On This Day 23 May 1695 the marriage took place of the great grand-daughter of Sir Giles Howland Elizabeth Howland , aged 13 to the 14 year old Marquis of Tavistock who became the Duke of Bedford
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After the wedding service in the chapel of the Manor House the young couple were missed from the celebrations; they had quietly slipped away to play on their own
Image the Howland memorial in St Leonard's Church
(John Brown)
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After the wedding service in the chapel of the Manor House the young couple were missed from the celebrations; they had quietly slipped away to play on their own
Image the Howland memorial in St Leonard's Church
(John Brown)
