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Historic house in Hertfordshire, England
Hunsdon House is a historic house in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Harlow. Originally constructed in the 15th century, it was most notably
Hunsdon_House
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Hunsdon House, which appears to have been built in the late 1440s as a moated tower house, possibly on the site of an earlier manor house. The house has
Hunsdon
Extinct barony in the Peerage of England
Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created three times. It was first created in 1559 in the Peerage of England for the soldier and courtier Henry
Baron_Hunsdon
English noblewoman (c. 1529–1607)
Anne Morgan, Baroness Hunsdon (c. 1529 – 19 January 1607) was an English official. She was the wife of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by whom she had a
Anne_Morgan,_Baroness_Hunsdon
English peer and courtier (1526–1596)
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596) was an English peer and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
Henry_Carey,_1st_Baron_Hunsdon
1623 structural collapse in London, England
The Fatal Vespers was a 1623 structural collapse at Hunsdon House in Blackfriars, London, England, the official residence of the French ambassador. There
Fatal_Vespers
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
the nearby residence of Hunsdon House, 28 miles (45 km) north of London. Before the move, she had defiantly ordered that Hunsdon be prepared for a long
Lady_Jane_Grey
English courtier
of Prince Edward. She wrote to Cromwell again in 1539 or 1540, from Hunsdon House one of Edward's residences, asking for the lease of Missenden Abbey
Sybil_Penn
English painter
A three-quarter length painting of Edward as Prince of Wales with Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire, in the background and the famous portrait of Elizabeth
William_Scrots
Hanstead House Hatfield House High Elms Manor Hilfield Castle Hinxworth Place Holywell House (demolished) Hunsdon House Hunton Park Knebworth House Langleybury
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_Kingdom
Architectural style
dem.) Henry VIII, Leeds Castle, Kent (renovations, 1519) Henry VIII, Hunsdon House, Herts. (1525 expansion of a 15th century tower, mostly rebuilt in the
Tudor_architecture
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
the Imperial ambassadors. Aware of Edward's imminent death, she left Hunsdon House, near London, and sped to her estates around Kenninghall in Norfolk
Edward_VI
English composer and lutenist (1583–1633)
compositions to them. The family had a London house (Hunsdon House, Blackfriars) and a country home (Hunsdon House, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire), which partially survives
Robert Johnson (English composer)
Robert_Johnson_(English_composer)
English politician
Edmunds Grammar School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He owned Hunsdon House in Hertfordshire, which he inherited from his grandfather Felix Calvert
Nicolson_Calvert_(died_1793)
English ceremonial officer
Orford House 1795 James Harding of Tring 1796 John Sowerby of Lilley 1797 Sir John Sebright, 7th Baronet of Beechwood 1798 Felix Calvert – Hunsdon House 1799
High_Sheriff_of_Hertfordshire
1984 novel by Diana Wynne Jones
seem to diverge is when she stumbled into a funeral in an old mansion, Hunsdon House, when she was ten and playing with her best friend, Nina. There, she
Fire_and_Hemlock
Calvert M.P., of Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire, and his wife The Hon. Frances Pery, daughter of the Viscount Pery (a Speaker of the Irish House of Commons)
Sir James Stronge, 3rd Baronet
Sir_James_Stronge,_3rd_Baronet
British peer (born 1948)
the titles Baron Aldenham and Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon on 25 January 1986.[citation needed] He served in the House of Lords from 25 January 1986 until
Vicary Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham
Vicary_Gibbs,_6th_Baron_Aldenham
English peer and Member of Parliament
April 1666) of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire was an English peer and Member of Parliament. Carey was the son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon. Cambridge University
Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover
Henry_Carey,_1st_Earl_of_Dover
English engraver and antiquary
Visit of Queen Elizabeth to Blackfriars (miscalled the Procession to Hunsdon House); Henry VII and his Queen, with Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; The Cenotaph
George_Vertue
Uncle to Queen Anne Boleyn and Governor to Henry VIII's children
mother's fall. In August 1536, the king was reunited with his daughters at Hunsdon House, a month after Queen Anne's beheading. There is no evidence that Shelton
John_Shelton_(died_1539)
English noblewoman and courtier (c. 1524–1569)
queen consort Anne Boleyn. She and her brother Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, were rumoured to be illegitimate children of Henry VIII. Catherine Carey
Catherine_Carey
British peer
Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (18 May 1922 – 25 January 1986), was a British peer, the son of Walter Gibbs, 4th
Antony Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham
Antony_Gibbs,_5th_Baron_Aldenham
English diplomat and author
1527. Francis died of the sweating sickness during the king's visit to Hunsdon House on 26 June 1528. His widow Joan Poyntz, was a daughter of Matthew Browne
Francis_Poyntz
English politician
daughter Isabella (1793–1862) married Sir James Stronge, Bt. They lived at Hunsdon House in Hertfordshire, which he inherited from his uncle (also named Nicolson
Nicolson_Calvert_(1764–1841)
Hunsdon House
Grade I listed buildings in Hertfordshire
Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Hertfordshire
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
1810 he married Isabella Calvert, daughter of Nicolson Calvert, of Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire, and had four sons, including the third and fourth baronets
Stronge_baronets
English peer
sat in the House of Commons for Hertford. In 1640, through a writ of acceleration, he was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Hunsdon. At the outbreak
John_Carey,_2nd_Earl_of_Dover
Traditional dance and music camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
accessible, although some other facilities are not. Pinewoods grounds Hunsdon House, a house with several rooms for campers Nonesuch, a cabin on the shore of
Pinewoods_Camp
Glazier from Bruges
He supplied heraldic glass before February 1534 for Henry VIII at Hunsdon House, Hertfordshire. In 1534 he made some repairs at Woking Palace and at
Galyon_Hone
George Carey, Lord Hunsdon, the Lord Chamberlain of England, entertains the Flemish ambassador Ludowic Verreyken at Hunsdon House in the Blackfriars district
1600_in_literature
Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
of Aldenham was inherited by his cousin the second Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (see Baron Hunsdon for earlier history of this title). He served as chairman
Baron_Aldenham
British engineer (born 1982)
(born 10 October 1982), is a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords who sits as a crossbencher. He is an engineer, currently working
Daniel Mosley, 4th Baron Ravensdale
Daniel_Mosley,_4th_Baron_Ravensdale
Richard, Duke of York, Honesdon (Hunsdon House) 1447 Oct 28, Adam, Bishop of Chichester, Cakham (Cakeham Manor House) 1447 Oct 28, Adam, Bishop of Chichester
List of licences to crenellate
List_of_licences_to_crenellate
English politician (died 1460)
Elizabeth I to Sir Henry Cary. It was later transformed into the existing Hunsdon House. Oldhall married Margaret, daughter of William Willoughby, 5th Baron
William_Oldhall
809771; 0.064693 (The Big Black Barn at Hunsdon Lodge Farm 500m along Track) 1101968 The Pump House Hunsdon House 17th century 24 January 1967 TL4181814172
Grade II* listed buildings in East Hertfordshire
Grade_II*_listed_buildings_in_East_Hertfordshire
English noblewoman (c. 1550 – 1603)
daughter of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and his wife Anne Morgan, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan and Anne Whitney. Hunsdon was Queen Elizabeth's cousin,
Catherine Howard, Countess of Nottingham
Catherine_Howard,_Countess_of_Nottingham
British antiques dealer and collector (1938–2018)
Margaret Leslie CBE, and the grandson of Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon. His elder brother was the financier Sir Roger Gibbs. He was educated
Christopher_Gibbs
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave
Elizabeth_I
Aristocratic family in the United Kingdom
the 20th century were Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales. The house was founded in the 15th century by Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), from whom
Spencer_family
English aristocratic family
family were ennobled in the late 16th and early 17th centuries as Baron Hunsdon and Viscount Falkland. Sir John Cary (died 1395), who purchased the manor
Cary_family
Country house in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Briggens House is a Grade II listed 18th-century house and parklands in Hertfordshire, England, near the border with Essex and the village of Roydon.
Briggens_House
Historic site in Bo'ness, Scotland
suspected of involvement in an incident on the border when Francis, Lord Hunsdon, was killed. King James VI held court at Kinneil again at Christmas-time
Kinneil_House
British Army officer and politician (1803–1884)
elected to the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer in 1831. However, already on 10 May 1832, he was created Baron Hunsdon, of Scutterskelfe
Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland
Lucius_Cary,_10th_Viscount_Falkland
British World War II flying ace (1914–1995)
Townsend oversaw the conversion of No. 85 Squadron to night operations at RAF Hunsdon in Hertfordshire in early 1941. In May 1941, by then an acting wing commander
Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)
American and British director and actor (born 1948)
British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. He was an active member of the House of Lords from 1996 until the 1999 reforms abolished his seat. When his title
Christopher_Guest
English MP
English MP from 1584 to 1614. He was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, and Anne Morgan. He was the grandson of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Queen
Edmund_Carey
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558
kept by Mary Finch, show that Hatfield House, the Palace of Beaulieu (also called Newhall), Richmond and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence
Mary_I
UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)
Hertford Bengeo, Hertford Castle, Hertford Kingsmead, Hertford Sele, Hunsdon, Little Hadham, Much Hadham, Sawbridgeworth, Standon St Mary, Stapleford
Hertford_and_Stortford
British peer and UK Independence Party politician
occupy his seat in the House of Lords. He later explained, "Mrs Thatcher asked me if I served on a regular basis in the House, and when I told her no
Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh
Alexander_Fermor-Hesketh,_3rd_Baron_Hesketh
Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England
century. This was partly rebuilt in the 17th century and another country house was built at The Grove. The Grand Junction Canal in 1798 and the London
Watford
English poet (1569–1645)
mistress of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, a Tudor courtier and cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. At the time, Lord Hunsdon was Elizabeth's Lord Chamberlain
Emilia_Lanier
Regent for King James VI of Scotland from 1567–1570
British History, vol. 2 (London, 1791), pp. 28–30, Gate and Drury to Lord Hunsdon, Linlithgow, 20 January 1570. Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, vol
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
James_Stewart,_1st_Earl_of_Moray
English gentry and rebel
giving what Hunsdon himself described as 'the proudest charge upon my shot that ever I saw'.' However, their attack was repulsed, and Hunsdon, although
Leonard_Dacre
Catholic rebellion against Elizabeth I
siege of the royal army under Baron Hunsdon but then attacked the retreating army at Gelt River. Though Hunsdon was outnumbered, he charged Dacre's foot
Rising_of_the_North
British politician
In 1881 he lived at Great Gearies, Barkingside but was subsequently of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. Charrington was elected MP for Mile End in 1885. He owed
Spencer_Charrington
Suburb and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England
local resident whose extensive annual Christmas lights display, on his house in Lancing Way, raised money for charity and was featured in national news
Croxley_Green
English poet (1516/17–1547)
arrested, tried for treason and beheaded on Tower Hill. Henry was born in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, being the eldest of five children of Thomas Howard, then
Henry_Howard,_Earl_of_Surrey
Succession crisis in England and Ireland
Newhall to the nearby residence of Hunsdon, 28 miles north of London. Before the move, she had defiantly ordered that Hunsdon be prepared for a long stay, but
1553_succession_crisis
British-born Canadian financier (born 1971)
Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 15 March 2025. "THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD". The New York Times. 11 October 1863. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved
Nathaniel Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild
Nathaniel_Rothschild,_5th_Baron_Rothschild
British peer and businessman (born 1930)
younger brother, Desmond Guinness, died in August 2020. Pursuant to the House of Lords Act 1999. Copping, 1975, p. 6. Copping, 1975, p. 8. Copping, 1975
Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne
Jonathan_Guinness,_3rd_Baron_Moyne
English politician and naval commander (1536–1624)
was married first to Catherine Carey, daughter of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Ann Morgan. They had five children: Frances Howard (buried 11 July
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Charles_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Nottingham
Town in Hertfordshire, England
The children lived in a "family" of 8-10 children each run by a sister or house mother. The chapel was gift from Joseph Rank and was built in 1928. The
Harpenden
Historic estate in Devon, England
who married Sir William Cary of Cockington, from whom was descended Lord Hunsdon and the Earls of Monmouth and Dover. His younger son was John Fulford (died
Great_Fulford
Castle on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
happened in 1545, but left after a short raid. Sir George Carey, later Lord Hunsdon, was appointed captain of the castle in 1583. After the Spanish invasion
Carisbrooke_Castle
English epic poem by Edmund Spenser
Essex, the Earl of Ormond and Ossory, High Admiral Charles Howard, Lord Hunsdon, Lord Grey of Wilton, Lord Buckhurst, Sir Francis Walsingham, Sir John
The_Faerie_Queene
Hereditary title in the Peerage of Scotland
colonial administrator and Liberal politician. In 1832, he was created Baron Hunsdon, of Scutterskelfe in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount_Falkland
Town in Hertfordshire, England
41,265 at the 2021 census. The settlement is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, home of the Marquess of Salisbury, forms the nucleus of the old town. From
Hatfield,_Hertfordshire
British hereditary peer
hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. Roborough became a member of the House in October 2022, after being one of the two winners
Massey Lopes, 4th Baron Roborough
Massey_Lopes,_4th_Baron_Roborough
English statesman (1507–1587)
commissioners regarding that problem. In November 1569, Sadler and Baron Hunsdon went to York, to join the Earl of Sussex and respond to the Rising of the
Ralph_Sadler
Earl of Bedford 1568-1596: Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 1596–1598: John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon 1598-1601: Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby
List of governors of Berwick-upon-Tweed
List_of_governors_of_Berwick-upon-Tweed
Town in Hertfordshire, England
railway in 1843. The Port Hill drill hall was completed in 1898 and Yeomanry House was brought into military use in 1910. Samuel Stone was born in Fore Street
Hertford
British actor (born 1955)
degree at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he wrote a thesis on the House of Lords. While at Cambridge, he joined the Footlights club. After graduating
Charles_Shaughnessy
British peer and politician
July 1986), is a British hereditary peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He served as a Lord in Waiting from September 2022 to July 2024
Jasset Ormsby-Gore, 7th Baron Harlech
Jasset_Ormsby-Gore,_7th_Baron_Harlech
English noble (1406–1455)
Devon, whose descendants included Cary, Viscount Falkland; Cary, Baron Hunsdon; Cary, Baron Cary of Leppington, Earl of Monmouth; and Cary, Viscount Rochfort
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
Edmund_Beaufort,_2nd_Duke_of_Somerset
Canadian hereditary peer
lives in Rosedale, Toronto, in a ravine compound that houses an underground art gallery. The house was previously owned by Toronto architect Raymond Moriyama
David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet
David_Thomson,_3rd_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet
British Conservative politician (born 1946)
Exchange and the freight industry. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative and from 1984 to 1986 was a House of Lords whip in Margaret Thatcher's government
Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara
Ivon_Moore-Brabazon,_3rd_Baron_Brabazon_of_Tara
English politician and nobleman (1536 or 1538–1572)
exaggerated rumours. Hunsdon was then sent as a formal diplomat to Scotland to assure Moray that Elizabeth would not allow the marriage. Hunsdon was to discuss
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas_Howard,_4th_Duke_of_Norfolk
Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1959 to 1965
of The Hon. Herbert Gibbs, later created, in 1923, The 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon. He was educated at Ludgrove School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge
Humphrey_Gibbs
Former royal palace in Boreham, Essex, England
Hatfield Palace, the Palace of Beaulieu (also called Newhall), Richmond, and Hunsdon were among her principal places of residence. Some of the furnishings at
Palace_of_Beaulieu
WWII bombing to save French Resistance fighters
administration offices before escaping to destroy the prisoners' records. RAF Hunsdon RAF Westhampnett RAF Manston Littlehampton Amiens Operation Jericho (Ramrod
Operation_Jericho
British state-owned train operating company
Trains reverse here Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited Companies House "Greater Thameslink Railway spends £3.6m on train upgrades". BBC News. 2026-06-20
Greater_Thameslink_Railway
English statesman (1532–1588)
Harvey, Edmund Spenser found employment at Leicester House on the Strand, the Earl's palatial town house, where he wrote his first works of poetry. Many years
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert_Dudley,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester
Play by William Shakespeare
Stationers Company on 10 June 1594, published in 1595, and dedicated to Lord Hunsdon, the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, it has been supposed that Shakespeare
The_Comedy_of_Errors
Town in Hertfordshire, England
parish included a number of large country houses and their estates, notably including Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt Park, and Theobalds. The civil parish
Cheshunt
County of England
House in Charles Dickens's Bleak House is near St Albans. The eponymous residence in E. M. Forster's novel Howards End was based on Rooks Nest House just
Hertfordshire
Town in Hertfordshire, England
landowners built a few large country houses in the locality, including The Bury, built in 1790, and Gadebridge House, erected by the noted surgeon and anatomist
Hemel_Hempstead
Former theatre in London
upon them from a common playhouse" the letter was signed even by Lord Hunsdon, patron of Burbage's company, and by Richard Field, the Blackfriars printer
Blackfriars_Theatre
Village in Devon, England
who married Sir William Cary of Cockington, from whom was descended Lord Hunsdon and the Earls of Monmouth and Dover. His younger son was John Fulford (died
Dittisham
British politician
hereditary peer and a member of the House of Lords who sits as a crossbencher. Hampton became a member of the House in October 2022, being elected in a
John Pakington, 7th Baron Hampton
John_Pakington,_7th_Baron_Hampton
British maritime flag
Flag of Ontario and Flag of Manitoba) British Civil Air Ensign in use at Hunsdon Airfield. The Cenotaph, showing the Royal Air Force and Civil Ensign flanking
British_ensign
English politician (1575–1611)
of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, and his wife, Elizabeth Spencer: Theophila, born at her maternal grandparents' house at Blackfriars, London, 11 December
Thomas_Berkeley_(1575–1611)
British baron and television presenter (born 1952)
Baron Maclay James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell Vicary Gibbs, 4th Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon Robert Darling, 3rd Baron Darling Charles Banbury, 3rd Baron Banbury
Charles Nall-Cain, 3rd Baron Brocket
Charles_Nall-Cain,_3rd_Baron_Brocket
James Vivian Baron Aldenham 1896 Vicary Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham Baron Hunsdon (United Kingdom, 1923) Humprey Gibbs Baron HolmPatrick 1897 Ion Hamilton
List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
List_of_barons_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland
English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)
1626), of Audley End House in the parish of Saffron Walden in Essex, and of Suffolk House near Westminster, a member of the House of Howard, was the second
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
Thomas_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Suffolk
Ranks of nobility in the United Kingdom
Kedleston). The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords. Until then, all peers of the United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords
Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom
British politician and rower
the House of Lords since 1997. In May 2026, it was announced that Moynihan was to be given one of 26 new life peerages, returning him to the House of Lords
Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan
Colin_Moynihan,_4th_Baron_Moynihan
English nobleman (1564–1632)
Northumberland also had estates in the south at Petworth House in Sussex and at Syon House in Middlesex, acquired by his marriage to Lady Dorothy Devereux
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry_Percy,_9th_Earl_of_Northumberland
Village in Hertfordshire, England
village of Knebworth, the small village of Old Knebworth and Knebworth House. There is evidence of people living in the area as far back as the 11th
Knebworth
English diplomat, Member of Parliament, scholar, and soldier
and the son-in-law of Queen Elizabeth's cousin Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon. A favourite of King James, Hoby published several works supporting the
Edward_Hoby
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