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... the Conqueror to his niece Judith , from whom it descended by marriage to the above Earl . It was in the possession of the Crown in the reign of Edward I. , who granted it to his nephew , John de Britain FOTHERINGHAY AND ITS MEMORIES.
... the Conqueror to his niece Judith , from whom it descended by marriage to the above Earl . It was in the possession of the Crown in the reign of Edward I. , who granted it to his nephew , John de Britain FOTHERINGHAY AND ITS MEMORIES.
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... Crown , and were granted to Mary de St. Paul , daughter of Guido de Chatillon , Comte de St. Paul in France , by Mary , daughter of the Earl of Richmond aforesaid . She was Baroness de Voissu and Montanzi , and married to Andemare de ...
... Crown , and were granted to Mary de St. Paul , daughter of Guido de Chatillon , Comte de St. Paul in France , by Mary , daughter of the Earl of Richmond aforesaid . She was Baroness de Voissu and Montanzi , and married to Andemare de ...
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... crown , the falcon was repre- sented as endeavouring to expand its wings and force open the lock . When the family had actually ascended the throne , the falcon was represented as free , and the lock open . The western windows were ...
... crown , the falcon was repre- sented as endeavouring to expand its wings and force open the lock . When the family had actually ascended the throne , the falcon was represented as free , and the lock open . The western windows were ...
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... crown of gold , to signify that of right he was a king . The chariot was drawn by seven horses , trapped to the ground , and covered with black , charged with escutcheons of that prince's arms . Every horse carried a man , and upon the ...
... crown of gold , to signify that of right he was a king . The chariot was drawn by seven horses , trapped to the ground , and covered with black , charged with escutcheons of that prince's arms . Every horse carried a man , and upon the ...
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... of Plantagenet , who was cruelly put to death by a tyrannical monarch in 1499 . After the death of Edward IV . , the castle continued in the Crown , and by Act of Parliament 1 Henry 32 FOTHERINGHAY AND ITS MEMORIES .
... of Plantagenet , who was cruelly put to death by a tyrannical monarch in 1499 . After the death of Edward IV . , the castle continued in the Crown , and by Act of Parliament 1 Henry 32 FOTHERINGHAY AND ITS MEMORIES .
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