I73302: Nancy Drusilla COLEMAN (17 Nov 1842

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Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, page 111: 1730, GATEWOOD, JAMES Married Penelope, daughter of Sarah Webb, Book: W 8, Page: 108.

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1850 census in hsld of Joshua Lee.

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He was crowned in 1377 at the age of ten, but was not in power until 1389. Until then, England was ruled by a council led by John of Gaunt. Richard married Anne of Bohemia, but she died childless. In 1396, he married Isabella of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France, to provide a temporary peace during the 100 years war.

This temporary peace was fortunate, because the late 14th century was a dark time in Europe -- this was the first outbreak of the black plague, and it would prove to be the worst of many. The black plague can be traced along the trade routes. It originated in the Gobi desert, travelled on the ships going to Italy, then spread from Italy to most of Europe. During the time of the plague, one-third of the entire population of Europe died, and the deaths were concentrated in the cities. Most cities would suffer a loss of some 60-80% of their population, and some would disappear entirely. Even had Richard not arranged a marriage into French lineage, the peace would probably have happened anyway, as there was no one left to fight in the battles.

It was during Richard's reign that Wat Tyler became famous for his large-scale peasant revolt. As his name implies, Wat was a peasant whose proffesion was laying tiles. He got into an argument with a tax collector over whether his daughter should be taxed as an adult, which resulted in the tax collector's demise and a large group of enraged peasants storming London. Ultimately the revolt was put down, and Wat Tyler was executed.

The Lords Appellant, led by Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, tried and convicted five of Richard's advisors of treason. Richard arrested three of the five Lords and had them executed. One of the remaining two, who were exiled, was Henry Bolingbroke.

Henry Bolingbroke returned to England in 1399 while Richard was away in Ireland. Parliament was quick to elect Henry king. When Richard returned he was arrested and deposed. Richard's overthrow signified the beginning of the War of the Roses, with himself as one of the first casualties -- he died in 1400 while imprisoned at Pontefract castle.

Wat Tyler's peasant revolt failed to overthrow the government, so they did the next best thing -- they hung all of London's lawyers.

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My Southern Family

Nancy Drusilla COLEMAN

17 Nov 1842 - 30 Mar 1901

ID Number: I73302

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THOMAS DARCY

1459 - 22 Sep 1485

ID Number: I75672

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Penelope FULLERTON

ABT 1710 - ____

ID Number: I4537

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Mary HODGES

1717 - ____

ID Number: I34606

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Emiline LEE

ABT 1836 - ____

ID Number: I52897

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Anne Eliza PENDLETON

22 Feb 1812 - 17 Jan 1884

ID Number: I50527

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King RICHARD II PLANTAGENET of France

1366 - 1400

ID Number: I27693

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Fannie Smith SANDIDGE

5 Feb 1851 - 13 Sep 1873

ID Number: I36976

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Candall SAVAGE

ABT 1780 - ____

ID Number: I25323

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Elizabeth Lewis "Bessie" TAYLOR

31 Jan 1853 - 12 Nov 1948

ID Number: I88276

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