Sir Arthur Champernowne (1524 – March 29, 1578) was a Vice-Admiral of the West who lived at Dartington Hall in Devon. Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Dartington Hall is a medieval hall built in 1388 for John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, half-brother to Richard II. After John was beheaded, the Crown owned the estate until it was bought by 1559 by Sir Arthur Champernowne, Vice-Admiral of the West under Elizabeth I. The Champernowne family... Devon (Dewnans in Cornish )is usually regarded as a county in South West England nation, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...

He was the second son of Sir Philip Champernowne of Modbury, Devon, whose family had lived in Devon since arriving from Chambernon in France in the C12. Modbury is a village in the South Hams region of Devon in England. ...

In 1546 Sir Arthur married Mary Norreys whose father Henry Norreys (Norris) had been implicated in the fall of Anne Boleyn and was beheaded. // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... A portrait of Anne painted some years after her death Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke (c. ...

He was knighted by Edward VI in 1548, after serving in France and fighting in skirmishes over Boulogne-sur-Mer. Edward VI King of England and Ireland Edward VI (12 October 1537–6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. ... Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city and commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

In 1549 he helped subdue the rebellion against the English language Bible which had started amongst the Cornish for whom English was a foreign language and who sort to have Latin Bible restored. Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... It has been suggested that Interesting Facts of the Bible be merged into this article or section. ...

He was briefly imprisoned during the unrest, which accompanied Queen Mary’s marriage to the future Philip II of Spain. Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1526 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ...

In 1554 he exchanged with Thomas Aylworth, Lord of Dartington, the mansion house at Polsoe, Exeter for the Dartington Estate, which contained the medieval Dartington Hall. By 1560 the construction of a new Elizabethan front on the foundation of the older buildings was underway and this continued for several years. His descendants continued to live in Dartington Hall until it became partly derelict and was sold in 1925. Dartington Hall is a medieval hall built in 1388 for John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, half-brother to Richard II. After John was beheaded, the Crown owned the estate until it was bought by 1559 by Sir Arthur Champernowne, Vice-Admiral of the West under Elizabeth I. The Champernowne family...

Official Posts:

• 1555 - M.P. for Plympton
• 1561 – Sheriff of Devon
• 1562 - Vice-Admiral of the Devon Coasts, a post he held for life.
• 1563 – MP for Totnes

In 1568 he organised the interception of the Spanish treasure fleet which was taking money to the Duke of Alva, Regent of the Netherlands. Champernowne personally delivered 64 boxes of treasure weighing some 8 tonnes safely to the tower of London. Worth some 2 million Royales. Over half of the money was used by Queen Elizabeth to fund her navy, the remainder she sent on to Amsterdam. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. ...

He was a staunch friend of the Huguenots, and his son had married the daughter of the Gabriel, Count of Montgomery, a staunch Huguenot supporter in 1572. Champernowne was at Dwercy, France for the marriage and reported back to Lord Burghley on the conditions. Following the massacre of St Batholomew’s Eve, the Count escaped France and was given refuge at Dartington Hall. Champernowne wrote to Queen Elizabeth proposing the raising of an army to provide relief for the Protestants in France. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. ... Gabriel Montgomery, Count (ca 1530 - 1574 in Paris) Scot captain of the Scottish Guard of the King Henry II of France, who killed the King in a freak jousting accident. ... William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1521–4 August 1598), was an English politician, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign. ... The St. ... Dartington Hall is a medieval hall built in 1388 for John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, half-brother to Richard II. After John was beheaded, the Crown owned the estate until it was bought by 1559 by Sir Arthur Champernowne, Vice-Admiral of the West under Elizabeth I. The Champernowne family... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...

Many other members of the Champernowne family were also called Arthur and some of them were knighted, however their activities were largely restricted to Devon and Cornwall, none was so close to events of national importance.