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4 giorni fa · In 1086 NORTH PETHERTON manor was part of the king's land and had never paid geld. Its holders owed a fee farm to the Crown; in 1761 the farm of 5 guineas was paid to Antony Duncombe, Baron Feversham (d. 1763), presumably by grant.
5 giorni fa · Gilbert was followed by his younger brother Thomas. Thomas's claim was unsuccessfully disputed by his eldest brother Oliver of Edington. Thomas sold the estate to John Devereux in or before 1371, and Devereux in 1375 to Sir Thomas Fichet.
3 giorni fa · His estates reverted to the Crown, and Wrenmore seems to have passed to Sir Thomas Moyle of Eastwell (Kent), a prominent government official. He was succeeded at Wrenmore by his daughter Katharine, wife of Sir Thomas Finch, also of Eastwell.
4 giorni fa · Pages 1273-1287. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 3, 1519-1523.Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1867.
1 giorno fa · Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution. Cromwell was one of the most powerful proponents ...
3 giorni fa · As the King left the country with a greatly reduced force, the kingdom seemed to be on the verge of civil war. The English defeat by the Scots at the Battle of Stirling Bridge resolved the situation. The renewed threat to the homeland gave king and magnates common cause.
4 giorni fa · Sir Keir Starmer became the third Prime Minister of the King’s reign following a well choreographed series of meetings ensuring the smooth handover of power. Charles played a central role during the busy aftermath of the General Election that left the Conservatives reeling following a crushing defeat by the Labour Party, which won by a landslide.
