06 Dec is in December.
1290 Death of Queen Eleanor of Castile
1680 Trial and Execution of William Howard 1st Viscount Stafford
Chronicle of William Nangis. At that same time three councils were also held in Gaul by Conon, legate of the Apostolic See: the first at Reims, the second at Beauvais, the third at Châlons1.
Note 1. Council of Beauvais, 6th December 1114; council of Reims, 22nd March 1115; council of Châlons-sur-Marne, 12th July 1115. In these three councils the emperor Henry V was excommunicated.
Eo quoque tempore a Conone apostolicæ sed is legato tria concilia celebrata sunt in Galliis, primum Remis, secundum Belvaci, tertium Catalaunis (4).
Note 1. Concile de Beauvais, le 6 décembre 1114; concile de Reims, le 28 mars 1115 (1114 v. s.); concile de Chalons-sur-Marne, le 12 juillet 1115. Dans ces trois conciles on excommunia l'empereur Henri V.
On 6th December 1185 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [aged 76] died. His son Sancho [aged 31] succeeded I King Portugal and reigned for twenty six years.
On 6th December 1214 King Alexander II of Scotland [aged 16] was crowned II King Scotland.
On 06 or 7th December 1239 Theobald "Young" II King Navarre was born to Theobald IV King Navarre [aged 38] and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre [aged 22]. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married 6th April 1255 his half third cousin Isabella Capet.
On 6th December 1285 Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon was born to Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 27] and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 23rd January 1302 his half first cousin once removed Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon, daughter of Denis I King Portugal and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
On 6th December 1290 and/or 7th December 1290 Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England [deceased] body rested at Geddington, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 6th December 1315 Archbishop William Greenfield died at his palace Cawood Castle, North Yorkshire [Map]. He was buried in the Eastern Transept of York Minster [Map] where is monument is extant.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. In this year,1 on the feast of Saint Nicholas [6th December 1352], Pope Clement VI died, and was succeeded by Pope Innocent, also the sixth of that name. This Pope Innocent, out of a deep desire for peace, sent the Cardinal of Bologna to Calais, to hear discussions of a final peace between the kingdoms of England and France. There, councils from both kingdoms gathered with full authority to negotiate and establish terms of the said peace. Eventually, they came to an agreement: that the King of England would renounce all his rights to the Kingdom of France, and would give up the royal title of "King of France". In return, he would hold the Duchy of Aquitaine, along with the Counties of Artois and Guînes, for himself and his successors, as kings of England, without owing fealty or homage to the King of France in any way whatsoever. To these conditions, the pious King Edward, King of England and France, gave his devout and willing assent, for the sake of peace in Christendom. Then, to secure the validity of these agreements, solemn envoys from both kingdoms were sent to the Apostolic See. On behalf of the King of England were the Bishop of Norwich, the Duke of Lancaster, the Earl of Arundel, and several knights. After they arrived in Avignon, they were joined by: the Archbishop of Rouen, the Duke of Bourbon, Geoffrey de Charny [aged 46], and other members of the French council. All the envoys were received with great honour. The Duke of Lancaster, in particular, was met by many cardinals and bishops, who escorted him for two miles to the city and the Pope's palace. At last, in the consistory of the Supreme Pontiff, in the presence of the Pope, the cardinals, and the envoys of both kingdoms, the matters were presented. After hearing them, the English envoys requested that the agreements previously made at Calais, between themselves and the French envoys present, be confirmed. The French replied that while they willingly desired peace, as for Aquitane and the named counties, the King of France, and they themselves, could not and would not consent to their being separated from the integrity of the kingdom, to which they were sworn, and to which those lands rightfully belonged. However, they would agree that useful lordship over those territories could be granted to the King of England, as his ancestors had held Aquitaine, provided that the royal sovereignty of the French crown was preserved. The English, considering that this retained sovereignty had historically caused war, through disputes over homage and fealty, insisted that for a true and lasting peace, the said territories should be granted absolutely and unconditionally to their king, as had previously been agreed at Calais and, according to the Cardinal of Bologna, confirmed by authorized parties. Yet at Avignon, this request was firmly denied. The English responded to the French concern about their oath of loyalty to the integrity of the realm, arguing that the Pope could, if he so chose, absolve them from that oath for the sake of peace, at least regarding the specific articles in question. And that it would be wise to do so. Nevertheless, the Pope did not change or enact anything that would notably advance the peace of the Church or the kingdoms. As a result, the envoys, who had been sent to Avignon at great expense, returned with nothing achieved, except that: The Bishop of Norwich, a man of great wisdom, died and was buried there. He was succeeded by Lord Thomas de Percy, by papal appointment and at the request of the envoys.
Isto anno, in die sancti Nicholai obiit Clemens papa sextus, cui successit Innocencius papa, eciam sextus. Iste papa Innocencius, pro magno pacis desiderio, misit Calesiam cardinalem Bononiensem, auditurum tractatum de pace finali inter regna Anglie et Francie, cui confluxerunt concilia duorum regnorum cum plena autoritate tractandi et constituendi condiciones pacis prefate; et in hoc tandem consenserunt, quod rex Anglie resignaret totum ius suum quod habuit in regnum Francie et dimitteret nomen regium Francorum, et haberet pro tanto ducatum Aquitannie et comitatus Dartoys et de Gynes, pro se et suis successoribus regibus Anglorum, absque hoc quod de rege Francie illa teneret quomodocumque. Istis condicionibus pius Edwardus, rex Anglie et Francie, pium et benevolum prebuit assensum, pro devocione pacis Christianitatis. Tandem pro assecuritacione tantarum convencionum mittuntur ad sedem apostolicam nuncii solempnes utriusque regni. Quippe a latere regis Anglie fungebantur ista legacione episcopus Norwicensis, dux Lancastrie, comes Darundel, et alii milites; quibus profectis Avinionam accesserunt archiepiscopus Rotomagensis, dux Borbonie, Galfridus de Charny et alii de concilio Francorum. Omnes nuncii fuerunt in honoure magno recepti; duci quidem Lancastrie obviaverunt multi cardinales et episcopi, qui a duobus miliaribus ipsum conduxerant ad civitatem et pallacium domini pape. Tandem in consistorio summi pontificis ipso et cardinalibus atque nunciis utriusque presentibus, fuerunt exposite cause nunciorum; quibus auditis, Anglici pecierunt convenciones confirmari, dudum apud Calesiam inter seipsos et nuncios Francie ibidem presentes constitutas Anglicis Gallici responderunt, quod libenter vellent pacem; set de Aquitannia et de prefatis comitatibus, ut dixerunt, non posset rex Francie, set nec ipsi assentirent, quod de integritate regni, ad quam rex et ipsi fuerant iurati, forent, cum omni iure quo predicto regno pertinebant, alienata; bene tamen consentirent quod utile dominium predictorum ducatus et comitatuum regi Anglie devolveretur sicud habuerunt Aquitanniam sui antecessores, ita tamen quod regalitas regie corone Francie reservaretur. Anglici vero, considerantes quod regalitas predicta pro dilacione homagiorum et liganciarum solebat antiquos reges Anglie et Francie ad discrimina guerrarum commovere, pecierunt, pro habenda pace perpetua, quod prefata dominia forent absolute et sine condicione suo regi concessa, ut premittitur. Que peticio, quamvis nuper apud Calesiam, ut testabatur cardinalis Bononiensis, fuerat admissa et per habentes autoritatem confirmata, tamen ibi fuit pertinaciter denegata, Fuit eciam responsum racioni Gallicorum de sui regis et suo iuramento, quo videlicet fuerunt obligati ad conservandam integritatem honouris regni et illi pertinencium, quod scilicet dominus papa, si eii placeret, posset pro bono pacis eos absolvere a predicto iuramento, et hoc quoad certos articulos premissos foret consulte faciendum. Attamen per papam nihil fuit innovatum neque reformatum, quod ad pacem ecclesie et regnorum notabiliter valeret. Propterea nuncii ad graves expensas illuc destinati sine effectu revertebantur, dempto quod episcopo Norwycensi, viro magne sapientie ibidem obeunti et sepulto, successit dominus Thomas de Percy, provisione domini pape et instancia nunciorum.
Note 1. Clement died on the 6th December 1352. Baker at once plunges into the negotiations of 1354. The cardinal of Boulogne was Guidon de Boulogne, archbishop of Lyons, who was made cardinal in 1342, and bishop of Porto in 1350; he died in 1373. A truce was agreed to on the 6th April (Rymer's Fœdera 3.276), to last for a year, and it was arranged that both sides should send ambassadors to negotiate a peace in presence of the pope. The English ambassadors, the bishops of Norwich and London, the duke of Lancaster, the earl of Arundel, and others were appointed on the 28th August (Rymer's Fœdera 3.283). The French ambassadors were Pierre, due de Bourbon, and Pierre de la Foret, archbishop of Rouen.
Chronicle of Jean le Bel Volume 1. In that same year, 1355, after the feast of Saint Nicholas [6th December 1355] 1, Duke John of Brabant died, leaving three married daughters. The eldest2 had first been married to Count William of Hainaut, who died in Friesland3, and afterward she was remarried to Lord Wenceslas, Duke of Luxembourg, brother of Emperor Charles. The second4 was married to Count Louis of Flanders. The third5 was married to Duke Reginald of Guelders. When Duke John had died, Duke Wenceslas of Luxembourg and Lady Joanna, his wife, went to the good towns and to the land of Brabant and requested to have the lordship and the whole duchy of Brabant, as the rightful heirs through the eldest daughter. Duke of Guelders likewise claimed a share on behalf of his wife.
En celle mesme année, qui fu la CCCLV, aprez la feste Saint Nicolas', trespassa le duc Jehan de Brabant, qui avoit trois filles mariées. L'aisnée? fut mariée premiere au conte Willaume de Haynau, qui moru en Friseÿ, et puis fu remariée à monseigneur Wincelin, duc de Luxembourch, frere à l'empereur Charles. La seconde fut mariée au conte Louys de Flandres. La tierce fut mariée au duc Regnault de Guerles. Quant le duc Jehan fut mort, le duc Winselin de Luxembourch et madame Jehanne, sa femme, se trairent aux bonnes villes et au pays Brabant, et requirent avoir la seignourie et toute la duché de Brabant, comme l'aisné hoir qui avoit la fille aisnée. Le duc de Guerles requist aussy partie pour madame sa femme.
Note 1. According to Butkens, 'Trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant', John III of Brabant died not after Saint Nicholas’s Day, but on the eve of that feast, 5th December.
1. D'après Butkens, Trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant, t. 1, p. 440, Jean III de Brabant mourut, non après la Saint-Nicolas, mais La veille de cette fête, le 5 décembre.
Note 2. Joanna was married in 1334 to William, Count of Hainaut. In June 1347 she remarried Wenceslas, son of John, King of Bohemia, and of Beatrice of Bourbon. (Butkens, Ibid.)
2. Jeanne fut mariée, en 1334, à Guillaume, comte de Hainaut. Au mois de juin 1347, elle se remaria avec Wenceslas, fils de Jean, roi de Bohême, et de Béatrix de Bourbon. (Butkens, Ibid t. 1, p. 466 et 467.)
Note 3. William II, Count of Hainaut, was killed at the Battle of Staveren, where he was defeated by the rebellious Frisians. This battle took place on 26th September 1345. (Butkens)
3. Guillaume II, comte de Hainaut, fut tué à la bataille de Staveren, où il fut vaincu par les Ftisons révoltés. Cette bataille eut lieu le 26 septembre 1345. (Voy. Butkens, t. 1, p433. Cf. Devillers, Cartulaire des comtes de Hainaut, t. 1, p255, notes 2 et 3.)
Note 4. Margaret of Brabant [aged 32] married Louis II of Male [aged 25], Count of Flanders, on 1st July 1347.
4. Marguerite de Brabant épousa, le 1er juillet 1347, Louis Il de Male, comte de Flandre.
Note 5. Marie [aged 30] had been betrothed to Reginald, Duke of Guelders [aged 22], as early as 1334. The marriage was celebrated at the Bois de Vincennes in 1347.
5. Marie avait été fiancée à Renaud, duc de Gueldre, dès 1334. Le mariage fut célébré au Bois de Vincennes en 1347.
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 6th December 1421 King Henry VI of England and II of France was born to King Henry V of England [aged 35] and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England [aged 20] at Windsor Castle [Map]. He married 23rd April 1445 his third cousin Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England, daughter of René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
Chronicle of Gregory. Then the Quene [aged 30] havynge knowelechynge of this praty whyle sche sende unto the Duke of Somersett [aged 24], at that tyme beynge in Dorset schyre at the Castelle of Corffe [Map], and for the Erle of Devyschyre [aged 28], and for Elysaundyr Hody, and prayde them to com to her as hastely as they might, with her tenantys as strong in her harnys as men of warre, for the Lord Rosse [aged 33], the Lord Clyfforde [aged 25], the Baron of Grestocke [aged 46], the Lord Nevyle [aged 50], the Lord Latymer [aged 53], were waytyng a-pon the Duke of Excete[r] [aged 30] to mete with her at Hulle [Map]. And this mater was not taryd but full prevely i-wrought; and she sende letters unto alle her ehyffe offycers that they wold doo the same, and that they shulde warne alle the servantys that lovyd her or purposyd to kepe and rejoyse her of Yysce, to wayte a-pon her at Hulle by that day as hit a-poyntyd by hyr. Alle thes pepylle were gaderyd and conveyde so prevely that they wer hole in nombyr of xvM [Note. 15000] or any man wolde be-leve it; in so moche yf any man said, or tolde, or talkyd of suche gaderyng, he shulde be schende, and some were in grete donger, for the common pepylle said by thoo that told the, troughthe, "Ye talke ryght ye wolde hit were," and gave noo credens of her sayynge. But the laste the lordys purposyd to knowe the troughthe. And the ix day of December [1460] nexte folowyng the Duke of Yorke [aged 49], the Erle of Salysbury [aged 60], the Erle Rutlond [aged 17] (he was the Duke of Yorke is secunde sone, one the beste dysposyd lord in this londe), and Syr Thomas Haryngdon [aged 60], whythe many mo knyghtys and quyers and grete pepylle with hem, and soo departyd out of London towarde Yorke, &c.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. In that same year also, on the 6th day of December, in the town of Arras, in the house of a dyer named Jehan Chume, a farmer, who had supped there with others from the villages, and after supper they had quarrelled and drunk heavily, as the said farmer was going to bed and was climbing a staircase, he fell down and killed himself.
Audit an aussy, le vje jour de decembre, en la ville d'Arras, en la maison d'ung tinturier nommé Jehan Chume, ung censsier, lequel avoit souppé en ladite maison avecq aultres gens de villaiges et s'estoient bagués après souppé et avoient bien beus; ainsi que ledit censsier s'en alloit coucher, en montant une montée, se laissa queir ava et se tua.
On 6th December 1559 Archbishop Thomas Young [aged 52] was elected Bishop of St David's.
On 6th December 1592 William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne was born to Charles Cavendish [aged 39] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 22] at Handsworth Manor. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married (1) 1618 Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne and had issue (2) 1645 his fourth cousin Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 6th December 1608 George Monck 1st Duke Albemarle was born to Thomas Monck [aged 38] and Elizabeth Smith at Potheridge Merton Great Torrington, Devon. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married 23rd January 1653 Anne Clarges Duchess Albermarle and had issue.
On 6th December 1615 Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke Schomberg was born to Hans Meinhard Schomberg [aged 33] and Anne Dudley [aged 26].
On 6th December 1618 Elizabeth Radclyffe Viscountess Haddington died of smallpox. She was buried at New Hall, Essex.
On 6th December 1624 Lionel Maddison [aged 87] died. He was buried at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
On 6th December 1626 John Ernest Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 32] died.
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 14th November 1627 Elizabeth Waldegrave died. On 6th December 1629 Arthur Coke [aged 40] died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map]. Stuart Hooded Monument sculpted by Nicholas Stone [aged 40] in St Andrew's Church, Bramfield [Map]. White and black marble; reclining effigy of Elizabeth with Arthur kneeling in prayer above within an arched Recess; Arms over the arch and surrounding it are seven Cartouche's.
Elizabeth Waldegrave: she was born to George Waldegrave. On 8th February 1608 Arthur Coke and she were married at Hitcham, Norfolk as recorded in the papers of the Winthrop Family Folio 36: "The viijth of Feb. beinge Shrovetuesday the L Cokes seconde soonne maryed the daughter and heire of Sir George Waldegrave at Hiccham". The Hitcham Register gives 09 Feb as the date of the marriage.
Arthur Coke: In 1587 he was born to Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th December 1660. I waited on my brother [aged 43] and sister Evelyn to Court. Now were presented to his Majesty [aged 30] those two rare pieces of drollery, or rather a Dutch Kitchen, painted by Dowe, so finely as hardly to be distinguished from enamel. I was also shown divers rich jewels and crystal vases; the rare head of Jo. Bellino, Titian's master; Christ in the Garden, by Hannibal Caracci; two incomparable heads, by Holbein; the Queen-Mother [aged 51] in a miniature, almost as big as the life; an exquisite piece of carving; two unicorn's horns, etc. This in the closet.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1665. Up betimes, it being fast-day; and by water to the Duke of Albemarle [aged 57], who come to towne from Oxford last night. He is mighty brisk, and very kind to me, and asks my advice principally in every thing. He surprises me with the news that my Lord Sandwich [aged 40] goes Embassador to Spayne speedily; though I know not whence this arises, yet I am heartily glad of it. He did give me several directions what to do, and so I home by water again and to church a little, thinking to have met Mrs. Pierce in order to our meeting at night; but she not there, I home and dined, and comes presently by appointment my wife. I spent the afternoon upon a song of Solyman's words to Roxalana [aged 23] that I have set, and so with my wife walked and Mercer to Mrs. Pierce's, where Captain Rolt and Mrs. Knipp, Mr. Coleman and his wife, and Laneare, Mrs. Worshipp and her singing daughter, met; and by and by unexpectedly comes Mr. Pierce from Oxford. Here the best company for musique I ever was in, in my life, and wish I could live and die in it, both for musique and the face of Mrs. Pierce, and my wife and Knipp, who is pretty enough; but the most excellent, mad-humoured thing, and sings the noblest that ever I heard in my life, and Rolt, with her, some things together most excellently. I spent the night in extasy almost; and, having invited them to my house a day or two hence, we broke up, Pierce having told me that he is told how the King [aged 35] hath done my Lord Sandwich all the right imaginable, by shewing him his countenance before all the world on every occasion, to remove thoughts of discontent; and that he is to go Embassador, and that the Duke of Yorke [aged 32] is made generall of all forces by land and sea, and the Duke of Albemarle, lieutenant-generall. Whether the two latter alterations be so, true or no, he knows not, but he is told so; but my Lord is in full favour with the King. So all home and to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1666. So to supper and to bed. This day, in the Gazette, is the whole story of defeating the Scotch rebells, and of the creation of the Duke of Cambridge [aged 3], Knight of the Garter.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1667. So home, and there to dinner, and after dinner abroad with my wife and girle, set them down at Unthanke's, and I to White Hall to the Council chamber, where I was summoned about the business of paying of the seamen, where I heard my Lord Anglesey [aged 53] put to it by Sir W. Coventry [aged 39] before the King [aged 37] for altering the course set by the Council; which he like a wise man did answer in few words, that he had already sent to alter it according to the Council's method, and so stopped it, whereas many words would have set the Commissioners of the Treasury on fire, who, I perceive, were prepared for it. Here I heard Mr. Gawden speak to the King and Council upon some business of his before them, but did it so well, in so good words and to the purpose, that I could never have expected from a man of no greater learning. So went away, and in the Lobby met Mr. Sawyer [aged 34], my old chamber fellow, and stayed and had an hour's discourse of old things with him, and I perceive he do very well in the world, and is married he tells me and hath a child.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1667. Then home and to the office, where Captain Cocke [aged 50] come to me; and, among other discourse, tells me that he is told that an impeachment against Sir W. Coventry [aged 39] will be brought in very soon. He tells me, that even those that are against my Chancellor [aged 58] and the Court, in the House, do not trust nor agree one with another. He tells me that my Chancellor went away about ten at night, on Saturday last; and took boat at Westminster, and thence by a vessel to Callis [Map], where he believes he now is: and that the Duke of York [aged 34] and Mr. Wren knew of it, and that himself did know of it on Sunday morning: that on Sunday his coach, and people about it, went to Twittenham, and the world thought that he had been there: that nothing but this unhappy paper hath undone him and that he doubts that this paper hath lost him everywhere that his withdrawing do reconcile things so far as, he thinks the heat of their fury will be over, and that all will be made well between the two [royal] brothers: that Holland do endeavour to persuade the King of France [aged 29] to break peace with us: that the Dutch will, without doubt, have sixty sail of ships out the next year; so knows not what will become of us, but hopes the Parliament will find money for us to have a fleete. He gone, I home, and there my wife made an end to me of Sir R. Cotton's discourse of warr, which is indeed a very fine book.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1667. Up, and with Sir J. Minnes [aged 68] to the Duke of York [aged 34], the first time that I have seen him, or we waited on him, since his sickness; and, blessed be God! he is not at all the worse for the smallpox, but is only a little weak yet. We did much business with him, and so parted. My Lord Anglesey [aged 53] told me how my Lord Northampton [aged 45] brought in a Bill into the House of Lords yesterday, under the name of a Bill for the Honour and Privilege of the House, and Mercy to my Lord Clarendon [aged 58]: which, he told me, he opposed, saying that he was a man accused of treason by the House of Commons; and mercy was not proper for him, having not been tried yet, and so no mercy needful for him. However, the Duke of Buckingham [aged 39] and others did desire that the Bill might be read; and it, was for banishing my Lord Clarendon from all his Majesty's dominions, and that it should be treason to have him found in any of them: the thing is only a thing of vanity, and to insult over him, which is mighty poor I think, and so do every body else, and ended in nothing, I think.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1667. By and by home with Sir J. Minnes [aged 68], who tells me that my Lord Clarendon [aged 58] did go away in a Custom-house boat, and is now at Calais [Map]: and, I confess, nothing seems to hang more heavy than his leaving of this unfortunate paper behind him, that hath angered both Houses, and hath, I think, reconciled them in that which otherwise would have broke them in pieces; so that I do hence, and from Sir W. Coventry's [aged 39] late example and doctrine to me, learn that on these sorts of occasions there is nothing like silence; it being seldom any wrong to a man to say nothing, but, for the most part, it is to say anything. This day, in coming home, Sir J. Minnes told me a pretty story of Sir Lewes Dives [aged 68], whom I saw this morning speaking with him, that having escaped once out of prison through a house of office, and another time in woman's apparel, and leaping over a broad canal, a soldier swore, says he, this is a strange jade.... He told me also a story of my Lord Cottington, who, wanting a son, intended to make his nephew his heir, a country boy; but did alter his mind upon the boy's being persuaded by another young heir, in roguery, to crow like a cock at my Lord's table, much company being there, and the boy having a great trick at doing that perfectly. My Lord bade them take away that fool from the table, and so gave over the thoughts of making him his heir, from this piece of folly.
On 6th December 1671 Anne Bagot [aged 28] died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map], right side [her husband Walter Chetwynd [aged 39] on left]...
Anne Bagot: Around 1643 she was born to Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet. On 14th September 1668 Walter Chetwynd and she were married. They had one daughter, Frances, who died aged around ten years.
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th December 1680. One thing my Lord [aged 66] said as to Oates [aged 31], which I confess did exceedingly affect me: That a person who during his depositions should so vauntingly brag that though he went over to the Church of Rome, yet he was never a Papist, nor of their religion, all the time that he seemed to apostatize from the Protestant, but only as a spy; though he confessed he took their sacrament; worshiped images, went through all their oaths and discipline of their proselytes, swearing secrecy and to be faithful, but with intent to come over again and betray them; that such a hypocrite, that had so deeply prevaricated as even to turn idolater (for so we of the Church of England termed it), attesting God so solemnly that he was entirely theirs and devoted to their interest, and consequently (as he pretended) trusted; I say, that the witness of such a profligate wretch should be admitted against the life of a peer,-this my Lord looked upon as a monstrous thing, and such as must needs redound to the dishonor of our religion and nation. And verily I am of his Lordship's opinion: such a man's testimony should not be taken against the life of a dog. But the merit of something material which he discovered against Coleman, put him in such esteem with the Parliament, that now, I fancy, he stuck at nothing, and thought everybody was to take what he said for Gospel. The consideration of this, and some other circumstances, began to stagger me; particularly how it was possible that one who went among the Papists on such a design, and pretended to be intrusted with so many letters and commissions from the Pope and the party,-nay, and delivered them to so many great persons,-should not reserve one of them to show, nor so much as one copy of any commission, which he who had such dexterity in opening letters might certainly have done, to the undeniable conviction of those whom he accused; but, as I said, he gained credit on Coleman. But, as to others whom he so madly flew upon, I am little inclined to believe his testimony, he being so slight a person, so passionate, ill bred, and of such impudent behavior; nor is it likely that such piercing politicians as the Jesuits should trust him with so high and so dangerous secrets.
On 6th December 1685 Maria Adelaide Savoy was born to Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [aged 19] and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 16] at Turin. She a great granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.96%. She married her second cousin Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy, son of Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th December 1697. I went to Kensington with the Sheriff, Knights, and chief gentlemen of Surrey, to present their address to the King [aged 47]. The Duke of Norfolk [aged 42] promised to introduce it, but came so late, that it was presented before be came. This insignificant ceremony was brought in Cromwell's time, and has ever since continued with offers of life and fortune to whoever happened to have the power. I dined at Sir Richard Onslow's [aged 43], who treated almost all the gentlemen of Surrey. When we had half dined, the Duke of Norfolk came in to make his excuse.
On 6th December 1733 Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll was born to John Barnaby Gunning [aged 30] and Bridget Bourke at Hemingford Grey. She married (1) James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon, son of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon and Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon, and had issue (2) 3rd January 1759 John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll, son of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll and Mary Drummond Bellenden, 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 6th December 1820 Princess Alexandrine of Baden was born to Leopold Grand Duke of Baden [aged 30] and Princess Sophie of Sweden [aged 19]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 3rd June 1842 her fifth cousin once removed Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha, son of Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg.
On 6th December 1851 John Buckler [aged 81] died
On 6th December 1879 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland [aged 79] died unmarried at his London residence Harcourt House Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His first cousin once removed William [aged 21] succeeded 6th Duke Portland, 7th Earl of Portland.
Daily News 1910 Dec 06. TORRINGTON MARRIAGE.
The marriage of Lord Torrington [aged 24] and Miss Eleanor Souray [aged 30], the actress, apparently came as a great surprise; to those 'tiresome busybodies' who always exhibit annoyance if they are not consulted in these matters by "the high contracting parties." They were married at the church of the British Embassy in Paris, and the event was a chapter in what may fairly be called a turf romance.
For some time Miss Souray had been an enthusiastic sportswoman. At Epsom she had — and as Lady Torrington still retains — a stable of about fifteen horses in training by Mr. E. G. Goby at Epsom. One of these is called Darrara. This animal she entered for one of the principal events, at the Ostend race meeting of a couple of months ago, and the owner herself went over to the Belgian resort. In the paddock she learn that the favorite for the race in which Darrara was to run was Lord Torrington's Abelard II. Her own horse stood at 19 to 1 against. Abelard II, however, was not in his top form, whereas Darrara was in the pink of condition. None the less, it was a great surprise, even to the owner, to see Darrara sweep past the favorite, and come in a comparatively easy winner.
When the owner of Abelard II. had recovered from his astonishment; he entered the paddock to find and congratulate the owner of Darrara. In a more formal way than when he first made her acquaintance, Lord Torrington was introduced to Miss Souray. They had a long talk; mainly about racing and motoring, and the following day they went out for a long motor ride together. Lord Torrington discovered his companion was a British sportswoman, and that they had many tastes in common, and lost no time in making her Viscountess Torrington. Voila tout.
Abelard II, who thus unconsciously was instrumental in bringing about the romantic match, ran in the Cambridgeshire.
The new Lady Torrington was one of the tallest actresses of the London stage. Her height, nearly approaches 6 feet. She made her first appearance about twelve years ago, and later played in "School for Scandal", "The Rivals," and "Letty" in which latter production she achieved considerable success as Hilda Gunning, Miss Violet Vanbrugh taking the same part. Then Miss Souray, who acted under her real name, took to musical comedy. In "The Girl from Kay's" and "The Blue Moon" she was an acceptable member of the cast. — The "Indian Field."
On 6th December 1952 Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds [aged 90] died.
On 6th December 1964 Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough [aged 87] died at Southampton, Long Island, probably at her home Cara-Mia, Southampton. She was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map] next to the grave of her son Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill who had died in 1956.
On 06 or 7th December 1239 Theobald "Young" II King Navarre was born to Theobald IV King Navarre [aged 38] and Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre [aged 22]. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married 6th April 1255 his half third cousin Isabella Capet.
On 6th December 1285 Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon was born to Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 27] and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 23rd January 1302 his half first cousin once removed Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon, daughter of Denis I King Portugal and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
On 6th December 1309 William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 33] and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland [aged 27] at Caldicot Castle [Map]. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 1335 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere, and had issue.
On 6th December 1361 John Sutton 3rd Baron Sutton was born to John Sutton 2nd Baron Sutton [aged 22] and Joan Clinton Baroness Sutton Dudley [aged 19] at Coleshill, Warwickshire. He married (1) before 1392 Alice Despencer Baroness Sutton Dudley, daughter of Philip Despencer 1st Baron Despencer and Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer (2) after 1392 Joan Unknown Baroness Sutton Dudley and had issue.
On 6th December 1421 King Henry VI of England and II of France was born to King Henry V of England [aged 35] and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England [aged 20] at Windsor Castle [Map]. He married 23rd April 1445 his third cousin Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England, daughter of René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
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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On 6th December 1449 Dorotea Gonzaga was born to Ludovico III Marquis of Mantua [aged 37] and Barbara of Brandenburg Marquise of Mantua [aged 27].
On 6th December 1590 John Spencer was born to Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer [aged 20] and Margaret Willoughby [aged 24].
On 6th December 1592 William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne was born to Charles Cavendish [aged 39] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 22] at Handsworth Manor. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married (1) 1618 Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne and had issue (2) 1645 his fourth cousin Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 6th December 1608 George Monck 1st Duke Albemarle was born to Thomas Monck [aged 38] and Elizabeth Smith at Potheridge Merton Great Torrington, Devon. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married 23rd January 1653 Anne Clarges Duchess Albermarle and had issue.
On 6th December 1615 Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke Schomberg was born to Hans Meinhard Schomberg [aged 33] and Anne Dudley [aged 26].
On 6th December 1685 Maria Adelaide Savoy was born to Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [aged 19] and Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia [aged 16] at Turin. She a great granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.96%. She married her second cousin Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy, son of Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.
On 6th December 1697 Mary Isabella Lee was born to Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 34] and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield [aged 33]. She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She died aged less than one years old.
On 6th December 1733 Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll was born to John Barnaby Gunning [aged 30] and Bridget Bourke at Hemingford Grey. She married (1) James Hamilton 6th Duke Hamilton 3rd Duke Brandon, son of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon and Anne Cochrane Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon, and had issue (2) 3rd January 1759 John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll, son of John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll and Mary Drummond Bellenden, and had issue.
On 6th December 1765 Georgiana Lennox Countess Bathurst was born to George Lennox [aged 28] and Louisa Kerr. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married April 1789 her fifth cousin once removed Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst, son of Henry Bathurst 2nd Earl Bathurst and Tryphena Scawen Countess Bathurst Sussex, and had issue.
On 6th December 1775 Charles Blunt 4th Baronet was born to Charles William Blunt 3rd Baronet [aged 44] and Elizabeth Peers Lady Blunt. He married 1824 Sophia Baker Lady Blunt and had issue.
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 6th December 1785 Frederick Howard was born to Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle [aged 37] and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. He married his half second cousin once removed Frances Susan Lambton and had issue.
On 6th December 1794 George John Butler-Danvers 5th Earl of Lanesborough was born to Augustus Richard Butler-Danvers [aged 18] and Mary Danvers.
On 6th December 1807 Charles Howard was born to Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 40] and Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham [aged 31]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
On 6th December 1819 Colin Lindsay was born to James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford [aged 36] and Maria Pennington Countess Balcarres and Crawford [aged 36] at Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass [Map]. He married 29th July 1845 Frances Howard and had issue.
On 6th December 1820 Princess Alexandrine of Baden was born to Leopold Grand Duke of Baden [aged 30] and Princess Sophie of Sweden [aged 19]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 3rd June 1842 her fifth cousin once removed Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha, son of Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg.
On 6th December 1828 William Cayley Worsley 2nd Baronet was born to William Worsley 1st Baronet [aged 36] and Sarah Philadephia Cayley Baroness Worlsley [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
On 6th December 1849 Charles John Darling 1st Baron Darling was born to Charles Darling of Langham Hall in Essex and Sarah Frances Tizard. He married 16th September 1885 Mary Caroline Greathed and had issue.
On 9th October 1860 Henry Edmund Every was born to Henry Flower Every 10th Baronet [aged 29] and Mary Isabella Hollond Lady Every [aged 20]. He was baptised on 6th December 1890 at Saint Wilfred's Chuirch, Egginton [Map].
On 6th December 1873 George Puxley Duntze 5th Baronet was born to George Alexander Duntze 4th Baronet [aged 34].
On 6th December 1874 Matthew White Ridley 2nd Viscount Ridley was born to Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley [aged 32]. He married 8th February 1899 Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest Viscountess Ridley, daughter of Ivor Bertie Guest and Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 6th December 1916 John Leslie 4th Baronet was born to John Randolph Leslie 3rd Baronet [aged 31].
On 6th December 1918 Granville James Leveson-Gower 5th Earl Granville was born to William Leveson-Gower 4th Earl Granville [aged 38] and Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon Countess Granville [aged 28]. He married 1958 Doon Aileen Plunket and had issue.
On 6th December 1214 Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland [aged 4] and Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant [aged 49] and Maud Metz. He the son of William Gerulfing I Count Holland [aged 47] and Adelaide Guelders Countess Holland. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 6th December 1669 Benjamin Mildmay 17th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 23] and Catherine Fairfax [aged 25] were married.
On 6th December 1695 Thomas Cookes 2nd Baronet [aged 47] and Lucy Whalley Lady Cookes were married. She by marriage Lady Cookes of Norgrove in Worcestershire.
On 6th December 1726 Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth [aged 16] and Elizabeth Sackville Viscountess Weymouth [aged 15] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset [aged 38] and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset [aged 37]. They were fifth cousins.
On 6th December 1766 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier [aged 26] and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier [aged 17] were married at the chapel of the British Embassy, Paris.
On 6th December 1797 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 21] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 56] and Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 45].
On 6th December 1831 Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe 3rd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe [aged 34] and Caroline Augusta Feilding Countess of Mount Edgcumbe [aged 23] were married. He the son of Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe [aged 67] and Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe.
On 6th December 1862 Archibald Montgomerie 14th Earl of Eglinton [aged 21] and Sophia Anderson-Pelham Countess Eglinton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Eglinton. They had four daughters. She the daughter of Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough and Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough [aged 48]. He the son of Archibald William Montgomerie 13th Earl Eglinton and Theresa Howe Newcomen.
On 6th December 1866 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet [aged 30] and Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
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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On 6th December 1880 Harry Grey 8th Earl Stamford 4th Earl Warrington [aged 68] and Martha Solomon Countess Stamford and Warrington [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Countess Stamford, Countess Warrington. The difference in their ages was 25 years.
On 6th December 1898 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 67] and Cora Smith Countess Strafford [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford and Agnes Paget.
On 6th December 1900 John Peniston Milbanke 10th Baronet [aged 28] and Amelia Madeline Louisa Crichton [aged 24] were married.
On 6th December 1905 Gilbert Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 2nd Earl Ancaster [aged 38] and Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster [aged 23] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Gilbert Henry Heathcote Drummond Willoughby 1st Earl Ancaster [aged 75] and Evelyn Elizabeth Gordon Countess Ancaster [aged 59].
On 6th December 1952 Hugo Giles Edmund Sebright 14th Baronet [aged 21] and Deirdre Anne Bethell Lady Sebright [aged 23] were married. They were divorced in 1964.
On 6th December 1185 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal [aged 76] died. His son Sancho [aged 31] succeeded I King Portugal and reigned for twenty six years.
On 6th December 1315 Christiana Fitzwalter Baroness Marshal [aged 40] died at Hockering, Mitford.
On 6th December 1315 Archbishop William Greenfield died at his palace Cawood Castle, North Yorkshire [Map]. He was buried in the Eastern Transept of York Minster [Map] where is monument is extant.
On 6th December 1445 Bishop Thomas Brunce [aged 57] died.
On 6th December 1618 Elizabeth Radclyffe Viscountess Haddington died of smallpox. She was buried at New Hall, Essex.
On 6th December 1626 John Ernest Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 32] died.
On 14th November 1627 Elizabeth Waldegrave died. On 6th December 1629 Arthur Coke [aged 40] died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map]. Stuart Hooded Monument sculpted by Nicholas Stone [aged 40] in St Andrew's Church, Bramfield [Map]. White and black marble; reclining effigy of Elizabeth with Arthur kneeling in prayer above within an arched Recess; Arms over the arch and surrounding it are seven Cartouche's.
Elizabeth Waldegrave: she was born to George Waldegrave. On 8th February 1608 Arthur Coke and she were married at Hitcham, Norfolk as recorded in the papers of the Winthrop Family Folio 36: "The viijth of Feb. beinge Shrovetuesday the L Cokes seconde soonne maryed the daughter and heire of Sir George Waldegrave at Hiccham". The Hitcham Register gives 09 Feb as the date of the marriage.
Arthur Coke: In 1587 he was born to Edward Coke and Bridget Paston.
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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On 6th December 1642 Thomas Windsor 6th Baron Windsor [aged 51] died. Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire abeyant between his sisters.
On 6th December 1685 Edward Golding 3rd Baronet [aged 28] died. Baronet Golding of Colston Basssett in Nottinghamshire extinct.
On 6th December 1711 William Coryton 3rd Baronet [aged 61] died. He was buried at St Melanus' Church, St Mellion. His son John [aged 21] succeeded 4th Baronet Coryton of Newton. His widow married, as the 2nd of his three wives, 29 October 1716, at St. Stephen's-by-Saltash, Sir Nicholas Trevannion, Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard, who died 16 Nov. 1737. She died 27 Sep 1719 and was buried 30 Sep 1719, at St. Germans.
On 6th December 1734 Abigail Hill Baroness Masham [aged 64] died. She was buried at All Saints' Church, High Laver [Map].
On 6th December 1758 George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton [aged 66] died. His nephew Charles [aged 21] succeeded 7th Earl of Northampton. Anne Somerset Countess Northampton [aged 17] by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 6th December 1793 John Dashwood-King 3rd Baronet [aged 77] died. His son John [aged 28] succeeded 4th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. Mary Anne Broadhead by marriage Lady Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 6th December 1800 George Bowyer 5th and 1st Baronet [aged 60] died at Radley Hall, Oxfordshire. His son George [aged 17] succeeded 6th Baronet Bowyer of Denham Court, 2nd Baronet Bowyer of Radley.
On 6th December 1819 Susan Semperingham Lady Buckworth-Herne-Soame died.
On 6th December 1830 Morton Eden 1st Baron Henley [aged 78] died. His son Robert [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baron Henley.
On 6th December 1835 William Humble Ward 10th Baron Ward [aged 54] died. His son William [aged 18] succeeded 11th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
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 6th December 1847 Jane Wheler Viscountess Hood [aged 93] died.
On 6th December 1851 John Buckler [aged 81] died
On 6th December 1870 Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort [aged 83] died. His son Thomas [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Marquess of Headfort.
On 6th December 1875 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 74] died. Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex extinct. His brother Brook [aged 73] succeeded 6th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.
On 6th December 1879 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland [aged 79] died unmarried at his London residence Harcourt House Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His first cousin once removed William [aged 21] succeeded 6th Duke Portland, 7th Earl of Portland.
On 6th December 1900 Mary Catherine Sackville-West Marchioness Salisbury [aged 76] died.
On 6th December 1905 Henry Edward Fox-Strangways 5th Earl of Ilchester [aged 58] died. His son Giles [aged 31] succeeded 6th Earl Ilchester, 6th Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 6th Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 6th Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester [aged 29] by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 6th December 1908 Philip Petre 15th Baron Petre [aged 44] died. His son Lionel [aged 18] succeeded 16th Baron Petre.
On 6th December 1915 George Francis Coventry Pocock 3rd Baronet [aged 84] died. His nephew Charles [aged 52] succeeded 4th Baronet Pocock of Hart in County Durham and Twickenham in Middlesex.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS Sat 11th December 1915 page 7
Death of Sir George POCOCK.---
We record with regret the death of Sir George POCOCK, Bart., which occurred at The Gables, Ratcliffe Avenue, on Monday. The deceased baronet had been breaking up for some time, and his death was not altogether unexpected. If he had lived until the 21st of the month he would have entered his 86th year.
Col. Sir George Francis Coventry POCOCK was the third baronet. He was born on Dec. 21st 1830, and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1866.
He first married, in 1856, Honora, daughter of the Rev. G.H. RAVENHILL, Vicar of Leominster, who died in 1912, and by whom he had three daughters.
Sir George entered the regiment as an ensign in 1848, served in Bulgaria in 1854, before Sebastopol in 1855, was twice severely injured at the Redan, and lost his left arm. His medals included the Crimean with clasp for Sebastopol, the Turkish War medal, and the Order of the Medjidi, 5th class. He retired in 1882 with the rank of colonel.
His heir is his nephew Charles who was born on November 3rd 1863.
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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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