Edmund the Martyr b. 841 d. November 20, 870 (circa) English royalty. King of East Anglia. Crowned at the age of 15, he showed himself a model ruler. In 870, he bravely fought the two Danish invaders who wanted him to renounce his Christian faith. When they returned with increased armies, he tried to avoid a meaningless massacre, and disbanded his troops. On his way to retirement, he was captured. He declared that his religion was dearer to him than his life. After beating him with cudgels, the Danes tied him to a tree, and cruelly tore his flesh...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Kirbye, George b. 1570 d. October 5, 1634 Composer. He helped develop the madrigal, or consort song, in England. The 24 tunes in Kirbye's book "The First Set of English Madrigals" (1597) are somber and pessimistic but the finest of them achieve a stately grandeur. Although only a provincial musician, he was considered important enough to contribute to "The Triumphs of Oriana" (1601), an anthology of songs dedicated to Elizabeth I, in which the country's leading madrigalists were represented. His better known vocal pieces include "...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) St Mary Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Plantagenet of Brotherton, Thomas b. June 1, 1300 d. August, 1338 English Royalty. The Earl of Norfolk. He was the eldest son of King Edward I and his second queen, Margaret of France. He was born at Brotherton, North Yorkshire. He married Alice Hayles between 1316 and 1320. The couple had three children; Edward, Margaret, and Alice. Alice Hayles died in 1328, and he then married Mary Braose, by whom he had one son, John. He died at the age of 38. (Bio by: VampireRed) St Mary Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Reynolds, James b. January 6, 1686 d. February 9, 1739 M. P. for Bury St. Edmunds and Chief Baron of the Exchequer. HIs year of death is given as 1738 on his inscription but was actually 1739 (the year did not change in January at that time). (Bio by: David Conway) Cause of death: Paralysis St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Tudor, Mary Rose b. March 18, 1496 d. June 26, 1533 English Royalty. The youngest child of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York to survive childhood, she was a favorite of her father's and considered to be one of the most beautiful ladies in Europe at the time. Mary was promised in marriage to Charles, the future Holy Roman Emperor, but the contract was cancelled by her brother Henry VIII. He betrothed her instead to French king Louis XII, who was 34 years her senior and described as "feeble and pocky". Mary, already in love with her brother's...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed) St Mary Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
b. 841 d. November 20, 870 (circa)