Biographies of lesser people starting with W
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Wareham, William (Archbishop of Canterbury)
illiam Wareham became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1503. He later performed the marriage ceremony for Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.Timeline
William Wareham was elected to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Julius II.
William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy)
Died: 942
illiam was the eldest son of Rollo, the founder of the duchy of Normandy. William was murdered on the orders of Arnulf of Flanders because he posed a threat to Arnulf's ambitions. William was invited to a meeting on the River Somme and when he was cut off from his supporters was attacked and killed. William was succeeded by Richard, his illegitimate son.Timeline
William, the duke of Normandy was murdered on the order by Arnulf of Flanders. he was succeededby his illegitimate son Richard. ¹
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| Father: | Rollo (Rolf or HRolf) |
| Mother: | Poppa (of Bayeux) |
William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy) ( - d.942)
William (Monk of Fecamp)
on of Richard II, Duke of Normandy.
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| Father: | Richard (II, Duke of Normandy) |
| Mother: | Judith |
William (Monk of Fecamp)
William (of Warenne, Earl of Surrey)
Died: 1088
t the time of the Conquest, William of Warenne accompanied William the Conqueror across from Normandy, fighting at the Battle of Hastings. William of Warenne was rewarded with huge amounts of land and helped his Lord, William the Conqueror put down revolts. He was responsible for putting up many castles in the quest to dominate the areas under his control. After the Conqueror's death, William supported William Rufus' claim to the throne and as a reward was granted the title of Earl of Surrey. He died in 1088 leaving a massive dynasty that would be powerful for several centuries.Woodville, Catherine
Born: circa 1458 Died: circa 1497
atherine was the daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. The Woodville family became important when Elizabeth Woodville, Catherine's elder sister married Edward IV, King of England. Catherine was married twice. Her first marriage was to Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham and was arranged when they were both children. It may have been that Stafford resented the marriage because Catherine was not of noble birth, but together thay had four of five children. When Stafford led an unsuccessful rebellion in the name of Henry Tudor he was executed for treason. Catherine's second marriage was to Jasper Tudor, the uncle of King Henry VII of England. This was arranged after Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth.
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+Stafford, Henry (Duke of Buckingham) (b.1455 - ex.1483)
+Tudor, Jasper (Earl of Pembroke) (b.1431? - d.1496)
Woodville, Catherine (b.1458? - d.1497?)
+Stafford, Henry (Duke of Buckingham) (b.1455 - ex.1483)
+Tudor, Jasper (Earl of Pembroke) (b.1431? - d.1496)
Wulfstan (I, Archbishop of York 931 - 952)
Died: circa 955
ulfstan became Archbishop of York in 931 with support of king Athelstan. During his time as archbishop Wulfstan's allegiance changed several times between supporting the kings or Wessex and supporting Viking leaders that were invading the country. When Olaf Guthfrithson invaded Northumbria in 939 and 940, Wulfstan helped arranged a treaty that brought peace and divided the country in two leaving king Edmund ruling the south and Olaf ruling the north. In 947 Wulfstan supported Eric Bloodaxe who became ruler of the Northumbria and in response king Eadred took an army north. In 952 Wulfstan was arrested by Eadred for supporting the Viking invaders. He is known as Wulfstan I to differentiate him from other bishops and archbishops of the same name around the same period.Timeline
Wulfstan I becomes Archbishop of York after being appointed by king Athelstan. ¹
Olaf Guthfrithson, who had been defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh and who had fled to Ireland, returned to England and invaded Northumberlan taking the city of York. King Edmund took an army north but after a brief battle neither side had gained any advantage. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York negotiated a peace treaty that effectively divided the country in two leaving Edmund ruling the south and Olaf ruling the north.
Wulfstan, (II, Archbishop of York 1002-23)
Died: 1023
ulfstan became Bishop of London in 996 and in 1002 became the Archbishop of York. Until 1016 he held the see of Worcester as well as that of York. Wulfstan was an important writer of his time and worked both on religious works and works of law for King Canute. He is known as Wulfstan II to differentiate him from other bishops and archbishops of the same name around the same period.Wulfthryth
ife of Aethelred I, King of Wessex 866-871.Children
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Explore the White Tower
Explore all four floors of the White Tower at the Tower of London using the Unity 3d game engine.
A Medieval Mystery
There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location
Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment
Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size
Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
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