Prince Edward married Joan, daughter of the Earl of Kent. The Earl of Kent plays a small but important part in Shakespeare's play King Lear. Memorial to the 6th Earl of Kent August 2011. Tony: One other question, I know you're an expert in English history. John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone and 3rd Baron Elphinstone (1914 – 1975) Lord Elphinstone served in the British Army during World War II and like another of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousins, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, he was held as a prisoner of war at Oflag IV-C, often referred to as Colditz Castle, an infamous German prisoner-of-war camp for officers. Boyle was born at Canterbury on 3 October 1566, the second son of Roger Boyle (d. 24 March 1576 at Preston, near Faversham in Kent), a descendant of an ancient landed Herefordshire family, and of Joan (15 October 1529 –20 March 1586), daughter of John Naylor, who were married in Canterbury on 16 October 1564. Both his parents are interred in an … The New Variorum Edition of King Lear (edited by H.H. Grey family, Earls of Kent This page summarises records created by this Family The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. From the beginning scenes to the end we see a minor character that is used to show the values that Shakespeare believed in. Henry was the second son of the 4th Earl and was born in 1541. De Vere was the 17th earl of Oxford, an English lyric poet and theater patron, who became, in the 20th century, the strongest candidate proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. Earl of Aylesford, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. He had already been created Baron Guernsey in the Peerage of England in 1703. He died at Hornsey [Middlesex] on 17th March 1573 and was buried at Cripplegate. 1364 (8th April) King John II of France died. This is a list of the 193 present and extant earls in the Peerages of the England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.Note that it does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles. » Queen’s Private Secretary Sir Andrew Young + The Royal Collection Trust Chairman HRH The Prince of Wales + The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – The Royal Foundation Chairman Sir Keith Mills – Scotland Yard Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick QPM – CPS “Criminal Prosecution Files” – THE QUEEN’S CHAPEL OF THE SAVOY SAVOY HILL … Oxford could have had good reason for giving this noble character the title Earl of Kent. Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent and 9th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. 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