CHARTULARY Of the abbey of Cockersand, co. Lanc. : a transcript made by Christopher Towneley in 1661, from the, original (compiled in 1268) in the possession of Robert Dalton, of Thurnham. Latin. The preface begins: "In hoc volumine continentur omnia... 1661

Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536

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Catherine of Aragon (16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until their annulment on 23 May 1533. She was previously Princess of Wales as the wife of Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales. The daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine was three years old when she was betrothed to Prince Arthur, heir apparent to the English throne. They married in 1501, but Arthur di...

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...

Cockersand Abbey (Lancashire : active 1268-1897)

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De Lacheford, Robert, active 1661

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Dalton, Robert, active 1661, of Thurnham

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Towneley, Christopher

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Christopher Towneley (1604-74) was a member of a Catholic gentry family from Towneley in Lancashire. He is known as an antiquary but also had an interest in scientific research, particularly astronomy. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details. From the guide to the Antiquarian collections of Christopher Towneley, 17th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...