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4 unusual facts about Anthony Browne


Cowdray House

In 1548 Anthony Browne's son, Sir Anthony Browne inherited Cowdray, he was later ennobled as the 1st Viscount Montague upon the marriage of Queen Mary to King Philip of Spain.

In 1536, following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Sir William was given the nearby Easebourne Priory and other properties, whilst in 1538 his half-brother and heir who later inherited Cowdray, Anthony Browne, received Battle Abbey.

Mabel Browne, Countess of Kildare

Her paternal grandparents were Sir Anthony Browne, Standard Bearer of England and Governor of Queenborough Castle, and Lucy Neville.

Weald Country Park

The school, which was founded by a former owner of the Hall, Sir Anthony Browne, sold the painting to a private collector at Sotheby's in November 1985.


Prix Sorcières

Authors from outside France who have won the prize include Anthony Browne, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo and J. K. Rowling.


see also

Elizabeth Browne

Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln, married name Elizabeth Browne, sister-in-law of the above, wife of Sir Anthony Browne