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George Villiers and Mary Fairfax

Marriage of George Villiers (2nd Duke of Buckingham) and Mary Fairfax All Saints', Bolton Percy, on Tuesday September 15th 1657 The Church of All Saint’s Bolton Percy was beautifully presented on Tuesday 15th September 1657 for the marriage of George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, and Mary Fairfax, daughter of…

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11 Nov 2023

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Henry Fairfax

Rev Henry Fairfax (1588 – 1665) Henry Fairfax was born in 1588 at Denton, Yorkshire, the fourth son of Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge where in 1608, he became a fellow. In the same year his great friend the Welsh poet…

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10 Nov 2023