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  2. Leicestershire - Wikipedia

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    Leicestershire (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / ⓘ LEST-ər-sheer, -⁠shər) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west.

  3. History of Leicestershire - Wikipedia

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    John Throsby (1789) Select Views in Leicestershire, from Original Drawings, containing historical and descriptive accounts of castles, religious houses, and seats in that county--do.-- (1790) Supplementary Volume to the Leicestershire Views, containing a Series of Excursions to the Villages and Places of Note in that County; John Nichols (1795 ...

  4. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia

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    A Chronicle of England - Page 167 - Becket Forbids the Earl of Leceister to Pass Sentence on Him.jpg. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155–1168. [1] The surname "de Beaumont" was given to him by genealogists. The only known contemporary surname applied to him is "Robert son of Count ...

  5. House of Beaumont - Wikipedia

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    4th Earl of Leicester (†1204) Amicia de Beaumont m. Simon de Montfort: King John (1166–r.1199–1216) Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (c.1175–1218) m(1) Isabella, Countess of Gloucester: King Henry III (1207–r.1216–1272) Eleanor of England m. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c.1208–1265) EARL OF LEICESTER, 1265 ...

  6. List of family seats of English nobility - Wikipedia

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    John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (Scott, Webster and Geary, London, 1838) Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Heritage Books, London, 1840)

  7. Earl of Leicester - Wikipedia

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    Robert Dudley, created Earl of Leicester in 1564. Earl of Leicester is a title that has been created seven times. The first title was granted during the 12th century in the Peerage of England. The current title is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and was created in 1837.

  8. Leicestershire Deserted Villages and Lost Places - Wikipedia

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    The publication of the Leicestershire volumes in the English Place-Name Society series commenced in 1998 with that on Leicester. [6] The Leicestershire series compiler Barrie Cox also produced a summary of the key place-names in the county in 2005, [ 7 ] although the number of lost places included was limited.

  9. Lady Jane Grey - Wikipedia

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    Lady Jane Grey was the eldest daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and his wife, Frances Brandon.The traditional view is that she was born at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire in October 1537, but more recent research indicates that she was born somewhat earlier, possibly in London, sometime before May 1537 [8] [9] or between May 1536 and February 1537. [10]

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