![]() ![]() ROBERT GOSNOLD of Otley Hall, Royalist in English Civil War, b. 1596, descended from Edward I) and Amy Forth (1568-aft.1631, descended from Edward I), and hadġ2) Col. by 1635, son of Robert Gosnold, Heir of Otley Hall (d. 1609 St Mary Church, Helmingham, ROBERT GOSNOLD of Otley Hall, b. there, son of Lionel Tollemache of Helmingham Hall (1536-1575, descended from Edward III) and Susan Jermyn (d. ![]() 1581 St Mary Church, North Elmham, Norfolk, Sir LIONEL TOLLEMACHE, 1st Baronet of Helmingham, bap. Lady Mary Paulet (c.1540-1592, descended from Edward III), and hadġ0) KATHERINE CROMWELL, b. 2) Gregory, 1st Baron Cromwell (c.1514-1551, son of Thomas, Lord Cromwell), and hadĩ) Henry, 2nd Baron Cromwell (1538-1592) m. Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall (c.1474-1536), and hadĨ) Elizabeth Seymour (c.1514-by 1563) m. Sir Philip Wentworth of Nettlestead (1424-1464), and hadĦ) Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead (1448-1499) m. 1) John, 7th Lord Clifford (1388-1422, descended from Edward I), and hadĥ) Mary Clifford (c.1420-by1458) m. Edmund Mortmer, 3rd Earl of March (1352-1381), and hadģ) Lady Elizabeth Mortimer (1371-1417) m. 1) Lady Elizabeth de Burgh (1332-1363, descended from Edward I), and hadĢ) Lady Philippa Plantagenet of Clarence (1355-1377) m. Danny actually has three separate lines from Edward III, but I'm only focusing on the line which the show presented.ġ) Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338-1368) m. Only one of the twenty-three generations which lie between king and Cockney lacks primary evidence to link father to son, but there's enough circumstantial evidence that I'm willing to take a leap of faith. Since the previous royal descent-themed WDYTYA episode which I had watched, the Frank Gardner one, had contained an error in the presented line of descent, I took careful notes during this episode, and I'm pleased to say that Danny Dyer's line from Edward III holds up well under the microscope. It's a hit on social media, where many are saying it's the best-ever WDYTYA episode. In blue jeans and leather jacket, a Cockney version of historian Dan Jones, Dyer travels to the oldest pub in Oxford, to the grand Suffolk manor house of Otley Hall ( “I think it’s the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen”), to the even grander manor house of Helmingham Hall, family seat of the current Baron Tollemache, who makes an appearance ( "This geezer's got a drawbridge"), to Hampton Court Palace, where he meets with delightful Cromwell historian Tracy Borman ( “You could have a right rave in ’ere couldn’t you babe, eh?”), to, finally, Westminster Abbey, where Peter O'Donoghue, York Herald from the College of Arms, shows him the tomb of Edward III ( “My blood is his blood, I can’t compute it in my brain”). Danny was born and raised in London's East End, and the twist is his discovery that he is descended from Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Henry VIII's notorious right-hand-man, and also from Edward III of England. The episode is (as are all the WDYTYA episodes) very engaging and well-produced. It's an obscure film, but well worth seeking out. ![]() Danny is the teenaged sailor/best mate to the Behan character while they both are serving time in a reformatory institution during World War II. ![]() I know of Danny from one of his earliest roles, in the 2002 indie film Borstal Boy, an adaptation of the 1958 autobiographical novel by Irish writer/poet Brendan Behan. #Danny dyer family tree series#The first episode of the thirteenth season of the genealogy TV series Who Do You Think You Are aired this past November in the UK, and focused on actor Danny Dyer, who is best known for his current role as the landlord of the Old Vic pub on the long-running series EastEnders, which I've never seen. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby View my complete profile "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." I'm a guy who loves England as much for its New Wave music, great nightclubs, and awesome filmmaking, as its castles, abbeys, libraries, and gardens. #Danny dyer family tree professional#I'm an individual who has not been schooled formally as an historian, or trained and accredited by any professional genealogy association. I'm an American from a warm, Jewish family, with no descent at all from royalty or peerage, no matter how far back. I hope people will enjoy it for the research itself, but also for my perspective on it. And my blog connected with it chronicles my experiences researching in English history. My website, Royal Descent, focuses on Edward I and the various families which descend from him. When I merged them with my passion for anything medieval - King Arthur and his Knights, the Wars of the Roses - I found my true calling. Both have been passions of mine since my youth. I love the area where history and genealogy meet. ![]()
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