Durham House, London However, on her accession to the throne Queen Mary removed the house from the possession of Lady Elizabeth and restored it to Tunstall, together with his see, as it had become apparent Tunstall no longer had a London residence. Mary's predecessor, Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine Days" Queen of England, was married at Durham House on May 21 or 25, 1553 to Guilford Dudley. Upon her accession, Elizabeth seized possession of Durham House again, and deprived Tunstall of his see; she kept possession of the residence until 1583, when she granted it to Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh spent £2,000 on
Basil Brooke (Leicestershire MP) Basil Brooke (Leicestershire MP) Sir Basil Brooke, of Lubenham (died 12 November 1612) was an English MP for Leicestershire in 1607. Basil Brooke of Lubenham was the son of Sir Andrew Brooke of Kirby, a Gentleman Usher to Queen Mary and the son of Thomas Brooke of Leighton. Basil succeeded his father in 1569. He was appointed Escheator of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1597 and was a justice of the peace for Leicestershire from 1601 to at least 1608. He was knighted at the accession of James I in 1603 and served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1605 (Feb