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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Earl Elgin is in Earl.
On 21st June 1633 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin [aged 34] was created 1st Earl Elgin. Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin [aged 37] by marriage Countess Elgin.
On 21st December 1663 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin [aged 64] died. His son Robert [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Elgin, 2nd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire. Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 33] by marriage Countess Elgin.
On 20th October 1685 Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury [aged 59] died. His son Thomas [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Earl Elgin, 2nd Earl Ailesbury, 2nd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, 3rd Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 2nd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Seymour Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 30] by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
On 27th April 1700 Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury [aged 44] and Charlotte Argenteau Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 21] were married at Brussels [Map]. She by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury.
On 16th December 1741 Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury [aged 85] died. His son Charles [aged 59] succeeded 4th Earl Elgin, 3rd Earl Ailesbury, 3rd Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Caroline Campbell Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 20] by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury.
On 10th February 1747 Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury [aged 64] died. Earl Ailesbury, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire, Baron Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire extinct.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin [aged 14] succeeded 5th Earl Elgin.
On 14th May 1771 Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin [aged 38] died. His son Charles [aged 7] succeeded 10th Earl Kincardine, 6th Earl Elgin.
After 14th May 1771 Charles Bruce 10th Earl Kincardine 6th Earl Elgin [deceased] died. His brother Thomas [aged 4] succeeded 11th Earl Kincardine, 7th Earl Elgin.
On 11th March 1799 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin [aged 32] and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Elgin. They had two sons and three daughters. They divorced before 20th April 1808 she having been accused of having an affair with Robert Ferguson of Raith [aged 29] whom she subsequently married. The Earl sued Ferguson in both England and Scotland and won £10,000. He the son of Charles Bruce 9th Earl Kincardine 5th Earl Elgin.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 14th November 1841 Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin [aged 75] died at Paris [Map]. His son James [aged 30] succeeded 12th Earl Kincardine, 8th Earl Elgin. Elizabeth Mary Cumming Bruce Countess Kincardine and Elgin by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin.
On 7th November 1846 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin [aged 35] and Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham. He the son of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin [aged 68].
On 20th November 1863 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin [aged 52] died of a heart attack while crossing a swinging rope and wood bridge over the river Chadly, on the lap between Kullu and Lahul in Himachal Pradesh. He was buried at St John in the Wilderness Church, Dharamshala. His son Victor [aged 14] succeeded 13th Earl Kincardine, 9th Earl Elgin.
In 1876 Victor Bruce 13th Earl Kincardine 9th Earl Elgin [aged 26] and Constance Mary Carnegie Countess Elgin [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Kincardine, Countess Elgin. She the daughter of James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk [aged 48] and Catherine Hamilton Noel. He the son of James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin and Mary Louisa Lambton Countess Kincardine and Elgin [aged 56]. They were fifth cousin once removed.