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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Earl Carlisle is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Earl Carlisle:
1st. 25th March 1322. Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle. Forfeit. 3rd March 1323. Execution of Andrew Harclay.
2nd. 1622. James Hay 1st Earl Carlisle. Extinct. 30th October 1660.
3rd. 22nd April 1661. Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle. Extant.
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25th March 1322. Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 52] created. See Battle of Boroughbridge.
3rd March 1323. Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle forfeit. See Execution of Andrew Harclay.
On 25th March 1322 Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Carlisle in reward for his capture of Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [deceased] at the Battle of Boroughbridge.
On 3rd March 1323 Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 53] was arraigned before a royal justice in Carlisle. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map] for having negotiated a truce with the Scots without the King's sanction. It recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom. King Edward considered the treaty to be an act treason. Earl Carlisle forfeit. After his death, his head was taken to the king at Knaresborough in Yorkshire, before it was hung up on London Bridge. The four parts of his body were dispersed around the country, and displayed in Carlisle, Newcastle, Bristol, and Dover. Less than three months after Harclay's execution, King Edward agreed on a thirteen-year truce with Scotland.
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1622. James Hay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 42] created.
March 1636. Son James Hay 2nd Earl Carlisle [aged 24] succeeded.
30th October 1660. James Hay 2nd Earl Carlisle extinct.
In 1622 James Hay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Carlisle. Lucy Percy Countess Carlisle [aged 22] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
In March 1636 James Hay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 56] died. His son James [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Earl Carlisle, 2nd Viscount Doncaster. Margaret Russell Countess Manchester and Carlisle by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 30th October 1660 James Hay 2nd Earl Carlisle [aged 48] died. Earl Carlisle, Viscount Doncaster extinct.
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22nd April 1661. Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 32] created. See Coronation of Charles II.
24th February 1685. Son Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle [aged 38] succeeded.
23rd April 1692. Son Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle [aged 23] succeeded.
1st May 1738. Son Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle [aged 43] succeeded.
3rd September 1758. Son Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 10] succeeded.
4th September 1825. Son George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle [aged 51] succeeded.
7th October 1848. Son George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle [aged 46] succeeded.
5th December 1864. Brother William George Howard 8th Earl Carlisle [aged 56] succeeded.
29th March 1889. Nephew George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 45] succeeded.
16th April 1911. Son Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 44] succeeded.
20th January 1912. Son George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard 11th Earl Carlisle [aged 17] succeeded.
17th February 1963. Son Charles James Ruthven Howard 12th Earl Carlisle [aged 39] succeeded.
28th November 1994. Son George William Beaumont Howard 13th Earl Carlisle [aged 45] succeeded.
Before 27th November 1646 Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 17] and Anne Howard Countess Carlisle were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. They were second cousin once removed.
John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd April 1661. Was the splendid cavalcade of his Majesty [aged 30] from the Tower of London to Whitehall, when I saw him in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map] create six Earls, and as many Barons, viz:
Edward Lord Hyde, Lord Chancellor [aged 52], Earl of Clarendon; supported by the Earls of Northumberland [aged 58] and Sussex [aged 14]; the Earl of Bedford [aged 44] carried the cap and coronet, the Earl of Warwick [aged 46], the sword, the Earl of Newport [aged 64], the mantle.
Next, was Capel, created Earl of Essex.
Brudenell, Cardigan;.
Valentia, Anglesea;.
Greenvill, Bath;.
Howard, Earl of Carlisle.
The Barons were: Denzille Holles; Cornwallis; Booth; Townsend; Cooper; Crew; who were led up by several Peers, with Garter and officers of arms before them; when, after obedience on their several approaches to the throne, their patents were presented by Garter King-at-Arms, which being received by the Lord Chamberlain [aged 59], and delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the Secretary of State, were read, and then again delivered to his Majesty, and by him to the several Lords created; they were then robed, their coronets and collars put on by his Majesty, and they were placed in rank on both sides of the state and throne; but the Barons put off their caps and circles, and held them in their hands, the Earls keeping on their coronets, as cousins to the King.
I spent the rest of the evening in seeing the several archtriumphals built in the streets at several eminent places through which his Majesty was next day to pass, some of which, though temporary, and to stand but one year, were of good invention and architecture, with inscriptions.
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Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex [aged 29] was created 1st Earl Essex. Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex [aged 25] by marriage Countess Essex.
Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan [aged 78] was created 1st Earl Cardigan. Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan by marriage Countess Cardigan.
Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Annesley Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey [aged 41] by marriage Countess Anglesey.
John Granville 1st Earl Bath [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Bath, 1st Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Biddeford.
Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Carlisle.
Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Holles. Jane Shirley Baroness Holles by marriage Baroness Holles.
Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Cornwallis.
George Booth 1st Baron Delamer [aged 38] was created 1st Baron Delamer. Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Delamer.
Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles.
On 24th February 1685 Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 56] died. He was buried at York Minster [Map]. His son Edward [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl Carlisle. Elizabeth Uvedale Countess Carlisle by marriage Countess Carlisle.
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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On 23rd April 1692 Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle [aged 45] died. His son Charles [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Carlisle. Anne Capell Countess Carlisle [aged 18] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 1st May 1738 Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle [aged 69] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at Castle Howard Mausoleum. His son Henry [aged 43] succeeded 4th Earl Carlisle. Frances Spencer Countess Carlisle [aged 42] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
In 1743 Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle [aged 48] and Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle [aged 69]. They were fourth cousins.
On 3rd September 1758 Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle [aged 64] died. His son Frederick [aged 10] succeeded 5th Earl Carlisle.
On 22nd March 1770 Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 21] and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 48] and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower. He the son of Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle and Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle [aged 48]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 4th September 1825 Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 77] died. His son George [aged 51] succeeded 6th Earl Carlisle. Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle [aged 42] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 7th October 1848 George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle [aged 75] died. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 7th Earl Carlisle.
On 5th December 1864 George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle [aged 62] died unmarried at Castle Howard. He was buried in the Castle Howard Mausoleum. His brother William [aged 56] succeeded 8th Earl Carlisle.
On 29th March 1889 William George Howard 8th Earl Carlisle [aged 81] died unmarried. His nephew George [aged 45] succeeded 9th Earl Carlisle. Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 44] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
On 16th April 1911 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 44] succeeded 10th Earl Carlisle. Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 43] by marriage Countess Carlisle.
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 20th January 1912 Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 44] died. His son George [aged 17] succeeded 11th Earl Carlisle.
On 17th January 1918 George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard 11th Earl Carlisle [aged 23] and Bridget Helen "Biddy" Ruthven Countess Carlisle [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. He the son of Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle and Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 50].
On 3rd October 1945 Charles James Ruthven Howard 12th Earl Carlisle [aged 22] and Ela Helen Aline Beaumont Countess Carlisle [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. He the son of George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard 11th Earl Carlisle [aged 50] and Bridget Helen "Biddy" Ruthven Countess Carlisle [aged 49].
On 17th February 1963 George Josslyn L'Estrange Howard 11th Earl Carlisle [aged 68] died. His son Charles [aged 39] succeeded 12th Earl Carlisle.
On 28th November 1994 Charles James Ruthven Howard 12th Earl Carlisle [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 45] succeeded 13th Earl Carlisle.