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Anne Townshend
Anne Townshend or Anne Bacon; Anne, Lady Townshend (August 1573 – November 1622) was a British Puritan gentlewoman and benefactor of Puritan causes. Life Townshend was born in Waxham in 1573 and was baptised on 7 August. Her parents were Anne (born Gresham) and Sir Nathaniel Bacon MP. Her formal education was at a boarding school in Dickleborough and she married in December 1593 Sir John Townshend. The marriage had been negotiated by her father and the agreement was that the couple would inherit her father's land in Stiffkey, Langham, and Morston. It was a difficult marriage as her husband frequently rowed with people. Their son and heir, Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet, was born in Melton Constable. Her husband died in 1603 from his wounds after taking part in a duel where he had killed his opponent. Anne recorded that had he lived then he may have moved abroad and left her without an income. Death and legacies Townshend lived in Heydon, but she died at the home of her c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waxham
Waxham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sea Palling, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It lies on the north-east coast of the county. Buildings in the village include Waxham Hall, the 14th-century St. John's Church and the 16th-century Waxham Great Barn. Waxham Hall is reputedly haunted by the ghosts of six members of the Brograve family, all of whom died in battle. It is said that an 18th-century owner of the house once invited them all to dinner. Waxham Great Barn (Listed Grade 1) built about 1570, at 178 feet long is one of the largest barns of its age in the country. It has recently been restored and opened to the public. The village has an extensive beach backed by dunes. Many migrant birds pass through the area in spring and autumn and common cranes feed in fields near the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 84. History The villages name origin is uncertain 'Waegstan's homestead/village', or 'watch-sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heydon, Norfolk
Heydon is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is located north of the market town of Reepham. The village can be accessed by the public only from the south, resulting in the only road, called The Street, effectively being a cul-de-sac for general traffic. At its centre is a green, surrounded by the parish church and traditional English rural buildings. The village is privately owned, by the Bulwer family. History Medieval The village is not referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086, and it is considered that it was at that time part of the manor of Stinton, a settlement long since depopulated, located in the neighbouring parish of Salle. The name is believed to derive from "higdown or similarly "plain on the hill". It is written in 1196 as Heidon.''Heydon Conservation Area Character Statement'' (March 2009) Broadland District Council A market charter was granted in 1311. The 14th/15th century Church of St Peter and St Paul is a grade I listed building and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Philanthropists
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People From North Norfolk (district)
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1622 Deaths
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1573 Births
Year 1573 ( MDLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 25 – Battle of Mikatagahara in Japan: Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. * January 28 ** Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ** The Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt breaks out against the oppressive nobility; the revolt is quelled violently by February 15 and Matija Gubec, leader of the rebellion, publicly executed in Zagreb. * February–March – The siege of Noda Castle takes place in Japan. * March 7 – The Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) is ended by a peace treaty, confirming the transfer of control of Cyprus from the Republic of Venice to the Ottoman Empire, and also confirming Turkish occupation of the more fertile region of Dalmatia. * May 11–May 16, 16 – The Henry III of France, Duke of Anjou is elected to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goodwin (preacher)
John Goodwin (1594–1665) was an English preacher, theologian and prolific author of significant books. Early life Goodwin was born in Norfolk and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A. and obtained a fellowship on 10 November 1617. He left the university and married, took orders and was a popular preacher in his home county and later in London. In 1622 he was the incumbent at East Raynham where he benefited from a bequest by Anne Townshend. For a time he seems to have officiated at St. Mary's, Dover. In 1632 he came to London, and on 18 December 1633 was instituted to the vicarage of St. Stephen's, Coleman Street, vacated by the nonconformist secession of John Davenport. He himself sided with the puritans, and at that period inclined to independency under the influence of John Cotton. In 1635 he was convened for breach of canons, but on his promise of amendment Bishop William Juxon took no further proceedings. In 1638 Goodwin broached from the pulp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Fletcher
Giles Fletcher (also known as Giles Fletcher, The Younger) (1586? – Alderton, Suffolk, 1623) was an English cleric and poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem ''Christ's Victory and Triumph'' (1610). Life Fletcher was the younger son of Giles Fletcher the Elder (Ambassador to Russia of Elizabeth I and brother to Bishop Richard Fletcher of London, chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I), and the brother of the poet Phineas Fletcher, and cousin of the dramatist John Fletcher. Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he remained in Cambridge after his ordination, becoming Reader in Greek Grammar in 1615 and Reader in Greek Language in 1618. In 1619 left to become rector of Alderton in Suffolk. Fletcher enjoyed the patronage of the Puritan philanthropist Anne Townshend at or before 1623.Gaby Mahlberg, ‘Townshend , Anne, Lady Townshend (1573–1622)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2005; online edn, Jan 200acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, Of Sprowston
Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 19 January 1628) was MP for Norfolk between 1624 and 1625 and Yarmouth between 1625 and 1626. He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1612 and the elder brother of the regicide, Miles Corbet.Sarah Barber, ''Corbett, Miles (1594/5–1662)'', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 He graduated as a B.A. at Cambridge University in 1612, was later captain of the Norfolk foot militia and a county magistrate for Norfolk. His spent nearly a year imprisoned in Westminster gatehouse for refusing to support or pay the forced loan of 1628 in a case called Darnell's Case. He was released but died of smallpox shortly after and was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 518 in 225 households at the 2001 census. The population had increased to 618 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village sits on fairly high ground south-west of Holt. The place-name ''Melton Constable'' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Maeltuna''. This may mean either 'middle town' or 'mill town'. There is a reference to 'Constabularius de Melton' in 1197, as the land was held by the constable of the bishop of Norwich. Melton Constable Hall is regarded as the finest specimen of the Christopher Wren style of house. The parish church of ''St Peter's, Melton Constable'' is located within Melton Constable park; it contains many monuments to the Astley family, who formerly resided at Melton Constable Hall. The village was struck by an F0/T1 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprowston Manor
Sprowston Manor Hotel is a ''AA 4 star'' hotel, part of which is the 19th-century Sprowston Hall. It is located on the north east suburbs, of the English city of Norwich, close to the suburb of Sprowston and village of Rackheath, within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom.County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, Location The hotel is situated within 170 aces of parkland. It is north east of the centre of the city of Norwich and is from Norwich railway station. The nearest airport is in Norwich and is west of the hotel.''OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central''. . History Sprowston Hall was purchased by John Corbet II formerly belonging to the Bishop of Norwich, for £176 in 1540. On the death of John Corbet II in 1559 the manor of Sprowston was left to his wife Jane. It was sold to Sir Thomas Adams, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1645. In the 18th century the manor was acquired by Sir Lambert Blackwell, a governor of the South Sea Company, who was created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet
Sir Roger Townshend, 1st Baronet (c.1596 – 1 January 1637), was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two parliaments between 1621 and 1629. Family Townshend was the son of Sir John Townshend (died 1603) of Raynham, Norfolk and his wife Anne Bacon (1573–1622), eldest of the three daughters of Sir Nathaniel Bacon (c.1546–1622) by his first wife, Anne Gresham (d.1594), the illegitimate daughter of Sir Thomas Gresham. He was the grandson of Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590) and Jane Stanhope (c.1547–1618), the daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope (d.1552) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire, by his wife, Anne Rawson, daughter of Nicholas Rawson of Aveley, Essex. After the death of Sir Roger Townshend (died 1590) (d.1590), his widow, Jane, married, as his second wife, Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley. She died at her house in the Barbican on 3 January 1618, leaving a will dated 20 July 1617 which was proved by her grandson, Sir Roger Townshend, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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