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On 4th December 1951 Hugh Gough 4th Viscount Gough (age 59) died. His son Shane (age 10) succeeded 5th Viscount Gough of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the City of Limerick, 5th Baron Gough of Chin-Kang-Foo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, 5th Baronet Gough of Synone and Drangan in County Tipperary.
On 28th November 1961 Arthur Stanley Byng 10th Viscount Torrington (age 85) died. His grandson Timothy (age 18) succeeded 11th Viscount Torrington.
On 7th March 1966 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor (age 58) died. His son William (age 14) succeeded 4th Viscount Astor, 4th Baron Astor.
In 1970 Pownoll Pellew 9th Viscount Exmouth (age 62) died. His son Paul (age 29) succeeded 10th Viscount Exmouth, 10th Baron Exmouth of Canonteign, 10th Baronet Pellew of Treverry in Cornwall. Maria Krystina Garay Viscountess Exmouth by marriage Viscountess Exmouth.
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, 7th Baron Verulam of Gormanbury 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.
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 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 12th August 1981 John Hely-Hutchinson 7th Earl of Donoughmore (age 78) died. His son Richard (age 54) succeeded 8th Earl of Donoughmore, 8th Viscount Hutchinson of Knocklofty in Tipperary, 8th Viscount Donoughmore of Knocklofty in Tipperary, 9th Baron Donoughmore of Knocklofty in Tipperary.
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 17th November 1982 Robert Bridgeman 2nd Viscount Bridgeman (age 86) died. His son Robin (age 51) succeeded 3rd Viscount Bridgeman of Leigh in Shropshire.
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.
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The 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.
On 29th March 1983 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head (age 76) died. His son Richard (age 46) succeeded 2nd Viscount Head of Throope in Wiltshire.
On 18th July 1983 William Keith Rous 5th Earl of Stradbroke (age 76) died. His son Robert (age 46) succeeded 6th Earl Stradbrooke, 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 7th March 1986 Julian Thurstan Holland-Hibbert 5th Viscount Knutsford (age 65) died. His first cousin Michael (age 59) succeeded 6th Viscount Knutsford of Knutsford in Cheshire, 6th Baron Knutsford of Knutsford in Cheshire, 7th Baronet Holland of Sandlebridge.
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 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 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 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.
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 5th April 1991 William Philip Sidney 1st Viscount de l'Isle (age 81) died. His son Philip (age 45) succeeded 2nd Viscount de Lisle of Penshurst in Kent, 7th Baron De Lisle and Dudley, 10th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex, 8th Baronet Shelley-Sidney of Penshurst Place in Kent.
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 23rd May 1992 Michael Addison 3rd Viscount Addison (age 78) died. His son William (age 46) succeeded 4th Viscount Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire, 4th Baron Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire.
On 30th June 1992 Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath (age 87) died. His son Alexander (age 60) succeeded 7th Marquess of Bath, 9th Viscount Weymouth, 9th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 10th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire.
In 1993 Ivor Fox-Strangways Guest 3rd Viscount Wimborne (age 53) died. His son Ivor (age 24) succeeded 4th Viscount Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 4th Baron Ashby St Ledgers of Ashby St Ledgers in Northampton, 5th Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 6th Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.
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The 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.
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 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 19th January 1995 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray (age 84) died. His son Michael (age 50) succeeded 4th Viscount Cowdray of Cowdray in Sussex.
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.
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 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 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.
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 2nd May 1999 Edward Portman 9th Viscount Portman (age 65) died. His son Christopher (age 40) succeeded 10th Viscount Portman, 10th Baron Portman.
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.
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The 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.
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 2nd October 1999 Alexander Lambert Hood 7th Viscount Hood (age 85) died. His son Henry (age 41) succeeded 8th Viscount Hood of Whitley in Warwickshire, 8th Baronet Hood of Catherington.
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 2nd August 2000 Francis Curzon 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (age 76) died. His son Peter (age 51) succeeded 4th Viscount Scarsdale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, 8th Baron Scarsdale, 12th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 12th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia.
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 3rd November 2000 Michael Wellington Stapleton-Cotton 5th Viscount Combermere (age 71) died. His son Thomas (age 31) succeeded 6th Viscount Combermere, 6th Baron Combermere, 11th Baronet Cotton of Combermere in Cheshire.
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.
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 27th December 2002 Wentworth Beaumont 3rd Viscount Allendale (age 80) died. His son Wentworth (age 54) succeeded 4th Viscount Allendale of Allendale and Hexham in Northumberland, 5th Baron Allendale of Allendale and Hexham in Northumberland.
In February 2003 Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill 8th Viscount Hill (age 71) died without issue. His first cousin Peter (age 57) succeeded 9th Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in Shropshire, 9th Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone in Shropshire, 11th Baronet Hill of Hawkestone in Shropshire.
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The 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.
On 25th February 2004 Robert Milo Leicester Devereux 18th Viscount Hereford (age 71) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded 19th Viscount Hereford, 16th Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich.
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 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 30th January 2005 John Addington 7th Viscount Sidmouth (age 90) died. His son Jeremy (age 57) succeeded 8th Viscount Sidmouth.
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 13th July 2006 John Lyttelton 11th Viscount Cobham (age 63) died in Spain. His brother Christopher (age 58) succeeded 12th Viscount Cobham, 9th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 9th Baron Westcote, 15th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 4th September 2006 Ronald Jervis 7th Viscount St Vincent died. His son Edward (age 55) succeeded 8th Viscount St Vincent of Meaford in Staffordshire.
On 4th January 2008 Anthony Brand 6th Viscount Hampden (age 70) died. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 7th Viscount Hampden.
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.
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.
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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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 26th April 2009 Colwyn Philipps 3rd Viscount St Davids (age 70) died. His son Rhodri (age 42) succeeded 4th Viscount St Davids of Lydstep Haven Pembrokeshire, 17th Baron Strange Knockin, 25th Baron Hungerford, 23rd Baron Moleyns, 16th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle, 13th Baron Mohun of Dunster.
On 8th April 2010 Mark Colville 4th Viscount Colville (age 76) died. His son Charles (age 50) succeeded 5th Viscount Colville of Culrossin Perthshire.
On 23rd April 2010 George Townshend 7th Marquess Townshend (age 93) died. His son Charles (age 64) succeeded 8th Marquess Townshend, 11th Viscount Townsend, 11th Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 13th Baronet Townshend.
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 21st May 2011 Henry FitzRoy St John 9th Viscount St John 8th Viscount Bolingbroke (age 54) died. His brother Nicholas (age 36) succeeded 10th Viscount St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke, 13th Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.
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 22nd March 2012 Matthew White Ridley 4th Viscount Ridley (age 86) died. His son Matthew (age 54) succeeded 5th Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 5th Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 9th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
On 2nd August 2012 William Smith 4th Viscount Hambleden (age 82) died. His son William (age 56) succeeded 5th Viscount Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire.
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 11th February 2014 Andrew Hardinge 7th Viscount Hardinge (age 54) died. His son Thomas (age 20) succeeded 8th Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton in Derbyshire.
On 31st December 2014 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington (age 99) died at his home Stratfield Saye House [Map]. His son Arthur (age 69) succeeded 9th Duke Wellington, 13th Earl Mornington, 13th Viscount Wellesley of Dangan Castle, 9th Viscount Wellington of Talavera.
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The 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.
In 2015 St John Durival Kemp 2nd Viscount Rochdale (age 77) died. His son Jonathan (age 53) succeeded 3rd Viscount Rochdale of Rochdale in County Palatine of Lancaster, 4th Baron Rochdale of Rochdale in Lancashire.
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 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 1st June 2018 John Julius Cooper 2nd Viscount Norwich (age 88) died. His son Jason (age 59) succeeded 3rd Viscount Norwich of Aldwick in Sussex.
On 8th January 2020 David Bernard Montgomery 2nd Viscount Montgomery (age 91) died. His son Henry (age 65) succeeded 3rd Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein.
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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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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 22nd June 2021 Hugh Lowther 8th Earl Lonsdale (age 72) died. His half brother William (age 63) succeeded 9th Earl Lonsdale, 10th Viscount Lowther, 10th Baron Lowther.
On 7th March 2022 George Hugh Boscawen 9th Viscount Falmouth died. His son Evelyn (age 66) succeeded 10th Viscount Falmouth, 17th Baron Despencer.
On 25th June 2022 John Manningham-Buller 2nd Viscount Dilhorne (age 90) died. His son James (age 66) succeeded 3rd Viscount Dilhorne of Greens Northon in Northamptonshire, 3rd Baron Dilhorne of Towcester in Northamptonshire, 6th Baronet Manningham-Buller of Dilhorne in Staffordshire.
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.
In 2023 David Knollys 3rd Viscount Knollys (age 92) died. His son Patrick (age 61) succeeded 4th Viscount Knollys of Caversham in Oxfordshire, 4th Baron Knollys of Caversham in Oxfordshire.
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.