Europe, British Isles, South-Central England, Northamptonshire, Grafton Regis [Map]

Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire is in Northamptonshire.

1464 Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

Around 1341 John Woodville was born at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

In 1390 Joan Bittelsgate was born to Thomas Bittelsgate (age 40) and Joan Beauchamp (age 30) at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

In 1396 Thomas Bittelsgate (age 46) and Joan Beauchamp (age 36) were married at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

Around 1400 Humphrey Stafford was born in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

After 08 Sep 1403 John Woodville (age 62) died at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

Around 1437 Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England was born to Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 32) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 22) at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

Around 1438 Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier was born to Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 33) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 23) at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

In 1441 Anne Stafford was born to Humphrey Stafford (age 41) in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

On 29 Nov 1441 Richard Woodville (age 56) died at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

In 1447 Bishop Lionel Woodville was born to Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 42) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 32) in Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

Marriage of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville

On 01 May 1464 King Edward IV of England (age 22) and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 27) were married at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map]. Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 49), Elizabeth's mother, being the only witness. The date not certain. She the daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 59) and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford (age 49). He the son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 48). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak

Letters and Papers 1528. 22 Jul 1528. R. O. 4546. Hennege to Wolsey.

This day I received your letter, with one to the chapter of Lincoln, in favor of my brother, the archdeacon of Oxford, for the deanery of Lincoln; which, without your aid, had not taken effect. As the plague is at Grafton [Map], the King will not go there. As for your wish that Wilson should have some promotion, the King is in doubt whether he shall give the archdeaconry of Oxford to Mr. Wilson or Dr. Bell. The King cannot write, in consequence of his head, and begs you will send him the presentation of the prebend of Ripon, as you promised him. The vicarage you gave to Dr. Wilson was resigned to Dr. Daycots for a pension five years ago. The King wishes you to dispatch the earl of Angus's servant. He will not fail to send you "these letters of Ireland" in two or three days, but his head is not the best, or he would have dispatched them now. He desires you to be good lord to his barber Penne, for the daughter and ward unto your Grace, of one Chevall, within the liberties of St. Alban's, for his money. It is not in value above £12 a year, her father hath tangled it so, and laid it to mortgage for £60. Cade can inform you of the truth. Ampthill [Map], 22 July, about 7 in the afternoon. Signed.

Pp. 2. Add. Endd. Wolsey has written at the back "intangellyd."

On 27 Jul 1558 Frances Giffard (age 38) died at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire [Map].

Diary of Anne Clifford 1603. 25 Jun 1603. The same night my Mother (age 42) and I and my Aunt Vavisor (age 43) rid on horseback through country, and went to a gentleman’s house where the Lady Elizabeth (age 6)1 her Grace lay, which was the first I ever saw her, my Lady Kildare and the Lady Harrington (age 49) being her governesses. The same night we returned to Sir Richard Knightley’s [Map].

Note 1. Princess Elizabeth (age 6), eldest daughter of lords and ladies and other people that the county could scarce lodge them. From there the Court removed and were banqueted with great royalty by my father at Grafton [Map] where the King and Queen (age 28) were entertained with speeches and delicate presents at which time my Lord and the Alexanders did run a course at the field where he hurt Henry Alexander very dangerously. Where the Court lay this night I am uncertain. At this time of the King’s being at Grafton, my Mother was there, but not held as mistress of the house, by reason of the difference between my Lord and her, which was grown to a great height. The night after, my Aunt of Warwick, my Mother and I (as I take it,) lay at D™ Challoner’s, where my Aunt of Bath and my Uncle Russell met us, which house my grandfather of Bedford used to lie much at, being at Amersham. James I (age 37) and Anne of Denmark (age 28), born 1596. [ED.]