Earl of Northampton is a title that has been created five times.
Read more about Earl Of Northampton: Earls in For The Honour of Huntingdon, First Creation (1065), Earls of Northampton, Third Creation (1337), Earls of Northampton, Fourth Creation (1604), Earls of Northampton, Fifth Creation (1618)
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That the Greeks brought to Troye town,
And how the boistous winds did beat
Their ships, and rent their sails adown;
Till Agamemnon’s daughter’s blood
Appeased the gods that them withstood.”
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