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Wareham, William (Archbishop of Canterbury)

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William Wareham was elected to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Julius II.

Welles, John (Viscount Welles)

Born: circa 1450 Died: 1498

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Henry, the second Duke of Buckingham, took part in a rebellion called Buckingham's rebellion against King Richard III. Involved also in the plot was John Morton, the Bishop of Ely at the time. Morton was an enemy of the King and was held captive in Buckingham's castle at Brecknock. The plan was to remove Richard and place Henry Tudor on the throne. An army was raised in Wales but due to bad weather the plot ended in failure. Buckingham was captured and executed on November 2nd. Many of the other rebels were later pardoned. ¹

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William (II, King of Sicily)

Born: 1153 Died: November 1189

After the troubled reign of his father, William I, known as William 'the Bad', William II was given the nickname 'the Good'. William was too young to rule when his father died in 1166, and so his mother, Margaret of Navarre, ruled as regent until around 1171 when William became of age and took control of his kingdom. He was skilled in European politics and made peace with Genoa and Venice and married Joan, the daughter of King Henry II of England.

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Joan, the daughter of Henry II, King of England, travelled to Sicily to marry William II the King of Sicily. ¹

In the city of Palermo, on the island of Sicily, Joan, the daughter of King Henry II married William II, the king of Sicily. ¹

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William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy)

Died: 942

illiam was the eldest son of Rollo, the founder of the duchy of Normandy. William was murdered on the orders of Arnulf of Flanders because he posed a threat to Arnulf's ambitions. William was invited to a meeting on the River Somme and when he was cut off from his supporters was attacked and killed. William was succeeded by Richard, his illegitimate son.

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William, the duke of Normandy was murdered on the order by Arnulf of Flanders. he was succeededby his illegitimate son Richard. ¹

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William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy) ( - d.942)

 William (Longsword, Duke of Normandy) ( - d.942)

on of Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

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William (Monk of Fecamp)

William (of Warenne, Earl of Surrey)

Died: 1088

Woodville, Catherine

Born: circa 1458 Died: circa 1497

Catherine was the daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. The Woodville family became important when Elizabeth Woodville, Catherine's elder sister married Edward IV, King of England. Catherine was married twice. Her first marriage was to Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham and was arranged when they were both children. It may have been that Stafford resented the marriage because Catherine was not of noble birth, but together thay had four of five children. When Stafford led an unsuccessful rebellion in the name of Henry Tudor he was executed for treason. Catherine's second marriage was to Jasper Tudor, the uncle of King Henry VII of England. This was arranged after Richard III was defeated at the battle of Bosworth.

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Wulfstan (I, Archbishop of York 931 - 952)

Died: circa 955

Wulfstan became Archbishop of York in 931 with support of king Athelstan. During his time as archbishop Wulfstan's allegiance changed several times between supporting the kings or Wessex and supporting Viking leaders that were invading the country. When Olaf Guthfrithson invaded Northumbria in 939 and 940, Wulfstan helped arranged a treaty that brought peace and divided the country in two leaving king Edmund ruling the south and Olaf ruling the north. In 947 Wulfstan supported Eric Bloodaxe who became ruler of the Northumbria and in response king Eadred took an army north. In 952 Wulfstan was arrested by Eadred for supporting the Viking invaders. He is known as Wulfstan I to differentiate him from other bishops and archbishops of the same name around the same period.

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Wulfstan I becomes Archbishop of York after being appointed by king Athelstan. ¹

Olaf Guthfrithson, who had been defeated at the Battle of Brunanburh and who had fled to Ireland, returned to England and invaded Northumberlan taking the city of York. King Edmund took an army north but after a brief battle neither side had gained any advantage. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York negotiated a peace treaty that effectively divided the country in two leaving Edmund ruling the south and Olaf ruling the north.

Wulfstan, (II, Archbishop of York 1002-23)

Died: 1023

ife of Aethelred I, King of Wessex 866-871.

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