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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Earl of Leicester is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been seven creations of Earl of Leicester:
1st. 1107. Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan. Forfeit. 4th August 1265. Battle of Evesham.
2nd. 25th October 1265. Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster. Merged with the Crown. 30th September 1399. Abdication of Richard II.
3rd. 29th September 1564. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester. Extinct. 4th September 1588.
4th. 1618. Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester. Extinct. 7th July 1743.
5th. 9th May 1744. Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester. Extinct. 20th April 1759.
6th. 1784. George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend. Extinct. 31st December 1855.
7th. 1837. Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester. Extant.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
1107. Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 67] created.
5th June 1118. Son Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 14] succeeded.
5th April 1168. Son Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester succeeded.
1190. Son Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester succeeded.
21st October 1204. Nephew Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 29] succeeded.
25th June 1218. Son Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester [aged 10] succeeded. See Siege of Toulouse 1218.
4th August 1265. Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester forfeit. See Battle of Evesham.
In 1096 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 56] and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 45 years. She the daughter of Hugh "Great" Capet [aged 39] and Adelaide I Countess Vermandois.
In 1107 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 67] was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 5th June 1118 Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 78] died. His son Robert [aged 14] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester. Amice Gael Countess Leicester by marriage Countess of Leicester. His son Waleran [aged 14] succeeded Count Meulan.
On 5th April 1168 Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 64] died. His son Robert succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester.
Before 1173 Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amice Gael Countess Leicester.
In 1190 Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester died. His son Robert succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester. Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester [aged 5] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
Around 1196 Robert Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester and Loretta de Braose Countess Leicester [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester [aged 61].
Around 21st October 1204 Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 29] succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester.
On 25th June 1218 Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 43] was killed at the Siege of Toulouse 1218. His son Amaury [aged 23] succeeded 6th Seigneur Montfort. His son Simon [aged 10] succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester.
In 1238 Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester [aged 30] and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester [aged 23] were married at Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 50]. He the son of Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix Montmorency. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 4th August 1265 the army loyal to King Henry III of England [aged 57], led by his son the future King Edward I of England [aged 26], supported by Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford [aged 21], Warin Basingburne and John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield [aged 33] defeated the rebel army of Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester [aged 57] at the Battle of Evesham.
Roger Leybourne [aged 50] fought and reputedly saved the King's life.
Adam Mohaut rescued the King.
Alan de Plugenet of Kilpec fought for the King.
Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Chester was killed. Earl of Leicester, Earl Chester forfeit. His son Henry Montfort [aged 26] was also killed.
Hugh Despencer [aged 41] was killed by Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 34]. Baron Despencer extinct. It may not have been created as a hereditary barony.
Simon Beauchamp [aged 31], Ralph Basset [aged 50], William Devereux [aged 46], Hugh Troyes, Richard Trussel, Peter Montfort [aged 60], William Mandeville, William Crepping, William Birmingham, Guy Balliol and Thomas Astley [aged 50] were killed. Henry Hastings [aged 30], Humphrey Bohun [aged 44], Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave [aged 27], John Vesci, John Fitzjohn and Guy Montfort Count Nola [aged 21] were captured.
John Vesci was wounded and taken prisoner.
Become a Member via our Buy Me a Coffee page to read more.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England, Succeeded Countesses of England, Merged with the Crown Earldoms of England.
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 format.
Summary
25th October 1265. Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster [aged 20] created.
5th June 1296. Son Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 18] succeeded.
22nd March 1322. Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln forfeit. See Battle of Boroughbridge.
29th March 1324. Brother Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 43] restored.
22nd September 1345. Son Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 35] succeeded.
23rd March 1361. Daughter Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 20] succeeded. See Death of Henry of Grosmont.
10th April 1362. Sister Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 20] succeeded.
3rd February 1399. Son King Henry IV of England [aged 31] succeeded. See Death of John of Gaunt.
30th September 1399. Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster [aged 7] merged with the crown. See Abdication of Richard II.
On 25th October 1265 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster [aged 20] was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 5th June 1296 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster [aged 51] died at Bayonne [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster. Alice Lacy Countess Leicester, and Lancaster 5th Countess of Salisbury 5th Countess Lincoln [aged 14] by marriage Countess of Leicester, Countess Lancaster.
On 22nd March 1322 Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 44] was beheaded at Pontefract Castle [Map] following his capture six days before at the Battle of Boroughbridge. He was buried at Pontefract Priory [Map]. Earl of Leicester, Earl Lancaster forfeit.
On 29th March 1324 Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 43] was restored 3rd Earl of Leicester.
On 22nd September 1345 Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 64] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His son Henry [aged 35] succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.
In 1352 William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 21] and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 11] were married in London. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. He by marriage Earl of Leicester. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 42] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 32]. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 40]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 23rd March 1361 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 51] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. He was buried at Church of the Annunciation of our Lady of the Newark [Map]. Duke Lancaster, Earl Lincoln extinct.
Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 18] succeeded 5th Countess Lancaster and 2nd Countess Derby. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 21] by marriage Earl Lancaster, Earl Derby.
Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 20] succeeded 5th Countess of Leicester.
On 10th April 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 22] died. Her sister Blanche [aged 20] succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 22] by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.
On 3rd February 1399 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 58] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 48] was by his side. His son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Duke Lancaster, 7th Earl of Leicester. He was buried in the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral [Map] with his first wife Blanche Duchess of Lancaster.
King Richard II of England [aged 32] witheld the future Henry IV's inheritance from him giving Henry reason to return to England to claim his lands and titles.
On 30th September 1399 King Henry IV of England [aged 32] became King of England usurping the throne of his cousin Richard II [aged 32] and Richard's heir, the seven year old Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl of March [aged 7] who was descended from Edward III's second son Lionel of Antwerp Duke of Clarence. This second usurption was to have far reaching consequences since it subsequently became the descent by which the House of York claimed precedence over the House of Lancaster being one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. Duke Lancaster, Duke of Hereford, Earl Derby, Earl Lancaster and Earl of Leicester merged with the Crown.
Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 35] was appointed Earl Marshal.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
29th September 1564. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 32] created.
4th September 1588. Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester extinct.
On 29th September 1564 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 32] was created 1st Earl of Leicester.
On 21st September 1578 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 46] and Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester [aged 34] were married secretly much to the anguish of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 45] who developed a deep hatred of Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. Roger North 2nd Baron North [aged 48] was present. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins.
On 4th September 1588 Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 56] died at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. He was buried at Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. Earl of Leicester extinct.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1618. Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 54] created.
13th July 1626. Son Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 30] succeeded.
2nd November 1677. Son Philip Sidney 3rd Earl of Leicester [aged 58] succeeded.
6th March 1698. Son Robert Sidney 4th Earl of Leicester [aged 49] succeeded.
11th November 1702. Son Philip Sidney 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 26] succeeded.
24th July 1705. Brother John Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester [aged 25] succeeded.
27th September 1737. Brother Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester [aged 55] succeeded.
7th July 1743. Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester extinct.
In 1618 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 54] was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester [aged 55] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 25th April 1625 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 61] and Sarah Blount Countess Leicester [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 13th July 1626 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 62] died. His son Robert [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Viscount Lisle. Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester [aged 28] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 2nd November 1677 Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 81] died. His son Philip [aged 58] succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester, 3rd Viscount Lisle.
On 6th March 1698 Philip Sidney 3rd Earl of Leicester [aged 79] died. His son Robert [aged 49] succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Viscount Lisle. Elizabeth Egerton Countess Leicester [aged 44] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 11th November 1702 Robert Sidney 4th Earl of Leicester [aged 53] died. His son Philip [aged 26] succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester, 5th Viscount Lisle.
On 24th July 1705 Philip Sidney 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 29] died. His brother John [aged 25] succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Lisle.
On 27th September 1737 John Sidney 6th Earl of Leicester [aged 57] died at Penshurst Place, Kent [Map]. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst. His brother Jocelyn [aged 55] succeeded 7th Earl of Leicester, 7th Viscount Lisle.
On 7th July 1743 Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester [aged 61] died. Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle extinct. His will left everything to his illegitimate daughter Anne Sidney [aged 14] but was successfully contested by cousins.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
9th May 1744. Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 46] created.
20th April 1759. Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester extinct.
On 9th May 1744 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester [aged 43] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 20th April 1759 Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 61] died. Earl of Leicester and Baron Lovel of Minster Lovell extinct. Wenman Roberts aka Coke [aged 42] inherited his estates.
On 31st August 1753 Edward Coke [aged 34] died.
Monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tittleshall [Map] commissioned by wife and mother Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester [aged 58]. Erected in 1760. Sculpted by Charles Atkinson. Gadrooned sarcophagus on pedestal with a carved and painted achievement above surrounded by extravagant mantling. Flanked by pair of composite columns supporting a dentilated pediment. Carved bust figures to the sides of the Earl and Countess by Louis Francois Roubiliac [aged 56].
Edward Coke: On 2nd February 1719 he was born to Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester. On 1st April 1747 Edward Coke and Mary Campbell were married. She the daughter of John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll and Jane Warburton Duchess of Argyll. He the son of Thomas William Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Margaret Tufton Countess Leicester.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1784. George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend [aged 30] created.
27th July 1811. Son George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend [aged 32] succeeded.
31st December 1855. George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend extinct.
In 1784 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend [aged 30] was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Charlotte Mainwaring Ellerker Countess of Leicester [aged 12] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 27th July 1811 George Townshend 2nd Marquess Townshend [aged 58] died. His son George [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Marquess Townshend, 2nd Earl of Leicester, 6th Viscount Townsend, 6th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 8th Baronet Townshend, 18th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. Sarah Dunn-Gardner Marchioness Townshend by marriage Marchioness Townshend.
On 31st December 1855 George Ferrers Townshend 3rd Marquess Townshend [aged 77] died in Genoa. Earl of Leicester extinct. Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire abeyant. His first cousin John [aged 57] succeeded 4th Marquess Townshend, 7th Viscount Townsend, 7th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 9th Baronet Townshend.
Earl of Leicester is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1837. Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 82] created.
30th June 1842. Son Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 19] succeeded.
24th January 1909. Son Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester [aged 60] succeeded.
19th November 1941. Son Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester [aged 61] succeeded.
21st August 1949. Son Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 41] succeeded.
3rd September 1976. First Cousin Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 6th Earl of Leicester [aged 66] succeeded.
19th June 1994. Son Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester [aged 58] succeeded.
25th April 2015. Son Thomas Coke 8th Earl of Leicester [aged 49] succeeded.
In 1837 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 82] was created 1st Earl of Leicester. Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 34] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 30th June 1842 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 88] died. His son Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester.
On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 20] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 40]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 52] and Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.
On 24th January 1909 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 86] died. His son Thomas [aged 60] succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester. Alice Emily White Countess Leicester [aged 53] by marriage Countess of Leicester. St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 20th July 1848 he was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester died. His son Thomas succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester [aged 93] died. His son Thomas [aged 61] succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
On 21st August 1949 Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester [aged 69] died. His son Thomas [aged 41] succeeded 5th Earl of Leicester. Elizabeth Mary Yorke Countess of Leicester [aged 37] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
On 3rd September 1976 Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 68] died without male issue. His first cousin Anthony [aged 66] succeeded 6th Earl of Leicester.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 19th June 1994 Anthony Louis Lovel Coke 6th Earl of Leicester [aged 84] died. His son Edward [aged 58] succeeded 7th Earl of Leicester.
On 25th April 2015 Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester [aged 78] died. His son Thomas [aged 49] succeeded 8th Earl of Leicester.