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Guillaume De L'Aubespine De Châteauneuf
Guillaume de l'Aubespine de Châteauneuf (1547–1629) was a French diplomat in London between 1585 and 1589, involved in the affairs of Mary, Queen of Scots. He became the Marquis of Châteauneuf. Family background He was a son of Claude de l'Aubespine, baron de Châteauneuf and Jeanne Bochetel, a daughter of the diplomat Guillaume Bochetel. Her brother Jacques Bochetel de la Forest, had been a diplomat in London in the 1560s. London and Mary, Queen of Scots Châteauneuf succeeded Michel de Castelnau as ambassador in London in September 1585. He inherited packets of unsent ciphered letters for Mary. In February 1586, Châteauneuf complained to Francis Walsingham that his lodgings were small and had a bad smell, and made his daughter unwell. His wife was pregnant. He hoped that Walsingham would move him to an empty house belonging to Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke. Walsingham had kept spies in Castelnau's household and now determined to intercept Mary's correspondence arriving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume De L'Aubespine
Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname), the French equivalent of Williams Places * Guillaume (crater), Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System * Guillaumes, Vence, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; a commune Other uses * Saint-Guillaume (other) See also * ''Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem * Guillaume affair, a Cold War espionage scandal that led to the resignation of West German Chancellor Willi Brandt * * William (other) () {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Prunelé, Baron D'Esneval
Charles de Prunelé, Baron d'Esneval (died 1624) was a French diplomat and ambassador in Scotland in 1586. The Château d'Esneval is at Pavilly, Seine-Maritime. He is known by his title, as "D'Esneval", or "D'Aisneval", or "D'Anneval". Mission to Scotland D'Esneval seems to have gained prominence at the French court and an appointment as a diplomat following his marriage in 1583 to Madeleine Pinart, a daughter of the French Secretary of State, Claude Pinart. There were suggestions in August 1584 that he, or his brother-in-law, might go to Scotland as a diplomat. In 1586 he was sent to Scotland and welcomed by David Beaton of Melgund, a Master of Household to James VI. His wife, Madeleine Pinart, remained at the French court. Henry III of France and his mother Catherine de' Medici wrote to James VI in November 1585, introducing the new resident ambassador charged with promoting the Auld alliance. Henry III intended that D'Esneval would present a gold ring worth 500 ''Écu'' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon Palace
Croydon Palace, in the Old Town neighbourhood of Croydon, now part of south London, was the summer residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury for over 500 years. Regular visitors included Henry III and Queen Elizabeth I. Now known as Old Palace, the buildings are still in use as Old Palace School, an independent girls' school that is now part of the Whitgift Foundation. It has been a Grade I listed building since 1951. History The Manor of Croydon was connected with the Archbishop of Canterbury from at least the late Saxon period, and records of buildings date back to before 960. The location of the original manor house is unknown. A larger palace was required to accommodate the retinues of the archbishop and his guests, and as a staging post between Canterbury and Lambeth Palace. The palace as it now exists is a group of largely 15th- and 16th-century buildings, "an aggregate of buildings of different castes and ages", as Archbishop Herring found it in 1754. Only the parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rait
Sir Robert Sangster Rait (10 February 1874 – 25 May 1936) was a Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow. Early life Rait was born in 1874 in Narborough, Leicestershire to Scottish parents, although the family moved shortly afterwards to his parents' hometown of Aberdeen.''1881 Scotland Census'' He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1894. He then worked briefly as an assistant to the Professor of Logic at the university, publishing his first book, ''Universities of Aberdeen: A History'', in 1895, before being elected to an Exhibition in Modern History at New College, Oxford, in 1896. He was awarded First Class Honours, won the Stanhope Prize and was elected a fellow of the college the same year. He worked as a lecturer at the college for three years, and in 1903 became a tutor. Glasgow In 1913, Rait was appointed to the newly created Chair in Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Cameron
Annie Isabella Cameron OBE (10 May 1897 – 23 March 1973), later Annie Dunlop, was a Scottish historian, editor, and university lecturer, but primarily "an independent scholar whose sole inspiration was the love of her subject." Early life and education Cameron was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Mary Sinclair, and James Cameron, a Glasgow engineer. After attending school at Strathaven she studied history at the University of Glasgow, being awarded a first class honours in 1919. She then wrote a doctoral thesis on Bishop Kennedy of St Andrews at the University of Edinburgh; her degree was awarded on 17 July 1924. In 1927, she took a diploma in paleography at the British School at Rome. Career Cameron worked at the Scottish Record Office.Elizabeth Ewan, 'Dunlop, Annie Isabella', Elizabeth L. Ewan, Sue Innes, Siân Reynolds, Rose Pipes, ''Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women'' (Edinburgh, 2018), p. 127. In 1944 she is recorded as being a part-time lecturer in Scotti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Sharp (journalist)
Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (8 December 1843 – 1 July 1910), born Martin Andrew Sharp, was an English people, English historian, long a resident in Spain. Background and early life Martin Andrew Sharp was born in London on 8 December 1843. He was second son of William Lacy Sharp, of the East India Company's service, who married Louisa Charlotte Hume in 1840. He was educated at a private school at Forest Gate, he had some practical training in business, and began early to learn Spanish. A branch of his mother's family had settled at Madrid towards the end of the eighteenth century. Career In 1860, Sharp paid his Spanish kinsfolk a first visit, which had a decisive influence on his career. His relatives received him with affectionate cordiality. Though he declined their invitation to make his home with them, he visited them annually for long periods, perfected his knowledge of Spanish, witnessed the Glorious Revolution (Spain), revolution of 1868, and became acquainted with the chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bruce (antiquary)
John Bruce (1802–1869) was an English antiquary, closely associated with the Camden Society. Life He was born London, in a Scottish family. He was educated at private schools in England, and at Aberdeen Grammar School. Trained for the law, he did not practise after 1840. Following historical and antiquarian interests, Bruce took a prominent part in the foundation of the Camden Society, held office in it as treasurer and director, and contributed to its publications. In 1861 he was appointed by the Society of Antiquaries of London a trustee of Sir John Soane's Museum. Bruce had been a widower for some years before his death, which occurred suddenly in London, 28 October 1869. Works For the Camden Society Bruce edited: *''The Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV'' 1838 (the first volume of the society's works) *''Annals of the First Four Years of Queen Elizabeth'', 1810 *''Correspondence of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester'', 1844 *''Verney Papers'', 1845;''Letters of Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Stafford (diplomat)
Sir Edward Stafford (1552 – 5 February 1605) was an English Member of Parliament, courtier, and diplomat to France during the time of Queen Elizabeth I. He was involved in abortive negotiations for a proposed marriage between Elizabeth and Francis, Duke of Anjou. After he was appointed ambassador to Paris in 1583, he took money from Henry I, Duke of Guise in return for access to diplomatic correspondence. He also received money from a Spanish agent, Bernardino de Mendoza, and there is strong evidence that has convinced most historians that Stafford in return for the money passed on secrets to Spain. Further, it was his duty to report to London intelligence he possessed on the formation of the Spanish Armada, but he did not do so. The English counterspy Francis Walsingham was deeply suspicious but was unable to prove anything and could not act as long as Stafford was protected by Lord Burghley. No action was taken against him by Elizabeth, although he was not given any pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stafford (conspirator)
William Stafford (1 March 1554 – 16 November 1612) was an English courtier and conspirator. He was the son of William Stafford of Chebsey, who had been the brother-in-law of Henry VIII of England and the uncle of Elizabeth I. The elder William Stafford's first marriage had been to Mary Boleyn Mary Boleyn, also known as Lady Mary, (Antonia Fraser, ''The Wives of Henry VIII'' (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1992), p. 119 – 19 or 30 July 1543) was the sister of List of English royal consorts, English queen consort Anne Boleyn, whose fami ..., sister of Anne Boleyn, and Stafford was the child of his second marriage to Dorothy Stafford.. Early life In 1555, William's strongly Protestant family went into exile in Geneva, Switzerland. They were there for nearly two years and were associates with John Calvin who was godfather to William's brother. Following the death of his father, the remaining family moved to Basel, where they lived next door to John Knox. They returned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 15204 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition, Albert Pollard, A.F. Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England." Cecil set as the main goal of English policy the creation of a united and Protestant British Isles. His methods were to complete the control of Ireland, and to forge an alliance with Scotland. Protection from invasion required a powerful Royal Navy. While he was not fully successful, his successors agreed with his goals. In 1587, Cecil persuaded the Queen to order the Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, executio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was two years old, her parents' marriage was annulled, her mother was executed, and Elizabeth was declared royal bastard, illegitimate. Henry Third Succession Act 1543, restored her to the line of succession when she was 10. After Henry's death in 1547, Elizabeth's younger half-brother Edward VI ruled until his own death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to a Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey, and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Mary I of England, Mary and Elizabeth, despite statutes to the contrary. Edward's will was quickly set aside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babington Plot
The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestantism, Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic Church, Catholic cousin, on the English throne. It led to Mary's execution, a result of a letter sent by Mary (who had been imprisoned for 19 years since 1568 in England at the behest of Elizabeth) in which she consented to the assassination of Elizabeth. The long-term goal of the plot was the invasion of England by the Spanish forces of King Philip II of Spain, Philip II and the Catholic League (French), Catholic League in France, leading to the restoration of the old religion. The plot was discovered by Elizabeth's spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham and used to entrap Mary for the purpose of removing her as a claimant to the English throne. The chief conspirators were Anthony Babington and John Ballard (Jesuit), John Ballard. Babington, a young Recusancy, recusant, was recruited by Ballard, a Society of Jesus, Jesuit priest who hoped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
