George Washington
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Maldon
All Saints Maldon, Anglo-Saxons, Battle of Maldon, beards, Beeleigh Abbey, books, Byrthnoth, Charles I, Coes, Danegeld, Earls of Essex, Edward IV, English Civil War, Essex, Ethelred II, George Washington, Henry Bourchier Earl of Essex, Isabel of York, JD Wetherspoon, Little Easton, Maeldune Centre, Maldon, Maldon Grammar School, Moot Hall, reburials, Rose and Crown Maldon, royal portraits, St. Peter’s Maldon, statues, taxes, Thomas Plume, Thomas Plume’s Library, VikingsFollowing an unsuccesful Viking raid in 924, the battle of Maldon took place in August 991 and the result was a victory for the Norse invaders. Byrthnoth, the Essex earldorman who led the Saxons that day, was among those killed and Ethelred II instituted payment of the “Danegeld” to pacify the Vikings. This Byrthnoth statue…
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Illustrated by SHW
Anne Neville, battles, Bosworth, cartoons, Cecily Duchess of York, executions, Exeter Cathedral, exile, George Duke of Clarence, George Washington, Hazel Pierce, Henry Courtenay Marquis of Exeter, Henry Lord Montagu, Henry Pole the Younger, Henry VIII, humour, Isobel Neville, Jane Neville, Margaret of Salisbury, marriages, Mary I, ODNB, Reginald Cardinal Pole, Richard Duke of York, Richard III, Richard Neville, SHW, Sir Edward Neville, Sir Geoffrey Pole, Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon, Tower of London, WakefieldToday in 1538-9, Henry Pole Lord Montagu, was beheaded for treason, after the “plot” involving his brother, Reginald, later a Cardinal. It was previously thought that Reginald was a sub-deacon for many years, was only properly ordained in late 1536 and thus could have married at any time before this. However, it is now clear…
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I had never looked into the English origins of George Washington’s family, although I did know that his ancestors were associated with Washington Old Hall, Washington, Tyne & Wear. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/washington-old-hall So I am surprised to discover that the family was also associated with other places, including Purleigh in Essex (http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/washington/descendants.html) and Sulgrave Manor in…
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