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69-582: Frances Brandon was born on 16 July 1517 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire , England . Frances was an uncommon name at the time, as she was reportedly named after St. Francis of Assisi , although some historians believe she was named in honour of Francis I , the French king. At Frances's baptism, her aunt Queen Catherine (first wife of her uncle Henry VIII ) and her cousin Mary served as godmothers. Frances spent her childhood in

138-452: A Papal bull from Pope Clement VII in 1528 to confirm his marriage to Mary Tudor, which legitimised Frances as his daughter. In 1533, Frances married Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset . The marriage took place at Suffolk Place , a mansion that belonged to her parents on the west side of Borough High Street in Southwark . It was this marriage, and her three children, which led to her life in

207-494: A considerable part of her lands. Nevertheless, she once more resumed care of Francis and Margaret Willoughby, organised a place in school for the boy and took the girl to court, along with herself and her surviving daughters. Their elder brother was placed as ward under a councillor's care. Since Thomas was his father's heir, the councillor had control over the Willoughby fortune during Thomas's minority. Frances, Duchess of Suffolk

276-481: A conspiracy to bring the Dudley family to the throne, they have also been described as routine matches between aristocrats. It has been claimed since the early 18th century that Lady Jane was brutally beaten and whipped into submission by the duchess. However, there is no evidence for it. Lord Guildford was, as a fourth son, an unusual match for an eldest daughter of royal descent, and William Cecil , another close friend of

345-617: A joyfull resurection. Frances Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was a gentlewoman of the Privy Chamber. In May 1573 she and her sister Douglas, Lady Sheffield were said to be rivals for the affections of the Earl of Leicester . In 1582, she married Hertford. Their union was in secret, and remained so for nearly a decade, while Frances continued at court. Hertford attempted to have this marriage set aside in 1595 (hoping to clear his still illegitimate sons' claim to

414-494: A theatre (The Weston Auditorium) and a music venue (The Forum Hertfordshire). There are shopping centres in the new town: the Galleria (indoor shopping centre), The Stable Yard (Hatfield House), and three supermarkets (ASDA, ALDI and Tesco). In 2022, Hatfield held its first vegan market, an event held in a number of English towns, at Hatfield House and now holds the market each June and November. During Veganuary in 2023, students at

483-498: A virgin of the blood royal." Despite all this, the Earl apparently found a way to continue marital relations with his wife in the Tower. In February 1563, Thomas Seymour was born. Lady Katherine died in 1568, and Seymour was finally allowed out of the Tower and allowed to re-appear at court. Officially his sons remained bastards. In 1576 he carried the sword of state at Elizabeth's procession of

552-490: A wife, she held no possessions in her own right. All her husband's possessions would return to the Crown, as usual for traitors' property. She managed to plead with the queen to show mercy, which meant at least she and her daughters had the chance of rehabilitation. The queen's forgiveness meant some of Suffolk's property would remain with his family, or at least could be granted back at some later time. Frances lived in poverty during

621-526: Is largely based on Roger Ascham 's account of a statement of her daughter Jane: For when I am in presence of either Father or Mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently sometimes with pinches, nips and bobs, and other ways, (which I shall not name, for

690-462: Is most likely created by Cornelius Cure ) and crowned the grave with Frances's effigy which still remains. Her effigy had an ermine-lined mantle over the dress with a pendant around her neck. She lies on mattress with a lion at her feet and her coronet has been repaired and gilded. The inscription on her grave reads in Latin: Frances Grey's posthumous reputation for being insensitive or cruel

759-655: Is the town's local weekly newspaper. Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Baron Beauchamp , KG (22 May 1539 – 6 April 1621), of Wulfhall and Totnam Lodge in Great Bedwyn , Wiltshire, of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, of Netley Abbey , Hampshire, and of Hertford House, Cannon Row in Westminster , is most noted for incurring the displeasure of Queen Elizabeth I by taking part in more than one clandestine marriage. Seymour

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828-595: Is twinned with the Dutch port town of Zierikzee . Hatfield is part of the Welwyn Hatfield constituency , which also includes Welwyn Garden City . The Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield is Andrew Lewin , a Labour Party . Hatfield Town F.C. plays Non-League football at Gosling Sports Park. The Welwyn Garden City Hockey Club are a field hockey club based in Hatfield. Hatfield Athletic Football Club competes in

897-445: Is unclear as to these changes removing Frances from the line of succession. Catherine Parr then married Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley and Lord High Admiral . Lady Jane followed her to her new household. Frances, her husband, and other members of the aristocracy saw Jane as a possible wife for the young King. Catherine Parr died on 5 September 1548 which sent Jane back into the care of her mother. Thomas Seymour pressed

966-568: The Devise for the Succession , which passed over the claims of his half-sisters and settled the Crown on his cousin Jane Grey. Like his late father, he also passed over Frances who otherwise would have been the heir presumptive , possibly because she seemed quite unlikely at her age to produce a son to succeed her. Frances and her husband were at first outraged, but eventually, after a private audience with

1035-781: The Mosquito fighter bomber and developed the Vampire , the second British production jet aircraft after the Gloster Meteor. After the war, facilities were expanded and it developed the Comet airliner (the world's first production jet liner), the Trident airliner, and an early bizjet , the DH125 . British Aerospace closed the Hatfield site in 1993 having moved the BAe 146 production line to Woodford Aerodrome . The land

1104-510: The Royal Veterinary College is based in Hatfield. Hatfield is 20 miles (32 km) to the north of London . It is 14 miles (23 km) from London Luton Airport . The A1(M) runs through a tunnel beneath the town, which is also close to the M25 . In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was the northern terminus of the Hatfield and Reading Turnpike that allowed travelers from

1173-461: The University of Hertfordshire organized their own vegan market. Hatfield contains numerous primary and secondary schools, including St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School, Howe Dell Primary School, Countess Anne School, Onslow St Audrey's School , Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School and the independent day and private boarding girls' school Queenswood School (only to name a few). In addition to

1242-464: The 1930s. The Harrier Pub (formerly The Hilltop ) is actually named after the Harrier bird , not the aircraft, hence the original pub sign showing the bird. The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre , at Salisbury Hall in nearby London Colney, preserves and displays many historic de Havilland aeroplanes and related archives. The Abercrombie Plan for London in 1944 proposed a New Town in Hatfield. It

1311-523: The 2011 Census, and 41,265 at the 2021 Census. The settlement is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House , home of the Marquess of Salisbury , forms the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when de Havilland opened a factory, until the 1990s when British Aerospace closed it, aircraft design and manufacture employed more people there than any other industry. Hatfield was one of the post-war New Towns built around London and has much modernist architecture from

1380-531: The Birchwood Leisure Centre on Longmead. Hatfield town council is currently under a Labour administration led by Cllr Larry Crofton. From 1894 until 1974 the lower two tiers of local government were Hatfield Parish Council and Hatfield Rural District Council . The rural district council built itself a headquarters at 16 St Albans Road East in 1930. The rural district council was abolished in 1974 and its powers transferred to Welwyn Hatfield. Hatfield

1449-458: The Bishop of Ely, Cardinal Morton , in 1497, during the reign of Henry VII , and the only surviving wing is still used today for Elizabethan-style banquets. St Etheldreda's Church was founded by the monks from Ely, and the first wooden church, built in 1285, was probably sited where the existing building stands overlooking the old town. The church of St Etheldreda, well situated towards the top of

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1518-563: The City of London. Hatfield is well served by buses with regular services to all nearby towns and villages and as far as north London. Bus services are run by Uno , Arriva and Centrebus who are all part of the local Intalink Partnership. The Hatfield rail crash occurred in October 2000, which brought track-maintenance deficiencies to public attention. A garden beside the East Coast Main Line

1587-523: The Greys took them under their wings. Thomas soon joined Henry and Charles Brandon at college and his siblings went to live with their uncle George Medley. However, during the Wyatt rebellion, Medley was imprisoned and taken to the Tower. At the time he was released, the imprisonment had taken its toll on him and he couldn't take care of the children any longer. Frances had already lost her eldest daughter, her husband and

1656-430: The Greys, told his acquaintance Michelangelo Florio how Jane was following in her parents' footsteps concerning piety, and how close she was to her mother Frances. The alleged abuse of her daughter as well as her role in the machinations to bring Jane the crown are the subject of historical debate. While Jane was already with her husband Guildford Dudley, under the supervision of his parents, she heard news that Edward VI

1725-572: The Herts Senior County League and plays its games at Lemsford. The town has a public swimming pool and four sports/leisure centres (two with indoor swimming pools). Hatfield experiences an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ) like most of the United Kingdom. Hatfield has a nine-screen Odeon cinema , a stately home (Hatfield House), a museum (Mill Green Museum), a contemporary art gallery (Art and Design Gallery),

1794-560: The Lord Protector and Anne Stanhope. However, the Lord Protector fell from power and was replaced by John Dudley . In May 1553, Guildford Dudley , the second-youngest son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland , and de facto regent during the young Edward VI's minority, married Frances' daughter Jane. Frances and Henry Grey fully supported and pushed for this marriage between Guildford and Jane. The marriage would be uniting two powerful and Protestant families. Her daughter Katherine

1863-462: The New Town, chose to build a new town centre, rejecting Old Hatfield because it was on the wrong side of the railway, without space for expansion and "with its intimate village character, out of scale with the town it would have to serve." They chose instead St Albans Road on the town's east–west bus route. A road pattern was planned that offered no temptation to through traffic to take short cuts through

1932-670: The Park. She held her first Council in the Great Hall (The Old Palace) of Hatfield. In 1851 the route of the Great North Road (now the A1000) was altered to avoid cutting through the grounds of Hatfield House. The town grew up around the gates of Hatfield House. Old Hatfield retains many historic buildings, notably the Old Palace, St Etheldreda 's Church and Hatfield House . The Old Palace was built by

2001-473: The Suffolks with demands that he held Jane's wardship and she should be returned to his household. Jane returned to Seymour's household and moved into Catherine Parr's apartments. Seymour still planned to convince Edward VI to marry Jane, but the king had become distrustful of his two uncles. An increasingly desperate Seymour invaded the king's bedchamber in an attempt to abduct him, and shot Edward's beloved dog when

2070-484: The Suffolks, claimed the match was brokered by Catherine Parr's brother and his second wife. According to Cecil, they promoted the match to Northumberland who responded rather enthusiastically. The Suffolks did not favour the match much since it would have meant passing the crown out of their family to Northumberland's. However, since Northumberland claimed to have the king's support in the matter, they finally gave in. The only historical proof of some family quarrel concerning

2139-507: The Tudor Court. Frances's first two pregnancies resulted in the births of a son – Henry (Lord Harington), and a daughter, who both died at an early age with unknown birthdates. Their births were followed by three surviving daughters: 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

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2208-546: The animal tried to protect its master. Not long after Seymour was tried for treason and executed on 20 March 1549. The Suffolks convinced the Privy Council of their innocence in Seymour's scheme. Jane was again recalled home. The Duke and Duchess lost hope of marrying her to the king, who was sickly and thought likely not to live. For a time it is claimed they contemplated marrying her to Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford , son of

2277-628: The capital for Eltham Palace . Servants were questioned, and none of them could remember the exact date either. John Fortescue said it was 'in November'. The priest could not be located, but by consulting the accounts of the Cofferer of the Household the marriage date was decided to be 27 November. His son Edward was declared illegitimate and the father was fined 15,000 pounds in Star Chamber for "seducing

2346-461: The care of her mother, Mary Tudor , the youngest surviving daughter of Henry VII and younger sister of Henry VIII. For most of Frances’s childhood she resided in Westhorpe , Suffolk. Her father, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk , had been married at least twice before. He obtained a declaration of nullity regarding his first marriage to Margaret Neville on the ground of consanguinity and secured

2415-468: The couple: On 20 November 1559, Frances Grey died due to illness. Her remains were transferred from Richmond to Westminster Abbey where the funeral was held on 5 December. During the funeral service, her daughter Katherine participated as head mourner. The funeral was the first Protestant service performed in Westminster Abbey. Four years after her death, her husband erected an alabaster monument (this

2484-399: The dukedom in 1750, as the special remainder allowed, when the 7th Duke of Somerset died leaving no sons. From 1547, when his father was created Duke of Somerset, his son Edward Seymour was styled by the duke's subsidiary title of Earl of Hertford. He was educated with the young Prince Edward, later Edward VI, and was knighted on the occasion of Edward's coronation . On 7 April 1550, he

2553-524: The earldom's third creation, in 1559. Between April and May 1605 following the Treaty of London (1604) he was sent on an Embassy by King James I to Albert VII, Archduke of Austria , sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands between 1598 and 1621, at Brussels , to receive his oath of peace. His first wife, Lady Katherine Grey , was a potential claimant to Elizabeth's throne, and law established that it

2622-479: The family, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury . In 1930 the de Havilland airfield and aircraft factory was opened at Hatfield and by 1949 it had become the largest employer in the town, with almost 4,000 staff. It was taken over by Hawker Siddeley in 1960 and merged into British Aerospace in 1978. In the 1930s it produced a range of small biplanes. During the Second World War it produced

2691-710: The final Domesday record. No other records remain until 1226, when Henry III granted the Bishops of Ely rights to an annual four-day fair and a weekly market. The town was then called Bishop's Hatfield . Hatfield House is the seat of the Cecil family, the Marquesses of Salisbury. Elizabeth Tudor was confined there for three years in what is now known as The Old Palace in Hatfield Park. Legend has it that she learnt here of her accession as queen in 1558 while sitting under an oak tree in

2760-460: The hill, contains an Early English round arch with dog-tooth moulding, but for the rest is Decorated and Perpendicular and largely restored. The chapel north of the chancel is known as the Salisbury chapel and was erected by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , who was buried here. It is in a combination of classic and Gothic styles. In a private portion of the churchyard is buried, among others of

2829-502: The honour I bear them), so without measure misordered, [sic] that I think myself in hell. From this passage it is often deduced that Frances and Henry Grey had mistreated their daughter. However, Ascham wrote these words years after the actual meeting, and his view might have been influenced by the later events concerning the Greys. The letter he wrote to Jane just a few months after the visit speaks admiringly of her parents and praises both Jane's and their virtues. James Haddon , chaplain of

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2898-488: The important areas in the town, the University of Hertfordshire is also included by many. A large section of the airfield site was purchased by the university and the £120-million de Havilland Campus , incorporating a £15-million Sports Village, was opened in September 2003. The university has closed its sites at Watford and Hertford ; faculties situated there have been moved to the de Havilland Campus. The equine branch of

2967-409: The king himself and spoken to him about the succession, she could convince Jane that she was the rightful queen and heir. Their success was short-lived. Jane was deposed by armed support in favour of Mary I on 19 July 1553. The Duke of Suffolk was arrested, but released days later thanks to the duchess's intervention. The moment she heard of her husband's arrest, she rode over to Mary in the middle of

3036-420: The king, she renounced her own rights to the throne in favour of Jane, approving the plan for the succession. Edward VI died on 6 July 1553. Lady Jane was declared queen on 10 July. The duchess joined her for the proclamation and during her stay in the Tower. She had been fetched when Northumberland realised Jane's confusion and overwhelming feelings, and she managed to calm her daughter down. Since she had seen

3105-618: The knights of the garter. Bellocamp[o] eram, Graia genetrice, Semerus. Tres habui natos, est quibus una soror ("I was Beauchamp, a Seymour, by my mother Grey. I have had three born of which one a sister") Here in peace resteth ye bodyes of Thomas Seymour, second sone to ye right honourable Edward, Earle of Hartford, and Esable his wife, eldest daughter to Edward Onley of Katesby in ye county of Northampton Esq., wh[ich] said Thomas departed this mortall life ye eight day of August 1600 & ye said Esable ye twen(tie)th day of August 1619 in ye true faith of Jesus Christ & in ye blesse[d] hope of

3174-652: The marriage is written down by Commendone as "the first-born daughter of the Duke of Suffolk, Jane by name, who although strongly deprecating the marriage, was compelled to submit by the insistence of her mother and the threats of her father". By June 1553, Edward VI was seriously ill. The succession of his Catholic half-sister Mary would compromise the English Reformation. Edward opposed Mary's succession, not only on religious grounds but also on those of legitimacy and male inheritance, which also applied to Elizabeth. He drafted

3243-472: The matter. After the attempt to put Jane on the throne Frances was confined in the Tower of London for a time. Jane was now becoming too dangerous for Mary, and was beheaded on 12 February 1554 with her husband. Jane's father was convicted of high treason and was executed eleven days later on 23 February 1554. With two young daughters barely in their teens and her husband a convicted traitor, the duchess faced ruin. As

3312-454: The night to plead for her family. Despite all odds, not only did the duchess manage to be received by the queen, but also could secure him a pardon by placing all the blame on Northumberland. While in his household, Lady Jane had fallen sick of food poisoning and had suspected Northumberland's family. The duchess now used her daughter's suspicions and her husband's sickness to accuse Northumberland of having tried to kill her family. Therefore, Mary

3381-612: The north to continue their journey to the west without going through the congestion of London. The East Coast railway line from London to York runs through the town, separating the old and new parts. A commuter service connects Hatfield railway station to London King's Cross . A new railway station and car park opened in late 2015. The frequent train service runs direct from Hatfield Station to London King's Cross (21 minutes) via Finsbury Park (16 minutes, Victoria Underground Line) on fast trains running two or three times an hour. An additional train service calls at all stations to Moorgate in

3450-524: The period. The University of Hertfordshire is based there. Hatfield lies 20 miles (30 kilometres) north of London beside the A1(M) motorway and has direct trains to London King's Cross railway station , London St Pancras railway station , Finsbury Park and Moorgate . There has been a strong increase in commuters who work in London moving into the area. In 2022, TV property expert Phil Spencer named Hatfield as

3519-515: The reign of Mary I. Mary I made a point of placing her by her side, favoured but kept under the observation of the queen. She was still regarded with some suspicion and in April 1555 the Spanish ambassador, Simon Renard , wrote of a possible match between Frances and Edward Courtenay , a Plantagenet descendant. Once again, Frances's children with Courtenay would have had a claim to the throne, but Courtenay

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3588-490: The second best place to live for regular commuters to London, based on train times, house prices and the attractions the town has. In 2024, World Bucket List named Hatfield as the fifth most boring place in the world. In the early tenth century Hatfield belonged to a vir potens (powerful man) called Ordmær and his wife Ealde, who may have been the grandfather of King Edward the Martyr . Sometime between 932 and 956 he exchanged

3657-605: The throne). He was arrested again, and Frances died in 1598. She was buried in Westminster Abbey . In May 1601, he secretly married once more, to the wealthy widow Frances Prannell , also born Frances Howard, the daughter of Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon . The marriage was performed by Thomas Montfort without banns or licence, for which Monfort was suspended for three years by Archbishop John Whitgift . His principal seats were as follows: The arms of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (died 1552), quartered

3726-400: The throne. Jane followed Catherine Parr to her new residence and was established as a member of the inner circle for the nine-year-old king. Frances and her sister Eleanor had been removed from succession in the will of King Henry VIII alongside the descendants of their aunt Margaret Tudor , though their daughters were still included following Edward's half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth . It

3795-541: The town and which enabled local traffic to move rapidly. Hatfield retains New Town characteristics, including much modernist architecture of the 1950s and the trees and open spaces that were outlined in the original design. As of 2017, a redevelopment of the town centre was planned. There are three tiers of local government covering Hatfield, at parish, district and county level: Hatfield Town Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council . Hatfield Town Council has its offices and meeting place at

3864-612: The town for land in Devon with Æthelstan Half-King , who then gave it to his sons. King Edgar seized the land when he became king on 959, claiming that Ordmær and Ealde had bequeathed it to him, but Æthelstan's sons recovered it after Edgar died. Hatfield is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as the property of the Abbey of Ely, and unusually the original census data that compilers of Domesday used survives, giving us slightly more information than in

3933-503: Was a penal offence for her to marry without notifying the Sovereign. They were married by an anonymous clergyman at Hertford House in Cannon Row , Westminster, before 25 December 1560. The marriage was kept secret until August nearly a year later, when Katherine became visibly pregnant and she confided the reason to Lord Robert Dudley . Each was ordered to confinement in the Tower ; Katherine

4002-617: Was built as a memorial to the crash victims. The local TV stations are BBC London & ITV London , received from the Crystal Palace TV transmitter and the Hemel Hempstead relay transmitter. BBC East and ITV Anglia are also received from the Sandy Heath TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Three Counties Radio on 90.4 FM, Heart Hertfordshire on 106.9 and Radio Verulam on 92.6 FM. The Welwyn Hatfield Times

4071-458: Was changing his will to exclude her mother from the succession and name Jane as his heir instead. Jane, startled by the news, asked her mother-in-law permission to visit her mother, yet was met with refusal. Ignoring her, Jane sneaked out of the house and went back home. Jane's mother was accused of having beaten Jane into submission to marry Guildford Dudley. When Grey's brother-in-law's children Thomas, Margaret and Francis Willoughby were orphaned,

4140-464: Was confined immediately, and Seymour imprisoned upon his return from a tour of the continent with Sir Thomas Cecil. While in custody, they were questioned about every aspect of their marriage, but they both claimed to have forgotten the date. A commission was begun, headed by Archbishop Parker in February 1562. Under this pressure, Lady Katherine finally declared that they had waited for Elizabeth to quit

4209-461: Was designated in the New Towns Act 1946 ( 9 & 10 Geo. 6 . c. 68), forming part of the initial Hertfordshire group with nearby Stevenage , Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead . The Government allocated 2,340 acres (9.5 km ) for Hatfield New Town, with a population target of 25,000. (By 2001 the population had reached 27,833. ) The Hatfield Development Corporation, tasked with creating

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4278-488: 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 . As the niece of Henry VIII, Frances was frequently at court. It was through her friendship with Catherine Parr that Frances' daughter Lady Jane Grey secured a place in the queen's household. There, Jane met Henry VIII's son and future successor, Edward . Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547, and Edward VI succeeded to

4347-491: Was married to Henry Herbert , the son and heir of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke , at Durham House. Dudley's daughter Katherine was promised to Henry Hastings , heir of the Earl of Huntingdon . At the time they took place the alliances were not seen as politically important, even by the ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire Jehan de Scheyfye , who was the most suspicious observer. Often perceived as proof of

4416-542: Was portrayed by Sara Kestelman in the 1986 film Lady Jane and by Julia James in a 1956 episode of the BBC's Sunday Night Theatre . In the 2024 Amazon Prime Video series My Lady Jane , Frances Grey is portrayed by Anna Chancellor . Hatfield, Hertfordshire Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire , England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield . It had a population of 29,616 in 2001, 39,201 at

4485-489: Was reluctant, and Frances escaped the marriage by another, much safer match. She married her Master of the Horse , Adrian Stokes . It was a safe marriage for her, since any children from it would be considered too low-born to compete for the throne. Her childhood friend and stepmother Katherine Willoughby had married her gentleman usher, so Frances moved on familiar ground. She and Stokes married in 1555. Three children were born to

4554-482: Was sent to France as a hostage, returning three weeks later. Following his father's disgrace and execution, his son was barred from inheriting his titles and most of his wealth. Some of his father's lands and property were restored to him by Edward VI, but he still seems to have been forced to rely on Sir John Thynne for some financial support. Under Queen Mary he was "restored in blood", but was not given back his title; Queen Elizabeth I created him Earl of Hertford , in

4623-492: Was the eldest son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c.1500 – 1552) by his second wife Anne Stanhope (c. 1511 – 1587). He was a nephew of Jane Seymour , the third wife of Henry VIII , and a first cousin of Edward VI . Although his father had sons by his first marriage to Catherine Fillol , these were postponed by special remainder to the succession of his dukedom behind the sons of his second marriage, due to her suspected adultery. The senior line did eventually inherit

4692-467: Was used as a film set for Steven Spielberg 's movie Saving Private Ryan and most of the BBC / HBO television drama Band of Brothers . It was later developed for housing, higher education, commerce and retail. Today, Hatfield's aviation history is remembered by the names of certain local streets and pubs (e. g. Comet Way, The Airfield, Dragon Road) as well as The Comet Hotel (now owned by Ramada) built in

4761-527: Was willing to pardon the Duke of Suffolk. She intended to pardon Jane once her coronation was complete, sparing the 16-year-old's life. However, Wyatt the Younger declared a revolt against Mary on 25 January 1554. The Duke of Suffolk joined the rebellion, but was captured by Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon . The revolt had failed by February. The plot ringleaders had wished to supplant Mary with her half-sister Elizabeth, although Elizabeth played no part in

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