Grandson of King Edward IV. 1st Marquess of Exeter. Accused of Catholic loyalties when this was not in favour. Executed by decapitation with a sword on Tower Hill. We have taken his dates from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Wikipedia differs slightly.
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Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon
{5 plaques, in total listing 27 names, each with their year of death, the fir...
Known as Lord Darcy de Darcy or Darcy of Templehurst or Temple Hirst. Early ...
Soldier and then tutor to Prince Richard who would become Richard II. Burley ...
Had been one of the group who arranged for the execution of Simon Burley. Ki...
Executed for regicide. In the civil war he fought on the side of Parliament ...
