Old county of north-west England

Usage examples of westmorland.

When he discovered that Eleanor had a distant family connection to the earl of Westmorland, who is hand in glove with Northumberland in this conspiracy, he approached her about carrying a packet back to England.

It revealed that Westmorland, Norfolk, and others had planned to muster their men on the sixth day of this month.

For generations, the earls of Westmorland and Northumberland have ruled in their respective shires like petty kings.

Sussex, who serves as lord president of her council in the North, ordering him to summon Northumberland and Westmorland to the royal court, there to give account of themselves and their recent activities.

At first, seeing the deference with which their leader was treated by the most menial servants at Topcliffe, she thought the countess of Westmorland herself might have come to call.

I think, to learn that Lady Westmorland has sent one of her women from Brancepeth Castle with messages.

You know that Westmorland has already written to the pope, asking His Holiness for aid.

One look at Lady Westmorland and Susanna could not blame Marion for making such a hasty retreat.

Susanna was taller than Lady Westmorland and more sturdily built, but she did not feel that gave her any advantage.

With another abrupt movement, the countess of Westmorland resumed her former position in the chair.

The previous evening at Brancepeth, Lady Westmorland had worked the rebels into a frenzy.

The earl of Westmorland was a young man, no more than five and twenty, and devoted to his slightly older wife.

Calming herself, Lady Westmorland had spoken quietly to her husband, then briefly left the hall.

The battle cry was taken up by a few in the crowd, but enthusiasm was lacking until Lady Westmorland produced the banner of the Five Wounds of Christ.

In order to raise the hordes of followers needed to overthrow Queen Elizabeth, Lady Westmorland had embraced a more universal cause than personal gain.