▁ 1 5 5 4 , ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 5 9 . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Str ang ways ▁( d ied ▁ 1 5 4 4 ), ▁( who ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁lifetime ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁father , ▁G iles ▁Str ang ways , ▁at ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Bou log ne ), ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Margaret ▁Mann ers , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁George ▁Mann ers , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Baron ▁de ▁Ros ▁( c . 1 4 7 0 - 1 5 1 3 ) ▁of ▁Hel ms ley ▁or ▁Ham la ke ▁Castle ▁in ▁York shire , ▁and ▁a ▁sister ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Mann ers , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁R ut land ▁( c . 1 4 9 2 - 1 5 4 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 6 ▁G iles ▁therefore ▁succeeded ▁his ▁grand father ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁est ates . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Dor set ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 , ▁ 1 5 5 4 , ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 7 ▁he ▁saw ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁France ▁under ▁the ▁Earl