Curated category
15th-century English nobility
- Anne HooAnne Hoo entered the world in 1424 as the sole child of Thomas Hoo, Baron Hoo and Hastings. Her mother was Elizabeth Wychingham, a union that produced only…
- Henry VIIIHenry VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, Kent. He entered the world as the third child and second son of King…
- Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth entered the world on the 11th of February 1466 at the Palace of Westminster. Her christening took place in Westminster Abbey, sponsored by her…
- Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of SurreyElizabeth Tilney entered the world at Ashwellthorpe Hall before 1445. She was the only child of Sir Frederick Tilney and Elizabeth Cheney.
- Frederick TilneyFrederick Tilney entered the world in the Borough of Broxbourne. He was the eldest son born to Sir Philip Tilney and Isabel Thorpe.
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard entered the world on the 10th of March 1473, born into a family that had recently lost everything. His grandfather John Howard died at Bosworth…
- John Howard, 1st Duke of NorfolkJohn Howard entered the world around 1425 as the son of Sir Robert Howard and Margaret de Mowbray. His father held Tendring Hall in Stoke-by-Nayland…
- Henry Percy, 5th Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Algernon Percy entered the world on the 13th of January 1477. He was the son of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, and Maud Herbert.
- Arthur, Prince of WalesHenry VII became King of England upon defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He needed to secure his hold on the throne and…