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John Clere (c. 1511–57)
Sir John Clere (1511? – 21 August 1557) was an English politician and naval commander. Career He was eldest surviving son of Sir Robert Clere of Ormesby, Norfolk, and his second wife Alice, daughter of Sir William Boleyn, of Blickling Hall, Norfolk. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1529 and in 1538 came into possession of about 20 manors, mostly on the Norfolk coast, following his mother's death. His mother left him "a bed of blue damask and yellow", a "heart of gold with a large diamond in it", and "a pair of beads of gold" (a rosary). She bequeathed to his brother, the poet Thomas Clere a gold table salt and a pair of beads which had been a gift from Anne Boleyn. Clere married, by 1531, Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Tyrrell of Gipping, Suffolk (and a granddaughter of James Tyrrell), with whom he had three sons and two daughters. Clere was knighted in 1539, and was an attendant of the Duke of Norfolk at the reception of Anne of Cleves. He was a Member of Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormesby St Margaret
Ormesby St Margaret is a large village within the parish of Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. The village is situated northwest of Great Yarmouth, northeast of Norwich and southeast of North Walsham. The village forms part of the wider Great Yarmouth Urban Area. The village is popular with holidaymakers due to its proximity to the coast and the Norfolk Broads. The village's built-up area had a population of 2,743 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. History The village of Ormesby St Margaret was first recorded in the Domesday Book as Ormesby. It was part of the hundred of East Flegg in the county of Norfolk. It is listed under 3 owners in the book. The arrival of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway's Melton Constable railway station, Melton Constable - Yarmouth Beach railway station, Yarmouth Beach via North Walsham Town railway station, North Walsham Town and Stalham railway station, Stalham led to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pomegranate
''Peter Pomegranate'' was a warship of the English Tudor navy, built in 1510. Her name most likely was in honour of Saint Peter and the badge of Queen Catherine of Aragon, a pomegranate. History She had a tonnage of 400 or 450 when first built. In 1536 she was rebuilt and enlarged to a tonnage of 600. At that date the name was shortened to ''Peter'' (Catherine had fallen out of grace; she died in 1536). The ship's fate is not recorded, but she was last mentioned in records in 1558. ''Peter Pomegranate'' was a contemporary of the ''Mary Rose'' and, commanded by John Clere (died 1557), John Clere, took part in the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545 when the Mary Rose was lost. Named in full in the roster as "Peter Pomgarnarde", she joined Edward Clinton's invasion fleet against Scotland in August 1547. According to an Inventory of Henry VIII of England, inventory of 1547, the rebuilt ''Peter'' had 185 sailors, 185 soldiers, and 30 gunners. Her armaments included; 2 brass dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Clere (MP)
Edward Clere (1536–1606) was an English landowner and politician, serving as Member of Parliament for Thetford and Grampound. He was a son of John Clere of Ormesby. He was educated at the University of Louvain, Cambridge, and the Inner Temple. One of his older brothers died at Florence, and the other was killed at the battle of Pinkie in 1547. His father was killed fighting at Kirkwall in 1557. Clere inherited the manor of Blicking from Sir James Boleyn. Edward Clere entertained Elizabeth at his house at the former St. George's Priory, Thetford, during her Norfolk progress in 1578. Clere wrote a description of the entertainment given to Elizabeth I at New Hall in September 1579 by the Earl of Sussex. She was greeted by a theatrical entertainment presenting Jupiter and a thunderstorm. The next day there was jousting. A sleeping knight was brought in a chariot led by a maiden, and appeared to be revived by the Queen. Elizabeth was given a horse, a cloak, and a riding safeguar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Pinkie
The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns, it was part of the conflict known as the Rough Wooing. It was a catastrophic defeat for Scotland, where it became known as "Black Saturday".Phillips, p. 193 A highly detailed and illustrated English account of the battle and campaign authored by an eyewitness William Patten was published in London as propaganda four months after the battle. Background During the final years of his reign, King Henry VIII of England tried to secure an alliance with Scotland by the marriage of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots to his young son, the future Edward VI. When diplomacy failed, and Scotland was on the verge of an alliance with France, he launched a war against Scotland that has become known as the Rough Wooing. The war also had a religious aspect; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall
The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic Church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim). The ruined structure now looks like a small castle. History Originally, it is thought to have been like a typical Royal Norwegian palace, with a large rectangular hall above store rooms and a tower house as the Bishop's private residence. King Haakon IV of Norway, overwintering after the Battle of Largs, died here in 1263, marking the end of Norse rule over the Outer Hebrides. The neglected palace had fallen into ruins by 1320. In 1468, Orkney and Shetland were pledged by Christian I of Denmark and Norway for the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, betrothed to James III of Scotland, and as the money has never since been paid, their connection with the cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Magnus Cathedral
St Magnus Cathedral dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Originally Roman Catholic, it is the oldest cathedral in Scotland and the most northerly cathedral in the United Kingdom – a fine example of Romanesque architecture built when the islands were ruled by the Norse Earls of Orkney. The building is owned by Orkney Islands Council as successor of the burgh of Kirkwall as a result of an act of King James III of Scotland following Orkney's annexation by the Scottish Crown in 1468. Construction began in 1137 and it was added to over the next 300 years. The first bishop of Orkney was William the Old and it was for Bishop William that the nearby Bishop's Palace was built. Before the Scottish Reformation, the cathedral was presided over by the Bishop of Orkney. Today, it is a parish church of the Church of Scotland (with a presbyterian system of Church governance). As of 2024, the congregation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkwall
Kirkwall (, , or ; ) is the largest town in Orkney, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. First mentioned in the ''Orkneyinga saga'', it is today the location of the headquarters of the Orkney Islands Council and a transport hub with ferries to many locations. It is the centre of the St Magnus Festival, St Magnus International Festival and is also a popular stopping off point for cruise ships. St Magnus Cathedral stands at the heart of the town. Etymology The name Kirkwall comes from the Old Norse, Norse name meaning "church bay", the settlement having been established by the Norsemen in the 11th century. As late as 1525 the name is recorded as Kirkevaag. This became in time "Kirkwaa" and then eventually Kirkwall - but how the second syllable came to be spelled "wall" is not certain. MacBain quotes F. W. L. Thomas: "How, I ask, could ''vágr'' come to be represented by wall? Whence came the ''ll''? Was it that Scottish immigrants finding the sound of ''vá'' repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkney Islands
Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of Caithness and has about 70 islands, of which 20 are inhabited.Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 336–403. The largest island, the Mainland, has an area of , making it the sixth-largest Scottish island and the tenth-largest island in the British Isles. Orkney's largest settlement, and also its administrative centre, is Kirkwall. Orkney is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, a lieutenancy area, and an historic county. The local council is Orkney Islands Council. The islands have been inhabited for at least years, originally occupied by Mesolithic and Neolithic tribes and then by the Picts. Orkney was colonised and later annexed by the Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Greyhound (1545)
The English navy ship ''Greyhound'', first built in 1544 or 1545, probably at Deptford, was wrecked in April 1563 on a sand bar near Rye, East Sussex, Rye. The ''Greyhound'' was a "galleass", smaller than the greatest warships of the English fleet. During the war between England and Scotland known as the Rough Wooing, the ''Greyhound'' sailed to Scotland in a fleet commanded by Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, Lord Clinton in May 1548. In 1553 the John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Duke of Northumberland, who supported the title of Lady Jane Grey to the crown of England, ordered Captain Gilbert Grice to blockade Great Yarmouth, Yarmouth with the ''Greyhound'' to prevent Mary I of England embarking. The ''Greyhound'' joined a fleet of five ships led by the ''Hart''. When Grice went ashore at Lowestoft, he was captured by Mary's supporters and taken to Framlingham Castle. The remaining sailors, led by John Hurlocke, declared for Mary and took control of the ship. Subseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Mary Willoughby
''Mary Willoughby'' was a ship of the English Tudor navy. She appears in the navy lists from 1532 during the reign of Henry VIII. She was named after Maria Willoughby, a lady-in-waiting and close friend of Catherine of Aragon. The ship was taken by the Scots in 1536 and was included in the Royal Scots Navy, but the English recaptured her on 15 September 1547. The ship was rebuilt in 1551, increasing in size from 140 bm to 160 bm (although no dimensions are recorded). She was finally sold in 1573. Scottish service The ''Mary Willoughby'' was captured by the Scottish galleys of Hector Maclean of Duart in 1533. James V of Scotland employed the ship in his voyages to the Isles. The skipper of the ''Mary Willoughby'' was Hans Anderson, who lived in Leith. When James V went to France in 1536, the ''Mary Willoughby'' carried his armour. The ship had a re-fit at Dieppe costing over £1,000 Scots and then sailed to Bordeaux to collect the king's wine. On 19 July 1539 cannon from Edin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamander Of Leith
''Salamander'' was a warship of the 16th-century Royal Scots Navy. She was a wedding present from Francis I of France to James V of Scotland. Flagship of Scotland The ship was repaired or finished in France in March 1537, and James V gave gifts to workmen who set up a new mast at Honfleur. James gave a reward of 20 French crowns to the "master timberman" who made or refitted the ''Salamander''. As the Scottish fleet neared Scotland, boats from Bamburgh supplied fish. Henry Ray saw James V and Madeleine of Valois arrive at Leith on 19 May 1537, noting four great Scottish ships and ten French. Two French ships remained in Scotland as wedding presents; the ''Salamander'' and the ''Morischer'', ''Moriset'' or ''Great Unicorn''. A list of French wedding gifts includes these two as 'great ships for the wars', with two further 'gallant ships of war.' After a major refit by John Barton, the ''Salamander'' took James V on a pilgrimage from Leith to the Isle of May ending at Pittenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Woodhouse (naval Officer)
Lieutenant Admiral Sir William Woodhouse (by 1517 – 22 November 1564) was an English naval commander and administrator who rose to the rank of Lieutenant of the Admiralty and was head of the Council of the Marine later called the Navy Board. He also served as a Member of Parliament of the Parliament of England from 1545 to 1564. He was prominent during an important time of the Navy Royal's development in the later half of the Tudor period. Naval career Woodhouse was a naval commander and administrator who served under Henry VIII of England. He went to sea early in life and his career advanced through service to the King. He was granted offices in Lynn Norfolk, and was appointed Escheator for Norfolk and Suffolk from 1538 to 1539. This was followed by his being appointed bailiff of the manor of Gaywood in 1540. In September 1542 he was appointed Captain of HMS Primrose until January 1543. In February 1543 he was appointed admiral of four ships in the North Sea. In Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
