05 Mar is in March.
1517 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
1580 Earldoms of Lennox and March Swapped
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. On or before 5th March 1039. This year happened the terrible wind; and Bishop Britmar died at Lichfield [Map].
5th March 1039 at the battle of Battle of Rhyd y groes Edwine Mercia was killed by the Welsh.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 5th March 1039. The Welsh slew Edwin, brother of Earl Leofric, and Thurkil, and Elfget, and many good men with them.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1052. At this time Griffin, the Welsh king, plundered in Herefordshire till he came very nigh to Leominster, Herefordshire; and they gathered against him both the landsmen and the Frenchmen from the castle; and there were slain very many good men of the English, and also of the French. This was on the same day thirteen years after that Edwin was slain with his companions.
On 5th March 1133 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England was born to Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy [aged 19] and Empress Matilda [aged 31] at Le Mans [Map]. The date somewhat uncertain since contemporary Chroniclers only mention his birth as being in March. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He married 18th May 1152 his half third cousin Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England, daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
On 5th March 1147 Henry Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [aged 37] and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal [aged 22]. He died aged seven in 1155.
On 5th March 1295 William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick [aged 58] defeated the army of Madog ap Llywelyn during the Battle of Maes Moydog at Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire [Map]. English losses were around 100 dead, Welsh around 700.
Annals of Six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet. The Earl of Warwick, having heard that the Welsh had gathered in great numbers in a certain plain between two woods, taking with him a chosen force with crossbowmen and archers, came upon them by night1 and surrounded them on all sides, and they, fixing their spears in the ground, directed their points against those charging, so that in this way they might defend themselves from the attack of the horsemen. But the earl, placing a crossbowman between two horsemen, and with bolts from the crossbows having struck down a great number of those who held the spears, charging with a troop of horse upon the rest, inflicted such slaughter upon them as is not believed to have been inflicted at one time in past ages. Meanwhile the King of England, in order to restrain the insolence of the Welsh, built a castle on the island which is called Anglesey, which he wished to be called Beaumaris. The Welsh, worn out by hunger and famine, were in a short time compelled to come to the king’s peace.
Comes Warwici, audito quod Wallenses in maxima multitudine in quadam planitie inter duo nemora se adunassent, assumpta secum electa militia cum balistariis et sagittariis, de nocte superveniens eos undique circumcinxit; qui fixis in terra lanceis cuspides in oppositum irruentium dirigunt, ut sic se ab impetu equitum tuerentur. Sed comes inter duos equites posito uno balistario, ac jaculis balistarum magna parte eorum, qui lanceas tenebant, prostratis, cum turma equitum in reliquos irruens, tantam intulit stragem, quanta eis una vice illata non creditur temporibus retroactis. Interim rex Angliæ, ad compescendas Wallensium insolentias, castrum in insula, quæ Angleseia dicitur, construxit, quod Bellum-mariscum voluit appellari. Wallenses, fame et inedia consumpti, ad pacem regis in brevi venire coguntur.
Note 1. Annals of Worcester: 'On the fifth day of March [1295], William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, engaged in battle with the Welsh at a place called Meismeidoc in their language. He overcame seven hundred of them, besides those who were drowned and lethally wounded. However, Madoc ap Llywelyn, their disgraced prince, barely escaped.'
On 5th March 1324 twins King David II of Scotland and John Bruce were born to King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [aged 49] and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [aged 40] at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].
On 5th March 1326 Louis I King Hungary King Poland was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 38] and Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 21]. He married (1) 1342 his second cousin once removed Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary, daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (2) 20th June 1353 Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary and had issue.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 5th March 1329 Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [aged 22] and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre [aged 17] were crowned joint King and Queen of Navrarre at Pamplona [Map].
On 5th March 1364 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich was born to William Jülich I Duke Jülich [aged 37] and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich. He married 1379 his fourth cousin Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders, daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. On the 5th day of the said month of March [1452], the Duchess of Burgundy, by order of her husband the duke, departed from Lille to go to Bruges on certain business, the nature of which I do not know. The people of Ghent were informed of her journey. Believing that the lady would travel by the main road from Lille to Bruges, they assembled in great number, together with all those of the Company of the Green Tent, and went to that road intending to capture the lady and put her entire company to death. But the lady was warned of their plan and took another route, by which she safely reached Bruges. Sir Simon de Lalaing, who was captain of Sluis and resided there, knowing that the lady was to come to Bruges, departed from Sluis with about two hundred fighting men to meet her and escort her safely to Bruges. As he was traveling along the main road from Bruges to Lille, a Flemish knight named the Lord of Maldeghem, who was in his company and riding ahead, but not on the direct road, had become separated from Sir Simon's force. As he rode on, he saw and discovered the ambush of the people of Ghent, who were silently waiting for Sir Simon de Lalaing. As soon as the Lord of Maldeghem saw them, he ordered his trumpets to sound, so that Sir Simon, who was following behind, might withdraw. But Sir Simon had already advanced so far that, when he heard the trumpets, he was already almost in the midst of the ambush. When Sir Simon heard the trumpets and saw the men of Ghent emerging from their ambush, he realized that he could not retreat without great danger, for the enemy were already attacking his men and had even struck down his banner. Then Sir Simon, as a valiant knight, and those of his company charged upon the Ghent forces and defended themselves bravely and fiercely. They might well have come to the worst, had not the Lord of Maldeghem arrived to aid them. He threw himself into the fight against the Ghent forces and, through his valour and that of his company, drove them back. He succeeded in pushing back the enemy and rescuing Sir Simon and his men from their hands. They then re-formed together and withdrew toward Bruges, for the Ghent forces were far too numerous for so small a company. In this encounter, among Sir Simon's men, a Flemish gentleman named David de Cuinghem was killed, along with three men-at-arms and between twelve and sixteen archers. Among these were two of the Duke of Burgundy's personal archers, one of whom, from Arras or its region, named Jennin Lefebvre, fought with such valour that it could hardly be surpassed, killing and wounding several before he himself was slain. Sir Simon's horse was also wounded beneath him. And indeed, had the Lord of Maldeghem not been present, Sir Simon and his company would, as people said, have all been defeated, killed, or captured. After this, the people of Ghent returned to Ghent, having suffered only few losses.
Le cinquiesme jour dudit mois de mars, la duchesse de Bourgogne, au command du duc son mary, se partist de Lille pour aller a Bruges, pour aulcunes besognes, ne sçay quelles; de laquelle allée feurent advertis ceulx de Gand; les Gantois cuidants que ladite dame deubt aller tout le grand chemin de Lille a Bruges, s'assemblerent en grand nombre avecq touts ceulx de la Verde Tente, et allerent vers ledit chemin a intention de prendre ladite dame et toute l'assemblée mectre a mort; mais la dame fust advertie de leur vollonté, sy print aultre chemin par ou alla a Bruges. Messire Symon de Lalling, lequel estoit capitaine de l'Escluse, et s'y tenoit, sçachant que ladite dame debvoit venir a Bruges, se partist de l'Escluse, environ deux cens combattants avecq lui, pour venir allencontre de ladite dame, et la conduire jusques a Bruges, et comme il venoit le grand chemin de Bruges a Lille, ung che vallier de Flandres, seigneur de Maldeghem, qui estoit en sa compagnie, et alloit devant, et n'alloit point le droit chemin, et avoit laissé la compagnie dudit messire Symon, lequel chevallier, ainsy qu'il chevaulchoit, veit et perchut l'embusque des Gantois, qui sans dire mot attendoient tout quoy ledit messire Symon de Lallaing. Lequel Sr de Maldeghem, sitost qu'il les veit, feit sonner ses trompettes, adfin que messire Symon qui venoit derriere se retrahit; mais ja estoit ledit maitre Symon, quant il oyt les trompettes dudit Sr de Maldeghem, sy avant qu'il estoit ainsy comme au milieu de l'embusque. Quant ledit messire Symon oyt lesdites trompettes dudit Sr de Maldeghem, et veit les Gantois saillir de leurs embusques, sy veit bien que retraire ne se polroit sans dangier, car ja assailloient les Gantois ses gens et avoient abbatu son estendart; lors ledit messire Symon comme valliant chevallier, et ceulx de sa compagnie se ferirent et ruerent sus les Gantois, et se deffendirent comme hardis et proeulx, et ja euissent bien peu avoir du pire quant ledit Maldeghem les vint secourir, et se frappa es Gantois, et par la valliance de lui et de sa compagnie feit tant qu'il reculla les Gantois, et reculla ledit messire Symon et sa compagnie, tellement qu'il les deslivra des mains desdits Gantois, et se mirent touts ensemble en ordonnance et retournerent vers Bruges, car les Gantois estoient trop grand peuple contre sy peu de gens; et en cestuy rencontre des gens dudit messire Symon, mourut ung gentilhomme de Flandres, nommé David de Cuinghem, avecq trois hommes d'armes et xij a xvj archiers, entre lesquels il y avoit deux archiers de corps du duc de Bourgogne, dont l'ung estoit d'Arras ou d'allentour, nommé Jennin Lefebvre, lequel sy porta sy valliamment qu'on ne polroit plus, et en tua et blescha plusieurs ains qu'il peult estre mort, et sy olt ledit messire Symon son cheval bleschié dessous lui, et sans doubte sy ledit seigneur de Maldeghem n'euist esté de la partie, messire Symon et sa compagnie euissent esté, comme on disoit, touts desconfits morts ouprins. Ce fait, les Gantois retournerent a Gand et perdirent bien peu de leurs gens.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1518. 5th March 1518. R. O. 3985. Pace [aged 36] to WOLSEY.
Has heard from the Lord Steward that there is some doubt whether the King will return towards London: he has had no commandment as yet to make provision but by the ways specified "in such gists as he hath send unto your grace." He knows no reason why the King's mind is changed. Thinks the King must leave this for London, as they cannot abide here, and there is no horse meat at Woodstock. The King wishes to know from Wolsey whether any of the royal palaces near London are infected with the sickness. Abyndon, 5 March.
Hol., p. 1. Add.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1518. 5th March 1518. Er. Ep. App. 263. 3993. ERASMUS to BOVILL.
Was glad that he escaped the detestable sickness. Congratulates Croke and the University. Is surprised that any should be found there to take the part of Faber. Would have acted otherwise had it been Standish and not Faber: "longo aliter belluam accepissem1." Has completed the New Testament. Has received a letter from Grey, dated Paris. Begs his compliments to Vaughan, Humphrey, Brian, Watson and Gerard. Louvain, 5 March 1518.
Note 1. "I would have received the beast differently after a long time".
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th March 1556. The v day of Marche was the obseques of the bysshope of Peterborowth in Lynkolne shyre, [and] bered with a goodly hersse and armes and pensells; and with ij whyt branchys and viij dosen of stayffes, and with an harold of armes and v baners and a C. in blake gownes and cotes, and a gret meyne of pore men in gownes, and the morow masse, and after a grett dener der.
Note. P. 101. Funeral of bishop Chambers. "Anno 1555, the vij. daye of February, being fryday, died the reverend father in God Joh'n Chambre, late bishopp of Peterborough, betwene x and xj in the nyght, comitat. Northampt. in good and perfauct memory, levyng for his executors, Sir Thomas Tresham [aged 56] knight, of Northamtonshire, Mr. Gryffyn the queenes attourney.
Mourners
Sir Thomas Tresham knyght, chief mourner
Sir William Fitzwilliam [aged 29]
Thomas Cotton [aged 74] esquier
Robert Wyngkfelde
John Fitzwilliam
Richard Wakerley
George Tresham
Banner berers
Thomas Hussey the baner of his armes
Joh'n Mountsteving the baner of the Trynytie
Joh'n Nauncycles the baner of our Lady
Robart Malorye the baner of St. Peter
Joh'n Mallorye the baner of St. John
The saide bishopp was buryed in the mynster in a chapell in the high quyer on the ryghte hande on thursdaye the vjth of Marche, according to the estate of a bisshoppe." (MS. I. 3, in Coll. Arm. fol. 100b.)
On 5th March 1574 Frederick IV Elector Palatine was born to Louis VI Elector Palatine [aged 34]. He married before 16th July 1594 Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine and had issue.
On 5th March 1580 Robert Stewart 1st Earl Lennox 1st Earl March [aged 58] resigned Earl Lennox. On the same day he was created 1st Earl March. Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arran Countess Lennox and March [aged 31] by marriage Countess March.
On the same day Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Lennox by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 13] for being his favourite. Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox by marriage Countess Lennox.
On 5th March 1585 John George Elector Saxony was born to Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony [aged 24] and Sophie of Brandenburg [aged 16]. He married (1) 1604 his half third cousin once removed Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg, daughter of Frederick I Duke Württemberg and Sibylla of Anhalt (2) 1607 his second cousin once removed Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia and Marie Eleonore de la Marck, and had issue.
Calendar of the Carew Manuscripts. The 5th of March [1601], Sir Christopher Blunt [aged 36], Sir Charles Davers [aged 33], Sir John Davys [aged 39], Sir Gelly Merick, and Henry Cuff [aged 38] were all arraigned at Westminster and condemned, they confessing the plot as is afore set down, with many other circumstances to it, absolutely submitting themselves to her Majesty's mercy, which is like to appear in some of them.
Criminal Trials by David Jardine. Extract from an Examination of Edward Oldcorne [aged 45], dated the 5th of March, 1606: "He saith that Garnet told him that the Pope had granted an indulgence to all those that had the graines, and said these verses:
'Gentem auferte perfidam [Remove the faithless people]
Credentium de finibus; [from the borders of the faithful,]
Ut Christo laudes debitas, [so that we may to Christ]
Persolvamus alacriter.'" [gladly render what is due.]
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th March 1663. Thence I went to see my Lord Sandwich [aged 37], who I found very ill, and by his cold being several nights hindered from sleep, he is hardly able to open his eyes, and is very weak and sad upon it, which troubled me much. So after talking with Mr. Cooke, whom I found there, about his folly for looking and troubling me and other friends in getting him a place (that is, storekeeper of the Navy at Tangier [Map]) before there is any such thing, I returned to the Hall, and thence back with the two knights home again by coach, where I found Mr. Moore got abroad, and dined with me, which I was glad to see, he having not been able to go abroad a great while. Then came in Mr. Hawley and dined with us, and after dinner I left them, and to the office, where we sat late, and I do find that I shall meet with nothing to oppose my growing great in the office but Sir W. Pen [aged 41], who is now well again, and comes into the office very brisk, and, I think, to get up his time that he has been out of the way by being mighty diligent at the office, which, I pray God, he may be, but I hope by mine to weary him out, for I am resolved to fall to business as hard as I can drive, God giving me health. At my office late, and so home to supper and to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th March 1664. Up and to the office, where, though I had a great cold, I was forced to speak much upon a publique meeting of the East India Company, at our office; where our own company was full, and there was also my Lord George Barkeley [aged 36], in behalfe of the company of merchants (I suppose he is on that company), who, hearing my name, took notice of me, and condoled my cozen Edward Pepys's death, not knowing whose son I was, nor did demand it of me. We broke up without coming to any conclusion, for want of my Lord Marlborough [aged 46].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th March 1665. Lord's Day. Up, and Mr. Burston bringing me by order my Lord's plates, which he has been making this week. I did take coach and to my Lord Sandwich's [aged 39] and dined with my Lord; it being the first time he hath dined at home since his coming from sea: and a pretty odd demand it was of my Lord to my Lady before me: "How do you, sweetheart? How have you done all this week?" himself taking notice of it to me, that he had hardly seen her the week before. At dinner he did use me with the greatest solemnity in the world, in carving for me, and nobody else, and calling often to my Lady to cut for me; and all the respect possible.
On 5th March 1675 John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 77] died. His son Charles [aged 45] succeeded 6th Marquess Winchester, 6th Earl Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John. Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 28th December 1694 Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland [aged 32] died of smallpox shortly after midnight at Kensington Palace. Her body lay in state at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map].
On 5th March 1695 she was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. Archbishop Thomas Tenison [aged 58] preached the sermon.
She had reigned for five years. Her husband King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 44] continued to reign for a further eight years.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 5th March 1695. I went to see the ceremony. Never was so universal a mourning; all the Parliament men had cloaks given them, and four hundred poor women; all the streets hung and the middle of the street boarded and covered with black cloth. There were all the nobility, mayor, aldermen, judges, etc.
On 5th March 1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was born.
On 27th February 1705 Christian Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 28] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. He died of smallpox on 5th March 1705 at Gotha.
On 5th March 1706 Henry Newport 3rd Earl Bradford [aged 23] was elected MP Bishop's Castle.
On 5th March 1710 John Holt [aged 67] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Redgrave. His grey and white marble monument, with some gilt, and was made by Thomas Green of Camberwell [aged 51]. In the centre of the monument is the seated effigy of a judge, flanked by statues representing personifications of Justice and Vigilance, all contained in an elaborately carved aedicule.
On 5th March 1711 Carl Gustaf Pilo was born.
On 5th March 1713 twins Edward and Frederick were born to Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis [aged 38] and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis [aged 34].
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 5th March 1718. It was ordered by the Society that all Members to be admitted into the same, be balloted for, and that a Balloting Box be prepared for that purpose.
On 5th March 1719 Adrian Scrope [aged 7] died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Adrian Scrope: On 20th May 1711 he was born to Gervase Scrope of Cockeringham and Elizabeth Cresswell.
On 5th March 1723 Mary Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 39] and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England [aged 40]. She married 8th May 1740 her fourth cousin Frederick Hesse-Kassel, son of William Hesse-Kassel, and had issue.
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 March 1726 Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His grandson Evelyn [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Marquess Dorchester, 6th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 5th March 1737 Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia [aged 35] and Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Sardinia. She the daughter of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine [aged 60]. He the son of Victor Amadeus King Sardinia and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia. They were half first cousins. He a great grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
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 5th March 1783 Isabella Courtenay [aged 17] died when her clothes caught fire.
'she was so miserably burnt before any assistance could be procured, that she died at two o'clock next morning in the greatest agonies. No person was in the room when the melancholy accident happened except her sister, Lady Honywood [aged 20], and her child, who were not capable of affording any assistance, the former falling into fits. The young lady, when her cloaths caught fire, ran out of the room, and from room to room, without meeting with any one to give her the least aid, until it was too late to overcome the flames. It is generally thought her immediate death, however, was owing to the fright.'
On 5th March 1811 the Battle of Barrosa aka Chichlana was fought. During the battle, a single British division commanded by Thomas Graham 1st Baron Lynedoch [aged 64] defeated two French divisions and captured a regimental eagle.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough [aged 31] fought.
In a maiden speech on 5th March 1827 George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle [aged 24] seconded Sir Francis Burdett's [aged 57] resolution for the relief of the Roman catholic disabilities, and in April 1830 he supported Robert Grant's motion for leave to bring in a bill for the repeal of Jewish disabilities.
On 5th March 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 62] died at Ramsgate, Kent.
On 5th March 1840 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough [aged 73] died. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 6th Duke Marlborough, 6th Marquess of Blandford, 6th Earl of Marlborough, 6th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 8th Earl of Sunderland, 10th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 42] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
Archaeologia Volume V32 1847 Appendix. 5th March, 1846. William Bromet, Esq., M.D., F.S.A., exhibited Rubbings from an incised memorial in Bottesford Church, originally at Belvoir Priory, in Leicestershire, and a sepulchral Brass in the chapel of Eton College.
The first is a Slab, commemorative of Robert de Roos, of Hamlake, who died 1285, and Isabella de Albini, his wife, heiress of Belvoir, who died 1301. It was removed to Bottesford at the dissolution of the neighbouring Priory. The inscription, into the text of which three armorial escucheons are introduced in a singular manner, records the interment of the heart of De Roos. The heraldic peculiarities exbibited by these escucheons are remarkable; the bearings are - 1, de Roos impaling de Albini; 2, de Albini dimidiated with de Roos; 3, de Roos quartering Badlesmere, with a blank impalement. Robert de Roos left a son, William, who had livery of his father's lands, but, as Dr. Bromet was disposed to conclude, did not become possessed of the honours and lands of Belvoir until the death of his mother. He was succeeded, in 1316, by his son William, who received immediate livery of the whole inheritance, and married Margery, sister and co-heir of Giles de Badlesmere. Dr. Bromet supposed that their great-grandson, John de Roos, who succeeded in 1384 and died in 1393 without issue, caused this memorial to his ancestors to be placed in the church of Belvoir. He noticed the singular marshalling of the bearing of Isabella, on the dexter side of the second escucheon, which may have arisen from her having retained possession of the honours of her parental barony of Belvoir, after the decease of her husband, as shewn by various documents cited by Dr. Bromet. That barony was also much more important than that of de Roos, and the bearing may on this account have been placed on the more honourable side of the escutcheon. The third escutcheon with the blank impalement may possibly be regarded as a shield of expectation ( according to the term used in Spain ), and attributed to John de Roos, who does not appear to have been married; it is obviously to be assigned to a date later than the demise of Margery de Badlesmere, in 1363, as until that event her arms could not with propriety have been quartered with those of de Roos.
On 5th March 1887 William Frend De Morgan [aged 47] and Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering [aged 31] were married.
On 5th March 1891 Robert Lindsay Antrobus [aged 33] shot himself.
On 5th March 1940 Henrietta Joan Tiarks Duchess Bedford was born.
On 5th March 1133 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England was born to Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy [aged 19] and Empress Matilda [aged 31] at Le Mans [Map]. The date somewhat uncertain since contemporary Chroniclers only mention his birth as being in March. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. He married 18th May 1152 his half third cousin Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England, daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 5th March 1147 Henry Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [aged 37] and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal [aged 22]. He died aged seven in 1155.
On 5th March 1324 twins King David II of Scotland and John Bruce were born to King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [aged 49] and Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [aged 40] at Dunfermline Abbey [Map].
On 5th March 1326 Louis I King Hungary King Poland was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 38] and Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 21]. He married (1) 1342 his second cousin once removed Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary, daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (2) 20th June 1353 Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary and had issue.
On 5th March 1364 William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich was born to William Jülich I Duke Jülich [aged 37] and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich. He married 1379 his fourth cousin Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders, daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria.
On 5th March 1451 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon was born to William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 28] and Anne Devereux [aged 21]. He married (1) Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon, daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford, and had issue (2) 1484 his sixth cousin Katherine York Countess Huntingdon.
On 5th March 1574 Frederick IV Elector Palatine was born to Louis VI Elector Palatine [aged 34]. He married before 16th July 1594 Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine and had issue.
On 5th March 1585 John George Elector Saxony was born to Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony [aged 24] and Sophie of Brandenburg [aged 16]. He married (1) 1604 his half third cousin once removed Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg, daughter of Frederick I Duke Württemberg and Sibylla of Anhalt (2) 1607 his second cousin once removed Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia and Marie Eleonore de la Marck, and had issue.
On 5th March 1607 Robert Brudenell 2nd Earl Cardigan was born to Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Cardigan [aged 24] and Mary Tresham Countess Cardigan. He married (1) after 5th March 1607 his half third cousin Mary Constable Countess Cardigan, daughter of Henry Constable 1st Viscount Dunbar and Mary Tufton Viscountess Dunbar, and had issue (2) before 1642 Anna Savage Countess Cardigan, daughter of Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage and Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers, and had issue.
On 5th March 1629 Philip Howard was born to Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire [aged 41] and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire [aged 33]. He married before 1679 Mary Jennings.
On 5th March 1655 James Reade 2nd Baronet was born to John Reade 1st Baronet [aged 39] and Susanna Style Lady Reade. He was baptised on 10th March 1655 at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map]. He married 26th January 1690 Love Dring Lady Reade and had issue.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 5th March 1692 John Shelley 4th Baronet was born to John Shelley 3rd Baronet [aged 30] and Mary Gage Lady Shelley. He married (1) 21st May 1717 Catherine Scawen Lady Shelley (2) 16th March 1727 Margaret Pelham Lady Shelley, daughter of Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton and Grace Holles, and had issue.
On 5th March 1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was born.
On 27th February 1705 Christian Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 28] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. He died of smallpox on 5th March 1705 at Gotha.
On 5th March 1711 Carl Gustaf Pilo was born.
On 5th March 1713 James Hervey was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol [aged 47] and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol [aged 36]. He died aged one in 1714.
On 5th March 1713 twins Edward and Frederick were born to Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis [aged 38] and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis [aged 34].
On 5th March 1723 Mary Hanover was born to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 39] and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England [aged 40]. She married 8th May 1740 her fourth cousin Frederick Hesse-Kassel, son of William Hesse-Kassel, and had issue.
On 5th March 1761 George Richard St John 4th Viscount St John 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke was born to Frederick St John 3rd Viscount St John 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke [aged 28] and Diana Spencer Viscountess St John and Bolingbroke [aged 26]. He married (1) 26th February 1783 Charlotte Collins and had issue (2) 1st August 1804 Isabella Charlotte Hompesch Baroness von Hompesch and had issue.
On 5th March 1763 Thomas Whichcote 5th Baronet was born to Christopher Whichcote 4th Baronet [aged 25]. He married 24th June 1785 Diana Turnor Lady Whichcote and had issue.
On 5th March 1787 Mary Montgomerie Lady Lamb was born to Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton [aged 60] and Frances Twysden [aged 24]. She married (1) before 29th September 1812 her fourth cousin Major-General Archibald Montgomerie, son of Hugh Montgomerie 12th Earl Eglinton, and had issue (2) 30th June 1815 Charles Montolieu Lamb 2nd Baronet, son of James Lamb aka Burges 1st Baronet and Anne Montolieu, and had issue.
On 5th March 1801 Henry Dymoke 1st Baronet was born to Reverend John Dymoke [aged 37].
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 5th March 1814 James Kenneth Howard was born to Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire [aged 37] and Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire [aged 39].
On 5th March 1825 Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury [aged 33] and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury [aged 19]. She married 15th August 1844 James Maitland Balfour and had issue.
On 5th March 1827 Louisa Caroline Stewart Baroness Ashburton was born to James Alexander Stewart [aged 42] in Seaforth Lodge, Stornaway, Isle of Lewis. She married 17th November 1858 Bingham Baring 2nd Baron Ashburton, son of Alexander Baring 1st Baron Ashburton and Ann Louisa Bingham Baroness Ashburton, and had issue.
On 5th March 1835 Captain Augustus Henry Archibald Anson was born to Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 39] and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 35].
On 5th March 1835 Courtenay Honywood 7th Baronet was born to John Edward Honywood 6th Baronet [aged 22].
On 5th March 1844 Berkeley Charles Sydney Paget was born to Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey [aged 46] and Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey. He married 5th June 1877 his fifth cousin once removed Florence Chetwynd and had issue.
On 5th March 1847 Robert Bermingham Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim was born to Francis Nathaniel Clements [aged 35]. He married 2nd September 1873 Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim, daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester, and had issue.
On 5th March 1847 Charles Gordon 11th Marquess Huntly was born to Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 55] and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly [aged 26]. He married (1) 14th July 1869 Amy Brooks Marchioness Huntly (2) 26th June 1922 Charlotte Jane Fallon Marchioness of Huntly.
On 5th March 1851 Commander Conyngham Denison was born to Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough [aged 45] and Ursula Lucy Grace Bridgeman [aged 27].
On 5th March 1868 Frederick Curzon was born to Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 3rd Earl Howe [aged 46] and Isabella Maria Katherine Anson Countess Howe [aged 36].
On 5th March 1873 James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne was born to Charles Dutton [aged 30] at Fatchgarn.
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.'
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On 5th March 1886 Florence Wilhelmina Lidiard "Kitty" Apps Lady Blake was born.
On 5th March 1891 Winifred Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet [aged 54] and Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva [aged 39]. She married 31st January 1923 John Wilding Arundel Geare.
On 5th March 1899 Major John Joseph Stourton of Miniature Hall in Sussex was born to Charles Botolph Joseph Stourton 21st Baron Stourton 23rd Baron Segrave 22nd Baron Mowbray [aged 31] and Mary Constable Baroness Stourton, Segrave and Mowbray [aged 28].
On 5th March 1901 Alexander William Fuller-Acland-Hood 6th and 8th Baronet was born to William Fuller-Acland-Hood [aged 32].
On 5th March 1906 Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow was born to Brigadier David Alexander Kinloch 11th Baronet [aged 50] and Elinor Lucy Bromley-Davenport [aged 39]. She married 1927 Peregrine Cust 6th Baron Brownlow, son of Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow and Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow, and had issue.
On 5th March 1927 Robert Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford 12th Earl Balcarres was born to David Lindsay 28th Earl of Crawford 11th Earl Balcarres [aged 26] and Mary Katherine Cavendish Countess of Crawford and Balcarres.
On 5th March 1932 Carolyn Mary Wynyard Hardinge was born to Caryl Nicholas Hardinge 4th Viscount Hardinge [aged 26]. She married 16th January 1954 John Arthington Worsley, son of William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet and Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley.
On 5th March 1940 Henrietta Joan Tiarks Duchess Bedford was born.
On 5th March 1955 William Cooper 6th Baronet was born to Charles Cooper 5th Baronet [aged 48].
On 5th March 1955 Joanna Knatchbull was born to John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne [aged 30] and Patricia Mountbatten 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma [aged 31]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 5th March 1963 Michael George Edward Shiffner 9th Baronet was born to George Frederick Shiffner [aged 26].
On 5th March 1599 Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland [aged 22] and Elizabeth Sidney Countess Rutland [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess of Rutland. Childless, unhappy and possibly not consummated. She the daughter of Philip Sidney and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex [aged 32]. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 5th March 1709 Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk [aged 23] and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk were married. They were first cousins.
On 5th March 1737 Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia [aged 35] and Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Sardinia. She the daughter of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine [aged 60]. He the son of Victor Amadeus King Sardinia and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia. They were half first cousins. He a great grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 5th March 1740 Thomas Pakenham 1st Baron Longford [aged 26] and Elizabeth Cuffe 1st Countess Longford [aged 20] were married.
On 5th March 1752 George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry [aged 29] and Maria Gunning Countess Coventry [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. He the son of William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry and Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry.
On 5th March 1818 George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 28] and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford [aged 27] were married. He the son of Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford [aged 55] and Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford [aged 51].
On 5th March 1887 William Frend De Morgan [aged 47] and Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering [aged 31] were married.
On 5th March 1473 Jean V Count Armagnac [aged 53] died. His brother Charles [aged 48] succeeded I Count Armagnac.
On 5th March 1588 Henri Bourbon Condé Prince Condé [aged 35] died.
On 5th March 1607 Oliver Plunkett 4th Baron Louth died. His son Matthew succeeded 5th Baron Louth.
On 5th March 1664 Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare [aged 30] died. His son John [aged 3] succeeded 18th Earl Kildare.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 5th March 1675 John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 77] died. His son Charles [aged 45] succeeded 6th Marquess Winchester, 6th Earl Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John. Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 5th March 1681 Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet [aged 58] died. His son Jonathan [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Baronet Trelawny of Trelawny in Cornwall.
On 28th December 1694 Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland [aged 32] died of smallpox shortly after midnight at Kensington Palace. Her body lay in state at the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace [Map].
On 5th March 1695 she was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. Archbishop Thomas Tenison [aged 58] preached the sermon.
She had reigned for five years. Her husband King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 44] continued to reign for a further eight years.
On 5th March 1701 Richard Coote 1st Earl Bellomont [aged 65] died. His son Nanfan [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Bellomont.
On 5th March 1706 John Dillington 4th Baronet [aged 41] died. His half brother Tristram [aged 28] succeeded 5th Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.
On 5th March 1710 John Holt [aged 67] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Redgrave. His grey and white marble monument, with some gilt, and was made by Thomas Green of Camberwell [aged 51]. In the centre of the monument is the seated effigy of a judge, flanked by statues representing personifications of Justice and Vigilance, all contained in an elaborately carved aedicule.
On 5th March 1726 Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. His grandson Evelyn [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Duke Kingston upon Hull, 2nd Marquess Dorchester, 6th Earl Kingston upon Hull, 6th Viscount Newark, 6th Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
On 5th March 1737 Justinian Isham 5th Baronet [aged 49] died without issue. His brother Edmund [aged 46] succeeded 6th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire.
On 5th March 1795 Patrick Bellew 5th Baronet [aged 60] died. His son Edward [aged 35] succeeded 6th Baronet Bellew of Barmeath in Louth.
On 5th March 1813 Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon [aged 40] died at Shooter's Hill, Greenwich [Map].
On 5th March 1813 Anne Frankland Countess Chichester [aged 78] died.
On 5th March 1813 Henry Vavasour 1st Baronet [aged 73] died. His son Henry [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Vavasour of Spaldington.
On 5th March 1815 Stephen Richard Glynne 8th Baronet [aged 34] died in Nice, France. His son Stephen [aged 7] succeeded 9th Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
On 5th March 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 62] died at Ramsgate, Kent.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 5th March 1840 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough [aged 73] died. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 6th Duke Marlborough, 6th Marquess of Blandford, 6th Earl of Marlborough, 6th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 8th Earl of Sunderland, 10th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 42] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 5th March 1853 Edward Tichborne aka Doughty 9th Baronet [aged 70] died. His brother James [aged 69] succeeded 10th Baronet Doughty-Tichborne of Tichborne in Hampshire.
On 5th March 1878 Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham Winchilsea [aged 55] died.
On 5th March 1879 William Worsley 1st Baronet [aged 86] died. His son William [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
On 5th March 1879 Reverend John Molyneux 8th Baronet [aged 60] died.
On 5th March 1884 Henrietta Barfoot Countess Howth died.
On 5th March 1895 Edward Herbert Bunbury 9th Baronet [aged 83] died unmarried. His nephew Henry [aged 40] succeeded 10th Baronet Bunbury of Bunbury in Oxfordshire and Stanney Hall in Cheshire.
On 5th March 1919 Jane Primrose Stapleton-Cotton Viscountess Hood [aged 36] died.
On 5th March 1919 John Smythe 8th Baronet [aged 91] died. His son Edward [aged 49] succeeded 9th Baronet Smythe.
On 5th March 1921 Henry Asgill Ogle 7th Baronet [aged 70] died. His brother Edmund [aged 63] succeeded 8th Baronet Ogle of Worthy in Hampshire.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 5th March 1936 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 6th Marquess of Lansdowne [aged 64] died. His son Charles [aged 19] succeeded 7th Marquess Lansdowne, 8th Earl Shelburne in County Wexford, 8th Earl Kerry.
On 5th March 2016 John Douglas 21st Earl of Morton [aged 88] died. His son John [aged 64] succeeded 22nd Earl Morton.