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Name: Northumberland, Duke of
Variant Name: John Dudley
Birth Date: c. 1502
Death Date: August 22, 1553
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: statesman, soldier

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Biography of Northumberland, Duke of
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The English soldier and statesman John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (ca. 1502-1553), was the virtual ruler of England from 1549 to 1553. He was executed when his attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne failed. John Dudley's father, Edmund...


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Duke of Northumberland Information
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The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain. In Latin, ealdormans of Northumbrians were called Dux when they were vassals of Anglo-Saxon kings of England (Wessex). Bamburgh's lords (holders of Bernicia), Osulf I (d.963) and his...


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The Historian
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, 1504-1553.(Review) (book reviews)
09/22/1998: 590 words, approx. 2 pages
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, 1504-1553. By David Loades. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996. Pp. xi, 333. $80.00.) Since Henry VIII's son, Edward VI, did not live to maturity, his short reign was dominated by his regents, Protector Somerset (1547-1549) and the Duke...
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History Review
Northumberland: Mark Rathbone examines the varied reputation of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. (Profiles in Power).
12/01/2002: 3,562 words, approx. 12 pages
For most of the 450 years since his execution, Northumberland (1) has received a bad press, in contrast to his predecessor, Somerset, 'the good Duke'. John Hayward described him in 1636 as 'sottishly mad with over-great fortune', while to Gilbert Burnett half a...
 


 

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