Atheling, Alfred b. 1012 d. February 5, 1037 English Royalty. Born the thirteenth and youngest child of Æthelred II 'the Unready', King of England and the third child of his second wife Emma de Normandie, his elder half brother Edmund ‘Ironside' served as a reigning king of England. He and his elder brother Edward ‘the Confessor' were dispossessed of their birthrights, however, by his mother's second marriage, to the Danish contender to the throne, Cnut, and they were brought up in Normandy. In 1036, Alfred and Edward mounted a return to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Basevi, George b. 1794 d. October 16, 1845 Architect. Born in London, the son of George Basevi. His education included study under Dr. Burney at Greenwich in 1811, and architect and antiquary, Sir John Soane. In 1816 he left home to study classical architecture in Italy and Greece, returning to England in 1819. In 1821 he was appointed surveyor to the Guardian Assurance Company. They were responsible for the construction of two churches of his design; St Thomas's at Stockport and St Mary's at Greenwich, and the development at Belgrave...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Cause of death: Fall Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
de Kilkenny, William [cenotaph] d. 1256 Bishop of Ely and Chancellor of England. The effigy shown on this page is a cenotaph (the body lies elsewhere). He died in Spain (on a mission from Henry III to negotiate a treaty). He was buried in Segovia, Spain. Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Redman, Richard d. 1505 Bishop of Ely. Born at Levens in Westmorland, he entered the abbey of Shap becoming the abbot before 1458. He was appointed commissary-general of the English abbeys despite some controversy which lasted until 1466. He then retained the position for over forty years. He was appointed bishop of St Asaph in North Wales in 1472. Of a Yorkist bent, he served Edward IV and was closely aligned with Richard III, serving on the king's council and accompanying Richard during negotiations with the Scots...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Saint Etheldreda b. 630 d. June 23, 679 Queen of Northumbria and Abbess of Ely. The third of four sainted daughters of King Anna of East Anglia. In 652 she married, reluctantly, tonbert, Prince of Southern Gyrvii. Tonbert died in 655 and, after five years spent in seclusion at her home on the Isle of Ely, she was married to Ecgfrith of Northumbria who, ten years later, became a king. She refused to carry out her conjugal duties and was allowed to enter the monastery of Coldingham, founded by her aunt, St Ebba. When her husband tried...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Saint Withburga d. March 17, 743 One of four daughters of King Anna of East Anglia, sister of Saint Etheldreda, who became Queen of Northumbria and Saint Ethulburga, who became Abbess of Brie in France. When King Anna was killed in battle against Danes in 654 AD, Withburga came to Dereham and, with intention of becoming a nun, began building a convent. According to the legend, in praying for sustenance for the builders, the Virgin Mary...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
b. 1794 d. October 16, 1845
d. 1256