People from Waltham St Lawrence - Henry Neville, John Newbery, Ernest Renshaw, Richard Neville (Paperback)

Chapters: Henry Neville, John Newbery, Ernest Renshaw, Richard Neville. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir Henry Neville (c. 1562 July 10, 1615) was an English politician, diplomat, courtier and distant relative of William Shakespeare. In 2005, he was put forward as a candidate for the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Neville was the first born child of Sir Henry Neville Senior (d. 1593) and Elizabeth Gresham and the great-great-grandson of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland. Joan was daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford. John of Gaunt was in turn a son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Henry grew up at Billingbear House, was educated at Merton College, Oxford and sat in Parliament as the member for New Windsor, Sussex, Liskeard, Kent, Lewes and Berkshire. In 1599, Neville was appointed Ambassador to France and attended the Court of Henri IV. Although knighted for his services in France, he was unhappy with the way he was treated by the French and in 1600, complaining of deafness, he asked to be recalled to the Kingdom of England. After his return he became involved with the plot of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was stripped of his position and fined 5,000, which he agreed to pay in annual instalments of 1,000. After the death of Elizabeth I of England and the accession of James I a Royal Warrant was issued for his release. After his release, he played a greater role in the political life of Great Britain and earned the antagonism of King James by advocating the King surrender to the demands of the House of Commons. It was this action that, on the death of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, l...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2837778