Edward Proger (c.1621–1713) was a royal courtier and politician whose career was closely tied to the fortunes of the Stuart monarchy during one of the most turbulent periods in English history…
Petitioning to the College of Arms takes a considerable amount of time of both research and analysis…
There’s a peculiar kind of confidence that appears when some people discover a monarch in their family tree…
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Sir Richard Tempest — English landowner, courtier, soldier, administrator and politician — led a life of ambition, privilege, conflict and tragedy…