Cavendish, Suffolk
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Cavendish is a village and civil parish in the Stour Valley in Suffolk, England.
Cavendish High Street, seen from the green
The Pink Cottages and St Mary's Church, from the village green
John Cavendish
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Sir John Cavendish was an English judge and politician from Cavendish, Suffolk, England. He and the village gave the name Cavendish to the aristocratic families of the Dukedoms of Devonshire, Newcastl
Cavendish, Suffolk
…and Kelly Kilpatrick cite several alternate spellings of the name in the Domesday Book before the spelling "Cavendish" became standard. It was home to Sir John Cavendish, the ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire, who was involved in suppressing the Peasants' Revolt. Wat Tyler, the peasants' leader, was arrested by William…
The death of Wat Tyler (Cavendish far right, bearing decorated sword)
Wat Tyler's death in the Peasants' Revolt in 1381 – left to right: Sir William Walworth, Mayor of London (wielding sword); Wat Tyler; the boy king Richard II; and Sir John Cavendish, esquire to the King (bearing lance), from Froissart's Chroniques