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208:. After the death of her grandfather, Sir John Howard of Wiggenhall (c. 1366 – 17 November 1436), Elizabeth inherited lands in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Although Oxford claimed the marriage had been contracted on Exeter's advice, it had not been authorized by license from the King, and Oxford was fined £2000. According to Castor, Oxford had difficulty making payment of this large fine since "the earldom of Oxford was among the poorest of the comital titles", with Oxford stating in 1437 that his lands were worth only £500 per year. 368: 1157: 1126: 383:
in July 1460, Oxford appears to have suffered from ill health. In November of that year, he was exempted, "in consideration of his infirmities", from appearing in person before the King or in Council or Parliament. If he was feigning illness in order to maintain a low profile in the face of the new
189:, by his second wife, Philippa (d. 13 Sep 1399), the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Arundel. Through their second son, Sir Robert Vere, the 11th Earl and his wife, Philippa, were the great-grandparents of 204:. In 1425, while still underage, Oxford married the heiress Elizabeth Howard (c. 1410–1473/4), the daughter of Sir John Howard, 7th Lord Plaiz (c. 1385/6–1409), a brother of Sir Robert Howard, father of 1169: 436:
Baroness Plaitz in her own right (c. 1410–1475), the only child and heiress of Sir John Howard, 7th Lord and Baron Plaiz (c. 1385/6 – c. 1409), and his wife Joan Walton, the daughter of John Walton of
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As national politics became increasingly divided during the 1450s, Oxford did not immediately take sides, although he was a member of the council while the
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The 12th Earl inherited his title as a minor at his father's death on 15 February 1417. Custody of his person and lands was granted firstly to the
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May 1454, together with 6 other peers and his brother, Sir Robert Vere, undertook to keep the seas for three years. In May 1455 he and the
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Kohl, Benjamin G. (2006). "Tiptoft (Tibetot), John, first earl of Worcester (1427–1470), administrator and humanist".
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Oxford's sufferings were intense: he was disembowelled, then castrated, and finally, still conscious, burned alive.
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In the late 1440s, Oxford extended his political influence in East Anglia to Norfolk. He was regularly appointed a
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against the Duke of York. In December of that year and in April 1460 he was appointed to lead anti-Yorkist
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in Essex, and by May 1460 his eldest son, Sir Aubrey Vere, who had recently married Anne, the daughter of
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Sir George Vere, who married Margaret Stafford, daughter and heiress of Sir William Stafford of
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Sir Richard Vere, who married Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Percy and widow of Henry, 3rd
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May 1426, together with 34 others including his brother, Robert, and the four-year-old
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John de Vere, Thirteenth Earl of Oxford (1442–1513); "The Foremost Man of the Kingdom"
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and other envoys, he was appointed a commissioner to treat of peace with France. On 16
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in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. In February 1435 he was licensed to travel to the
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Oxford married, between 22 May and 31 August 1425, Elizabeth Howard,
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loyalist during the latter part of his life, he was convicted of
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Sir Aubrey Vere, who married Anne Stafford, daughter of
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loyalist, Sir John Montgomery, Sir William Tyrrell and
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and John Heydon were again being appointed to office.
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The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk
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Then he was buried in the church of the 200:until his death in 1426, and later to the 173:John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, born 23 446:Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham 362:Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham 765: 366: 1013:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 986:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 973: 950:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 848: 749: 717: 677: 661: 645: 625: 605: 512:, and was the maternal grandmother of 303:William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1227: 946: 808: 753: 733: 721: 705: 693: 681: 665: 649: 629: 609: 1167: 1136: 427: 340:period of mental breakdown, and on 28 288:Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York 1091: 1078: 1009: 982: 924: 912: 863: 796: 548: 536: 183:Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford 147:Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford 127:Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford 406:John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester 13: 1280:People executed under the Yorkists 820:SHARPE (Publisher.), John (1830). 371:Site of the scaffold on Tower Hill 14: 1301: 1270:Executions at the Tower of London 508:Joan (or Jane) Vere, who married 486:Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor 480:; Margaret; Dorothy, who married 466:John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford 451:John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 422:John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 408:. On 26 February 1462 Oxford was 307:John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk 254:for an expedition to relieve the 246:In July 1436 Oxford mustered his 191:John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford 143:John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford 105:John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford 1250:Burials at Austin Friars, London 1179:Dictionary of National Biography 1155: 1148:Dictionary of National Biography 1124: 223:. On 4 July 1429 he was granted 206:John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk 1290:People of the Wars of the Roses 974:Cokayne, George Edward (1945). 830: 813: 802: 790: 759: 743: 727: 711: 699: 482:John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer 943:. N.p., n.d. 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Index

Earl of Oxford
Castle Hedingham
Essex
Tower Hill, London
Noble family
De Vere
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
Lancastrian
high treason
Tower Hill
Hedingham Castle
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
Cornwall
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford
Duke of Exeter
Duke of Bedford
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk
Leicester
King Henry VI
livery
Privy Council
East Anglia
Justice of the Peace
Holy Land
retainers
Sandwich, Kent
Siege of Calais
Duke of Burgundy

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