PAPERS RELATING TO AN UNPUBLISHED BIOGRAPHY OF LADY JANE DORMER

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  • Reference
    • GB 160 P223/2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1965

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later Duchess of Feria

Jane Dormer (1538-1612), a devout Roman Catholic, was lady in waiting to Mary Tudor. She married the Duke of Feria on 29 December 1558 and returned with him to Spain, where she spent the rest of her life. A biography of her was written c. 1640 by her chaplain Henry Clifford and an abridged version was published by Joseph Stevenson in 1887. This work makes use of Clifford's biography, as well as other primary and secondary sources

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