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George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

Oxford, 28 Dec 1665 – Epsom, 28 Jun 1716

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Facts and their sources

  • Born28 Dec 1665, Oxfordnot verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomor Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, 1710–1714 · Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, 1712–1714not verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of Surrey, 1710–1714or Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, 1712–1714 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of Berkshire, 1712–1714or Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, 1710–1714 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • Died28 Jun 1716, Epsomnot verified1 source
  • MotherBarbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Clevelandnot verified1 source
  • FatherCharles II of Englandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 28 Dec 1665

    Born in Oxford

  2. 1710–1714

    Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

  3. 1712–1714

    Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

  4. 28 Jun 1716

    Dies in Epsom, aged 50

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During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Oxford.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1660s · George is born in Oxford

What people wore

Around 1625–1649

Ordinary women's linen smocks

Ordinary women wore smocks as an undergarment, which were loose, all-enveloping linen dresses. These could be made of holland linen for best or coarser fabrics for daily work.

Daily life

Around 1625–1649

Candles and open fires lit homes

Lighting and cooking relied heavily on fire: people used candles for light and open fires for cooking. Many houses were built close together and often of wood, increasing the risk of fire.

Work

Around 1625–1649

Highly Seasonal Female Agricultural Work

Women's agricultural work was highly seasonal, with 72.7 per cent of their recorded workdays occurring between July and September.

Music

Around 1625–1649

The Popularity of the Viol

The viola da gamba, a fretted instrument with six strings played with a bow, became very popular for domestic music-making because of its shimmering sound and relative ease of learning.

At the table

Around 1625–1649

Ordinary diets centered on pottage

For poorer people, pottage (a thick vegetable stew) was a main food, alongside bread and vegetables. This diet left many lacking vitamins and iron, and hard times meant hunger when prices rose.

Getting around

Around 1625–1649

Transport via packhorses

Travelers often used packhorses to transport goods, and humble passengers sometimes rode on packsaddles between baskets.

What it cost

Around 1600–1624

Typical food prices in England

When bread cost a penny a pound, cheese cost threepence a pound, and butter cost fivepence to sixpence a pound.