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The house was completed in 1583 by the Elizabethan Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton, who refused to sleep a night in the mansion until Queen Elizabeth I had slept there. Thomas Heneage stayed at Holdenby in July 1583, and wrote to Hatton, congratulating him on the completion of "the best house that hath been built in this age". [2]
The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868. [4]Holdenby House has associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family.
Newport assumed the name and arms of Hatton circa 1590/91, in lieu of his inheritance from his uncle, Sir Christopher Hatton. [5] Properties included two palatial estates in Northampton, [d] Ely Place in Holborn, [e] and the Isle of Purbeck, which included Corfe Castle, all of which carried debts, creating financial hardship for Hatton, who lacked the revenues of high office enjoyed by his uncle.
Holdenby House was built by Sir Christopher Hatton, privy councillor to Queen Elizabeth, and Yardley Hastings was named from the Hastings, formerly earls of Pembroke. Higham Ferrers was the seat of the Ferrers family; Braybrook Castle was built by Robert of Braybrooke, a favourite of King John; and Burghley House gave the title of baron to ...
The rest of the stained glass is Victorian. At the east end of the south aisle is an alabaster floor memorial to William Holdenby, who died in 1490, and his wife. Also in the church are memorials to other residents of Holdenby House, including Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden, and to members of the White family. [3]
Christopher Hatton, c. 1575 The Heraldic Atchievement of Sir Christopher Hatton, K.G., of Holdenby Hall, Northants Lord Chancellor of England. Arms of Sir Christopher Hatton, KG Sir Christopher Hatton KG (12 December 1540 – 20 November 1591) was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England .
Holdenby House, carriage arch about 130m north east Holdenby, Daventry: Country house: 1583: 2 November 1984 ... Church of St John the Baptist Kingsthorpe, Northampton:
Holdenby House † Holdenby, Northamptonshire: 1873–75 Rebuilding of a house originally built for Sir Christopher Hatton in about 1583; it was extended in 1887–88 by W. E. Mills. [34] II* St Peter's Church Dunston, Lincolnshire