John Heydon (died 1479)
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John Heydon of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, was of humble origins, the son of a yeoman, William Baxter of Heydon. He became a successful lawyer, and is known, through the Paston Letters, as one of the princ
Interior of Norwich Cathedral, where John Heydon was buried
Thomas Tuddenham
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Sir Thomas Tuddenham was an influential Norfolk landowner, official and courtier. He served as Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Keeper of the Great Wardrobe. During the Wars of the Roses he alli
John Heydon (died 1479)
…ousted John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, from his rightful position as the dominant magnate in East Anglia. Two of his agents in particular, Heydon and Sir Thomas Tuddenham, from 1443 jointly held the 'powerful and lucrative' stewardship of the Duchy of Lancaster, and are said to have terrorised East Anglian gentry, including…
Parish church at Eriswell, Suffolk, where Sir Thomas Tuddenham was baptised