SandrIngham, Norfolk is in Norfolk.
On 6th February 1952 King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 56] died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 25] succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
On 1st July 1961 Diana Spencer Princess Wales was born to John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 37] and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 25] at Park House, Sandringham Estate. She was baptised on 30th August 1961 by Bishop Percy Herbert [aged 76] at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham. She married 29th July 1981 King Charles III, son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and had issue.
On 6th April 1871 Alexander John Windsor was born to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 29] and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 26] at Sandringham House, Norfolk. She died aged less than one years old.
On 7th April 1871 Alexander John Windsor died at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 14th January 1892 Prince Albert Victor "Eddy" Windsor [aged 28] died of pneumonia at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 20th November 1925 Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 80] died at Sandringham House, Norfolk at 5.25pm following a heart attack.
On 14th December 1895 King George VI of the United Kingdom was born to King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 30] and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 28] at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. The second son at birth he became King when his elder brother King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom [aged 1] Abdicated. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.86%. He married 26th April 1923 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England, daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and had issue.
On 31st March 1900 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester was born to King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 34] and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 32] at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.86%. He married 6th November 1935 Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester, daughter of John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury, and had issue.
On 20th December 1902 Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent was born to King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 37] and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [aged 35] at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.86%. He married 29th November 1934 his second cousin Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent and had issue.
On 7th June 1897 Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood was baptised by Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan [aged 70] at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham.
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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In 1959 Bishop Percy Herbert [aged 73] became Rector of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham.
On 1st July 1961 Diana Spencer Princess Wales was born to John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 37] and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 25] at Park House, Sandringham Estate. She was baptised on 30th August 1961 by Bishop Percy Herbert [aged 76] at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham. She married 29th July 1981 King Charles III, son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and had issue.