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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire is in Derbyshire Dales.
See: Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map], Hough, Derbyshire [Map], Mapleton, Derbyshire [Map], Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne, St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
Around 1250 William Cockayne was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1276 John Cockayne was born to William Cockayne (age 26) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1300 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 24) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1323 William Cockayne (age 73) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1356 Edmund Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 31) and Cecilia Vernon (age 26) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1360 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 35) and Cecilia Vernon (age 30) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1369 John Cockayne (age 44) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
On 23rd April 1391 Ralph Shirley was born to Hugh Shirley (age 40) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1411 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 41) and Isabel Shirley at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 22nd May 1429 John Cockayne (age 69) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St John, Cockayne Hatley.
In 1451 Thomas Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 40) and Agnes Vernon (age 24) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1451 Margaret Melton (age 49) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1477 Thomas Cockayne was born to Thomas Cockayne (age 26) and Agnes Barlow aka Barley (age 22) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In May 1504 John Cockayne (age 93) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1576 John Ferrers (age 62) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
In 1721 Thomas Kirkland was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
Roger Cockayne was born to John Cockayne and Agnes Vernon at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].
On or before 20th December 1608, the date he was baptised at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map], Aston Cockayne 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Cockayne of Ashbourne and Pooley (age 21) and Anna Katherine Stanhope (age 15) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1671 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 33) purchased Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map] from Aston Cockayne 1st Baronet (age 62).
On 24th March 1707 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 69) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. His grandson Henry (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 27th October 1708 Hill Boothby was born to Brooke Boothby (age 38) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 16th February 1758 Maria Elizabeth Boothby was born to Brooke Boothby 5th Baronet (age 47) and Phoebe Hollins Lady Boothby (age 41) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 19th March 1791 Penelope Boothby (age 5) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. She was buried in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
On 2nd January 1838 Frances Jenkinson Lady Boothby died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 21st April 1846 William Boothby 8th Baronet (age 64) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. His son Brooke (age 37) succeeded 9th Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.
In 1359 William Bradbourne was born at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1385 Roger Bradbourne was born to William Bradbourne (age 26) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1410 Henry Bradbourne was born to Roger Bradbourne (age 25) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1427 Isabel Bradbourne was born to Henry Bradbourne (age 17) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1465 Humphrey Bradbourne was born to John Bradbourne at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1495 Benedicta Bradbourne was born to Humphrey Bradbourne (age 30) and Margaret Longford (age 15) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1495 Humphrey Bradbourne (age 30) died at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].
The River Dove rises on Axe Edge Moor, Derbyshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Longnor, Saffordshire [Map], Pilsbury [Map], Hartington, Derbyshire [Map], Milldale, Derbyshire [Map], Thorpe, Derbyshire [Map], just before whic it is joined by the River Manifold, Mapleton, Derbyshire [Map], Mayfield, Staffordshire [Map], Norbury, Derbyshire [Map], Rocester, Staffordshire [Map], Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire [Map] and Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire [Map] before joining the River Trent at Newton Solney, Derbyshire [Map].
Ten Years' Digging. In a field called Callow [Map], at Mappleton, near Ashbourne, are three tumuli placed in a line about eighty yards from each other; they are all formed of sandy earth and pebbles. We opened that nearest to Ashbourne on the 28th of August; it is fourteen yards diameter, and two feet six inches high. On the natural surface the earth was darker in colour and finer than elsewhere, and mixed with a little charcoal; near the centre was a piece of an urn, some burnt bones, and flakes of flint. On the same day, we cut into that at the opposite extremity with no better success, finding only flints and charcoal, but no bones. The height of this mound, which has been frequently ploughed over, is two feet only.
On 3rd December 1883 Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet (age 72) died unmarried at Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne. His nephew Horace (age 22) succeeded 5th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.