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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Earl Fitzwilliam is in Earl Ireland.
On 21st July 1716 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 73] was created 1st Earl Fitzwilliam.
On 28th December 1719 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 76] died. His son John [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 4th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 28th August 1728 John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 43] died. His son William [aged 8] succeeded 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam5th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 10th August 1756 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 36] died. His son William [aged 8] succeeded 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 6th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 8th February 1833 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 84] died. His son Charles [aged 46] succeeded 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam, 7th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 4th October 1857 Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 71] died. His son William [aged 41] succeeded 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 8th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam [aged 38] by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 20th February 1902 William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 86] died. His grandson William [aged 29] succeeded 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, 9th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. Maud Frederica Elizabeth Dundas Countess Fitzwilliam [aged 24] by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 15th February 1943 William Charles de Meuron "Billy" Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 7th and 5th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 70] died at Wentworth Woodhouse. His son William [aged 32] succeeded 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, 10th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 13th May 1948 Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy [aged 28] and William Henry Lawrence Peter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 8th and 6th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 37] died in a plane crash at the Plateau du Coiron, Saint-Bauzile during the course of their journey from Paris [Map] to the French Riviera for a vacation aboard a de Havilland DH.104 Dove.. His first cousin once removed Eric [aged 64] succeeded 9th Earl Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam, 11th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. His wealth, estimated at 45 million pounds, including half of the Wentworth Woodhouse estate, the Coolattin estate in County Wicklow, Ireland, and a large part of the Fitzwilliam art collection went to his daughter Ann Juliet Dorothea Maud Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Marchioness Bristol [aged 13].
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 3rd April 1952 Eric Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 9th and 7th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 68] died. His second cousin William [aged 47] succeeded 10th Earl Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam, 12th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
In 1979 William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 10th and 8th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 74] died. Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl Fitzwilliam and Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal extinct.