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862:Key figures
853:Family tree
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391:Northampton
371:Blore Heath
292:3,000-4,000
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155:15 May 1464
1480:Categories
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1123:Owen Tudor
848:Tudor rose
647:Jones, Dan
633:References
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179:54°58′12″N
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