![]() ![]() ![]() The design Farley church in Wiltshire may have been influenced by Wren because he knew both the builder and the sponsor. He is most famous for designing buildings in London after the Great Fire of 1666 (including the beautiful St Paul’s cathedral) but he also recommended to his friend Bishop Seth Ward that the spire of Salisbury Cathedral be strengthened. Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)Īrchitect Sir Christoper Wren was born in the old rectory at East Knoyle. He died in exile in Rouen but his body was returned to England where it was buried in Westminster Abbey. Edward eventually fell out of favour with the king and fled to France. In 1660 he was made Baron hyde of Hindon and in 1661 he was made Earl of Clarendon. He was chief advisor to the exiled Charles II. A cross on the north wall of the church also commemorates Herbert.įor more about George Herbert, visit Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)īorn in Salisbury, Edward was grandfather to Mary II and Queen Anne. It is the West Window and one of the characters depicted is George Herbert (the other is Nicholas Ferrar (executer of Herbert’s will and publisher of his poems). In 1933 a stained glass window was added to the church. He was known in Bemerton as Holy Mr Herbert. He was related to the Herberts, the Earls of Pembroke of Wilton House and was a friend of Francis Bacon. George Herbert was the rector of St Andrew’s church, Bemerton, and a metaphysical poet and scholar. She’s is buried beside Henry in Windsor Castle. Jane was mother to King Edward VI but she died a few days after his birth, at Hampton Court Palace. Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane on, just one day after Anne Boleyn’s execution. Jane was Anne’s maid of honour at the time but she originally came to court as a maid of honour under Katherine of Aragon. It’s possible that Henry first noticed Jane, while staying at Wulfhall with his second wife Anne Boleyn in the summer of 1535. She was born at Wulfhall in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.The remains of the original Wulfhall have been found in the grounds of the much later built Wolf Hall Manor in Burbage. Jane Seymour was Queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of King Henry VIII. He is buried in Malmesbury Abbey – a place he strongly supported. He oversaw the translation of the bible into English and reformed the currency. ![]() He was the son of Edward the Elder and grandson of Alfred the Great and crowned on 17 th July 925 in Kingston-Upon-Thames. ![]() Notable People Below are some of the notable people with connections to Wiltshire (listed by earliest birth date to latest): King Athelstan (c.893/894-939)Īlso known as the Glorious, Athelstan was the first king of all England in 937 when the country became unified. ![]()
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