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The de Birmingham family held the lordship of the manor of Birmingham in England for four hundred years and managed its growth from a small village into a thriving market town. They also assisted in t
Effigy of Sir John de Bermingham (d.circa 1400) in St Martin's Church, Birmingham, showing his arms sculpted on his tunic
Cross-legged effigy believed to represent Sir William de Bermingham, circa 1325, St Martin's Church, Birmingham
Alabaster effigy of John de Birmingham in St Martin in the Bull Ring
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland was an English military officer and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lad
De Birmingham family
…assisted in the invasion of Ireland and were rewarded with the Barony of Athenry. They were stripped of most of their lands in England by the notorious John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who held sway over the young King Edward VI (1547–1553). Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, the Norman soldier Ansculf de Picquigny (or Ausculph…
Posthumous portrait, c. 1607
In 1545, Lord High Admiral John Dudley, Viscount Lisle, welcomed King Henry VIII on board the Henri Grace a Dieu, popularly called Great Harry.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
King Edward VI c. 1550