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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset

Blackmore, 25 Jun 1519 – St James's Palace, 2 Aug 1536

14 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born25 Jun 1519, BlackmoreRecords disagree1 source
  • TitleLord Warden of the Marches, 1525or Lord High Admiral, 1525–1536 · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1529 · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1536not verified1 source
  • TitleLord High Admiral, 1525–1536or Lord Warden of the Marches, 1525 · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1529 · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1536not verified1 source
  • TitleLord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1529or Lord Warden of the Marches, 1525 · Lord High Admiral, 1525–1536 · Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1536not verified1 source
  • TitleLord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1536or Lord Warden of the Marches, 1525 · Lord High Admiral, 1525–1536 · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1529not verified1 source
  • EventDuke of Richmond and Somerset, 1525–1536not verified1 source
  • Died2 Aug 1536, St James's Palacenot verified1 source
  • FatherHenry VIII of Englandnot verified1 source
  • MotherElizabeth Blountnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 25 Jun 1519

    Born in Blackmore

  2. 1525–1536

    Duke of Richmond and Somerset

  3. 1525

    Lord Warden of the Marches

  4. 1525–1536

    Lord High Admiral

  5. 1529

    Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

  6. 1536

    Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

  7. 2 Aug 1536

    Dies in St James's Palace, aged 17

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Blackmore.

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

The 1510s · Henry is born in Blackmore

In the news1513

Battle of Flodden defeat

The Scottish army suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, where King James IV was killed.

At the table

The poor used acorns to make bread

When flour was scarce, the very poor would grind acorns to make bread as a desperate substitute.

What people wore

Limited wardrobes for the commoners

Many ordinary people owned only one set of clothes for daytime wear and lacked dedicated sleepwear, opting to sleep in their smocks and nightcaps.

Getting around

Carts were for cargo, not people

Carts and wagons were used to transport cargo, not people, and passengers who rode in them sat on the floor among straw or baggage. These vehicles were extremely slow and were widely considered an uncomfortable or shameful way for a person to travel.

What it cost

Cost of Basic Food Items

A loaf of bread (24 oz) cost 1 penny, and 1 pound of cheese cost 1 1/2 pence. A skilled worker could buy a dozen eggs for 4d and a pound of cheese for 1 1/2d with their daily wage.

Music

Street Dancing in London

In London, apprentices and girls frequently danced in the streets after shops closed to the music of the pipe and tabor.

Daily life

Inexpensive rushlights versus luxury beeswax

Rushlights, made from dried plant pith dipped in tallow, were a common and inexpensive light source for the poor. In contrast, beeswax candles were luxury items, costing up to six times more than tallow.