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'Monument of Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick 1401'
1 of 4 portraits by John Carter
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'Monument of Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick 1401'
by John Carter
etching, late 18th century
15 1/4 in. x 7 5/8 in. (387 mm x 193 mm) plate size; 17 5/8 in. x 11 in. (447 mm x 279 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D37862
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- Thomas Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (1337 or 1339-1401), Magnate. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Margaret Beauchamp (née Ferrers), Countess of Warwick (before 1378-1407), First wife of 12th Earl of Warwick. Sitter in 1 portrait.
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- John Carter (1748-1817), Draughtsman and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
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Current affairs
In his role as magistrate, Henry Fielding organises the forerunner of the Bow Street Runners, effectively London's first police force.Fire in the City of London causes over a million pounds worth of damage.
Art and science
Tobias Smollett publishes The Adventures of Roderick Random.Samuel Richardson publishes Clarissa; the longest novel in the English language.
Philosopher David Hume publishes An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding.
Physician John Fothergill's pamphlet Account of the Sore Throat attended with Ulcers contains the first description of diphtheria.
International
Ancient Roman city of Pompeii is rediscovered near Naples, further fuelling a resurgence of interest in the antique among British collectors such as the diplomat Sir William Hamilton.Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
French writer Montesquieu anonymously publishes his influential treatise on political theory L'Esprit des Lois (The Spirit of the Laws).
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Joe Alan Beauchamp
13 May 2020, 06:14
Margaret de Ferrers Beauchamp BIRTH MAR 1413 • Powick, Worcestershire, England
DEATH 29 JAN 1487 • Worcestershire, England
BURIAL
Black Friars of Worcester
Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Daughter of Sir Edmund Ferrers, Knight of Chartley, Staffordshire, descendant of King Edward I, by Ellen de la Roche, daughter and co-heiress to Sir Thomas. Granddaughter of Sir Robert Ferrers and Margaret le Despenser, Thomas de la Roche and Elizabeth Bermingham.
Wife of Sir John Beauchamp of Powick and Acton Beauchamp,1410–1475, son of Sir William Beauchamp and Katherine Usflete. They married before 1434 and had two sons, Sir Richard, 2nd Lord Beauchamp and Thomas.
In 1448, Margaret received a papal indult allowing her to eat during Lent and on other fast days as she pleased due to weak health.
Margaret's will was dated 29 Jan 1488. Both she and her husband were buried at Dominican Black Friars at Worcester.
Joe Alan Beauchamp
13 May 2020, 06:29
Thomas de Beauchamp, K.G., born ABT 1313, died ABT 1369, married 1337 Katherine de Mortimer born ABT 1310, died ABT 1369. 11th Earl of Warwick.
English Nobility. He was one of the Founder Knights of the Order of the Garter in 1348. He was related to the Kings of England and held many offices under them including: Hereditary Chamberlain of the Exchequer, Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, Warden of the Scottish Marches, Marshall of England, and Sheriff of Warwick and Leicester counties. He was known for his military prowess and fought in many battles: in Scotland, in France in command at Valenciennes, and with the King at Tournai, at the Battles of Crecy and seige of Calais, and in Lithuania as a crusader from 1362 to 1365. He married Katherine de Mortimer after a dispensation was granted for being related in the 3rd degree ,after February 22 1324. They had fifteen children, including Thomas, Knight, Knight of the Garter and his successor as Earl of Warwick. He died testate of the plague at Calais, France.