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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Baron Hastings is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Baron Hastings:
1st. 30th September 1295. John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings. Extant. 8th January 1542.
2nd. 26th July 1461. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings. Abeyant. 24th February 1960.
3rd. 19th January 1558. Edward Hastings 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough. Extinct. 1571.
Baron Hastings is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
30th September 1295. John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 33] created. See 1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament.
28th February 1313. Son John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny [aged 26] succeeded.
20th January 1325. Son Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 5] succeeded.
20th August 1348. Son John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke succeeded.
16th April 1375. Son John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 2] succeeded.
30th December 1389. Half First Cousin Twice Removed John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 61] de jure. See Christmas Court.
2nd November 1393. Nephew Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 43] de jure.
6th November 1396. Son Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 14] de jure.
6th January 1437. Son John Hastings 9th Baron Hastings [aged 25] de jure.
9th April 1477. Son Hugh Hastings 10th Baron Hastings [aged 40] de jure.
7th June 1488. Son John Hastings 11th Baron Hastings [aged 22] de jure.
12th July 1504. Brother George Hastings 12th Baron Hastings de jure.
12th July 1504. Son John Hastings 13th Baron Hastings [aged 8] de jure.
10th February 1514. Brother Hugh Hastings 14th Baron Hastings [aged 9] de jure.
29th December 1540. Son John Hastings 15th Baron Hastings [aged 9] de jure.
8th January 1542. John Hastings 15th Baron Hastings abeyant.
18th May 1841. Great x 8 Nephew Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings [aged 43] abeyance terminated.
27th December 1859. Son Jacob Henry Delaval Astley 17th Baron Hastings [aged 37] succeeded.
8th March 1871. Brother Delaval Loftus Astley 18th Baron Hastings [aged 45] succeeded.
28th September 1872. Son Bernard Edward Delaval Astley 19th Baron Hastings [aged 17] succeeded.
1875. Brother George Manners Astley 20th Baron Hastings [aged 17] succeeded.
18th September 1904. Son Albert Edward Astley 21st Baron Hastings [aged 22] succeeded.
1956. Son Edward Astley 22nd Baron Hastings [aged 43] succeeded.
25th April 2007. Son Delaval Thomas Harold Astley 23rd Baron Hastings [aged 47] succeeded.
On 24th June 1295 King Edward I of England [aged 56] created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament
John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.
Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg [aged 75] was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.
Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 35] was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Furnivall.
Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 48] was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.
The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30th September 1295.
John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.
Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Astley.
Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton [aged 73] by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.
John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.
Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby [aged 32] was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.
John Beke 1st Baron Beke [aged 72] was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).
Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.
Before 1310 John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 47] and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings, Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester [aged 48] and Isabella Beauchamp. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 28th February 1313 John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 50] died. His son John [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Baron Hastings, 14th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
Before 20th March 1319 John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny [aged 32] and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 20th January 1325 John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny [aged 38] died. His son Laurence [aged 5] succeeded 3rd Baron Hastings, 14th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
On 20th August 1348 Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 29] died at Abergavenny Castle [Map]. He was buried at Abergavenny Priory [Map]. His son John succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke, 4th Baron Hastings, 15th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
On 16th April 1375 John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 27] died. He was buried at Hereford [Map]. His son John [aged 2] succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke, 5th Baron Hastings, 16th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
On 30th December 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 17] was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation extinct. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des.
John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 61] de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn [aged 27] who was the son of Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn, like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke, was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
On 2nd November 1393 John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 65] died without issue. His nephew Hugh [aged 43] de jure 7th Baron Hastings. Anne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 6th November 1396 Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 46] died at Eton [Map]. His son Edward [aged 14] de jure 8th Baron Hastings. Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings [aged 14] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
After 1412 Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Margery de Clifton Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. The difference in their ages was 36 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
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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On 6th January 1437 Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 54] died at Marshalsea. His son John [aged 25] de jure 9th Baron Hastings. Anne Morley Baroness Hastings [aged 24] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 9th April 1477 John Hastings 9th Baron Hastings [aged 65] died at Elsing, Norfolk. His son Hugh [aged 40] de jure 10th Baron Hastings. Anne Gascoigne Baroness Hastings [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 7th June 1488 Hugh Hastings 10th Baron Hastings [aged 51] died. His son John [aged 22] de jure 11th Baron Hastings. Catherine Aske Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 12th July 1504 John Hastings 11th Baron Hastings [aged 38] died. His brother George de jure 12th Baron Hastings.
After 12th July 1504 George Hastings 12th Baron Hastings died. His son John [aged 8] de jure 13th Baron Hastings.
On 10th February 1514 John Hastings 13th Baron Hastings [aged 18] died. His brother Hugh [aged 9] de jure 14th Baron Hastings.
In or before 1529 Hugh Hastings 14th Baron Hastings [aged 23] and Katherine le Strange Baroness Hastings [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 29th December 1540 Hugh Hastings 14th Baron Hastings [aged 35] died. His son John [aged 9] de jure 15th Baron Hastings.
On 8th January 1542 John Hastings 15th Baron Hastings [aged 10] died. Baron Hastings abeyant between his two sisters Anne Hastings [aged 13] and Elizabeth Hastings [aged 9].
On 18th May 1841 Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings [aged 43] abeyance terminated 16th Baron Hastings after 299 years of the title being in abeyance.
On 27th December 1859 Jacob Astley 16th Baron Hastings [aged 62] died. His son Jacob [aged 37] succeeded 17th Baron Hastings, 7th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
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.
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On 8th March 1871 Jacob Henry Delaval Astley 17th Baron Hastings [aged 48] died. His brother Delaval [aged 45] succeeded 18th Baron Hastings, 8th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton. Frances Diana Manners-Sutton Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 28th September 1872 Delaval Loftus Astley 18th Baron Hastings [aged 47] died. His son Bernard [aged 17] succeeded 19th Baron Hastings, 9th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
In 1875 Bernard Edward Delaval Astley 19th Baron Hastings [aged 20] died. His brother George [aged 17] succeeded 20th Baron Hastings, 10th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
On 17th April 1880 George Manners Astley 20th Baron Hastings [aged 23] and Elizabeth Evelyn Harbord Baroness Hastings [aged 20] were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 18th September 1904 George Manners Astley 20th Baron Hastings [aged 47] died. His son Albert [aged 22] succeeded 21st Baron Hastings, 11th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
On 11th February 1907 Albert Edward Astley 21st Baron Hastings [aged 25] and Marguerite Helen Neville Baroness Hastings [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny [aged 52] and Maud Augusta Beckett Dickinson [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1956 Albert Edward Astley 21st Baron Hastings [aged 74] died. His son Edward [aged 43] succeeded 22nd Baron Hastings, 12th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton. Catherine Hinton Baroness Hastings [aged 36] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 25th April 2007 Edward Astley 22nd Baron Hastings [aged 95] died. His son Delaval [aged 47] succeeded 23rd Baron Hastings, 13th Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
Baron Hastings is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England.
Summary
26th July 1461. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 30] created. See Edward IV Rewards his Followers.
13th June 1483. Son Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns [aged 16] succeeded. See Execution of William Hastings by Richard III.
8th November 1506. Son George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 19] succeeded.
24th March 1545. Son Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 31] succeeded.
20th June 1560. Son Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon [aged 25] succeeded.
14th December 1595. Brother George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon [aged 55] succeeded.
30th December 1604. Grandson Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon [aged 18] succeeded.
14th November 1643. Son Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon [aged 35] succeeded.
13th February 1656. Son Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 5] succeeded.
30th May 1701. Son George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon [aged 24] succeeded.
1704. Half Brother Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 7] succeeded.
13th October 1746. Son Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon [aged 17] succeeded.
2nd October 1789. Sister Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira [aged 58] succeeded.
11th April 1808. Son Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 53] succeeded.
28th November 1826. Son George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings [aged 18] succeeded.
13th January 1844. Son Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings [aged 11] succeeded.
17th January 1851. Brother Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings [aged 8] succeeded.
10th November 1868. Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings abeyant.
6th November 1871. Sister Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon [aged 37] abeyance terminated.
23rd January 1874. Son Charles Rawdon-Hastings 11th Earl Loudon [aged 19] succeeded.
17th May 1920. Charles Rawdon-Hastings 11th Earl Loudon abeyant.
7th March 1921. Niece Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon [aged 37] abeyance terminated.
24th February 1960. Peter Griffiths aka Abney-Hastings Earl Loudon [aged 35] abeyant.
Between 30th December 1460, when her first husband William Bonville 6th Baron Harington [aged 18] was killed at the Battle of Wakefield, and 6th February 1462, a date provided by Cockayne William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 60] and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury [aged 53]. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 26th July 1461 William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Hastings for supporting King Edward IV of England [aged 19] in his claim to the throne.
Robert Ogle 1st Baron Ogle [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Ogle by King Edward IV of England for having been the principal Northumbrian gentleman to support the Yorkist cause.
On 13th June 1483 Richard, Duke of Gloucester [aged 30], [future King Richard III] held a Council meeting at the Tower of London [Map] attended by William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 52], Cardinal John Morton [aged 63], Archbishop Thomas Rotherham [aged 59] and Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 28]. During the course of the meeting Richard accused William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings, Cardinal John Morton and Archbishop Thomas Rotherham of treasonable conspiracy with the Queen [aged 46].
William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings was summarily beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map]. He was buried in North Aisle St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map] next to King Edward IV of England. His son Edward [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Baron Hastings.
Cardinal John Morton and Archbishop Thomas Rotherham were arrested.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 8th November 1506 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns [aged 39] died. His son George [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baron Hastings.
Around December 1509 George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 22] and Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 24th March 1545 George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 58] died. His son Francis [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 7th Baron Botreaux, 6th Baron Hungerford, 4th Baron Moleyns and 4th Baron Hastings. Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 34] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 20th June 1560 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 46] died. He was buried at the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Botreaux, 7th Baron Hungerford, 5th Baron Moleyns and 5th Baron Hastings. Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon [aged 22] by marriage Countess Huntingdon. See Monument [Map].
On 14th December 1595 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon [aged 60] died at York [Map]. On 26th April 1596 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His brother George [aged 55] succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Botreaux, 8th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Moleyns and 6th Baron Hastings. Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 30th December 1604 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon [aged 64] died. His grandson Henry [aged 18] succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 10th Baron Botreaux, 9th Baron Hungerford, 7th Baron Moleyns and 7th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon [aged 16] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 14th November 1643 Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon [aged 57] died. His son Ferdinando [aged 35] succeeded 6th Earl Huntingdon, 11th Baron Botreaux, 10th Baron Hungerford, 8th Baron Moleyns and 8th Baron Hastings. Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon [aged 30] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 13th February 1656 Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon [aged 48] died. His son Theophilus [aged 5] succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 12th Baron Botreaux, 11th Baron Hungerford, 9th Baron Moleyns and 9th Baron Hastings.
On 30th May 1701 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 50] died. His son George [aged 24] succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 19] received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.
In 1704 George Hastings 8th Earl Huntingdon [aged 27] died. His half brother Theophilus [aged 7] succeeded 9th Earl Huntingdon, 14th Baron Botreaux, 13th Baron Hungerford, 11th Baron Moleyns and 11th Baron Hastings. His sister Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 21] inherited the his share of her grandfather John Lewis 1st Baronet's estates.
On 13th October 1746 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon [aged 49] died. His son Francis [aged 17] succeeded 10th Earl Huntingdon, 15th Baron Botreaux, 14th Baron Hungerford, 12th Baron Moleyns and 12th Baron Hastings.
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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On 2nd October 1789 Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon [aged 60] died unmarried at the home of his nephew Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 34]. His fifth cousin once removed Theophilus [aged 60] de jure 11th Earl Huntingdon although he wasn't aware of the fact. His sister Elizabeth [aged 58] succeeded 16th Baroness Botreaux, 15th Baroness Hungerford, 13th Baroness Moleyns and 13th Baroness Hastings
On 11th April 1808 Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira [aged 77] died. Her son Francis [aged 53] succeeded 17th Baron Botreaux, 16th Baron Hungerford, 14th Baron Moleyns and 14th Baron Hastings.
On 28th November 1826 Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Marquess Hastings, 3rd Earl Moira, 18th Baron Botreaux, 17th Baron Hungerford, 15th Baron Moleyns and 15th Baron Hastings. Barbara Yelverton Marchioness Hastings [aged 16] by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
On 13th January 1844 George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings [aged 35] died. His son Paulyn [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Marquess Hastings, 8th Earl Loudon, 4th Earl Moira, 19th Baron Botreaux, 18th Baron Hungerford, 16th Baron Moleyns and 16th Baron Hastings.
On 17th January 1851 Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings [aged 18] died. His brother Henry [aged 8] succeeded 4th Marquess Hastings, 9th Earl Loudon, 5th Earl Moira, 21st Baron Grey of Ruthyn, 20th Baron Botreaux, 19th Baron Hungerford, 17th Baron Moleyns and 17th Baron Hastings. Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings [aged 8] by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
On 10th November 1868 Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings [aged 26] died. Marquess Hastings and Earl Moira extinct. Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Hastings, Baron Moleyns and Baron Grey of Ruthyn abeyant. His sister Edith [aged 34] succeeded 10th Countess Loudon.
On 6th November 1871 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon [aged 37] abeyance terminated 21st Baroness Botreaux, 20th Baroness Hungerford, 18th Baroness Hastings, 18th Baroness Moleyns.
On 23rd January 1874 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon [aged 40] died. Her son Charles [aged 19] succeeded 11th Earl Loudon, 22nd Baron Botreaux, 21st Baron Hungerford, 19th Baron Moleyns and 19th Baron Hastings. Alice Elizabeth Fitzalan Howard Countess Loudon by marriage Countess Loudon.
On 17th May 1920 Charles Rawdon-Hastings 11th Earl Loudon [aged 65] died. Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Moleyns and Baron Hastings abeyant. His niece Edith [aged 37] succeeded 12th Countess Loudon. His brother Gilbert [aged 60] succeeded 3rd Baron Donington of Dongington Park in Leicestershire.
The London Gazette 32250. Whitehall, March 7, 1921.
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 declare that Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Botreaux and Baroness Hastings; and to give, grant and confirm the Baronies of Botreaux and Hastings which fell into abeyance on the death of Charles Edward Hastings, Earl of Loudoun, on the 17th day of May, 1920, to the said Edith Maud [aged 37], Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Baronies, together with all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and (belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Charles Edward Hastings; Earl of Loudoun, or any of his ancestors held and enjoyed the same.
And also to declare that the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Stanley; and: to give, grant and confirm, the Barony of Stanley which, fell into abeyance on the death of Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, in the year 1594, to the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Barony, together with, all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully (begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, or any of ihis ancestors held and enjoyed the same.
Note. Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon abeyance terminated 23rd Baroness Botreaux, 7th Baroness Stanley and 20th Baroness Hastings. She and her sister Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids [aged 36] had petitioned the Committee for Privileges for six titles Baron Strange Knockin, Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Moleyns, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings. The titles were shared three each between them.
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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After 24th February 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon [deceased] died. Her daughter Barbara [aged 40] succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths aka Abney-Hastings Earl Loudon [aged 35] by marriage Earl Loudon. Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.
Baron Hastings Loughborough is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
19th January 1558. Edward Hastings 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough [aged 37] created.
1571. Edward Hastings 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough extinct.
On 19th January 1558 Edward Hastings 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Hastings Loughborough.
In 1571 Edward Hastings 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough [aged 50] died at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. Baron Hastings Loughborough extinct.