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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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On 14th April 1944 John Pelham 9th Earl Chichester was born to John Pelham 8th Earl of Chichester posthumously his father having been killed in a car accident around eight weeks before. At birth he succeeded his father as 9th Earl Chichester, 10th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 14th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 11th September 1963 Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey (age 75) died. His first cousin Richard (age 32) succeeded 14th Earl Lindsey, 9th Earl Abingdon, 13th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
In 1968 Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester (age 63) died unmarried. His first cousin once removed Nigel (age 26) succeeded 18th Marquess Winchester, 18th Earl Wiltshire, 18th Baron St John.
On 13th March 1969 Robert Foljambe 4th Earl of Liverpool (age 81) died. His great nephew Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Liverpool.
On 15th April 1973 John Grimston 6th Earl of Verulam (age 60) died. His son John (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Verulam, 7th Viscount Grimston, 10th Viscount Grimston, 8th Baron Verulam of Gorhambury in Hertfordshire, 14th Baronet Grimston of Little Waltham in Essex.
On 31st May 1974 Albert Archibald Primrose 6th Earl Rosebery 2nd Earl Midlothian (age 92) died. His son Neil (age 45) succeeded 7th Earl Rosebery, 3rd Earl Midlothian, 3rd Viscount Mentmore of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baron Epsom of Hyde in Surrey.
On 31st December 1974 Philip Grantham Yorke 9th Earl of Hardwicke (age 68) died. His grandson Joseph (age 3) succeeded 10th Earl Hardwicke, 10th Viscount Royston.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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On 30th January 1978 William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton (age 92) died. His son Spencer (age 31) succeeded 7th Marquess Northampton, 15th Earl of Northampton, 7th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 7th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex.
On 14th July 1979 Walter Keppel 9th Earl Albermarle (age 97) died. His grandson Rufus (age 13) succeeded 10th Earl Albermarle, 10th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 10th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 19th March 1980 Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl Halifax (age 67) died. His son Charles (age 36) succeeded 3rd Earl Halifax, 4th Viscount Halifax, 7th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in Yorkshire.
On 27th April 1980 Charles Bennett 9th Earl of Tankerville (age 58) died. His son Peter (age 23) succeeded 10th Earl Tankerville, 11th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex.
On 12th November 1980 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot (age 65) died at Switzerland. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 22nd Earl Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot, 7th Viscount Ingestre, 9th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot: On 1st December 1914 he was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot and Winifred Contance Hester Paget. On 17th May 1921 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 5th Earl Talbot died. On 7th May 1921 His grandson John succeeded 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, 21st Earl Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot, 6th Viscount Ingestre, 8th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. Before 18th December 1952 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot and Nina Mortlock Countess Shrewsbury, Waterford and Talbot were married. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot.
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury 7th Earl Talbot: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury 7th Earl Talbot educated Harrow School. On 18th December 1952 he was born to John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot and Nina Mortlock Countess Shrewsbury, Waterford and Talbot.
On 30th August 1981 Gerald Bridgeman 6th Earl of Bradford (age 69) died. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Earl Bradford, 7th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 8th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 12th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. Joanne Elizabeth Miller Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 22nd March 1983 John Pratt 5th Marquess Camden (age 83) died. His son David (age 52) succeeded 6th Marquess Camden, 6th Earl Brecknock, 7th Earl Camden, 7th Viscount Bayham of Bayham Abbey in Kent, 7th Baron Camden of Camden Place in Kent.
On 19th April 1983 Vere Hobart-Hampden 9th Earl of Buckinghamshire (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed George (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Buckinghamshire, 10th Baron Hobart, 14th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
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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 18th July 1983 William Keith Rous 5th Earl of Stradbroke (age 76) died. His son Robert (age 46) succeeded 6th Earl Stradbroke, 6th Viscount Dunwich, 11th Baronet Stradbrooke of Henham in Suffolk.
On 29th May 1984 Edward Curzon 6th Earl Howe (age 75) died. His second cousin Frederick (age 33) succeeded 7th Earl Howe, 8th Viscount Curzon of Penn in Buckinghamshire, 9th Baron Howe.
On 28th September 1984 Gerard Wallop 9th Earl of Portsmouth (age 86) died. His grandson Quentin (age 30) succeeded 10th Earl Portsmouth, 10th Viscount Lymington, 10th Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire.
On 28th November 1984 Edward John Stanley 18th Earl of Derby (age 66) died. His nephew Hugh (age 22) succeeded 19th Earl Derby, 13th Baronet Stanley of Bickerstaffe.
On 18th January 1985 Noel Lytton 4th Earl of Lytton (age 84) died. His son John (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl of Lytton in Derbyshire, 18th Baron Wentworth, 22nd Baron Despencer, 6th Baron Lytton of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, 6th Baronet Bulwer of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
On 29th December 1986 Harold Macmillan 1st Earl Stockton (age 92) died. His grandson Alexander (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl of Stockton, 2nd Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, of Chelwood Gate in East Sussex and of Stockton-on-Tees in Cleveland.
On 3rd June 1987 Alan Montagu Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 4th Earl of Wharncliffe (age 52) died at Wharncliffe House, Wortley. He was buried at the Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map]. His second cousin once removed Richard (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Wharncliffe, 7th Baron Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire.
On 12th January 1988 William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter (age 78) died. His son Michael (age 52) succeeded 8th Marquess Exeter, 17th Earl Exeter, 18th Baron Burghley.
On 9th February 1988 William Sackville 10th Earl De La Warr (age 66) died. His son William (age 39) succeeded 11th Earl De La Warr, 11th Viscount Cantalupe, 17th Baron De La Warr 6th Baron Buckhurst of Buckhurst in Sussex.
On 8th October 1988 Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans (age 73) died. His son Murray (age 49) succeeded 14th Duke St Albans, 14th Earl Burford, 14th Baron Heddington, 11th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
On 5th October 1989 Lawrence Dundas 3rd Marquess of Zetland (age 80) died. His son Mark (age 51) succeeded 4th Marquess Zetland, 4th Earl of Ronaldshay in Orkney, 6th Earl Zetland aka Shetland, 7th Baron Dundas, 8th Baronet Dundas of Kerse
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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.
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On 13th March 1990 Hugh Cholmondeley 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley (age 70) died. His son David (age 29) succeeded 7th Marquess Cholmondeley, 10th Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 7th Earl Rocksavage of Cheshire, 11th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 10th Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 10th Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire, 9th Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey, 9th Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford.
On 24th August 1990 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 89) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His first cousin once removed William (age 42) succeeded 17th Earl Huntingdon.
On 30th August 1990 Simon Craven 8th Earl Craven (age 29) died in a car accident. His son Benjamin (age 1) succeeded 9th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Uffington, 15th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
In 1991 Basil Howard Moreton 6th Earl of Ducie (age 74) died. His son David (age 39) succeeded 7th Earl Ducie, 10th Baron Ducie.
On 16th March 1991 Rowland Baring 3rd Earl of Cromer (age 72) died. His son Evelyn (age 44) succeeded 4th Earl Cromer, 4th Viscount Errington Hexham Northumberland.
On 21st March 1991 John Edward Pelham 7th Earl of Yarborough (age 70) died. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 8th Earl Yarborough, 9th Baron Yarborough.
On 29th January 1992 Michael Hicks-Beach 2nd Earl St Aldwyn (age 79) died. His son Michael (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl St Aldwyn of Coln St Aldwyn in Gloucestershire, 11th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
On 29th March 1992 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 68) died. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer, 9th Baron Spencer Althorp.
On 18th June 1992 Benjamin Guinness 3rd Earl of Iveagh (age 55) died. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Iveagh.
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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 7th December 1992 George Parker 8th Earl Macclesfield (age 78) died. His son Richard (age 49) succeeded 9th Earl Macclesfield.
On 7th March 1993 Richard Fortescue 7th Earl Fortescue (age 70) died. His son Charles (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Fortescue, 8th Viscount Ebrington of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, 10th Baron Fortescue of Castle Hill.
On 13th August 1993 George Herbert 7th Earl of Powis (age 68) died. His son John (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Powis. Katharine Odeyne de Grey Countess Powis (age 65) by marriage Countess Powis.
On 8th September 1993 David Fane 15th Earl of Westmoreland (age 69) died. His son Anthony (age 42) succeeded 16th Earl of Westmoreland.
On 30th January 1994 Oswald Phipps 4th Marquess Normanby (age 81) died. His son Constantine (age 39) succeeded 5th Marquess Normanby, 6th Earl Mulgrave, 6th Viscount Normanby, 8th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 6th Baron Mulgrave.
On 28th November 1994 Charles James Ruthven Howard 12th Earl Carlisle (age 71) died. His son George (age 45) succeeded 13th Earl Carlisle.
On 25th February 1995 Victor Montagu 10th Earl Sandwich (age 88) died. His son John (age 51) succeeded 11th Earl Sandwich.
On 23rd March 1995 Rollo Feilding 11th Earl of Denbigh (age 51) died. His son Alexander (age 24) succeeded 11th Earl Desmond, 12th Earl Denbigh, 12th Viscount Feilding, 12th Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire, 11th Viscount Callan of Callan in Kilkenny, 11th Baron Feilding of Lecagh in Tipperary, 11th Baron St Liz.
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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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On 23rd May 1995 Geoffrey Waldegrave 12th Earl Waldegrave (age 89) died. His son James (age 54) succeeded 13th Earl Waldegrave, 14th Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 17th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
On 31st October 1995 Henry Percy 11th Duke of Northumberland (age 42) died from an overdose of amphetamines. He was unmarried. His brother Ralph (age 38) succeeded 12th Duke Northumberland, 9th Earl Beverley, 11th Baron Percy, 15th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
In 1996 David Greville 8th Earl of Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke (age 62) died. His son Guy (age 38) succeeded 9th Earl Warwick, 9th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 16th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
On 31st October 1996 Granville James Leveson-Gower 5th Earl Granville (age 77) died. His son Fergus (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Granville, 6th Viscount Granville.
On 30th January 1997 Henry Charles Bentinck 11th Earl of Portland (age 77) died. His son Timothy (age 43) succeeded 12th Earl of Portland.
On 4th July 1997 William Gerald Charles Cadogan 7th Earl Cadogan (age 83) died. His son Charles (age 60) succeeded 8th Earl Cadogan, 8th Viscount Chelsea, 10th Baron Cadogan.
On 14th December 1997 Gerald Legge 9th Earl of Dartmouth (age 73) died. His son William (age 48) succeeded 10th Earl Dartmouth, 11th Baron Dartmouth.
On 22nd December 1997 Hugh Seymour 8th Marquess Hertford (age 67) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 9th Marquess Hertford, 9th Earl Hertford, 9th Earl of Yarmouth, 9th Viscount Beauchamp, 10th Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 10th Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.
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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 9th August 1998 George Child-Villiers 9th Earl of Jersey (age 88) died. His grandson William (age 22) succeeded 10th Earl Jersey, 13th Viscount Grandison, 10th Viscount Villiers, 10th Baron Villiers.
On 4th January 1999 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 79) died. His son David (age 39) succeeded 11th Duke Rutland, 11th Marquess Grandby, 19th Earl of Rutland, 11th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire, 5th Baron Roos of Belvoir in Leicestershire.
On 10th January 1999 Frederick William John Augustus Hervey 7th Marquess of Bristol (age 44) died of multiple organ failure due to chronic drug abuse almost penniless at Little Horringer Hall, Bury St Edmunds [Map]. His half brother Frederick (age 19) succeeded 8th Marquess of Bristol, 8th Earl Jermyn of Horningworth in Suffolk, 12th Earl Bristol, 13th Baron Hervey of Ickworth in Suffolk.
On 26th March 1999 Edward Francis North 9th Earl Guildford (age 65) died. His son Piers (age 28) succeeded 10th Earl Guildford, 12th Baron Guildford.
On 26th June 1999 Christopher Finch-Hatton 11th Earl Nottingham 16th Earl of Winchilsea (age 62) died. His son Daniel (age 31) succeeded 12th Earl Nottingham, 17th Earl Winchilsea, 17th Viscount Maidstone, 10th Baron Finch Daventry, 18th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
On 1st October 1999 Seymour Egerton 7th Earl Wilton (age 78) died. His fourth cousin Francis (age 65) succeeded 8th Earl Wilton, 8th Viscount Grey de Wilton.
On 23rd February 2000 John Henry Guy Neville 5th Marquess Abergavenny (age 85) died. His nephew Christopher (age 44) succeeded 6th Marquess Abergavenny, 10th Earl Abergavenny, 10th Viscount Neville, 6th Earl Lewes. Venetia Maynard Marchioness Abergavenny (age 42) by marriage Marchioness Abergavenny.
On 21st September 2000 John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland (age 85) died. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 60) succeeded 7th Duke Sutherland, 7th Marquess Stafford, 6th Earl Ellesmere, 9th Earl Gower, 10th Baron Gower, 14th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
On 20th October 2000 Kenelm Charles Pepys 8th Earl of Cottenham (age 51) died. His son Mark (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl of Cottenham, 9th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 9th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 11th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 12th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 11th November 2000 William James Harris 6th Earl Malmesbury (age 92) died. His son James (age 54) succeeded 7th Earl Malmesbury, 7th Viscount Fitz-Harris of Hurn Court in Hampshire, 7th Baron Malmesbury.
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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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On 7th July 2001 Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton 18th Earl of Lincoln (age 88) died. His grandson Robert (age 29) succeeded 19th Earl Lincoln.
On 11th September 2001 Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon (age 77) died. His son George (age 44) succeeded 8th Earl Carnarvon, 8th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.
On 5th April 2002 Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby 11th Earl Bessborough (age 89) died. His son Myles (age 61) succeeded 12th Earl Bessborough, 13th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 13th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 26th May 2002 John Wodehouse 4th Earl Kimberley (age 78) died. His son John (age 51) succeeded 5th Earl Kimberley, 7th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 12th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall.
On 24th June 2002 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk (age 86) died. His son Edward (age 45) succeeded 18th Duke Norfolk, 36th Earl Arundel, 19th Earl Surrey, 16th Earl Norfolk, 26th Baron Maltravers, 26th Baron Arundel, 5th Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire, 13th Baron Beaumont. Georgina Susan Gore Duchess of Norfolk (age 40) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.
On 25th July 2002 Angus Montagu 12th Duke of Manchester (age 63) died. His son Alexander (age 39) succeeded 13th Duke Manchester, 16th Earl Manchester, 16th Viscount Mandeville, 16th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 13th June 2003 Henry Robin Ian Russell 14th Duke Bedford (age 63) died. His son Andrew (age 41) succeeded 15th Duke Bedford, 15th Marquess Tavistock, 19th Earl Bedford, 19th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 17th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 15th Baron Howland of Streatham.
On 11th July 2003 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 6th Marquess of Salisbury (age 86) died. His son Robert (age 56) succeeded 7th Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 13th Earl Salisbury.
On 7th October 2003 Henry Herbert 17th Earl of Pembroke, 14th Earl of Montgomery (age 64) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 18th Earl Pembroke, 15th Earl Montgomery, 7th Baron Herbert Lea
On 12th March 2004 Francis Henry Coventry 12th Earl Coventry (age 91) died. His fourth cousin George (age 64) succeeded 13th Earl Coventry.
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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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On 23rd March 2004 Richard Lumley 12th Earl of Scarbrough (age 71) died. His son Richard (age 30) succeeded 13th Earl of Scarborough, 14th Viscount Lumley, 13th Baron Lumley.
On 3rd May 2004 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire (age 84) died. His son Peregrine (age 60) succeeded 12th Duke Devonshire, 15th Earl Devonshire, 15th Baron Cavendish Hardwick, 7th Earl Burlington. Amanda Carmen Heywood-Lonsdale Duchess of Devonshire (age 60) by marriage Duchess Devonshire.
On 5th June 2004 Michael Marsham 7th Earl Romney (age 93) died. His first cousin once removed Julian (age 56) succeeded 8th Earl Romney, 8th Viscount Marsham, 10th Baron Romney, 14th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent.
On 8th July 2004 Stafford Henry Northcote 4th Earl of Iddesleigh (age 71) died. His son John (age 47) succeeded 5th Earl of Iddesleigh in Devon, 5th Viscount St Gyres of Newton St Gyres in Devon, 12th Baronet Northcote of Hayne in Devon
On 15th May 2005 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (age 27) died of a heart attack. His brother Nicholas (age 25) succeeded 12th Earl Shaftesbury, 12th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 13th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
On 18th June 2005 Robert Edward de Vere Capell 10th Earl of Essex (age 85) died. His son Frederick (age 61) succeeded 11th Earl Essex, 12th Baron Capell Hadham.
On 11th November 2005 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield (age 66) died at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His son Thomas (age 27) succeeded 6th Earl Lichfield, 7th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 7th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.
On 2nd July 2006 Maurice Fox-Strangways 9th Earl of Ilchester (age 86) died. His nephew Robin (age 63) succeeded 10th Earl Ilchester, 10th Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 10th Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 10th Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset.
On 30th December 2006 Antony Lambton 6th Earl of Durham (age 84) died. His son Edward (age 45) succeeded 7th Earl Durham.
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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.
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On 4th September 2007 Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 9th Duke Buccleuch 11th Duke Queensberry (age 83) died. His son Richard (age 53) succeeded 10th Duke Buccleuch, 12th Duke Queensberry, 10th Earl Doncaster, 10th Baron Scott of Tynedale.
On 9th October 2007 Dudley Ryder 7th Earl of Harrowby (age 84) died. His son Dudley (age 56) succeeded 8th Earl of Harrowby, 9th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 19th February 2008 Charles Finch-Knightley 11th Earl of Aylesford (age 89) died. His son Heneage (age 60) succeeded 12th Earl Aylesford.
On 10th August 2008 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 8th Earl of Radnor (age 80) died. His son William (age 53) succeeded 9th Earl Radnor, 10th Viscount Folkestone, 10th Baron Longford, 12th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 28th March 2009 Peter Nelson 9th Earl Nelson (age 67) died. His son Simon (age 37) succeeded 10th Earl Nelson of Trafalgar and Merson in Surrey, 10th Viscount Merton, 11th Baron Nelson of the Nile and Hillborough in Norfolk.
On 12th April 2009 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington (age 86) died. His son Charles (age 63) succeeded 12th Earl Harrington, 12th Viscount Petersham, 12th Baron Harrington.
On 4th July 2009 George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers 7th Earl Clarendon (age 76) died. His son George (age 33) succeeded 8th Earl Clarendon, 8th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.
On 29th December 2009 Anthony Gerard Edward Noel 5th Earl of Gainsborough (age 86) died. His son Anthony (age 59) succeeded 6th Earl Gainsborough, 8th Baron Barham. Sarah Rose Winnington Countess Gainsborough (age 58) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
On 16th January 2011 Julian Asquith 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (age 94) died. His son Raymond (age 58) succeeded 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith.
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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 7th April 2011 Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy 11th Duke Grafton (age 92) died at Euston Hall, Suffolk. His grandson Henry (age 33) succeeded 12th Duke Grafton, 12th Earl Euston, 12th Viscount Ipswich, 12th Baron Sudbury. Olivia Staden Duchess Grafton by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 14th May 2011 Michael Onslow 7th Earl of Onslow (age 73) died. His son Rupert (age 43) succeeded 8th Earl Onslow, 8th Viscount Cranley, 11th Baron Onslow, 12th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 13th Baronet Foote of London.
On 11th July 2011 George Henry Hubert Lascelles 7th Earl Harewood (age 88) died. He was buried at All Saints Church Harewood [Map] on 15th July 2011. His son David (age 60) succeeded 8th Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 8th Viscount Lascelles, 8th Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire.
On 16th October 2011 Henry Allen John Bathurst 8th Earl Bathurst (age 84) died. His son Allen (age 50) succeeded 9th Earl Bathurst of Bathurst in Sussex, 9th Baron Bathurst.
On 13th November 2012 Robert Shirley 13th Earl Ferrers (age 83) died. His son Robert (age 59) succeeded 14th Earl Ferrers, 20th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
On 13th July 2013 George Charles Henry Victor Paget 7th Marquess Anglesey (age 90) died. His son Charles (age 62) succeeded 8th Marquess Anglesey, 9th Earl Uxbridge, 17th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 11th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 10th September 2013 Richard Fleming Grey 6th Earl Grey (age 74) died. His brother Philip (age 73) succeeded 7th Earl Grey, 7th Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 7th Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 8th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland.
On 17th September 2013 Walter Temple-Gore-Langton 8th Earl Temple of Stowe (age 88) died. His son James (age 58) succeeded 9th Earl Temple of Stowe.
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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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On 16th November 2013 William Ward 4th Earl of Dudley (age 93) died. He was buried at the Earl of Dudley's Memory Garden, St Michael's Church, Himley [Map]. His son William (age 66) succeeded 5th Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 15th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 17th August 2014 Nicholas Russell 6th Earl Russell (age 45) died. His brother John (age 42) succeeded 7th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 16th October 2014 John Spencer-Churchill 11th Duke of Marlborough (age 88) died. His son James (age 58) succeeded 12th Duke Marlborough, 12th Marquess of Blandford, 12th Earl of Marlborough, 12th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 14th Earl of Sunderland, 16th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 25th April 2015 Edward Douglas Coke 7th Earl of Leicester (age 78) died. His son Thomas (age 49) succeeded 8th Earl of Leicester.
On 18th August 2015 Hugh Courtenay 18th Earl of Devon (age 73) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 19th Earl Devon.
On 20th September 2015 John Parker 6th Earl Morley (age 92) died. His son Mark (age 59) succeeded 7th Earl Morley, 7th Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 8th Baron Boringdon.
On 21st October 2015 William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield (age 85) died. His son Alexander (age 59) succeeded 9th Earl Mansfield in Middlesex, 8th Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, 13th Viscount Stormont.
On 17th June 2016 Garret Wellesley 7th Earl Cowley (age 81) died. His son Garret (age 51) succeeded 8th Earl Cowley, 8th Viscount Dangan of Meath, 9th Baron Cowley.
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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 15th July 2016 Peregrine Nicholas Eliot 10th Earl of St Germans (age 75) died. His grandson Albert (age 12) succeeded 11th Earl St Germans, 12th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 9th August 2016 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster (age 64) died. His son Hugh (age 25) succeeded 7th Duke Westminster, 9th Marquess Westminster, 10th Earl Grosvenor, 16th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.
On 12th November 2016 Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford (age 80) died. His son William (age 52) succeeded 9th Earl Strafford, 9th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 13th January 2017 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon (age 86) died. His son David (age 55) succeeded 2nd Earl Snowdon, 2nd Viscount Linley. Serena Stanhope (age 46) by marriage Countess Snowdon.
On 30th January 2017 John Scott 5th Earl of Eldon (age 79) died. His son John (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Eldon, 6th Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 6th Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.
On 13th June 2017 Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (age 93) died. Her son Norton (age 69) succeeded 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
On 18th June 2017 Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh 11th Earl of Darnley (age 75) died. His son Ivo (age 49) succeeded 12th Earl Darnley, 21st Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 1st September 2017 Charles Gordon-Lennox 10th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 5th Duke of Gordon (age 87) died. His son Charles (age 62) succeeded 11th Duke Richmond, 6th Duke Gordon, 11th Earl March, 11th Baron Settrington. Janet Elizabeth Astor Duchess of Richmond and Gordon (age 55) by marriage Duchess Richmond, Duchess Gordon.
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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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On 7th March 2018 Other Windsor-Clive 3rd Earl of Plymouth (age 94) died. His son Ivor (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Plymouth in Devon.
On 16th August 2018 David Fitzroy 11th Duke Beaufort (age 90) died. His son Henry (age 66) succeeded 12th Duke Beaufort, 14th Marquess Worcester, 18th Earl Worcester, 20th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Georgia Powell Duchess of Beaufort (age 49) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 12th February 2021 John Palmer 4th Earl of Selborne (age 80) died. His son William (age 50) succeeded 5th Earl Selborne, 5th Viscount Wolmer of Blackmoor in Hampshire.
On 22nd March 2021 John Crichton-Stuart 7th Marquess of Bute (age 62) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded 8th Marquis of the Isle of Bute, 11th Earl Bute, 8th Earl of Windsor, 8th Viscount Mountjoy of the Isle of Wight.
On 12th June 2021 Robert Edgcumbe 8th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 82) died. His brother Christopher (age 71) succeeded 9th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 10th Baron Edgcumbe.
On 16th June 2021 Edward Baldwin 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (age 83) died. His son Benedict (age 47) succeeded 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in Shropshire.
On 26th February 2022 David Howard 7th Earl of Effingham (age 82) died. His son Edward (age 50) succeeded 8th Earl of Effingham, 18th Baron Howard of Effingham.
On 5th August 2022 Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk, 14th Earl Berkshire (age 87) died. His son Alexander (age 48) succeeded 22nd Earl Suffolk, 15th Earl Berkshire, 14th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 14th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 12th May 2024 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 98) died after falling from a window at his home in the Shepherd's Bush area of London. His son David (age 71) succeeded 9th Marquess Ailesbury, 15th Earl Cardigan, 10th Earl Ailesbury, 9th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 15th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 10th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.