Saint Aelred of Rievaulx: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Saint Ailred of Rievaulx • Saint Aethelred of Rievaulx • Saint Ethelred of Rievaulx
Born c.1110 • Hexham • England
Died January 12, 1167 • Rievaulx • England
Subjects Of Study England

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John Leslie, detail of an engraving
John Leslie
Scottish bishop
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Roger of Pont l’Évêque
English archbishop
Thomas Babington Macaulay, detail of an oil painting by J. Partridge, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
English politician and author
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James Anthony Froude
British historian
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A.L. Rowse
British historian and writer
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Louis de Durfort, 2nd earl of Feversham
British military officer
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Sir Charles Firth
British historian
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Sir Richard Baker
British author
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Hugh Le Despenser
English noble, the younger [died 1326]
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer
archbishop of Canterbury
John Bunyan
John Bunyan
English author
Portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, seated at a desk holding a paper, wearing dark robes and a black cap.
Thomas Cromwell
English statesman
William Laud
William Laud
archbishop of Canterbury
Stone effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine on her tomb, shown lying down and holding an open book, with traces of blue, red, and white paint on her robes and veil.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
queen consort of France and England
Kennan, George F.
George F. Kennan
American diplomat and historian