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Events on the 5th November
On 5th November 1235 (possibly March) Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30) died in Toro, Zamora.
On 5th November 1327 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 60) died. His son Alfonso (age 28) succeeded IV King Aragon since his eldest son wished to take holy orders.
On 5th November 1376 or 5th December 1376 John Arundell (age 40) was drowned on the journey to Brittany. See Adam of Usk.
Close Rolls Edward IV Edward V Richard III 1476-1485. On 5th November 1483 King Richard III of England (age 31). Bridport, Dorset [Map]. Commission of array in Wales to the king's kinsman William, Earl of Huntingdon (age 32), and James Tyrrell (age 28), knight, for the resistance of the rebels. By K. by word of mouth.
The like to James Tyrell, knight.
After 10th May 1490 Alice Southill (deceased) was buried at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map]. After 5th November 1524 John Harrington (age 10) was buried with his wife.
Fluted Period. Esses and Roses Collar. The Bedesman, Chunky Lions Mane, Swirling Tail, Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar, Dress Folds at Feet and Angels supporting the pillow are all indicative of Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent.
The Bedesman and Swirling Tail under his feet. Chunky Lions Mane.
Angels holding the pillow.
Alice Southill: Around 1460 she was born to Henry Southill at Everingham. Before 10th May 1490 she died. In 1500 John Harrington and she were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
John Harrington: After 1480 he was born to Robert Harrington at Exton, Rutlandshire. Date adjusted from 1473 to 1480 to be consistent with father's birth in 1465. On 5th November 1524 John Harrington died at Exton, Rutlandshire.
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On 26th January 1546 John Spelman (age 66) died. On 5th November 1556 Elizabeth Frowick died. They were buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].
Elizabeth Frowick: she was born to Henry Frowick of South Mimms and Anne Knollys. John Coningsby of North Mimms and she were married. In 1498 John Spelman and she were married. They had thirteen sons and seven daughters.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th November 1553. The v day of November dyd pryche master Feknam (age 38) at sant Mare Overays [Map] a-for non, and ther wher at ys sermon the yerle of Devonshyre (age 26), ser Antony Browne (age 24), and juge Morgayn, and dyvers odur nobull men.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th November 1559. The v day of November ther was grett justes at the quen('s) palles [palace], and ther was my lord Robartt Dudley (age 27) and my lord of Hunsdon (age 33) wher the chalengers, and all they wher (in) skarffes of whyt and blake, boyth haroldes and trumpeters; and deffenders my lord Ambros (age 29) with odur; and the haroldes and trumpeters and the fotmen with skarffes of red and yelow sarsenett.
Life and Letters of Henry Wotton. 223. To Sir Edmund Bacon (age 43). Letter to B., p. 135, no date; dated in Reliquiae, 3rd ed., p. 427. Rochester created Earl of Somerset, &c. (London, Nov. 5, 1613.)
Now I begin; but why not before? That question shall be answered by the next carrier, or by a special messenger the next week, at which time you shall have an account of all that hath passed, and some prognostication also upon the future; for my pen is grown bold and eager with rest, as dogs that are tied up.
At the present all my care is to let you know that I have received your last, with the enclosed: which although I well understand myself, yet I have not had time since the deciphering to acquaint the party with it. which shall be done as soon as I have sealed this, and sent it to the carrier's.
I thought now to have said no more; but lest it lose the grace of freshness, I pray let me tell you, that yesterday morning the Viscount Rochester (age 26) was very solemnly in the banqueting-hall. in the sight of many great ones and small ones, created Earl of Somerset; and in the afternoon, for a farther honouring and signalizing of the day, my Lord Cook (brought in by the said Earl) was sworn a Privy Councillor, to counterpoise the difference of the profit between the Common Pleas and the King's Bench1.
I will turn over the leaf though I die for it, to remember the heartiest love of my soul to that good niece, to that sweet niece, to whom I have much to say by the next opportunity. Our dear Saviour keep you both in His continual love.
Your faithfullest servant,
Henry Wotton.
Touching the project of our house, believe it, sir, I boil in it, and am ready to begin again, that I may tell you how busy I have been in the matter; but let this also be put over till the following week, which is likely to fall heavy upon you.
Written on the day of our great preservation, for which our God be ever glorified.
Note 1. Sir Edward Coke (age 61), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1606, was now by Bacon's advice, and against his own will, appointed to the Chief Justiceship of the King's Bench, a more honourable, but less lucrative position. (Gardiner. ii, pp. 207, 208.)
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On 5th November 1616 William Segar (age 62) was knighted.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 5th November 1617. The 5th I carried Mr Davis to Gray's Inn to the attorney, when I told him His Majesty's pleasure. From thence I went to Mr Walton's lodgings to entreat his advice and help in this business, and so I came down this night to Knole. The next day my Lord Hay (age 37) was married to Lady Lucy Percy (age 17).
Note 1. Sister of Lady Dorothy Sidney (age 19).
On 5th November 1624 James Wriothesley (age 19) died of fever at Roosendaal. On 28th December 1624 he was buried at Titchfield, Hampshire [Map].
On 5th November 1648 Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 36) died in childbirth. She was buried at All Saints Church, Eggesford.
Hudibras On Samuel Butler Author of Hudibras. Lord Dorset (age 40) is said to have first introduced Hudibras to court. November 11, 1662, the author obtained an imprimatur, signed J. Berkenhead, for printing his poem; accordingly in the following year he published the first part, containing 125 pages. Sir Roger L'Estrange granted an imprimatur for the second part of Hudibras, by the author of the first, November 5, 1663, and it was printed by T. R. for John Martin, 1664.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1663. Dr. South (age 29), my Lord Chancellor's (age 54) chaplain, preached at Westminster Abbey [Map] an excellent discourse concerning obedience to magistrates, against the pontificians and sectaries. I afterward dined at Sir Philip Warwick's (age 53), where was much company.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1665. To dinner, where a great deale of silly discourse, but the worst is I hear that the plague increases much at Lambeth, Surrey [Map], St. Martin's [Map] and Westminster, and fear it will all over the city.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1665. Lord's Day. Up, and after being trimmed, by boat to the Cockpitt [Map], where I heard the Duke of Albemarle's (age 56) chaplin make a simple sermon: among other things, reproaching the imperfection of humane learning, he cried: "All our physicians cannot tell what an ague is, and all our arithmetique is not able to number the days of a man"; which, God knows, is not the fault of arithmetique, but that our understandings reach not the thing.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1665. Thence I to the Swan [Map], thinking to have seen Sarah but she was at church, and so I by water to Deptford, Kent [Map], and there made a visit to Mr. Evelyn (age 45), who, among other things, showed me most excellent painting in little; in distemper, Indian incke, water colours: graveing; and, above all, the whole secret of mezzo-tinto, and the manner of it, which is very pretty, and good things done with it. He read to me very much also of his discourse, he hath been many years and now is about, about Guardenage; which will be a most noble and pleasant piece. He read me part of a play or two of his making, very good, but not as he conceits them, I think, to be. He showed me his Hortus Hyemalis leaves laid up in a book of several plants kept dry, which preserve colour, however, and look very finely, better than any Herball. In fine, a most excellent person he is, and must be allowed a little for a little conceitedness; but he may well be so, being a man so much above others. He read me, though with too much gusto, some little poems of his own, that were not transcendant, yet one or two very pretty epigrams; among others, of a lady looking in at a grate, and being pecked at by an eagle that was there.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1666. After dinner and this discourse I took coach, and at the same time find my Lord Hinchingbrooke (age 18) and Mr. John Crew (age 38) and the Doctor (age 33) going out to see the ruins of the City; so I took the Doctor into my Hackney coach (and he is a very fine sober gentleman), and so through the City. But, Lord! what pretty and sober observations he made of the City and its desolation; till anon we come to my house, and there I took them upon Tower Hill [Map] to shew them what houses were pulled down there since the fire; and then to my house, where I treated them with good wine of several sorts, and they took it mighty respectfully, and a fine company of gentlemen they are; but above all I was glad to see my Lord Hinchingbrooke drink no wine at all. Here I got them to appoint Wednesday come se'nnight to dine here at my house, and so we broke up and all took coach again, and I carried the Doctor to Chancery Lane [Map], and thence I to White Hall, where I staid walking up and down till night, and then got almost into the play house, having much mind to go and see the play at Court this night; but fearing how I should get home, because of the bonefires and the lateness of the night to get a coach, I did not stay; but having this evening seen my Lady Jemimah, who is come to towne, and looks very well and fat, and heard how Mr. John Pickering (age 55) is to be married this week, and to a fortune with £5000, and seen a rich necklace of pearle and two pendants of dyamonds, which Sir G. Carteret (age 56) hath presented her with since her coming to towne, I home by coach, but met not one bonefire through the whole town in going round by the wall, which is strange, and speaks the melancholy disposition of the City at present, while never more was said of, and feared of, and done against the Papists than just at this time.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1666. This noon W. Hewer (age 24) and T. Hater both tell me that it is all over the town, and Mr. Pierce tells me also, this afternoon coming to me, that for certain Sir G. Carteret (age 56) hath parted with his Treasurer's place, and that my Lord Anglesey (age 52) is in it upon agreement and change of places, though the latter part I do not think. This Povy (age 52) told me yesterday, and I think it is a wise act of Sir G. Carteret.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1666. Thence by coach to my Lady Peterborough (age 44), and there spoke with my Lady, who had sent to speak with me. She makes mighty moan of the badness of the times, and her family as to money. My Lord's (age 44) passionateness for want thereof, and his want of coming in of rents, and no wages from the Duke of York (age 33). No money to be had there for wages nor disbursements, and therefore prays my assistance about his pension. I was moved with her story, which she largely and handsomely told me, and promised I would try what I could do in a few days, and so took leave, being willing to keep her Lord fair with me, both for his respect to my Lord Sandwich (age 41) and for my owne sake hereafter, when I come to pass my accounts.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1666. Thence to my Lord Crew's (age 68), and there dined, and mightily made of, having not, to my shame, been there in 8 months before. Here my Lord and Sir Thomas Crew (age 42), Mr. John (age 38), and Dr. Crew (age 33), and two strangers. The best family in the world for goodness and sobriety. Here beyond my expectation I met my Lord Hinchingbrooke (age 18), who is come to towne two days since from Hinchingbroke [Map], and brought his sister and brother Carteret (age 25) with him, who are at Sir G. Carteret's (age 56).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1666. After dinner I and Sir Thomas Crew (age 42) went aside to discourse of public matters, and do find by him that all the country gentlemen are publickly jealous of the courtiers in the Parliament, and that they do doubt every thing that they propose; and that the true reason why the country gentlemen are for a land-tax and against a general excise, is, because they are fearful that if the latter be granted they shall never get it down again; whereas the land-tax will be but for so much; and when the war ceases, there will be no ground got by the Court to keep it up. He do much cry out upon our accounts, and that all that they have had from the King (age 36) hath been but estimates both from my Lord Treasurer (age 59) and us, and from all people else, so that the Parliament is weary of it. He says the House would be very glad to get something against Sir G. Carteret (age 56), and will not let their inquiries die till they have got something. He do, from what he hath heard at the Committee for examining the burning of the City, conclude it as a thing certain that it was done by plots; it being proved by many witnesses that endeavours were made in several places to encrease the fire, and that both in City and country it was bragged by several Papists that upon such a day or in such a time we should find the hottest weather that ever was in England, and words of plainer sense.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th November 1668. Up, and Willet come home in the morning, and, God forgive me! I could not conceal my content thereat by smiling, and my wife observed it, but I said nothing, nor she, but away to the office. Presently up by water to White Hall, and there all of us to wait on the Duke of York (age 35), which we did, having little to do, and then I up and down the house, till by and by the Duke of York, who had bid me stay, did come to his closet again, and there did call in me and Mr. Wren; and there my paper, that I have lately taken pains to draw up, was read, and the Duke of York pleased therewith; and we did all along conclude upon answers to my mind for the Board, and that that, if put in execution, will do the King's business. But I do now more and more perceive the Duke of York's trouble, and that he do lie under great weight of mind from the Duke of Buckingham's (age 40) carrying things against him; and particularly when I advised that he would use his interest that a seaman might come into the room of W. Pen (age 47), who is now declared to be gone from us to that of the Victualling, and did shew how the Office would now be left without one seaman in it, but the Surveyour and the Controller, who is so old as to be able to do nothing, he told me plainly that I knew his mind well enough as to seamen, but that it must be as others will. And Wren did tell it me as a secret, that when the Duke of York did first tell the King (age 38) about Sir W. Pen's leaving of the place, and that when the Duke of York did move the King that either Captain Cox or Sir Jer. Smith might succeed him, the King did tell him that that was a matter fit to be considered of, and would not agree to either presently; and so the Duke of York could not prevail for either, nor knows who it shall be. The Duke of York did tell me himself, that if he had not carried it privately when first he mentioned Pen's leaving his place to the King, it had not been done; for the Duke of Buckingham and those of his party do cry out upon it, as a strange thing to trust such a thing into the hands of one that stands accused in Parliament: and that they have so far prevailed upon the King that he would not have him named in Council, but only take his name to the Board; but I think he said that only D. Gawden's name shall go in the patent; at least, at the time when Sir Richard Browne (age 63) asked the King the names of D. Gawden's security, the King told him it was not yet necessary for him to declare them. And by and by, when the Duke of York and we had done, and Wren brought into the closet Captain Cox and James Temple [Map] About business of the Guiney Company, and talking something of the Duke of Buckingham's concernment therein, and says the Duke of York, "I will give the Devil his due, as they say the Duke of Buckingham hath paid in his money to the Company", or something of that kind, wherein he would do right to him. The Duke of York told me how these people do begin to cast dirt upon the business that passed the Council lately, touching Supernumeraries, as passed by virtue of his authority there, there being not liberty for any man to withstand what the Duke of York advises there; which, he told me, they bring only as an argument to insinuate the putting of the Admiralty into Commission, which by all men's discourse is now designed, and I perceive the same by him. This being done, and going from him, I up and down the house to hear news: and there every body's mouth full of changes; and, among others, the Duke of York's regiment of Guards, that was raised during the late war at sea, is to be disbanded: and also, that this day the King do intend to declare that the Duke of Ormond (age 58) is no more Deputy of Ireland, but that he will put it into Commission. This day our new Treasurers did kiss the King's hand, who complimented them, as they say, very highly, that he had for a long time been abused in his Treasurer, and that he was now safe in their hands. I saw them walk up and down the Court together all this morning; the first time I ever saw Osborne, who is a comely gentleman. This day I was told that my Lord Anglesey (age 54) did deliver a petition on Wednesday in Council to the King, laying open, that whereas he had heard that his Majesty had made such a disposal of his place, which he had formerly granted him for life upon a valuable consideration, and that, without any thing laid to his charge, and during a Parliament's sessions, he prayed that his Majesty would be pleased to let his case be heard before the Council and the judges of the land, who were his proper counsel in all matters of right: to which, I am told, the King, after my Lord's being withdrawn, concluded upon his giving him an answer some few days hence; and so he was called in, and told so, and so it ended. Having heard all this I took coach and to Mr. Povy's (age 54), where I hear he is gone to the Swedes Resident in Covent Garden [Map], where he is to dine. I went thither, but he is not come yet, so I to White Hall to look for him, and up and down walking there I met with Sir Robert Holmes (age 46), who asking news I told him of Sir W. Pen's going from us, who ketched at it so as that my heart misgives me that he will have a mind to it, which made me heartily sorry for my words, but he invited me and would have me go to dine with him at the Treasurer's, Sir Thomas Clifford (age 38), where I did go and eat some oysters; which while we were at, in comes my Lord Keeper and much company; and so I thought it best to withdraw. And so away, and to the Swedes Agent's, and there met Mr. Povy; where the Agent would have me stay and dine, there being only them, and Joseph Williamson (age 35), and Sir Thomas Clayton; but what he is I know not. Here much extraordinary noble discourse of foreign Princes, and particularly the greatness of the King of France (age 30), and of his being fallen into the right way of making the Kingdom great, which [none] of his ancestors ever did before. I was mightily pleased with this company and their discourse, so as to have been seldom so much in all my life, and so after dinner up into his upper room, and there did see a piece of perspective, but much inferior to Mr. Povy's.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1673. This night the youths of the city burned the Pope in effigy, after they had made procession with it in great triumph, they being displeased at the Duke (age 40) for altering his religion and marrying an Italian lady (age 15).
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1678. Dr. Tillotson (age 48) preached before the Commons at St. Margaret's [Map]. He said the Papists were now arrived at that impudence, as to deny that there ever was any such as the gunpowder-conspiracy; but he affirmed that he himself had several letters written by Sir Everard Digby (one of the traitors), in which he gloried that he was to suffer for it; and that it was so contrived, that of the Papists not above two or three should have been blown up, and they, such as were not worth saving.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1688. The Archbishop of Canterbury (age 71) and some few of the other Bishops and Lords in London, were sent for to Whitehall, and required to set forth their abhorrence of this invasion. They assured his Majesty (age 55) that they had never invited any of the Prince's (age 38) party, or were in the least privy to it, and would be ready to show all testimony of their loyalty; but, as to a public declaration, being so few, they desired that his Majesty would call the rest of their brethren and Peers, that they might consult what was fit to be done on this occasion, not thinking it right to publish anything without them, and till they had themselves seen the Prince's manifesto, in which it was pretended he was invited in by the Lords, spiritual and temporal. This did not please the King; so they departed.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1688. I went to London; heard the news of the Prince (age 38) having landed at Torbay, coming with a fleet of near 700 sail, passing through the Channel with so favorable a wind, that our navy could not intercept, or molest them. This put the King (age 55) and Court into great consternation, they were now employed in forming an army to stop their further progress, for they were got into Exeter [Map], and the season and ways very improper for his Majesty's forces to march so great a distance.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1688. A declaration was published, prohibiting all persons to see or read the Prince's (age 38) manifesto, in which was set forth at large the cause of his expedition, as there had been one before from the States.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1688. These are the beginnings of sorrow, unless God in his mercy prevent it by some happy reconciliation of all dissensions among us. This, in all likelihood, nothing can effect except a free Parliament; but this we cannot hope to see, while there are any forces on either side. I pray God to protect and direct the King (age 55) for the best and truest interest of his people!-I saw his Majesty touch for the evil, Piten the Jesuit, and Warner officiating.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th November 1689. The Bishop of St. Asaph (age 62), Lord Almoner, preached before the King (age 39) and Queen (age 27), the whole discourse being an historical narrative of the Church of England's several deliverances, especially that of this anniversary, signalized by being also the birthday of the Prince of Orange, his marriage (which was on the 4th), and his landing at Torbay this day. There was a splendid ball and other rejoicings.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1743 Erasmus Philipps 5th Baronet (age 43) drowned in the River Avon after his horse was frightened by pigs. He was unmarried. His brother John (age 43) succeeded 6th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle.
On 5th November 1830 George James Cholmondeley (age 78) died. Memorial in St Oswald's Church, Malpas [Map].
George James Cholmondeley: On 22nd February 1752 he was born to Robert Cholmondeley. Before 5th November 1830 George James Cholmondeley and Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney were married. The difference in their ages was 47 years.
After 5th November 1853. Church of St Mary, East Raynham [Map]. Memorial to Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (deceased) and Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus.
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend: On 16th September 1785 he was born to George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend and Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester. Before 5th November 1853 Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend and Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus were married. He the son of George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend and Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester. They were first cousins. On 5th November 1853 Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend died. He was buried at Church of St Mary, East Raynham [Map].
Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus: she was born to General William Loftus and Elizabeth Townshend. On 21st March 1866 she died. She was buried in the Townshend family vault at Raynham Hall, Norfolk.
On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman ...
Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (age 26) and Cavendish Hubert Greville (age 19) were killed.
Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) fought; his horse was killed under him by a shell.
William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 18) was wounded.
Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 25) and Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 24) fought.
Captain William Kent Allix (age 31) was killed in action whilst serving with the 1st Royal Regiment.
Robert Lydston Newman 2nd Baronet (age 32) was killed in action. His brother Lydston (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Newman of Stokeley and Mamhead in Devon.
Charles Francis Seymour-Conway (age 35) was killed in action.
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After 5th November 1854. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to Captain William Kent Allix (deceased) who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman.
Captain William Kent Allix: Before 5th November 1804 he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to General George de Lacy Evans. On 9th April 1823 he was born to Colonel Charles Allix and Mary Elizabeth Hammond at Willoughby Hall. He was educated at Harrow School where there is a memorial plaque to him.
The London Gazette 21997. War-Office, May 5, 1857.
The Queen (age 37) has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the Decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned Officers of Her Majesty's Army, who have been recommended to Her Majesty for that Decoration,—in accordance with the rules laid down in Her Majesty's Warrant of the 29th of January, 1856,—on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the Enemy during the late War, as recorded against their several names; viz.
Grenadier Guards. Colonel Hon. Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 37). Date of Act of Bravery, 5th November, 1854 [ at the Battle of Inkerman]
At a moment when the Guards were at some distance from the Sand Bag Battery, at the Battle of Inkerman, Colonel Percy charged singly into the battery, followed immediately by the Guards; the embrasures of the battery, as also the parapet, were held by the Russians, who kept up a most severe fire of musketry.
At the Battle of Inkerman Colonel Percy, found himself with many men of various regiments, who had charged too far, nearly surrounded by the Russians, and without ammunition. Colonel Percy, by his knowledge of ground, though wounded, extricated these men, and, passing under a heavy fire from the Russians then in the Sand Bag Battery, brought them safe to where ammunition was to be obtained, thereby saving some fifty men, and enabling them to renew the combat. He received the approval of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, for this action, on the spot.—Colonel Percy was engaged with, and put hors de combat, a Russian soldier.
After 5th November 1854. St Germans Priory [Map]. Memorial to Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (deceased) who fell at the Battle of Inkerman.
Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot: On 9th September 1828 he was born to Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans.
On 5th November 1862 Mary Anne Browne died. On 9th September 1853 Anna Martina ffolkes died. Memorials in Church of St Mary, Hillington [Map].
Mary Anne Browne: she was born to Dominick Geoffrey Browne of Castle McGarrett.
Anna Martina ffolkes: she was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet.
5th November 1876. Portrait of Henry Gastineau from the Illustrated London News.
On 5th November 1953 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh opened the Scottish Central Library [Map].
On 5th November 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) was murdered by the brother, Mohammed M'Barek, of his wife Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 43) on her behalf. On 7th April 2005 the remains of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury were discovered in a valley at Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the outskirts of Cannes. His son Anthony (age 27) succeeded 11th Earl Shaftesbury, 11th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 12th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. He died six weeks after assuming the title folowing the discovery of his father's remains.
Births on the 5th November
On 5th November 1226 Isabel Clare Lady Annandale was born to Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 46) and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 26). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 5th November 1305 Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford was born to Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 31) and Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles (age 29).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1436 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville was born to Henry Grey 2nd Earl Tankerville (age 18) and Antigone Lancaster Countess Tankerville (age 14) at Pontesbury, Shropshire. He a great grandson of King Henry IV of England.
On 5th November 1585 John St John 1st Baronet was born to John St John (age 33) and Lucy Hungerford.
On 5th November 1614 Anne St John Countess Rochester was born to John St John 1st Baronet (age 29) and Anne Leighton.
On 5th November 1640 John Verney 1st Viscount Fermanagh was born to Ralph Verney 1st Baronet (age 26).
On 5th November 1665 William Brownlow 4th Baronet was born to Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow (age 32).
On 5th November 1667 Henri Bourbon Condé was born to Henri Jules Bourbon Condé Prince Condé (age 24) and Anne Henriette Palatinate Simmern (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 5th November 1694 Robert Blackwood 1st Baronet was born.
On 5th November 1704 Samuel Pegge was born to Christopher Pegge and Getrude Stephenson.
On 5th November 1722 William Byron 5th Baron Byron was born to William Byron 4th Baron Byron (age 52) and Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron (age 19).
On 5th November 1727 William Keppel was born to William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle (age 25) and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle (age 24). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th November 1735 Henrietta Vernon Countess Grosvenor was born to Henry Vernon (age 17) and Henrietta Wentworth (age 15).
On 5th November 1739 Hugh Montgomerie 12th Earl Eglinton was born to Alexander Montgomerie (age 19).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 5th November 1750 Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton was born to Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 30) and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.31%.
On 5th November 1787 Emily Susanna Waldegrave was born to William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock (age 34). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th November 1789 Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 35) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 29).
On 5th November 1792 Reverend William Molesworth was born to William Molesworth 6th Baronet (age 34).
On 5th November 1796 Henry Thompson 3rd Baronet was born to Charles Thompson 1st Baronet (age 56).
On 5th November 1797 Catherine Walpole was born to Horatio Walpole 2nd Earl Orford (age 45) and Sophia Churchill (age 41). She was baptised on 23rd November 1797 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 5th November 1800 John Ralph Milbanke-Huskisson 8th Baronet was born to John Peniston Milbanke 7th Baronet (age 24).
On 5th November 1803 Lucius Cary 10th Viscount Falkland was born to Charles John Cary 9th Viscount Falkland (age 35) and Christiana Anton Viscountess Falkland.
On 5th November 1809 Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset was born to Thomas Sheridan (age 33) and Caroline Henrietta Callander (age 30).
On 5th November 1818 Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 33) and Lucy Graham Countess Powis (age 25) at The Angel Hotel, Pershore.
On 5th November 1833 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was born to Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 36).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1842 William Jocelyn 6th Earl Roden was born to John Jocelyn (age 37).
On 5th November 1844 Sholto Douglas 19th Earl of Morton was born to Sholto Douglas 18th Earl Morton (age 26) and Helen Watson.
On 5th November 1845 Archibald Lamb 3rd Baronet was born to Charles Lamb (age 29).
On 5th November 1851 Edward Robert Hughes was born to Edward Hughes (age 23) and Harriet Foord (age 25) at 29 Wilmington Square, Clerkenwell. His uncle was the painter Arthur Hughes (age 19).
On 5th November 1860 Lionel Charles Lane Fox-Pitt was born to Augustus Henry Fox Pitt-Rivers (age 33) and Alice Margaret Stanley (age 32).
On 5th November 1871 Beatrice Mary Egerton Baroness Rochdale was born to Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere (age 24) and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere (age 21).
On 5th November 1877 Moubray St John 19th Baron St John was born to Beauchamp St John 17th Baron St John (age 32).
On 5th November 1892 George Guy Bulwer Nugent 4th was born to George Colborne Nugent (age 28) and Isabel Mary Bulwer (age 23).
On 5th November 1901 Mary Constance Vivian Smith was born to Vivian Hugh Smith 1st Baron Bicester (age 33) and Sybil Mary McDonnell Baroness Bicester (age 25).
On 5th November 1906 George Trevelyan 4th Baronet was born to Charles Trevelyan 3rd Baronet (age 36) and Mary "Molly" Katherine Bell Lady Trevelyan (age 25).
On 5th November 1910 Ronald Temple-Gore-Langton 7th Earl Temple of Stowe was born to Captain Chandos Graham Temple-Gore-Langton (age 37).
On 5th November 1950 Ralph Stuart Graham 14th Baronet was born to Ralph Wolfe Graham 13th Baronet (age 42).
On 5th November 1963 Charles Pelham 8th Earl of Yarborough was born to John Edward Pelham 7th Earl of Yarborough (age 43) and Florence Anne Petronel Upton Countess Yarborough (age 39).
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1964 John Robert Somerset was born to David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 36) and Caroline Jane Thynne 11th Duchess Beaufort (age 36).
Marriages on the 5th November
On 5th November 1716 John Crispe 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Elizabeth Sayer were married.
On 5th November 1770 William Charles Colyear 3rd Earl Portmore (age 25) and Mary Leslie Countess Portmore (age 17) were married. She the daughter of John Leslie 10th Earl Rothes and Hannah Cole Countess Rothes. He the son of Charles Colyear 2nd Earl Portmore (age 70).
On 5th November 1795 Matthew Wood 1st Baronet (age 27) and Maria Page were married.
On 5th November 1840 George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen (age 24) and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 26) were married. He the son of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 56) and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen.
On 5th November 1874 Richard Grosvenor 1st Baron Stalbridge (age 37) and Beatrice Charlotte Elizabeth Vesey were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He the son of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 77).
On 5th November 1878 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 22) and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 55) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 53) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 44). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 5th November 1881 Henry Ulrick Lascelles 5th Earl Harewood (age 35) and Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 62) and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. He the son of Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood (age 57) and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh. They were third cousins.
On 5th November 1884 Arthur Holland 3rd Viscount Knutsford (age 29) and Ellen Lawson Viscountess Knutsford were married.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1923 Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl Avon (age 26) and Beatrice Helen Beckett (age 18) were married.
On 5th November 1940 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) and Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 27) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
On 5th November 2002 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 64) and Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. The marriage lasted until April 2004 when he started a relationship with Nadia Orche. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Deaths on the 5th November
On 5th November 1219 Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche (age 56) died. His son Hugh (age 36) succeeded X Seigneur of Lusignan.
On 5th November 1235 (possibly March) Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30) died in Toro, Zamora.
On 5th November 1327 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 60) died. His son Alfonso (age 28) succeeded IV King Aragon since his eldest son wished to take holy orders.
On 5th November 1395 Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 38) died. Her son John (age 13) succeeded 6th Baron Latimer of Corby.
On 5th November 1450 John IV Count Armagnac (age 54) died. His son Jean (age 30) succeeded V Count Armagnac.
On 5th November 1463 Bishop John Kingscote died.
On 5th November 1632 Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland (age 68) died. His son Algernon (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl of Northumberland, 13th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 21st Baron Percy of Topcliffe, 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Poynings.
On 5th November 1648 Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 36) died in childbirth. She was buried at All Saints Church, Eggesford.
On 5th November 1660 Lucy Percy Countess Carlisle (age 60) died.
On 5th November 1677 Edward Rouse 2nd Baronet died. His half brother Francis succeeded 3rd Baronet Rouse of Rouse Lench in Worcestershire. Frances Archer Lady Rouse (age 20) by marriage Lady Rouse of Rouse Lench in Worcestershire.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1701 Charles Gerard 2nd Earl Macclesfield (age 42) died without legitimate issue; his two children with Anna Mason Countess Macclesfield (age 33) had been declared illegitimate. His brother Fitton (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl Macclesfield, 3rd Viscount Brandon of Brandon in Suffolk, 3rd Baron Gerard of Brandon in Suffolk.
On 5th November 1702 Henry Winchcombe 2nd Baronet (age 43) died. Baronet Winchcombe of Bucklebury in Berkshire extinct. His estate Bucklebury Manor, Berkshire were inherited by his daughter Frances Winchcombe Viscountess Bolingbroke (age 21) and her husband Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (age 24).
On 5th November 1702 William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby (age 47) died. On His brother James (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Derby. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant between his two daughters Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 15) and Elizabeth Stanley. On the death of Elizabeth Stanley in 1714 the abeyance was terminated in favour of Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey.
On 5th November 1743 Erasmus Philipps 5th Baronet (age 43) drowned in the River Avon after his horse was frightened by pigs. He was unmarried. His brother John (age 43) succeeded 6th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle.
On 16th November 1745 James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 80) died. His coffin-plate says 5th November 1645. He was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey. His brother Charles (age 74) de jure 3rd Duke Ormonde (he didn't claim the title since his brother the second duke had been attainted for supporting the Jacobite rebellion), 3rd Marquess Ormonde, 14th Earl Ormonde, 7th Earl Ossory.
On 5th November 1763 John Fleming 1st Baronet (age 33) died. Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex extinct.
On 1st November 1768 John Haskins Eyles-Styles 4th Baronet (age 27) died unmarried. Baronet Eyles of London extinct. He was buried on 5th November 1768 at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate.
On 5th November 1774 John Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 45) died at Dunkeld. His son John (age 19) succeeded 4th Duke Atholl, 5th Marquess Atholl, 6th Earl Atholl, 7th Earl Tullibardine.
On 5th November 1779 Roger Twisden 6th Baronet (age 41) died. His brother John (age 36) succeeded 7th Baronet Twisden of Bradbourne in Kent. There was an older brother, William Twisden, who was barred from the succession. It appears that there was some doubt as to whether he and his wife Mary Kirk had been legally married before his birth. Sources refer to John Francis Twisden and John Kerr Twisden, grandson and great-gandson of William Twisden respectively as de jure 7th and 8th Baronets. Their line ran out with the death of John Kerr Twisden and the Baronetcy was inherited by William Twisden 9th Baronet.
On 5th November 1796 Mary Bruce Duchess Richmond died.
On 5th November 1799 William Kemp 8th Baronet (age 81) died. His son William (age 54) succeeded 9th Baronet Kemp of Gissing in Norfolk. Sarah Adcock Lady Kemp by marriage Lady Kemp of Gissing in Norfolk.
On 5th November 1806 William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork (age 62) died. His son John (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork. Frances Elizabeth Villiers Viscountess Ponsonby (age 20) by marriage Baroness Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork.
On 5th November 1807 Angelica Kauffmann (age 66) died in Rome, Italy [Map].
On 5th November 1813 Thomas Style 7th Baronet (age 16) died unmarried. His brother Thomas (age 16) succeeded 8th Baronet Style of Wateringbury in Kent.
On 5th November 1816 Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 50) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge; home of her son-in-law Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton (age 25), husband of her daughter Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton (age 27).
On 5th November 1847 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 90) died.
On 5th November 1848 Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park (age 74) died.
On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman ...
Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (age 26) and Cavendish Hubert Greville (age 19) were killed.
Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) fought; his horse was killed under him by a shell.
William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 18) was wounded.
Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 25) and Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 24) fought.
Captain William Kent Allix (age 31) was killed in action whilst serving with the 1st Royal Regiment.
Robert Lydston Newman 2nd Baronet (age 32) was killed in action. His brother Lydston (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Newman of Stokeley and Mamhead in Devon.
Charles Francis Seymour-Conway (age 35) was killed in action.
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On 5th November 1856 Digby Willoughby 7th Baron Middleton (age 86) died. His first cousin once removed Henry (age 39) succeeded 8th Baron Middleton 9th Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton (age 32) by marriage Baroness Middleton.
On 5th November 1890 Charles William Blunt 6th Baronet (age 79) died unmarried. His first cousin William (age 64) succeeded 7th Baronet Blunt of the City of London.
On 5th November 1914 William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 83) died. His son John (age 50) succeeded 7th Duke Buccleuch, 9th Duke Queensberry, 7th Earl Doncaster, 7th Baron Scott of Tynedale. Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 42) by marriage Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensberry.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 5th November 1915 Thomas Carew Trollope 3rd Baron Kesteven (age 24) died from wounds received unmarried. Baron Kesteven extinct. His first cousin once removed William (age 57) succeeded 10th Baronet Trollope of Casewick in Lincolnshire.
While journeying out to the Balkans, the ship Thomas was travelling on, the SS Mercian, was shelled by U-Boat SM U-38. After more than an hour being bombarded, the Mercian escaped. However, in that time, on 5th November 1915, 78 men were wounded, 23 were dead, 22 troops and eight crew members were missing. She managed to dock at Oran, Algeria, and those killed were either buried at sea or in the city's cemetery.
On 5th November 1921 Robert Victor Grosvenor 3rd Baron Ebury (age 53) died. His brother Francis (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron Ebury.
On 5th November 1945 Reverend Brooke de Malpas Grey-Egerton 13th Baronet died. His first cousin once removed Philip (age 60) succeeded 14th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.
On 5th November 1946 Thomas Scott-Ellis 8th Baron Howard de Walden 4th Baron Seaford (age 66) died. His son John (age 33) succeeded 9th Baron Howard de Walden, 5th Baron Seaford of Seaford in Sussex.
On 5th November 1953 Isabel "Nellie" Larnach Marchioness Abergavenny (age 63) died.
On 5th November 1955 Myra Idina Sackville Countess of Erroll (age 62) died.
On 5th November 1961 Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Cromer (age 75) died.
On 5th November 1968 Brigadier Henry Floyd 5th Baronet (age 69) died. His brother John (age 65) succeeded 6th Baronet Floyd of Chearsley Hill in Buckinghamshire.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1972 Henry George Massy Dashwood 8th Baronet (age 64) died. His son Richard (age 22) succeeded 9th Baronet Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire.
On 5th November 2003 Simon Lycett Green 5th Baronet (age 91) died. His first cousin once removed Edward (age 53) succeeded 6th Baronet Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk.
On 5th November 2004 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 66) was murdered by the brother, Mohammed M'Barek, of his wife Jamila Ben M'Barek Countess of Shaftesbury (age 43) on her behalf. On 7th April 2005 the remains of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 10th Earl of Shaftesbury were discovered in a valley at Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the outskirts of Cannes. His son Anthony (age 27) succeeded 11th Earl Shaftesbury, 11th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 12th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. He died six weeks after assuming the title folowing the discovery of his father's remains.
