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John De Aston (knight Banneret)
Sir John de Aston, Order of the Bath, K.B. (died 1523) of Heywood, Staffordshire, was a soldier of great eminence during the reigns of Kings Henry VII of England, Henry VII and Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. He served three times as Sheriff of Staffordshire and once as Sheriff of Warwickshire, Sheriff of Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Biography John Aston was the son and heir of John de Aston of Parkhall and Heywood, John de Aston (''fl.'' 1475) of Parkhall and Heywood by his wife Elizabeth Delves, a daughter of Sir John Delves, of Dodrington, Cheshire. Aston was made a Knight of the Bath, at the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII, with Catherine of Aragon, Infanta of Spain, (afterwards the wife of his younger brother Henry VIII) which was celebrated in the year 1502. Sir John was Sheriff of Warwickshire, Sheriff of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1510–1511, and thrice Sheriff of Staffordshire (in 1500–1501, 1508–1509, 1513â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton (of Tixhall, Staffordshire) Arms
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Siege Of Tournay (1513)
The Battle of the Spurs or (Second) Battle of Guinegate (, "Day of the Spurs"; ''deuxième bataille de Guinegatte'') took place on 16 August 1513. It formed a part of the War of the League of Cambrai, during the Italian Wars. Henry VIII and Maximilian I were besieging the town of Thérouanne in Artois (now Pas-de-Calais). Henry's camp was at Guinegate, now called Enguinegatte. A large body of French heavy cavalry under Jacques de La Palice was covering an attempt by light cavalry to bring supplies to the besieged garrison. English and Imperial troops surprised and routed this force. The battle was characterised by the precipitate flight and extensive pursuit of the French. During the pursuit a number of notable French leaders and knights were captured. After the fall of Thérouanne, Henry VIII besieged and took Tournai. Prelude Context Henry VIII had joined in the Holy League, as the League of Cambrai was also known, on 13 October 1511 with Venice and Spain to defend the Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as "Knights of the Bath". George I "erected the Knights of the Bath into a regular Military Order". He did not (as is commonly believed) revive the Order of the Bath, since it had never previously existed as an Order, in the sense of a body of knights who were governed by a set of statutes and whose numbers were replenished when vacancies occurred. The Order consists of the Sovereign (currently King Charles III), the Great Master (currently vacant) and three Classes of members: *Knight Grand Cross ( GCB) ''or'' Dame Grand Cross ( GCB) *Knight Commander ( KCB) ''or'' Dame Commander ( DCB) *Companion ( CB) Members belong to either the Civil or the Military Division.''Statutes'' 1925, arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th-century English Soldiers
The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 ( MDI) and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 ( MDC) (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582). The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. The Renaissance in Italy and Europe saw the emergence of important artists, authors and scientists, and led to the foundation of important subjects which include accounting and political science. Copernicus proposed the heliocentric universe, which was met with strong resistance, and Tycho Brahe refuted the theory of celestial spheres through observational measurement of the 1572 appearance of a Milky Way supernova. These events directly challenged the long-held notion of an immutable universe supported by Ptolemy and Aristotle, and led to major revolutions in astronomy and science. Galileo Galilei became a champion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1523 Deaths
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Mapperton
Mapperton is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, south-east of Beaminster. Dorset County Council estimated that the population of the parish was 60 in 2013. Parish The parish of Mapperton is comparatively small at . The population has always been low, rising to a peak of 123 in 1821, before falling to 76 in 1901 and 50 in 1931. After the Second World War it dropped further; only 21 residents remained in 1961. Listed as ''Malperetone'' in the Domesday Book, the name means "farmstead where maple trees grow". Mapperton House Mapperton is noted for its manor house, with both house and gardens open to the public during the summer months. The house is Grade I listed, as is the attached All Saints' Church which dates from the 12th century. The manor had been owned since the 11th century by only four families (Brett, Morgan, Brodrepp, Compton), all linked by the female line, before it was sold to Ethel Labouchere in 1919. When she died in 1955 it was acquired by Victor Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tixall Gatehouse
Tixall Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse situated at Tixall, near Stafford, Staffordshire and is all that remains of Tixall Hall which was demolished in 1927. The gatehouse is a Grade I listed building. Tixall was used as a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots for two weeks in 1586. History The manor of Tixall was held for many years by the Littleton family until 1507 when the Littleton heiress married Sir John Aston. The medieval manor house was replaced by Sir Edward Aston, High Sheriff of Staffordshire, in about 1555 and the Gatehouse was added in about 1580. The Gatehouse is a three-story rectangular structure, the balustraded facade of which is decorated with three orders of twinned columns. There are four octagonal corner turrets topped with cupolas and weather vanes. The Astons were later raised to the baronetage and to the peerage, with the title Lord Aston of Forfar. Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar became a recusant Catholic. After his death it was alleged, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanlip
Wanlip is a small village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, with a population measured at 305 at the 2011 census. It is a countryside village, north of Birstall, and west of Watermead Country Park and the River Soar. The A46 road runs directly past the village. Wanlip won the 2008 Leicester and RutlanBest Village Competitionfor villages with a population under 500. To the south of Wanlip iWanlip Meadows a Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust nature reserve. To the north is a Severn Trent sewage treatment plant, serving a population of more than half a million. The Cedars Academy lies to the south at the edge of Birstall. To the east lies the 14 hectare Reedbed Local Nature Reserve, part of the Watermead Country Park. Wanlip is the site of a 132-metre-high wind turbine which went into operation at the end of 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas De Littleton
Sir Thomas de Littleton or de Lyttleton KB ( 140723 August 1481) was an English judge, undersheriff, Lord of Tixall Manor, and legal writer from the Lyttelton family. He was also made a Knight of the Bath by King Edward IV. Family Thomas de Littleton was the eldest son of Elizabeth Littleton, sole daughter and heiress of Thomas de Littleton, Lord of Frankley, Worcestershire, and Thomas Westcote or Heuster, esquire, chief prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. The date of Littleton's birth is uncertain; a MS. pedigree gives 1422, but it was probably earlier than this. If, as is generally accepted, he was born at Frankley Manor, it could not have been before 1407, in which year Littleton's grandfather recovered the manor from a distant branch of the family. Elizabeth Littleton and Thomas Westcote had four sons. Thomas, the eldest son and heir, took his mother's surname, likely as a condition of her marriage settlement as heir to the manor of Frankley. Two of his brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh, Staffordshire
Leigh is a civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire. The parish includes the village of Church Leigh, together with the settlements of Withington, Upper Leigh, Lower Leigh, Morrilow Heath, Middleton Green, Dods Leigh, Godstone and Field. Church Leigh is WNW of the town of Uttoxeter, north east of Stafford and north west of London. The other settlements are within of Church Leigh. Transport ;Roads Church Leigh lies 0.8 miles south of the A50 that runs from Warrington to Leicester and is dualled on this section (between Stoke-on-Trent and the M1 motorway). ;Rail The nearest railway station is at Uttoxeter for the Crewe to Derby line on the national network. Leigh railway station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 and was closed in 1966 ;Other The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport between Derby, Loughborough and Nottingham. History Church Leigh has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086. In the great book Church Leigh is recorded by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Aston (died 1568)
Sir Edward Aston (died 1568) built and resided at Tixall House, Staffordshire. He served four terms as Sheriff of Staffordshire. Biography Edward Aston was the son and heir of Sir John Aston and Joan, the only child of Sir William Littleton, of Frankley, Worcestershire. Sir Edward demolished the old manor house at Tixall and build a large mansion called Tixall House. Most of it has been demolished but the gatehouse survives. Sir Edward was Sheriff of Staffordshire in the years 1528, 1534, 1540, and 1556. His tomb is in St Mary's Church, Stafford. Family Sir Edward married first Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Vernon. They had no children, and she died in 1525. Richardson, Douglas"Magna Carta Ancestry" pg. 59 Sir Edward married secondly Joan (died 15 September 1562), daughter of Sir Thomas Bowles (of Penhow Castle, Monmouthshire), a baron of the Exchequer. They had several children: * Walter Aston (1530–1589), was a Knight of the Shire Knight of the shire ( la, milites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
