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Despenser

Hugh le, Earl of Winchester. 1262--1326, English statesman, a favourite of Edward II. Together with his son Hugh, the Younger (?1290--1326), he was executed by the king's enemies

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No references found			Hugh Despenser the Younger, who terrorised South Wales throughout the early 14th Century, joins the likes of fascist Oswald Mosley and serial killer Jack the Ripper in the list compiled by 10 historians for the BBC History Magazine by 10 historians. WHAT A ROTTER! by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) On Guy's death, Hugh le Despenser, Edward II's favourite, acquired the castle and in February 1326 entertained the king here. Warwick's growing fort; COVENTRY: THE MAKING OF A CITY by McGRORY, DAVID / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Desmostylidae Desmothoracida Desmoulins Desmoulins, Camille Desna Desniak, Oleksa Desnitsa Desnitskaia, Agniia Desnitskaia, Agniia Vasilevna Desnitskii, Semen Desnitskii, Semen Efimovich Desnitskii, Vasilii Desnitskii, Vasilii Alekseevich Desnos, Robert Desor's Larva Desoria Glacialis desornamentado Desorption DeSoto County DeSoto National Forest DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto Parish DeSoto Resort State Park Desoxyn Despair Despenser Despenser, Hugh le Desperiers, Bonaventure Despériers, Bonaventure Despiau, Charles despin Despina Despoina despooler Desportes, Alexandre-François despot Despotism despun antenna desquamation DESQview DESQview/X Dessalines, Jean Jacques Dessalines, Jean-Jacques Dessau Dessau, Paul Dessert Wines dessertspoon Dessie Dessoir, Max Dessye destearinate			Desparple despatch despatch Despatch Half Demurrage Despatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends Despatch Industry Workers Union despatch rider despatch rider despatch riders despatched despatched despatcher despatcher despatchers despatchers despatches despatches despatching despatching despeciate Despeciated Heptavalent Botulism Immune Globulin despeciation Despecificate Despecification Despeckle Despect Despection Despeed Despejo Despend Despenser Despenser, Hugh le desperado Desperado Crash Mambo Combo desperadoes desperadoism desperados desperados Desperados Under the Eaves desperate desperate desperate desperate criminal desperate criminal Desperate Cry for Attention Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies Desperate Housewives desperate measure Desperate Measures Desperate Preacher's Site desperate situation desperate straits Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Desperate to Move On Desperate Turk Crackers Group desperately desperately

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