Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Baron Berkeley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Baron Berkeley:
1st. 30th September 1295. Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley. Extinct. 13th July 1417.
2nd. 20th October 1421. James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley. Extant. 4th December 1964.
3rd. 19th May 1658. John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley. Extinct. 18th April 1773.
In 1154 Robert Fitzharding 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 58] was created 1st Baron Berkeley Feudal. Eva Unknown Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 5th February 1171 Robert Fitzharding 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 75] died at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Baron Berkeley Feudal. Alice Berkeley Baroness Berkeley [aged 36] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 16th June 1190 Maurice Fitzharding aka Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley [aged 70] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at Berkeley Castle [Map]. His son Robert [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley Feudal.
In 1220 Robert Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 55] died. His brother Thomas [aged 50] succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley Feudal. Joan Somery Baroness Berkeley [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 29th November 1243 Thomas Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 73] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 25] succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley Feudal. Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 4th April 1281 Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 63] died at Thornbury, Gloucestershire. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 35] succeeded 6th Baron Berkeley Feudal. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 23rd July 1321 Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 76] died at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 50] succeeded 7th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 2nd Baron Berkeley. Isabella Clare Baroness Berkeley [aged 59] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal, Baroness Berkeley.
On 31st May 1326 Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley [aged 55] died at Wallingford Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 30] succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 3rd Baron Berkeley. Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
In August 1338 Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 18] and Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal Baroness Berkeley. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 30th May 1347 Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 51] and Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 27th October 1361 Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 65] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 41] succeeded 9th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 4th Baron Berkeley.
On 8th June 1368 Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 48] died. His son Thomas [aged 16] succeeded 10th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 5th Baron Berkeley.
Before 1386 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 33] and Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle [aged 23] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal, Baroness Berkeley.
Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle by marriage Baron Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 13th July 1417 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 65] died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. Baron Berkeley extinct. His nephew James [aged 23] succeeded 11th Baron Berkeley Feudal,
On 22nd October 1463 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 69] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son William [aged 37] succeeded 12th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 2nd Baron Berkeley.
On 20th March 1470 the army of William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 44] including Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 35] defeated the army of Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle [aged 21] at Nibley Green, Berkeley.
Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was killed. Viscount Lisle extinct. Baron Lisle abeyant.
Ostensibly a battle of the Wars of the Roses it may also be considered a settling of the dispute over the ownership of Berkeley Castle [Map] which has passed with the Baron Berkeley Feudal to William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley rather than with Baron Berkeley which was abeyant, and of which Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was a potential heir. Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was born to John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle whose mother was Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford whose mother was Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick who was a daughter of Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle.
On 14th February 1492 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 66] died. Marquess Berkeley, Earl Nottingham, Viscount Berkeley extinct.
Baron Berkeley Feudal retained by the King.
Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 57] succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley. Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
Baron Berkeley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
30th September 1295. Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 50] created. See 1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament.
23rd July 1321. Son Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley [aged 50] succeeded.
31st May 1326. Son Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 30] succeeded.
27th October 1361. Son Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 41] succeeded.
8th June 1368. Son Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 16] succeeded.
13th July 1417. Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick [aged 31] extinct.
On 24th June 1295 King Edward I of England [aged 56] created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament
John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.
Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg [aged 75] was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.
Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 35] was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Furnivall.
Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 48] was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.
The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30th September 1295.
John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.
Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Astley.
Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton [aged 73] by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.
John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.
Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby [aged 32] was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.
John Beke 1st Baron Beke [aged 72] was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).
Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.
On 23rd July 1321 Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 76] died at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 50] succeeded 7th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 2nd Baron Berkeley. Isabella Clare Baroness Berkeley [aged 59] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal, Baroness Berkeley.
On 31st May 1326 Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley [aged 55] died at Wallingford Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 30] succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 3rd Baron Berkeley. Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In August 1338 Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 18] and Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal Baroness Berkeley. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 27th October 1361 Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 65] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 41] succeeded 9th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 4th Baron Berkeley.
On 8th June 1368 Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 48] died. His son Thomas [aged 16] succeeded 10th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 5th Baron Berkeley.
Before 1386 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 33] and Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle [aged 23] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal, Baroness Berkeley.
Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle by marriage Baron Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 13th July 1417 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 65] died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. Baron Berkeley extinct. His nephew James [aged 23] succeeded 11th Baron Berkeley Feudal,
On 20th March 1470 the army of William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 44] including Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 35] defeated the army of Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle [aged 21] at Nibley Green, Berkeley.
Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was killed. Viscount Lisle extinct. Baron Lisle abeyant.
Ostensibly a battle of the Wars of the Roses it may also be considered a settling of the dispute over the ownership of Berkeley Castle [Map] which has passed with the Baron Berkeley Feudal to William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley rather than with Baron Berkeley which was abeyant, and of which Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was a potential heir. Thomas Talbot 2nd Viscount Lisle was born to John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle whose mother was Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford whose mother was Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick who was a daughter of Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle.
Baron Berkeley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
20th October 1421. James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 27] created.
22nd October 1463. Son William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 37] succeeded.
14th February 1492. Brother Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 57] succeeded.
September 1506. Son Maurice Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 39] succeeded.
21st September 1523. Brother Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 51] succeeded.
22nd January 1533. Son Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 28] succeeded.
19th September 1534. Son Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley succeeded posthumously.
26th November 1613. Grandson George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley [aged 12] succeeded.
10th August 1658. Son George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 30] succeeded.
10th October 1698. Son Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 49] succeeded.
24th September 1710. Son James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 31] succeeded.
17th August 1736. Son Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 21] succeeded.
9th January 1755. Son Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 10] succeeded.
1810. Son Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure.
27th August 1881. Niece Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley [aged 41] succeeded.
10th December 1899. Daughter Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley [aged 24] succeeded.
4th December 1964. Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley abeyant.
5th April 1967. Daughter Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley [aged 61] abeyance terminated.
17th October 1992. Nephew Anthony FitzHardinge Gueterbock 18th Baron Berkeley [aged 53] succeeded.
On 20th October 1421 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Berkeley by writ of summons. Daughter Stafford Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
In 1424 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 30] and Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. She the daughter of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk [aged 58]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Before 25th July 1457 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 63] and Joan Talbot Baroness Berkeley [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 22nd October 1463 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 69] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son William [aged 37] succeeded 12th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 2nd Baron Berkeley.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1466 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 40] and Elizabeth West 3rd Baroness Berkeley were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In November 1468 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 42] and Joan Strangeways 3rd Viscountess Berkeley were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. She the daughter of Thomas Strangeways and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk [aged 68]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 14th February 1492 William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 66] died. Marquess Berkeley, Earl Nottingham, Viscount Berkeley extinct.
Baron Berkeley Feudal retained by the King.
Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 57] succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley. Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
In September 1506 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 71] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Maurice [aged 39] succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley.
On 21st September 1523 Maurice Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 56] died. His brother Thomas [aged 51] succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley. Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 22nd January 1533 Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 61] died. His son Thomas [aged 28] succeeded 6th Baron Berkeley.
Before 19th September 1534 Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 29] and Anne Savage Baroness Berkeley [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 19th September 1534 Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 29] died at Stone, Aylesbury. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Stone. On 26th November 1534 His son Henry succeeded posthumously 7th Baron Berkeley.
In September 1554 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley [aged 19] and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley [aged 16] were married at Kenninghall, Norfolk. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 9th March 1598 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley [aged 63] and Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley [aged 51] were married at St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
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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On 26th November 1613 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley [aged 79] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Berkeley. His grandson George [aged 12] succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley.
On 13th April 1614 George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley [aged 12] and Elizabeth Stanhope Baroness Berkeley [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 10th August 1658 George Berkeley 8th Baron Berkeley [aged 56] died. His son George [aged 30] succeeded 9th Baron Berkeley. Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
On 10th October 1698 George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 70] died. He was buried at St Dunstan Church, Cranford. His son Charles [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Dursley, 10th Baron Berkeley. Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley [aged 44] by marriage Countess Berkeley.
On 24th September 1710 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 61] died. His son James [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Earl Berkeley, 3rd Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley.
On 17th August 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley [aged 57] died. His son Augustus [aged 21] succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 9th January 1755 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 39] died. His son Frederick [aged 10] succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
In 1810 Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 65] died. His eldest son Colonel William Berkeley 1st Earl Fitzhardinge [aged 23] claimed the Earl Berkeley unsuccessfully.
Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 13] de jure 6th Earl Berkeley, 6th Viscount Dursley, 14th Baron Berkeley. He never claimed or established his right to either title.
On 27th August 1881 Thomas Moreton FitzHardinge Berkeley 6th Earl of Berkeley [aged 84] died. His first cousin once removed George [aged 54] de jure 7th Earl Berkeley, 7th Viscount Dursley. He never claimed or established his right to either title. His niece Louisa [aged 41] succeeded 15th Baroness Berkeley.
On 10th December 1899 Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley [aged 59] died. Her daughter Eva [aged 24] succeeded 16th Baroness Berkeley.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 4th December 1964 Eva Mary FitzHardinge Milman 16th Baroness Berkeley [aged 89] died. Baron Berkeley abeyant between her two daughters Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley [aged 59] and Cynthia Ella Foley [aged 55].
On 5th April 1967 Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley [aged 61] abeyance terminated 17th Baroness Berkeley.
On 17th October 1992 Mary Lalle Foley 17th Baroness Berkeley [aged 87] died. Her nephew Anthony [aged 53] succeeded 18th Baron Berkeley.
Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
19th May 1658. John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 56] created.
26th August 1678. Son Charles Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley succeeded.
6th March 1681. Brother John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 18] succeeded.
27th February 1697. Brother William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 34] succeeded.
24th March 1741. Son John Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 43] succeeded.
18th April 1773. John Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley extinct.
On 19th May 1658 John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall for having been governor to the King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 24] in their travels through the Low Countrries. Christiana Riccard Baroness Berkeley [aged 20] by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 26th August 1678 John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 76] died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 6th March 1681 Charles Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley died. His brother John [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
Before 27th February 1697 John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 34] and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 27th February 1697 John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 34] died. His brother William [aged 34] succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall. Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 24th March 1741 William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 78] died at Bruton, Somerset. His son John [aged 43] succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 18th April 1773 John Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 75] died without issue at Bruton Abbey [Map]. Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall extinct.