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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Earl Stanhope is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
14th April 1718. James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope (age 45) created.
5th February 1721. Son Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 6) succeeded.
7th March 1786. Son Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 32) succeeded.
15th December 1816. Son Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope (age 35) succeeded.
2nd March 1855. Son Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope (age 50) succeeded.
24th December 1875. Son Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope (age 37) succeeded.
19th April 1905. Son James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 24) succeeded.
15th August 1967. James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield extinct.
On 14th April 1718 James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope (age 45) was created 1st Earl Stanhope. Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope (age 26) by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 5th February 1721 James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope (age 48) died. His son Philip (age 6) succeeded 2nd Earl Stanhope.
On 25th July 1745 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 30) and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope and Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope.
In 1781 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 27) and Louisa Granville Countess Stanhope (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 66) and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope.
On 7th March 1786 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 71) died. His son Charles (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Stanhope.
On 15th December 1816 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 63) died. His son Philip (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl Stanhope. Catherine Lucy Smith Countess Stanhope by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 2nd March 1855 Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope (age 73) died. His son Philip (age 50) succeeded 5th Earl Stanhope.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 24th December 1875 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope (age 70) died. His son Arthur (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Stanhope. Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 19th April 1905 Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope (age 66) died. His son James (age 24) succeeded 7th Earl Stanhope.
Before September 1940 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 59) and Eileen Agatha Browne Countess Stanhope (age 51) were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope and Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope.
On 15th August 1967 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield (age 86) died without issue. Earl Stanhope, Earl Chesterfield, Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell extinct.