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Castle Rising (UK Parliament Constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act. Its famous members of Parliament included the future Prime Minister Robert Walpole and the diarist Samuel Pepys. History The borough extended over four parishes - Castle Rising, Roydon, North Wootton and South Wootton, in rural Norfolk to the north-east of King's Lynn. Castle Rising had once been a market town and seaport, but long before the Reform Act had declined to little more than a village. In 1831, the population of the borough was 888, and contained 169 houses. Castle Rising was a burgage borough, meaning that the right to vote was vested in the owners of particular properties ("burgage tenements"), and that consequently the absolute right to nominate both the MPs could be bought and sold. Although it was possible for the landowner to create multiple voters by giving a reliable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word ''borough'' probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these particular settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy. After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement. The concept of the borough has been used repeatedly (and often differently) throughout the world. Often, a borough is a single town wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Suffolk
Earl of Suffolk is a title which has been created four times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller; but the title was forfeited by his heir, Ralph de Guader, in 1074. The second creation came in 1337 in favour of Robert de Ufford; the title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Earl, in 1382. The third creation came in 1385 in favour of Michael de la Pole. (For more information on this creation, see the Duke of Suffolk (1448 creation).) The fourth creation was in 1603 for Lord Thomas Howard, the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, by his second wife Margaret Audley, the daughter and eventual sole heiress of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, of Audley End in the parish of Saffron Walden in Essex. Howard was a prominent naval commander and politician and served as Earl Marshal, as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and as Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stanhope (died C
Michael Stanhope may refer to: *Sir Michael Stanhope (died 1552) (bef. 1508–1552), Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire *Sir Michael Stanhope (died c. 1621) (1549–c. 1621), MP for Ipswich, Orford and Castle Rising, son of above *Michael Stanhope (Royalist) Michael Stanhope (died 1648) was born at Shelford Manor, the son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and his wife Catherine, daughter of Lord Hastings. Colonel Stanhope was in charge of the Royalist forces at the 1648 battle at Willoughb ... (died 1648), colonel killed at the battle at Willoughby Field, Nottinghamshire * Michael Stanhope (priest) (died 1737), Canon of Windsor {{hndis, Stanhope, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Drury (MP For Suffolk)
Sir William Drury (8 March 1550 – 1589) was an English landowner and member of parliament. He was the father of Sir Robert Drury, patron of the poet John Donne. Family William Drury, born 8 March 1550, was the eldest son of Robert Drury (d. 7 December 1557), esquire, and Audrey Rich, the daughter of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England. He had three brothers and eight sisters: *Henry Drury, who died without issue. *Thomas Drury (born 8 May 1551).. *Robert Drury, who died an infant. *Anne Drury, who married John Thornton of Soham, Cambridgeshire. *Mary Drury (born 14 February 1546), who married Robert Russell of West Rudham, Norfolk. *Elizabeth Drury (born 8 February 1547), who married firstly, Thomas Grey of Merton, Norfolk, and secondly, Nicholas Mynne of Walsingham, Norfolk. *Susan Drury (born 4 April 1549), who married Robert Baspole. *Winifred Drury (born 27 August 1552), who married Edmund Markhant or Marchant or Markham of Colchester, Essex. *Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Flowerdew
Edward Flowerdew (died 1586), was an English judge and MP. Life Flowerdew, fourth son of John Flowerdew of Hethersett, Norfolk, a large landed proprietor, was educated at Cambridge, but took no degree. He became a member of the Inner Temple 11 October 1552, and in the autumn of 1569 and Lent of 1577 was reader, and in 1579 treasurer. He obtained considerable celebrity as a lawyer in his own county. In 1571 he became counsel to the dean and chapter of Norwich, and in 1573 to the town of Great Yarmouth. He was counsel also to Sir Thomas Gresham. The town of Norwich gave him a silver cup in 1571, presumably for professional services, and various grateful clients settled annuities on him, Thomas Grimesdiche settling 40s. and John Thornton 26s. 8d. in 1573, and Simon Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, one third of five marks in 1575. On 12 February 1584 he received a grant from the clerk of the royal kitchen of a buck in summer and a doe in winter yearly from any royal fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Mynn
Nicholas Mynn ( fl. 1558–1572), of Little Walsingham, Norfolk, was an English politician. Life Mynn was the son of John Mynn of Woodcote, Surrey. He married Elizabeth, a widow and the daughter of MP, Robert Drury. They had three sons and three daughters. Career Mynn was a servant of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Morpeth Morpeth may refer to: *Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Morpeth, a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales * Morpeth, Ontario, Canada * Morpeth, Northumberland, England, UK ** Morpeth (UK ... in 1571, Bramber in 1558, Horsham in 1559, New Shoreham in 1563, and Castle Rising in 1572. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing People from Walsingham English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dacres
George Dacres (c. 1533–1580), of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Castle Rising in 1571. He married Elizabeth Carew and they had two daughters. Their daughter Margaret married George Garrard, one of the sons of Sir William Garrard (Lord Mayor of London The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional pow ... 1555-1556).'Garrard, of Lamer', in J. Burke and B. Burke, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland'', 2nd Edition (John Russell Smith, London 1844pp. 213-15(Google). References 1533 births 1580 deaths People from Cheshunt English MPs 1571 {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Carew (MP For Castle Rising)
Francis Carew (1530?–1611), of Beddington, Surrey was an English politician. Family Carew was the son of Nicholas Carew, friend of Henry VIII of England, and his wife, Elizabeth Bryan, who has been suggested as a possible mistress of Henry VIII's. Through his mother, he was a third cousin of both Edward VI and Elizabeth I, through their mothers. His father was executed for his supposed part in the Exeter Conspiracy in March 1539 and his lands were forfeited to the Crown. However his mother was a sister of Sir Francis Bryan, an intimate friend of the King, and through his goodwill, the family were able to live in reasonable comfort. By 1561 Carew had succeeded in recovering most of his father's forfeited estates, though he was forced to buy back Beddington from Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche. Little is known of Carew's early life, but he is thought to have been attached to the household of Queen Catherine Parr. He rebuilt Beddington Hall, where he frequently ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Steyning
Thomas Steyning (died c. 1582?), of Earl Soham, Suffolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Castle Rising in 1559. Family He married Frances Howard, Countess of Surrey and had two children: a son Henry, and a daughter, Mary. Mary married Charles Seckford Charles Seckford (1551–1592), of Great Bealings, Suffolk, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aldeburgh Aldeburgh ( ) is a coastal town in the county of Suffolk, England. Located to the north of .... References Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain English MPs 1559 People from Suffolk Coastal (district) {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas L'Estrange
Sir Nicholas le Strange (1 January 1511 – 19 February 1580) of Hunstanton, Norfolk, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). The eldest son of Sir Thomas Le Strange, he succeeded his father in 1545 and was knighted in 1547. His mother was Anne, a daughter of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden. He had a brother Richard Lestrange, who was also a Norfolk MP. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Norfolk for 1538–1547, 1558/59–1571 and from 1579 for life, and High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1548–49. He was appointed as steward of the manors of the Duchess of Richmond in 1546, and also Chamberlain to the Duke of Norfolk. On 15 September 1549 he wrote to William Cecil, the king's attorney, denying any sympathy with Kett's rebellion. In March 1552, during the reign of Edward VI, le Strange succeeded Sir Walter Buckler as chamberlain to Princess Elizabeth's household at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Almost certainly at the Duke of Norfolk's nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Radcliffe (died 1568)
Sir John Radcliffe (31 December 1539 – 9 November 1568), was the son of Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, and his third wife, Mary Arundell.. Family Sir John Radcliffe, baptized on 31 December 1539 at the church of St Lawrence Pountney in London, was the younger but only surviving son of Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, and his third wife, Mary Arundell. By his father's two earlier marriages he had three brothers and two sisters of the half blood. Sir John Radcliffe's father, Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex, married firstly, shortly after 23 July 1505, Elizabeth Stafford, the elder daughter of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Katherine Woodville, by whom he had three sons: * Henry Radcliffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1507–1542), father of Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, a leading figure at the court of Queen Elizabeth. *Sir Humphrey Radcliffe (c. 1508/9–13 August 1566) of Elstow, Bedfordshire, who married Isabel Harvey, daughter and hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom (indexed as 2 & 3 Will. IV c. 45) that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales. It abolished tiny districts, gave representation to cities, gave the vote to small landowners, tenant farmers, shopkeepers, householders who paid a yearly rental of £10 or more, and some lodgers. Only qualifying men were able to vote; the Act introduced the first explicit statutory bar to women voting by defining a voter as a male person. It was designed to correct abuses – to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament". Before the reform, most members nominally represented boroughs. The number of electors in a borough varied widely, from a dozen or so up to 12,000. Frequently the selection of Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
