24 Sep is in September.
1326 Return of Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer
1486 Birth and Christening of Arthur Prince of Wales
1535 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
1599 Robert Devereux Returns from Ireland
1611 September 1611 Creation of Baronets
On 24th September 1230 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 59] died. His son Ferdinand [aged 31] succeeded III King Leon.
Bourgeois de Valenciennes. Then my lord John and his company set out on their way, and he brought with him Queen Isabel and the young King of England her son, and his uncle. They embarked upon the sea on the side toward Holland, and commended themselves to God and to my lord Saint George, that He might bring them safely to harbour. They sailed until they arrived in England in great peril, at a deserted place; for the King of England, the father, and many men-at-arms were stationed at the landing where the queen and her company intended and expected to disembark1. He had been warned that such people were to arrive there. But it did not please God; and from that moment God worked on behalf of Edward, the young King of England.
Dont se mist monseigneur Jehan et sa routte à la voye et emmena la royne Yzabel et le josne roy d’Engleterre son fils et son oncle, et montèrent en mer au lez devers Holande, et se commandèrent à Dieu et à monseigneur saint Jorge qu’il les menast ariver à bon port. Et nagèrent tant qu’il arivèrent en Engleterre à grant péril en ung lieu désert; car le roy d’Engleterre le père et grans gens d'armes estoient au pas où la royne et ses gens voloient et cuidoient descendre, et luy avoit-on nonchiet que tels gens debvoient là ariver, mais il ne pleut mye à Dieu; et dès dont ouvra Dieu pour Édouart le josne roy d’Engleterre.
Note 1. Queen Isabella, Edward and Edmund landed on the 24th or 26th September 1326. Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke: "A favourable wind drove the fleet, bound for the shores of England, into the port of Orwell on the Friday just before the feast of Saint Michael. There, the Earl Marshal and Henry, Earl of Leicester, along with a defiant multitude of barons and knights, came out to meet them. Nor were prelates lacking among those treacherously joined to the leaders against their own country and its prince."
Adam Murimuth Continuation: "At the end of the same year the queen went to Hainaut and attached herself to the count of Hainaut and his council. With her son, the earl of Kent, Roger Mortimer, and other English exiles, and supported by the company of Lord John, brother of the count of Hainaut, together with many hired soldiers from Germany and Hainaut, she entered England on the Friday immediately before the feast of Saint Michael in the year of our Lord 1326. They landed at the port of Harwich, at Orwell in the lands of the earl Marshal at Walton. Immediately the earl Marshal, the earl of Leicester, and other barons and knights of those regions joined them. Almost all the prelates did the same, especially the bishops of Lincoln, Hereford, Durham, and Ely, who helped the queen gather a large army. Others, especially Walter of Canterbury and others, supplied them with money."
The Brut. [24th September 1326] The Quene Isabell and Sir Edward hir sone, Duc of Gyene, Sir Edmunde of Wodestok, Erl of Kent, and Sir Iohn þe Erles broþer of Henaud, and her company, drade nouȝt þe manace of þe Kyng ne of his traitoures, for þai truste al in Godes grace, & come vnto Herwiche in Southfolc, þe x day in þe mounthe of Ottobr, And in þe ȝere of grace Ml CCC xxvj [1326]. And at þe same tyme, at London, þere was Kyng Edward in the Toure at his metee; and a messenger come into þe hall, and saide þat Que[en] Isabell was comen to lande at Herewiche, and hade brouȝt in her company Sire Iohn of Henaude, and wiþ him men of armes wiþoute nombre. And wiþ þat worde, Sir Hugh þe Spenser; þe fader, spake & þus to þe Kyng saide: "my most worshipful Lorde, Kyng of Engeland, now mow ȝe make gode chere, for certeinly þai ben al oures." The Kyng saw þis worde comfortable; ȝitte he was ful sorweful & pensif in hert. And þe Kyng hade nouȝt ȝitte fulliche eten, þat þere ne come into þe halle anoþer messager, and saide þat þe Quene Isabel was arryuede at Herewich, bisides Skipwich in Southfolc. Sir Hugh þe Spenser, þe fader, spake to þe messager, and saide: "telle þe soþ in goode fay," quod he to þe messager, "my faire frende, is she comen wiþ a grete strengþ?" "Certis, sir, soþ forto say, she haþ in her company but vij C men of Armes." And wiþ þat worde, Sire Hughe þe Spenser, þe fader, criede wiþ an hye voice, and saide: "Allas, Allas! we beþ alle bitraiede; for certes wiþ so litil power she nad neuer comen to londe, but folc of þis lande were to her consentede." And þerfore, after mete þai toke her conseile, and went toward Walys, forto arere þe Walshemen aȝeins Quene Isabell and Edwarde her sone, al forto fight; and so þai were in purpos, euerycheon.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. A favourable wind drove the fleet, bound for the shores of England, into the port of Orwell on the Friday [26th September 1326] just before the feast of Saint Michael.1 There, the Earl Marshal2 and Henry, Earl of Leicester, along with a defiant multitude of barons and knights, came out to meet them. Nor were prelates lacking among those treacherously joined to the leaders against their own country and its prince. But the chief instigators of this most wicked crime, trained disciples of their mistress in arms and treachery, appeared at the appointed day: not as shepherds of sheep or lambs, but as armed wolves, cruel warriors, less like pastors than tyrants, and leaders of the vanguard of this impious host. There stood the two elder men from whom the Babylonian iniquity sprang forth, not against Susanna, but in favour of Jezebel: these, I say, were the priests of Baal, foster sons of Jezebel, namely the Bishops of Lincoln and Hereford. With them were also the Bishops of Dublin and Ely.3 Together with the queen, they had raised a great army.
Classem ad Anglie littora ventus directam votivus depulit in portum Horewille die Veneris proxima ante festum sancti Michaelis; cui se obvios confederaverunt comes Mariscalli et Henricus comes Leicestrie, et cum eiis baronum atque commilitonum proterva multitudo. Nec defue: runt prelati ducibus contra patriam et patrie principem infideliter commixti; set tanti facinoris machinatores sceleratissimi sue discipule, armis docte sceleris, obviaverunt ad diem expectatum; non quidem lanigerorum aut ovium, set luporum armigerorum crudelium, pastores minus quam tiranni horum falangis precipue ducatum prebuere. Ibi duo seniores a quibus egressa est iniquitas Babilonica contra Susannam, set pro Iezabele, hii, inquam, Baal sacerdotes, alumpni Iesabel, scilicet Lincolniensis et Herefordensis, cum iis quoque Dublinensis atque Heliensis, cum eadem regina magnum exercitum congregarunt.
Note 1. Friday before Michaelmas in 1326 fell on the 26th September but the queen landed on the 24th. Edward's order for the array of the eastern counties, in which he refers to the queen's landing, is dated 27th September. Rymer's Fœdera 2.643.
Note 2. Thomas of Brotherton, the king's brother, created earl of Norfolk in 1312, and earl marshal in 1316. Henry here styled earl of Leicester, was restored to his brother's forfeited earldoms of Lancaster and Leicester in 1324. He was the king's first cousin.
Note 3. Alexander Bicknor, archbishop of Dublin, 1317-1349. John Hotham, bishop of Ely (afterwards chancellor and treasurer), 1316-1337.
On 24th September 1332 King Edward I of Scotland [aged 49] was crowned I King Scotland at Scone.
On 24th September 1348 John de Ufford was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by papal bull. He died eight months later of the plague before he was consecrated.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. During the time that the duke was waiting for his troops and for the Marshal of Burgundy, on the 24th day of September in the year 1452, the people of Ghent went out from the city and set fire to a large village called Harelbeke, half a league from Courtrai. They did this by night, and put to death many men, women, and children. Because of this, the people of Courtrai were greatly alarmed. When these things became known to the Duke of Burgundy, who was in the city of Lille, he immediately sent his nephew, Adolf of Cleves, with several men-at-arms and archers. But before they could reach Courtrai, the people of Ghent had already withdrawn back to Ghent.
Ce temps pendant que ledit duc attendoit ses gens et son marischal de Bourgogne, le xxiiije de septembre l'an lij, les Gantois widerent de la ville de Gand et allerent ardoir ung gros villaige appellé Harlebecq, a demy lieue de Courtray, et le feirent par nuict, et meirent a mort plusieurs hommes, femmes et enfants; de laquelle chose ceulx de Courtray feurent espautés. Ces choses sceues par le duc de Bourgogne, lequel estoit en la ville de Lille, il envoya prestement son nepveu Adolf de Clefves, avecq plusieurs hommes d'armes et archiers; mais ains qu'ils feussent venus a Courtray, les Gantois s'estoient retraicts a Gand.
On 24th September 1459 King Eric of Norway, Denmark and Sweden [aged 78] died.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. And the next day, the 24th of September, King Louis departed from Paris. And although he had already taken leave of the duke, the duke nevertheless escorted him a long distance outside the city, very richly and honorably accompanied, as was also his son, and all the lords previously named who were with the duke. And again, in the open field, King Louis once more took leave of the duke, repeating publicly the words written above, along with other gentle and honorable words. Likewise, the duke offered him his body and his goods in service. So gracious and moving was their parting, and so pleasing to those who witnessed it, that there were scarcely any present, on either side, whose hearts were not stirred and who did not weep for joy. After this, the duke returned to Paris, along with all his company. The Count of Armagnac, who had accompanied the king, did the same, as did several other great lords. And thus King Louis went on to Amboise.
Et le lendemain xxiiije jour de septembre, partist le roy Loys de Paris, et combien qu'il euist prins congié audit duc, toutesfois ledit duc le convoya hors de Paris bien loing, moult richement et honorablement accompagnié et son fils aussy, et touts les seigneurs chy dessus nommés qui estoient avecq ledit duc; et derechief a plein camp, print ledit roy Loys congié audit duc, en lui disant les parolles chy dessus escriptes publiquement et aultres douches et honorables parolles; et pareillement ledit duc lui offroit corps et biens: tant estoit aimable et piteulx leur departement, et tant plaisoit a ceulx qui les veoient, qu'il n'en avoit guerres d'ung costé ni d'aultre qui illecq estoient a qui le coeur ne ratenrist et ne plouret de joye. Ledit duc, après ce fait, retourna a Paris, et aussy toute sa compagnie; aussy feit le comte d'Arminacq, qui avoit convoyé le roy, et plusieurs aultres grands seigneurs, et ainsy s'en alla le roy Loys a Amboise.
Patent Rolls. 24th September 1466. Licence for the king's sister Anne, duchess of Exeter [aged 27], to grant the manors of Rachfonl, Lye, Pakeleshnm and Folncsse, co. Essex, Ardyngton, co. Berks, Barford St. Martin, co. Wilts, and Thorpwatcrvyle, Aldwynkle, Achirch, Chelveston and Cnldeote, co. Northampton, with all other lands, rents, reversions and services of her tenants in the towns and manors aforesaid, held in chief, to the king's kinsman Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury [aged 48], Robert, Bishop of Bath and Wells [aged 46], John, duke of Norfolk [aged 41], John, duke of Suffolk [aged 23], William, Earl of Arundel [aged 48], Henry, Earl of Essex [aged 62], Richard, earl Ryvers [aged 61], Antony Widevill, lord of Scales and Newselles [aged 26], John Say, knight, Thomas Colt, Thomas Decoue and Robert Isham, esquires, and their heirs and assigns. By K.
Grant to the said archbishop and others and their heirs and assigns of all the king's-estate and title in the manors of Wodham Ferreres and other lands in the same town, co. Essex, and the manors of Newebotell and Brynton and the advowson of the church there and other lands in the same town, co. Northampton, which the king holds in the title and possession of his consort Elizabeth, Queen of England, with advowsons, knights' fees, rents and services. By K.
On 24th September 1486 Prince Arthur Tudor was christened at Winchester Cathedral [Map] by Bishop John Alcock [aged 56].
Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York [aged 71] held the child. His godparents included Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 51], William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel [aged 68], John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 44], Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel [aged 36], Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 49] and Cecily York Viscountess Welles [aged 17]. Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers [aged 33] was present.
His grandmother Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 43] has written the Ordinances as to what Preparation is to be made for the Christening of the Child of which she shall be delivered that describe the form of the Christening.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 24th September 1524 Bishop Robert Ferrar was ordained as deacon.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 24th September 1535. 431. Randall Tytley to Cromwell.
Petition stating that he has been a prisoner five years in Bread Street Counter [Map]; "and now of late one Mr. Broke was at the said Counter with charity from your good mastership, demanding of the prisoners how they were ordered, and commanded them, if they were not well ordered, to write to your good mastership for remedy."
Wrote accordingly the constitutions of the same Counter, and sent it to Mr. Brooke, to present to Cromwell; for doing which the keeper sent him to Newgate, where he is likely to die of the sickness of the house. At Bread Street every man pays for his bed, "some 4d., some 2d., if they be feather beds, and a mattress 1d.; " and if the prisoner wear any irons, he pays double; so that his beds, one week with another, amount to 30s. a year; although all the beds in the prison are scarcely worth one week's lodging; whereas the custom of the city is but a penny for the best feather bed within the prison, and ½d. for a mattrass, and if they complain they are sent to Newgate. If the friends of the prisoners bring them any charity, as bread, drink, cheese, &c., the keeper will suffer none to come to them, lest it hinder his own custom. If a prisoner come in for debt for £5 or above, he is forced to agree with his keeper at an exorbitant rate beyond his power; and if any one be in arrear for one night's lodging, and though he be able to pay when his friends come to him, he is thrust into the hole, and kept till he has sold all his clothes, and then there is no remedy but to Newgate with him, which has been the murder of many a tall man and true, able to do the King service. Moreover, if a man, after remaining long in prison, be released by the pity of his creditors, he is still detained for 8d., the keeper's fee of the door. The tapster also pays 6s. 8d. on every barrel, and is compelled to find the prisoners candles, which, on an average, cost 12d. a week; but the keeper pays only 3s. a barrel.
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On 24th September 1580 Elisabeth Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 35] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen [aged 30].
On 24th September 1599 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex [aged 33] sailed from Ireland reaching London four days later.
On 24th September 1607 Clement Spelman of Narborough died. In 1647 Ursula Willoughby [aged 14] died. They were buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map]. Elbow Reclining Figure. Stuart Hooded Monument. Possibly Cornelius Cure.
Clement Spelman of Narborough: he was born to John Spelman of and Margaret Blennerhasset. The mother assumed based on his father having married Margaret but not certain she is his only wife. In 1602 Clement Spelman of Narborough and Anne Carvill were married. Before 12th September 1606 Clement Spelman of Narborough and Ursula Willoughby were married.
Ursula Willoughby: Around 1593 she was born to John Willoughby of Risley.
On 24th September 1611 a further tranche of Baronets was created by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 45]...
Robert Napier 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Napier of Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.
Thomas Penyston 1st Baronet [aged 20] was created 1st Baronet Penyston of Leigh in Iden in Sussex. Martha Temple Lady Penyston [aged 16] by marriage Lady Penyston of Leigh in Iden in Sussex.
On 24th September 1645 the Battle of Rowton Heath aka Moor was a significant defeat for the Royalists, commanded in person by King Charles [aged 44] with heavy losses and prevented Charles from relieving the siege of Chester.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1820 Page 464. Sept. 24. "Being Wednesday, the King's forces were routed by the Parlm army in a place called Rowton Moor.
"From Chester the King retreated to Denbigh Castle, and, having layed there two or three nights, retourned to Chirk Castle [Map]. The next morning, viz. 29th, he advanced from thence with his army through Llan-Silin, and quartered that night in Halchdyn1 and so passed through Mountgomeryshyre towards Ludlow.
Note 1. Halchdyn is in Deuddwr, between the rivers Havren and Vyrnwy, aad near Llandrinio. The name of the place has been anglicised into Haughton.
On 24th September 1650 Charles Valois Duke Angoulême [aged 77] died.
On 24th September 1653 Elizabeth Barker [aged 79] died.
Elizabeth Barker: Around 1574 she was born to Robert Barker of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1613 Henry Maddison and she were married. They had ten sons.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th September 1662. Up betimes and among my workmen, and among them all the morning till noon, and then to my Lord Crew's, and there dined alone with him, and among other things he do advise me by all means to keep my Lord Sandwich [aged 37] from proceeding too far in the business of Tangier [Map]. First, for that he is confident the King [aged 32] will not be able to find money for the building the Mole; and next, for that it is to be done as we propose it by the reducing of the garrison; and then either my Lord must oppose the Duke of York [aged 28], who will have the Irish regiment under the command of Fitzgerald continued, or else my Lord Peterborough [aged 40], who is concerned to have the English continued, and he, it seems, is gone back again merely upon my Lord Sandwich's encouragement.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd September 1663. He being gone, I to my office, where late, putting things in order, and so home to supper and to bed. Going through the City, my Lord Mayor [aged 48] told me how the piller set up by Exeter House [Map] is only to show where the pipes of water run to the City; and observed that this City is as well watered as any city in the world, and that the bringing the water to the City hath cost it first and last above £300,000; but by the new building, and the building of St. James's by my Lord St. Albans [aged 58]1, which is now about (and which the City stomach I perceive highly, but dare not oppose it), were it now to be done, it would not be done for a million of money.
Note 1. It was at this time that the Earl of St. Albans planned St. James's Square, which was first styled "The Piazza". The "Warrant for a grant to Baptist May and Abraham Cowley [aged 46] on nomination of the Earl of St. Albans of several parcels of ground in Pall Mall [Map] described, on rental of £80, for building thereon a square of 13 or 14 great and good houses", was dated September 24th, 1664.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th September 1664. So home and to my office, and business being done home to supper and so to bed, my head and throat being still out of order mightily. This night Prior of Brampton came and paid me £40, and I find this poor painful man is the only thriving and purchasing man in the town almost. We were told to-day of a Dutch ship of 3 or 400 tons, where all the men were dead of the plague, and the ship cast ashore at Gottenburgh.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th September 1665. But it would never have been allowed by my conscience to have wronged the poor wretches, who told us how dangerously they had got some, and dearly paid for the rest of these goods. This being done we with great content herein on board again and there Captain Cocke [aged 48] and I to discourse of our business, but he will not yet be open to me, nor am I to him till I hear what he will say and do with Sir Roger Cuttance. However, this discourse did do me good, and got me a copy of the agreement made the other day on board for the parcel of Mr. Pierce and Sir Roger Cuttance, but this great parcel is of my Lord Sandwich's [aged 40].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th September 1666. Up, and with Sir W. Batten [aged 65] and Sir W. Pen [aged 45] to St. James's, and there with Sir W. Coventry [aged 38] read and all approved of my letter, and then home, and after dinner, Mr. Hater and Gibson dining with me, to the office, and there very late new moulding my accounts and writing fair my letter, which I did against the evening, and then by coach left my wife at her brother's, and I to St. James's, and up and down to look [for] Sir W. Coventry; and at last found him and Sir G. Carteret [aged 56] with the Lord Treasurer [aged 59] at White Hall, consulting how to make up my Lord Treasurer's general account, as well as that of the Navy particularly. Here brought the letter, but found that Sir G. Carteret had altered his account since he did give me the abstract of it: so all my letter must be writ over again, to put in his last abstract.
On 24th September 1691 Charles Murray was born to John Murray 1st Duke Atholl [aged 31] and Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl [aged 29].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 24th September 1714, in the evening, Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland was buried at south side of the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map] next to her husband in the same vault as Charles II, Mary II, William III, and Prince George of Denmark.
On the 23rd her coffin, draped in purple velvet, was brought from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey in a funeral chariot drawn by eight horses in purple hoods. A vigil was held in the Prince's Chamber at the Palace of Westminster, where the Duchess of Somerset was designated Chief Mourner (Her husband was one of her supporters). Also present were the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, and fourteen countesses in black crepe veils. 100 Yeoman of the Guard were on duty. The service was conducted by Francis Atterbury [aged 51], Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster. Thirty Children of the Chapel Royal sang the anthems for the service, and several menial servants were in attendance (including Samuel Stubbs, the Queen's Rat-Catcher). Her coffin was carried to the service by fourteen carpenters and six honorific pallbearers. The funeral began in the Painted Chamber at the Palace of Westminster. They processed through the Prince's Chamber and into the Palace Yard. A gun was fired from the tower every minute until the Queen was interred.
Those in the procession as detailed in the image below are as follows:
Bishops, Marquises younger Sons, Earls eldest Sons, Viscounts of Ireland, Viscounts of Great Britain, Dukes younger Sons, Marquises eldest Sons, Earls of Ireland, Earls of Great Britain, Earl Poulet Lord Steward of the Household, Earl of Suffolk as exercising the office of Earl Marshal of England, Dukes oldest Sons, Marquises, Lord Great Chamberlain Marquis of Lindsey, Dukes, Two Heralds of Arms, Lord Privy Seal, Lord President of the Council, Lord Archbishop of York, (No Train born), Lord Chancellor bearing royal Purse (no Train born nor Mace carried), Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, (no Train born), A Gentleman Usher, Norroy King of Arms carrying the Crown on a purple velvet cushion, A Gentleman Usher, Lord Chamberlain of Queens Household with his White Staff.
The canopy born by Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, Supporters of the Pall. The Royal body carried by ten or twelve Yeomen of the Guard covered with a large Pall of purple velvet and lined with purple silk, with a fine Holland [linen fabric] sheet adorned with ten large Escutcheons [shields] of the Imperial Arms painted on satin under a canopy of purple velvet A Gentleman Usher, Garter Principal King of Arms or in his absence Clarenceux King of Arms, Gentleman Usher, the Black Rod Supporter to royal Chief Mourner, a Duke, … The Chief Mourner Supported by two Dukes, her Train born by the Queen's Vice-Chamberlain.
Document setting out the order of the royal funeral procession for Queen Anne, 16 August, 1714, (Catalogue ref: PC 1/2/256/f8)
On 24th September 1731 Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 33] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 31] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.40%. She married 13th May 1755 her second cousin twice removed Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and had issue.
On 24th September 1756 Anne Smith Lady Loraine died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].
Anne Smith Lady Loraine: Around she was born to Richard Smith of Preston in Buckinghamshire. Around 1693 William Loraine 2nd Baronet and she were married.
On 24th September 1764 George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 18] began his education at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 24th September 1785 John Edward Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 39]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
After 24th September 1790. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Kenrick Price.
On 24th September 1830 the funeral of William Huskisson [deceased] was held in Liverpool. Almost every business was closed. It was estimated that 69,000 people, roughly half the city's population, attended. The procession left the town hall and slowly went the 1,800m via Hope Street to an iron-lined grave in St James Cemetery, accompanied by muffled church bells. His wife Emily did not attend. Despite her objection to gun salutes a 32-pounder cannon was fired to mark the departure of the coffin from the town hall and a 6-pounder was fired to mark the body's arrival at the cemetery, and smaller guns were fired as the procession passed.
The Times: "There was a moral sublimity in the spectacle, which all who were present felt; but which I am afraid is not communicable to those who were absent. I have seen more than one public funeral, and I know something of the gorgeous pageantry so lavishly displayed in the burials of our Monarchs; but though I saw the ashes of Grattan and Canning deposited in one of the most august of Christian temples amid the vain regrets of men the most distinguished for rank, talent, and genius, and though the interment of Royalty takes hold upon the imagination from its necessary connexion with the most sumptuous display of human pomp and greatness, I never witnessed any spectacle so impressive as the appearance of this vast multitude, standing erect under the open canopy of heaven, and joining in one spontaneous tribute of respect to the memory of their late representative."
Greville Memoirs. 24th September 1831. Paris, on the point of exploding, is again tranquil, but nobody can tell for how long. They bet two to one here that the Reform Bill is thrown out on the second reading; and what then? The meeting at Ebrington's [aged 78] was flat, nothing agreed on. Hume wanted to pass some violent resolution, but was overruled. Milton made a foolish speech, with prospective menaces and present nothingness in it, and they separated without having done good or harm.
On 24th September 1852 Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford was born to Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers [aged 33]. She married 24th October 1886 George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford, son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford.
On 24th September 1873 John Thurnam [aged 62] died.
24th September 1910. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Hugh Charles Clifford [aged 44].
Hugh Charles Clifford: On 5th March 1866 he was born to Henry Hugh Clifford. On 18th December 1941 Hugh Charles Clifford died.
24th September 1910. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Edith Victoria Blanche Winn [aged 15].
Edith Victoria Blanche Winn: On 12th January 1895 she was born to Rowland Winn 2nd Baron St Oswald and Mabel Susan Forbes Baroness Winn. On 10th July 1916 Guy Randolph Westmacott and she were married. On 5th June 1966 Edith Victoria Blanche Winn died.
24th September 1910. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Edith Victoria Blanche Winn [aged 15].
On 24th September 1918 John Bridger Shiffner 6th Baronet [aged 19] was killed in action. He was buried at the Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Departement de l'Aisne. His brother Henry [aged 16] succeeded 7th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex; Henry would be killed in WW2 in 1941.
The battalion war diary gives a description of the action in which he was killed: "Captain Roberts ordered his company to open fire on the advancing enemy and when they were within 30 yards, the leading waves began to waver, on seeing this, Captain Roberts ordered his men to fix bayonets and then to charge the enemy. The men all rose from their positions in shell holes and charged with the bayonet and utterly routed the enemy, taking over 40 prisoners. The artillery in response to the S.O.S. signal, put down an intense fire on to the enemy, causing numerous casualties as they were running away. This action was specifically mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's communique. It was a fine example of the use of Infantry weapons and the value of the dash and fighting spirit shown by all ranks who took part, as their total number was less than 80, thus being out-numbered by 5 to 1." Shiffner was killed in the bayonet charge.
His mother Elsie Burrows chose his inscription, modifying a line from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1881 poem "Underwoods", changing "Doomed to know not winter, only spring" to "Born to know not winter, only spring."
On 24th September 1919 Wilhelm Alfred Ferdinand Glücksburg was born to Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 28] and Marie Melita Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 20]. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He died aged six in 1926.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 24th September 1930 Ellis William Roberts [aged 69] died at the Queens Hotel Brighton. His will was proved 31st December 1930 the summary of which reads:
Ellis William of 6 William Street Lowndes Square Westminster Middlesex and of 12 Wexford Road Wandsworth Common Surrey died 24 Sep 1930 at Queens Hotel Brighton. Probate London 31 December to Eliza Roberts widow Robert Ellis Roberts [aged 40] schoolmaster Walter Kearsey Smith cashier and Millicent Elsie Fraser (wife of Ronald Fraser). Effects £12732 2s 8d. Resworn £12832 15s 3d.
On 24th September 1953 Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart 17th Duke of Alba 10th Duke of Berwick [aged 74] died. His daughter María [aged 27] succeeded 18th Duchess Alba, 16th Duchess Veragua, 11th Duchess of Jérica, 11th Duchess of Liria, 11th Duchess Berwick.
On 24th September 2014 Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 94] died.
On 24th September 1277 William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal was born to John Marshal [aged 20] and Hawise Unknown at Denham Hartismere, Suffolk. He married in or before 1292 his fifth cousin Christiana Fitzwalter Baroness Marshal, daughter of Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter and Devorgille Burgh, and had issue.
On 24th September 1301 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford was born to Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford [aged 29] and Margaret Basset [aged 21]. He married (1) 1326 his fifth cousin Katherine Hastings Baroness Stafford, daughter of John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon, and had issue (2) before 6th July 1336 his fifth cousin Margaret Audley Countess Stafford, daughter of Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester and Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester, and had issue.
On 24th September 1366 Elizabeth Saye 5th Baroness Say was born to William Saye 3rd Baron Say [aged 26] and Beatrice Brewes Baroness Say [aged 14] at Stirling, Kent. She married before 13th November 1393 William Heron 1st Baron Heron.
On 24th September 1418 Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy was born to Janus of Cyprus [aged 43] and Anglesia Visconti [aged 50]. She married 1st November 1433 Louis Savoy I Count Savoy, son of Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy and Mary Valois Countess Savoy, and had issue.
On 24th September 1558 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure was born to William Eure 2nd Baron Eure [aged 29] and Margaret Dymoke. He married (1) in or before 1578 his half fourth cousin Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure and had issue (2) after 1612 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure.
On 24th September 1580 Elisabeth Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 35] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen [aged 30].
On 24th September 1612 William Gawdy 1st Baronet was born to Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling [aged 23] and Lettice Knollys. He married in or before 1638 Elizabeth Duffield and had issue.
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 24th September 1621 Henry Stafford 5th Baron Stafford was born to Edward Stafford and Ann Wilford.
On 24th September 1649 Richard Graham 1st Viscount Preston was born to George Graham 2nd Baronet [aged 25]. He married 2nd August 1670 Ann Howard Viscountess Preston, daughter of Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle and Anne Howard Countess Carlisle, and had issue.
On 24th September 1677 Thomas Hanmer 4th Baronet was born to William Hamner [aged 29] and Peregrina North at Bettisfield Hall, Flintshire sometime between 10 and 11PM. He married (1) 1698 Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton, daughter of Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington and Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington (2) 1725 Elizabeth Folkes Lady Hamner.
On 24th September 1691 Charles Murray was born to John Murray 1st Duke Atholl [aged 31] and Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl [aged 29].
On 24th September 1691 Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork was born to John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter [aged 43] and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter [aged 42]. She married her third cousin Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery, son of Roger Boyle 2nd Earl Orrery and Mary Sackville Countess Orrery, and had issue.
On 24th September 1717 Horace Walpole 4th Earl Orford was born to Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford [aged 41] and Catherine Shorter [aged 35]. After his death in 1797 Louisa Stuart wrote to her grandmother Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont [aged 28] of rumours that his biological father was Carr Hervey [aged 26] with whom his mother was known to be on romantic terms. This fifth child, Horace, was born some eleven years after this elder siblings who were born 1701-1706.
On 24th September 1731 Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 33] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 31] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.40%. She married 13th May 1755 her second cousin twice removed Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and had issue.
On 24th September 1765 Mary East Lady Clayton was born to William East 1st Baronet [aged 27]. She married 1785 William Clayton 4th Baronet and had issue.
On 24th September 1785 John Edward Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 39]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th September 1786 Vice-Admiral Granville Waldegrave 2nd Baron Radstock was born to William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock [aged 33]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 7th August 1823 Esther Caroline.
On 24th September 1808 Robert Liddell was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth [aged 33] and Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe [aged 35]. He married 26th January 1836 Emily Ann Charlotte Wellesley and had issue.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 24th September 1818 Reverend Andrew Godfrey Stewart was born to Robert Stewart 2nd Earl Castle Stewart [aged 34]. He married (1) 21st December 1835 Catherine Anne Wingfield, daughter of Richard Wingfield 5th Viscount Powerscourt and Frances Theodosia Jocelyn (2) 24th April 1849 Mary Penelope Noel.
On 24th September 1840 Edward Stanhope was born to Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope [aged 35] and Emily Harriet Countess Stanhope.
On 24th September 1849 Francis Salwey Winnington 5th Baronet was born to Thomas Winnington 4th Baronet [aged 37] and Helen Domvile. He married 5th February 1879 Jane Spencer-Churchill Lady Winnington and had issue.
On 24th September 1852 Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford was born to Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers [aged 33]. She married 24th October 1886 George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford, son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford.
On 24th September 1857 Arthur Edwin Sutton 7th Baronet was born to Richard Sutton 4th Baronet [aged 35].
On 24th September 1864 Frederic Glyn 4th Baron Wolverton was born to Vice-Admiral Henry Carr Glyn [aged 35]. He married 5th January 1895 Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton, daughter of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley, and had issue.
On 24th September 1868 Winefride Mary Elizabeth Feilding was born to Rudolph Feilding 8th Earl of Denbigh 7th Earl Desmond [aged 45] and Mary Berkeley Countess Denbigh. She married 11th May 1889 Gervase Elwes and had issue.
On 24th September 1869 Anne Lambton was born to George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton 2nd Earl Durham [aged 41] and Beatrix Frances Hamilton Countess Durham [aged 34].
On 24th September 1884 Helen Constance Egerton was born to Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere [aged 37] and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere [aged 34].
On 24th September 1885 John Randolph Leslie 3rd Baronet was born to John Leslie 2nd Baronet [aged 28] and Leonie Blanche Jerome Lady Leslie [aged 26].
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 24th September 1887 Victor Alexander John Hope 2nd Marquess Linlithgow was born to John Hope 1st Marquess Linlithgow [aged 26] at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry. He married 19th April 1911 Doreen Maud Milner Marchioness of Linlithgow, daughter of Frederick George Milner 7th Baronet and Adeline Gertrude Denison Beckett-Denison.
On 24th September 1896 Anthony Lowther was born to Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale [aged 29] and Gwendoline Sheffield [aged 27].
On 24th September 1905 Richard Duke Coleridge 4th Baron Coleridge was born to Geoffrey Duke Coleridge 3rd Baron Coleridge [aged 28] and Mary aka Jessie Alethea Mackarness Baroness Coleridge [aged 25].
On 24th September 1919 Wilhelm Alfred Ferdinand Glücksburg was born to Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 28] and Marie Melita Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 20]. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He died aged six in 1926.
On 24th September 1924 George Howland Francis Beaumont 12th Baronet was born to George Arthur Hamilton Beaumont 11th Baronet [aged 43].
On 24th September 1924 Mary Cambridge was born to George Cambridge 2nd Marquess Cambridge [aged 28] and Dorothy Hastings Marchioness Cambridge [aged 25]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th September 1925 Mary Stourton Countess Gainsborough was born to Major John Joseph Stourton of Miniature Hall in Sussex [aged 26]. She married 23rd July 1947 Anthony Gerard Edward Noel 5th Earl of Gainsborough, son of Arthur Noel 4th Earl of Gainsborough and Alice Mary Eyre Countess Gainsborough, and had issue.
On 24th September 1776 Charles Maynard 2nd Viscount Maynard [aged 24] and Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard [aged 41] were married.
On 24th or 29th September 1782 George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth [aged 26] and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford [aged 52]. He the son of William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth [aged 51] and Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth [aged 49]. They were second cousin once removed.
On 24th September 1844 Reverend Edgell Wyatt-Edgell Baron Braye [aged 43] and Henrietta Otway 4th Baroness Braye [aged 35] were married.
On 24th September 1884 Rudolph Feilding 9th Earl of Denbigh [aged 25] and Cecilia Mary Clifford Countess Denbigh [aged 24] were married. He the son of Rudolph Feilding 8th Earl of Denbigh 7th Earl Desmond [aged 61] and Mary Berkeley Countess Denbigh.
On 24th September 1960 William Burton Nigel Goring 13th Baronet [aged 27] and Caroline Elizabeth Thellusson Lady Goring [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Lady Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex.
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 24th September 1230 Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 59] died. His son Ferdinand [aged 31] succeeded III King Leon.
On 24th September 1275 Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex [aged 71] died at Kenilworth Castle [Map]. He was buried at Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map]. His grandson Humphrey [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Hereford, 2nd Earl Essex.
On 24th September 1308 Guy I of Lusignan I Count of La Marche I Count Angoulême [aged 46] died.
On 24th September 1416 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 62] died. His grandson Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 6th Baron Marshal, 5th Baron Morley. Isabel Pole Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.
On 23rd or 24th September 1450 Ludwig I Count of Württemberg [aged 37] died. His son Eberhard [aged 4] succeeded V Count of Württemberg.
On 24th September 1459 King Eric of Norway, Denmark and Sweden [aged 78] died.
On 24th September 1464 John Clinton 5th Baron Clinton [aged 54] died. His son John [aged 35] succeeded 6th Baron Clinton. Elizabeth Fiennes Baroness Clinton [aged 9] by marriage Baroness Clinton.
On 24th September 1562 Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent [aged 67] died. His grandson Reginald [aged 22] succeeded 5th Earl Kent, 8th Baron Grey of Ruthyn.
On 24th September 1607 Clement Spelman of Narborough died. In 1647 Ursula Willoughby [aged 14] died. They were buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map]. Elbow Reclining Figure. Stuart Hooded Monument. Possibly Cornelius Cure.
Clement Spelman of Narborough: he was born to John Spelman of and Margaret Blennerhasset. The mother assumed based on his father having married Margaret but not certain she is his only wife. In 1602 Clement Spelman of Narborough and Anne Carvill were married. Before 12th September 1606 Clement Spelman of Narborough and Ursula Willoughby were married.
Ursula Willoughby: Around 1593 she was born to John Willoughby of Risley.
On 24th September 1641 Thomas Fairfax 2nd Viscount Fairfax [aged 42] died. His son William [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary.
On 24th September 1645 Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 45] died. His son George [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 24th September 1650 Charles Valois Duke Angoulême [aged 77] died.
On 24th September 1669 Richard Browne 1st Baronet [aged 67] died. His son Richard [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baronet Browne of London.
On 24th September 1696 Ralph Verney 1st Baronet [aged 82] died. His son John [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Baronet Verney of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire.
On 24th September 1703 Richard Carew 4th Baronet [aged 20] died. His brother William [aged 13] succeeded 5th Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.
On 24th September 1710 Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley [aged 61] died. His son James [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Earl Berkeley, 3rd Viscount Dursley, 11th Baron Berkeley.
On 24th September 1714 Elizabeth Grey Baroness Maynard died.
On 24th September 1748 Herbert Perrott Pakington 5th Baronet died. His son John succeeded 6th Baronet Pakington.
On 24th September 1756 Anne Smith Lady Loraine died. She was buried at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].
Anne Smith Lady Loraine: Around she was born to Richard Smith of Preston in Buckinghamshire. Around 1693 William Loraine 2nd Baronet and she were married.
On 24th September 1773 Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 79] died. His son John [aged 37] succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 30] by marriage Countess Galloway.
On 24th September 1776 Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan [aged 91] died. His son Charles [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Baron Cadogan.
On 24th September 1778 Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale [aged 86] died.
On 24th September 1792 Fitzwilliam Barrington 8th Baronet [aged 84] died. His son John [aged 39] succeeded 9th Baronet Barrington of Barrington Hall.
On 24th September 1819 Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet [aged 37] died. His brother Frederick [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Baronet Hervey-Bathurst of Lainston in Hampshire.
On 24th September 1835 John Pitt 2nd Earl Chatham [aged 78] died. Earl Chatham, Baron Chatham of Chatham in Kent extinct.
On 24th September 1837 Susan Coutts Countess Guildford [aged 67] died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Wroxton on 3rd October 1837.
On 24th September 1839 Thomas Winnington 3rd Baronet [aged 59] died. His son Thomas [aged 27] succeeded 4th Baronet Winnington of Stanford Court in Worcestershire.
On 24th September 1856 Henry Hardinge 1st Viscount Hardinge [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton in Derbyshire. Lavinia Bingham Viscountess Hardinge [aged 20] by marriage Viscountess Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton in Derbyshire.
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 24th September 1863 John Dashwood 6th Baronet [aged 71] died unmarried. His nephew Edwin [aged 38] succeeded 7th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 24th September 1873 John Thurnam [aged 62] died.
On 24th September 1878 George Colthurst 5th Baronet [aged 54] died at Buxton, Derbyshire [Map] where he had gone to recover from gout. His son George [aged 28] succeeded 6th Baronet Colthurst of Ardum in County Cork.
On 24th September 1911 Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans [aged 76] died at Port Eliot, Cornwall. He was buried at St Germans Priory [Map]. His son John [aged 21] succeeded 6th Earl St Germans, 7th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 24th September 1918 John Bridger Shiffner 6th Baronet [aged 19] was killed in action. He was buried at the Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Departement de l'Aisne. His brother Henry [aged 16] succeeded 7th Baronet Shiffner of Coombe in Sussex; Henry would be killed in WW2 in 1941.
The battalion war diary gives a description of the action in which he was killed: "Captain Roberts ordered his company to open fire on the advancing enemy and when they were within 30 yards, the leading waves began to waver, on seeing this, Captain Roberts ordered his men to fix bayonets and then to charge the enemy. The men all rose from their positions in shell holes and charged with the bayonet and utterly routed the enemy, taking over 40 prisoners. The artillery in response to the S.O.S. signal, put down an intense fire on to the enemy, causing numerous casualties as they were running away. This action was specifically mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's communique. It was a fine example of the use of Infantry weapons and the value of the dash and fighting spirit shown by all ranks who took part, as their total number was less than 80, thus being out-numbered by 5 to 1." Shiffner was killed in the bayonet charge.
His mother Elsie Burrows chose his inscription, modifying a line from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1881 poem "Underwoods", changing "Doomed to know not winter, only spring" to "Born to know not winter, only spring."
On 24th September 1930 Ellis William Roberts [aged 69] died at the Queens Hotel Brighton. His will was proved 31st December 1930 the summary of which reads:
Ellis William of 6 William Street Lowndes Square Westminster Middlesex and of 12 Wexford Road Wandsworth Common Surrey died 24 Sep 1930 at Queens Hotel Brighton. Probate London 31 December to Eliza Roberts widow Robert Ellis Roberts [aged 40] schoolmaster Walter Kearsey Smith cashier and Millicent Elsie Fraser (wife of Ronald Fraser). Effects £12732 2s 8d. Resworn £12832 15s 3d.
On 24th September 1950 Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 87] died.
On 24th September 1953 Percy Bysshe Shelley 7th Baronet [aged 81] died. His brother Sidney [aged 73] succeeded 8th Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.
On 24th September 1953 Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart 17th Duke of Alba 10th Duke of Berwick [aged 74] died. His daughter María [aged 27] succeeded 18th Duchess Alba, 16th Duchess Veragua, 11th Duchess of Jérica, 11th Duchess of Liria, 11th Duchess Berwick.
On 24th September 1976 Pascoe Grenfell 2nd Baron Grenfell [aged 70] died. His son Julian [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Grenfell of Kilvey in Glamorganshire.
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 24th September 1982 Sarah Churchill Baroness Audley [aged 67] died. She was buried at St Martin's Church, Bladon [Map].
On 24th September 2014 Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 94] died.