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Anne, Duchess of Exeter is probably best known as the big sister whose descendants carried the mtDNA with which Richard III’s bones were identified. Anne’s own story was remarkable and tragic. She was the eldest of the family, born at Fotheringhay Castle on 11th August 1439. Childhood and Marriage. Anne’s parents moved to Rouen when she ...
The duke travelled constantly around the duchy, confirming charters and collecting revenues. Most of the income came from the ducal lands, as well as from tolls and a few taxes. This income was collected by the chamber, one of the household departments. William cultivated close relations with the church in his duchy.
Mother. Herleva of Falaise. William the Conqueror[a] (c. 1028[1] – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, [2][b] was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy (as William II) [3] from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his ...
The Dukedom of Exeter was returned to the family in 1444 with an elevated precedence falling only behind that of the Duchy of York, and he died in 1447. His son Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter would succeed, and though he married the daughter of Richard, Duke of York , he remained a staunch Lancastrian in the War of the Roses.
1942 HMS Exeter is sunk on 1st March 1942. 1943 The last man to be executed at Exeter prison is hung on 6th April. 1942 Exeter is blitzed in May destroying a large part of the city. 1949 The rebuilding of Exeter following parts of Thomas Sharp's plan starts, with Princess Elizabeth unveiling the Princesshay feature.
The Exeter historian John Hooker, writing 70-80 years after these events, records that the mayor received a lukewarm response, with most of the local gentry unwilling to provide assistance at such short notice, though there is evidence that the earl himself was up for it: the Receivers' Accounts for Exeter in 1497 included an entry for the costs of "men riding with the earl of Devon against ...
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The Castle of Exeter stands atop the highest part of the city, within the north-east angle of the city walls. From the reddish colour of the volcanic rock on which it stood, it became known locally as Rougemont Castle. When Richard III. visited it in 1483, he commended it highly, both for its strength and beauty of situation; but on being told ...
