HENRY Knollys was a member in the first parliament of Elizabeth 1 as M. P. for Reading; he married Margaret Cave the daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave and died in his father's lifetime leaving two daughters Elizabeth and Lettice my ancestor. Margaret Knollys died on 15th August 1-600.Momentous events were happening in Europe at this time, Phillip 11 of Spain was planning to invade England and place Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots on the throne as he and the other Catholic Rulers in Europe saw Elizabeth as a heretic, the bastard daughter of Henry VIII and the usurper of the English crown. Elizabeth in her turn took over the running of the country with masterly assurance that astonished everyone. This course of events culminated in the defeat of the Spanish Amarda in 1588 after which England became a major maritime power which lasted well into this century.

He had married, on 16 July 1565, Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Ambrose Cave, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. On the death of Sir Ambrose in 1568 he and his wife had inherited estates at Kingsbury, Warwickshire where they lived when in the Midlands. They had two daughters: Elizabeth, who married Sir Henry Willoghby of Risley, Derbyshire and Lettice, who married William Paget, 4th Baron Paget

He had married, on 16 July 1565, Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Ambrose Cave, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. On the death of Sir Ambrose in 1568 he and his wife had inherited estates at Kingsbury, Warwickshire where they lived when in the Midlands. They had two daughters: Elizabeth, who married Sir Henry Willoghby of Risley, Derbyshire and Lettice, who married William Paget, 4th Baron Paget