St James' Church, Clerkenwell is in Clerkenwell [Map].
On 16th June 1585 Elizabeth Sands [aged 52] died at Berkeley House. She was buried at the St James' Church, Clerkenwell where a monument was constructed.
On 30th April 1629 Robert Carr 2nd Baronet [aged 14] and Mary Gargrave Lady Carr were married at St James' Church, Clerkenwell. She by marriage Lady Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
On 12th April 1649 Charles Hussey 1st Baronet [aged 23] and Elizabeth Brownlow Lady Hussey [aged 19] were married at the St James' Church, Clerkenwell. They had seven sons and eight daughters.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th August 1661. Lord's Day. To our own church in the forenoon, and in the afternoon to Clerkenwell Church, only to see the two1 fayre Botelers;2 and I happened to be placed in the pew where they afterwards came to sit, but the pew by their coming being too full, I went out into the next, and there sat, and had my full view of them both, but I am out of conceit now with them, Colonel Dillon [aged 34] being come back from Ireland again, and do still court them, and comes to church with them, which makes me think they are not honest.
Note 1. Mrs. Frances Butler and her sister.
On or before 5th February 1662, the date of his burial at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, Daniel Hollingworth of St James', Clerkenwell died.
On 15th July 1663 John Cropley 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Cropley [aged 26] and Martha Wilson. He was baptised at St James' Church, Clerkenwell on 23rd July 1663.
On or before 10th March 1665, the date he was buried at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, Edward Cropley [aged 28] died.
On 14th May 1668 Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and Theophila Berkeley were married at St James' Church, Clerkenwell. She the daughter of George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley [aged 40] and Elizabeth Massingberd Countess Berkeley.
On 22nd February 1672 John Coryton 2nd Baronet [aged 24] and Elizabeth Chiverton were married at St James' Church, Clerkenwell.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On or before 5th November 1676, the date he was buried at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, John Cropley 1st Baronet died. His grandson John [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baronet Cropley of Clerkenwell in Middlesex.
On or before 17th December 1680, the date she was buried at St James' Church, Clerkenwell, Elizabeth Hollingworth Lady Cropley died.
On 28th July 1686 Thomas Holt [aged 70] died. He was buried at St James' Church, Clerkenwell.