Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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St James's Palace is in St James'.
See: Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, Great Council Chamber St James's Palace, Lancaster House Location.
On 22nd July 1536 or 23rd July 1536 Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Richmond and Somerset [aged 17] died at St James's Palace [Map]. He the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 45]. He was buried at Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham [Map]. Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl Nottingham extinct.
On 17th November 1558 Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 42] died at St James's Palace [Map]. Her half sister Elizabeth [aged 25] succeeded I Queen of England. William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham [aged 31] was deputed with informing Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 31].
Thomas Wendy [aged 58] attended the Queen as physician; the third monarch's death he attended.
On 7th December 1612 Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales [deceased] was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His body had lain in state for a month at St James's Palace [Map]. Two thousand mourners attended in the procession and people of all ages lined the streets. Archbishop Abbott [aged 50] gave the funeral sermon. A magnificent hearse was erected on which was placed his richly clothed funeral effigy. The robes were those worn by the Prince at his creation as Princes of Wales in 1610. This effigy was made by Richard Norris with the plaster face modelled by Abraham Van der Doort.
Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland [aged 34] carried the shield.
Henry Zinzan aka Alexander led a horse trapped with black cloth in the funeral procession.
On 29th May 1630 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland was born to King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 29] and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [aged 20] at St James's Palace [Map]. He was created Duke of Cornwall and Duke Rothesay the same day. He married 21st May 1662 Catherine of Braganza Queen Consort England, daughter of John IV King Portugal and Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal.
On 14th October 1633 James, Duke of York was born to King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 32] and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [aged 23] at St James's Palace [Map]. He was created 1st Duke York at birth by his father. He married (1) 3rd September 1660 Anne Hyde Duchess of York, daughter of Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon and Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon, and had issue (2) 20th September 1673 Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland and had issue.
On 30th April 1662 Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland was born to James, Duke of York [aged 28] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York [aged 25] at St James's Palace [Map]. She married 4th November 1677 her first cousin King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland, son of William Orange Nassau II Prince Orange and Mary Stewart Princess Orange.
On 12th July 1663 James Stewart 1st Duke Cambridge was born to James, Duke of York [aged 29] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York [aged 26] at St James's Palace [Map]. He died aged three in 1667.
On 6th February 1665 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland was born to James, Duke of York [aged 31] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York [aged 27] at St James's Palace [Map] at 11:39pm being their fourth child and second daughter. She was baptised Anglican in the Chapel Royal with her elder sister Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland [aged 2] being Godparent as well as Anne Scott Duchess Monmouth and Buccleuch [aged 13] and Archbishop Gilbert Sheldon [aged 66]. She married 28th July 1683 her second cousin once removed Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland, son of Frederick III King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark, and had issue.
On 4th July 1666 Charles Stewart 1st Duke Kendal was born to James Duke of York [aged 32] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York [aged 29] at St James's Palace [Map]. He died aged less than one years old.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th July 1666. The solemn Fast-day. Dr. Meggot preached an excellent discourse before the King [aged 36] on the terrors of God's judgments. After sermon, I waited on my Lord Archbishop of Canterbury [aged 49] and Bishop of Winchester [aged 47], where the Dean of Westminster [aged 31] spoke to me about putting into my hands the disposal of fifty pounds, which the charitable people of Oxford had sent to be distributed among the sick and wounded seamen since the battle. Hence, I went to the Lord Chancellor's [aged 57] to joy him of his Royal Highness's [aged 32] second son, now born at St. James's [Map]; and to desire the use of the Star-chamber for our Commissioners to meet in, Painters' Hall, Queenhithe not being so convenient.
John Evelyn's Diary. 2nd February 1683. I made my court at St. James's [Map], when I saw the sea charts of Captain Collins [aged 40], which that industrious man now brought to show the Duke [aged 49], having taken all the coasting from the mouth of the Thames, as far as Wales, and exactly measuring every creek, island, rock, soundings, harbors, sands, and tides, intending next spring to proceed till he had finished the whole island, and that measured by chains and other instruments: a most exact and useful undertaking. He affirmed, that of all the maps put out since, there are none extant so true as those of Joseph Norden, who gave us the first in Queen Elizabeth's time; all since him are erroneous.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th August 1686. I dined at Signor Verrio's [aged 50], the famous Italian painter, now settled in his Majesty's garden at St. James's [Map], which he had made a very delicious paradise.
John Evelyn's Diary. 13th December 1688. The Prince of Orange [aged 38] is advanced to Windsor, Berkshire [Map], is invited by the King [aged 55] to St. James's [Map], the messenger sent was the Earl of Faversham [aged 47], the General of the Forces, who going without trumpet, or passport, is detained prisoner by the Prince, who accepts the invitation, but requires his Majesty to retire to some distant place, that his own guards may be quartered about the palace and city. This is taken heinously and the King goes privately to Rochester, Kent [Map]; is persuaded to come back; comes on the Sunday; goes to mass, and dines in public, a Jesuit saying grace (I was present).
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 18th December 1688. I saw the King [aged 55] take barge to Gravesend, Kent [Map] at twelve o'clock-a sad sight! The Prince [aged 38] comes to St. James's [Map], and fills Whitehall with Dutch guards. A Council of Peers meet about an expedient to call a Parliament; adjourn to the House of Lords. The Chancellor, Earl of Peterborough [aged 67], and divers others taken. The Earl of Sunderland [aged 47] flies; Sir Edward Hale [aged 43], Walker, and others, taken and secured.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th December 1688. All the world go to see the Prince [aged 38] at St. James's [Map], where there is a great Court. There I saw him, and several of my acquaintance who came over with him. He is very stately, serious and reserved. The English soldiers sent out of town to disband them; not well pleased.
John Evelyn's Diary. 13th March 1691. I went to visit Monsieur Justell and the Library at St. James's [Map], in which that learned man had put the MSS. (which were in good number) into excellent order, they having lain neglected for many years. Divers medals had been stolen and embezzled.
On 2nd March 1696 William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore was born to Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore [aged 35] at St James's Palace [Map].
On 25th March 1734 Prince William of Orange [aged 22] and Princess Anne Hanover [aged 24] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 50] and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.
On 23rd December 1734 Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford [aged 51] died at St James's Palace [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] on 20th January 1734. His brother Thomas [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl Bradford, 4th Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 5th Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire.
On 8th May 1737 Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer was born to Stephen Poyntz [aged 51] and Anna Maria Mordaunt at St James's Palace [Map]. She married 20th December 1755 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer, son of John Spencer and Georgiana Caroline Carteret, and had issue.
On 4th March 1799 William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex [aged 66] died at St James's Palace [Map]. His son George [aged 41] succeeded 5th Earl Essex, 6th Baron Capell Hadham. Sarah Bazett Countess Essex [aged 39] by marriage Countess Essex.
On 11th July 1813 Charlotte Finch nee Fermor [aged 88] died at St James's Palace [Map]. She was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.
On 27th February 1814 Margaret Smith Countess Lucan [aged 74] died at St James's Palace [Map].
On 22nd July 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] and Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 78] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 72]. He the son of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 3rd February 1824 Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 68] died at St James's Palace [Map].
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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The London Gazette 19285. 1st July 1835. St James's Palace [Map]. The King [aged 69] was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Francis Chantrey [aged 54], Esq. Member of the Royal Academy of Arts.
11th February 1840. Tuesday. Supplement to the London Gazette.
St James's Palace [Map]. February 10, 1840.
THIS day the Marriage of the QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY [aged 20] with Field Marshal His ROYAL HIGHNESS FRANCIS ALBERT AUGUSTUS CHARLES EMANUEL, DUKE OF SAXE, PRINCE OF SAXE COBOURG AND GOTHA, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter [aged 20], was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace.
Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by his Suite, proceeded from Buckingham-Palace [Map] this day, about half past eleven o'clock, to St. James's-Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,.
Conveying General Sir George Anson, G.C.B. [aged 43]; George Edward Anson, Esq [aged 27]; and Francis Seymour, Esq [aged 26]; the Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour.
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl of Uxbridge [aged 42] (who afterwards returned to Buckingham-Palace [Map], to attend in Her Majesty's Procession), and the Officers of the Suite of His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha, viz. Count Kolowrath [aged 62], Baron Alvensleben, and Baron De Lowenfels.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, His Serene Highness the Reigning Duke of Saxe Colourg and Gotha [aged 56] (father), and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Cobourg and Gotha [aged 21] (elder brother).
Her Majesty, attended by Her Royal Household, accompanied by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent [aged 53], proceeded, at twelve o'clock, from Buckingham-Palace [Map] to St James's Palace [Map], in the following order:
The first Carriage,
Conveying two Gentlemen Ushers, Charles Heneage, Esq [aged 33] and the Honourable Heneage Legge [aged 51]; Yeoman of the Yeomen of the Guard, Charles Hancock, Esq,; and the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour [aged 51].
The second Carriage,.
Conveying the Equerry in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget [aged 23]; two Pages of Honour, Charles T. Wemyss, Esq and Henry William John Byng [aged 8], Esq j and the Groom in Waiting, the Honourable George Keppel.
The third Carriage,.
Conveying the Clerk Marshal, Colonel the Honourable H. E. G. Cavendish [aged 50]; the Vice-Chamberlain, the Earl of Belfast, G. C. H. [aged 43]; and the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Honourable George Stevens Byng [aged 33].
The fourth Carriage,.
Conveying the Woman of the Bedchamber in Waiting, Mrs. Brand [aged 60]; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, the Earl of Ilchester [aged 52]; the Master of the Buck Hounds, Lord Kinaird; and the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Surrey [aged 48].
The fifth Carriage,.
Conyeying the Maid of Honour in Waiting, the Honourable Caroline Cocks [aged 45]; the Duchess of Kent's Lady in Waiting, Lady K Howard; the Gold Stick, General Lord Hill, G. C.B., G. C. H.; and the Lord in Waiting, Viscount Torrington [aged 27].
The sixth Carriage,.
Conveying the Lady of the Bedchamber in Waiting, the Countess of Sandwich [aged 27]; the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Albemarle, G. C.H. [aged 67]; the Lord Steward, the Earl of Erroll, K.T. G.C.H. [aged 38]; and the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Uxbridge.
The seventh Carriage,.
Conveying Her Most Excellent Majesty the QUEEN; Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent; and the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mistress of the Robes to Her Majesty [aged 33].
The illustrious Personages, and others composing the Procession, then assembled in the Throneroom, and, having been called over by Garter Principal King of Arms, the Processions, moyed in the following order, to the Chapel Royal:
THE PROCESSION OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
Drums and Trumpets.
Serjeant Trumpeter.
Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Robert Chester, Knt.
Lancaster Herald, George Frederick Beltz, Esq K.H [aged 65], York Herald, Charles George Young, Esq [aged 44].
The Bridegroom's Gentlemen of Honour, viz. Francis Seymour, Esq Gen. Sir George Anson, G.C B. George Edward Anson, Esq.
Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Belfast, G.C.H., Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, The Earl of Uxbridge.
Continues...
THE QUEEN. Wearing the Collar of the Order of the Garter.
Her Majesty's Train borne by the following twelve unmarried Ladies, viz.
Lady Adelaide Paget [aged 20], Lady Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox [aged 20], Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline Villiers [aged 18], Lady Elizabeth Anne Georgiana Dorothea Howard [aged 23], Lady Frances Elizabeth Cowper [aged 20], Lady Ida Harriet Augusta Hay [aged 18], Lady Elizabeth West [aged 21], Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope, Lady Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston [aged 20], Lady Jane Harriet Bouverie [aged 20], Lady Eleanora Caroline Paget [aged 12], Lady Mary Charlotte Howard [aged 18].
Assisted by the Groom of the Robes, Captain Francis Seymour.
Master of the Horse, The Earl of Albemarle, G.C.H., Mistress of the Robes, The Duchess of Sutherland.
Ladies of the Bedchamber, The Marchioness of Normanby [aged 41], The Duchess of Bedford [aged 56], The Countess of Burlington [aged 28], The Countess of Sandwich, The Baroness Portman [aged 30], The Dowager Lady Lyttleton [aged 52], The Lady Barham [aged 25].
Maids of Honour, The Hon. Amelia Murray, The Hon. Harriet Pitt, The Hon. Caroline Cocks, The Hon. Henrietta Anson, The Hon. Matilda Paget, The Hon. Harriet Lister, The Hon. Sarah Mary Cavendish.
On 5th July 1840 Charles George Perceval 1st and 2nd Baron Arden [aged 83] died at St James's Palace [Map]. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Baron Arden of Lohort Castle in County Cork, 2nd Baron Arden of Arden in Warwickshire.
The Times. 21st February 1930. THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND MISS PONSONBY. The marriage of the Duke of Westminster [aged 50] and Miss Loelia Mary Ponsonby [aged 28], daughter of Sir Frederick [aged 62] and Lady Ponsonby, of Great Tangley Manor Guildford, and St. James's Palace [Map], took place at Prince's-row Register Office yesterday. Among those present were Mr. Winston Churchill [aged 55], Lady Serena James [aged 28], Mrs Walter Rubens, Colonel [aged 65] and Mrs. Guy Wyndham, Captain and Mrs. Cowes, Mrs. Basil Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. George Drummond, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Guinness. The Duke and Duchess left for their honeymoon in the Duke's steam yacht the Cutty Sark, wlhich was moored at Deptford [Map].
On 25th February 1773 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex was christened at Great Council Chamber St James's Palace.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. My mother presented me at Court in February 1842, and shortly afterwards I went with my parents to the first fancy dress ball given by Queen Victoria [aged 22].
Our dresses were lovely. My father [aged 55] wore the uniform of a Garde Francaise, and my mother was dressed as a Court lady of the same period. I went as a Louis XV. shepherdess. Mamma took endless pains in seeing that my costume was perfectly designed and carried out, and the result amply repaid her. I was very pleased with my own reflection when at last I was ready after what seemed hours of preparation. My hair was exquisitely poudre and my beautiful pink and white brocade gown, garlanded with roses, looked as though it had actually belonged to my prototype at Versailles. The Queen and Prince Albert [aged 25] complimented mamma on my appearance, and told her that my dress was one of the prettiest in the ballroom. I wore my "Shepherdess" costume at Stafford House St James' in the following July when the Royal Ball was reproduced.
On 25th November 1888 Anne Hay Mackenzie Duchess Sutherland [aged 59] died at Stafford House St James'.