On this day in Tudor history, 22nd April, Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, magnate and Warden of the West Marches, died, and Francis Beaumont, Justice of the Common Pleas, died from gaol fever. It’s also the anniversary of the birth of Isabella I of Castile…
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#OTD in Tudor history – 22 April
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Henry Clifford, a man saved from certain death in a VERY strange way
Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, died on this day in Tudor history, 8th January 1570, at his home, Brougham Castle.
There is a rather strange story concerning this Earl of Cumberland, which I share in this video on him:
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January 8 – Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, and an interesting family story
On 8th January 1570, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, died at his home, Brougham Castle. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Skipton.
According to a family story, Clifford was so devastated at the death of his first wife, Lady Eleanor Brandon, that he could only be brought back from a certain death by suckling from a woman’s breasts!
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April 22 – Gaol fever hits, an interesting Earl of Cumberland, and a Spanish queen
On this day in Tudor history, 22 April 1598, Justice Francis Beaumont died after contracting gaol fever at the Black Assizes of the Northern Circuit.
But what exactly was gaol fever?
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22 April – Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland
On this day in Tudor history, 22nd April 1542, Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland, magnate and Warden of the West Marches, died.
This Knight of the Garter had a successful career, although he was imprisoned once and upset the king on at least one occasion. He was also described as a greedy landlord.
Find out more about Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, in today’s talk.
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