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The 1502 Progress: Coates / Cotes, Gloucestershire
Just as with Beverston, the mention of Cotes as a location on the 1502 progress is fleeting.
Coates is a parish about three miles west of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. During the medieval and Tudor periods, Cirencester was a thriving wool town. Henry had visited Cirencester before, on at least one occasion. The choice of Cotes Place as a lodging for the royal party may have meant that the King could rekindle acquaintances with the wool merchants of the nearby town.
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Name and Title: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Born: 24 June 1532
Died: 4 September 1548.
Buried: The Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary’s Church, Warwick.
Read more and see images and a video of the tomb here…
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1502 Progress: Fairford, Gloucestershire
After a couple of day’s lodging at Cotes Place, Henry and Elizabeth moved to their next destination: Fairford, in Gloucestershire, a once eminent Cotswold wool town.
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The 1502 Progress: Coates / Cotes, Gloucestershire
Just as with Beverston, the mention of Cotes as a location on the 1502 progress is fleeting.
Coates is a parish about three miles west of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. During the medieval and Tudor periods, Cirencester was a thriving wool town. Henry had visited Cirencester before, on at least one occasion. The choice of Cotes Place as a lodging for the royal party may have meant that the King could rekindle acquaintances with the wool merchants of the nearby town.
To read the entire article, join the membership by clicking the red button in the top right hand corner of this page.
The Surprising Story Behind The Battle of the Solent
In this episode, I head to the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight.
I’m joined by Dominic Fontana, retired professor from Southampton University and expert in The Battle of the Solent. We explore both the French and English perspectives of this naval battle between Henry VIII and Francis I of France.
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Tudor Tomb:
Name and Title: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Born: 24 June 1532
Died: 4 September 1548.
Buried: The Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary’s Church, Warwick.
Read more and see images and a video of the tomb here…
Travel Essentials: Glorious Gloucestershire!
Welcome back to the Tudor History & Travel Show: Travel Essentials! Travel Essentials provides inspiration for planning your next Tudor…
1502 Progress: Fairford, Gloucestershire
After a couple of day’s lodging at Cotes Place, Henry and Elizabeth moved to their next destination: Fairford, in Gloucestershire, a once eminent Cotswold wool town.
To read the entire article, join the membership by clicking the red button in the top right hand corner of this page.
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The 1502 Progress: Coates / Cotes, Gloucestershire
Just as with Beverston, the mention of Cotes as a location on the 1502 progress is fleeting.
Coates is a parish about three miles west of Cirencester in Gloucestershire. During the medieval and Tudor periods, Cirencester was a thriving wool town. Henry had visited Cirencester before, on at least one occasion. The choice of Cotes Place as a lodging for the royal party may have meant that the King could rekindle acquaintances with the wool merchants of the nearby town.
To read the entire article, join the membership by clicking the red button in the top right hand corner of this page.
The Surprising Story Behind The Battle of the Solent
In this episode, I head to the south coast of England and the Isle of Wight.
I’m joined by Dominic Fontana, retired professor from Southampton University and expert in The Battle of the Solent. We explore both the French and English perspectives of this naval battle between Henry VIII and Francis I of France.
William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Tudor Tomb:
Name and Title: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Born: 24 June 1532
Died: 4 September 1548.
Buried: The Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary’s Church, Warwick.
Read more and see images and a video of the tomb here…
Travel Essentials: Glorious Gloucestershire!
Welcome back to the Tudor History & Travel Show: Travel Essentials! Travel Essentials provides inspiration for planning your next Tudor…
1502 Progress: Fairford, Gloucestershire
After a couple of day’s lodging at Cotes Place, Henry and Elizabeth moved to their next destination: Fairford, in Gloucestershire, a once eminent Cotswold wool town.
To read the entire article, join the membership by clicking the red button in the top right hand corner of this page.
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (also known as Edmund of Hadham)
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