John Gage (Tudor politician)
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Sir John Gage was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Comptroller of the Household, Constable of the Tower and Lor
Portrait of Sir John Gage, by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1535–1540)
Effigy of Sir John Gage and Philippa Guildford
Constable of the Tower
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The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the Middle Ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when the owner—the king or a nobleman—was not in r
John Gage (Tudor politician)
…the Tudor period. He held a number of offices, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1542–1547), Comptroller of the Household (1540–1547), Constable of the Tower (1540–1556) and Lord Chamberlain (1553–1556). John Gage was born on 28 October 1479 at Burstow manor in Surrey and baptized at the parish church there…
General Richard Dannatt, dressed in full ceremonial uniform of HM's Constable of the Tower (2010)
The 2024 Constable's Dues Ceremony at the Tower of London.
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Edward of Norwich Duke of York