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Meriel Lyttleton
Meriel Lyttelton or Littelton (died 1630) was an English aristocrat with extensive family and court connections. She was a daughter of Thomas Bromley, Sir Thomas Bromley and Elizabeth Fortescue. The MP for Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), Worcestershire Thomas Bromley (died 1641) was her nephew. Essex conspiracy Meriel married John Lyttelton (MP), John Lyttelton or Littelton of Hagley Hall, Hagley and Frankley. John Lyttelton was imprisoned after the Essex's Rebellion, rebellion of the Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Earl of Essex. He wrote to Meriel to put his affairs in order and secure the legal deeds and papers in his black box. In another letter he asked her to burn the correspondence in a painted casket. She went to Frankley House to collect some letters in February 1601 but was interrupted by John Washburn of Wichenford, Sheriff of Worcestershire. He found some letters for Charles Danvers, one of the Essex conspirators, in a desk in her closet. John Lyttleto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bromley
Sir Thomas Bromley (153011 April 1587) was a 16th-century lawyer, judge and politician who established himself in the mid-Tudor period and rose to prominence during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I. He was successively Solicitor General for England and Wales, Solicitor General and Lord Chancellor of England. He presided over the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots and died three months after her execution. Background Thomas Bromley was born around 1530. He was the second son of :*George Bromley of Hodnet, Shropshire, Hodnet, close to Market Drayton in Shropshire, the son of William Bromley of Mitley and Beatrix Hill. :*Jane Lacon, daughter of Sir Thomas Lacon of Willey, Shropshire. The Bromleys originated in Staffordshire, but had acquired estates in neighbouring counties. They were of the middling landed gentry, like their allies and neighbours the Hills: the two families were to prosper together by seeking new sources of income, the Hills from commerce and the Brom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
