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15th-century English people

  • Elizabeth Cheney (1422–1473)Elizabeth Cheney entered the world in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire during April 1422. Her father Lawrence Cheney served as High Sheriff of that county from…
  • Ralph Warren (Lord Mayor)Ralph Warren entered the world around 1486 as the son of Sir Thomas Warren. His family roots lay in Feering, Essex, where his grandfather William Warren had…
  • Thomas WolseyThomas Wolsey was born in about 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife, Joan Daundy. Widespread traditions identify his father as a butcher…
  • William Paulet, 1st Marquess of WinchesterWilliam Paulet emerged from the manor of Paulet near Bridgwater in Somerset around 1483 or 1485. His father Sir John Paulet held command against Cornish…
  • William KingstonWilliam Kingston appeared as a yeoman of the guard before June 1509. He served under Sir Richard Wingfield at the French court early in 1520.
  • Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of WiltshireHe was born in about 1477 at Hever Castle in Kent. His father Sir William Boleyn had purchased Blickling Hall in Norfolk from his own father Sir Geoffrey…