Biography of Thomas Bromley 1530-1587

In 1530 Thomas Bromley was born.

Around 1558 [his future brother-in-law] Anthony Fortescue (age 23) and Catherine Pole (age 28) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1560 Thomas Bromley (age 30) and Elizabeth Fortescue (age 29) were married.

In 1569 Thomas Bromley (age 39) was appointed Solicitor General.

Before 22 Jun 1578 Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners (age 39) and [his sister-in-law] Muriel Parry (age 30) were married.

In 1579 Thomas Bromley (age 49) was appointed Lord Chancellor.

                    On 14 Oct 1586 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 42), Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt (age 48), Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth (age 28), Christopher Wray (age 62), John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) and Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 30) sat in judgement on Mary Queen of Scots (age 43) in the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].                

                    Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 57), George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 28), Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45), Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent (age 45), Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37), Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 55), Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick (age 56), George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 58), Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 36), William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 60), William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 66), Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 48) and Thomas Bromley (age 56) were present on the side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].                

                    John St John 2nd Baron St John (age 51) was present on the left side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].                

                    John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) was a juror.                

                    Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37) was a commissioner.