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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1476 Death of the Duke of Norfolk
1542 Death of King James V of Scotland
1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Assassinated by Firearm
Before 21st March 51BC Ptolemy XII Auletes Pharoah of Egypt 117BC 51BC [aged 66] died. His daughter Cleopatra [aged 18] succeeded Pharaoh of Egypt.
On 31st May 1076 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was beheaded at St Gile's Hill, Winchester. His daughter Maud [aged 2] succeeded 2nd Countess Huntingdon, 2nd Countess of Northampton.
In 1080 Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois [aged 52] died. His son Odo succeeded I Count Vermandois but he was declared insane. His daughter Adelaide succeeded I Countess Vermandois.
On 13th October 1100 Guy aka Wido I Count of Ponthieu [aged 80] died. His daughter Agnes [aged 20] succeeded I Countess Ponthieu. Robert II Belleme 2nd Count Ponthieu 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 44] by marriage Count Ponthieu.
On 1st July 1109 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile [aged 68] died. His daughter Urracca [aged 30] succeeded Queen Leon, Queen Castile and Queen Galicia.
In 1130 Edward of Salisbury 1st Baron Trowbridge 1st Baron Chitterne died. His daughter Maud succeeded 2nd Baroness Trowbridge Feudal. His son Walter [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Baron Chitterne Feudal. Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne [aged 30] by marriage Baroness Chitterne Feudal.
On 9th April 1137 William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine [aged 38] died. His daughter Eleanor [aged 15] succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
On 6th January 1148 William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 29] died. His daughter Isabella [aged 11] succeeded 4th Countess Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
On 17th September 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany [aged 52] died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha [aged 23] succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.
On 20th February 1171 Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany [aged 33] died. His daughter Constance [aged 10] succeeded Duchess Brittany, 3rd Countess Richmond.
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.
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In 1173 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida [aged 13] succeeded Countess Boulogne.
Around 1175 William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His daughter Agnes [aged 40] succeeded 4th Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.
On 20th August 1179 William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York [aged 78] died. His daughter Hawise succeeded 2nd Countess Albemarle. Earl York extinct. The succession of the Earldom of York is somewhat unclear; it may have been created for life only, or for male succession only.
In 1183 William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester died. His daughter Isabella [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Countess Gloucester.
In 1196 William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 46] died. His daughter Ela [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Countess Salisbury.
On 14th August 1196 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur [aged 84] died. His daughter Erminsende [aged 9] succeeded Countess Luxemburg.
In 1197 Hugh Say 5th Baron Burford [aged 36] died at Richard's Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. His daughter Margaret [aged 15] succeeded 6th Baroness Burford Feudal.
On 4th November 1203 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland died. His daughter Ada [aged 15] succeeded I Countess Holland.
In 1205 Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut [aged 34] died. His daughter Joan [aged 6] succeeded I Countess Flanders.
On 4th October 1221 William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu [aged 42] died. His daughter Marie [aged 22] succeeded Countess Ponthieu.
On 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber [aged 26] was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw [aged 58] for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet [aged 39]. His daughter Eva [aged 3] succeeded 10th Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. His first cousin John [aged 33] succeeded 8th Baron Bramber Feudal.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In 1242 Maol Choluim Angus 5th Earl Angus [aged 52] died. His daughter Matilda [aged 20] succeeded 6th Countess Angus.
On 6th February 1250 Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun died. His daughter Clemence succeeded I Viscountess Châteaudun.
In 1256 Niall Carrick 2nd Earl Carrick died. His daughter Marjorie [aged 3] succeeded 3rd Countess Carrick.
On 4th August 1266 Odo Burgundy [aged 36] died at Acre [Map]. His daughter Yolande [aged 19] succeeded II Countess Nevers.
On 22nd July 1274 Henry I King Navarre [aged 30] died. His daughter Joan [aged 1] succeeded I Queen Navarre.
In 1279 Waleran Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg died. His daughter Ermengarde succeeded I Duchess Limburg.
In 1285 Hugh IV Count Rethel [aged 41] died. His daughter Joan succeeded Countess Rethel.
Around January 1308 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret [aged 3] succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1310 Stephen Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 27] died. His daughter Maud [aged 6] succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
In February 1311 Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury [aged 60] died at Lincoln's Inn. His daughter Alice [aged 29] succeeded 5th Countess Salisbury, 5th Countess Lincoln, 10th Baroness Pontefract, 11th Baroness Halton. Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 33] by marriage Earl Salisbury, Earl Lincoln.
On 26th November 1313 Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon [aged 37] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland.
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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Around 1330 Alan II Earl Menteith died. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Menteith.
In 1331 Guy Capet Count Penthièvre [aged 44] died. His daughter Joan [aged 12] succeeded Countess Penthièvre.
On 4th August 1338 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 38] died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. His daughter Margaret succeeded 2nd Countess Norfolk. She also succeeded to the title Earl Marshal, the only woman to have held this office, and inherited Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map].
On 24th June 1340 King Edward III of England [aged 27] attacked the French fleet at anchor during the Battle of Sluys capturing more than 200 ships, killing around 18000 French. The English force included John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 24], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 30], Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 27], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 10], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 22], Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 38], Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 30], Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 30], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 32] and Richard Pembridge [aged 20].
Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer [aged 38] died from wounds. His daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Baroness Monthermer.
On 1st April 1353 John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave [aged 37] died at Bretby Repton, Derbyshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 14] succeeded 5th Baroness Segrave.
On 5th December 1355 John Brabant III Duke Brabant [aged 55] died. His daughter Joanna [aged 33] succeeded as Duchess Brabant.
On 29th April 1360 Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar died. Her daughter Margaret [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Countess Menteith.
In 1361 Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl Angus [aged 30] died. His daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Countess Angus.
In 1368 Anthony Lucy 3rd Baron Lucy [aged 36] died probably killed on crusade at New Kaunas, in what is now Lithuania. His daughter Joan succeeded 4th Baroness Lucy.
On 7th October 1368 Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 29] died from poisoning at Alba [Map]. Duke Clarence extinct. His daughter Philippa [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Countess of Ulster. He was buried at the St Pietro Ciel d'Oro Church, Pavia [Map].
There was strong speculation he had been poisoned by his wife's [aged 14] father [aged 48].
On 5th April 1369 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 41] died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
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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In 1372 William 5th Earl Ross died. His daughter Euphemia succeeded 6th Countess Ross. Walter Leslie Earl of Ross by marriage Earl Ross.
On 12th January 1372 Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 62] died. His daughter Anne succeeded 2nd Baroness Manny. John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 24] by marriage Baron Manny.
On 28th May 1381 William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 51] died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 24] succeeded 5th Baroness Latimer of Corby.
On 28th June 1382 Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 52] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 10th September 1382 Louis I King Hungary King Poland [aged 56] died. His daughter Mary [aged 11] succeeded I Queen Hungary.
In 1383 William Furnival 4th Baron Furnivall [aged 56] died. His daughter Joan [aged 8] succeeded 5th Baroness Furnivall.
On 30th January 1384 Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [aged 53] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 36] succeeded III Countess Flanders.
Around March 1386 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness [aged 30] died. His daughter Eupheme succeeded 2nd Countess Strathearn, 2nd Countess Caithness.
In January 1387 Robert Grey 4th Baron Grey [aged 38] died at Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire. His daughter Joan succeeded 5th Baroness Grey of Rotherfield.
In 1394 John II Count Auvergne died. His daughter Joan [aged 16] succeeded Countess Auvergne and Countess Boulogne.
On 18th February 1397 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons [aged 57] died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter Marie [aged 30] succeeded Countess Soissons.
On 14th March 1406 Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall [aged 44] died at Worksop Priory [Map]. His daughter Maud [aged 13] succeeded 6th Baroness Furnivall.
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 18th May 1409 Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 10] succeeded 4th Baroness Bourchier.
In 1412 Guy 12th de Laval Baron died. His daughter Anne [aged 27] succeeded 21th Baroness Laval. Guy Montfort Baron Laval [aged 27] by marriage Baron Laval.
25th October 1415. At the Battle of Agincourt the French army suffered significant casualties.
Charles Valois Duke Orléans [aged 20] was captured by Richard Waller [aged 20] for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England [aged 29]. John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon [aged 34], Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" [aged 49], Georges de La Trémoille [aged 33] and Charles Artois Count of Eu [aged 21] were captured.
Charles Albret [aged 46], Philip Valois II Count Nevers [aged 26], John of Bar [aged 35], Jacques Chatillon [aged 48], David Rambures [aged 51] and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg [aged 60] and Hector de Chartres were killed.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle [aged 25] was killed. His daughter Jeanne succeeded Countess Soissons.
Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar [aged 38] was killed. His brother Louis [aged 38] succeeded I Duke Bar.
John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John [aged 6] succeeded II Duke Alençon.
Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont [aged 47] was killed. His son Antoine [aged 15] succeeded Count Vaudémont.
Anthony Valois Duke Brabant [aged 31] was killed. His son John [aged 12] succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester [aged 14] by marriage Duchess Brabant.
On 15th June 1416 John Valois 1st Duke Berry [aged 75] died. Duke Berry extinct. His daughter Marie [aged 41] succeeded I Duchess Auvergne.
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 19th October 1419 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 36] died. His daughter Ankaret [aged 3] succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 6th Baroness Talbot.
In 1422 Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 26] died. Earl Worcester extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 6] succeeded 3rd Baroness Abergavenny.
On 20th June 1424 Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer [aged 59] died. His daughter Margery [aged 27] de jure 3rd Baroness Despencer.
In or after 1427 Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin [deceased] died. Her daughter Thomasine [aged 4] succeeded 9th Baroness Fitzwarin.
On 3rd November 1428 Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 40] died from wounds received at the Siege of Orléans. His daughter Alice [aged 21] succeeded 5th Countess Salisbury, 4th Baroness Montagu, 7th Baroness Montagu, 6th Baroness Monthermer. Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 28] by marriage Earl Salisbury.
On 10th August 1430 James Dunbar 4th Earl of Moray [aged 30] died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 5] succeeded 5th Countess Moray.
On 25th January 1431 Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine [aged 66] died at Nancy. His daughter Isabella [aged 31] succeeded I Duchess Lorraine. His former mistress Alison May was murdered on the same day at Nancy.
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 13th January 1434 Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. Her daughter Joan [aged 31] succeeded 5th Baroness Cobham. Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham [aged 43] by marriage Baron Cobham.
In 1443 Robert Morley 7th Baron Marshal 6th Baron Morley [aged 25] died. His daughter Alianore [aged 1] succeeded 8th Baroness Marshal, 7th Baroness Morley.
On 11th June 1446 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 21] died at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Duke Warwick extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 2] succeeded 15th Countess Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghesh.
In 1450 William Ferrers 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 38] died. His daughter Anne succeeded 8th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 18] by marriage Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
On 25th July 1452 Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby [aged 67] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Joan [aged 27] succeeded 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 24] by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 20th July 1460 Thomas Scales 7th Baron Scales [aged 63] was murdered by boatmen whilst travelling from the Tower of London [Map] to Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 8th Baroness Scales. She was, or had been married to, Henry Bourchier (the year of his death may been 1458). She was in 1466 married to Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers [aged 20], brother of King Edward IV's [aged 18] wife Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 23]; an example of the Woodville family marrying rich heiresses.
On 30th December 1460 the Lancastrian army took their revenge for the defeats of the First Battle of St Albans and the Battle of Northampton at the Battle of Wakefield near Sandal Castle [Map]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter [aged 30], Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset [aged 24] and Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland [aged 39], and included John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 25] and William Gascoigne XIII [aged 30], both knighted, and James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 40], John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford [aged 25], John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby [aged 50], Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 33], Henry Roos and Thomas St Leger [aged 20].
The Yorkist army was heavily defeated.
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York [aged 49] was killed. His son Edward [aged 18] succeeded 4th Duke York, 7th Earl March, 9th Earl of Ulster, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 9th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.
Thomas Neville [aged 30], and Edward Bourchier were killed.
Father and son Thomas Harrington [aged 60] and John Harrington [aged 36] were killed, the former dying of his wounds the day after.
William Bonville 6th Baron Harington [aged 18] was killed. His daughter Cecily succeeded 7th Baroness Harington.
Thomas Parr [aged 53] fought in the Yorkist army.
Following the battle Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 60] was beheaded by Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland. William Bonville [aged 40] was executed.
Edmund York 1st Earl of Rutland [aged 17] was killed on Wakefield Bridge [Map] by John "Butcher" Clifford. Earl of Rutland extinct.
On 16th May 1462 William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux [aged 73] died. He was buried at Church of St Michael North Cadbury, Somerset. His daughter Margaret succeeded 4th Baroness Botreaux.
On 26th April 1471 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham [aged 59] died. His daughter Anne [aged 4] succeeded 6th Baroness Cobham.
On 17th January 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 31] died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 3] succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York [aged 2] two years later.
On 5th January 1477 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy [aged 43] was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter Mary [aged 19] succeeded Duchess Burgundy.
On 16th October 1479 John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 36] died. His daughter Joan [aged 19] succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Knockin, 5th Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
On 25th October 1482 Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons [aged 42] died. His daughter Marie succeeded Countess Soissons.
On 9th September 1488 Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany [aged 55] died. His daughter Anne [aged 11] succeeded Duchess Brittany.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 16th July 1491 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 40] died. Earl Huntingdon extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 15] succeeded 3rd Baroness Herbert of Raglan.
Around 23rd April 1493 Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 34] died. His daughter Alice succeeded 7th Baroness Scrope of Masham.
On 10th October 1503 Peter Bourbon II Duke Bourbon [aged 64] died. His daughter Suzanne [aged 12] succeeded Duchess Bourbon.
On 26th November 1504 Isabella Queen Castile [aged 53] died. Her daughter Joanna [aged 25] succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [aged 26] by marriage King Castile.
On 23rd January 1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon [aged 63] died. His daughter Joanna [aged 37] succeeded Queen Aragon.
On 19th October 1526 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby [aged 44] died at Parham, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Catherine [aged 7] succeeded 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk became a ward of Henry VIII [aged 35].
On 19th March 1533 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners [aged 66] died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners [aged 49] by marriage Baron Berners.
On 13th March 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 23] succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. His second cousin once removed John [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.
On 14th December 1542 King James V of Scotland [aged 30] died at Falkland Palace [Map]. His daughter Mary succeeded I Queen Scotland. She was six days old.
On 26th September 1543 William Herries 3rd Lord of Terregles [aged 35] died. His daughter Agnes [aged 9] succeeded 4th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 25th May 1555 King Henry II of Navarre [aged 52] died. His daughter Jeanne [aged 26] succeeded III Queen Navarre.
On 23rd January 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 39] was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots [aged 27]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 4] succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's [aged 57] house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
On 10th February 1587 Henry Neville 6th and 4th Baron Abergavenny [aged 57] died. His daughter Mary [aged 33] succeeded 7th Baroness Abergavenny, 5th Baroness Abergavenny. The title was, however, was claimed by Edward Neville [aged 61] who was summoned to Parliament in 1604; this is now considered to be a new creation - see Baron Abergavenny. On the same day that Mary Neville 7th and 5th Baroness Abergavenny 3rd Baroness Despencer was restored to the Baron Despencer as compensaton for her loss if the Abergaveen Barony.
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.
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On 14th April 1587 Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland [aged 37] died at his home Ivy Bridge on the Strand [Map] or at Puddle Wharf aka Dock [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 12] succeeded 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother John [aged 36] succeeded 4th Earl of Rutland. Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland [aged 34] by marriage Countess of Rutland. He would be Earl for ten months only dying on 24 Feb 1588.
Robert Constable [aged 65] was one of the principal mourners at his funeral.
On 26th August 1601 James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan [aged 21] died. His daughter Mary succeeded 6th Countess Buchan.
On 30th October 1605 George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 47] died. His brother Francis [aged 46] succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne [aged 15] succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.
Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland bequeathed to Anne the sum of £15,000 in lieu of the estates she was legally entitled to. She engaged in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates. In 1643, when Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 14] died she regained her estates.
On 8th May 1616 Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 63] died. His daughter Alethea [aged 31] succeeded 13th Baroness Furnivall, 17th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 14th Baroness Talbot. His brother Edward [aged 55] succeeded 8th Earl of Shrewsbury, 8th Earl Waterford.
On 14th October 1618 Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton [aged 48] stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter Katherine [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. According to a letter from Reverend Thomas Lorkin the date was the 5th of October and the location "at his lodgings in Holborn" - see Letter.
On 29th January 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire [aged 42] shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately in view of his having a year before been imprisoned for attaching Emmanuel Scrope [aged 37] at the House of Lords in front of the future King Charles. He died two days later.. He was buried at Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys of Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct. Francis Rose [aged 13] inherited the manors of Weston-on-the-Green and Yattendon. Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote inherited the Rycote and Wytham estates.
In 1624 Robert Kerr 2nd Earl Lothian [aged 50] committed suicide. His daughter Anne succeeded 3rd Countess Lothian.
After 30th May 1630 Mary Scrope died. Her daughter Catherine de jure 13th Baroness Scrope of Bolton.
On 17th December 1632 Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland [aged 54] died at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire [Map]. On 20th February 1633 he was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Katherine [aged 30] succeeded 18th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother George [aged 52] succeeded 7th Earl of Rutland. Frances Carey Countess Rutland [aged 61] by marriage Countess of Rutland.
On 14th June 1643 Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn [aged 31] died. His daughter Susan succeeded 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.
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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On 11th December 1643 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland [aged 52] died. Earl of Cumberland extinct. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifford.
Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 53] regained the estates she had been legally entitled to since her father died in 1605.
Before 28th November 1645 the date she was buried at Westminster Abbey, Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote [aged 42] died. Her daughter Bridget [aged 18] succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys of Rycote.
On 22nd November 1651 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch [aged 24] died. His daughter Mary [aged 4] succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.
In December 1655 William Murray 1st Earl Dysart [aged 55] died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Countess Dysart.
On 1st March 1665 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth [aged 53] died. His daughter Henrietta [aged 4] succeeded 6th Baroness Wentworth.
In July 1679 David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss [aged 68] died at Wemyss Castle. His daughter Margaret [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Countess Wemyss. James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland [aged 22] by marriage Earl Wemyss.
On 26th July 1681 John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes [aged 51] died. Duke Rothes extinct. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Rothes.
On 28th July 1685 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington [aged 67] died. His daughter Isabella [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Countess Arlington, 2nd Viscountess Thetford, 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 23rd December 1688 King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 55] left England for France effectively abdicating as King England Scotland and Ireland. In April 1689 Parliament made William and Mary joint monarchs; His daughter Mary [aged 26] succeeded II Queen England Scotland and Ireland. His nephew William [aged 38] succeeded III King England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1694 Charles Livingston 2nd Earl of Newburgh died. Viscount of Newburgh extinct. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 3rd Countess of Newburgh, 3rd Viscountess of Kinnaird.
On 19th June 1697 Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [aged 75] died. His nephew Charles [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary [aged 38] succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 37] by marriage Countess Peterborough.
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 26th June 1718 Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey [aged 31] died. Her daughter Henrietta [aged 2] succeeded 5th Baroness Strange Knockin.
On 16th June 1722 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough [aged 72] died at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor. His daughter Henrietta [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Duchess Marlborough, 2nd Marchioness of Blandford, 2nd Countess of Marlborough, 2nd Baroness Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 43] by marriage Duke Marlborough.
On 1st May 1729 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby [aged 72] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Countess Coningsbury.
On 29th January 1737 George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney [aged 70] died. His daughter Anne succeeded 2nd Countess Orkney.
In 1744 John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk [aged 80] died. His daughter Anne [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Countess Ruglen.
On 7th February 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 65] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. Earl Hertford, Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward [aged 55] succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset [aged 53] by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
On 4th December 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington [aged 59] died. Earl Burlington, Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky extinct. His daughter Charlotte [aged 22] succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.
On 3rd October 1754 James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton [aged 67] died. His brother George [aged 62] succeeded 6th Earl of Northampton. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 7th Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 6th September 1756 Anne Hamilton 2nd Countess Orkney and Inchiquin died. Her daughter Mary [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Countess Orkney.
On 8th January 1764 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl [aged 73] died. His nephew John [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Duke Atholl, 4th Marquess Atholl, 5th Earl Atholl, 6th Earl Tullibardine. Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Atholl. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 8th Baroness Strange Knockin.
In 1766 William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland [aged 31] died. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 19th Countess Sutherland.
On 16th May 1778 Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness [aged 59] died. Earl Holderness, Baron Darcy of Meinhill extinct. His daughter Amelia [aged 23] succeeded 12th Baroness Darcy of Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers.
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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On 27th April 1782 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 71] died at Lincoln's Inn. Earl Talbot extinct. His daughter Cecil [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. His nephew John [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 28th April 1786 James Mure-Campbell 5th Earl Loudon [aged 60] died. His daughter Flora [aged 6] succeeded 6th Countess Loudon.
On 10th May 1790 Mary O'Brien 3rd Countess Orkney and Inchquin [aged 69] died. Her daughter Mary [aged 34] succeeded 4th Countess Orkney. Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney [aged 47] by marriage Earl Orkney.
On 29th July 1791 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim [aged 41] died. Marquess of Antrim 2C extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Countess Antrim 2C, 2nd Viscountess Dunluce.
On 11th January 1797 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey [aged 73] died at the family's London House, 4 Saint James' Square. Marquess Grey extinct. Her daughter Amabel [aged 45] succeeded 5th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. She was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] on 21st January 1797. Her will stated that she was to be buried in the vault "in as private a manner as may be consistent with proper decency. A Hearse with six horses, without any Ornament or Escutcheons and two Coaches with six horses each will be sufficient, without any Family Coach or Livery Servant. I would not have the Church hung with black or any Escutcheons to be used there nor any mourning rings given". It went on to give £50 to the poor of Flitton with Silsoe and of Clophill. She also gave her servant Jane Band an annuity of £40 per annum. She also stated: "It is my intention to erect a Monument in the Church at Flitton to the memory of my late Lord. If it shall happen that I do not carry this my intention into execution I then direct that one shall be placed there to his memory and mine plain and neat in the design but not magnificent or expensive and that the same be placed in the Division now empty on the right hand side of the Duke of Kent's Monument". In fact she did raise Hardwicke's monument in his lifetime as it states that she did so and 'waits to follow him'. The eulogy on the monument reads: "Her excellent & cultivated understanding, her serene & benevolent temper, her polished manners, her domestic virtues and exemplary piety will ever be revered and regretted by her children, relations and friends". In a codicil to her will she wrote: "I desire my Body to be kept as long as is proper and then buried with Lime in the Coffin to promote a speedier dissolution". She also willed "If any letters or papers are found in my handwriting which have been returned to me from Friends I correspond with not burnt (which it is my intention to do) I desire my Executrix will burn them".
Amabel Yorke Countess Grey: On 22nd February 1751 she was born to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey. In 1816 Amabel Yorke Countess Grey was created 1st Countess de Grey with a special remainder to her sister Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham and her sister's male heirs.
On 5th August 1799 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe [aged 73] died. Earl Howe, Viscount Howe extinct. His daughter Sophia succeeded 2nd Baroness Howe. His brother William [aged 69] succeeded 5th Viscount Howe, 5th Baron Glenawley. Frances Conolly Viscountess Howe by marriage Viscountess Howe.
In 1808 John Walter 5th Baron Abergavenny [aged 76] died. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 6th Baroness Abergavenny.
On 29th October 1810 Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn [aged 30] died without male issue. His daughter Barbara succeeded 20th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn aged seven months.
On 17th July 1813 Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham [aged 86] died. His daughter Diana [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baroness Barham.
On 25th February 1816 Chichester Skeffington 4th Earl Massereene [aged 70] died. Earl Massereene, Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire extinct. His daughter Harriet [aged 27] succeeded 9th Viscountess Massereene, 9th Baroness Lough Neagh.
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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In 1817 George William Evelyn Leslie 13th Earl of Rothes [aged 49] died. His daughter Henrietta [aged 27] succeeded 14th Countess Rothes.
On 29th September 1833 Ferdinand VII King Spain [aged 48] died. His daughter Isabella [aged 2] succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain [aged 45] since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.
On 14th February 1835 Francis Basset 1st Baron Dunstanville and Basset Stratton [aged 77] died. His daughter Frances [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Baroness Basset Stratton. Baron Dunstanville extinct.
On 14th November 1859 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey [aged 77] died. His nephew George [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter Ann [aged 53] succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 42] in 1864.
Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 10th December 1899 Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley [aged 59] died. Her daughter Eva [aged 24] succeeded 16th Baroness Berkeley.
On 17th January 1900 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian [aged 66] died. His daughter Robert succeeded 10th Marchioness Lothian, 12th Countess Lothian, 10th Countess Lothian.
On 31st October 1900 Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley [aged 49] died. His brother Ivo [aged 41] succeeded 8th Earl Darnley. Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley [aged 40] by marriage Countess Darnley. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 17th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 29th April 1907 Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 80] died at Old Court, County Down. His daughter Mary [aged 52] succeeded 24th Baroness Ros Helmsley.
On 5th October 1908 Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell 11th Lord Herries [aged 71] died. His daughter Gwendolen [aged 31] succeeded 12th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 16th January 1909 William Tyssen-Amherst 1st Baron Amherst [aged 73] died. His daughter Mary [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney in London.
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 29th January 1912 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife [aged 62] died. His daughter Princess [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Duchess Fife.
On 25th March 1913 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley [aged 79] died. His daughter Frances [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire. Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.
On 15th December 1917 Anne King-Noel 15th Baroness Wentworth [aged 80] died. Her daughter Judith [aged 44] succeeded 16th Baroness Wentworth, 20th Baroness Despencer.
On 20th March 1925 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston [aged 66] died. Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Earl Curzon of Kedleston extinct. His nephew Richard [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Viscount Scarsdale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, 6th Baron Scarsdale, 10th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 10th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia. His daughter Mary [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baroness Ravensdale of Ravensdale in Derbyshire.
On 4th May 1939 Mary Fitzgerald De Ros 24th Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 84] died. Her daughter Una [aged 59] succeeded 25th Baroness Ros Helmsley.
On 24th January 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll [aged 39] was murdered. He was found shot dead in his Buick at a crossroads on the Nairobi-Ngong road. He had dined that evening with Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 57] and his wife, Erroll's alledged lover, Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere [aged 28]. After dinner Erroll and Diana had gone dancing, Erroll's body was discovered half an hour after he had dropped her off. Broughton was subsequently tried, and aquitted, for the murder. His daughter Diana [aged 15] succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.
On 6th February 1952 King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 56] died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 25] succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
On 24th September 1953 Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart 17th Duke of Alba 10th Duke of Berwick [aged 74] died. His daughter María [aged 27] succeeded 18th Duchess Alba, 16th Duchess Veragua, 11th Duchess of Jérica, 11th Duchess of Liria, 11th Duchess Berwick.
On 3rd November 1958 Nan Ino Cooper 10th Baroness Lucas [aged 78] died. Her daughter Anne [aged 39] succeeded 11th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. Major Robert Jocelyn Palmer Baron Lucas [aged 39] by marriage Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
After 24th February 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon [deceased] died. Her daughter Barbara [aged 40] succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths aka Abney-Hastings Earl Loudon [aged 35] by marriage Earl Loudon. Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.
On 22nd April 1971 Charles Portal 1st Viscount Portal [aged 77] died. He was cremated and his ashes spread at St Mary's Church, Funtingdon [Map]. Viscount Portal of Hungerford in Berkshire extinct. His daughter Rosemary [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baroness Portal of Hungerford in Berkshire.
On 31st January 1975 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk [aged 66] died. His second cousin Miles [aged 59] succeeded 17th Duke Norfolk, 28th or 35th Earl Arundel, 18th Earl Surrey, 15th Earl Norfolk, 25th Baron Maltravers, 25th Baron Arundel. Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 47] by marriage Duchess Norfolk. His daughter Anne [aged 36] succeeded 14th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 27th August 1979 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [aged 79] was killed by an IRA bomb aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. His daughter Patricia [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne [aged 54] by marriage Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Nicholas Timothy Knatchbull [aged 14] was killed.
Pauk Maxwell, a local boy, was killed.
On 28th August 1979 Doreen Browne Baroness Brabourne [aged 83] died from wounds in hospital the day after the bombing.
On 19th December 1985 Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye [aged 83] died. Memorial at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map]. His daughter Mary [aged 44] succeeded 8th Baroness Braye.
Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye: On 26th July 1902 he was born to Adrian Verney Verney-Cave 6th Baron Braye and Ethel Mary Bouverie-Pusey Baroness Braye.
Mary Penelope Verney-Cave 8th Baroness Braye: On 28th September 1941 she was born to Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye.
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 8th May 2014 James Thomas Douglas-Home 28th Baron Dacre 27th Baron Multon [aged 61] died. His daughter Emily [aged 31] succeeded 29th Baroness Dacre Gilsland, 28th Baroness Multon of Gilsland.