Married Life: Sir William and Lady Jane
Many of the letters amongst Sir William’s personal papers are from his wife, Lady Jane Granville, daughter of the 1st Earl of Bath (d.1696). Following their marriage in 1669, these letters relate personal ...
Money and Marriage: Sir Thomas Gower and the Leveson Family
Sir Thomas Gower married Frances Leveson, the grandaughter of Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615) in 1631. By this time Frances Leveson's Father Sir John Leveson, the eldest son of Sir John Leveson ...
Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661)
Sir Richard Leveson of Halling, Trentham and Lilleshall was the second son of Sir John Leveson of Halling and his second wife Christian Mildmay. He had one elder brother, John Leveson who died in 1612. ...
Sir Richard Leveson, William Dugdale and John Langley: Letters in the Sutherland Papers from William Dugdale
Amongst the Sutherland Papers are a number of letters written by the famous antiquarian William Dugdale. The letters are addressed to Sir Richard Leveson and John Langley who was Sir Richard’s Steward. ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Family Letters
Letters exchanged between Sir Richard Leveson and his family reflect the dynamics of family relationships during the middle of the seventeenth century. The letters also tell us about the practicalities ...
Sir Richard Leveson: Letters to Lady Francis, Countess of Dorset
Sir Richard’s papers also include correspondence with Lady Francis, Countess of Dorset. This friendly correspondence again provides an insight into contemporary perceptions of the seventeenth century. ...
Sir Thomas Gower (1605-1672)
The name Leveson-Gower originated with the marriage of Frances Leveson, the grandaughter of Sir John Leveson of Halling (1555-1615), and Sir Thomas Gower in 1631.
The Leveson family were extremely ...
Sir Thomas Gower and his Family
Sir Thomas Gower’s letters tell us a lot about his character and how he was perceived by members of his family. Many of the letters which he wrote to his son Sir William Leveson-Gower (1636-1691) suggest ...
Sir Thomas Gower and the Siege of Hull, 1642
A number of Sir Thomas Gower’s letters are addressed to his wife’s uncle Sir Richard Leveson (1598-1661) and John Langley, Sir Richard’s steward at Trentham. Many of these letters discuss military and ...
Sir Thomas Gower, Grandfather
Sir Thomas Gower’s correspondence includes letters received from the 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Jane. A number of these letters refer to the birth of William Leveson-Gower (1636-1691) and his wife ...
Sir Thomas Gower, MP for New Malton, 1661-1672
Sir Thomas Gower was MP for New Malton in North Yorkshire from 1661 until 1672. Amongst his papers are a number of documents relating to his responsibilities in this role which tell us about the type ...
Sir Thomas Gower’s Letters: Anecdotes and Observations
Sir Thomas’s letters also include amusing anecdotes about family relations, and observations of his own health as an aging man. These comments tell us about Sir Thomas and his family’s perceptions of ...
Sir William and Estate Matters: Elections and Estate Management at Stittenham and New Malton
A number of letters written to Sir William relate to his political and estate concerns in Yorkshire. Sir William’s father Sir Thomas Gower had served as MP for New Malton from 1661-1672. A letter dated ...
Sir William Leveson Gower (1636-1691)
Sir William Leveson-Gower was the son of Sir Thomas Gower (1605-1672). Following the death of his nephew Thomas, Sir William inherited the Gower family's Stittenham estates in Yorkshire which had been ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: Family and Business
One letter amongst Sir William’s personal papers is addressed to James Linfield. It appears from the letter that Sir William’s son had been tutored under James Linfield’s guidance at his school at St. ...
Sir William Leveson Gower: News from Court and Town
Sir William corresponded with Granville, the second son of the Earl of Bath, his wife Lady Jane’s brother. The letters which William received from Granville show that he was involved in court life and ...
Sir William's Will: Property, Family and Benevolence
Sir William Leveson Gower died in 1691. His will tells us about the property he owned at the end of his life and also about his family and the places which were important to him.
William leaves ‘any ...
Treason and Conspiracy: Sir William Leveson Gower and the Duke of Monmouth
Amongst Sir William’s personal papers are a number of documents relating to an incident involving the Duke of Monmouth. These documents include depositions and letters relating to the questioning of witnesses ...