Greys Court - The Knollys Home
Greys Court was granted to the Knollys family in 1514 for the annual rent of one red rose to be delivered on Midsummer.
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Kristin Bundesen, PhD
- Apr 8, 2020
'So good a wife to me' - Anne Morgan Carey
On his deathbed, Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon lamented that he could not leave Anne more money as she had been ‘so good a wife to me’.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
- Apr 7, 2020
Philadelphia Carey Scrope: Keeper of the Scottish King James's Sapphire Ring
Philadelphia Carey Scrope, Queen Elizabeth's niece, was completely confident in her ability to manipulate the Privy Council’s agenda.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
- Apr 7, 2020
Dorothy Stafford, the Plantagenet Protestant Tudor
John Calvin, the well-known theologian and godfather to Dorothy Stafford's youngest son, fought her for custody. She won.
Kristin Bundesen, PhD
- Apr 6, 2020
Elizabeth Knollys Leighton
Elizabeth Knollys Leighton was part of the well-oiled political machinery of the Elizabethan court.
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