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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1761-1800 George III and George IV is in 18th Century Events.
On 22nd September 1761 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] was crowned III King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton [aged 24] was the Bearer of the Ivory Rod with the Dove.
William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 51] was appointed Lord High Steward.
Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon [aged 32] was the bearer of the Sword of State although the actual Sword of State couldn't be found and the Lord Mayor's Pearl Sword was substituted.
On 4th May 1762 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 23] created a number of new peerages...
Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth [aged 46] was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.
William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon [aged 53] was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.
Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 68] was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham [aged 34].
Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland [aged 39] was created 1st Baroness Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland [aged 56] by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.
John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.
John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.
Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.
Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu [aged 41] was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester [aged 56].
On 12th May 1762 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 53] was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley [aged 65] was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley [aged 57] by marriage Baroness Bingley.
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In August 1762 George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle [aged 38] commanded during the Capture of Havana.
On 22nd April 1763 two new Baronets were created...
Matthew Blakiston 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Blakiston of the City of London. Annabella Bayley Lady Blakiston by marriage Lady Blakiston of the City of London.
John Fleming 1st Baronet [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex. Jane Coleman Baroness Harewood [aged 32] by marriage Lady Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex.
On 6th May 1763 Robert Davers 5th Baronet [aged 28] was killed during Pontiac's War. His brother Charles [aged 25] succeeded 6th Baronet Davers of Rougham in Suffolk.
On 14th January 1766 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 42] died. His son Christian [aged 16] succeeded VII King of Denmark and Norway.
In 1768 William Egerton [aged 38] was elected MP Brackley during the 1768 General Election.
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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In 1768 Charles Davers 6th Baronet [aged 30] was elected MP Weymouth during the 1768 General Election.
On 19th January 1770 the Battle of Golden Hill was fought between British soldiers and the Sons of Liberty of New York City; one of the incidents that precipitated the American War of Independence. Several people were wounded in the event, no one was killed.
On 5th March 1770 the Boston Massacre aka Incident on King Street describes an event in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The gunfire instantly killed three people and wounded eight others, two of whom later died of their wounds. Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder, and they were defended by future U.S. president John Adams. Six of the soldiers were acquitted; the other two were convicted of manslaughter and given reduced sentences. The two found guilty of manslaughter were sentenced to branding on their hand.
On 8th January 1847 Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge [aged 27] and Sarah Fairbrother [aged 32] were married at St John's Church, Clerkenwell [Map]. The marriage was in contravention of the 1772 Royal Marriages Act by which he was required to seek the permission of the monarch. The marriage was considered illegal. He the son of Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 72] and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 49].
On 16th December 1773 the Boston Tea Party was the act by American Patriots defending their rights by destroying a shipment of tea owned by the East India Company by throwing it into Boston Harbour. It forms one of the foundation events of the American Revolution which commenced two years later.
In 1774 William Egerton [aged 44] was elected MP Brackley during the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 Lucius Ferdinand Cary Master of Falkland [aged 39] was elected MP Bridport in the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 Charles Davers 6th Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Bury St Edmunds during the 1774 General Election.
In 1774 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet [aged 23] was elected MP Thirsk during the 1774 General Election.
On 17th June 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought as part of the siege of Boston, Massachusetts.
General William Loftus [aged 23] took part.
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.
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On 16th December 1775 Jane Austen was born to George Austen [aged 44] and Cassandra Leigh [aged 36] in Steventon, Hampshire. She was baptised on 5th April 1776 at St Nicholas' Church, Steventon at which her father was rector; the delay being caused by adverse weather.
On 9th December 1775 the Battle of Great Bridge was fought. The victory by the Militia resulted in the departure of Royal Governor of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 45].
On 19th September 1777 Captain George Marlay [aged 29] fought at the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
On 17th October 1777 Captain George Marlay [aged 29] was captured at the Battle of Saratoga.
Between 28th September 1781 and 19th October 1781 the 1781 Battle of Yorktown was fought was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington [aged 49] and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau over British Army troops commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis [aged 42].
Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis and Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet [aged 21] were captured.
In 1782 John Gould was killed at the Battle of Saintes.
In April 1782 Henry Paulet [aged 15] was present at the Battle of Saintes.
1783. Paul Sandby [aged 52]. "1783 Great Comet".
In 1782 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 43] created new Garter Knights as follows:
596th King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 16],
597th Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 46],
598th William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire [aged 34],
599th William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne [aged 44],
600th Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland [aged 27].
In 1786 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 47] created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 18],
602nd Ernest Augustus King Hanover [aged 14],
603rd Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 12],
604th Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 11],
605th William Elector of Hesse [aged 42],
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 41],
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 32],
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis [aged 47].
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On 26th January 1788 the First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove, Australia, where the Union Jack was first raised, beginning the colonisation of Australia. The fleet was made up of 11 ships carrying convicts from Britain to Australia. The day is now the official day of Australia, known as 'Australia Day'.
1. Sydney Cove, Port Jackson in the County of Cumberland – from a drawing made by Francis Fowkes in 1788.
2. 'The Founding of Australia' by Captain Arthur Phillip. 1939 oil painting by Algernon Talmage.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 13th July 1789 Clotworthy Skeffington 2nd Earl Massereene [aged 47] was freed when a mob freed the prisoners at La Force Prison a day before the Storming of the Bastille.
In 1790 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 51] created new Garter Knights as follows:
611th Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 44],
612th Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds [aged 38],
613th John Pitt 2nd Earl Chatham [aged 33].
On 21st January 1793 Louis XVI King France [aged 38] was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son Louis [aged 7] de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
In 1793 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] created new Garter Knights as follows:
614th James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury [aged 44],
615th John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 33],
616th Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 44].
On 23rd May 1793 the Battle of Famars was fought during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
Ensign William Anson [aged 20] fought.
Between 13th June 1793 and 28th July 1793 the French garrison at Valciennes under Jean Henri Becays Ferrand was blockaded by part of the army of Prince Frederick Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 55], commanded by the Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 29].
On 14th July 1793 John Tollemache [aged 18] was killed at the Siege of Valciennes.
In 1794 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 55] created new Garter Knights as follows:
617th Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch [aged 47],
618th William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 17],
619th William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland [aged 55].
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 5th June 1798 the Battle of New Ross was fought at New Ross between the Irish Republican insurgents called the United Irishmen and British Crown forces composed of regular soldiers, militia and yeomanry. The attack on the town of New Ross on the River Barrow, was an attempt by the recently victorious rebels to break out of county Wexford across the river Barrow and to spread the rebellion into county Kilkenny and the outlying province of Munster.
Luke Gardiner 1st Viscount Mountjoy [aged 53] was killed. His son Charles [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Viscount Mountjoy, 2nd Baron Mountjoy.
On 14th May 1796 Edward Jenner [aged 46] inoculated eight year old James Phipps against smallpox using pus from the cowpox blisters of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes. He later injected the boy with variolous material without disease following. The boy's response indicated he was immune to smallpox. He then tested a further twenty-three people including his eleven month old son Robert. Within years the whole of Europe had been inoculated against smallpox.
On 11th October 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan [aged 66] was victorious at the Battle of Camperdown. A complete victory for the British, who captured eleven Dutch ships without losing any of their own.
On 21st October 1797 Adam Duncan 1st Viscount Duncan [aged 66] was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdowne in recognition of his victory at the Battle of Camperdown.
The action of 24 October 1798 was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars. Two Dutch ships were intercepted in the North Sea within hours of leaving port, 56 km northwest of the Texel, by the British ship HMS Sirius captained by Richard King 2nd Baronet [aged 23]. Both Dutch vessels were carrying large quantities of military supplies and French soldiers, reinforcements for the French and Irish forces participating in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
On 6th October 1799 Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bainbrigge [aged 44] was killed in action at the Battle of Egmont on Zee at which battle he was commanding the 20th Regiment of Foot. He was buried in the churchyard near the field of battle. Monument in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map]. Signed Hayward Lichfield - possibly Peter Hayward.
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bainbrigge: Around 1755 he was born.
