Brief Life History of Agnes
Agnes was born on 9 January 1433, in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. She married John Don about 1448, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 29 November 1516, in Windsor, Berkshire, England, at the age of 83, and was buried in Poorstock Liberty, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (3)
- The Ricardian
- PCC Will of William Breton, Grocer and Merchant of London 1526
- PCC Will of Agnes Breton, Widow of London 1516
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1455 · Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses was a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England between the royal families House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the war was derived as the red rose was the symbol of the Lancastrians and the white rose was the symbol of the Yorks.
Name Meaning
Latinized version of the Greek name Hagnē, from the feminine form of the adjective hagnos ‘pure, holy’. This was the name of a young Roman virgin martyred in the persecutions instigated by the Roman emperor Diocletian in ad 303 . She became a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. Her name was early associated with Latin agnus ‘lamb’, leading to the consistent dropping of the initial H- and to her representation in art accompanied by a lamb. The colloquial form Annes led to some confusion with Ann(e) in earlier centuries. Frequent in the medieval period, the name was revived in the 19th century, and has been especially popular in Scotland. See also Annis .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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