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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Earl Wiltshire is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been seven creations of Earl Wiltshire:
1st. 1139. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire. Forfeit. 1141.
2nd. 1397. William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire. Forfeit. 29th July 1399. Execution of Richard II's Favourites.
3rd. 1449. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde. Forfeit. 1st May 1461. 29th March 1461 Battle of Towton.
4th. 5th January 1470. John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire. Extinct. 24th March 1499.
5th. 27th January 1510. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire. Extinct. 6th April 1523.
6th. 8th December 1529. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde. Extinct. 12th March 1539.
7th. 19th January 1550. William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester. Extant.
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
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1139. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire [aged 29] created.
1141. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire forfeit.
In 1139, in reward for his service, Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire [aged 29] and Sybilla were married. At the same time he was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. She the illegitmate daughter of King Stephen I England [aged 45].
In 1141 Devizes Castle [Map] was lost to a mob who supported Empress Matilda. In punishment King Stephen withdrew Harvey Le Breton's [aged 31] Earldom. Harvey and his wifeHarvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife Sybilla left for Britanny.
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
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1397. William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 47] created.
29th July 1399. John Bussy forfeit. See Execution of Richard II's Favourites.
In 1397 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 47] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Isabel Russell Countess Wiltshire by marriage Countess Wiltshire.
On 29th July 1399 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 49], Henry Green [aged 52] and John Bussy were beheaded at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
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1449. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 28] created.
1st May 1461. John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde [aged 39] forfeit. See 29th March 1461 Battle of Towton.
In 1449 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 28] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.
On 1st May 1461 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 40] was beheaded at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] having been captured at, or after, the Battle of Towton. His brother John [aged 39] succeeded 6th Earl Ormonde. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th January 1470. John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 42] created.
8th May 1473. Son Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 3] succeeded.
24th March 1499. Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire extinct.
On 5th January 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. See Warkworth Note 5.
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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Before 7th April 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 42] and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Countess Wiltshire. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham [aged 62].
On 8th May 1473 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 45] died. His son Edward [aged 3] succeeded 2nd Earl Wiltshire.
After 13th July 1494 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 24] and Margaret Grey Countess Wiltshire were married. She by marriage Countess Wiltshire. He the son of John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 24th March 1499 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 28] died at Drayton House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Lowick [Map]. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
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27th January 1510. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 31] created.
6th April 1523. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire extinct.
On 27th January 1510 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset [aged 49] by marriage Countess Wiltshire.
On 6th April 1523 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 44] died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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8th December 1529. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 52] created. See Henry VIII Creates New Peerages.
12th March 1539. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde extinct.
On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 38] created three Earldoms...
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 49] by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother [aged 75] was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 46] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 50] by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 12th March 1539 Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Hever. His monument has a brass. He is depicted dressed in full robes wearing the insignia of a Knight of the Garter, with the Badge on his left breast and the Garter around his left knee. His head rests on a helm surmounted by a crest of a falcon displayed (his daughter's heraldic badge) and his feet rest on a griffin. The inscription reads: Here lieth Sir Thomas Bullen, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Erle of Wilscher and Erle or Ormunde, which decessed the 12th dai of Marche in the iere of our Lorde 1538. Earl Wiltshire, Earl Ormonde and Viscount Rochford extinct. His brother James Boleyn [aged 46] inherited Hever Castle, Kent [Map] who sold it a year later to the Crown [or possibly exchanged it for manors in Norfolk].
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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19th January 1550. William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester [aged 67] created.
10th March 1572. Son John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester [aged 62] succeeded.
4th November 1576. Son William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester [aged 44] succeeded.
24th November 1598. Son William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester [aged 39] succeeded.
4th February 1629. Son John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 31] succeeded.
5th March 1675. Son Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton [aged 45] succeeded.
27th February 1699. Son Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton [aged 38] succeeded.
21st January 1722. Son Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton [aged 36] succeeded.
26th August 1754. Brother Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton [aged 63] succeeded.
9th October 1759. Son Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton [aged 41] succeeded.
5th July 1765. Brother Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton [aged 44] succeeded.
25th December 1794. Third Cousin Once Removed George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 72] succeeded.
22nd April 1800. Son Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 36] succeeded.
29th November 1843. Son John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester [aged 42] succeeded.
4th July 1887. Son Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester [aged 29] succeeded.
11th December 1899. Brother Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester [aged 37] succeeded.
28th June 1962. First Cousin Twice Removed Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester [aged 57] succeeded.
1968. First Cousin Once Removed Nigel George Paulet 18th Marquess of Winchester [aged 26] succeeded.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 19th January 1550 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester [aged 67] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.
On 10th March 1572 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester [aged 89] died. On His son John [aged 62] succeeded 2nd Marquess Winchester, 2nd Earl Wiltshire, 2nd Baron St John. Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 4th November 1576 John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 44] succeeded 3rd Marquess Winchester, 3rd Earl Wiltshire, 3rd Baron St John. Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester [aged 41] by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 24th November 1598 William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 39] succeeded 4th Marquess Winchester, 4th Earl Wiltshire, 4th Baron St John. Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 4th February 1629 William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester [aged 70] died. His son John [aged 31] succeeded 5th Marquess Winchester, 5th Earl Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John. Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 5th March 1675 John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 77] died. His son Charles [aged 45] succeeded 6th Marquess Winchester, 6th Earl Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John. Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 27th February 1699 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton [aged 69] died. His son Charles [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Duke Bolton, 7th Marquess Winchester, 7th Earl Wiltshire, 7th Baron St John.
On 21st January 1722 Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton [aged 61] died. His son Charles [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Duke Bolton, 8th Marquess Winchester, 8th Earl Wiltshire, 8th Baron St John. Anne Vaughan Duchess Bolton by marriage Duchess Bolton.
On 26th August 1754 Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton [aged 68] died. His brother Harry [aged 63] succeeded 4th Duke Bolton, 9th Marquess Winchester, 9th Earl Wiltshire, 9th Baron St John.
On 9th October 1759 Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton [aged 68] died. His son Charles [aged 41] succeeded 5th Duke Bolton, 10th Marquess Winchester, 10th Earl Wiltshire, 10th Baron St John.
On 5th July 1765 Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton [aged 47] committed suicide at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia shooting himself in the head with a pistol. His brother Harry [aged 44] succeeded 6th Duke Bolton, 11th Marquess Winchester, 11th Earl Wiltshire, 11th Baron St John. Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton [aged 29] by marriage Duchess Bolton.
On 25th December 1794 Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton [aged 74] died without male issue. Duke Bolton extinct. His third cousin once removed George [aged 72] succeeded 12th Marquess Winchester, 12th Earl Wiltshire, 12th Baron St John. Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester. Most of his estates including Bolton Castle [Map] were inherited by his elder brother's illegitimate daughter Jean Mary [aged 43] whose husband Thomas Orde [aged 54] added the surname Powlett to his own.
On 22nd April 1800 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 77] died. His son Charles [aged 36] succeeded 13th Marquess Winchester, 13th Earl Wiltshire, 13th Baron St John.
On 29th November 1843 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 79] died. His son John [aged 42] succeeded 14th Marquess Winchester, 14th Earl Wiltshire, 14th Baron St John.
On 4th July 1887 John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester [aged 86] died. His son Augustus [aged 29] succeeded 15th Marquess Winchester, 15th Earl Wiltshire, 15th Baron St John.
On 11th December 1899 Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester [aged 41] was killed in action at Magersfontein, South Africa in a battle where the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces. His brother Henry [aged 37] succeeded 16th Marquess Winchester, 16th Earl Wiltshire, 16th Baron St John.
On 28th June 1962 Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester [aged 99] died. His first cousin twice removed Richard [aged 57] succeeded 17th Marquess Winchester, 17th Earl Wiltshire, 17th Baron St John.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1968 Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester [aged 63] died unmarried. His first cousin once removed Nigel [aged 26] succeeded 18th Marquess Winchester, 18th Earl Wiltshire, 18th Baron St John.