MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, chiefly political; 1540-1629. 1. " Certaine articles put forth vnto the Bishoppes . . . by the kinges maiestie in Juine, ao Do. 1540 [concerning Sacraments], to make an answeare vnto by ther learninges." See Strype, Cranmer, ed.... Unspecified

Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553

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Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour and the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. During his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council because he never reached maturity. The council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st ...

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn was born at Greenwich on 7 September 1533. She was the half-sister of the elder Mary (1516-1558) and the younger Edward (1537-1553). In her early years she acquired knowledge of Latin, French, and Italian, and showed proficiency in music. Her governesses and tutors tended to adhere to Reformation principles. Identification with Protestantism aroused the suspicions of Mary, a Catholic, on her succession after the death of Edward, even though she h...

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for w...

Selden, John, 1584-1654

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John Selden (1584-1654) was a lawyer, parliamentarian and a scholar. His De Diis Syris (1617) established his credentials as an orientalist, which were consolidated by his later studies in rabbinical law. Further details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography . From the guide to the Oriental manuscripts of John Selden, 13th-17th century, (University of Oxford, Department of Oriental Collections, Bodleian Library) English jurist. From the description of...

Carr, Robert, Sir, Commissioner to Massachusetts and Connecticut

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Ratclyff (Family : of Ordsall Lancashire)

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Yelverton, Henry, Commissioner for Wine Licences

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Title: 3rd Earl of Sussex British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000003 Epithet: of Hargrave MS 107 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000141 Epithet: Commissioner for Wine Licences British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/...

Holles, John, Earl of Clare

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Title: Earl of Clare British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000703.0x00017e ...

Yelverton, Edward

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Barrell, Gilbert

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Philip II

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Title: Duke of Savoy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x0000b1 Accession date: 1556,1554 Places: Spain,Netherlands,England,Naples and Sicily Title: of Spain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x000388 Epithet: of United Kingdom Title: of Spain ...

Russell, Francis

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Epithet: of Add MS 12579 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x000070 Title: 5th Duke of Bedford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000244.0x00014d Title: 2nd Earl of Bedford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x000290 Title: Earl of Bedf...

Court of Star Chamber (active 1400-1641)

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