and many lesser places and even threatening Paris before disbanding.
6 days ago · Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said making time for his children allowed him to be a better politician. He said protecting time to spend with his son and daughter made him more relaxed and a better decision-maker. Sir Keir and his wife Victoria have a 16-year-old son and a 13 year-old daughter.
