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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
24 Jan 19
Born in 1537, the son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was only nine years old when his father died in 1547.
Effective power was exercised firstly by Edward’s maternal uncle Edward Seymour, Earl of Somerset, and then...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
23 Jan 19
Edward V was a king who reigned in name for a short time but never ruled.
He was aged 13 when his father, King Edward IV, died unexpectedly on 9th April 1483. His uncle, Richard Duke of Gloucester, took him under his protection...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
17 Jan 19
Born in 1312, Edward succeeded his father in 1327, at the age of 15, and reigned for 50 years. At first, Edward was subject to the controlling influence of his mother Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. However, in 1330 Edward...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
16 Jan 19
Born in 1284, Edward was the fourth son of Edward I, but the first three died in childhood. Edward was nothing like his father in temperament or ability. He was declared Prince of Wales – the first English prince to be given this...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
16 Jan 19
This post is the first in a series of short biographies of English/British monarchs. For a change, I am not going to present these in date order, but by name, beginning with the eight King Edwards, one at a time. After that, there...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
29 Nov 18
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) may have had a privileged life surrounded by luxury, but she must also be counted as one of the more unfortunate wives of an English king, in that her husband – King Charles II – took very little...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
22 Oct 18
King John of England (reigned 1199 to 1216) is widely regarded as one of the country’s “bad kings”. This was largely due to his tyrannical behaviour and the actions he undertook during his elder brother Richard’s reign to raise...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
13 Oct 18
If you have ever wondered about the names of the English counties Essex and Sussex, not to mention the region of Wessex as beloved by the novelist Thomas Hardy, you might be interested to know that they are not as “sexy” as might...
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John Welford
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• Leicester, England
2 Oct 18
This is King Henry VIII of England, when he had only been on the throne for four years and was aged 22. He looked a lot different in later life!
When even younger he was not the best behaved of boys - and it might well be said...
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sarahruthbeth22
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
28 Apr 11
I'm watching my sports morning show and one of the hosts said he didn't care about the Royal Wedding and then he asked this question, Why Should I watch this wedding? For me there wasn't a question of why! I knew I was going to...
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Ophelia
@Ophelia (88)
• United States
15 Nov 07
So, I am almost fully through Phillipa Gregory's novels. She writes fiction about 16th century english history. Sounds boring but is really quite intriguing. She uses real facts and events and creates a story around them. She has...
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Darkwing
@Darkwing (21583)
19 Jul 07
As most of my friends will know, I love to delve into the history of places in my Country, particularly around the area in which I live.
This time, I want to focus on the Forest of St. Leonard. This densely wooded area, stands...
dense woodland
english history
iron industry
medieval droveways
medieval settlements
st leonards forest
west sussex
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