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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The London Gazette 25000-29999 is in The London Gazette.
War Office, Pall Mall, 22nd November, 1881.
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), General Sir Richard Wilbraham [aged 70], K.C.B., from the 2nd Battalion the South Staffordshire Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Richard, Lord Airey, G.C.B., deceased. Dated 15th September, 1881.
Whitehall, November 20, 1882. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour [aged 61], G.C.B., Admiral and Com mander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Naval Forces in the Mediterranean, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Alcester, of Alcester, in the county of Warwick.
Whitehall, November 20, 1882. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto General Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley [aged 49], G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Adjutant General of Her Majesty's Forces, and late General Commanding-in-Chief the Expeditionary Force in Egypt, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wolseley of Cairo, and of Wolseley, in the county of Stafford. [Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire.]
Whitehall, December 27, 1882. THE Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Reverend Samuel Rolles Driver, M.A., the office and place of Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Oxford, together with the place and dignity of a Canon of the Cathedral Church of Christ, in the said University, properly belonging to the Regius Professor of Hebreww in such University, void by the death of Doctor Edward Bouverie Pusey.
Whitehall, December 27, 1882. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting unto William Alexander Lindsay [aged 36], Esq., the office of Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, vacant by the promotion of Arthur Staunton Larken, Esq., to the office of Richmond Herald
Whitehall, December 29, 1882. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignities of a Viscount and an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Roundell, Lord Selborne [aged 70], Lord High Chancellor of that part of the said United Kingdom called Great Britain, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Wolmer, of Blackmoor, in the county of Southampton, and Earl of Selborne, in the said county. [Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne [aged 61] by marriage Countess Selborne.]
War Office, Pall Mall, 20th April, 1883.
2nd Life Guards, Colonel Henry Peter Ewart, C.B., having completed five years' service as a Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel, has been placed on half-pay. Dated 10th April, 1883.
Royal Horse Guards, Captain the Honourable William C. Wentworth-Fitzwilliam [aged 35] retires from the Service, receiving a gratuity. Dated 21st April, 1883.
Captain Frederick Richard Gascoigne [aged 32] retires from the Service, receiving a gratuity. Dated 21st April, 1883.
5th Dragoon Guards, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir J. Dyson Bourne, Bart., retires on half-pay. Dated 21st April, 1883
Foreign Office, August 29, 1883. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir John Savile Lumley, K.C.B., now Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Belgians, to be Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Italy.
Foreign Office, August 29, 1883. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 45], K.C.B., now Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, and a Minister Plenipotentiary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary to the King of the Belgians.
Foreign Office, August 29, 1883. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Major Sir Evelyn Baring [aged 42], K.C.S.I., to be Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt and a Minister Plenipotentiary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.
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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Whitehall, January 11, 1884. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Alfred Tennyson [aged 74], Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Tennyson, of Aldworth, in the county of Sussex, and of Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight. [Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson [aged 70] by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.]
Whitehall, January 11, 1884. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Ernest Augustus Charles, Marquess of Ailesbury [aged 73], to be Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Berks, in the room of George Grimston, Earl of Craven, deceased.
Foreign Office, September 20, 1884. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 46], K.C.B., now Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Belgians, to be Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the German Emperor, King of Prussia.
12th November 1884. The Manchester Regiment, Lieutenant Vere Bonamy Fane [aged 21], from the 3rd Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice W. B. Graham, promoted. Dated 12th November, 1884.
the Court at Windsor, the 16th day of December, 1880. Present, The Queen's [aged 61] Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day George John Shaw-Lefevre [aged 49], Esquire, M.P., was, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly
Marlborough House, May 1, 1885.
THE Prince of Wales [aged 43] has been pleased to appoint Major the Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset [aged 33], Royal Horse Guards, to be Superintendent of His Royal Highness's Stables, vice Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote [aged 55], C.B., appointed Commissioner of Woods and Forests.
The Prince of Wales has also been pleased to appoint Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset to be an Extra Equerry-in-waiting to His Royal Highness.
At the Court at Windsor, the 27th day of June, 1885. Present, The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Most Honourable John Henry [aged 41], Marquess of Waterford, K.P., was, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly.
Master of thee Horse's Office, Royal Mews, Pimlico, June 27, 1885. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John Henry Delapoer [aged 41], Marquis of Waterford, K.P., to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable Richard Edmund St. Lawrance [aged 56], Earl of Cork and Orrery, K.P., resigned.
St. James's Palace, June 27, 1885. The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to appoint the Duchess of Buccleuch [aged 48] to be Mistress of the Robes, in the room of the Duchess of Roxburghe [aged 30], resigned
St. James's Palace, June 27, 1885.
The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to appoint George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of!William John [aged 56], Lord Monson, resigned.
W6GBhi0WThe Queen has been pleased to appoint the following to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, viz.:—
Dudley Charles, Lord de Ros, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomoud, Earl of Kintore, in the room of John William, Earl of Dalhousie, resigned.
Cornwallis, Viscount Hawarden, in the room of William, Lord Sandhurst, resigned.
John Major, Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis [aged 24], Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
William, Lord Elphinstone [aged 56], in the room of Arthur, Lord Wrottesley, resigned.
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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Whitehall, July 1, 1885. The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing the Right Honourable Orlando George Charles [aged 66], Earl of Bradford, to be Master of the Horse to Her Majesty.
Whitehall, July 2, 1885. The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of a Viscount and an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Stafford Henry Northcote [aged 66], Bart, GCB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Saint Gyres, of Newton Saint Gyres, in the county of Devon, and Earl of Iddesleigh, in the said county.
Whitehall, July 2, 1885. The Queen [aged 66] has been please'd to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of 'Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned persons and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten, namely:
Mervyn Edward [aged 48], Viscount Powerscourt, in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, K.P., by the name, style, and title of Baron Powerscourt, of Powerscourt, in the county of Wicklow.
Sir Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild [aged 44], Bart., by the name, style, and title of Baron Rothschild, of Tring, in the county of Hertford. [Emma Louise von Rothschild Baroness Rothschild [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Rothschild of Tring in Hertfordshire]
Edward Charles Baring [aged 57], Esq., by the name, style, and titie of Baron Revelstoke, of Membland, in the county of Devon. [Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Revelstoke of Membland in Devon]
The Right Honourable Sir Robert Porrett Collier [aged 68], Knt., a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, by the name, style, and title of Baron Monkswell, of Monkswell, in the county of Devon. [Isabella Rose Baroness Monkswell [aged 70] by marriage Baroness Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon]
The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Hobhouse, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hobhouse, of Hadspen, in the county of Somerset.
Sir Ralph Robert Wheeler Lingen, KC.B., by the name, style, and title of Baron Lingen, of Lingen, in the county of Hereford.
The Right Honourable Edward Gibson, Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, by the name, style, and title of Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne, in the county of Meath.
Rowland Winn [aged 65], Esq., by the name, style, and title of Baron Saint Oswald, of Nostell, in the West Riding of the county of York [Harriet Dumaresq Baroness St Owsald by marriage Baroness St Oswald of Nostell in the West Riding of Yorkshire.]
St. James's Palace, July 6, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Robert, Lord Carrington, G.C.M.G., resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint George Florance, Lord Boston, to be one of Her Majesty's Lords in Waiting in Ordinary, in the room of Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley, resigned.
23rd July 1885. Whitehall, July 23, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Sir Robert James Loyd-Lindsay [aged 53], K.C.B., V.C., Lieutenant-Colonel 1st Berkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wantage, of LocKinge, in the county of Berks.
Whitehall, September 25, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Garnet Joseph [aged 52], Baron Wolseley, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., General and General Officer Commanding in Chief the Forces in Egypt, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Wolseley, of Wolseley, in the county of Stafford, and in default of such issue male the dignity of a Viscountess to Frances Garnet Wolseley [aged 13], Spinster, only daughter of the said Garnet Joseph, Baron Wolseley, and after her decease, the dignity of a Viscount to the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten. [See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder, Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley [aged 42] by marriage Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire.]
4th Battalion, the Oxfordshire Light Infantry.Captain the Honourable Harold Arthur Dillon [aged 41] is granted the honorary rank of Major. Dated 31st October, 1885.
St. James's Palace, February 10, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:— .
Valentine Augustus [aged 60], Earl of Kenmare, K.P., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward [aged 48], Earl of Lathom, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, resigned.
William John, Lord Monson to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 28], M.P., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Sir Henry Fletcher [aged 50], Bart., M.P., resigned.
Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, Pimlico, February 17, 1886, Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Charles Harbord [aged 56] Baron Suffield, K.C.B., to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable John Henry Delapoer [aged 41], Marquis of Waterford, K.P., resigned.
Whitehall, March 1, 1886
The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, namely:—
undermentioned Gentlemen, namely:—
William Cunliffe Brooks, of the city of Manchester, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Edward Green, of Wakefield, in the West Riding of the county of York, and of Ken-Hill, in the parish of Snettisham, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Richard Horner Paget [aged 53], of Cranmore Hall, in the parish of East Cranmore, in the county of Somerset, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Archibald Orr Ewing [aged 68], of Ballikinrain, in the parish of Killearn, in the county of Stirling, and of Lennoxbank, in the parish of Bonhill, in the county of Dumbarton, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Edward Birkbeck, of Horstead Hall, in the parish of Horstead, in the county of Norfolk, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Francis Cook, of Doughty House, in the parish of Richmond, in the county of Surrey, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
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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St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following Appointments in Her Majesty's Household:
Edward, Earl of Lathom, to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Valentine Augustus, Earl of Kenmare, K.P., resigned.
William Heneage, Viscount Lewisham, to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Frederick Edward Gould, Viscount Kilcoursie, M.P., resigned.
George William [aged 62], Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Douglas Richard [aged 46], Lord Sudeley, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomond, Earl of Kintore, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of William John, Lord Monson, resigned.
St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. To be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:—
William Hillier [aged 33], Earl of Onslow, in the room of William, Lord Kensington, resigned.
William Hale John Charles [aged 46], Earl of Limerick, in the room of Henry James, Lord Hothfield, resigned.
John-Major [aged 43], Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
William Buller Fullerton, Lord Elphinstone, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Lieutenant Charles FitzClarence [aged 21], from the 3rd Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice E. M. Barttelot, promoted. Dated 10th November, 1886.
26th November 1886. Windsor Castle [Map], November 26, 1886.
THE Queen [aged 67] was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Balthazar Walter Foster [aged 46], Esq., M.D., President of the Council of the British Medical Association.
Crown Office, March 26, 1887.
MEMBER returned to serve in the present PARLIAMENT. County of Derby. - Ilkeston Division. Sir Balthazar Walter Foster [aged 46], Knt., in the place of Thomas Watson, Esq., deceased.
23rd November 1887. Whitehall, November 23, 1887. The Queen [aged 68] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Henry Stafford [aged 41] Northcote (commonly called the Honourable Henry Stafford Northcote), of Seamore Place, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
BENGAL STAFF CORPS. To be Lieutenants.
30th March 1888. Lieutenant Vere Bonamy Fane [aged 24], from the Manchester Regiment. Dated 30th March, 1888, but to rank from 12th November, 1884.
Whitehall, January 31, 1890. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto John Talbot Dillwyn Llewelyn, of Penllergare, in the parish of Llangyfelach, and of Ynis y gerwn, in the parish of Cadoxton juxta Neath, both in the county of Glamorgan, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Whitehall, January 31, 1890. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Albert Abdallah David Sassoon [aged 71], of Kensington-gore, in the parish of St. Mary Abbots,. Kensington, in the county of London, and of Eastern-terrace, in the borough of Brighton, in the county of Sussex, Knight, Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Whitehall, January 31, 1890. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto William Scovell Savory, of Brook-street, in the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square, in the county of London, Esquire, one of the Surgeons Extraordinary to Her Majesty, and lately President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the heirs male of his body la-wf ully begotten.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Foreign Office, June 22, 1888.
The Queen [aged 69] has been graciously pleased to appoint William Edward Goschen, Esq, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Copenhagen.
Office of the Secretary for Scotland, Whitehall, October 20, 1888.
The Queen [aged 69] has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John Hay Athole Macdonald, C.B., Q.C., LL.D., Her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, to be Her Majesty's Justice Clerk and President of the Second Division of the Court of Session, in the room of the Right Honourable James, Baron Moncreiff, resigned.
The Prince of Wales's Council Chamber, BucKingham Gate, October 22, 1888.
HIS Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to appoint Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote [aged 58], C.B., Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall, vice the Right Honourable Sir John Rose, Bart., G.C.M.G., deceased.
Whitehall, July 11, 1889. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Joseph Boehm [aged 55], of Wetherby Gardens, in the parish of St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, in the county of London, Esq., Royal Academician, Sculptor in Ordinary to the Queen, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 25th day of August, 1892.
PRESENT, The Queen's [aged 73] Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day the Right Honourable George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], was, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly
St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-
Charles Robert, Lord Carrington [aged 49], G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom [aged 54], G.C.B., resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 34], M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley [aged 42], M.P., resigned.
George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough [aged 33], resigned.
William, Lord Kensington [aged 57], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick [aged 52], K.P., resigned.
Whitehall, August 30, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing the Right Honourable William John, Viscount Oxenbridge [aged 63], to be Master of the Horse to Her Majesty.
Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, Pimlico, August 25, 1892.
HER Majesty has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Thomas, Baron Ribblesdale [aged 37], to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry [aged 54], resigned.
Foreign Office, August 16, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been graciously pleased to appoint:-
William Algernon Churchill, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Consul at Mozambique;
Charles Seymour Hampson, Esq., to be Her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Sofia;
Vaughan Kestell Cornish, Esq., to be one of Her Majesty's Vice-Consuls at Zanzibar; and
Walter Patrick Hussey Walsh, Esq., to be one of Her Majesty's Vice-Consuls in the Portuguese Province of Lorenzo Marques, to reside at Beira.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 22nd August, 1892, to grant the dignities of an Earl and a Marquess of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Lawrence, Earl of Zetland [aged 48], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Earl of Ronaldshay, in the county of Orkney and Zetland, and Marquess of Zetland. [Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland [aged 40] by marriage Marchioness Zetland.]
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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Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 22nd August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable George Cubitt [aged 64], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Ashcombe, of DorKing, in the county of Surrey, and of Bodiam Castle, in the county of Sussex
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 23rd August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Rainald Knightley [aged 72], Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Knightley, of Fawsley, in the county of Northampton.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 24th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Archibald Campbell Campbell, of Blythswood, in the county of Renfrew, Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Blythswood, of Blythswood, in the county of Renfrew, with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the brothers of the said Sir Archibald Campbell Campbell, in the following order:
Sholto Douglas Campbell Douglas, of Douglas Support, in the county of Lanark, Clerk, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten;
Barrington Bulkley Douglas Campbell, Esq., Colonel in Her Majesty's Scots Guards, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten;
Walter James Douglas Campbell, of Innis Chonain, in the county of Argyll, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten;
Montagu Douglas Campbell, Esq., Captain and Honorary Major 4th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten; and
Robert Douglas Campbell, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 25th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Thomas Brooks, Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Crawshaw, of Crawshaw, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and of Whatton, in the county of Leicester.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 26th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst [aged 57], of Amherst, in the county of Kent, Didlington Hall, in the county of Norfolk, and of Hackney, in the county of London, Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Amherst of Hackney, in the county of London, and, in default of such issue male, to hold the name, style, and title of Baroness Amherst of Hackney, to Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil [aged 35], wife of William Cecil [aged 37] (commonly called Lord William Cecil), Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, eldest daughter of the said William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst; and, after her decease, and in default of such issue of the said William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, to hold the name, style, and title of Baron Amherst of Hackney, to the heirs male lawfully begotten of the body of the said Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 27th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto William John Legh [aged 63], of Lyme Park, in the County Palatine of Chester, Esq., and the heirs malo cf his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Newton, of Newton-in-Makerfield, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 29th August, 1892. to grant the di»nity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto John Mulholland, of Ballywalter Park, in the county of Down, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Dunleath, of Ballywalter, in the county of Down.
Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seul of the United 'Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 30th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto John Allan Rolls, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Llangattock, of the Hendre, in the county of Monmouth.
Whitehall, October 25, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Horace Brand Townsend-Farquhar [aged 48], of Cavendish-square, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, in the county of London, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Whitehall, March 12, 1894. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Qreat Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto William Henry Weldon [aged 57], Esq., Windsor Herald, the office of , vacant by the promotion of George Edward Cokayne [aged 68], Esq., to the office of Clarenceux King of Arms.
Whitehall, March 12, 1894. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto William Alexander Lindsay [aged 47], Esq., Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms, the office of Windsor Herald, vacant by the promotion of William Henry Weldon [aged 57], Esq., to the office of Norroy King of Arms.
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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AT the Court' at Windsor, the 10th day of March, 1894.
PRESENT
The Queen's [aged 74]s Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day the Right Honourable Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery [aged 46], K.G., took the oath of Allegiance and the oath of Office of First Lord of Her Majesty's Treasury.
Foreign Office, March 19, 1894.
IT is hereby notified, that Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has received, from the Bolivian Consul-General in London, two Notes, dated the 13th instant, stating that the Government of Bolivia has cancelled the Commission of Mr. J. Robert Peachy as Consul-General at Ottawa; and that the only Consul for the Republic of Bolivia exercising his functions in Great Britain and her Dependencies is Mr. Emilio Ulm, Consul in Melbourne, Australia.
Crown Office, March 19, 1894.
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased by Letters Patent to appoint the Right Honourable Edward, Lord Tweedmouth, to be Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Crown Office, March 19, 1894.
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased by Letters Patent to appoint the Right Honourable Richard Edmund Saint Lawrence, Earl of Cork and Orrery, K.P., to be Master of Her Majesty's Horses.
St. James's Palace, March 13, 1894.
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased to appoint Edwyn Francis, Earl of Chesterfield [aged 39], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 40], resigned.
John Spencer Cavendish [aged 18], Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 10th March 1894.
Whitehall, May 3, 1894
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Edward Coley Burne Burne-Jones [aged 60], of Rottingdean, in the county of Sussex, and of the Grange, in the parish of Fulham, in the county of London, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Note. Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones [aged 53] by marriage Lady Burne-Jones of Rottingdean in Sussex and The Grange in Fulham in London]
Whitehall, January 21, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, grant ing the dignity of a Baronet of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, namely:—
Sir Frederic Leighton [aged 55], of Holland Park-road, in the parish of St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, Knt., President of the Royal Academy, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, of Gateacre Grange, in the parish of Childwall, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and of Osmaston Manor, in the parish of Osmaston, in the county of Derby, Knt., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Claud Alexander, of Ballochmyle, in the parish of Mauchline, in the county of Ayr, Esq., Major General (retired) of Her Majesty's Forces, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
John Edward Dorington, of Lypiatt Park, in the parish of Stroud, in the county of Gloucester, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Francis Abraham Montefiore, of Worth Park, in the parish of Worth, in the county of Sussex, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Whitehall, January 24, 1896. THE Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 24th of January, 1896, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Frederic Leighton [aged 65], Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Leighton, of Stretton, in the counly of Salop.
Note. He died the following day and the title became extinct.
Whitehall, February 18, 1896. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Charles Seely [aged 62], of Sherwood; Lodge, in the parish of Arnold, in the county of Nottingham, and of Brooke House, in the parish; of Brooke, in the Isle of Wight, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Whitehall, June 8, 1896. THE Queen has been pleased, by Writ under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 6th June, 1896, to summon Henry John Brinsley Manners [aged 44], Esq. (commonly called Marquess of Granby), to the House of Peers, by the name, style, and title of Baron Manners, of Haddon, in the county-of Derby
2nd February 1897. 1st Life Guards, Lieutenant John Spencer Cavendish [aged 21], from 3rd Battalion the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), to be Second Lieutenant, in succession to Lieutenant B. D'A. Corbet, resigned. Dated 3rd February, 1897.
War Office, November 9, 1897
The Queen [aged 78] has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned Officers, whose claims have been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for their conspicuous bravery during the operations on the North-West Frontier of India, as recorded against their names:-
Regiment. Name. Acts of Courage for which recommended.
Indian Staff Corps. Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Robert Bellew Adams and 16th Lancers Lieutenant Alexander Edward, Viscount Fincastle [aged 26].
During the fighting at Nawa Bali, in Upper Swat, on the 17th August, 1897, Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Adams proceeded with Lieutenants H. L. S. MacLean and Viscount Fincastle, and five men of the Guides, under a very heavy and close fire, to the rescue of Lieutenant R. T. Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was lying disabled by a bullet wound and surrounded by the enemy's swordsmen. In bringing him under cover he (Lieutenant Greaves) was struck by a bullet and killed—Lieutenant MacLean was mortally wounded—whilst the horses of Lieutenant-Colonel Adams and Lieutenant Viscount Fincastle were shot, as well as two troop horses.
Indian Staff Corps. Lieutenant Edmond William Costello. On the night of the 26th July, 1897, at the Malakand, Lieutenant Costello went out from the hospital enclosure, and, with the assistance of two sepoys, brought in a wounded Lance-Halvidar who was lying 60 yards away in the open on the football ground. This ground was at the time overrun with swordsmen and swept by a heavy fire both from the enemy anj our own men who were holding the sapper lines.
Memorandum
Lieutenant Hector Lachlan Stewart Mac Lean, Indian Staff Corps, on account of his gallant conduct as recorded above, would have been recommended to Her Majesty for the Victoria Cross had he survived
Whitehall, January 17, 1898. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignities of a Viscount and an Earl of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Hardinge Stanley, Baron Halsbury, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, style?s and titles of Viscount Tiverton, of Tiverton, in the county of Devon, and Earl of Halsbury, in the same county.
Whitehall, January 17, 1898. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ireland, grunting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir William Wallace Hozier, Bart., and the he:rs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Newjands, of Newlands and Barrowfield, in the county of the city of Glasgow, and of Mauldslie Castle, in the county of Lanark.
Whitehall, January 17, 1898. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignily of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Horace Brand Town send-Farquhar [aged 53], Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Farquhar, of Saint Marylcbone, in the county of London.
Whitehall, June 27, 1898.
The Queen [aged 79] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Henry Tate [aged 79], of Park Hill, in the parish of Streatham, in the county of London, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Lieutenants to be Captains.
Dated 12th November, 1895.
Benjamin William Marlow.
Charles Edward Hendley.
Claude Herbert, D.S.O.
Charles Bailey.
Joseph Robert HilL
Vere Bonamy Fane [aged 32].
Harold Nash Hilliar.l.
Henry Edward Pritchard.
Arthur Henry Battye.
William Hugh Welsh Mercer.
Whitehall, August 3, 1899. The Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 2nd instant, to grant the dignity of a Baroness of the said United Kingdom unto Henrietta Anne Carleton [aged 53] (commonly called the Honourable Henrietta Anne Carleton), wife of Richard Langford Leir-Carleton, of Ditcheat, in the county of Somerset, Esquire, Major-General (retired); of Her Majesty's Forces, and elder of the two daughters and co-heirs of Guy Carleton, third Baron Dorchester, deceased, by the name, style, and title of Baroness Dorchester, of Dorchester, in the county of Oxford; and at her decease the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom, by the name, style, and title of Baron Dorchester, of Dorchester, in the county of Oxford, unto the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten.
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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Whitehall, January 22, 1900. The Queen [aged 80] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Honourable Sir Henry Stafford Northcote [aged 53], Bart, CB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Northcote, of the city and county of the City of Exeter.
Whitehall, January 22, 1900. The Queen [aged 80] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Sir John Lubbock [aged 65], of Lamas [Map], in the county of Norfolk, High Elms [Map], in the county of Kent, and Avebury [Map], in the county of Wilts, Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Avebury, of Avebury, in the county of Wilts. [Alice Lane Fox-Pitt Baroness Avebury [aged 38] by marriage Baroness Avebury of Avebury in Wiltshire.]
From the General Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in South Africa to the Secretary of State for War. Chieveley Camp, SIB, December 16, 1899.
I have the honour to bring the following cases of Distinguished Service in the Field to your notice.
At [the Battle of] Colenso, on the 15th December, the detachments serving the guns of the 14th and 66th Batteries, Royal Field Artillery, had all been either killed, wounded, or driven from their guns by Infantry fire at close range, and the guns were deserted.
About 500 yards behind the guns was a donga, in which some of the few horses and drivers left alive were sheltered. The intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire.
Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the donga, assisted to hook a team into a limber, went out and assisted to limber up a gun; being wounded he took shelter, but seeing Lieutenant Roberts [aged 27] fall badly wounded he went out again and brought him in. Some idea of the nature of the fire may be gathered from the fact that Captain Congreve was shot through the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and the shoulder, and his horse shot in three places. Lieutenant the Honourable F. Roberts, King's Royal Rifles, assisted Captain Congreve. He was wounded in three places.
Corporal Nurse, Royal Field Artillery, 66th Battery, also assisted. I recommend the above three for the Victoria Cross.
War Office, February 2, 1900. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officer, whose claims have been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for their conspicuous bravery at the battle of Colenso, as stated against their names:—
The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Captain W. Congreve. At Colenso on the 15th December, 1899, the detachments serving the guus of the 14th and 66th Batteries, Royal Field Artillery, had all been either killed, wounded, or driven from their guns by Infantry fire at close range, and the guns were deserted.
About 500 yards behind the guns was a donga in which some of the few horses and drivers left alive were sheltered. The intervening space was swept with shell and rifle fire.
Captain Congreve, Rifle Brigade, who was in the donga, assisted to hook a team into a limber, went out; and assisted to limber up a gun. Being wounded, he took shelter; but, seeing Lieutenant Roberts fall, badly wounded, he went out again and brought him in. Captain Congreve was shot tbrough the leg, through the toe of his boot, grazed on the elbow and the shoulder, and his horse shot in three places.
The King's Royal Rifle Corps. Lieutenant the Honourable F. H. S. Roberts (since deceased). Lieutenant Roberts assisted Captain Congreve. He was wounded in three places.
66th Royal Battery, Field Artillery. Corporal G. E. Nurse. Corporal Nurse also assisted.
7th Royal Battery, Artillery Field. Captain H. L. Reed. Captain Reed, who had heard of the difficulty, shortly afterwards brought down three teams from liis battery to see if he could be of any use. He was wounded, as were five of the thirteen men who rode with him, one was killed; and thirteen out of twenty-one horses were killed before he got half-way to the guns, and he was obliged to retire
War Office, Pall Mall, 27th February, 1900. The Imperial Yeomanry.
Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel E. W. Beckett [aged 43], Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry.
War Office, 18th March, 1900. Yeomanry Cavalry.
Yorkshire Hussars (Princess of Wales's Own) Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel E. W. Beckett [aged 43]. Dated 14th March, 1900
War Office, July 6, 1900
The Queen [aged 81] has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned Officers, Non-Commissioned Officer, and Trooper whose claims have been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for their conspicuous bravery in South Africa, as stated against their name:-
The Gordon Highlanders. Captain Beckwith Ernest Towse
On the 11th December, 1899, at the action of Majesfontein, Captain Towse was brought to notice by his Commanding Officer for his gallantry and devotion in assisting the late Colonel Downman, when mortally wounded, in the retirement, and endeavouring, when close up to the front of the firing line, to carry Colonel Downman on his back; but finding this not possible, Captain Towse supported him till joined by Colour-Sergeant Nelson and Lance-Corporal Hodgson.
On the 30th April, 1900, Captain Towse, with twelve men, took up a position on the top of Mount Thaba, far away from support. A force of about 150 Boers attempted to seize the same plateau, neither party appearing to see the other until they were but 100 yards apart. Some of the Boers then got within 40 yards of Captain Towse and his party, and called on him to surrender. He at once caused his men to open fire and remained firing himself until severely wounded (both eyes shattered), succeeding in driving off the Boers. The gallantry of this Officer in vigorously attacKing the enemy (for he not only fired, but charged forward) saved the situation, notwithstanding the numerical superiority of the Boers.
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Captain Charles FitzClarence [aged 34]. On the 14th October, 1899, Captain FitzClarence went with his squadron of the Protectorate Regiment, consisting of only partially trained men, who had never been in action, to the assistance of an armoured train which had gone out from MafeKing. The enemy were in greatly superior numbers, and the squadron was for a time surrounded, and it looked as if nothing could save them from being shot down. Captain FitzClarence, however, by his personal coolness and courage inspired the greatest confidence in his men, and, by his bold and efficient handling of them, not only succeeded in relieving the armoured train, but inflicted a heavy defeat on the Boers, who lost 50 killed and a large number wounded, his own losses being 2 killed and 15 wounded. The moral effect of this blow had a very important bearing on subsequent encounters with the Boers.
On the 27th October, 1899, Captain FitzClarence led his squadron from MafeKing across the open, and made a night attack with the bayonet on one of the enemy's trenches. A hand-to-hand fight took place in the trench, while a heavy fire was concentrated on it from the rear. The enemy was driven out with heavy loss. Captain FitzClarence was the first man into the position and accounted-for four of the enemy with his sword. The British lost & killed and 9 wounded. Captain. FitzClarence was himself: slightly wounded. With reference to these two actions, Major General Baden-Powell states that had this Officer not shown an extraordinary spirit and fearlessness the attacks would have been failures, and we should have suffered heavy loss both in men and prestige.
On the 26th December, 1899, during the action at Game Tree, near MafeKing, Captain FitzClarence again distinguished himself by his coolness and courage, and was again wounded (severely through both legs).
10th Hussars. Lieutenant (now Captain) Sir John Milbanke, Bart. [aged 27]. On the 5th January, 1900, during a reconnaissance near Colesberg, Sir John Milbanke, when retiring under fire with a small patrol of the 10th Hussars, notwithstanding the fact that he had just been severely wounded in the thigh, rode back to the assistance of one of the men whose pony was exhausted, and who was under fire from some Boers who had dismounted. Sir John Milbanke took the man up on his own horse under a most galling fire and brought him safely back to camp.
Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, BucKingham Palace, November 1, 1900.
HER Majesty has been preciously pleased to appoint Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Charles Compton William, Baron Chesham, to be the Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry [aged 62], resigned.
Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to appoint, provisionally, the Right Honourable Victor Albert Francis Charles, Baron Churchill [aged 36], to act as Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds during the absence in South Africa of Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Baron Chesham.
Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, October 30, 1900.
The Queen [aged 81] has been pleased to appoint George Richard Penn [aged 39], Earl Howe, to be one of the Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon [aged 54], resigned.
Board of Green Cloth, BucKingham Palace, March 13, 1901.
The King has been graciously pleased to appoint Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote [aged 71], K.C.B., Extra Equerry to His Majesty, to be Paymaster of His Majesty's Household, in the room of George Thomas Hertslet, Esq., resigned
15. In so large a force, and under circumstances which have not called for prolonged active operations in the field, it is difficult to discriminate; but although I am. convinced that generally speaKing all have done their best, still there are many officers whom I would particularly wish to bring to notice
Cavalry Brigade.
Staff.
Major F. W. P. Angelp, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General.
Captain V. B. Fane, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General.
Captain F. W. Hawks, Commissariat Department.
Lieutenant A. S. H. Teed, Assistant Brigade Commissariat and Transport Officer.
Royal Horse Artillery.
Major C. F. Blane, B Battery.
16th Bengal Lancers.
Colonel A. de V. Alexander.
Ressaidar and Wordie-Major Chanda Singh.
3rd Bombay Cavalry.
Major (temporary Lieutenant - Colonel) A. Phayre.
Risaldar Eudrat Khan.
Boyal Engineers.
Lieutenant E. Tylden-Patterson, Commanding
Detachment of Mounted Sappers.
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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Whitehall, May 27, 1901. THE King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Alfred Milner [aged 47], G.C.B., G.C.M.G., His Majesty's High Commissioner for South Africa and Administrator of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Milner, of St. James's in the county of London, and of Cape Town in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope.
28th May 1901. To be Knight Commanders.
Horace Brand Townsend [aged 57], Lord Farquhar.
Frederick Treves, Esq., C.B.
26th October 1900. Captain V. B. Fane [aged 37], Indian Staff Corps, to be Provost-Marshal graded Rate XIII, Scale B, Article 115, Royal Warrant 26th October, 1900, whilst so employed.
12th March 1901. Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, March 12, 1901.
The King has been pleased to appoint the Right Reverend Father in God Randall, Bishop of Winchester [aged 52], to be Clerk of the Closet in Ordinary to His Majesty.
To be extra Aides-de-Camp to the Right Honourable G H., Earl Cadogan [aged 61], K.G., Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland. Dated 1st July, 1901:
Captain the Honourable A. W. de B. S. Foljambe [aged 31], M.V.O., the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own).
Captain J. C. Brinton, D.S.O., 2nd Life Guards.
Major C. Heseltine, 7th Battalion the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
The undermentioned Gentlemen to be Second Lieutenants (Supernumerary):—
Frederick Eden Robeson. Dated 21st December, 1901.
John Egerton Warburton [aged 18]. Dated 21st December, 1901.
31st. Battalion, Captain A. E., Viscount Fincastle [aged 30], V.C., 16th Lancers, to Command the Battalion, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 22nd January, 1902.
4th February 1902. War Office, Pall Mail, 4th February, 1902.
2nd Life Guards, Captain Oswald H. Ames to be Major, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Smith-Cuuinghame, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on half-pay. Dated 12th January, 1902.
The undermentioned Supernumerary Captains to be Captains:—
Algernon R. Trotter, D.S.O., vice 0. H. Ames. Dated 12th January, 1902.
Claude Champion-de Crespigny [aged 28], D.S.O., vice T., Earl of Longford, seconded. Dated 22nd January, 1902.
Jack Southwell [aged 17], Lord de Clifford, to be Second Lieutenant Dated 19th March, 1902.
Major-General E. P. Leach [aged 54], V.C., .C.B., Royal Engineers, now temporarily Major-General on the Staff Commanding the Troops in the Belfast District, is appointed temporarily Major-General on the Staff to command the 9th Division, 3rd Army Corps. Dated 1st April, 1902.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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20th May 1902. IMPERIAL YEOMANRY
Royal 1st Devon, The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
W. C. Barnes. Dated 3rd May, 1902.
E. R., Viscount Boringdon [aged 25]. Dated 3rd May. 1902.
Imperial Yeomanry
Royal 1st Devon, The Honourable Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes [aged 22] to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 4th June, 1902.
War Office, 15th July, 1902. Imperial Yeomanry. Memorandum. The undermentioned Officer resigns his Commission, and receives a new Commission subject to the provisions of the Militia and Yeomanry Act, 1901, retaining his present rank and seniority, viz.:—
Yorkshire Hussars (Princess of Walesjs Own). Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel E. W. Beckett [aged 45].
Whitehall, July 15, 1902. The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent so be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Charles John [aged 83], Lord Colville of Culross, K.T., G.C.V.O., Lord Chamberlain to Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Colville of Culross, in the county of' Perth.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom unto Victor Albert Francis Charles, Lord Churchill [aged 37], KCVO, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston, in the county of Leicester.
15th July 1902. Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Alfred, Lord Milner [aged 48], GCB, GCMG, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Saint James's, in the county, of London, and of Cape Town, in the Cape Colony.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and lreland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable John Blair Balfour, Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Kinross, of Glasclune, in the county of Haddington.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth [aged 57], Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Shuttleworth, of Gawthorpe, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
'The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell [aged 61], G.C.B., G.C.M.G;, Lieutenant-General in the Army, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces with the rank of General in Malta, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Grenfell, of Kilvey, in the county of Glamorgan.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Francis Knollys, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Private Secretary to his Majesty the King, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Khollys, of Caversham, in the county of Oxford.
Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Algernon Bertram Freeman Mitford [aged 65], Esqure, CVO, CB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of was Baron Redesdale, of Redesdale, in the county of Northumberland.
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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Whitehall, July 15, 1902.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable William Lawies Jackson, and the heirs-male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Allerton, of Chapel Allerton in the West Riding of the county of York.
Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, July 25, 1902. The King has been pleased to appoint Sir Frederick Treves [aged 79], Bart, K.C.V.O., C.B., F.R.C.S. Eng., one of His Majesty's Honorary Serjeant Surgeons, to be a Serjeant Surgeon-in-Ordinary to His Majesty.
Whitehall, July 24, 1902. The King has been pleased to direct the preparation of Warrants under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each of the following Gentlemen and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten, viz.:—
The Right Honourable Andrew Marshall Porter [aged 65], of Merrion-square, in the city and county of Dublin, Master of the Rolls of Ireland;
The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale [aged 53], of Goldsmiths, Langdon Hills, in the county of Essex, and of Lancaster-street, in the borough of Paddington, in the county of London, Knight, Lord Mayor of the city of London;
Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, of South Audley-street, in the city-of Westminster, in the county of London, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. Chief Commissioner of the Police in the Metropolis, Colonel Indian Staff Corps;
Sir Andrew Noble, of Ardmore and Ardardan Noble, in the parish of Cardross, in the county of Dumbarton, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath;
Sir Francis Henry Evans, of Tubbendens, in the parish of Farnborough, in the county of Kent, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George;
Sir Francis Henry LaKing, of Kensington, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbots, in the Royal Borough of Kensington, in the county of London, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Doctor in Medicine, Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Physician in Ordinary to His Majesty;
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, of Osidge, in the parish of Southgate, in the county of Middlesex, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order;
Sir Frederick Treves, of Dorchester, in the county of Dorset, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Honorary Serjeant-Surgeon to His Majesty;
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, of Highfnam Court, in the parish of Churcham, in the county of Gloucester, Knight, Doctor of Music;
Sir George Henry Lewis, of Portland-place, in the borough of Marylebone, in. the county of London, Knight;
Sir Edward John Poynter [aged 66], of Albert Gate, in the city of Westminster, in the county of London, Knight, President of the Royal Academy of Arts; [Note. Agnes Macdonald Lady Poynter [aged 59] by marriage Lady Poynter of Albert Gate in Westminster in London]
Sir Thomas Jackson, of Stansted House, in the parish of Stansted, in the county of Essex, Knight;
Alexander Henderson, of Buscat Park, in the county of Berks, Esquire;
Robert Trotter Hermon Hodge, of Wyfold Court, in the Parish of Chickendon, in the county of Oxford, Esquire;
Philip Albert Muntz, of Dunsmore, near Rugby, in the parish of Clifton-on-Dunsmore, in the county of Warwick, Esquire;
Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, of Bodnant, in the parish of Eglwysbach, in the county of Denbigh, Gwylgre, in the parish of Llauasa, in the county of Flint, and Hilders, in the parish of Shottermill, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, one of Ilis Majesty's Counsel learned in the Law; and
William Edward Murray Tomlinson, of Richmond-terrace,.Whitehall, in the city of Westminster, in the county of London, and of Preston, Heysham, and Bolton-le-Sands, in the County Palatine.of Lancaster, Esquire.
Whitehall, July 24, 1902. The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Barrymore, of Barrymore, in the county of Cork.
The Rifle Brigade, (the Prince Consort's Own), Supernumerary Captain the Honourable Arthur W. de B. S. Foljambe [aged 31], M.V.O., to be Captain, to complete establishment. Dated 2nd December, 1901
Chancery of the Royal Victorian Order, St. James's Palace, November 9,1902.
The King has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order:-
To be Knights Grand Cross:
Victor Albert Francis Charles [aged 38], Viscount Churchill, K.C.V.O. (Lord in Waiting).
General Frederick Augustus, Baron Chelmsford, G.C.B. (Gold Stick in Waiting).
Horace Brand, Baron Farquhar, K.C.V.O. (Master of the Household).
Colonel Sir Edward Ridley Colborne Bradford, Bart, G.C.B., K.C.S.L (Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police).
Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitz-Hardinge Kingscote [aged 72], K.C.B. (Extra Equerry to His Majesty).
Admiral Sir Henry Frederick Stephenson, K.C.B. (Extra Equerry to His Majesty).
Major-General Sir Henry Trotter, K.C.V.O. (Commanding Home District).
I would bring, the services of the following Officers to your Lordship's notice, for special good work:-
Staff:-
Colonel O'Sullivan, Royal Engineers, Chief Staff Officer, who has had varied and difficult duties, being my delegate ou the Provisional Government, from the 1st December, 1901, till its dissolution on the 14th August, 1902.
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bower, Indian Staff Corps, who was my delegate on the Provisional Government, from the 21st July, 1901, till the 30th-November, 1901.
Major Drake Brockman, Indian Staff Corps, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General, has had much hard work in connection with movement of- troops. He is an excellent Staff Officer, who has done-excellent work.
Major Grimston, Indian Staff Corps, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General,is a tactful and good Staff-Officer, whose advancement would be for the good of the State.
Captain Fane, Indian Staff-Corps, was Provost-Marshal and Police Commissioner in Tientsin [Map]. His duties were of a most anxious, important, and difficult nature, and he carried them out with tact and untiring energy,and contributed greatly to the good relations which have existed between the various nationalities, military and civil, in Tientsin [Map].
War Office. 26th. June, 1903.
The King [aged 61] has been graciously pleased to give..orders for the..following promotion in the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officer during the occupation of China by International,Troops:-
To be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second-Class, or Knights Commanders, of the said Most Honourable Order viz:
Colonel (local..Major-General) O'Moore Greagh V.C.. C.B., Indian Army, Commanding the Forces in China.
The King has also been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Distinguished Service Order and, promotions in,the Army, in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the occupation of China by International Troops.
The promotions, to, bear, date, of 1st January, 1903.
To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, viz:-
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Aubrey de Vere Alexander, Indian Army. (For operations in China, 1900.)
Lieutenant Alexander Rowand, Royal Indian Marine. (For operations in China, 1900.)
Lieutenant Percy Byrig Hall, Indian Army. (For capture of a band of Brigauds on 17th December, 1901, in the district, of Chuu-liang-Gheng.)
BREVET.
To be Lieutenant-Colonels:-
Major (local Lieutenant-Colonel) C. A. R. Browne, • Royal Engineers,.Director of Railways, Force in China.
Major C. M. Ducat, Indian Army, Military Attache, PeKing;
Major A. R. Dick; Indian Army
Major A. W. S. Wingate, Indian Army, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General (for Intelligence), Force in China.
Major V. B. Fane [aged 40], Indian Army.
To be Major:-
Captain G. G. Woods, Royal Artillery.
Whitehall, April 2, 1904.
The King has been pleased to grant unto Charles Hunter [aged 59], of Plas Côch, in the parish of Llanedwen, of Brynddu, in the parish of Llanfechell, and of Cemaes, in the parish of Llanbadrig, all in the county of Anglesey, Esquire, in the Commission of the Peace, a Deputy Lieutenant, and (in 1890) High Sheriff for the said County, Lieutenant-Colonel (Honorary Colonel) of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and to Sarah Elizabeth Hunter (formerly Sarah Elizabeth Hughes), his wife, His Royal licence and authority that he the said Charles Hunter may take and use the surname of Hughes in addition to and before that of Hunter and bear the arms of Hughes quarterly with his own family arms; that such surname and arms may in like manner be taken, borne, and used by the issue of his marriage with the said Sarah Elizabeth Hunter and that she the said Sarah Elizabeth Hunter may bear the arms of Hughes; the said arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the College of Arms, otherwise the said Royal licence and permission to be void and of none effect:
And to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be recorded in His Majesty's said College of Arms.
19th May 1905. Scots Guards.
Second Lieutenant John Egerton-Warburton [aged 21], from Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Imperial Yeomanry, in succession to Lieutenant A. H. Royds, promoted.
Second Lieutenant Konald Steuart-Menzies, from 3rd Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment, in succession to Lieutenant N. A. McNeill, promoted.
Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart [aged 22] (University Candidate), in succession to Lieutenant G. C. B. Paynter, promoted
Privy Council Office, December 18, 1905.
This day, in the presence of the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Richard Knight Causton [aged 62], M.P., was sworn His Majesty's Paymaster-General.
COMMANDS AND STAFF.
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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Lieutenant-General Edward P. Leach [aged 58], V.C., C.V.O., C.B., to be a General Officer Commanding-in-chief, 2nd Class, vice Lieutenant-General Sir C. Tucker, G.C.V.O., K.C. B., retired. Dated 6th December, 1905.
Whitehall, January 4, 1906.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom upon Godfrey Charles, Baron Tradegar [aged 74], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Tredegar of Tredegar in the county of Monmouth.
Whitehall, January 4, 1906.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Sir Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson [aged 60], Baronet, and the heirs male of his-body lawfully begotten, by the name; style, and title of Baron Knaresborough of Kirby Hall in the county of York. [Note. Ethel Adeline Pottinger Baroness Knaresborough [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Knaresborough of Kirkby Hall in Yorkshire]
At the Court at BucKingham Palace, the 8th day of January, 1906.
PRESENT, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This day the Right Honourable Cecil George Savile, Earl of Liverpool; the Right Honourable Osbert Cecil [aged 34], Earl of Sefton; the Right Honourable William [aged 33], Earl Beauchamp, K.C.M.G.; Richard Knight Causton [aged 62], Esquire, M.P.; Thomas Shaw, Esquire, K.C.; Thomas Burt, Esquire, M.P., and Sir Balthazar Walter Foster [aged 65], M.P., were, by His Majesty's command, respectively sworn of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their places at the Board accordingly.
W. FitzRoy.
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Leonard Henry Courtney, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Courtney of Penwith in the county of Cornwall.
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable George John Shaw-Lefevre [aged 75], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Eversley of Old Ford in the county of London.
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable William James Pirrie, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Pirrie of the city of Belfast
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Sir John Jones Jenkins, Knight, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Glantawe of Swansea in the county oF Glamorgan.
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon George Armitstead, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotteu, by the name, style, and title of Baron Armitstead of Castlehill in the city of Dundee.
Whitehall, July 20, 1906. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Wentworth Blackett Beaumont [aged 77], Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Allendale of Allendale and Hexham in the county of Northumberland.
Whitehall, November 26, 1906.
The King has been pleased to direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's lioyal Sign Manual, authorizing1 Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
Frederick Cawley, of Prestwich, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esquire;
Francis Allston Channing, of Maiden Newton, in the county of Dorset, Esquire;
John Hatt Noble Graham, of Larbert House, in the parish of Larbert, and of Househill, in the parish of Dunipace, both in the county of Stirling, Esquire; and
Charles Hughes-Hunter [aged 62], of Plâs Côch, in the parish of Llanedwen, in the county of Anglesey, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consorts Own), Major Arthur W. de B. S. Viscount Hawkesbury [aged 36], M.V.O., retires on retired pay. Dated 6th February, 1907.
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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Whitehall, July 15, 1907.
The King [aged 65] has been pleased to direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
Sir Charles Scotter [aged 72], of Surbiton, in the county of Surrey, Knight.
The Right Honourable Sir William Purdie Treloar [aged 64], of Grange Mount, in the parish of All Saints, Upper Norwood, in the borough of Croydon, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London.
Sir William Henry Holland [aged 57], of Queen's Gate, in the Royal borough of Kensington, Knight.
John Emmott Barlow, of Bradwall Hall, in the parish of Sandbach, in the county of Chester, Esquire.
William Benjamin Bowring, of Beechwood, in the parish of Grassendale, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esquire.
John Alexander Dewar, of the city of Perth, Esquire.
Francis Edwards, of Knighton, in the county of Radnor, Esquire.
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert, of Llanarth and Treowen, in the county of Moumouth, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Colonel in the Army.
Francis Douglas Blake [aged 51], of Tillmouth Park, in the parish of Cornhill, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel commanding the Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia).
Walter Scott, of Beauclere, in the parish of Bywell St. Andrews, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire.
Frederic Samuel Philipson Philipson-Stow, of Cape Town, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and of Blackdown House, in the parish of Lodsworth, in the county of Sussex, Esquire.
Whitehall, November 26, 1907. The King has been pleased lo direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain .and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each-of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:.
Sir Herbert Ashman of Cook's Folly in the city and county of Bristol. Knight.
Clifford John Gory of Llantarnam Abbey in the county of Monmouth, Esquire.
William Bilsland [aged 60]Park Circus in the city of Glasgow,Esquire, Lord Provost of the said city. [Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland by marriage Lady Bilsland of Park Circus in Glasgow.]
Jeremiah Colman of Gatton Park in the parish of Gatton in the county of Surrey, Esquire.
Edward Donner of Oak Mount in the city of Manchester, Esquire.
Frank Hollins of Greyfriars in the parish of Broughton in the Northern Divisio of the County Palatine of Chester, Esquire.
Whitehall, October 30, 1908. The KING, taking into His Royal consideration that upon the decease of Spencer Compton Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, without male issue, on the twenty-fourth day of March last, the title and dignity of Duke of Devonshire devolved upon Victor Christian William Caven dish, now Duke of Devonshire, as the eldest son and heir of Edward Cavendish, commonly called Lord Edward Cavendish, whereby according to the ordinary rules of honour the brothers of the said Victor Christian William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, cannot enjoy the title, rank, place and precedence which would have been due to them had their father survived the said Spencer Cornpton Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, and succeeded to the title and dignity of Duku of Devonshire, His Majesty hus been graciously pleased to ordain and declare that Richard Frederick Cavendish [aged 37], of Holker Hall, Cark in Cartmel, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and John Spencer Cavendish [aged 33], Esquire, Companion of the Distinguished Order, Captain, 1st Life Guards, now residing at Carlos-place, Grosvenor square, in the county of London, shall have, hold and enjoy the same title, rank, place, pre-eminence and precedence as if their late father, the said Lord Edward Cavendish had survived the said Spencer Compton Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, and thereby succeeded to the title and dignity of Duke of Devonshire.
And to command that the said Royal order and declaration be registered in His Majesty's College of Arms
MEMORANDA.
The undermentioned Officers to be Brevet Colonels:-
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Vere B. Fane, Indian Army. Dated 1st January, 1909.
Lieutenant-Colonel William P. Davison, Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). Dated 19th March, 1909.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest H. J. Reay, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Dated 19th March, 1909.
Board of Green Cloth, BucKingham Palace, July 13, 1909.
The King has been pleased to make the following appointment in His Majesty's Household:—
Arthur William de Brito Savile [aged 39], Earl of Liverpool, M.V.O., to be Comptroller of His Majesty's Household, in the room of Alexander William Charles Oliphant, Master of Elibank, M.P., resigned.
Whitehall, July 28, 1909.
The King was pleased on Thursday, the 22nd July, to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the following Gentlemen at BucKingham Palace:
Thomas Edward Thorpe, Esq., C.B., F.R.S., Principal of the Government Laboratories;
John James Baddeley, Esq., Sheriff of the City of London.
Thomas Arthur Bramsdon, Esq., M.P.;
Francis Joseph Campbell, Esq., LL.D., Principal of the Royal Normal College for the Blind;
Arthur Chapman, Esq., formerly Consul General at Rio de Janeiro;
Merton Russell Cotes, Esq., East Cliff Hall, Bournemouth;
Samuel Dill, Esq., LittD., LL.D., Member of the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland;
John Duncan, Esq., Dros-y-Mor, Penarth, Cardiff;
Francis Stanhope Hanson, Esq., Alderman and Sheriff of the City of London;
Lieutenant-Colonel George Kemp, Beechwood, Rochdale;
Hugh Percy Lane, Esq., Honorary Director, Municipal Art Gallery, Dublin, and Governor of National Gallery, Ireland;
Joseph Larmor, Esq., D.Sc., F.R.S., Secretary of the Royal Society, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge;
Lieutenant-Colonel William Boog Leishman, M.B., R.A.M.C.;
Henry William Lucy, Esq.;
Richard Mackie, Esq., Leith;
Thomas Mason, Esq., Glasgow;
Thomas Matthews, Esq., Chief Engineer of the Trinity House
Walter Menzies, Esq., M.P.;
Mark Oldroyd, Esq., Dewsbury;
Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave, Esq., F.R.S., Henstead Hall, near Wrentham;
Edwin Pears, Esq.;
Arthur Wing Pinero, Esq.;
William Edward Briggs Priestley, Esq., M.P.;
George Allardice Riddell [aged 44], Esq.;
William Alexander Smith, Esq., Founder and Organizer of the Boys' Brigade;
Arthur John Tedder, Esq., Chief Inspector of Excise;
John Edward Thrift, Esq., Chief Inspector of Stamps and Taxes, Inland Revenue Department;
Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Esq.;
Major Henry Francis Trippel, Onslow Hall, The Green, Richmond, Surrey;
James Henry Yoxall, Esq., M.P.;
Whitehall, December 11, 1909. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 7th instant, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher [aged 68], G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Fisher of Kilverstone, in the county of Norfolk. [Frances "Kitty" Katharine Broughton Baroness Fisher by marriage Baroness Fisher of Kilverstone in Norfolk.]
Crown Office, March 8, 1910.
MEMBER returned to serve in the present PARLIAMENT. County of Derby, Ilkeston Division. John Edward Bernard Seely, Esq., in the place of The Right Honourable Sir Balthazar Walter Foster [aged 69], who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead, in the county of York.
Whitehall, February 21, 1910.
The KING has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ireland, bearing date the 15th instant, to confer the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Herbert John Gladstone [aged 56], Governor General and Commander-in-Chief, designate, of the Union of South Africa, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Viscount Gladstone of the county of Lanark. [Dorothy Mary Viscountess Gladstone [aged 34] by marriage Viscountess Gladstone of Lanarkshire.]
INDIAN ARMY.
Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels.
Dated 11th December, 1909.
Brevet Colonel Vere Bonamy Fane, Commandant, 21st Punjabis.
Dated 31st December, 1909.
Frederick Hopewell Peterson, D.S.O., Commandant, 32nd Sikh Pioneers.
Dated 4th January, 1910.
Alexander Cadell, Commandant, 38th Dogras.
Dated 6th January, 1909.
Harry Davis Watson, C.I.E., Commandant, 2nd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles
Whitehall, July 21, 1910.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the undermentioned gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
The Right Honourable Richard Knight Causton [aged 66], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Southwark of Southwark in the County of London. [Note. Selina Mary Chambers Baroness Southwark [aged 58] by marriage Baroness Southwark of Southwark in London.]
The Right Honourable Sir Balthazar Walter Foster [aged 70], Knight, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Ilkeston of Ilkeston in the County of Derby.
The Right Honourable Sir Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Devonport of Wittington in the County of BucKingham.
Sir Weetman Dickinson Pearson, Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Cowdray of Midhurst in the County of Sussex.
Sir William Henry Holland [aged 60], Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Rotherham, of Broughton in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Sir Christopher Furness [aged 58], Knight, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of the County of York. [Note. Jane Annette Suggitt Baroness Furness by marriage Baroness Furness of Grantley in the West Riding of Yorkshire.]
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Willingdon of Ratton in the County of Sussex.
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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MEMORANDA.
The undermentioned Colonels are placed on the Half-pay List:-
George W. H. Pain, C.B., on completion of his period of service in command of a district. Dated 21st April, 1911.
Frederick W. N. McCracken, C.B., D.S.O., on vacating his Staff appointment in India. Dated 17th March, 1911.
The undermentioned officers of the Indian Army to be Colonels. Dated 1st January, 1911: -
Brevet Colonels: -
Charles F. G. Young.
Francis B. W. Richardson
Henry T. King.
Charles I. Fry.
David G. L. Shaw.
Willoughby Thuillier.
Harry B. Borradaile, D.S.O.
Arthur E. Aitken.
Mansel T. Shewen.
Charles E. Johnson.
Clarence H. Macdonald.
Knightley P. Burne.
Henry T. Kenny.
Robert M. Rainey-Robinson.
Augustus A. J. Johnstone.
Percy Holland.
William O. M. Mosse.
Francis W. J. Caulfeild.
Michael J. Tighe, D.S.O.
Walter S. Delamain, D.S.O.
Charles H. U. Price, D.S.O.
James M. Stewart, Aide-de-Camp to the King.
Charles M. Ducat.
Claud W. Jacob.
Alfred L. Phillips.
Robert H. Twigg.
Alexander L. Lindesay.
Leslie W. Shakespear.
Gilbert W. Palin.
George R. Crawford.
William C. Barratt, D.S.O.
George B. Hodson, D.S.O.
Alfred H. Bingley, C.I.E.
Algernon G. Peyton.
William G. Walker, V.C.
Offley B. S. F. Shore, D.S.O.
Kenneth J. Buchanan, C.B.
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander A. E. Campbell.
Brevet-Lieutenant-Coloiiel William G. L. Beynon, D.S.O.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry T. BrooKing.
Lieutenant-Colonel George de S. De Lisle.
Whitehall, August 3, 1911. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 5th July, 1911, to confer the dignity cof a Viscount of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Wentworth Canning Blackett [aged 50], Baron Allendale, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Viscount Allendale of Allendale and Hexham, in the county of Northumberland. p[Alexandrina Louise Maud Vane-Tempest Viscountess Allendale [aged 47] by marriage Viscountess Allendale of Allendale and Hexham in Northumberland].
Whitehall, December 28, 1911. Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the creation of the undermentioned Baronets:
Sir William Thornley Stoker, Baronet, of Hatch-street, in the city of Dublin, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Surgery (Honoris Causa), Fellow of the Royal Col lege of Surgeons in Ireland, and some time President of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland;
Sir Robert Anderson, Baronet, of Park mount, in the county of the city of Bel fast, and of Mullaghmore, in the county of Monaghan;
Sir Charles Bent Ball, Baronet, of Merrion Square, in the city of Dublin, and of Killybegs, in the county of Donegal, Master in Surgery, and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland;
Sir Boverton Redwood, Baronet, of Avenue road, in the metropolitan borough of St. Marylebone;
Sir John Henry Bethell, Baronet, of Park House, in the parish of Wanstead, in the county of Essex;
Sir Edward Beauchamp [aged 62], Baronet, of Grosvenor Place, in the city of Westminster;
Sir Henry Trentham Butlin, Baronet, of Harley-street, in the metropolitan borough of St. Marylebone, Doctor of Medicine, and late President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England;
Sir Edward Feetham Coates, Baronet, of Helperby Hall, Helperby, in the parish of Brafferton, in the North Riding of the county of York, Major (retired), Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, 3rd Battalion;
Sir Nugent Talbot Everard, Baronet, of Randlestown, in the county of Meath, His Majesty's Lieutenant of the said county, late Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel Commandant and Honorary Colonel Fifth Battalion the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment;
Sir James Frederic Goodhart, Baronet, of Portland Place, in the raetropolitaai borough of St. Marylebone, and of Holtye, in the county of Sussex, Doctor of Medi cine, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London;
Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth, Baronet, of Dunham Massey, in the county of Chester;
Sir John Bowen Bowen-Jones, Baronet, of St. Mary's Court, in the borough of Shrewsbury;
Sir Herbert Samuel Leon, Baronet, of Bletchley Park, in the parish of Bletchley, in the county of BucKingham;
Sir William Hesketh Lever [aged 60], Baronet, of Thornton Manor, in the parish of Thornton Hough, in the county of Chester; [Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Lady Lever [aged 61] by marriage Lady Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire.]
Sir John Brownlee Lonsdale, Baronet, of Prince's Gardens, in the Royal borough of Kensington, and of The Pavilion, in the city and county of Armagh;
Sir Charles Tertius Mander, Baronet, of The Mount, in the parish of Tettenhall, in the county of Stafford;
Sir Arthur Basil Markham, Baronet, of Beachborough Park, in the parish of Newington, in the county of Kent;
Sir William Osier, Baronet, of Norham Gardens, in the city of Oxford, Regius Professor of Medicine of the University of Oxford and Fellow of the Royal Society;
Sir George Younger, Baronet, of Leckie, in the county of Stirling;
Sir Gustavus Francis William Lambart, Baronet, C.V.O., of Beau Pare, in the county of Meath, Major and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (retired), 5th Batta lion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regi ment, Secretary of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick;
Sir Charles Garden Assheton-Smith, Baronet, of Vaynol Park, in the parish of Bangor, in the county of Carnarvon.
Downing Street, 18th September, 1912.
The King has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool [aged 42], M.V.O., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand.
Downing Street, 19th September, 1912.
The King has been pleased to appoint Sir Hugh Charles Clifford [aged 46], K.C.M.G. (Colonial Secretary, Ceylon), to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gold Coast Colony.
Board of Green Cloth, November 1st, 1912.
The King has been pleased to make the following appointment to His Majesty's Household:—
Geoffrey Cecil, Lord Saye and Sele [aged 54], to be Comptroller of the Household, in the room of Arthur William de Brito Savile [aged 42], Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.O., resigned.
Whitehall, July 8, 1914. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 3rd instant, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon John Fielden Brocklehurst [aged 62], Esquire, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General in the Army (retired), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Ranksborough, of Ranksborough, in the county of Rutland.
War Office, 14th July, 1914. Territorial Force.
4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment; Second Lieutenant John H. M., The Marquis of Granby [aged 27], resigns his commission. Dated 15th July, 1914.
The Army Service Corps.
Infantry. 8th (Irish) Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment).
Lieutenant John A. Roche to be Captain. Dated 20th May, 1914.
The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 20th May, 1914: —
Richard P. Keating.
Archibald J. P. Mateer.
14th August 1914. 4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment; the announcements of the resignations of Lieutenant Arthur Silver and Second Lieutenant John H. M., The Marquis of Granby [aged 27], which appeared in the London Gazettes of the 23rd June, 1914, and 14th July, 1914, respectively, are cancelled.
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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4th Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment. The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. 1914: — Dated 22nd August
John H. M., Marquis of Granby [aged 28].
John S. Parsons.
John G. Abell.
Ambrose Childe Clarke to be Second Lieutenant. Dated 22nd August, 19.14.
List Of Names Referred To In Despatch Dated 8 October, 1914.
[8th October 1914]. 2nd Battalion The Welsh Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. B. Morland.
Captain and Adjutant W. H. Ferrar.
Captain C. R. Berkeley, D.S.O.
Lieutenant C. A. S. Carleton.
Lieutenant G. D. Melville.
No. 7711 Company Quartermaster-Serjeant J. B. Connie.
No. 6843 Company Serjeant-Major G. Hunter.
No. 9364 Serjeant A. Smedley.
No. 7753 Private W. Fuller [aged 30]
War Office, 23rd November, 1914. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Non-commissioned Officer for conspicuous bravery whilst serving with the Expeditionary Force:—
No. 7753 Lance-Corporal William Fuller [aged 30], 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, for conspicuous gallantry on 14th September [1914], near Chivy on the Aisne, by advancing about 100 yards to pick up Captain Haggard, who was mortally wounded, and carrying him back to cover under very heavy rifle and machine gun fire.
The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 16th December, 1914, unless otherwise stated:-
John Armstrong Pratt, 3rd Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.
William Lionel Stevens, 4th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Edmond Arthur Winch, 4th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Thomas Eric Boswell Young, 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment.
Agborouorh Hugh Townshend, 3rd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Dated 11th November, 1914.
Tom Cecil Noel [aged 17], 3rd Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers. Dated 12th December, 1914.
John Robson Ashcroft, 4th Battalion, Scottish Rifles.
George Leslie Treleaven, 3rd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Sidney Frederick Johnson, 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment.
Philip Coates Walker, 3rd Battalion, Dorset Regiment.
Curwen Vaughan Rawlinson, 3rd Battalion, Dorset Regiment.
22nd December 1914. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to Second Lieutenant James Leach, and to No. 9016 Serjeant John Hogan [aged 30], 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, for their conspicuous bravery, specified below: —
For conspicuous bravery near Festubert on 29th October, when, after their trench had been taken by the Germans, and after two attempts at recapture had failed, they voluntarily decided on the afternoon of the same day to recover the trench themselves, and, working from traverse to traverse at close quarters with great bravery, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two, and making sixteen prisoners.
Memoranda.
The undermentioned Officers are granted the temporary rank of Brigadier-General whilst holding the temporary appointments in India stated against their names: -
Colonel Sydney F. Crocker, Indian Army, Commanding Risalpur Cavalry Brigade. Dated 15th September, 1914.
Colonel Vere B. Fane, C.B., Indian Army, Commanding Jhelum Brigade. Dated 14th October, 1914.
Colonel Nigel G. Woodyatt, Indian Army, Additional Deputy Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters. Dated 29th October, 1914.
Colonel Thomas H. Hardy, Indian Army, Commanding 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade. Dated 1st November, 1,914.
Colonel William G. L. Beynon, D.S.O. Indian Army, Commanding - Nowshera Brigade. Dated 2nd November, 1914
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
10th Battalion — Lieutenant John Egerton-Warburton [aged 30] to be Adjutant and temporary Captain. Dated 15th September, 1914.
FOOT GUARDS.
Coldstream Guards, Lieutenant Thomas R. Clutterbuck, Reserve Battalion, to be Adjutant, vice Major The Honourable G. A. C. Crichton, M.V.O. Dated 28th December, 1914.
Second Lieutenant Francis Longueville to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th December, 1914.
Scots Guards, The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains: —
Dated 20th December, 1914.
Arthur R. Orr.
John Egerton-Warburton [aged 31], and to remain supernumerary
SPECIAL RESERVE OF OFFICERS. RESERVE UNITS. INFANTRY. 3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, The undermentioned Second Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank:
William G. C. Gladstone [aged 29].
Alfred E. Watkin.
Francis Jones-Bateman.
The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants: Dated 7th April, 1915.
William G. C. Gladstone (since killed in action).
Richard Gambier-Parry.
Henry F. G. Williams.
William I. G. Farren.
Eric I. Jones.
Alfred E. Watkin.
Francis Jones-Bateman.
28th May 1915. The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 29th May, 1915:
Charles Eliott Hamilton, 3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment.
William Peirce Waddington, 3rd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment.
Wilfred Justice Judge, 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
George Bertram Ashworth, 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment.
Reginald Townley Edwards, 3rd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment.
Vivian Hayton Maasdorp, 3rd Battalion. Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Siefried Lorraine Sassoon [aged 28], 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Arthur Charles Walsh, 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
John Christopher Wilson, 5th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
Margetts Mitchell, 3rd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment.
Archibald Valentine Maunder, 3rd Battalion, West Riding Regiment.
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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Whitehall, August 9, 1915. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 28th June, 1915, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Sir Francis Leveson Bertie [aged 70], GCB, GCMG, GCVO, His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the French Republic, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Bertie of Thame, in the county of Oxford. [Feodorowna Wellesley [aged 77] by marriage Baroness Bertie of Thame in Oxfordshire.]
Special Recommendations.
Commander Edward Unwin [aged 51], R.N. While in "River Clyde," observing that the lighters which were to form the bridge to the shore had broken adrift, Commander Unwin left the ship and under a murderous fire attempted to get the lighters into posi tion. He worked on until, suffering from the effects of cold and immersion, he was obliged to return to the ship, where he was wrapped up in blankets. Having in some degree recovered, he returned to his work against the doctor's order and completed it. He was later again attended by the doctor for three abrasions caused by bullets, after which he once more left the ship, this time in a lifeboat, to save some wounded men who were lying in shallow water near the beach. He continued at this heroic labour under continuous fire, until forced to stop through pure physical exhaustion.
Midshipman George L. Drewry, R.N.R. Assisted Commander Unwin at the work of securing the lighters under heavy rifle and maxim fire. He was wounded in the head, but continued his work and twice sub sequently attempted to swim from lighter to lighter with a line.
Midshipman Wilfred St. A. Malleson, R.N. Also assisted Commander Unwin, and after Midshipman Drewry had failed from exhaustion to get a line from lighter to lighter, he swam with it himself and suc ceeded. The line subsequently broke, and he afterwards made two further but unsuc cessful attempts at his self-imposed task.
Able Seaman William1 Chas. Williams, O.N. 186774 (R.F.R. B.3766). Held on to a line in the water for over an hour under heavy fire, until killed.
Seaman R.N.R. George McKenzie Samson, O.N. 2408A. Worked on a lighter all day under fire, attending wounded and getting out lines; he was eventually dangerously wounded by maxim fire.
Admiralty, 16th August, 1915. The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officers and men for the conspicuous acts, of bravery mentioned in the foregoing despatch:
Commander Edward Unwin, R.N.
Midshipman Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson, R.N.
Midshipman George Leslie Drewry, R.N.R.
Able Seaman William Chas. Williams, O.N. 186774 (R.F.R. B.3766) (since killed).
Seaman R.N.R. George McKenzie Samson, O.N. 2408A
3rd September 1915. The undermentioned Second Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed in their rank:-
The Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Alan Ralph Keep.
Deane Mann.
The Leicestershire Regiment.
Jervoise Graham Tayler.
The Royal Irish Regiment.
Richard Frederick Myles Spring.
The Lancashire Fusiliers.
Frederick Robert Roscoe Woodward.
The Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Victor William Mercier.
The King's Own Scottish Borderers.
Thomas Elliot Thorburn Brown.
Tom Cecil Noel [aged 17].
The Scottish Rifles.
James Deans.
Thomas Nesbitt Me Arthur.
William Fairlie Lambert.
The East Lancashire Regiment.
Richard Norman Keyser.
Philip Emlyn Friend.
The Middlesex Regiment.
William James Burt.
Jack Victor King.
Basil Potier Jones.
Sidney Batho Castle.
George Russell Money
India Office, October, 1915.
The King has been graciously pleased to make the following appointment to the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire in recognition of the meritorious service of the undermentioned Officer in command of the Bannu Brigade on the North-West Frontier, of India on the occasion of an attack by the tribesmen of Miranshah on 25th-26th March, 1915: -
To be an Additional Companion of the said Most Eminent Order.
Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) Vere Bonamy Fane [aged 52], C.B
The King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on this officer [Eric Fox Pitt Lubbock [aged 27]], in recognition of his conspicuous gallantry and skill on 26th October, 1915, when he attacked a German Albatross machine at a height of 9,000 feet with machine gun fire. The hostile pilot was shot and the aeroplane was brought to the ground within our lines. The attack finished at a height of only six hundred feet, and during an almost vertical dive when the pilot was fully occupied Lieutenant Lubbock fired deliberately and with effect.
Whitehall. January 4, 1916.
Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland containing the grant of the dignities of Earl and Marquess of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable John Campbell [aged 68], Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., and the heirs male of his body law fully begotten, by the names, styles and titles of Earl of Haddo in the County of Aberdeen, and Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair in the said County of Aberdeen and in the County of Meath, and in the County of Argyll. [Isabel Majoribanks [aged 58] by marriage Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair]
Whitehall, January 28, 1916.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the undermentioned gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten: —
Admiral Sir Charles William de la Poer Beresford [aged 69], G.C.B., G.C.V.O. (commonly called Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Beresford of Metemmeh, and of Curraghmore in the County of Waterford.
Sir Alexander Henderson, of Buscot Park, in the County of Berks, Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Faringdon, of Buscot Park in the County of Berks.
Sir Thomas George Shaughnessy, K.C.V.O., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Shaughnessy, of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada, and of Ashford in the County of Limerick.
William Waldorf Astor [aged 67], of Hever Castle, in the County of Kent, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent.
18th September 1915. No. 12563-1, dated Simla, the 18th September, 1915.
From-The Chief of the General Staff,
To-The Secretary to the Government of India, Army Department.
I am directed to forward for the information of the Government of India short accounts of the action at Spina Khaisora in the Tochi Valley, 7th January, 1915, and of the action at Miramshah in the Tochi Valley on the 26th March, 1915.
In the action at Spina Khaisora, Major-General H. O'Donnell, C.B., D.S.O., was in command of the troops, and in the action at Miramshah, Brigadier-General V. B. Fane, C.B. [aged 52], was in command.
2. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief considers that Major-General O'Donnell and Brigadier-General Fane carried out the respective operations in an able manner.
3. His Excellency recommends that these accounts be published in the Gazette of India.
War Office, March, 1916. Regular Forces.
Aide-de-Camp (extra) — Lieutenant J. H. M., Marquis of Granby [aged 29], The Leicestershire Regiment, Territorial Force. Dated 3rd March, 1916.
Whitehall, July 3, 1916. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon the undermentioned Gentlemen and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
The Right Honourable Sir Savile Brinton Crossley [aged 59], Baronet, K.C.V.O., by the name, style and title of Baron Somerleyton of Somerleyton in the county of Suffolk.
The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Nicolson, Baronet, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., by the name, -style and title of Baron Carnock of Carnock in the county of Stirling.
Tonman Mosley [aged 66], Esquire, C.B., by the name, style and title of Baron Anslow of Iver in the county of BucKingham. [Hilda Rose Montgomerie Baroness Anslow by marriage Baroness Anslow of Iver in BucKinghamshire.]
George Coats, Esquire by the name, style and title of Baron Glentanar of Glen Tanar in the county of Aberdeen.
Charles Edward Hungerford Atholl Colston, Esquire, by the name, style and title of Baron Roundway of Devizes in the county of Wilts.
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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October 1914.
NORTH-WEST- FRONTIER.
The Tochi Valley and Derajat.
11. During October and November, 1914, various reports were received that attempts were being made to stir up fanaticism along the frontier.
The end of November, 1914, certain influential mullahs in independent territory led a Khostwal lashkar of some 2,000 men to the neighbourhood of Miranshah in the Tochi Valley.
On November 29th a portion of the North Waziristan Militia, under Major G. B. Scott, attacked the enemy and, in a skilfully fought action, inflicted a severe defeat on the tribesmen, who fled in a demoralised condition.
Meanwhile, on the news of the gathering being received, I had arranged for the despatch of suitable reinforcements to Bannu and Thai, and had directed the General Officer Commanding, Derajat Brigade, to reinforce Tank at his discretion.
Major-General H. O'Donnell, C.B., D.S.O., Commanding the Bannu Brigade, whose services I have already brought to notice, had proceeded up the Tochi Valley with the Moveable Column, and had reached Miranshah on December 3rd. At the request of the Chief Commissioner, North-West Frontier Province, the column did nob proceed beyond Miranshah.
The prompt and vigorous action of the North Waziristan Militia checked what might have been a serious rising.
Further reports of hostile gatherings, which threatened the Tochi posts, necessitated the retention of additional troops on this border during December and part of January, but a march carried out by the 4th Brigade along the Bannu border, south-west of Bannu, at the end of December, 1914, had a quieting effect.
On January 7th, 1915, operations were carried out by the Bannu Moveable Column and a portion of the North Waziristan Militia with a view to defeating a large Khostwal lashkar that had crossed into British territory and attacked Spina Khaisora post.
Of the British forces, only the North Waziristan Militia were actually engaged with the enemy, but the operations were successful, the enemy losing some 50-60 men killed and being driven in confusion over the frontier. In his report on.the above action Major-General O'Donnell states that great credit is due to the North Waziristan Militia for the dash and spirit they displayed in the action against great odds and after a long march. For his most conspicuous bravery in this action, in attempting at the cost of his life to rescue one of his men, Captain E. Jotham, 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force), was awarded the Victoria Cross. Although some further gatherings were reported, I was able, on January 11th, to order the withdrawal of most of the extra troops that had been sent to this portion, of the frontier, leaving sufficient to ensure its safeguarding.
Early in March, 1915, reports of hostile gatherings intended to attack the Tochi posts, and the alleged presence of a Mahsud lashkar, again compelled me to order troops to concentrate, on the Derajat, Baniiu and Kohat borders.
On March 26th, 1915, the Baiinu Moveable Column, together with a portion of the North Waziristan Militia, the-whole under the command of Brigadier-General V. B. Fane [aged 51], C.B., whose services I have already brought to notice, moved out from Miranshah and attacked a large Khostwal lashkar, estimated at 7,000 to 8,000 men, which was threatening that place.
The attack was entirely successful. The enemy's losses were estimated at 200 killed and 300 wounded, and they retreated rapidly across the frontier.
Our success was largely due to the skilful manner in which a column under Major G. B. Scott, Commandant, North Waziristan Militia, by means of a night march gained a position in rear of the enemy in time to combine with the frontal attack.
Brigadier-General Fane brings to notice the name of Mr. J. A. O. Fitzpatrick, I.C.S., Political Agent, Tochi, who assisted him with sound advice and good information
War Office, 27th July, 1916. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Warrant Officers, in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the field:
2nd Lt. Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon [aged 29], 3rd (attd. 1st) Bn., R. W. Fus. For conspicuous gallantry during a raid on the enemy's trenches. He remained for 1½ hours under rifle and bomb fire collecting and bringing, in our wounded. Owing to his courage and determination all the killed and wounded were brought in.
Re Piers Egerton Warburton, Deceased. Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22nd and 23rd Vic., cap. 35, intituled "An Act to further amend the Law of Property and to relieve Trustees."
Notice is hereby given, that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands against the estate of Piers Egerton Warburton, late of Arley Hall, Northwich, in the county of Chester, Esquire, deceased (who died on the 24th day of March, 1914, and whose will was proved in the Chester District Registry of the Probate Division of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the 12th day of June, 1914, by John OEgerton Warburton and George Egerton Warburton, the executors therein named), are hereby required to send the particulars, in writing, of their claims to us, the undersigned, the Solici tors for the said executors, on or before the 26th day of August next, after which date the said executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said de ceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they shall then have had notice; and they will not be liable for the assets of the said deceased, or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose claims or demands they shall not then have had notice.—Dated this 25th day of July, 1916.
Potts, Potts And Gardner, Northgate House, Chester, Solicitors for the Executors.
Re John Egerton Warburton, Deceased. Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22nd and 23rd Vic., cap. 35, intituled "An Act to further amend the Law of Property and to relieve Trustees."
Notice is hereby given, that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands against the estate of John Egerton Warburton, late of 30, Grosvenor-place, London, S.W., and Arley Hall, Northwichj in the county of Chester, a Captain in the Scots Guards, deceased (who died on the 30th day of August, 1915, and whose will was proved in the Chester District Registry of the Probate Division of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the 6th day of March, 1916, by the Honourable Lettice Egerton Warburton and Geoffrey Egerton Warburton, the executors therein named), are hereby required to send the particulars, in writing, of their claims to us, the undersigned, the Solicitors for the said executors, on. or before the 26th day of August next, after which date the said executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they shall then have had notice; and they will not be liable for the assets of the said deceased, or any part thereof, so distributed, to any person of whose claims or demands they shall not then have had notice.—Dated this 25th day of July, 1916.
Potts, Potts And Gardner, Northgate House, Chester, Solicitors for the Executors.
Whitehall, August 30, 1916. Letters Patent have passed the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the creation of the undermentioned Baronets:—
Sir Robert Hudson Berwick, of Eden Lacy, in the Parish of Lazonby, in the County of Cumberland;
Sir Thomas Lane Devitt, of Chelsea, in the County of London;
Sir Arthur Philip Du Cros [aged 45], of Canons, in the County of Middlesex;
Sir Thomas Dunlop, of Woodbourne, in the County of Renfrew, Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow;
Sir Edward Holt, of Cheetham, in the County Palatine of Lancaster;
Sir Ernest William Moir, of Whitehanger, in the Parish of Fernhurst, in the County of Sussex;
Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson [aged 50], 1stof St. Dunstan's, in the County of London; and
Sir William James Tatem, of St. Fagans, in the County of Glamorgan.
MEMORANDA.
Col. (temp. Brig.-Gen.) V. B. Fane, C.B., C.I.E, Ind. Army, to be temp. Maj.-Gen. 3rd Sept. 1916.
Lt.-Col. H.H. Adolphus C. A. A., R. G. P. L. L., Duke of Teck, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., Personal A.D.C. to The King, is placed on the h.p. List on account of ill-health. 24th July 1916.
26th October 1916. His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned ''Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men:
Temporary Captain Archie Cecil Thomas White [aged 26], Yorkshire Regiment.
For most conspicuous bravery. He was in command of the troops that held the southern and western faces of a redoubt. For four days and nights, by his indomitable dispositions, he held his position under heavy fire of all kinds and against several counterattacks. Though short of supplies and ammunition, his determination never wavered. When the enemy attacked in greatly superior numbers and had almost ejected our troops from the redoubt, he personally led a counter-attack, which finally cleared the enemy out of the southern and western faces. He risked his life continually, and was the life and soul of the defence.
In 1916 Archie White [aged 25] was awarded the Victoria Cross. See The London Gazette 29802 Supplement.
Whitehall, January 30, 1917. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Weetman Dickinson [aged 60], Baron Cowdray, President of the Air Board; and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Viscount Cowdray, of Cowdray, in the county of Sussex. [Annie Cass Viscountess Cowdray [aged 56] by marriage Viscountess Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex.]
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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Whitehall, January 30, 1917. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of'the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Sir John Alexander Dewar [aged 60]; Baronet, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin, in the county of Perth.
Whitehall, January 30, 1917. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Sir Thomas Roe [aged 84], Knight, and the heirs male of his body law fully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Roe, of the borough of Derby.
Whitehall, January 30, 1917. The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom upon Sir Edward Partington [aged 80], Knight, and the heirs male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Doverdale, of Westwood Park, in the county of Worcester.