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William, 3rd Baron Sandys
William Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (died 1623) was an English landowner. He was the son of Henry Sandys and Elizabeth Windsor. His family home was The Vyne, where he hosted Queen Elizabeth in September 1569. Sandys took part in the trials of the Duke of Norfolk in 1572 and Mary, Queen of Scots in 1586. In 1573 he married Katherine Brydges (1554-1596), a daughter of Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos and Dorothy Bray. Katherine Brydges had been a maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth. She appears as "fair Brydges" in George Gascoigne's poem ''Hundreth Sundrie Flowers'' (1573), and in a poem by George Whetstone apparently celebrating Mary Hopton, the wife of her brother William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos. They had a daughter, Elizabeth. Sandys married secondly Christian Annesley, a daughter of Brian Annesley and Audrey Tyrrell. She was a sister of the maid of honour Cordell Annesley (d. 1636). They had a son, William. Sandys was arrested as a follower of the rebel Earl of Essex in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vyne
The Vyne is a Grade I listed building, Grade I listed 16th-century country house in the parish of Sherborne St John, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire, England. The house was first built ''circa'' 1500-10 in the Tudor style by William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, Lord Chamberlain to King Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. In the 17th century it was transformed to resemble a classical mansion. Today, although much reduced in size, the house retains its Tudor chapel, with contemporary stained glass. The classical portico on the north front was added in 1654 to the design of John Webb (architect), John Webb, a pupil of Inigo Jones, and is notable as the first portico in English domestic architecture. In the mid-18th century the house belonged to John Chaloner Chute, a close friend of the architectural pioneer Horace Walpole, who designed the principal stair hall containing an imperial staircase the grand scale of which belies its true small size. In 1958 The Vyne was bequeathed by Sir Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |