Sir Henry Marten (1602 – 9 September 1680) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1640 and 1653. He was an ardent republican and a regicide of King Charles I of England.
John Elwes (a.k.a. "Elwes the Miser"), MP, Esq. (7 April 1714 – 26 November 1789) was a Member of Parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772 – 1784) and a noted eccentric and miser, believed to be the inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Dickens made reference to Elwes some years later in his last novel, Our Mutual Friend. Elwes was also believed to inspire William Harrison Ainsworth to create the character of John Scarfe in his novel The Miser's Daughter.
Henry Norris (1554 – 1599) was an English soldier and politician during the Tudor period.
Gerard de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle (1304 – 9 June 1360) was an English nobleman and soldier during King Edward III's campaigns in Scotland and France.
John Fettiplace (1527–1580) was an English politician and landed gentleman during the Tudor period.
Francis Norris, 1st Earl of Berkshire (1582–1622) was an English nobleman with the title of Earl of Berkshire.
Lady Catherine Gordon (c. 1474 – October 1537) was a Scottish noblewoman and the wife of Yorkist pretender, Perkin Warbeck. After her imprisonment by King Henry VII of England, she became a favoured lady-in-waiting of Queen consort Elizabeth of York.
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