26 Nov is in November.
Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. "John, by the grace of God king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and count of Anjou, to the sheriff of Essex and Hertfordshire, greetings. Know that we have received into our full favour the abbots of the Cistercian order, and all their goods and possessions into our hand, custody, and protection. Therefore we strictly command you to protect, maintain, and defend them, their men, and all their goods and possessions, as you would our own goods and demesnes; and that you neither inflict nor permit to be inflicted upon them any injury, trouble, or grievance within your jurisdiction. And if any damage or grievance has been inflicted upon them by anyone on account of the indignation which we were said to have borne against them, you shall cause it to be made good to them without delay. Witness myself at Lincoln, on the 26th day of November [1200]."
"Johannes Dei gratia rex Angliæ, dominus Hiberniæ, dux Normanniæ, Aquitaniæ, et comes Andegaviæ, vicecomiti Essexiæ et Herfordiæ, salutem. Sciatis nos recepisse in plenariam gratiam abbates ordinis Cistercii, et omnes res et possessiones eorum in manum et custodiam et protectionem nostram. Et ideo tibi districte præcipimus quatenus protegas, C manuteneas, et defendas eos, et homines et omnes res et possessiones eorum, sicut res nostras et proprias dominicas; et ne eis injuriam, molestiam, vel gravamen inferas, vel ad aliquo inferri permittas, in ballia tua. Et si quid damni vel gravaminis ab aliquo illatum est eis occasione indignationis quam erga eos habuisse dicebamur, id eis sine dilatione emendari facias. Teste me ipso, apud Lincolniam, XXVI die Novembris."
On 26th November 1326 John de Straford [aged 51] was appointed Lord High Treasurer which office he held until 28th January 1327.
On 26th November 1330 Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 43] was tried at Westminster Hall [Map].
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. On Thursday they remained in place, and a captured wandering man-at-arms reported that a significant quarrel1 had arisen between the Constable of France and the Count of Armagnac because, although the count had promised to engage in battle to their advantage, nothing had been done, and on several occasions they had fled in disgrace, which was blamed on the said count.
Die Iovis perendinarunt, et captus errancius armorum retulit quod inter constabularium Francorum et comitem Arminiacensem lis non modica fuit exorta pro eo quod, comite promittente bellum ad illorum utilitatem ineundum, nihilo facto, cum dedecore pluries fugerunt, quod eiidem comiti fuit imputatum.
Note 1. In one of the editions of Froissart it is stated that the people of Toulouse rose against the count of Armagnac, in disgust at his supineness. Froissart ed. Luce, 4.380: "Now it happened a little while after these things had somewhat settled, and the lords had returned to their homes, that the Count of Armagnac, who was staying in Toulouse, was greatly hated by the people of the city because the English had passed and repassed the Garonne without being engaged in battle. And this murmuring grew so strong that one day all the citizens of the town armed themselves and gathered together, and came, all in agreement, to the castle of Toulouse to take it by force and seize the Count of Armagnac, who was staying inside, and they launched a great assault. The Count of Armagnac, who was inside with only a small household, understood that the townspeople had come to seize and kill him. He was greatly alarmed and had himself lowered in a basket through one of the windows down to the fields and into the ditches, accompanied only by one of his squires, and thus escaped that way. The people of the city assaulted the castle so fiercely that they overran it and entered inside. They captured the Count of Armagnac's men and killed twelve of them as they wished. Among them were four good knights of the Count's council and land, who could do nothing more at that time. But the said Count later defied the people of Toulouse and harassed them so grievously that they were all joyful when they were finally able to make amends for this misdeed to his full satisfaction."
The same story is told by the Bourgeois de Valenciennes.
On 26th November 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel [aged 24] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married. King Henry IV of England [aged 38] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 35] were present at their wedding feast. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal [aged 53] and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 26th November 1436 Catherine Aviz was born to Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal [aged 45] and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.40%.
Patent Rolls. 26th November 1461. Westminster Palace [Map]. The like (Grant for life) to Margaret, duchess of Somerset [aged 51], of 166l 13s 4d yearly from Michaelmas, 39 Henry VI, from the king's petty custom in the port of London and the same at the same at the receipt of the Exchequer, in lieu of a grant and confirmation to her of the same sums in pdwer by latters atent dated 9 July, surrendered. By K [aged 19].
Warkworth's Chronicle [1461-1474]. 26th November 1470. And xxvj. day of Novembre, Kynge Herry callede a parleament at Westmynster, beynge there George the ArcheBishop of Yorke, Chaunceler of England, whiche [discussed] this proposicion before the Kynge and his Lordes and the comons of that same parleament assemblede, Revertimini1 ad me filii revertentes, ego enim vir vester. Jeremie tercio, etc. And in the moneth of Februarij after, Herry Duke of Excetre [aged 40], Eadmunde Duke of Somersett, Lorde Jhon of Somersett his brothir, Earl of Ormond, Jasper Earl of Penbroke, brother to the Kynge Herry, and the Earl of Richmonde, with many other knights, and squyres, gentilmen, and yomen, came into England, and entered into ther lordschippys and londe, whiche at the parleament above seide and alle other attaynderes that were made in Kynge Edwardys tyme were anullede, and Kynge Herry was amitted to his crowne and dignite ageyne, and alle his men to there enherytaunce.
Note 1. Revertimini, &c. This is perhaps quoted from memory, for the reading in the Latin Vulgate is Convertimini filii revertentes, dicit Dominus, quia ego vir vester; which is thus translated, - "Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord, for I am married unto you;" Jeremiah, iii. 14. It is almost unnecessary to remark that this is the sermon with which it was usual to preface the opening of a parliament; the present one was most admirably fitted for the occasion.
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 26th November 1504 Isabella Queen Castile [aged 53] died. Her daughter Joanna [aged 25] succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [aged 26] by marriage King Castile.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 26th November 1559. The xxvj day of November dyd pryche at Pow[l's cross] [Map] master Juell [aged 37], byshope of Salyshere, and ther was my lord mare [aged 63] and the althermen and mony of the courte, and ther was grett audyense as (has ever) bene at Powlles crosse.
Note. Pp. 218, 228. Sermons by bishop Jewell. In the edition of bishop Jewell's Works now in the course of publication by the Parker Society, the editor, the Rev. John Ayre, M.A. remarks that the challenge which originated the bishop's important controversy with Dr. Cole was first given in his sermon at Paul's Cross, Nov. 26, 1559—the occasion noticed by Machyn in p. 218. "The sermon, with the challenge amplified, was preached at the court, March 17, 1560 [as mentioned in p. 228]; and repeated at Paul's Cross March 31, being the second sunday before Easter." This last date is from the contemporary title-page of the sermon itself: and therefore is not to be doubted. Our Diarist, however (p. 229) says that Crowley preached at Paul's Cross on that day.
On 26th November 1570 Charles IX King France [aged 20] and Elisabeth of Austria Queen Consort France [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 43] and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 42]. He the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.
On 26th November 1604 Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 31] and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 25] were married at Sønderborg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. She the daughter of John Günther Schwarzburg 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen and Anna of Oldenburg. He the son of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 59] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. They were half fourth cousins.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 26th November 1616. Upon the 26th Thomas Hilton came hither and told me of some quarrels that would be between some gentlemen that took my Lord's [aged 27] part and my Coz. Clifford's which did much trouble me.
Archaeologia Volume 13 Section XXV. From the Baptisms is this entry.
"The lord Dormer, viscount Askot, eldest son to the right honourable the earl of Carnarvon [aged 22], was born on Fryday Oct. 25, and christened [Note. at St Benet's Church, Paul's Wharf [Map]] on Tuesday November 26, 1632."
Robert Dormer, baron Dormer of Winge, and baronet, was created by king Charles I. viscount Ascot, and earl of Caernarvon, August 2, 1628. This nobleman, alike distnguished for his virtue, wisdom, and valour, fell after the battle of Newberry, Sept. 20, 1643, in his return from pursuing a party of the parliamentary forces, being killed by a trooper, who, knowing his lordship, ran, him through the body with a sword, and he expired in about an hour. He married Anna-Sophia, daughter of Philip [aged 48], earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, by whom he had an only child, whose birth and baptism are mentioned above. He was William [Note. A mistake for Charles?], the second earl of Caernarvon, who dying November 29, 1709, without male issue, that title became extinct, but the barony descended to the issue of Anthony Dormer, of Grove Park, in Warwickshire, second son of Robert, the first lord Dormer; but after being possessed by Robert [Note. Rowland?], the eldest son of that Anthony, it went to the issue male of Robert, the third son of the first baron, and is still posssessed by that branch.
On 26th November 1651 Henry Ireton [aged 40] died of plague.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 26th November 1665. After dinner took leave, and on shore to Madam Williams, to give her an account of my Lord's letter to me about Howe, who he has clapped by the heels on suspicion of having the jewells, and she did give me my Lord Bruncker's [aged 45] examination of the fellow, that declares his having them; and so away, Sir W. Warren riding with me, and the way being very bad, that is, hard and slippery by reason of the frost, so we could not come to past Woolwich, Kent [Map] till night. However, having a great mind to have gone to the Duke of Albemarle [aged 56], I endeavoured to have gone farther, but the night come on and no going, so I 'light and sent my horse by Tooker, and returned on foot to my wife at Woolwich, Kent [Map], where I found, as I had directed, a good dinner to be made against to-morrow, and invited guests in the yarde, meaning to be merry, in order to her taking leave, for she intends to come in a day or two to me for altogether.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 26th November 1667. After dinner, by coach as far as the Temple [Map], and there saw a new book, in folio, of all that suffered for the King [aged 37] in the late times, which I will buy, it seems well writ, and then back to the Old Exchange [Map], and there at my goldsmith's bought a basin for my wife to give the Parson's child, to which the other day she was godmother. It cost me; £10 14s. besides graving, which I do with the cypher of the name, Daniel Mills, and so home to the office, and then home to supper and hear my wife read, and then to bed. This afternoon, after dinner, come to me Mr. Warren, and there did tell me that he come to pay his debt to me for the kindness I did him in getting his last ship out, which I must also remember was a service to the King, though I did not tell him so, as appeared by my advising with the board, and there writing to Sir W. Coventry [aged 39] to get the pass for the ship to go for it to Genoa. Now that which he had promised me for the courtesy was I take it 100 pieces or more, I think more, and also for the former courtesy I had done for the getting of his first ship out for this hemp he did promise me a consideration upon the return of the goods, but I never did to this day demand any thing of him, only about a month ago he told me that now his ship was come, and he would come out of my debt, but told me that whereas he did expect to have had some profit by the voyage, it had proved of loss to him, by the loss of some ships, or some accidents, I know not what, and so that he was not able to do what he intended, but told me that he would present me with sixty pieces in gold. I told him I would demand nothing of his promises, though they were much greater, nor would have thus much, but if he could afford to give me but fifty pieces, it should suffice me. So now he brought something in a paper, which since proves to be fifty pieces. But before I would take them I told him that I did not insist on anything, and therefore prayed him to consult his ability before he did part with them: and so I refused them once or twice till he did the third time offer them, and then I took them, he saying that he would present me with as many more if I would undertake to get him £500 paid on his bills. I told him I would by no means have any promise of the kind, nor would have any kindness from him for any such service, but that I should do my utmost for nothing to do him that justice, and would endeavour to do what I could for him, and so we parted, he owning himself mightily engaged to me for my kind usage of him in accepting of so small a matter in satisfaction of all that he owed me; which I enter at large for my justification if anything of this should be hereafter enquired after. This evening also comes to me to my closet at the Office Sir John Chichly [aged 27], of his own accord, to tell me what he shall answer to the Committee, when, as he expects, he shall be examined about my Lord Sandwich [aged 42]; which is so little as will not hurt my Lord at all, I know. He do profess great generousness towards my Lord, and that this jealousy of my Lord's of him is without ground, but do mightily inveigh against Sir Roger Cuttance, and would never have my Lord to carry him to sea again, as being a man that hath done my Lord more hurt than ever he can repair by his ill advice, and disobliging every body. He will by no means seem to crouch to my Lord, but says that he hath as good blood in his veins as any man, though not so good a title, but that he will do nothing to wrong or prejudice my Lord, and I hope he will not, nor I believe can; but he tells me that Sir E. Spragg and Utber are the men that have done my Lord the most wrong, and did bespatter him the most at Oxford, and that my Lord was misled to believe that all that was there said was his, which indeed it was not, and says that he did at that time complain to his father of this his misfortune. This I confess is strange to me touching these two men, but yet it may well enough as the world goes, though I wonder I confess at the latter of the two, who always professes great love to my Lord. Sir Roger Cuttance was with me in the morning, and there gives me an account so clear about Bergen and the other business against my Lord, as I do not see what can be laid to my Lord in either, and tells me that Pen, however he now dissembles it, did on the quarter deck of my Lord's ship, after he come on board, when my Lord did fire a gun for the ships to leave pursuing the enemy, Pen did say, before a great many, several times, that his heart did leap in his belly for joy when he heard the gun, and that it was the best thing that could be done for securing the fleet. He tells me also that Pen was the first that did move and persuade my Lord to the breaking bulke, as a thing that was now the time to do right to the commanders of the great ships, who had no opportunity of getting anything by prizes, now his Lordship might distribute to everyone something, and he himself did write down before my Lord the proportions for each man. This I am glad of, though it may be this dissembling fellow may, twenty to one, deny it.
John Evelyn's Diary. 26th November 1669. I heard an excellent discourse by Dr. Patrick, on the Resurrection, and afterward, visited the Countess of Kent [aged 25], my kinswoman.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 26th November 1679. I met the Earl of Clarendon with the rest of my fellow executors of the Will of my late Lady Viscountess Mordaunt, namely, Mr. Laurence Hyde [aged 37], one of the Commissioners of the Treasury, and lately Plenipotentiary-Ambassador at Nimeguen; Andrew Newport [aged 59]; and Sir Charles Wheeler [aged 59]; to examine and audit and dispose of this year's account of the estate of this excellent Lady, according to the direction of her Will.
John Evelyn's Diary. 26th November 1683. I went to compliment the Duchess of Grafton [aged 15], now lying-in of her first child, a son, which she called for, that I might see it. She was become more beautiful, if it were possible, than before, and full of virtue and sweetness. She discoursed with me of many particulars, with great prudence and gravity beyond her years.
On 26th November 1691 John Barrington 4th Baronet [aged 21] died of smallpox. His brother Charles [aged 20] succeeded 5th Baronet Barrington of Barrington Hall.
On 26th November 1716 Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland was born to Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 32] and Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset [aged 17]. She married 6th July 1740 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland and had issue.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 26th November 1718. Mr Norroy [aged 57] amongst many other curious old deeds with seals to them, brought us the original decree of the University of Bonomia [Note. This reference to 'Bonomia' is obscure. Possibly an earl name for Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map] which was founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland] against the Popes Authority for dispensing with the Marriage of Henry VIII and Queen Catherine, with the seal to it, and likewise a transcript of the Doomsday Book for Surrey, in the original hand and method.
On 26th November 1727 Edward Howard 9th Duke of Norfolk [aged 41] and Mary Blount Duchess Norfolk [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were sixth cousins.
On 26th November 1745 George Pelham-Clinton was born to Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 25] and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln [aged 18]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.32%. He died aged six in 1752.
Archaeologia Volume 10 Section IV. Some Observations on the Paintings in the Window of Brereton Church [Map]. By the Rev. Samuel Pegge [aged 85], in a Letter to Owen Salusbury Brereton [aged 74], Esq. Vice President. Read Nov. 26, 1789.
On 26th November 1807 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 50] was elected Archbishop of York.
After 26th November 1808. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Phillips Lloyd Fletcher [deceased] sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 33].
Phillips Lloyd Fletcher: In 1738 he was born to Reverend John Fletcher of Sudderbank, Cumberland. Before 1800 he and Eleanor Wynne were married. They had four sons and four daughters. The difference in their ages was 21 years. On 26th November 1808 he 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 26th November 1811 Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough [aged 68] died.
On 26th November 1820 Frances Anne Hamond [aged 16] died. Memorial in All Saints Church, West Acre [Map].
Frances Anne Hamond: Around 1804 he was born to Philip Hamond of High House in West Acre in Norfolk and Anne Packe.
On 26th November 1847 Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg was born to King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 29] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 30]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.85%. She married 9th November 1866 her fifth cousin once removed Tsar Alexander III of Russia and had issue.
On 26th November 1869 Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway was born to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 28] and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 24] at Marlborough House. She married 1896 her first cousin Haakon VII King Norway, son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark, and had issue.
The London Gazette 30399 3rd Suplement. Third Supplement. War Office. Monday 26th November 1917.
Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross.
2nd Lt. Walter Marsden [aged 35], M.C., N. Lan. R. (M.C. gazetted 26th September, 1917.)
On 26th November 1920 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster [aged 41] and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster [aged 29] were married.
On 26th November 1950 Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 55] died. His son Andrew [aged 30] succeeded 11th Duke Devonshire, 14th Earl Devonshire, 6th Earl Burlington, 14th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 30] by marriage Duchess Devonshire. On 24th December 1988 Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 55] died. Both the Duke and Duchess were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].
On 26th November 1436 Catherine Aviz was born to Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal [aged 45] and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.40%.
On 26th November 1466 Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns was born to William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 35] and Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings [aged 24] at Kirkby Muxloe Castle [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married 4th September 1475 his second cousin once removed Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns and had issue.
On 26th November 1534 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley was born to Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley and Anne Savage Baroness Berkeley [aged 38]. He married (1) September 1554 his fourth cousin once removed Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley and had issue (2) 9th March 1598 Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley.
On 26th November 1581 Elizabeth Lennard was born to Samson Lennard Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 37] and Margaret Fiennes 11th Baroness Dacre of Gilsland [aged 40]. She married Francis Barnham.
On 26th November 1631 Anne Kerr was born to William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian [aged 26] and Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian.
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 26th November 1699 Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham 5th Baronet was born to Edward Knatchbull 4th Baronet [aged 25] and Alice Wyndham Lady Knatchbull [aged 23]. He married 23rd June 1730 Catherine Harris Lady Knatchbull and had issue.
On 26th November 1704 Henry Scott was born to James Scott [aged 30] and Henrietta Hyde Countess Dalkeith [aged 27]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th November 1716 Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland was born to Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 32] and Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset [aged 17]. She married 6th July 1740 Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland and had issue.
On 26th November 1745 George Pelham-Clinton was born to Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 25] and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln [aged 18]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.32%. He died aged six in 1752.
On 26th November 1766 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley was born to John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet [aged 31]. He married 1796 Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley, daughter of John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield and Abigail Way Countess Sheffield, and had issue.
On 26th November 1781 Lincoln Edwin Robert Stanhope was born to Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 28] and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 26]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th November 1782 George Strickland 7th Baronet was born to William Strickland 6th Baronet [aged 29] and Henrietta Cholmley Lady Strickland [aged 22]. He married 1818 Mary Constable and had issue.
On 26th November 1799 Henry Every was born to Henry Every 9th Baronet [aged 22] and Penelope Mosley Lady Every [aged 20]. He married (1) 1826 Maria Charlotte Talbot (2) 26th March 1829 Caroline Flower, daughter of Henry Flower 4th Viscount Ashbrook, and had issue.
On 26th November 1799 Granville Dudley Ryder was born to Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 36] and Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 27]. He married 30th May 1825 his first cousin Georgiana Augusta Somerset, daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort, and had issue.
On 26th November 1827 Charles Champagné Des Voeux 6th Baronet was born to Reverend Henry Des Voeux [aged 41].
On 26th November 1847 Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg was born to King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 29] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 30]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.85%. She married 9th November 1866 her fifth cousin once removed Tsar Alexander III of Russia 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 26th November 1869 Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway was born to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 28] and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 24] at Marlborough House. She married 1896 her first cousin Haakon VII King Norway, son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark, and had issue.
On 26th November 1906 Richard Acland 15th Baronet was born to Francis Dyke Acland 14th Baronet [aged 32].
On 26th November 1939 Henry Nicholas Hawley 8th Baronet was born to David Hawley 7th Baronet [aged 26] and Hermione Gregson Lady Hawley [aged 24].
On 26th November 1951 Peter King 5th Earl of Lovelace was born to Peter King 4th Earl of Lovelace [aged 46].
On 26th November 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel [aged 24] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married. King Henry IV of England [aged 38] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 35] were present at their wedding feast. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal [aged 53] and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 26th November 1570 Charles IX King France [aged 20] and Elisabeth of Austria Queen Consort France [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 43] and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 42]. He the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.
On 26th November 1604 Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 31] and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 25] were married at Sønderborg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. She the daughter of John Günther Schwarzburg 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen and Anna of Oldenburg. He the son of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 59] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. They were half fourth cousins.
On 26th November 1619 Edward Dering 1st Baronet [aged 21] and Elizabeth Tufton were married at St Dionis Backchurch. She the daughter of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 41] and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet [aged 38].
On 26th November 1635 Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 16] were married.
On 26th November 1638 Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe [aged 15] and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe were married in Sherborne, Gloucestershire. She by marriage Countess Downe.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 26th November 1672 Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet [aged 23] and Judith Winch Lady Forster were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Lady Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire.
On 26th November 1679 Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton [aged 26] and Elizabeth Jones were married.
On 26th November 1727 Edward Howard 9th Duke of Norfolk [aged 41] and Mary Blount Duchess Norfolk [aged 16] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were sixth cousins.
On 26th November 1840 John Simeon 3rd Baronet [aged 25] and Jane Maria Baker Lady Simeon [aged 21] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were first cousins.
On 26th November 1920 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster [aged 41] and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster [aged 29] were married.
On 26th November 1298 Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford [aged 44] died. She was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map].
On 26th November 1313 Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon [aged 37] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland.
On 26th November 1504 Isabella Queen Castile [aged 53] died. Her daughter Joanna [aged 25] succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [aged 26] by marriage King Castile.
On 19th September 1534 Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 29] died at Stone, Aylesbury. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Stone. On 26th November 1534 His son Henry succeeded posthumously 7th Baron Berkeley.
On 26th November 1613 Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley [aged 79] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Berkeley. His grandson George [aged 12] succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley.
On 26th November 1626 Thomas Bishopp 1st Baronet [aged 73] died. His son Edward [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Baronet Bishopp of Parham in Sussex.
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 26th November 1680 Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden [aged 94] died.
On 26th November 1687 Vere Essex Cromwell 4th Earl Ardglass [aged 62] died. Earl Ardglass, Baron Cromwell Oakham extinct. His daughter Elizabeth Cromwell [aged 12] and her husband Edward Southwell [aged 16] inherited Throwley Hall, Staffordshire [Map].
On 26th November 1687 Thomas Needham 6th Viscount Kilmorey [aged 28] died. His son Robert [aged 4] succeeded 7th Viscount Kilmorey.
On 26th November 1691 John Barrington 4th Baronet [aged 21] died of smallpox. His brother Charles [aged 20] succeeded 5th Baronet Barrington of Barrington Hall.
On 26th November 1718 Thomas Belasyse 3rd Viscount Fauconberg died. His son Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 4th Viscount Faunconberg, 5th Baronet Belasyse of Newborough.
On 26th November 1727 Edward Russell 1st Earl Orford [aged 74] died at 43 King Street. He was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. Earl Orford extinct.
On 26th November 1744 Christopher Mansel 3rd Baron Mansel [aged 24] died. His brother Bussy [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baron Mansel of Margam, 8th Baronet Mansel of Margam. His daughter Louisa Barbara Mansel [aged 11] inherited his estates.
On 26th November 1767 Jane Lawton Countess Northampton died.
On 26th November 1791 Henry George Liddell 5th Baronet [aged 42] died. His son Thomas [aged 16] succeeded 6th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.
On 26th November 1795 Charles Graham 7th Baronet [aged 31] died. His brother Robert [aged 26] succeeded 8th Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland
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 26th November 1811 Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough [aged 68] died.
On 26th November 1811 Thomas Tyrwhitt aka Tyrwhitt-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 46] died. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baronet Tyrwhitt of Stanley Hall in Shropshire.
On 26th November 1841 Louisa Elizabeth Grey Countess Durham [aged 44] died.
On 26th November 1841 General Thomas Molyneau 5th Baronet [aged 74] died. His son George [aged 28] succeeded 6th Baronet Molyneux of Castle Dillon in Armagh. Emma Green Lady Molyneux [aged 26] by marriage Lady Molyneux of Castle Dillon in Armagh.
On 26th November 1850 George Nugent-Grenville 2nd Baron Nugent [aged 61] died without issue. Baron Nugent extinct.
On 26th November 1852 Joseph Wallis Hoare 3rd Baronet [aged 77] died. His son Edward [aged 50] succeeded 4th Baronet Hoare of Annabella in County Cork.
On 26th November 1852 John Josiah Guest 1st Baronet [aged 67] died. His son Ivor [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.
On 26th November 1861 Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey [aged 85] died.
On 26th November 1864 Frederica Kerr Countess of Abingdon [aged 48] died.
On 26th November 1869 Isabella Cecilia Middleton Lady Cooke died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 26th November 1898 William Earle Welby-Gregory 4th Baronet [aged 69] died. His son Charles [aged 33] succeeded 5th Baronet Welby of Denton Manor in Lincolnshire.
On 26th November 1902 Wroth Acland Lethbridge 4th Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Wroth [aged 38] succeeded 5th Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset. Alianore Chandos-Pole Lady Lethbridge [aged 34] by marriage Lady Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset.
On 26th November 1911 Frederick Charles Scotter 2nd Baronet [aged 43] died. Baronet Scotter of Surbiton in Surrey extinct.
On 26th November 1924 Admiral William Alison Dyke Acland 2nd Baronet [aged 76] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Baronet Acland of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford. Emily Barclay Baroness Acland by marriage Lady Acland of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford.
On 26th November 1946 Berkeley Digby George Sheffield 6th Baronet [aged 70] died. His son Robert [aged 40] succeeded 7th Baronet Sheffield.
On 26th November 1948 Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish 6th Baron Waterpark [aged 72] died. His nephew Frederick [aged 22] succeeded 7th Baron Waterpark, 8th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
On 26th November 1950 Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 55] died. His son Andrew [aged 30] succeeded 11th Duke Devonshire, 14th Earl Devonshire, 6th Earl Burlington, 14th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 30] by marriage Duchess Devonshire. On 24th December 1988 Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 55] died. Both the Duke and Duchess were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].
On 26th November 2006 Robin George Colborne Nugent 5th Baronet [aged 81] died. His son Christopher [aged 57] succeeded 6th Baronet Nugent of Waddesdon in Berkshire.