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Gregory was born at Roxborough, County Galway, the youngest daughter of the Anglo-Irish gentry family Persse. Her mother, Frances Barry, was related to Viscount Guillamore, and her family home, Roxborough, was a 6,000-acre (24 km 2) estate located between Gort and Loughrea, the main house of which was later burnt down during the Irish Civil War. [3]
In his memoir Hail and Farewell, George Moore, formerly a comrade of Lady Gregory and Yeats in the Irish Literary Theatre, accused Lady Gregory of plagiarizing her materials for the work. [ 9 ] Many today see Cuchulain of Muirthemne as an overly prudish , even censored version of the tales, removing mentions of sexuality and body functions.
Margaret only agreed to Henry's marriage with Lady Frances Brandon, niece of the King, on the condition that her father, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk would support the couple until her son reached his majority. In 1534, she felt compelled to answer charges that she was "an unnatural mother".
Frances's residence at Bradgate was a minor palace in the Tudor style. After the deaths of her two brothers, the title Duke of Suffolk reverted to the crown, and was later granted to Frances's husband. Around 1541 Bishop John Aylmer was made chaplain to the duke, and tutor of Greek to Frances's daughter, Lady Jane Grey. [8]
On 14 July 1720, Lady Henrietta Louisa Jeffreys married Thomas Fermor, 2nd Baron Leominster, who in the following year was created Earl of Pomfret, or Pontefract, Yorkshire. He was afterwards elected a K.B., and in September 1727 was appointed master of the horse to Queen Caroline, to whom also Lady Pomfret was one of the ladies of the bedchamber.
Margaret is the main character of Philippa Gregory's 2014 novel The King's Curse. [ 91 ] [ 26 ] She also appears in Gregory's novels The Kingmaker's Daughter (2012) and The White Princess (2013). Margaret was portrayed by Rebecca Benson in the television adaptation of The White Princess (2013) [ 92 ] and by Laura Carmichael in the miniseries ...
Frances Bean Cobain, Kurt Cobain. Getty Images (2) Kurt Cobain‘s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, honored her late father on the 30th anniversary of his death. “30 years ago my dad’s life ...
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]