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'''John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford''' (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an [[England|English]] royal minister.
'''John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford''' (c. 1485 – 1555) was an [[England|English]] royal minister.


After the seizure of the [[Convent Garden|garden]] belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]] by King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], the land was granted to Russell, though he showed little interest in the land and left it unattended.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref>
In 1540,<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Covent Garden]]</ref> King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] seized the [[Convent Garden|garden]] belonging to [[Westminster Abbey]] as part of the {{Wiki|dissolution of the monasteries}} across the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Covent Garden}}</ref> in which the crown forcibly disbanded religious institutions and took their assets.<ref name="DIssolution">{{WP|Dissolution of the monasteries}}</ref> In 1552,<ref name="Wiki"/> the garden land was granted to Russell, though he showed little interest in it and left it unattended.<ref name="Database"/>


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Latest revision as of 23:11, 16 January 2024

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1485 – 1555) was an English royal minister.

In 1540,[1] King Henry VIII seized the garden belonging to Westminster Abbey as part of the dissolution of the monasteries across the United Kingdom,[2] in which the crown forcibly disbanded religious institutions and took their assets.[3] In 1552,[2] the garden land was granted to Russell, though he showed little interest in it and left it unattended.[1]

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