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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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Australia is in Australisia.
On 16th April 1857 George Edward Thicknesse-Touchet 21st Baron Audley 18th Baron Tuchet (age 40) and Emily Mitchell Baroness Audley were married at Sydney. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
On 6th April 1913 Eva Ensley Mary Scutts was born at Sydney.
On 30th September 1862 Millicent Cox Countess Lindsey was born at Philip Street Sydney. She married 12th February 1890 Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie 12th Earl Lindsey, son of Montague Peregrine Bertie 11th Earl Lindsey and Felicia Elizabetha Welby Countess Lindsey.
On 7th December 1847 Mary Lennox (age 57) and Charles Chester Masters died in a carriage accident in Parramata, Western Sydney when they were thrown from their carriage which had hit a tree. At Parramatta Park, near the George Street ‘Tudor’ Gatehouse and Murray Gardens there is an obelisk erected nearly forty-one years after her death: "Erected to the memory of Lady Mary FitzRoy the wife of Sir Charles FitzRoy, the then governor of the Colony. And Charles Chester Masters, A.D.C. Lieut. H.M. 58th Regt. Who were accidentally killed by being thrown from their carriage against this tree on the 7th Dec 1847"
Around 1860 Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley was born to John Stephen Morphy at Victoria Australia. She married 9th February 1884 Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley, son of John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley and Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley, and had issue.
In 1868 Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon was born to Samuel Wilson (age 35) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She married 11th June 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon, son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Anne Westenra Countess Huntingdon, and had issue.
On 23rd February 1913 Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton 18th Earl of Lincoln was born to Edward Henry Fiennes-Clinton (age 26) and Edith Annie Guest at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 18th November 2015 John Henry Kilian Brunner 4th Baronet (age 88) died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His son Nicholas (age 55) succeeded 5th Baronet Brunner of Druids Cross in Lancashire.
On 18th June 1860 George Frampton was born to James Frampton in Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He married 7th June 1893 Christabel Cockerell.
On 9th February 1884 Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 25) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 24) were married at St. Mary's Church Sunbury. The reception was held at Rupertswood Melbourne. He the son of John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 56) and Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley (age 55).
On 8th March 1895 Captain Willoughby Thornton Wrigley was born to Reverend Daniel Wrigley at Nhill. He was educated at St John's School Leatherhead.
On 9th February 1884 Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 25) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 24) were married at St. Mary's Church Sunbury. The reception was held at Rupertswood Melbourne. He the son of John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 56) and Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley (age 55).