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  2. Category:Court of Henry VIII - Wikipedia

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    Royal Court of Henry VIII (1491−1547) — courtiers, diplomats, servants, and artisans at the Royal Court of England during the reign of Henry VIII.

  3. Court of Wards and Liveries - Wikipedia

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    The Court of Wards and Liveries was a court established during the reign of Henry VIII in England. Its purpose was to administer a system of feudal dues; but as well as the revenue collection, the court was also responsible for wardship and livery issues. The court was established from 1540 by two Acts of Parliament, Court of Wards Act 1540 (32 ...

  4. Henry VIII - Wikipedia

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    Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.

  5. Will Sommers - Wikipedia

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    Henry the Eighth and His Family (1545) – the man at the far right is the jester Will Somers, and it has been suggested that the woman at the far left is the jester Jane Foole. Sommers is believed to be portrayed in a painting of Henry VIII and family at the Palace of Whitehall. It was completed around 1544–45 by an unknown artist.

  6. Court of Augmentations - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Cromwell established the Court of Augmentations, also called Augmentation Court or simply The Augmentation in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII of England.It operated alongside three lesser courts (those of General Surveyors (1540–1547), First Fruits and Tenths (1540-1554), and Wards and Liveries (1540–1660)) following the dissolution of the monasteries (1536 onwards).

  7. Thomas Cromwell - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.

  8. Four Centuries Later, Why Are We Still So Obsessed With the ...

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    The court of Henry VIII, in particular, remains ever-interesting, Dawson continues. “He was a tyrant; he had six wives; two of them met with violent ends. It's everything we love and hate about ...

  9. Francis Bryan - Wikipedia

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    Sir Francis Bryan (June 1490 – 2 February 1550) was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of Henry VIII. He was Chief Gentleman of the Privy chamber and Lord Justice of Ireland. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Bryan always retained Henry's favour, achieving this by altering his opinions to conform to the king's. [1]

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