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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.
07 Jul is in July.
1220 Translation of Thomas a Becket
1399 Henry IV lands at Ravenspur
1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
1551 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
Events on the 7th July
On 7th July 1220 the remains of Archbishop Thomas Becket were translated from the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral [Map] to an elaborate shrine in the newly-constructed apse at the east end of the cathedral. King Henry III of England (age 12) was in attendance, together with the political and religious great and good, and a new liturgical office was composed for the occasion.
On 7th July 1307 King Edward I of England (age 68) died at Burgh by Sands [Map] whilst on his way north to Scotland. His son Edward (age 23) succeeded II King of England. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Edward had gathered around him Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 29), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 35), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) and Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 33) and charged them with looking after his son in particular ensuring Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 23) didn't return from exile.
Scalaronica. [7th July 1307]. The aforesaid King Edward of England (age 68) had remained at this same time exceedingly ill at Lanercost, whence he moved for change of air and to await his army which he had summoned to re-enter Scotland. Thus he arrived at Burgh-on-sands,1 and died there in the month of July, in the year of grace 1307, whence he was carried and was solemnly interred at Westminster beside his ancestors after he had reigned 34 years 7 months and 11 days, and in the year of his age 68 years and 20 days.
Note 1. Burch sure le Sabloun.
John of Fordun's Chronicle. 123. Death of King Edward I, King of England
The same year died Edward I, king of England, on the 5th of April [Note 7th July 1307], at Burgh-upon-Sands [Map]. This king stirred up war as soon as he had become a knight, and lashed the English with awful scourgings; he troubled the whole world by his wickedness, and roused it by his cruelty; by his wiles, he hindered the passage to the Holy Land; he invaded Wales; he treacherously subdued unto him the Scots and their kingdom; John of Balliol, the king thereof, and his son, he cast into prison; he overthrew churches, fettered prelates, and to some he put an end in filthy dungeons; he slew the people, and committed other misdeeds without end. He was succeeded by his son Edward ii., who was betrothed to Elizabeth, daughter of Philip, king of France.
Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury. Edward the First, after the Conquest, in the 35th year of his reign, on the Feast of the Translation of Saint Thomas [7th July 1307], paid the debt of nature. His son, Edward the Second, then assumed the kingdom, a young man of strong body, about twenty-three years of age. He did not fulfill the plans of his father, but changed course in his counsel.
Edwardus post conquæstum primus, anno regni sui xxxv in die Translationis Sancti Thomæ nature debitum solvens, suscepit regnum filius ejus Edwardus secundus, juvenis et fortis robore, statis sue annum agens circiter vicesimum tertium.
. But on Friday [7th July 1307], as he was being lifted up by his attendants to eat, he died in their hands. And the king was translated from this world on the feast of the Translation of Saint Thomas, archbishop and martyr. His attendants concealed the king’s death until his son and the magnates of the land could arrive, and many who had reported the king’s death were imprisoned. When the prince, his son, and the other magnates had arrived, they made arrangements for the king’s body: that it should be honorably conducted southward by his treasurer, the Bishop of Chester1, along with his entire household, and that it should remain in the church of the religious at Waltham until matters concerning the land of Scotland were settled, and they could give proper attention to the burial. And so it was done. The new king remained behind, received the homage and fealty of the magnates, and with their counsel went as far as Roxburgh, where he received the homage and fealty of many of the magnates of the kingdom of Scotland. He appointed wardens in Scotland2, and then returned.
Die vero Veneris cum elevaretur a suis ut comederet, inter manus eorum expiravit. Translatusque est rex ex hoc mundo die translationis Sancti Thoma archiepiscopi et martyris. Celaveruntque sui mortem regis quousque veniret filius ejus et magnates terrae, et incarcerabantur multi qui mortem regis pradicaverant. Cumque venisset princeps filius ejus et ceeteri magnates, ordinaverunt de corpore regis, quod per thesaurarium suum episcopum Cestriae et totam familiam suam honorifice duceretur ad partes australes, maneretque in ecclesia religiosorum de Waltham donec ordinaretur certum de terra Scotiæ, et vacaret eis intendere sepulturæ; factumque est ita. Remansitque novus rex, et cepit homagia et fidelitates magnatum, et de eorum consilio profectus est usque Rokesburch, et ibi cepit homagia et fidelitates multornm magnatum regni Scotiæ; ordinavitque custodes in Scotia, et reversus est.
Note 1. Namely, Walter de Langton, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry. The prelates of this see were often styled "episcopi Cestriæ" by the ancient writers, until the erection of the latter place into a bishopric by Henry VIII.
Note 2. The King appointed Aylmer de Valence guardian and lieutenant of Scotland by letters patent dated at Tinwald, August 30. Rymer, Fœdera, ii. 4. He shortly after resigned his commission, which was then conferred on John, Earl of Richmond, by writ of Privy Seal, bearing date September 13. Rymer, Fœdera, ii, 6.
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Adam Murimuth Continuation. In the year of our Lord 1306 [7th July 1307], in the first year of Pope Clement V, and in the thirty-fourth and final year of the reign of the said King Edward, reckoned from the feast of Saint Michael, the lord king of England with his forces advanced to the Scottish March. He remained there throughout the whole winter at Lanercost and nearby, where, on the feast of the Translation of Saint Thomas the Martyr, he departed from this life, in the sixty-ninth year of his age and the thirty-fifth of his reign. This Edward was vigorous in arms throughout his entire life and in every station, as is clearly shown in the preceding chronicles: in that he recovered all of England from the hand of Simon de Montfort, the earls, and the barons who adhered to the said Simon, who had even imprisoned his father, King Henry, and himself, as is recorded above in the chronicles; likewise, he recovered all of Wales from the hand of Llywelyn and his brother David; likewise, Aquitaine from the hand of the king of France; and he repeatedly subdued Scotland to himself, as the preceding deeds testify. But when Scotland had been treacherously seized by Robert the Bruce, as described in the previous chapter, he, lying there among his army on his deathbed, out of the greatness of his spirit, commanded and ordered that his body not be buried, but that it be carried with the army until the whole of Scotland had been finally conquered. But this command could not be carried out. Rather, his body was brought into England and buried at Westminster in the following year, around the feast of Saint Andrew, on the 28th day of October. Of him, a certain versifier wrote thus:
"While you flourished, O king, and your great power prevailed,
Deceit lay hidden, great peace reigned, and honor ruled."
Obiit rex Edwardus. P. de Gaverstone reconciliatur. Dominus W. de Langeton, episcopus Coventriensis, incarceratur.
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On 7th July 1399 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 58) appointed William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 49), Henry Green (age 52) and John Bussy to protect Kent against invasion by Henry Bolingbroke Earl of Derby (age 32).
After 7th July 1399 Henry Bolingbroke Earl of Derby (age 32) landed at Ravenspur [Map] with Thomas Rempston.
William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 29) joined Henry Bolingbroke Earl of Derby with a large retinue.
On 7th July 1448 Marie Bourbon Duchess Anjou (age 20) died in childbirth.
On 7th July 1453 the Battle of Castillon, the last battle of the Hundred Years War, was fought at Castillon.
John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (age 70) was killed. His grandson Thomas (age 4) succeeded 2nd Viscount Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle. Margaret Herbert Viscountess Lisle by marriage Viscountess Lisle. On His son John (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl Waterford, 7th Baron Furnivall, 11th Baron Strange Blackmere, 8th Baron Talbot. Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 29) by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury Countess Waterford.
John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle (age 27) was killed. He the son of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 22) and John Foix 1st Earl Kendal (age 43) were captured.
A Brief Latin Chronicle. 7th July 1453. For their recovery, the noble warrior Earl of Shropshire (age 70) along with his son, Lord Lisle (age 27), and others, were sent, who valiantly reclaimed them. But, which I report with sorrow, rashly or heedlessly engaging in a conflict with the French [Battle of Castillon], they were killed there, and the French reacquired all that was there, and thus still hold it peacefully.
Ad cujus recuperacionem missus est nobilis ille belliger Comes Salopie cum filio suo, domino de Lyel, et aliis, qui viriliter eam recuperaverunt. Sed, quod dolenter refero, incaute seu capitose se dantes cuidam conflictui cum Franciugenis, ibi interfecti sunt, et readquisierunt Francigene omnia que illic erantl, et sic adhuc pacifice detinent.
Chronicle of Robert Fabyan. [7th July 1453] In this yere also1, as affermyth the Freshe Cronycle, this mysery & vnkyndnesse thus reygriynge in Englonde, the lorde Talbot than beyng in interficuur Normādy, & in defendynge of ye kynges garysons, was beset with Frenshe men at a place named Castyliyon, and tnere strongelye assaylyd, where, after longe and cruell fyght, he with his sone, and to the noumber of. xl. men of name, and viii.C. of other Englysshe soudyours, were myserably slayen, and many moo taken prysoners.
Note 1. The Chronicler here appears to have confused their dates. The battle of Castillion took place in July 1453.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 7th July 1528. Otho, C. X. 218. 4480. B. M. Burnet, I. 104. 4480. Anne Boleyn (age 27) to Wolsey.
In most humble wise that my poor heart can think, I thank your Grace for your kind letter and rich present, which I shall never be able to deserve without your help; "of the which I have hitherto had so great plenty that all the days of my life I am most bound, of all creatures, next the King's grace, to love and serve your Grace." I beseech you never to doubt that I shall ever vary from this thought while breath is in my body. As to your Grace's trouble with the sweat, I thank God those that I desired and prayed for have escaped,—namely, the King and you. I much desire the coming of the Legate, and, if it be God's pleasure, I pray Him to bring this matter shortly to a good end, when I trust partly to recompense your pains.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 7th July 1528. Love Letters XIII. 4477. Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.
Since her last, Walter Welshe, Master Browne, Thomas Care, Yrion of Brearton, John Coke the potecary, are fallen of the sweat in this house, and, thank God, have all recovered, so the plague has not yet quite ceased here. The rest of us are well, and I hope will pass it. As for the matter of Wylton, my Lord Cardinal has had the nuns before him, and examined them in presence of Master Bell, who assures me that she whom we would have had abbess has confessed herself to have had two children by two different priests, and has since been kept, not long ago, by a servant of Lord Broke that was. Wherefore I would not, for all the gold in the world, cloak your conscience nor mine to make her ruler of a house which is of so ungodly demeanour; nor I trust you would not that neither for brother nor sister I should so distayne mine honor or conscience. And as touching the prioress or dame Ellenor's eldest sister, though there is not any evident case proved against them, and the prioress is so old that of many years she could not be as she was named, yet notwithstanding, to do you pleasure, I have done that nother of them shall have it, but that some other good and well-disposed woman shall have it, whereby the house shall be the better reformed, whereof I ensure you it hath much need, and God much the better served. As touching your abode at Hever [Map], do therein as best shall like you, for you know best what air doth best with you; but I would it were come thereto, if it pleased God, that nother of us need care for that, for I ensure you I think it long. Suche (Zouch) is fallen sick of the sweat, and therefore I send you this bearer because I think you long to hear tidings from us, as we do in likewise from you.
Note. The full content of this letter may be found in the The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.
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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 7th July 1528. R. O. St. P. I. 310. 4476. Dr. Bell To Wolsey.
In consequence of the notice from Cooksey, under-sheriff of Worcestershire, of the state of the shire, left destitute by Compton's (deceased) death, the King desires you will direct a commission to Sir Edward Feres (or Ferrers), of Warwickshire, "for the finishing of this present year," unless you know of any more suitable person. He will make a further arrangement at your next repairing here. He desires you, by virtue of your legatine prerogative, to bestow the vicarage of Thaxted on his chaplain, Mr. Wilson, and the prebend in the college of Tamworth on his chaplain, Dr. Dyngle, vacant by resignation of his chaplain, Mr. Stapulles, for whose preferment he thanks you; and that the small benefice held by Forest, servant to the duke of Richmond, named Covyngton, in Huntingdonshire, be also given to Dyngle. He wishes the high stewardship of Salisbury to be given to his servant, Sir Edward Baynton. He desires the rest of Compton's offices to be stayed; among others, the office of Furnesse, which he intends for Mr. Treasurer (Fitzwilliam) and Mr. Chancellor of the Duchy (More), as joint patentees. He orders me to tell you that himself, the Queen, and all others here are well, and the plague so far ceased that none have had the sweat these three days, except Mr. Butt. He is very desirous for your health, and that you will put aside all fear and phantasies, make as merry as you can, put apart all cares for the time, and commit all to God. Though he commends your virtuous and religious disposition, yet he ofttimes wishes your Grace's heart were as good as his is. He desires to have an answer to my former letter to you, concerning the election at Wilton. Tittenhanger [Map], St. Thomas's Day.
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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 7th July 1528 Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Anne Jagiellon (age 24).
On 7th July 1530 John Albret was born to King Henry II of Navarre (age 27) and Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre (age 38).
In June 1548 a French army took the town of Haddington [Map] from the English.
On 7th July 1548 a Scottish Parliament held at a nunnery near the town of Haddington [Map] agreed to marry Mary Queen of Scots (age 5) to the Dauphin of France (age 4).
Henry Machyn's Diary. The vij day of July begane a nuw swet in London, and ... ded my lord Crumwell (deceased) in Leseter-shyre, and was bered [with a stand]ard, a baner of armes, and cote, elmett, sword, targett, and sc [ochyons, and] harold; and the sam tyme ded my lord Powes (deceased), and the x day [at W]ollwyche, sir John Lutterell (age 32), knyght, a nobull captayne.
Note. Death of lord Cromwell. Gregory lord Cromwell died on the 4th of July 1551, and was buried at Laund in Leicestershire: his mural monument there is engraved in Nichols's History of that County, vol. iii. pl. xlv.
Note. Death of lord Powis. Edward third lord Grey of Powis. The funeral of his widow, a daughter of Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk, occurs in p. 163.
Note. Sir John Luttrell, of Dunster castle, co. Somerset, knighted at the taking of Leith in 1547, and made a knight banneret soon after, at the taking of Yester. Just before his death he had been divorced from his wife, for Strype notices "A Commission to sir William Petre, secretary, sir Richard Read, &c. upon due proof of the manifest adultery of the lady Mary Luttrel, to separate and divorce her from sir John Luttrel her husband. Dated in June, 1551." (Memorials, Book ii. chap. 29.) She was the daughter of sir John Griffith, K.B. and was remarried to James Godolphin, of Cornwall.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 7th July 1553. [The same day there came to the Tower the lord Treasurer, the earl of Shrewsbury (age 53), and the lord Admiral, with others; and there they discharged sir James Croft (age 35) of the] constabullshype of the Towre, and ther thay put [in the said lord] Admerall, and toke ys othe and charge of the Towre, and [the morrow] after he convayd in-to all plasys of the Towre and ... grett gunnes, as the Whyt Towre on hee.
On 7th July 1556 John Danyell of Messing and Henry Peckham (age 30) were hanged and beheaded. They were buried at All Hallows by the Tower Church [Map].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 7th July 1556. The vij day of July was hangyd on the galaus on Towre-hylle [Map] for tresun a-gaynst the quen, on master Hare Peckham (age 30), and the thodur master John Daneell, and after cutt downe and heded, and ther hedes cared unto Londune bryge and ther sett up, and ther bodys bered at Allalows-barkyng [Map].
Note. P. 109. Execution of Peckham and Daniel. "The 8. of July, Henry Peckham, son to sir Edmond Peckham, and John Daniel, were hanged and headed on Tower-hill, for being of counsell with them that should have robbed the queenes treasure of her exchequer, and their bodies buried in Barking church." Stowe's Chronicle.—Daniel's name remains cut on the wall of his prison, "John Daniel, 1556." See Bayley's History of the Tower of London, p. 207.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 7th July 1559. The vij day of July, was sant Thomas of Cantebere day, my good lord of Wynchastur doctur Whytt (age 49) came owt of the Towre [Map], with the leyftenantt ser Edward Warner (age 48), by vj [6] in mornyng, and so to my lord keper of the brod selle, and from thens unto master Whyt, John, [possibly Thomas] altherman, and ther he lys.
On 7th July 1606 William Larkin (age 24) became a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Stainers.
On 7th July 1606 William Larkin (age 24) became a Freeman of Worshipful Company of Stainers under the patronage of Arabella Stewart (age 31) and Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 67).
On 7th July 1649 Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia (age 17) died.
In July 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded those who supported his Restoration ...
2nd. Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 32) was created 1st Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset. Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 37) by marriage Lady Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset.
4th. Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
6th. Varney Noel 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Noel.
7th. George Monck 1st Duke Albemarle (age 51) was created 1st Duke Albemarle, 1st Earl Torrington in Devon. Anne Clarges Duchess Albermarle (age 41) by marriage Duchess Albemarle.
12th. Robert Hales 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Hales of Beakesbourne in Kent.
12th. Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 34) was created 1st Earl Sandwich. Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich (age 35) by marriage Countess Sandwich.
14th. Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford was created 1st Countess Guildford by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. The peerage for life.
18th. Samuel Morland 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Morland of Sulhamstead Banister. Susanne de Milleville Lady Morland by marriage Lady Morland of Sulhamstead Banister.
23rd. Henry Vernon 1st Baronet (age 55) was created 1st Baronet Vernon of Hodnet in Shropshire.
23rd. John Aubrey 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 7th July 1663. Thence walked alone, only part of the way Deane (age 29) walked with me, complaining of many abuses in the Yard, to Greenwich, Kent [Map], and so by water to Deptford, where I found Mr. Coventry (age 35), and with him up and down all the stores, to the great trouble of the officers, and by his help I am resolved to fall hard to work again, as I used to do. So thence he and I by water talking of many things, and I see he puts his trust most upon me in the Navy, and talks, as there is reason, slightly of the two old knights, and I should be glad by any drudgery to see the King's stores and service looked to as they ought, but I fear I shall never understand half the miscarriages and tricks that the King (age 33) suffers by. He tells me what Mr. Pett (age 52) did to-day, that my Lord Bristoll (age 50) told the King that he will impeach the Chancellor (age 54) of High Treason: but I find that my Lord Bristoll hath undone himself already in every body's opinion, and now he endeavours to raise dust to put out other men's eyes, as well as his own; but I hope it will not take, in consideration merely that it is hard for a Prince to spare an experienced old officer, be he never so corrupt; though I hope this man is not so, as some report him to be. He tells me that Don John (age 34) is yet alive, and not killed, as was said, in the great victory against the Spaniards in Portugall of late. So home, and late at my office.
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th July 1665. To London, to Sir William Coventry (age 37); and so to Sion [Map], where his Majesty (age 35) sat at Council during the contagion: when business was over, I viewed that seat belonging to the Earl of Northumberland, built out of an old nunnery, of stone, and fair enough, but more celebrated for the garden than it deserves; yet there is excellent wall-fruit, and a pretty fountain; nothing else extraordinary.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 7th July 1667. Lord's Day. Up, and to my chamber, there to settle some papers, and thither comes Mr. Moore to me and talked till church time of the news of the times about the peace and the bad consequences of it if it be not improved to good purpose of fitting ourselves for another war. He tells me he heard that the discontented Parliament-men are fearful that the next sitting the King (age 37) will put for a general excise, by which to raise him money, and then to fling off the Parliament, and raise a land-army and keep them all down like slaves; and it is gotten among them, that Bab. May (age 39), the Privy-purse, hath been heard to say that £300 a-year is enough for any country gentleman; which makes them mad, and they do talk of 6 or £800,000 gone into the Privy-purse this war, when in King James's time it arose but to £5,000, and in King Charles's but £10,000 in a year. He tells me that a goldsmith in town told him that, being with some plate with my Baroness Castlemayne (age 26) lately, she directed her woman (the great beauty), "Wilson", says she, "make a note for this, and for that, to the Privy-purse for money". He tells me a little more of the baseness of the courses taken at Court in the case of Mr. Moyer, who is at liberty, and is to give £500 for his liberty; but now the great ones are divided, who shall have the money, the Duke of Albemarle (age 58) on one hand, and another Lord on the other; and that it is fain to be decided by having the person's name put into the King's warrant for his liberty, at whose intercession the King shall own that he is set at liberty; which is a most lamentable thing, that we do professedly own that we do these things, not for right and justice sake, but only to gratify this or that person about the King. God forgive us all!
On 7th July 1745 Christian Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
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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 July 1763 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 18) graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University witha Doctor of Civil degree.
On 7th July 1770 Amelia Watts (age 19) died from childbirth one month after the birth of her son Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool .
On 7th July 1771 Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Christian VII King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19). She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.66%.
On 7th July 1800 Captain John Granville (age 21) died of rapid consumption at Hot Wells, Bristol. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Ellastone on 19th July 1800. His nephew Court D'Ewes aka Granville (age 21) inherited Calwich Abbey, Staffordshire [Map] and changed his surname from D'Ewes to Granville.
Underneath this Stone In the Family Vault Lies Interred the Body of John Granville, only son of John and Harriett Granville of Calwich and late Captain in the Staffordshire Regiment of Militia who was suddenly cut off in the Prime of his Life, to the inexpressible Grief of his Parents and Sorrow of All who knew him July the 7th 1800 in the 21st Year of his Age. In the same vault are deposited the remains of their infant daughter. Also the remains of the above named Harriet Joan Granville Died at Calwich 25th March 1825, aged 71.
Captain John Granville: Around 1779 he was born to Reverend John D'Ewes aka Granville and Harriet de la Bere.
Court D'Ewes aka Granville: In 1779 he was born to Bernard D'Ewes. In 1848 Court D'Ewes aka Granville died.
After 7th July 1827. St Deiniol & St Marcella Church, Marchwiel [Map]. Monument to John Edgworth. Sculpted by Wright and Harrison.
Ten Years' Digging. On the 7th of July we opened the first of a line of three small tumuli, occupying the summits of hills between the Buxton and Ashbourne road and the village of Church Sterndale. The field in which it is placed is called "Top of the Hurst". The mound, about 12 yards across, and not more than a foot high, consisted of earth, tempered in that part immediately above the grave, which was so far sunk into the rock as to render its floor rather more than two feet below the turf. It was cut nearly east to west, and contained a skeleton extended at length, with the head to the latter point; the lower bones were fairly preserved, but of the upper parts there were but few remains, the enamel crowns of the teeth being in the best condition. At the left hip was a small iron knife, 4 inches long; and where the right shoulder had been was an assemblage of curious articles, the most important of which was a small bronze box, or canister, with a lid to slide on, measuring altogether 2 inches high and the same in diameter. When found it was much crushed, but still retained inside remains of thread, and bore on the outside impressions of linen cloth. Close to it were two bronze pins or broken needles, and a mass of corroded iron, some of which has been wire chainwork connected with a small bronze ornament with five perforations, plated with silver and engraved with a cable pattern, near which were two iron implements of larger size, the whole comprising the girdle and chatelaine with appendages, of a Saxon lady. Many pieces of hazel stick were found in contact with these relics, which were probably the remains of a basket in which they were placed at the funeral All the iron shows impressions of woven fabrics, three varieties being distinguishable, namely, coarse and fine linen, and coarse flannel or woollen cloth. The box is very faintly ornamented by lozenges, produced by the intersection of oblique lines scratched in the metal and may be compared with one found at Stand Low [Map] in 1845 (see Vestiges, p. 75).
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Between 7th July 1852 and 31 Jul 1852 Robert Windsor-Clive (age 28) was elected MP Ludlow.
On 7th July 1883 Prince Eitel Friedrich Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 24) and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg (age 24). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 7th July 1935 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 66) died of pneumonia. His son John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
Births on the 7th July
On 7th July 1447 William of York was born to Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 35) and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 32). He died young. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.42%.
On 7th July 1487 John Erskine 17th Earl of Mar was born to Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl of Mar.
On 7th July 1528 Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Anne Jagiellon (age 24).
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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 7th July 1530 John Albret was born to King Henry II of Navarre (age 27) and Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre (age 38).
On 7th July 1560 Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland was born to Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford (age 33) and Margaret St John Countess Bedford (age 27).
On 7th July 1585 Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk was born to Philip Howard 13th or 20th Earl of Arundel (age 28) and Anne Dacre Countess Arundel (age 28) at Finchingfield, Essex.
On 7th July 1628 Thomas Clifton 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Clifton (age 22).
On 7th July 1692 Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke was born to Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich (age 22) and Elizabeth Wilmot Countess Sandwich (age 17).
On 7th July 1719 William Grey 1st Baron Walsingham was born to Thomas Grey (age 38).
On 7th July 1728 Henry Yelverton 3rd Earl of Sussex was born to Talbot Yelverton 1st Earl of Sussex (age 38) and Lucy Pelham Countess Sussex.
On 7th July 1729 Margaret Hill Countess Harborough was born to Thomas Hill aka Harwood (age 36). Her mother is uncertain; either Anne Powys (age 24) or Susan Maria Noel (age 9).
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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 July 1745 Christian Oldenburg was born to Frederick V King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 7th July 1755 George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis was born to Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis (age 52) and Barbara Herbert Countess Powis (age 20) at Finchley. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 7th July 1771 Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Christian VII King Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19). She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.66%.
On 7th July 1786 Thomas Bolton aka Nelson 2nd Earl Nelson was born to Thomas Bolton of Wells Norfolk and Susannah Nelson (age 31).
On 7th July 1787 Reverend Henry Dryden 3rd Baronet was born to John Turner aka Dryden 1st Baronet (age 34) and Elizabeth Dryden (age 33).
On 7th July 1797 Captain Edward St John-Mildmay was born to Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay 3rd Baronet (age 32) and Jane Mildmay.
On 7th July 1805 Frederick William Robert Stewart 4th Marquess Londonderry was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry (age 27) and Catherine Bligh (age 30).
On 7th July 1828 Henry Warrender Fitzmaurice was born to Thomas Fitzmaurice 5th Earl Orkney (age 24) and Isabella Irby Countess Orkney (age 21).
On 7th July 1835 Lionel Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington 11th Baronet was born to William Pilkington 8th Baronet (age 59).
On 7th July 1837 Susan Catherine Mary Murray Countess Southesk was born to Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore (age 33) and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore (age 22).
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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 July 1840 Theodora Grosvenor was born to Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster (age 45) and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 43).
On 7th July 1849 Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel Hervey-Bathurst aka Paston-Cooper was born to Frederick Hervey-Bathurst 3rd Baronet (age 42) and Clare Emily Brooke.
On 7th July 1851 Lionel Philip Payne-Gallwey was born to William Payne-Gallwey 2nd Baronet (age 43) and Emily Anne Frankland-Russell Lady Frankland (age 29).
On 7th July 1853 Admiral Richard Poore 4th Baronet was born to Edward Poore 3rd Baronet (age 27).
On 7th July 1869 Gwendoline Edwardes was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington (age 34) and Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington.
On 7th July 1870 Charles Reginald Lindley Wood was born to Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax (age 31) and Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax (age 32).
On 7th July 1883 Prince Eitel Friedrich Hohenzollern was born to Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 24) and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg (age 24). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 7th July 1889 Burton Robert Williams 6th Baronet was born to William Robert Williams 3rd Baronet (age 29).
On 7th July 1889 John Edwards 3rd Baronet was born to Henry Coster Lea Edwards 2nd Baronet (age 49) and Laura Selina Clark Lady Edwards.
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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 July 1894 Robert Shirley 12th Earl Ferrers was born to Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers (age 30) and Mary Jane Moon Countess Ferrers.
On 7th July 1911 Michael George Motley Stracey 8th Baronet was born to Edward Paulet Stracey 7th Baronet (age 40) and Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Sheridan Lady Stracey (age 39).
On 7th July 1912 Raymond Alexander Baring was born to Godfrey Baring 1st Baronet (age 41).
On 7th July 1918 Major Richard John Wrottesley 5th Baron Wrottesley was born to Walter Bennet Wrottesley (age 40).
On 7th July 1930 William Murray 8th and 7th Earl Mansfield was born to Mungo Murray 7th and 6th Earl of Mansfield (age 29).
On 7th July 1945 Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr 13th Marquess Lothian was born to Peter Francis Walter Kerr 12th Marquess Lothian (age 22).
Marriages on the 7th July
On 7th July 1648 Henry Howard (age 28) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 31) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 60) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 52). They were fourth cousins.
On 7th July 1670 Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington (age 18) and Mary Langham Countess Warrington (age 18) were married at St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate.
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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 July 1702 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 18) and Mary Sackville 2nd Duchess Beaufort (age 13) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 59) and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex. They were fourth cousins.
On 7th July 1718 Edward des Bouverie 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Mary Smyth Lady Bouverie were married. She by marriage Lady Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 7th July 1730 George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 17) and Mary Montagu Duchess of Montagu (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 40) and Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 40). He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 44) and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan (age 41). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 7th July 1767 Jules 1st Duke of Polignac (age 21) and Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont (age 17) were married.
On 7th July 1768 Willoughby Bertie 4th Earl of Abingdon (age 28) and Charlotte Warren were married. He the son of Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon and Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon.
On 7th July 1777 Valentine Browne 1st Earl of Kenmare (age 23) and Charlotte Dillon (age 21) were married.
On 7th July 1787 John Whalley aka Whalley-Gardiner 1st Baronet (age 44) and Martha Newcombe were married.
On 7th July 1787 John Ramsden 4th Baronet (age 31) and Louise Ingram Lady Ramsden (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Ramsden of Byram in Yorkshire.
On 7th July 1809 Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet (age 20) and Mary Brown were married. She by marriage Lady Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.
On 7th July 1853 Sholto Douglas 18th Earl Morton (age 35) and Alice Anne Lambton Countess Morton (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham and Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham. He the son of George Sholto Douglas 17th Earl Morton (age 63).
On 7th July 1887 Admiral William Alison Dyke Acland 2nd Baronet (age 39) and Emily Anna Smith Lady Acland (age 28) were married.
On 7th July 1932 William James Harris 6th Earl Malmesbury (age 24) and Diana Claudia Carleton Countess of Malmesbury (age 20) were married. He the son of James Edward Harris 5th Earl Malmesbury (age 59) and Dorothy Gough-Calthorpe Countess of Malmesbury (age 46).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 7th July 1954 Edward Astley 22nd Baron Hastings (age 42) and Catherine Hinton Baroness Hastings (age 34) were married.
Deaths on the 7th July
On 7th July 1307 King Edward I of England (age 68) died at Burgh by Sands [Map] whilst on his way north to Scotland. His son Edward (age 23) succeeded II King of England. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Edward had gathered around him Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 29), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 35), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) and Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 33) and charged them with looking after his son in particular ensuring Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 23) didn't return from exile.
On 7th July 1329 Richard Fitzgerald 3rd Earl of Kildare (age 12) died. His brother Maurice (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Kildare.
On 7th July 1349 Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray (age 37) died in Yorkshire.
On 7th July 1448 Marie Bourbon Duchess Anjou (age 20) died in childbirth.
On 7th July 1452 Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester (age 52) died at Beaumaris Castle [Map].
On 7th July 1453 the Battle of Castillon, the last battle of the Hundred Years War, was fought at Castillon.
John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (age 70) was killed. His grandson Thomas (age 4) succeeded 2nd Viscount Lisle, 2nd Baron Lisle. Margaret Herbert Viscountess Lisle by marriage Viscountess Lisle. On His son John (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl Waterford, 7th Baron Furnivall, 11th Baron Strange Blackmere, 8th Baron Talbot. Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 29) by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury Countess Waterford.
John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle (age 27) was killed. He the son of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns (age 22) and John Foix 1st Earl Kendal (age 43) were captured.
On 7th July 1602 Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar (age 40) died at Weimar Friedrich Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 3) His son Friedrich succeeded Duke Saxe Altenburg.
On 7th July 1607 Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire (age 44) died.
On 7th July 1649 Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia (age 17) died.
On 7th July 1713 Bishop Henry Compton (age 81) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham.
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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 July 1721 Tristram Dillington 5th Baronet (age 43) died unmarried. Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire extinct.
On 7th July 1731 Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 32) died.
On 7th July 1739 Philip Astley 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. His son Jacob (age 47) succeeded 3rd Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
On 7th July 1743 Jocelyn Sidney 7th Earl of Leicester (age 61) died. His will left everything to his illegitimate daughter Anne Sidney (age 14) but was successfully contested by cousins. Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle extinct.
On 7th July 1754 Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset (age 55) died.
On 7th July 1764 William Pulteney 1st Earl Bath (age 80) died. Earl Bath extinct. His estates were inherited by Frances Pulteney (age 49) nad her husband William Johnstone aka Pulteney 5th Baronet (age 34).
On 7th July 1769 James Hamilton 7th Duke Hamilton 4th Duke Brandon (age 14) died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. His brother Douglas (age 12) succeeded 8th Duke Hamilton, 5th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 4th Marquess Douglas, 5th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.
On 7th July 1770 Amelia Watts (age 19) died from childbirth one month after the birth of her son Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl Liverpool .
On 7th July 1772 Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell died.
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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 June 1780 Thomas Gerard 8th Baronet (age 57) died. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Winwick [Map] on 7th July 1780. His brother Robert (age 55) succeeded 9th Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire. Catherine Anderton Lady Gerard (age 38) by marriage Lady Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.
On 7th July 1802 Charles Cockayne 5th Viscount Cullen (age 91) died.
On 7th July 1829 Frances Molesworth Marchioness Camden (age 73) died at Bayham Abbey, Tunbridge Wells [Map].
On 7th July 1830 Harriet Townsend Lady Skipwith (age 51) died.
On 7th July 1831 John Hayford Thorold 10th Baronet (age 58) died. His son John (age 15) succeeded 11th Baronet Thorold of Marston in Lincolnshire.
On 7th July 1840 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 58) died. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map].
On 7th July 1847 Grenville Temple 10th Baronet (age 47) died. His son Grenville (age 17) succeeded 11th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 7th July 1894 Henry Ainslie Hoare 5th Baronet (age 70) died. His first cousin Henry (age 28) succeeded 6th Baronet Hoare of Barn Elms in Surrey.
On 2nd July 1914 John Benjamin Stone (age 76) died at his home, The Grange, Erdington. His wife Jane Parker (age 65) died three days later on 5th July 1914. They were buried together on 7th July 1914 at Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield [Map].
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 7th July 1921 or 1922 William Nelson 1st Baronet (age 69) died. His son James (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Nelson of Acton Park.
On 7th July 1935 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 66) died of pneumonia. His son John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 7th July 1942 Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley 12th Baronet (age 79) died. His grandson Richard (age 30) succeeded 13th Baronet Bulkeley-Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.
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 7th July 2005 Christopher Henry Pease 2nd Baron Wardington (age 81) died. His brother William (age 79) succeeded 3rd Baron Wardington of Alnmouth in Northumberland. Elizabeth Jane Ormsby-Gore Baroness Wardington (age 75) by marriage Baroness Wardington of Alnmouth in Northumberland.