1. William Kingston was the Constable of the Tower of London during much of the reign of Henry VIII.
11 Facts About William Kingston
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William Kingston was MP for Gloucestershire in 1529 and 1539.
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William Kingston was of a Gloucestershire family, settled at Painswick.
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William Kingston fought at the battle of Flodden, was knighted in 1513, became sewer to the king, and later was a carver.
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William Kingston seems to have been with Sir Richard Wingfield, the ambassador, at the French court early in 1520, for Wingfield wrote to Henry VIII that the Dauphin took a shine to him.
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William Kingston tried to reassure him, and was with him at the time of his death, riding to London to acquaint the king with the circumstances.
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William Kingston was elected MP for Gloucestershire in 1529 and 1539.
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William Kingston seems to have become prematurely aged, but continued to be constable.
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William Kingston's dispatches are today held as being one of the most important pieces of proof that Anne was entirely innocent, as were those who died with her.
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William Kingston had many small grants, and on the dissolution of monasteries received the site of the Flaxley Abbey, Gloucestershire.
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William Kingston was buried in the chantry chapel in a tomb of Purbeck marble.