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In 688 King Cædwalla of Wessex (age 29) Abdicated as King Wessex. In 688 His second cousin once removed Ine (age 18) succeeded King Wessex.
In 709 Swæfred King of Essex died. His second cousin once removed Offa succeeded King Essex.
In 709 Sigeheard King of Essex died. His second cousin once removed Offa succeeded King Essex.
In 1193 Robert Lacy 5th Baron Pontefract died without issue. His cousin Albreda Lissours (age 65) [daughter of his aunt Albreda Lacy] inherited his estates. His second cousin once removed Roger (age 22) succeeded 6th Baron Pontefract. Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth by marriage Baroness Pontefract.
On 22nd August 1485 King Richard III of England (age 32) was killed during the Battle of Bosworth. His second cousin once removed Henry Tudor (age 28) succeeded VII King of England.
Humphrey Cotes (age 35) died. It isn't clear on which side he was fighting.
Those supporting Henry Tudor included:
John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy (age 35).
John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne (age 43).
Richard Guildford (age 35).
Walter Hungerford (age 21).
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 50).
Edward Woodville Lord Scales (age 29).
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 26).
Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth (age 36).
Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 53).
William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 47).
Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney (age 34).
William Stanley (age 50).
Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (age 52).
Henry Marney 1st Baron Marney (age 38).
William Brandon (age 29) was killed.
James Harrington (age 55) was killed.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 60) was killed and attainted. He was buried firstly at Thetford Priory, Norfolk [Map] and therafter at Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham [Map]. Duke Norfolk, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave, Baron Howard forfeit.
John Sacheverell (age 85) was killed.
Philibert Chandee 1st Earl Bath
William Norreys (age 44), Gilbert Talbot (age 33), John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 42) and John Savage (age 41) commanded,.
Robert Poyntz (age 35) was knighted.
Those who fought for Richard III included:
John Bourchier 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 47).
John Conyers (age 74).
Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 17).
William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 59).
Richard Fitzhugh 6th Baron Fitzhugh (age 28).
John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 48).
Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Masham (age 26).
Henry Grey 4th or 7th Baron Grey of Codnor (age 50).
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 68).
Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 29).
John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln (age 23).
Humphrey Stafford (age 59).
George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 17).
Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 42) was wounded, captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map] for three years. He was attainted; Earl Surrey forfeit.
Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 29) fought and escaped.
John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 26) was captured.
John Babington (age 62), William Alington (age 65), Robert Mortimer (age 43), Robert Brackenbury, Richard Ratclyffe (age 55) and Richard Bagot (age 73) were killed
Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 53) was killed.
William Catesby (age 35) was executed at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map] after the battle.
George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster (age 25) held as a hostage by Richard III before the Battle of Bosworth.
Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 36) betrayed King Richard III of England by not committing his forces at the Battle of Bosworth.
John Iwardby (age 35) was killed.
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On 7th April 1498 Charles VIII King France (age 27) died after he hit his head on a door lintel at Château d'Amboise, Amboise. His second cousin once removed Louis (age 35) succeeded XII King France: Capet Valois.
On 13th March 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. His second cousin once removed John (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.
On 27th November 1542 David Lindsay 8th Earl Crawford died. His second cousin once removed David (age 39) succeeded 9th Earl Crawford.
On 4th August 1558 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton (age 3) died at Smeaton, East Linton, Haddington, Haddingtonshire. His second cousin once removed William (age 25) succeeded 9th Earl Angus. Egidia Graham Countess of Angus (age 22) by marriage Countess Angus.
On 21st November 1639 Henry Grey 8th Earl Kent (age 56) died without issue. He was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map]. His second cousin once removed Anthony (age 82) succeeded 9th Earl Kent. His nephew Charles (age 27) succeeded 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn.
Henry Grey 8th Earl Kent: Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason Volume 3. After he had received the said Commission he commanded an O Yes to be made, by one of the Serjeants at Arms, for a general silence: and then delivered the said Commission to sir Thomas Fenshaw, Clerk of the Crown, to be openly read. Which being done, Mr. Maxwell kneeled down and presented his lordship with a white staff verge of state, which he gave to one of the Serjeants at Arms, who held the same up by the cloth of state on the right hand thereof. And after the Commission was read, and the staff received as aforesaid, his grace commanded a solemn O Yes to be made; and then gave leave to all the lords, tbe peers, and the judges, and to all privy counsellors there present, to be covered; and command was given, that none under that degree should keep on their hats upon pain of imprisonment. And then the peers were severally called by thieir names, and each of them answered particularly, viz. 1. Lord Weston, Lord High Treasurer of England; 2. Earl of Manchester, Lord Privy Seal; 3, Eari of Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marshal; 4. Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery Lord Chamberlain; 5. Earl of Kent; 6. Earl of Worcester; 7. Earl of Bedford; 8. Earl of Essex; 9. Earl of Dorset; 10. Earl of Salisbury; 11. Earl of Leicester; 12. Earl of Warwick; 18. Earl of Cariisle; 14. Earl of Holland; 15. Earl of Berks; 16. Earl of Denbigh;. 17. Viscount Wimbledon; 18. Visc. Conway; 19. Visc. Dorchester; 20. Visc. Wentworth; 21. Lord Percy; 22. Lord Strange; 23. Lord Clifford; 24. Lord Petre; 25. Lord North; 26. Lord Goring; 27. Lord Howard. Around 1583 he was born to Charles Grey 7th Earl Kent. On 16th November 1601 Henry Grey 8th Earl Kent and Elizabeth Talbot Countess Kent were married at St Martin in the Fields Church by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Cavendish Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. He the son of Charles Grey 7th Earl Kent. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent: In 1557 he was born to George Grey. Before 29th April 1593 Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent and Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. On 9th November 1643 Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent died. His son Henry succeeded 10th Earl Kent.
Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn: On or before 21st April 1612, the date he was baptised, he was born to Michael Longueville and Susan Grey. Before 14th June 1643 he and Frances Neville were married. On 14th June 1643 he died. His daughter Susan succeeded 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.
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On 25th June 1652 William Eure 5th Baron Eure died. His second cousin once removed William succeeded 6th Baron Eure.
In 1677 Charles Rich 1st Baronet (age 58) died. His son-in-law His second cousin once removed Robert (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Rich of London.
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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 May 1677 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 69) died without male issue. Earl Dover and Viscount Rochford extinct. His second cousin once removed Robert (age 25) succeeded 6th Baron Hunsdon.
On 8th November 1684 Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard (age 22) died. His second cousin once removed Charles (age 25) succeeded 6th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 14th September 1749 Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham (age 73) died without surviving issue. His sister Hester (age 59) succeeded 2nd Viscountess Cobham by special remainder. Baron Cobham extinct. His second cousin once removed William (age 55) succeeded 5th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 25th December 1749 John Lindsay 20th Earl of Crawford, 4th Earl Lindsay (age 47) died. His second cousin once removed George (age 26) succeeded 21st Earl Crawford, 5th Earl Lindsay.
On 30th April 1755 Edmund Bacon 6th Baronet (age 74) died. His second cousin once removed Richard (age 60) succeeded 7th Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. The two Baronetcies of Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk and Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk were combined.
On 17th December 1758 Charles Butler 3rd Duke Ormond (age 87) died without issue at his lodgings at Whitehall Palace [Map]. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. Duke Ormonde, Marquess Ormonde, Earl Arran extinct. His second cousin once removed John de jure 16th Earl Ormonde, 8th Earl Ossory although he never used these titles.
On 26th August 1762 John Fane 7th Earl of Westmoreland (age 77) died without issue. Baron Despencer, Baron Abergavenny, Baron Abergavenny, Baron Burghesh in Suffolk abeyant. His second cousin once removed Thomas (age 61) succeeded 8th Earl of Westmoreland. Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.
On 14th May 1766 John Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Earl Grandison (age 82) died. His second cousin once removed William (age 59) succeeded 6th Viscount Grandison.
On 4th December 1769 John Head 5th Baronet (age 67) died. His second cousin once removed Edmund (age 36) succeeded 6th Baronet Head of Hermitage in Kent.
In 1790 Thomas Edwardes 6th Baronet (age 60) died. His second cousin once removed Thomas (age 60) succeeded 7th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
On 20th November 1791 Richard Acton 5th Baronet (age 80) died. His second cousin once removed John (age 55) succeeded 6th Baronet Acton of Aldenham Hall.
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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 18th December 1792 David Kennedy 10th Earl Cassilis (age 58) died unmarried. His second cousin once removed Archibald (age 72) succeeded 11th EarL Cassilis at which time he was lviign in New York. Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire extinct.
On 14th October 1805 Rowland Winn 6th Baronet (age 30) died unmarried. His second cousin once removed Edmund (age 43) succeeded 7th Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire. Nostell Priory, Wakefield [Map] was inherited by his nephew John Williamson aka Winn (age 12), son of Rowland's sister Esther Winn (age 37). All of Esther's children changed their surname to Winn.
On 8th October 1872 William Aloysius Clavering 9th Baronet (age 72) died. His second cousin once removed Henry (age 48) succeeded 10th Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham. Christina Alexander Lady Clavering (age 39) by marriage Lady Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.
On 1st September 1878 Thomas Maitland 11th Earl Lauderdale (age 75) died. His second cousin once removed Charles (age 55) succeeded 12th Earl Lauderdale, 12th Viscount Maitland, 12th Viscount Lauderdale, 8th Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia.
On 2nd January 1883 George Grey 7th Earl Stamford 3rd Earl Warrington (age 55) died. His second cousin once removed Harry (age 70) succeeded 8th Earl Stamford, 10th Baron Grey of Groby. Earl Warrington and Baron Delamer extinct.
On 18th April 1891 Alfred Wilson Trevelyan 7th Baronet (age 59) died. His second cousin once removed Walter (age 25) succeeded 8th Baronet Trevelyan of Nettlecombe.
On 29th June 1892 Henry Seymour Moore 3rd Marquess Drogheda (age 66) died. Marquess Drogheda extinct. His second cousin once removed Ponsonby (age 46) succeeded 9th Earl Drogheda, 11th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 11th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 11th June 1907 Everard Aloysius Gonzaga Arundell 13th Baron Arundel (age 72) died. His second cousin once removed Edgar (age 47) succeeded 14th Baron Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. Ellen Elizabeth Thatcher Baroness Arundel Wardour by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 1st May 1911 Louis John Francis Twysden 9th Baronet (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed Roger (age 17) succeeded 10th Baronet Twysden of Roydon in Kent.
On 29th May 1912 Lewis William Molesworth 11th Baronet (age 58) died. His second cousin once removed St Aubyn (age 78) succeeded 12th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.
On 12th June 1913 Fitzherbert Edward Stafford-Jerningham 11th Baron Stafford (age 79) died. His nephew Francis (age 53) succeeded 12th Baron Stafford. His second cousin once removed William (age 46) succeeded 11th Baronet Jerningham of Cossey.
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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 October 1923 Frederick William Hotham 6th Baron Hotham (age 60) died. His second cousin once removed Henry (age 24) succeeded 7th Baron Hotham of South Dalton in Yorkshire, 17th Baronet Hotham of Scorborough in Yorkshire. Letitia Sibell Winifred Brownlow-Cecil Baroness Hotham (age 19) by marriage Baroness Hotham of South Dalton in Yorkshire.
On 4th October 1925 Arthur John Henniker-Hughan 6th Baronet (age 59) died. His second cousin once removed Robert (age 37) succeeded 7th Baronet Henniker of Newton Hall in Essex.
On 25th November 1938 Victor James Guy Chetwynd 6th Baronet (age 36) died. His second cousin once removed Arthur (age 51) succeeded 7th Baronet Chetwynd of Brocton Hall in Staffordshire.
On 29th January 1950 Charles Gunning 7th Baronet (age 90) died. His second cousin once removed Robert (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Gunning of Eltham in Kent.
On 19th February 1950 Reverend William Wolseley 11th Baronet (age 84) died. His second cousin once removed Garnet (age 34) succeeded 12th Baronet Wolseley of Mount Wolseley in County Carlow.
In 1955 Gerald Vincent Corbet 6th Baronet (age 87) died. His second cousin once removed John (age 43) succeeded 7th Baronet Corbet of Moreton Corbet in Shropshire.
In 1962 Edward Cunard 5th Baronet (age 71) died. His second cousin once removed Henry (age 52) succeeded 6th Baronet Cunard of Bush Hill in Middlesex.
On 26th July 1963 John Francis Godolphin Osborne 11th Duke Leeds (age 62) died without male issue. His second cousin once removed Francis (age 78) succeeded 12th Duke Leeds, 12th Earl of Danby, 12th Viscount Osborne, 12th Viscount Latimer, 12th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 13th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 6th Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.
On 12th January 1964 Reginald Frankland Payne-Gallwey 5th Baronet (age 74) died. His second cousin once removed Philip (age 28) succeeded 6th Baronet Frankland-Payne-Gallwey of Hampton Hill.
On 11th July 1968 Philip Humphrey Antrobus 6th Baronet (age 91) died. His second cousin once removed Philip (age 60) succeeded 7th Baronet Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire. Dorothy May Davis Lady Antrobus by marriage Lady Antrobus of Antrobus in Cheshire.
In 1972 Paul Brooke-Pechell 8th Baronet (age 83) died. His second cousin once removed Ronald (age 53) succeeded 9th Baronet Brooke-Pechell of Paglesham in Essex.
In 1974 Nigel Gresley 12th Baronet (age 80) died. His second cousin once removed William (age 76) succeeded 13th Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.
On 25th December 1982 Charles Dutton 7th Baron Sherborne (age 71) died. His second cousin once removed Ralph (age 84) succeeded 8th Baron Sherborne and inherited Hinton Ampner House, Winchester.
On 19th April 1983 Vere Hobart-Hampden 9th Earl of Buckinghamshire (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed George (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Buckinghamshire, 10th Baron Hobart, 14th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
On 5th December 1986 Victor Johnson 6th Baronet (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed Robin (age 57) succeeded 7th Baronet Johnson of Bath in Somerset.
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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 3rd June 1987 Alan Montagu Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 4th Earl of Wharncliffe (age 52) died at Wharncliffe House, Wortley. He was buried at the Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map]. His second cousin once removed Richard (age 34) succeeded 5th Earl Wharncliffe, 7th Baron Wharncliffe of Wortley in Yorkshire.
On 4th November 1988 Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope 9th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 81) died. His second cousin once removed Edward (age 68) succeeded 10th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 17th Earl Lincoln; he died seven and a half weeks later on Christmas day.
On 11th July 1992 Robert William Gerard 4th Baron Gerard (age 74) died. His second cousin once removed Anthony (age 42) succeeded 5th Baron Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire, 17th Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.
On 15th September 1995 John Somers Cocks 8th Baron Somers (age 88) died. His second cousin once removed Philip (age 47) succeeded 9th Baron Somers.
On 28th July 1997 Geoffrey Vavasour 5th Baronet (age 82) died. His second cousin once removed Eric (age 44) succeeded 6th Baronet Vavasour of Hazlewood in Yorkshire.
On 10th July 1999 John Scott-Ellis 9th Baron Howard de Walden 5th Baron Seaford (age 86) died. Baron Howard de Walden abeyant. His second cousin once removed Colin (age 53) succeeded 6th Baron Seaford of Seaford in Sussex.
On 3rd July 2006 Mark Tennyson 5th Baron Tennyson (age 86) died without issue. His second cousin once removed David (age 46) succeeded 6th Baron Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.
In 2017 Victor George Spencer 3rd Viscount Churchill (age 83) died. Viscount Churchill of Rolleston in Leicestershire extinct. His second cousin once removed Richard (age 91) succeeded 6th Baron Churchill Wychwood in Oxfordshire.
On 22nd August 2018 Henry David Shiffner 8th Baronet (age 88) died. His second cousin once removed Michael (age 55) succeeded 9th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex.
On 27th March 2020 Randolph Stewart 13th Earl of Galloway (age 91) died. His second cousin once removed Andrew (age 71) succeeded 14th Earl Galloway, 13th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 12th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney.