Global Information Lookup Global Information

Katherine Ferrers information


Katherine Ferrers
The only extant portrait of Katherine Ferrers, supposedly at the age of 14, which now sits at the Valence House Museum.
Born(1634-05-04)4 May 1634
Bayford, Hertfordshire, England
Died13 June 1660(1660-06-13) (aged 26)
England
Resting placeSt Mary's Church, Ware
Other namesMistress Catherine Fanshawe, "Wicked Lady" {alleged}
Occupation(s)gentlewoman, highwayman {Alleged}
SpouseThomas Fanshawe
Parent(s)Knighton Ferrers and Katherine (or Catherine) Walters

Katherine Ferrers (4 May 1634 – c. 13 June 1660) was an English gentlewoman and heiress. According to popular legend, she was also the "Wicked Lady", a highwaywoman who terrorised the English county of Hertfordshire before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a robbery.

and 21 Related for: Katherine Ferrers information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8201 seconds.)

Katherine Ferrers

Last Update:

during a robbery. Katherine Ferrers was born on 4 May 1634 at Bayford in Hertfordshire to Knighton Ferrers and his wife, the former Katherine (or Catherine)...

Word Count : 1865

Highwayman

Last Update:

operated until the mid- or late 19th century. Highwaywomen, such as Katherine Ferrers, were said to also exist, often dressing as men, especially in fiction...

Word Count : 4571

The Wicked Lady

Last Update:

was based upon the (disputed) events surrounding the life of Lady Katherine Ferrers, the wife of the major landowner in Markyate on the main London–Birmingham...

Word Count : 1844

Ferrers

Last Update:

Ferrers may refer to: The Ferrers family Notable people Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, (1861–1924), British army general Elizabeth Ferrers, (c. 1250...

Word Count : 321

Cell Park

Last Update:

sale again for £5.7m. The hall is known for being the home of Lady Katherine Ferrers, reputedly the "Wicked Lady", a 17th-century highwaywoman who operated...

Word Count : 274

Markyate

Last Update:

The Wicked Lady was based on events surrounding the life of Lady Katherine Ferrers — the wife of the major landowner in the area – at Markyate Cell....

Word Count : 1915

May 4

Last Update:

1088) 1559 – Alice Spencer, English noblewoman (d. 1637) 1634 – Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660) 1649 – Chhatrasal, Indian...

Word Count : 4543

Sovay

Last Update:

Hertfordshire" (3 vols 1870 - 1881). In it he tells the semi-fictional tale of Katherine Ferrers, a possible Lady turned highwayman. This presents a speculative source...

Word Count : 706

List of highwaymen

Last Update:

An associate of Jerry Abershawe, known as "Galloping Dick". Lady Katherine Ferrers 1634–1660 United Kingdom She was believed to be the "Wicked Lady"...

Word Count : 195

Harpenden

Last Update:

fighter Simon Byrne. It was also the haunt of the highwaywoman Lady Katherine Ferrers, better known as the "Wicked Lady". A widespread but now little-known...

Word Count : 5435

1660

Last Update:

Eichstadt, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1596) June 13 – Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (b. 1634) June 30 – William Oughtred...

Word Count : 3749

1634

Last Update:

3rd Earl of Manchester, English politician (d. 1683) May 4 – Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660) May 7 – Richard Legh, English...

Word Count : 2063

Deborah Swift

Last Update:

novels, and is based on the life of highwaywoman Katherine Fanshawe, also known as Lady Katherine Ferrers. The second in the trilogy, Spirit of the Highway...

Word Count : 475

Katherine Swynford

Last Update:

Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster (born Katherine de Roet, c. 1349 – 10 May 1403) was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth...

Word Count : 14763

Finchley Common

Last Update:

Edmund Burke in 1774. It is said that Ralph Chaplin, the lover of Lady Katherine Ferrers "the Wicked Lady", was caught on Finchley Common (c.1660). There were...

Word Count : 2365

Gustardwood common

Last Update:

generally believed (although only after her death) to have been Lady Katherine Ferrers. "Welcome to Mid Herts Golf Club : Mid Herts Golf Club". www.mid-hertsgolfclub...

Word Count : 150

1660s

Last Update:

Eichstadt, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1596) June 13 – Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (b. 1634) June 30 – William Oughtred...

Word Count : 26117

1630s

Last Update:

3rd Earl of Manchester, English politician (d. 1683) May 4 – Lady Katherine Ferrers, English aristocrat and heiress (d. 1660) May 7 – Richard Legh, English...

Word Count : 20865

History of Hertfordshire

Last Update:

along Watling Street to the far end of Wales. This may have been Lady Katherine Ferrers of Markyate Cell 1634-1660 who was married to a detached husband Thomas...

Word Count : 10031

Nomansland Common

Last Update:

highwaywoman claimed, after her death, to have been Lady Katherine Ferrers of Markyate. Ferrers Lane, which runs through the middle of the common, takes...

Word Count : 831

University of Hertfordshire Press

Last Update:

★★★★★" The Lady Magazine. The novel was inspired by the legend of Lady Katherine Ferrers and was adapted into the classic British film The Wicked Lady, produced...

Word Count : 721

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net