22 Nov is in November.
On 22nd November 845 Lambert Guideschi II Count Nantes fought at Redon during the Battle of Ballon.
On 22nd November 1220 Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] was crowned II Holy Roman Emperor. Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress [aged 6] by marriage Holy Roman Empress.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. On Sunday, the feast of Saint Cecilia [22nd November 1355], after travelling a long road, around evening they discovered that the enemy was on the far side of a large mountain, near and below the town of Gemount. Thus the English, delayed until midnight, meanwhile dispatched sixty lancers with archers toward the right side of the town of Auremont. There they found four men-at-arms of the Constable of France, whom they forced to evacuate the town, killing some and capturing others in pursuit toward Gemount. As a result, the middle division of the army was lodged in Auremont, though not comfortably; the vanguard spent the night in Celymont, a small town located about a mile from the enemy.
Dominica, die sancte Cecilie, transita grandi via, circa vesperum perceperunt quod hostes fuerunt ex altera parte grossi montis, iuxta et infra villam de Gemount, ita quod Anglici, tardati usque ad mediam noctem, emiserunt interim sexaginta lanceas cum sagittariis ad dexteram ville de Auremont; ubi inventos iIIJ viros armorum constabularii Francorum compulerunt villam evacuare, quibusdam occisis et captis nonnullis in persequendo versus Gemont; ita quod media custodia apud Auremont ospitata non bene, prima custodia apud Celymont, parvam villam ab hostibus uno miliari distantem, pernoctavit.
Patent Rolls. 22nd November 1379. Westminster. Grant to Stephen de Haddele, for life, from 10 May, 1 Richard II, of a yearly rent of 15/. from the manor of Radeswell, which was granted to him by letters patent dated 1 June, 51 Edward III, confirmed by the king at the aforesaid date; on his petition that he has been unable to obtain payment because in the said letters patent it was said to be in the custody of the king's kinswoman, the countess of Norfolk, without making mention of Anne, countess of Pembroke, who was jointly named with her therein. By p.s.
On 22nd November 1392 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 30] was killed whilst hunting at Louvain [Map]. His uncle Aubrey [aged 54] succeeded 10th Earl of Oxford.
On 22nd November 1515 Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland was born to Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise [aged 19] and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise [aged 22] at Bar le Duc. She married (1) 4th August 1534 her fifth cousin once removed Louis Valois II Duke Longueville, son of Louis Valois I Duke Longueville and Johanna Hochberg Duchess Longueville, and had issue (2) 18th June 1538 her third cousin King James V of Scotland, son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1529 Ferdinand Habsburg Spain was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor [aged 29] and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 22nd November 1532 Anna Oldenburg was born to Christian III King of Denmark [aged 29] and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 21]. She married 7th October 1548 her third cousin once removed Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony and had issue.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 22nd November 1535. 873. They have taken the able persons out of some monasteries, and left the infirm (inhabiles) with so little to maintain them that they are constrained to leave their religion. They have taken all the nuns under twenty-five years from the monastery. One of the commissaries spoke improperly to the nuns, who rebuked him, saying that their Apostolic privileges were broken. The commissary replied that he had more power on behalf of the King than the whole Apostolic See. When the nuns referred their complaint to Cromwell, the King's secretary, by whom these ill deeds are done, he replied that this was only the prologue (que esto no era el introito)1.
The sons of knights are made abbots, even though they are young, that they may collect the rents. The heads of the holy cardinal of Rochester, the holy Thomas More, and another holy Carthusian Martyr were set up at the gate of London. Rochester's head was always fresher, although the others were turning black. Seeing that the people noticed it, the heads have been thrown into the river.
The cardinals who are commissioned to attend to the English cause have published that they wish at once to declare the King deprived of his kingdom, and his subjects absolved from their oath of allegiance. However, the minute which they have drawn up is only monitory.
Asks the Empress to have continual prayer made for the Queen and Princess. Rome, 22 Nov. 1535.
Sp., pp. 7. Modern copy.
Note 1. No doubt there is an error in the copy. "Only the prologue" is evidently meant.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 22nd November 1535. 873. After the Earl of Kildare [aged 22] had been hunting for a fortnight with the King, he was put into the Tower, where his father died, and whence no one comes out except to execution.
The French king has sent to England, in addition to the Ambassador now there, a relative of the Grand Master, called the bailiff of Troyes. He visited Anne Boleyn's daughter as if she were princess, and told the French ambassador afterwards that he did it to comply with her mother's request. The king of England has sent the bishop of "Excestre" to France. Formerly he was counted among the good, who disapproved of the King's deeds, but now he is one of the worst.
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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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 22nd November 1535. Add. MS. 28,588, f. 47. B. M. 873. Dr. Ortiz to the Empress.
Wrote on Sept. 1 and 8 and Oct. 24. The Ambassador in England wrote on the 14th Oct. that the Queen and Princess were well, and sent a servant of his here, who left on the 5th to go to the Emperor. He brought letters from the Queen, which she said she sent as her last testament, because, considering her present state and the orders made in the Parliament of this November, it appears likely that she and the Princess [aged 19] will be sentenced to martyrdom, which she was ready to receive in testimony of the Holy Faith, as the cardinal of Rochester and other holy martyrs had done. She only grieves that her life has not been as holy as theirs, and she is in great sorrow for the multitude of souls who are daily condemned.
The Princess with only three women is in the same house as the daughter of the Wench [aged 34] ("la Manceba"), under the charge of the Wench's aunt [aged 60]. Formerly the Ambassador was allowed to send to her two days a week, but now this leave has been taken away. When she asked to be allowed to live with her mother she was refused, because it would make her more obstinate in disobeying the statutes, which was not safe in consequence of the penalty imposed by them. The King told his mistress that while he lived (viniere, error for viviere?) the Princess should not marry. She has told the King several times that it is the Princess who causes war, and that it will be necessary to treat her as the cardinal of Rochester has been treated. She has often said of the Princess "She is my death and I am hers; so I will take care that she shall not laugh at me after my death." When the Ambassador asked for certain money due to the Queen from the time she held the lands "de sus arras," it was refused, and he was told that he should see if the Queen would consent to live at less expense, and that the King bore her expenses.
On 22nd November 1602 Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain was born to Henry IV King France [aged 48] and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 27]. She married 1610 her second cousin Philip IV King Spain, son of Philip III King Spain and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1610 Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp was born to John George Elector Saxony [aged 25] and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia [aged 23]. She married 21st February 1630 Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp and had issue.
On 22nd November 1624 Nicholas Bacon 1st Baronet [aged 84] died in Culford, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Redgrave. At the east end of the north aisle is a chest tomb in black and white marble with the effigies of Sir Nicholas Bacon his wife Anne Butts made in 1616 by Nicholas Stone [aged 37]. His son Edmund [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1660. This morning came the carpenters to make me a door at the other side of my house, going into the entry, which I was much pleased with. At noon my wife and I walked to the Old Exchange, and there she bought her a white whisk1 and put it on, and I a pair of gloves, and so we took coach for Whitehall to Mr. Fox's [aged 33], where we found Mrs. Fox within, and an alderman of London paying £1000 or £1500 in gold upon the table for the King, which was the most gold that ever I saw together in my life. Mr. Fox came in presently and did receive us with a great deal of respect; and then did take my wife and I to the Queen's [aged 50] presence-chamber; where he got my wife placed behind the Queen's chair, and I got into the crowd, and by and by the Queen and the two Princesses came to dinner. The Queen a very little plain old woman, and nothing more in her presence in any respect nor garb than any ordinary woman. The Princess of Orange I had often seen before. The Princess Henrietta is very pretty, but much below my expectation; and her dressing of herself with her hair frized short up to her ears, did make her seem so much the less to me. But my wife standing near her with two or three black patches on, and well dressed, did seem to me much handsomer than she. Dinner being done, we went to Mr. Fox's again, where many gentlemen dined with us, and most princely dinner, all provided for me and my friends, but I bringing none but myself and wife, he did call the company to help to eat up so much good victuals. At the end of dinner, my Lord Sandwich's [aged 35] health was drunk in the gilt tankard that I did give to Mrs. Fox the other day. After dinner I had notice given me by Will my man that my Lord did inquire for me, so I went to find him, and met him and the Duke of York [aged 27] in a coach going towards Charing Cross. I endeavoured to follow them but could not, so I returned to Mr. Fox, and after much kindness and good discourse we parted from thence. I took coach for my wife and me homewards, and I light at the Maypole in the Strand, and sent my wife home. I to the new playhouse and saw part of the "Traitor", a very good Tragedy; Mr. Moon did act the Traitor very well. So to my Lord's, and sat there with my Lady a great while talking. Among other things, she took occasion to inquire (by Madame Dury's late discourse with her) how I did treat my wife's father and mother. At which I did give her a good account, and she seemed to be very well opinioned of my wife. From thence to White Hall at about 9 at night, and there, with Laud the page that went with me, we could not get out of Henry the Eighth's gallery into the further part of the boarded gallery, where my Lord was walking with my Lord Ormond; and we had a key of Sir S. Morland's, but all would not do; till at last, by knocking, Mr. Harrison the door-keeper did open us the door, and, after some talk with my Lord about getting a catch to carry my Lord St. Albans a goods to France, I parted and went home on foot, it being very late and dirty, and so weary to bed.
Note 1. A gorget or neckerchief worn by women at this time. "A woman's neck whisk is used both plain and laced, and is called of most a gorget or falling whisk, because it falleth about the shoulders". -Randle Hohnt (quoted by Planche).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1662. Thence to the office, where I sat all the morning, then dined; Mr. Moore with me, at home, my wife busy putting her furniture in order. Then he and I out, and he home and I to my cozen Roger Pepys [aged 45] to advise about treating with my uncle Thomas, and thence called at the Wardrobe on Mr. Moore again, and so home, and after doing much business at my office I went home and caused a new fashion knocker to be put on my door, and did other things to the putting my house in order, and getting my outward door painted, and the arch. This day I bought the book of country dances against my wife's woman Gosnell comes, who dances finely; and there meeting Mr. Playford [aged 39] he did give me his Latin songs of Mr. Deering's, which he lately printed. This day Mr. Moore told me that for certain the Queen-Mother [aged 52] is married to my Lord St. Albans [aged 57], and he is like to be made Lord Treasurer [aged 55]. Newes that Sir J. Lawson [aged 47] hath made up a peace now with Tunis and Tripoli, as well as Argiers, by which he will come home very highly honoured.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1664. Thence to my Chancellor's [aged 55], and there staid long with Sir W. Batten [aged 63] and Sir J. Minnes [aged 65], to speak with my Lord about our Prize Office business; but, being sicke and full of visitants, we could not speak with him, and so away home. Where Sir Richard Ford [aged 50] did meet us with letters from Holland this day, that it is likely the Dutch fleete will not come out this year; they have not victuals to keep them out, and it is likely they will be frozen before they can get back. Captain Cocke [aged 47] is made Steward for sick and wounded seamen.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1664. So home to supper, where troubled to hear my poor boy Tom has a fit of the stone, or some other pain like it. I must consult Mr. Holliard [aged 55] for him. So at one in the morning home to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1664. I wrote a letter to my mind and, after eating a bit at home (Mr. Sheply dining and taking his leave of me), abroad and to Sir G. Carteret [aged 54] with the letter and thence to my Lord Treasurer's [aged 57]; wherewith Sir Philip Warwicke [aged 54] long studying all we could to make the last year swell as high as we could. And it is much to see how he do study for the King [aged 34], to do it to get all the money from the Parliament all he can: and I shall be serviceable to him therein, to help him to heads upon which to enlarge the report of the expense. He did observe to me how obedient this Parliament was for awhile, and the last sitting how they begun to differ, and to carp at the King's officers; and what they will do now, he says, is to make agreement for the money, for there is no guess to be made of it. He told me he was prepared to convince the Parliament that the Subsidys are a most ridiculous tax (the four last not rising to £40,000), and unequall. He talks of a tax of Assessment of £70,000 for five years; the people to be secured that it shall continue no longer than there is really a warr; and the charges thereof to be paid. He told me, that one year of the late Dutch warr cost £1,623,000.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1665. I heard this day that Mr. Harrington is not dead of the plague, as we believed, at which I was very glad, but most of all, to hear that the plague is come very low; that is, the whole under 1,000, and the plague 600 and odd: and great hopes of a further decrease, because of this day's being a very exceeding hard frost, and continues freezing.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1665. Up, and by water to the Duke of Albemarle [aged 56], and there did some little business, but most to shew myself, and mightily I am yet in his and Lord Craven's [aged 57] books, and thence to the Swan [Map] and there drank and so down to the bridge, and so to the 'Change [Map], where spoke with many people, and about a great deale of business, which kept me late.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd November 1667. Up betimes, and drinking my morning draught of strong water with Betty Michell, I had not opportunity para baiser la, I by water to White Hall, and there met Creed, and thence with him to Westminster Hall [Map], where we talked long together of news, and there met with Cooling, my Lord Camberlain's Secretary, and from him learn the truth of all I heard last night; and understand further, that this stiffness of the Lords is in no manner of kindness to my Chancellor [aged 58], for he neither hath, nor do, nor for the future likely can oblige any of them, but rather the contrary; but that they do fear what the consequence may be to themselves, should they yield in his case, as many of them have reason. And more, he shewed me how this is rather to the wrong and prejudice of my Chancellor; for that it is better for him to come to be tried before the Lords, where he can have right and make interest, than, when the Parliament is up, be committed by the King [aged 37], and tried by a Court on purpose made by the King, of what Lords the King pleases, who have a mind to have his head. So that my Lord [Cornbury] himself, his son, he tells me, hath moved, that if they have Treason against my Lord of Clarendon, that they would specify it and send it up to the Lords, that he might come to his trial; so full of intrigues this business is! Having now a mind to go on and to be rid of Creed, I could not, but was forced to carry him with me to the Excise Office, and thence to the Temple [Map], and there walked a good while in the Temple [Map] church, observing the plainness of Selden's tomb, and how much better one of his executors hath, who is buried by him, and there I parted with him and took coach and home, where to dinner.
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 22nd November 1692 Maria Shireburn Duchess Norfolk was born to Nicholas Shireburn 1st Baronet [aged 34]. She married 26th May 1709 Thomas Howard 8th Duke of Norfolk.
John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd November 1694. Visited the Bishop of Lincoln [aged 58] [Tenison] newly come on the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury [aged 64], who a few days before had a paralytic stroke,-the same day and month that Archbishop Sancroft was put out. A very sickly time, especially the smallpox, of which divers considerable persons died. The State lottery drawing, Mr. Cock, a French refugee, and a President in the Parliament of Paris for the Reformed, drew a lot of £1,000 per annum.
On 22nd November 1706 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 31] and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 23]. He married 23rd May 1732 Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough, daughter of Thomas Trevor 2nd Baron Trevor Bromham, and had issue.
Archaeologia Volume 9 Appendix. Nov. 22, 1787.
Mr. Lyson's exhibited an urn taken out of a tumulus or barrow [Windmill Tump aka Rodmarton Long Barrow [Map]], in a field called Inlands, near Hazleden, in the parish of Rodmarton and county of Gloucester, in the year 1779. It was deposited in the centre of the tumulus, in a pentagonal cell about two feet five inches in depth, formed by five large hewn stones, over which was placed another very large stone to secure it.
The tumulus from the top of it to the level of the field in which it stood was somewhat more than ten feet in depth, and consisted of fine black earth mixed with wood ashes, except a stratum of rubbish twenty inches in depth from the top. In the urn was a considerable quantity of ashes and burnt bones.
Another smaller tumulus adjoining to the one above mentioned was also opened at the same time, in which the urn was not deposited in a cell, but buried in the earth, so that it could not be taken out entire. Such parts as could be preserved of it were exhibited, from which it appears to have been of the same kind as the preceding.
On 22nd November 1790 Bishop Charles Richard Sumner to Robert Sumner.
Greville Memoirs. 22nd November 1830. Dined yesterday at Sefton's; nobody there but Lord Grey and his family, Brougham and Montrond, the latter just come from Paris. It was excessively agreeable. Lord Grey in excellent spirits, and Brougham, whom Sefton bantered from the beginning to the end of dinner.22 Be Brougham's political errors what they may, his gaiety, temper, and admirable social qualities make him delightful, to say nothing of his more solid merits, of liberality, generosity, and charity; for charity it is to have taken the whole family of one of his brothers who is dead—nine children—and maintained and educated them. From this digression to return to our dinner: it was uncommonly gay. Lord Grey said he had taken a task on himself which he was not equal to, prided himself on having made his arrangements so rapidly, and on having named no person to any office who was not efficient; he praised Lyndhurst highly, said he liked him, that his last speech was luminous, and that he should like very much to do anything he could for him, but that it was such an object to have Brougham on the Woolsack. So I suppose he would not dislike to take in Lyndhurst by-and-by. He would not tell us whom he has got for the Ordnance. John Russell was to have had the War Office, but Tavistock23 entreated that the appointment might be changed, as his brother's health was unequal to it; so he was made Paymaster. Lord Grey said he had more trouble with those offices than with the Cabinet ones. Sefton did nothing but quiz Brougham—'My Lord' every minute, and 'What does his Lordship say?' 'I'm sure it is very condescending of his Lordship to speak to such canaille as all of you,' and a thousand jokes. After dinner he walked out before him with the fire shovel for the mace, and left him no repose all the evening. I wish Leach could have heard Brougham. He threatened to sit often at the Cockpit, in order to check Leach24, who, though a good judge in his own Court, was good for nothing in a Court of Appeal; he said that Leach's being Chancellor was impossible, as there were forty-two appeals from him to the Chancellor, which he would have had to decide himself; and that he (Brougham) had wanted the Seal to be put in Commission with three judges, which would have been the best reform of the Court, expedited business, and satisfied suitors; but that Lord Grey would not hear of it, and had forced him to take it, which he was averse to do, being reluctant to leave the House of Commons.
Note 22. Lord Brougham had taken his seat on the Woolsack as Lord High Chancellor on the afternoon of this day, the 22nd of November. The patent of his peerage bore the same date.
Note 23. The Marquis of Tavistock [aged 42], Lord John Russell's [aged 38] eldest brother, afterwards Duke of Bedford. Lord John has since held almost every Cabinet office: his brother's notion that his health was unequal to the War Office in 1830 is amusing.
Note 24. The Master of the Rolls was at that time the presiding Judge of Appeal at the Privy Council, which was commonly spoken of as 'the Cockpit,' because it sat on the site of the old Cockpit at Whitehall; but the business was very ill done, which led Lord Brougham to bring in and carry his Act for the creation of the Judicial Committee in 1832—one of his best and most successful measures.
After 22nd November 1858. Monument to Caroline Fane [deceased], wife of Charles Chaplin [aged 72] commissioned by her two nieces Louisa Anne Fleming Fane [aged 44] and Julia Charlotte Fane [aged 33] at St Oswald's Church, Blankney.
On 22nd November 1859 William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry [aged 28] and Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 48] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 47]. He the son of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury [aged 48]. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd November 1886 Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke [aged 76] died. Monument in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke: On 11th January 1810 she was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe. In August 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and she were married. On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. His nephew Charles succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. She by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 22nd November 1890 William Bell Scott [aged 79] died at Penkill Castle.
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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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of G.P. Back, Telegraphist. RN.J/40179, H.M.S. Lucia, 22nd November 1918 age 19.
George Philip was born on 21 June 1899 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Upper Chelsea, London on 9 July 1899. He was the son of Charles William, a milk carrier and Emily Back of 104 Block C, Guinness Building, Chelsea. Prior to enlisting he worked as a newsboy. He joined his first ship Ganges as a Boy Class II on 23 April 1915, serving until his transfer on 14 July 1915. He was actually on board H.M. Submarine G11 when he died.
The following report detailed the incident:
On 22 November 1918, whilst under the temporary command of Lieutenant Commander George Fagan Bradshaw D.S.O., G11 was returning to her base at Blyth, Northumberland from Dogger Bank patrol, following the Armistice. Sailing through dense fog, she overshot Blyth and ran aground on rocks below cliffs near Howick, some 30 miles north. The boat's log had been disabled earlier and Bradshaw, unfamiliar with the larger G class boats, underestimated the speed in the inclement weather, with the result that the boat had travelled substantially further than he had reckoned. The impact tore the keel off and the boat was abandoned; two of her crew, George Philip Back and Pliny Foster were both drowned. Back's body was recovered, but Foster's was never found. The regular captain, Lieutenant Richard Douglas Sandford V.C. (of Zeebrugge Raid fame) had not sailed on her last mission due to typhoid fever. He died at Eston hospital the day after learning his ship had been lost. Remains of G11 can still be seen at low tide.
Source: North East War Memorials Project
On 22nd November 1926 Francis Pelham 7th Earl Chichester [aged 21] died of pneumonia unmarried at Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother John [aged 14] succeeded 8th Earl Chichester, 9th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 13th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 22nd November 1937 Philip de László [aged 68] died.
On 22nd November 1941 Henry Burrows Shiffner 7th Baronet [aged 39] was killed in action at Sidi Rezegh, Tobruk during Operation Crusader to raise the siege of Tobruk. His son Henry [aged 11] succeeded 8th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex.
On 22nd November 1963 President John Fitzgerald Kennedy [aged 46] was killed.
On 22nd November 1975 Juan Carlos I King Spain [aged 37] was restored I King Spain.
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Longhoughton [Map]. Grave of Squadron Leader E Stappard, Royal Air Force, 22nd November 1978 age 46.
On 22nd November 1428 Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury was born to Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 28] and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury [aged 21]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married 1436 his third cousin Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick, daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1515 Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland was born to Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise [aged 19] and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise [aged 22] at Bar le Duc. She married (1) 4th August 1534 her fifth cousin once removed Louis Valois II Duke Longueville, son of Louis Valois I Duke Longueville and Johanna Hochberg Duchess Longueville, and had issue (2) 18th June 1538 her third cousin King James V of Scotland, son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1521 Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield was born to Robert Sheffield and Jane Stanley. He married before 1537 his sixth cousin Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield, daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1529 Ferdinand Habsburg Spain was born to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor [aged 29] and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 10.98%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 22nd November 1532 Anna Oldenburg was born to Christian III King of Denmark [aged 29] and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 21]. She married 7th October 1548 her third cousin once removed Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony and had issue.
On 22nd November 1564 Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham was born to William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham [aged 37] and Frances Newton Baroness Cobham [aged 25]. He married 1601 his third cousin once removed Frances Howard Countess Kildare, daughter of Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham.
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 22nd November 1602 Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain was born to Henry IV King France [aged 48] and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 27]. She married 1610 her second cousin Philip IV King Spain, son of Philip III King Spain and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1610 Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp was born to John George Elector Saxony [aged 25] and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia [aged 23]. She married 21st February 1630 Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp and had issue.
On 22nd November 1675 Charles de Vere was born to Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford [aged 48] and Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford. He was baptised on 9th December 1675 at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. Died as an infant.
On 22nd November 1692 Maria Shireburn Duchess Norfolk was born to Nicholas Shireburn 1st Baronet [aged 34]. She married 26th May 1709 Thomas Howard 8th Duke of Norfolk.
On 22nd November 1696 Frances Boothby was born to William Boothby 3rd Baronet [aged 32] and Frances Williams [aged 48]. She married 1st September 1715 William Thorpe and had issue.
On 22nd November 1706 Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland [aged 31] and Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland [aged 23]. He married 23rd May 1732 Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough, daughter of Thomas Trevor 2nd Baron Trevor Bromham, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1728 John Shaw 4th Baronet was born to John Shaw 3rd Baronet [aged 41] and Anna Maria Barnardiston Lady Shaw [aged 31]. He was baptised on 19th December 1728 at the Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham.
On 22nd November 1753 David Carnegie 4th Baronet was born to James Carnegie 3rd Baronet [aged 37].
On 22nd November 1773 Archbishop John Beresford was born to George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford [aged 38] and Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford [aged 31].
On 22nd November 1777 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney was born to Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 33] and Frances Wyndham [aged 22]. He married (1) 9th September 1806 Sophia Pitt Countess Romney and had issue (2) 8th February 1832 his fifth cousin once removed Mary Elizabeth Townshend Countess Romney, daughter of John Townshend 2nd Viscount Sydney and Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements Viscountess Sydney, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1782 Bishop Richard Bagot was born to William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot [aged 54] and Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot. He married 1806 his fifth cousin once removed Harriet Villiers, daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden, and had issue.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 22nd November 1799 Arthur Perceval was born to Charles George Perceval 1st and 2nd Baron Arden [aged 43] and Margaretta Elizabeth Wilson Baroness Arden [aged 31]. He married 15th December 1825 his half fifth cousin once removed Charlotte Anne Legge, daughter of Augustus George Legge and Honora Bagot, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1799 Percy Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham [aged 38] and Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham [aged 23].
On 22nd November 1800 Richard Noel Noel-Hill 5th Baron Berwick was born to Richard Noel-Hill 4th Baron Berwick [aged 26] and Frances Maria Owen [aged 15].
On 22nd November 1800 William Montagu Ramey Home was born to Alexander Ramey Home 10th Earl of Home [aged 31] and Elizabeth Scott Countess Home.
On 22nd November 1810 Charles William Blunt 6th Baronet was born to Richard Charles Blunt [aged 33].
On 22nd November 1826 Marcia Charlotte Emma Cholmondeley was born to William Cholmondeley 3rd Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 26] and Marcia Emma Georgiana Arbuthnot Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 22]. She died aged one in 1828.
On 22nd November 1831 Richard George Glyn 3rd Baronet was born to Robert Thomas John Glyn [aged 43] and Fredericka Louisa Elizabeth Harford [aged 34]. He married 30th April 1868 Frances Geraldine Fitzgerald Lady Glyn and had issue.
On 22nd November 1833 Henry Bentinck Boyle 5th Earl Shannon was born to Richard Boyle 4th Earl Shannon [aged 24] and Emily Henrietta Seymour-Conway Countess Shannon. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 12th July 1859 his fifth cousin once removed Blanche Emma Lascelles, daughter of Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl Harewood and Louisa Thynne Countess Harewood.
On 22nd November 1845 Maud Frances Vivian was born to Charles Vivian 2nd Baron Vivian [aged 36]. She married 16th February 1875 Charles Garden Duff aka Assheton-Smith 1st Baronet.
On 22nd November 1846 Robert Jocelyn 4th Earl Roden was born to Robert Jocelyn [aged 30] and Frances Elizabeth Cowper [aged 26].
On 22nd November 1856 Ella Cicely Mary Clifton was born to Augustus Wykeham Clifton [aged 27] and Bertha Lelgarde Rawdon-Hastings 22nd Baroness Grey Ruthyn [aged 21]. She married 30th July 1879 Captain Lancelot George Butler-Bowdon of Barlborough House in Chesterfield 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 22nd November 1857 Henry Hamilton Erroll Chamberlain 4th Baronet was born to Henry Orlando Robert Chamberlain 3rd Baronet [aged 29].
On 22nd November 1862 Nina Emily Hill-Trevor was born to Arthur Edwin Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Baron Trevor [aged 43] and Mary Catherine Curzon Baroness Trevor [aged 24].
On 22nd November 1869 George Franklin Reade 10th Baronet was born to George Compton Reade 9th Baronet [aged 23] and Melissa Ray Lady Reade.
On 22nd November 1873 Frederick George Morgan 5th Baron Tredegar was born to Frederick Courtenay Morgan [aged 39].
On 22nd November 1885 Charles Algernon Cromartie Greville was born to Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke [aged 32] and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick [aged 23]. Some sources suggest her father was Charles de la Poer Beresford 1st Baron Beresford [aged 39]. He died aged one in 1887.
On 22nd November 1907 John Crichton 5th Earl Erne was born to Henry Crichton [aged 35] and Mary Cavendish Grosvenor [aged 24]. He married 1931 Davidema Katharine Bulwer-Lytton Countess Erne, daughter of Victor Bulwer-Lytton 2nd Earl of Lytton, and had issue.
On 22nd November 1910 Michael Marsham 7th Earl Romney was born to Reginald Hastings Marsham [aged 44].
On 22nd November 1953 Oliver Eden 8th Baron Henley 6th Baron Northington was born to Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington [aged 39] and Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington [aged 25].
On 22nd November 1596 William Sandes [aged 21] and Elizabeth Cornwallis [aged 6] were married. There was no issue from the marriage. They were half fifth cousins.
On 22nd November 1646 Thomas Hanmer 2nd Baronet [aged 34] and Susan Hervey Lady Hamner [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Lady Hamner of Hamner in Flintshire.
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 22nd November 1691 Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk [aged 64] and Mary Upton Countess Suffolk [aged 41] were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk.
On 22nd November 1754 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 18] and Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 19] were married at Coburg. She the daughter of Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 54]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 22nd November 1779 Thomas Gage 6th Baronet [aged 27] and Charlotte Fitzherbert [aged 23] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 22nd November 1804 Henry James Montagu Scott 2nd Baron Montagu [aged 27] and Jane Margaret Douglas Baroness Montagu [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Baroness Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. He the son of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch [aged 58] and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch [aged 61]. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd November 1859 William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry [aged 28] and Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 48] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 47]. He the son of Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry and Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury [aged 48]. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd November 1899 Henry Joseph Lawson 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Ursula Mary Howard [aged 20] were married.
On 22nd November 1938 Ivor Grosvenor Guest 2nd Viscount Wimborne [aged 35] and Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester [aged 64] and Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester [aged 62]. They were third cousins.
On 22nd November 1358 Bishop Roger Northburgh died.
On 22nd November 1392 Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 30] was killed whilst hunting at Louvain [Map]. His uncle Aubrey [aged 54] succeeded 10th Earl of Oxford.
On 22nd November 1614 Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory [aged 82] died. His nephew Walter [aged 55] succeeded 11th Earl Ormonde, 4th Earl Ossory. Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde, Countess Ossory.
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 22nd November 1624 Nicholas Bacon 1st Baronet [aged 84] died in Culford, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Redgrave. At the east end of the north aisle is a chest tomb in black and white marble with the effigies of Sir Nicholas Bacon his wife Anne Butts made in 1616 by Nicholas Stone [aged 37]. His son Edmund [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk.
On 22nd November 1651 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch [aged 24] died. His daughter Mary [aged 4] succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.
On 22nd November 1660 Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia [aged 74] died. He was buried at Thorganby, North Yorkshire. His son Arthur [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Viscount Valentia. Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey [aged 40] by marriage Viscountess Valentia.
On 22nd November 1660 Thomas Gage 3rd Baronet [aged 23] died. His brother John [aged 18] succeeded 4th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 22nd November 1673 Edward Musgrave 1st Baronet [aged 56] died at Hayton Castle. His son Richard [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Baronet Musgrave of Hayton Castle in Cumbria.
On 22nd November 1694 Archbishop John Tillotson [aged 64] died.
On 22nd November 1695 Richard Graham 1st Viscount Preston [aged 46] died. His son Edward [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Viscount Preston, 4th Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland.
On 22nd November 1713 Anne Tufton Lady Grimston [aged 59] died.
On 22nd November 1721 Mary Bromley Lady Cave died.
On 22nd November 1724 Richard Pye 3rd Baronet died. His brother Robert succeeded 4th Baronet Pye of Hone in Derbyshire.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 22nd November 1729 Thomas Trollope 3rd Baronet [aged 62] died. His son Thomas [aged 37] succeeded 4th Baronet Trollope of Casewick in Lincolnshire.
On 22nd November 1758 Richard Edgecumbe 1st Baron Edgcumbe [aged 78] died. His son George Edgecumbe [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baron Edgcumbe.
On 22nd November 1762 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 72] died. He was buried at St John's Church, Farleigh Wallop. His grandson John [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Portsmouth, 2nd Viscount Lymington, 2nd Baron Wallop of Farley Wallop Hampshire.
On 22nd November 1767 Ralph Conyers 5th Baronet [aged 70] died. His son Blakiston [aged 39] succeeded 6th Baronet Conyers of Horden in County Durham.
On 22nd November 1769 Henrietta-Katharina Croft died, probably from complications of childbirth shince she had given birth to her second child Anne Elizabeth Cholmley Baroness Mulgrave two weeks before.
On 22nd November 1777 John West 2nd Earl De La Warr [aged 48] died at Audley Square. On 30th November 1777 he was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. His son William [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Earl De La Warr, 3rd Viscount Cantalupe, 9th Baron De La Warr.
On 22nd November 1828 Charlotte Fitzroy Viscountess Dungannon [aged 61] died at Brynkinalt.
On 22nd November 1829 Richard Bedingfeld 5th Baronet [aged 62] died. His son Henry [aged 29] succeeded 6th Baronet Paston-Bedingfield of Oxburgh in Norfolk. Margaret Paston Lady Paston-Bedingfield [aged 22] by marriage Lady Paston-Bedingfield of Oxburgh in Norfolk.
On 22nd November 1833 Lieutenant-General Kenneth MacKenzie Douglas 1st Baronet [aged 79] died.
On 22nd November 1835 Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury [aged 85] died.
On 22nd November 1852 Anna Leigh Guy Page-Turner Lady Barron 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 22nd November 1853 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 68] died. In 1853 His son William [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Dartmouth, 6th Baron Dartmouth. Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 31] by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
On 22nd November 1854 Michael Hicks-Beach 8th Baronet [aged 45] died. His son Michael [aged 17] succeeded 9th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
On 22nd November 1857 Louise Ingram Lady Ramsden [aged 91] died.
On 17th November 1872 Thomas Beckett 3rd Baronet [aged 93] died. He was buried at Corringham, Lincolnshire, 22nd November 1872. His brother Edmund [aged 85] succeeded 4th Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
On 22nd November 1886 Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke [aged 76] died. Monument in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke: On 11th January 1810 she was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe. In August 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and she were married. On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. His nephew Charles succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. She by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 22nd November 1890 William Bell Scott [aged 79] died at Penkill Castle.
On 22nd November 1895 John Warren 3rd Baron Tabley [aged 60] died. Baron Tabley extinct. His second cousin Peter [aged 32] succeeded 8th Baronet Byrne of Timogue in Queen's County
On 22nd November 1895 Charles Cavendish Clifford 4th Baronet [aged 74] died. Baronet Clifford of the Navy extinct.
On 22nd November 1906 Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden [aged 65] died. His son Thomas [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Viscount Hampden, 25th Baron Dacre Gilsland, 24th Baron Multon of Gilsland.
On 22nd November 1926 Francis Pelham 7th Earl Chichester [aged 21] died of pneumonia unmarried at Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother John [aged 14] succeeded 8th Earl Chichester, 9th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 13th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
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 22nd November 1935 William Tolemache 9th Earl Dysart [aged 76] died. His nephew Wenefryde [aged 46] succeeded 9th Earl Dysart. His second cousin Lyonel [aged 81] succeeded 4th Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
On 22nd November 1937 Philip de László [aged 68] died.
On 22nd November 1941 Henry Burrows Shiffner 7th Baronet [aged 39] was killed in action at Sidi Rezegh, Tobruk during Operation Crusader to raise the siege of Tobruk. His son Henry [aged 11] succeeded 8th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex.
On 22nd November 1951 Geoffrey Frederick Neill Palmer 11th Baronet [aged 58] died. His son Geoffrey [aged 15] succeeded 12th Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton.
On 22nd November 1957 Henry Moore 10th Earl of Drogheda [aged 73] died. His son Charles [aged 47] succeeded 11th Earl Drogheda, 13th Viscount Moore of Drogheda.
On 22nd November 1963 President John Fitzgerald Kennedy [aged 46] was killed.
On 22nd November 1967 Arthur Allan Stonhouse 17th and 14th Baronet [aged 82] died. His son Philip [aged 51] succeeded 18th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley, 15th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.
On 22nd November 1990 William Parker 4th Baronet [aged 74] died. His son William [aged 39] succeeded 5th Baronet Parker of Shenstone.
On 22nd November 2022 Christopher Hilaro Barlow 7th Baronet [aged 92] died. His son Crispian [aged 64] succeeded 8th Baronet Barlow of Fort William in Bengal.