Tag Archives: William Paget

Living on The Strand

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Christine Hartweg

The Elizabethan aristocracy, when in London, resided on the Strand. If you could afford to live in one of the former bishop’s palaces between the street called The Strand and the bank of the Thames (and rebuild them) you had … Continue reading →

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Banquet Massacres

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Christine Hartweg

On 7 October 1551, Sir Thomas Palmer came to visit the Earl of Warwick in his garden to deliver “a very fair” gold chain, a chain of office which went with the rank of duke. For only four days later … Continue reading →

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Did William Paget Talk About Elizabeth and Robert Dudley?

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Christine Hartweg

In 1978, a manuscript was found in the British Library which contained materials for a history of the early years of Elizabeth I’s reign. The Journal of Matters of State or BL Additional MS 48023, as the manuscript is usually … Continue reading →

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Dudley and Paget, Part II

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Christine Hartweg

“Whatever the nature of the clash between Northumberland and the 1st Lord Paget in 1551–52, it did not destroy close relations between the families.”1 Certainly, when disaster overcame the Dudleys in the summer of 1553, the Duchess of Northumberland did … Continue reading →

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Dudley and Paget, Part I

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Christine Hartweg

During the last years of Henry VIII the experienced diplomat, Sir William Paget, served as the king’s Principal Secretary, at the same time that John Dudley, Viscount Lisle rose to be a great Lord Admiral. In the summer of 1546 … Continue reading →

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Was John Dudley Behind the Death of Thomas Seymour?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Christine Hartweg

A key element of John Dudley’s Black Legend, often repeated to this day, is that he was responsible for “the hatred” between the Seymour brothers, Edward and Thomas, which resulted in the latter’s execution at the hands of the former … Continue reading →

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