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4 days ago · The original endowment was the lands of the foundress at Marham, together with the manor and all its services; they were granted for the good of the souls of William Earl Warenne and Surrey her father, of Maud her mother, daughter of William Marshall, earl of Pembroke, of Hugh her husband, and of all her ancestors and successors.
2 days ago · United Kingdom - Henry III, 1216-72, Monarchy: The years until his death in 1219 were dominated by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. As regent in all but name he achieved success in the civil war and, assisted by the papal legate Guala, did much to restore royal government in its aftermath. After Marshal’s death there was a struggle for political power between Hubert de Burgh, the ...
2 days ago · 6th Earl of Leicester: Eleanor of England 1215–1275 Countess of Leicester: William Marshal 1190–1231 2nd Earl of Pembroke: Henry of Almain & of Cornwall 1235–1271: Richard of Cornwall: Edmund of Almain 1249–1300 2nd Earl of Cornwall: House of Hohenstaufen: Philip III 1245–1285 King of France: Ferdinand III 1199/1201–1252 King of ...
5 days ago · 391. AYMER DE VALENCIA late EARL OF PEMBROKE. Writ of scire facias to the sheriff of Buckingham, 19 February, 5 Edward III, to warn Richard Talebot and Elizabeth his wife, one of the kinswomen and heirs of the said Aymer, to be in the king’s chancery in three weeks from Easter next to show cause why the lands and tenements which belonged to the said Aymer should not be taken again into the ...
2 days ago · William's son, Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connacht (c.1194–1242/3), received the land of "Connok" ( Connacht) as forfeited by its king, whom he helped to fight (1227). He was Justiciar of Ireland (1228–32). In 1234, he sided with the crown against Richard, Earl Marshal, who fell in battle against him.
2 days ago · His father, William (died 1956), was 64 years old when Jeffrey Archer was born. Early in his career, Archer gave conflicting accounts to the press of his father's supposed, but non-existent, military career. William Archer was, in fact, a bigamist, fraudster, and conman, who impersonated another William Archer, a deceased war medal holder.
2 days ago · United Kingdom - Monarchy, Union, Parliament: James VI, king of Scotland (1567–1625), was the most experienced monarch to accede to the English throne since William the Conqueror, as well as one of the greatest of all Scottish kings. A model of the philosopher prince, James wrote political treatises such as The Trew Law of a Free Monarchy (1598), debated theology with learned divines, and ...
