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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.'
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Captain is in Navy.
On 19th March 1563 the Greyhound was wrecked on its journey to Le Havre with the loss of around two-hundred lives.
Captain Thomas Finch (age 51) drowned.
Brothers John Wentworth (age 25) and James Wentworth (age 23) drowned.
In 1660 Philip Howard (age 29) was appointed Captain of the King's Lifeguard.
In 1663 Captain Edward Grove was appointed Captain of the Merlin.
In 1664 Admiral John Harman (age 39) was appointed Captain of the The Gloucester.
In 1665 Captain John Cox was appointed Captain of Mary.
In 1665 Admiral John Harman (age 40) was appointed Captain of the Royal Charles.
In 1666 Captain John Hubbard was appointed Captain of the Royal Charles.
In 1666 Captain John Cox was appointed Captain of Sovereign.
On 16th August 1770 Captain George Marlay (age 22) was appointed Captain of the 62nd Regiment.
The London Gazette 12111. War-Office, August 22, 1780.
19th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet John Bailey to be Lieutenant, vice William Wells.
31st Regiment of Fcot, Alexander Giddes, Gent, to be Ensign in one of the Additional Companies, vice Ersktine Hope.
72nd Regiment of Foot, Captain John Hamiiton, of the Huntingdonshire Militia, to be Ensign in one of the Additional Companies, vice Gilbert Hillock.
72nd Regiment of Foot, Serjeant-Major Henry Andrews to be Quarter-Master, vice John Allen.
Southern Regiment of Fencible Men, Alexander Smollet, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Charles Anderson.
To be Majors in the Army.
Captain Banastre Tarleton (age 26), of 79th Foot.
Captain Archibald Robertson, of the Corps of Engineers.
Captain John Graves Simcoe, of 40th Foot.
Captain John Andre, of 54th Foot.
Lieutenant Ewen Cameron, from Half Pay in the late 78th Regiment, to be Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Cochran's Independent Company of Invalids, vice John George Hobson.
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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1462 William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme (age 47) was appointed Captain Alnwick Castle.
In 1575 George Howard (age 50) was appointed Captain Boulogne.
In 1419 William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu (age 45) was appointed Captain Dieppe.
In 1415 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 37) was appointed Captain Harfleur.
Around 1207 Philip de Albini was appointed Governor of Ludlow Castle.
In 1402 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 24) was appointed Captain Ludlow Castle.
In 1672 Francis Hawley 1st Baron Hawley (age 63) was appointed Captain of Deal Castle which position he held until 1674.
In 1682 Admiral Francis Wheler (age 24) was appointed Governor of Deal Castle.
In 1776 John Norris (age 36) was appointed Captain of Deal Castle.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1777 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 25) was appointed Captain of Deal Castle.
Before December 1539 Brian Leyton was appointed Captain of Norham Castle.
In 1419 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 41) was appointed Captain of Rouen.