Sir Anthony Benn was a barrister, appointed recorder for the town of Kingston upon Thames in 1610, knighted in 1615 and appointed Recorder of London in 1616 shortly before his death in 1618.
Effigy of Sir Anthony Benn
Sir Anthony Benn memorial in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames
Evelyn arms, detail from monument to Sir Anthony Benn, All Saints' Church, Kingston upon Thames
Sir Anthony Benn arms 2
Elizabethan era
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The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history, with an effective
The National Armada memorial in Plymouth using the Britannia image to celebrate the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 (William Charles May, sculptor, 1888)
William Cecil presiding over the Court of Wards
The Spanish Armada fighting the English navy at the Battle of Gravelines in 1588