30 May is in May.
1445 Coronation of Queen Margaret of Anjou
1467 Tournament Bastard of Burgundy
1472 Death of Jacquetta of Luxembourg
1532 Coronation of Anne Boleyn
1536 Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
1550 Visit of the French Ambassadors
On 30th May 1201 Theobald IV King Navarre was born to Theobald Blois III Count Champagne [deceased] and Blanche Ramirez. Theobald IV King Navarre succeeded posthumously IV Count Champagne. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married (1) 1222 Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy and had issue (2) after 11th July 1231 Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre and had issue.
On 30th May 1213 William Longespée Earl Salisbury [aged 37] accidentally encountered a large French fleet. The French crews were mostly ashore. The English captured around 300 ships at anchor, burning a further 100 ships. The battle resulted in a period of peace in England with France being unable to invade, as well as generating significant wealth for England.
On 30th May 1252 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon [aged 53] died. His son Alfonso [aged 30] succeeded X King Castile, X King Leon. Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 1. 30th May 1323. Truce with Robert de Brus for 13 years. Thorp, near York. E. ii. 521. O. iii. 122. H. ii. p. ii. 73.
On 30th May 1361 Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 24] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 19]. She married 1379 her fourth cousin William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich, son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich.
On 30th May 1431 Joan of Arc [aged 19] was burned at the stake witnessed by Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 56] at the Old Market Place, Rouen [Map].
Chronicle of Gregory. 23 May 1431. Ande the XXiij day of May the Pusylle [aged 19] was brent at Rone [Map], and that was a pon Corpus Crysty evyn. [Note. The date here one week out; should be 30th May 1431]
On 30th May 1444 John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 41] committed suicide. Suicide not certain but likely. Duke Somerset, Earl Kendal extinct. His brother Edmund [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl Somerset. Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 35] by marriage Countess Somerset.
His only child Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond aged one was his heir. King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 22] granted her wardship to William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 47] who married her to his son John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk [aged 1].
On 30th May 1445 Ferdinand I King Naples [aged 21] and Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples [aged 21] were married. He the illegitmate son of Alfonso V King Aragon [aged 49] and Giralda Carlino.
On 30th May 1445, five weeks after her marriage, Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [aged 15] was crowned Queen Consort England by Archbishop John Stafford at Westminster Abbey [Map].
A Brief Latin Chronicle. 30th May 1445. In the year of our Lord 1445, on the 30th day of May, Margaret [aged 15], the daughter of the King of Sicily [aged 36], was crowned Queen of England at Westminster. However, it should be noted that shortly after the marriage contract was made with the said Margaret in overseas territories by William, Duke of Suffolk [aged 48], Maine along with Anjou were lost. Then gradually (whose betrayal or cowardice God knows) all of Normandy with the city of Paris, etc., were lost. Similarly, Bordeaux along with all of Gascony, etc., were also lost.
Anno Domini millessimo cccc°.xlv., xxx die mensis Maii coronatur Margareta filia regis Ceciloie in reginam Anglie apud Vestmonasterium. Sed advertendum est quod infra breve post contractum factum cum dicta Margareta in partibus transmarinis per Willelmum ducem Suthfolk, amissa est Cenomannia cum Andegavia. Deinde paulatim (quorum prodicione aut ignavia novit Deus) amissa est tota Normannia cum civitatge Parisius, &. Deinde similiter amissa est Burdegalia cum tota Vascibua, &.
On 30th May 1467 George York 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 17] and John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 40] visited Antoine "Bastard of Burgundy" [aged 46] at his lodgings in Chelsea.
On 30th May 1472 Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [aged 57] died. Not known where she was buried.
On 30th May 1499 John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 57] died. Baron Cheyne extinct. Fluted Period. Alabaster Monument at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Fluted armour typified by having no headwear, being clean shaven, a breastplate in two pieces and the neck protected by a Standard. Damaged angel, its head removed, holding the cushion on which his head rests. He wearing a Lancastrian Esses Collar with large Esses. Ringed fingers.
Detail of the heavily graffitied Shoulder Garter.
Detail of the heavily graffitied Leg Garter and Poleyn.
Mutilated Lion at his feet with its head missing. The figure beneath his right foot appears to be a Bedesman. That beneath his left foot may be the remains of the means by which a bedesman was originally fixed to the foot. What appears to be a birds foot lying across the lions body is the tail of the lion.
The Noble Triumphant Coronacyon of Quene Anne. 30th May 1532. The fryday made Knyghtes of the Bathe xix whose names foloweth.
Also on fryday the thirteth day of Maye the Kynge treated and made in the towre of London, nineteen noble men Knyghtes of the bathe whose names folowe.
The lorde Marques Dorset [aged 15].
The erle of Derby [aged 23].
The lorde Clyfforde [aged 15] sone aud heyre to therle of Cumberlande [aged 39].
The lorde Fitzwater sone and heyre to therle of Sussex.
The lorde Hastynges sone and heyre to therle of Huntyngton.
The Lorde Barkelay.
The lorde Mountagle.
The lorde Vaux.
Syr Henry Parker sone and heyre to the lorde Morley.
Syr Wyllyam Wyndsour sone and heyre to the lorde Wyndesour.
Syr John Mordant sone and heyre to the lorde Mordant.
Syr Fraunces Weston.
Syr Thomas Aroundell.
Syr Johan Hudelston.
Syr Thomas Ponynges.
Syr Henry Sauell.
Syr George Fitz Wyllyam of Lyncolne shire.
Syr Johan Tyndall.
Syr Thomas Jermey.
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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Ellis' Letters. 30th May 1533. And the same nyghte, and Frydaye aldayeb2, the Kyng [aged 41] and Queene [aged 32] taryed there; and on Frydaye at nyght the Kyngs Grace made xviij knyghts of the Bathe, whose creacion was not alonly so strange to here of, as also their garmentes stranger to beholde or loke on; whiche said Knightes, the nexte daye, whiche was Saturday, rydde before the Queene's grace thorowte the Citie of London towards Westminster palice, over and besyds the moste parte of the nobles of the Realme, whiche lyke accompanied her grace thorowe owte the said citie; she syttyng in her heere, upon a Horse Lytter, rychely appareled, and iiij knyghtes of the v. ports beryng a Canapye over her hedd. And after her cam iiij. riche charettes, one of them emptie, and iij. other furnysshed with diuerse auncient old lades; and after them cam a great trayne of other Ladies and gyntillwomen: whyche said Progresse, from the begynnyng to thendyng, extendid half a myle in leyngthe by estimacion or thereabout. To whome also, as she came alongeste the Citie, was shewid many costely pagiants, with diverse other encomyes spoken of chyldren to her; wyne also runyng at certeyne Condits plentiously. And so procedyng thorowte the streats, passid furthe vnto Westminster Hall, where was a certeyn banket prepared for her, which donne, she was conveyd owte of the bake syde of the palice into a Barge and so vnto Yorke Place, where the Kyng's grace was before her comyng, for this you muste ever presuppose that his Grace came allwayes before her secretlye in a Barge aswell frome Grenewyche to the Tower as from the Tower to Yorke place.
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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 30th May 1533. 563. On Friday, 30 May, all noblemen, &c. repaired to Court, and in a long chamber within the Tower were ordained 18 "baynes," in which were 18 noblemen all that night, who received the order of knighthood on Saturday, Whitsun eve. Also there were 63 knights made with the sword in honor of the coronation. Then all the nobles, knights, squires, and gentlemen were warned to attend on horseback, on the Tower Hill on Saturday next, to accompany her Grace to Westminster, to do service at the coronation. Pp. 6. Early copy.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 30th May 1553. Harl. MS. 41, f. 15. B. M. 561. Coronation Of Anne Boleyn. The order in proceeding from the Tower to Westminster.
The King's messengers to ride foremost with their boxes, to stay when that time is, and to go when that time is, as they see the followers do pause.
The strangers that ride, and the Ambassadors' servants. Item, next the trumpets, the gentlemen ushers, the chaplains having no dignity, the squires for the Body, with pursuivants two and two on each side. The knights and challenger and defender with steryng horses. The aldermen of London. The great chaplains of dignity. Heralds, two and two on each side. The knights of the Bath, the "barenettes" [and abbots]. The knights of the Garter, being no lords. The two Chief Judges and Master of the Rolls. Then all the Lords and Barons in order after their estates. The Bishops. The Earls and Ambassadors. The comptroller of Household. The treasurer of Household. The steward of Household. Two kings-of-arms. The King's chamberlain. The Lord Privy Seal. The Lord Admiral of England. The Great Chamberlain of England. The Archbishops and Ambassadors. The two esquires of honor, with robes of estate rolled and worn baldric wise about their necks, with caps of estate representing the duke of Normandy and the duke of Aquitain. The Lord Mayor and Garter. The Marshal, the Constable, the Treasurer, the Chancellor. The Serjeants-of-arms on both sides. Her Chancellor bareheaded. The Queen's grace. The Lord Chamberlain. The Master of the Horse leading a spare horse. Seven ladies in crimson velvet. Two chariots; two ladies in the first, and four in the second, all of the greatest estates. Seven ladies in the same suit, their horses trapped to the pastron. The third chariot, wherein were six ladies with crimson velvet. The fourth chariot, with eight ladies in crimson velvet. Thirty gentlewomen, all in velvet and silk of the liveries of their ladies. The captain of the Guard. The King's guard in their rich coats.
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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 30th May 1553. Add. MS. 21,116, f. 48. B. M. 562. Coronation Of Anne Boleyn.
"The appointment what number of officers and servitors that shall attend upon the Queen's grace, the Bishop and the ladies sitting at the Queen's board in the Great Hall at Westminster, the day of the coronation, as followeth:—
Carvers: Lord Montague for the Queen. Sir Edw. Seymour for the Bishop. Thos. Arundell for the ladies at the board.
Cupbearers: Lord William Howard for the Queen. Lord Clynton for the Bishop. Lord Audeley's son and heir for the board.
Sewers: Sir Edw. Nevill for the Queen. Percival Harte for the Bishop. Richard Verney for the board. Chief pantry, 1. Chief butler, 1. Chief sewer, 1. Almoners, 7. Servitors, knights, and gentlemen for three messes, 60.
Sewers, 8. Servitors, 80. Yeomen, 16.
Knights of the Bath: Marquis of Dorset, earl of Derby, lords Clifford, Fitzwater, Hastings, Mountegle, and Vaux; Mr. Parker, lord Morley's son; Mr. Wynsor, lord Winsor's son; John Mordant, lord Mordant's son; Fras. Weston, Thos. Arundell, Mr. Corbet, Mr. Wyndham, John Barkeley, John Huddelston, Ric. Verney of Penley, Thos. Ponynges, Hen. Savile, John Germayne, Rob. Whitneye of Gloucestershire, Geo. Fitzwilliams, John Tyndall.
Knights and gentlemen to be servitors: Sir John St. John, Sir Michael Fisher, Sir Thos. Rotheram, Sir Geo. Somerset, Sir Wm. Essex, Sir Antony Hungerford, Sir Ric. Graundfeild, Sir John Hamond, Sir Robt. Painton, Sir Giles Alington, Sir Thos. Elyot, Sir Rafe Langford, Sir John Fulford, Sir Thos. Darcy, Sir John Villers, Sir John Markham, Sir John Beryn, Sir Nic. Stirley, Sir Thos. Straung, Sir Fras. Lovell, Sir Edw. Chamberlen, Sir Adrian Fortescue, Sir Water Stoner, Sir Wm. Barentyne, Sir Wm. Newman, Sir Arthur Hopton, Sir Edm. Beningfeild, Sir Ant. Wingfeild, Sir Geo. Frogmerton, Sir John Russell of Worster, Sir Geo. Darcy, Sir Wm. Pickering, Sir Thos. Cornvell, Sir John Bridges, Sir Wm. Hussey, Sir Edw. Wotton, Sir Wm. Hault, Sir John Skott, Sir Ric. Clementes, Sir Wm. Kempe, Sir Edw. Cobham, Sir Wm. Fynch, Sir John Thymbleby, Sir Rob. Hussey, Sir Chr. Willughbie, Sir Wm. Skipwith, Sir Wm. Askice, Sir Jeffrey Poole, Sir Jas. Worsley, Sir Thos. Lysley, Sir John Talbot, Sir John Gifford, Sir Wm. Basset, Sir Ph. Dracote, Sir Henry Longe, Sir Ant. Lutterell, Sir John Sainctlowe, Sir Roger Copley, Sir Wm. Pellam, Sir Wm. Goring, Sir Walter Hungerford, John Hersley, George Lyne, Ric. Philips,—Yorke, Ric. Dodham, Rafe Mannering, John Seintler, Clement Harleston, John Turell, Humfrey Ferres, Geo. Grissley, Wm. Drurye, Wm. Cope, John St. John, Edm. Tame, Ric. Lygon, Leonard Poole, John Arnold, John Arden, Wm. Stafford, Chas. Herbert of Troy, Sir Wm. Paunder, Young Wingfeild, Holcrofte, Skipwith, Diar, Young Barkeley.
Sewers: Roger Banbricke, Antony Isley, Edm. Browne, John Cheyne, Wm. Morgan, Davy Morgan, Hen. Seymer, William Jones.
Yeomen ushers and yeomen appointed to attend upon the Queen at her Coronation: John Lane, Laurence Sendell, Robt. Griffith, Thos. Marshall, John Brygden, Davyd Philips, John Geffrey, Wm. Avenell, Ric. Ryder, Wm. Sendre, Hugh Troblefeild, John Ashton, John Smith, senior, John Robertes, John Perce, Antony Saunders, Walter Wagham, Thos. Coxe, Ric. Stone, Thos. Hawkins, Wm. Bond, Robt. Whitbrowe, Hugh Lewis, Thos. Gethens, Ric. Gilmyn, Rob. Gibbes, Ric. Rawneshaw, John Bromfeld, Robt. Langden, John Holcomb, Robt. Owen, Griffith ap Morice, Walter Menours, Wm. Jones, Robt. Mortoun, Edm. Stoner, John Gethens, Edw. Philips, John Wympe, Ric. Clerke, John Holland, John Alcock, Ric. Gilling, John Evanse, Lyonell Martyn, Fras. Coket, John Brathwet, John Cox, John Knotford, John Belson, John Byrte, John Node, Moris Apenevet, Michael Whiting, John Stevens, Hugh David, Lewis ap Watkyn, John Cowper, Edw. Johnson, Ric. Fowler, John Grymith, Symond Symmes, Robert Stonhouse, Edw. Aprichard, Hen. Holden.
Ibid., f. 50 b. ii. Officers appointed to attend on the Queen and the Bishop sitting at the Queen's board end, on the day of her coronation.
John Hancote, Thos. Berram, Roger Gerers, John Massye, John Colby, John Person Edw. Dickey, Ric. Estoune, Wm. Lawry, George Banckes, Thos. Massy, Ralfe Ball, John Gounter, Ric. Baker, John Thomas, Thos. Norton, Wm. Germaine, Thos. Toby, Richard Faice, Geo. Hodson. John Williams, Adam Holland, Robt. Bird, Robt. Gibson, Wm. Batty, Hugh Norres, Thos. Calfe, Wm. Paye.
Carvers: The earl of [Essex or] Rutland for the Queen; Sir Edm. (Edward) Seymour for the Archbishop.
Cupbearers: Lord Derby for the Queen; Sir John Dudley for the Archbishop.
Sewers: The earl of Sussex for the Queen; Sir Thos. Arundell for the Archbishop.
Panters: Viscount Lisle, chief panter; John Apricharde; John Gislym.
[Butlers]: Earl of Arundell, chief butler; Ric. Hill, Edm. Harvye. [Ewers]: Sir Henry [Thomas] Wyat, Jeffrey Villers, Henry Atkinson. Chief almoners for the Queen: Lord Bray, Sir Wm. Gascoyne. Almoners: Henry Wells, Thos. Mason. Edmond Pekham, cofferer. William Thynne. Thos. Hatclife, Edw. Weldon, for the Bishop, and the said Bishop to be served covered. Surveyors at the dressers: Thos. Weldon for the Queen; Thos. Holden for the Bishop. Michael Wentworth, Henry Bricket, to see that nothing be embezzled.
Servitors from the dressers: For the Queen: Sir — Parker, Sir John St. John, Sir William Wynsor, Sir John Mordaunt, Sir Fras. Weston, Sir John Gifforte, Sir John Barkeley, Sir John Huddleston. Sir Ric. Verney, Sir Thos. Poninges, Sir Hen. Savell, Sir John Germayne, Sir Robt. Whetney, Sir Geo. Fitzwilliams, Sir John Tyndall, Sir Michael Fisher, Sir Tho. Rotheram, Sir Geo. Somerset, Sir Wm. Essex, Sir Antony Hungerford, Sir Ric. Graundfeild, Sir John Shamond1, Sir Robt. Paynton, Sir Walter Stoner. For the Archbishop: Sir Thos. Elyot, Sir Rafe Langford, Sir John Fulford, Sir Thos. Dar[c]y. Sir John Villers, Sir John Markham, Sir John Berryn, Sir Nic. Stirley, Sir Thos. Straung, Sir Fras. Lovell, Sir Edw. Chamberlen, Sir Adryan Fortescue, Sir Hen. Longe, Sir Wm. Barington, Sir Wm. Newman, Sir Arthur Hopton, Sir Edw. Beningfeild, Sir Antony Wingfield, Sir Geo. Frogmerton [Throggemorton.], Sir John Russell of Worcestershire, Sir George Dar[c]y, Sir Wm. Pickering, Sir Thos. Cornwall, Sir John Bridges.
Waferers: Rob. Leigh for the Queen and the Bishop. He must bring his wafers for both services to the Queen's cupboard, to be set [sic: fet?from thence by the sewers. Confectionery: Cutbert Blakden [Vaughan] for the Queen and Bishop, with similar orders.
Kitchen: For the Queen and Bishop: John Plume, Edw. Wilkinson, Ric. Currey, John Armstrong, Robt. Plume, child, Thos. Galepy, fryer.
Larder: Lord Burgenye, John Dale, Jas. Mitchell.
Sausery: John Richardson for the Queen and Bishop, remaining in the house.
Pastry: John Cuncle, Elister Shainc. Boilers: John White, [John Tayler].
Scullery: Wm. Richarde for the Queen; Wm. Rawlyns for the Bishop, and to be served with gilt plate.
Marshals: Ric. Rede for the Queen; Edw. Vaux for the Bishop; Jesper Terrell; John Stevens. Richard Chace to be supervisor that every man give his due attendance that shall wait in the hall beneath the bar.
Lord Chamberlain: John earl of Oxford to give the King water.
The towel: Allen Asplonge, or his heirs, to give the Queen the towel before dinner.
The Queen's Champion:
Officers appointed to attend on the Lords Spiritual and Temporal at the middle board on the right hand of the Queen. The first board to be 11 yards in length, and to be served with three services of a like fare, and 30 services of another fare.
Sewers: John Barney at the board, John Banbricke at the dresser. Panters: Thos. Bend, Ric. Holbroke, Ric. Madoxe, John Stoddard, Wm. Dennys, Pierce Barly. Buttery and cellar: Bryan Aunsley, William Abbot, Ric. Weckly, John Aman. Ewris: Allyn Matthew, Thos. Christmas, Robt. Clynton.
Almoners: Thos. Oldnall, Wm. Blakeden, Hugh Williams.
[Conveyers]: Thos. Child, Thos. Hinde, Wm. Berman. Surveyors at the dressers: Thos. Hall, Wm. Thynne. John Lane, to see that the yeomen give due attendance. [Servitors from the dresser]: Richard Gilmyn, Robt. Griffith, Thos. Marshall, John Brogden, David Phillip, John Geffrey, Wm. Avenell, Ric. Ryder, Robt. Gibes, Wm. Semerre, Hugh Troblefeild, John Ashton, John Smith the elder, John Robertes, John Perce, Antony Perce, Antony Saunders, Walter Vaughan, Thos. Coxe, Ric. Stone, Thos. Hawkins, Wm. Bonde. Robt. Whitbrowe, Hugh Lewis, Thos. Githens. Waferers: Robt. Lystar. Confectionery: John Amnesleye. Kitchen: Wm. Bolton, Robt. Forster, John Floy [Sloye], John Laurence, John Baker, child, Wm. Botte [Abbott], fryer. Larder: John Dale, Jas. Michell. Saulsery: John Richard, Symond Dudley. Pastry: John Connicle, Robt. Dauson, Ric. Byre. Boiler: John White.
Scullery: Wm. Rice, Wm. Rawlins, Thos. Coke, child, John Worall [Morall], conducte.
Marshals: Thos. Ward, Hen. Hokars. Huisshers: John Gilman, Thos. Myles.
Officers to attend upon Duchesses and other ladies at the middle board on the left hand of the Queen; the first board 8 yards long. To be served with 3 services of like fare, 3 of another fare, and 30 of another fare.
Sewers: John Bonam, Ric. Sterkey.
Pantry: Thos. Skasley, John Markham, John Coxe, Thos. Hall. Conveyors of the bread to the panters: Richard Boxham, Geo. Forman. Buttery and cellar: Wm. Morrant, Ric. Lee, Ric. Parker, Thos. Trewth[Strewth].
[Ewers]: Geo. Fitzgeffrey, John Morgan, John Dixe. [Almoners]: John Stanbanck, Edw. Garret, Thos. Inde, Thos. Walker, Geo. Bond, Wm. Kedle, Thos. Turner. Surveyor at the dresser without, Thos. Hatcliffe; at the dresser within, Thos. Horden. John Powes to see that the yeomen give due attendance. Servitors from the dresser: Ric. Rainshawe, John Kinge, John Wellet, John Aprice, Ric. Saidell, Wm. Tolley, John Strymyn, Rafe Tykill, Thos. Jones, John Sydnam, Leonard Barowes, John Dorset, Thos. Lewis, Jas. [John] Stanley, John Tompson, John Smothen, Edw. Deckey, Ric. Eston, Wm. Laury, Geo. Bankes, Thos. Massie, Rafe Baiely, John Gaunter. Wafe[...] Robt. Lyster. Confectioner: John Amnesley. Kitchen: John Dale, George Benson, Rafe Iswell, Wm. Maie, Philip Yarow, child, Ric. Rede, fryer. Larder: Thos. English. Boiler: John Tailour. Saulsery: John Richard, John
Ringros. Pastry: Elize Shaunce, Wm. Andreson, conducte. Scullery: Wm. Wells, John Awmorer, conduct, Silvester Glossope.
Marshals: Nic. Sainctes [Synce], Thos. Braken. Huishers: John Towe, Nic. Ashfeild.
Officers to attend upon the Barons of the Cinque Ports, at the side board on the Queen's right hand, next the wall. The first board to be 8 yards long, and to be served with 3 services of like fare, and 30 services of another fare.
Sewers: Ant. Isley, John Cheyne. Panters: Wm. Cowper, John Bartlet, John Whitstall, Wm. Sotherne, conveyers of bread. Buttery and cellar: John Burnell, Robt. Gardener, Matthew Hanmer, Thos. Stanbridge [Skarbridge]. Ewry: Edw. Myller [Myllet], Thos. Colbeck, Robt. Maxton [Napton].
Almoners: Willm. Cressell, Wm. Breredge, Ric. Valentyne, Thos. Reding, and John Downslowe; John Davie and Robt. Rendon [Bendon], conveyers.
Surveyors at the dressers: Edw. Welden, Jas. Sutton. Servitors from the dresser: Laurence Serle, overseer, John Bromfeld, Robt. Lamdon, John Holcombe, Robt. Owen, Griffith Myres, Wm. Jones, Rob. Orton, Edm. Stone, John Githons, Edw. Philips, John Umpe, Ric. Clerke, John Holland, John Alcocke, Ric. Gilling, John Evans, Lymerell Martyn, Fras. Socket [Cockett], John Brewet, John Coxe, John Knotfort, John Bilson [Bason], John Birte. Waferer: Robt. Lyster. Confectionery: John Amnsley. Kitchen: Laurence Thexted, Ric. Townsend, Roger Brosse, John Coke, Rafe Hogan, child, Wm. More, fryer. Larder: Hen. Groves [Greve]. Boiler: John Tailour. Saulserie: John Richardson, Matthew White. Pastry: Matthew White, child, Roger Brynge, conducte. Scullery: Wm. Phillip, Wm. Hamhider. Marshal: Ric. Wales. Huishers: John Fisher, Jas. Aleasley.
Officers to attend upon the Mayor of London, sitting at the board next the wall on the left hand of the Queen. The first board to be 9 yards long, and to be served with 5 services of like fare, and 30 of another.
Sewers: Edw. Browne, Wm. Jones. Panters: Thos. Pulfort, Hugh Mynours, John Tryce, Robt. Hylston. Buttery and cellar: Thos. Mynours, Wm. Corffale, caker, John Throughgood, Wm. Agre. Ewry: Edw. Bird, Geo. Smert, Wm. Cheke.
Almoners: John Fisher, John Rowland, Wm. Blike, Wm. Willkinson, and Hen. Hungreford; Adam Faulcet, Hen. Wilkinson, conveyers of bread.
Surveyors at the dressers: John Mery, Robt. Pagman. Servitors from the dresser: Henry Bird to superintend, John Wode, Moris Apdenevet, Michael Whiting, John Stevens, Hugh David, Lewis ap Watkin, John West, John Burton, Robert Fleminge, Edw. Clayton, Lewis Appowell, John Cowper, Edw. Johnson, Ric. Fuller, John Treveth, Simmosune Symes, Robt. Stonehouse, Hen. Holden, John Hancocke, Thos. Boram, Roger Meres, John Massye, John Colby. Waferers: Robt. Lyster, John Amnsley. Kitchen: William Snowball, John Sterne, John Crane, John Mathew, Thos. Borrey, child, Peter Child, fryer. Larder: Ric. Mathewe. Boilers: John White, John Tailour. Saulsery: John Richardson, Thos. Nash. Pastry: Thos. Dover [Wever], Ric. Wilkinson. Scullery: Thos. More, Robt. Cellye. Marshals: Thos. Greves, Wm. Bellingham. Huisshers: Thos. Croftes, Wm. Bate.
The hall must be served with plate, as spoons, salts, pots, and bowls.
The Queen's Lord Chamberlain and Vice-chamberlain and two gentlemen must attend upon the Queen.
Officers appointed for serving the waste. Panter: Wm. Wilkinson. Clerk: Jas. Harington. Cook: John Hautcliffe. Larderer: John Dauson. Cooks for the "Worchouses" [Marchawses"(?)in § 2.]: John Birket, Ric. Parker, John Stevens, John Johnson, Steven God, Wm. Whitfeild.
Noblemen admitted to do service according to the tenure of their lands, and for the trial of their fees and profits unto the morrow of St. John Baptist's Day: Earl of Arundel, chief butler; Viscount of Lisle, chief panter; earl of Oxford, chief chamberlain; Sir Hen. Wyat, chief ewre; earl of Shrewsbury to support the Queen's right arm and bear the sceptre; sixteen Barons of the Cinque Ports to bear the canopy over her; lord Burgeine, chief larderer; Sir Giles Alington to bear the first cup to the Queen; earl of Sussex, chief sewer; the Mayor of London to bear a cup of gold to the Queen at her void.
Pp. 23.
Add. MS. 6,113, f. 34. B. M. 2. "Officers and servitors which did service the same day of coronation, being the first of June."
A list similar to ii., but with a few additions and variations, of which the more important have been noted. Pp. 18.
Note 1. Hamonde in § 2.
On 30th May 1536 Henry VIII [aged 44] and Jane Seymour [aged 27] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map] by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester [aged 53]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 41] and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 36] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour.
Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. 30th May 1536. The week before Whitsuntide the King [aged 44] married lady Jane [aged 27] daughter to the right worshipful Sir John Seymor [aged 62] knight, which at Whitsuntide was openly showed as Queen.
Spanish Chronicle Chapter 33. 30th May 1536. How the King Married Jane Seymour [aged 27]
Letters and Papers. 30 May. R. O. 993. William Marche to Lord Lisle [aged 72].
Your letter was delivered on Monday after my departure from Calais, and Mr. Secretary made me answer that he had given you a full answer to its contents. Mr. Boysse and I are at your commands, if we can do anything further. As to the horsemill, Mr. Dawnce told me it may not be set upon the King's ground, but if he had set it upon his own freehold it might have passed well enough. This day the King is known to be married unto one Mrs. Jane Semar [Jane Seymour [aged 27]], Sir John Semar's [aged 62] daughter; and my lord William [Howard] this day came out of Scotland in post and merry. London, 30 May 1536.
Hol., p. 1. Add. Endd.
Around 30th May 1537 the Abbots of Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire [Map], Marmaduke Bradley, and Guisborough Priory [Map], Robert Pursglove, were hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn [Map] for their role in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Their heads were displayed on London Bridge [Map].
Diary of Edward VI. 30th May 1550. The embassadours toke ther leve2, and the next day departid.
Note 2. The ambassadors having spent the forenoon in riding about the town to see it, "in the afternoon were sent to them we, the lord Cobham [aged 53], the lord Paget, mr. secretary Wotton, and sir Anthony St. Leger, to commune with them on certain matters, and afterwards to bring them to the King.... To the chief of them the King's highness caused rich and goodly presents and gifts to be sent ere they departed." (Narrative addressed to sir John Mason [aged 47], as before.) The following passages in the council register relate to the presents: —
"May xxiij. A warrant to (blank) to deliver unto sir Anthony Awcher knt. xvC li. in part towards the provision of the rewarde appoincted for monsr Chastillion and other Frenche ambassadors nowe arryved here for the confermacion of the Peace.
"Maye xxviij. A warrant to sir Edmond Peckham [aged 55] to deliver unto sir Anthonye Awcher Cx oz. of gold towards the making of two cuppes provided for parte of the gifte to be made unto mounsr Rochepote and mounsr Chastillion, ambassadours for the French."
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1533. 30th May 1553. R. O. 559. Stephen Vaughan to Cromwell.
I am informed that the Queen intends to have a silkwoman to trim and furnish her Grace with such things as she shall wear. If you will recommend my wife to the place you will bind us both. You know what she can do. I suppose no woman can better trim her Grace. Your house at Canbery, this Sunday.
Hol., p. 1. Add.: Right worshipful.
On 30th May 1555 two Protestants were burned at the stake at Smithfield [Map]:
John Warne [aged 29]
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th May 1555. The xxx day of May was burnt in Smythfeld [Map] master Cardmaker sum-tyme veker of sant Bryd and master Varren [aged 29] clothworker dwellyng aganst sant Johns in Walbroke, an hupholster, and ys wyff behyng in [Newgate].
On 30th May 1574 Charles IX King France [aged 23] died. His brother Henry [aged 22] succeeded III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 30th May 1579 Sophia Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 34] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen [aged 29].
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 30th May 1580 Karl Wittelsbach was born to William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 31] and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 36]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.86%. He died aged seven in 1587.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 30th May 1616. Upon the 30th the Bishop of St. David's came to me in the morning to comfort me in these afflictions, and in the afternoon I sent for Sir William Selby to speak to him about the conveyance of my dear Mother's body into Northumberland and about the building of a little Chapel.1
Note 1. On the 30th at night or the 31st my Lord [aged 27] was told the news of my Mother's death, he being then at Lewes with all this company.
On 30th May 1640 Peter Paul Rubens [aged 62] died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th May 1648. There was a rising now in Kent, my Lord of Norwich [aged 63] being at the head of them. Their first rendezvous was in Broome-field, next my house at Sayes Court, Deptford [Map], whence they went to Maidstone, and so to Colchester, Essex [Map], where was that memorable siege.
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th May 1652. I went to obtain of my Lord Devonshire [aged 34] that my nephew, George, might be brought up with my young Lord, his son, to whom I was recommending Mr. Wase [aged 25]. I also inspected the manner of camleting silk and grograms at one Monsieur La Dorées in Moor-fields, and thence to Colonel Morley [aged 36], one of their Council of State, as then called, who had been my schoolfellow, to request a pass for my wife's [aged 17] safe landing, and the goods she was to bring with her out of France; which he courteously granted, and did me many other kindnesses, that was a great matter in those days.
On 30th May 1654 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer [aged 52] was appointed Justice of the Common Pleas by Oliver Cromwell [aged 55].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1666. After dinner I left them to dress themselves and I abroad by appointment to my Lord Ashly [aged 44], who, it is strange to see, how prettily he dissembles his favour to Yeabsly's business, which none in the world could mistrust only I, that am privy to his being bribed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1666. So after some discourse with him, I by water to Westminster, and there drew a draught of an order for my Lord Treasurer [aged 59] to sign for my having some little tallys made me in lieu of two great ones, of £2000 each, to enable me to pay small sums therewith. I shewed it to Sir R. Long [aged 66] and had his approbation, and so to Sir Ph. Warwicke's [aged 56], and did give it him to get signed. So home to my office, and there did business.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1666. Thence to White Hall, and there staid till the Council was up, with Creed expecting a meeting of Tangier to end Yeabsly's business, but we could not procure it. So I to my Lord Treasurer's [aged 59] and got my warrant, and then to Lovett's, but find nothing done there.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1667. After dinner I walked to Arundell House [Map], the way very dusty, the day of meeting of the Society being changed from Wednesday to Thursday, which I knew not before, because the Wednesday is a Council-day, and several of the Council are of the Society, and would come but for their attending the King [aged 37] at Council; where I find much company, indeed very much company, in expectation of the Duchesse of Newcastle [aged 44], who had desired to be invited to the Society; and was, after much debate, pro and con., it seems many being against it; and we do believe the town will be full of ballads of it.
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th May 1667. To London, to wait on the Duchess of Newcastle [aged 44] (who was a mighty pretender to learning, poetry, and philosophy, and had in both published divers books) to the Royal Society, whither she came in great pomp, and being received by our Lord President at the door of our meeting-room, the mace, etc., carried before him, had several experiments shown to her. I conducted her Grace to her coach, and returned home.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1667. Anon comes the Duchesse [aged 44] with her women attending her; among others, the Ferabosco, of whom so much talk is that her lady would bid her show her face and kill the gallants. She is indeed black, and hath good black little eyes, but otherwise but a very ordinary woman I do think, but they say sings well. The Duchesse hath been a good, comely woman; but her dress so antick, and her deportment so ordinary, that I do not like her at all, nor did I hear her say any thing that was worth hearing, but that she was full of admiration, all admiration.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th May 1667. Several fine experiments were shown her of colours, loadstones, microscopes, and of liquors among others, of one that did, while she was there, turn a piece of roasted mutton into pure blood, which was very rare. Here was Mrs. Moore of Cambridge, whom I had not seen before, and I was glad to see her; as also a very pretty black boy that run up and down the room, somebody's child in Arundel House [Map]. After they had shown her many experiments, and she cried still she was full of admiration, she departed, being led out and in by several Lords that were there; among others Lord George Barkeley [aged 39] and Earl of Carlisle [aged 38], and a very pretty young man, the Duke of Somerset [aged 13].
On 30th May 1682 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 19] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 15] were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 36]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 30th May 1695 Pierre Mignard [aged 82] died.
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 30th May 1697 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 20] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. She died aged six in 1703.
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th May 1698. I dined at Mr. Pepys's [aged 65], where I heard the rare voice of Mr. Pule, who was lately come from Italy, reputed the most excellent singer we had ever had. He sung several compositions of the late Dr. Purcell.
After 30th May 1701. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [deceased] sculpted by Grinling Gibbons [aged 53].
After 30th May 1730. St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Hussey [deceased].
Thomas Hussey: Around 1695 he was born to Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet and Charlotte Brevint. On 30th May 1730 Thomas Hussey died.
On 30th May 1749 Sophie Charlotte Hesse-Kassel Duchess Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 70] died.
On 30th May 1754 Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck were married at Königsberg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He the son of Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [aged 56] and Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 30th May 1756 Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 73] died.
On 30th May 1785 Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley [aged 40] and Mary Cole were married at St Mary's Church, Berkeley by the Vicar. The marriage was kept secret until the couple were married again at Lambeth, Surrey [Map] on 16th May 1796. The absence of evidence led to subsequent issues with inheritance with the couple's fist six children effectively being illegitimate and the couple's children after the Lambeth marriage being legitimate and eligible to inherit.
On 30th May 1806 Frances Bagot [aged 20] died from childbirth six days after the birth of her son Reverend Francis Paget.
On 30th May 1809, in the morning, on Wimbledon Common Wimbledon, Surrey, Henry Cadogan [aged 29] and Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 41] duelled. Both men discharged their pistols, honour was satisfied and the parties left the field uninjured.
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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Thomas Bateman 1845. On the 30th of May 1845 a small barrow [Map], merely called the Lowe [Map], its prenomen being lost, was opened. It is situated upon a rocky ridge of land which overlooks the valley of Alsop-in-the-Dale, and is in the immediate vicinity of a previously-opened tumulus (12th of August, 1844), and had been previously ovooked on account of its very slight elevation, which in no part was more than one foot above the natural surface. In the centre was found a small cist, or round hole, about a foot deep, which was artificially sunk in the rock; it contained a small quantity of calcined bones, which probably constituted the original deposit in this barrow. A little more towards the south side of the tumulus was extended at foil length a human skeleton, which lay upon its back, with the head towards the west, with which the following articles were found: close to the left side of the pelvis lay the iron umbo of a shield, a little higher up the body was a broad-headed iron rivet, which, from the appearance it presented, had evidently been riveted through a piece of wood, covered with a thin plate of brass or bronze; near the neck was a thin flat piece of iron; all these articles were most likely component parts of the shield, and had been distributed by the action of the plough when the land was taken into cultivation. The most extraordinary circumstance connected with this interment was, that in the left hand of the skeleton there remained a common round quartz pebble, which, from the position of the finger-bones, it was clear had been placed within the hand at the time of burial; pebbles of this description are very frequently found in barrows, but very seldom in a definite position as in this instance.
On 30th May 1856 Everett Millais 2nd Baronet was born to John Everett Millais 1st Baronet [aged 26] and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais [aged 28] at Annat Lodge, Kinnoul [Map]. Millais wrote to his cousin: "Just a line to say that I am the distinguished owner of a little gentleman. The nurse, of course, says it is like me, adding that it is an extremely handsome production! But what nurse does not say the same thing? However, it has blue eyes and a little downy brown on the top of its head." He married 10th April 1886 Mary St Lawrence Hope-Vere and had issue.
On 25th March 1862 Mary "May" Morris was born to William Morris [aged 28] and Jane Morris nee Burden [aged 22] at the Red House. She was baptised 30th May 1862 at Christ Church, Bexleyheath. She married (1) 14th June 1890 Henry Halliday Sparling.
On 30th May 1870 Ada Charlotte Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 41] and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 33]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%. She married 18th October 1901 her fourth cousin once removed William Hugh Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, son of William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam and Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 30th May 1892 Alexander Murray 8th Earl of Dunmore [aged 21] was commissioned into the 16th Lancers and sent to India.
On 30th May 1902 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 44] was invested 817th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 60]. at Buckingham Palace [Map].
On 30th May 1903 Edmund Hay [aged 23] died of scarlet fever.
On 30th May 1908 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk was born to Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk [aged 60] and Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 31]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%. He married 27th January 1937 Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk, daughter of Algernon Strutt 3rd Baron Belper and Eva Isabel Countess Rosebery, and had issue.
Around 30th May 1916 Cecil Molyneux [aged 16] was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland.
On 30th May 1928 Henry Pelham-Clinton 7th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 63] died. His brother Francis [aged 62] succeeded 8th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 15th Earl Lincoln.
St James' Church, Antony [Map]. 30th May 2020. Memorial to Vice-Admiral John Coward KCB DSO, 1937-2020.
On 30th May 1201 Theobald IV King Navarre was born to Theobald Blois III Count Champagne [deceased] and Blanche Ramirez. Theobald IV King Navarre succeeded posthumously IV Count Champagne. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. He married (1) 1222 Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy and had issue (2) after 11th July 1231 Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre and had issue.
On 30th May 1338 William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk was born to Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 39] and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk [aged 52]. He married (1) before 12th June 1376 Joan Montagu Countess Suffolk, daughter of Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Alice Plantagenet, and had issue (2) 12th June 1376 Isabella Beauchamp Countess Suffolk, daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.
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 30th May 1361 Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 24] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 19]. She married 1379 her fourth cousin William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich, son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich.
On 30th May 1579 Sophia Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 34] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen [aged 29].
On 30th May 1580 Karl Wittelsbach was born to William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 31] and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 36]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.86%. He died aged seven in 1587.
On 30th May 1620 Charles Cavendish was born to William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire [aged 30] and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire.
On 30th May 1623 John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater was born to John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 44] and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater [aged 40]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. He married 1641 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater, daughter of William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne, and had issue.
On 30th May 1640 Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 31] and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 25].
On 30th May 1658 Henry Furnese 1st Baronet was born.
On 30th May 1697 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 20] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. She died aged six in 1703.
On 30th May 1718 Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire was born to Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough [aged 25] at Fairford, Gloucestershire [Map]. He married (1) 1747 Margaretta Fitzgerald, daughter of Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare and Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare, and had issue (2) 1766 Mary Stawell 1st Baroness Stawell, daughter of Edward Stawell 4th Baron Stawell.
On 30th May 1744 Constantine Phipps 1st and 2nd Baron Mulgrave was born to Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave [aged 21] and Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave [aged 21]. He a great x 2 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married before 7th November 1769 Anne Elizabeth Cholmley Baroness Mulgrave.
On 30th May 1748 William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 28] and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam. He married (1) 1770 Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough, and had issue (2) after 1822 Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of Richard Molesworth 3rd Viscount Molesworth.
On 30th May 1750 John Rous 1st Earl Stradbroke was born to John Rous 5th Baronet [aged 23]. He married (1) 1788 Juliana Warter Wilson and had issue (2) before 27th February 1793 Charlotte Maria Whittaker Countess of Stradbroke 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 30th May 1751 Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth was born to Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth [aged 20] and Catherine Archer Countess Plymouth [aged 14]. He married 1778 his first cousin Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst, daughter of Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer and Sarah West Baroness Archer, and had issue.
On 30th May 1757 Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth was born.
On 30th May 1787 Mary Dundas was born to Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas [aged 46] and Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas [aged 40]. She married before 1807 her first cousin Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam, son of William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam and Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam, and had issue.
On 30th May 1797 Bishop Walter Augustus Shirley was born to Walter Shirley and Alicia Newenham [aged 23] at Westport, County Mayo.
On 30th May 1803 Frances Duncombe was born to Charles Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham [aged 38] and Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park [aged 28].
On 30th May 1803 James Walker 1st Baronet was born.
On 30th May 1804 James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne was born to John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne [aged 24] and Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne. He married 22nd June 1826 his first cousin Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire and Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire, and had issue.
On 30th May 1811 Stewart Henry Paget was born to Arthur Paget [aged 40] and Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon [aged 25]. He married 27th February 1834 Charlotte Jemima Williams, daughter of Robert Williams 9th Baronet and Anne Hughes, and had issue.
On 30th May 1815 Harriet Caroline Lambton was born to John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 23] and Harriet Cholmondeley [aged 25].
On 30th May 1844 William Grenville Williams 4th Baronet was born to Hugh Williams 3rd Baronet [aged 42] and Henrietta Charlotte Williams-Wynn [aged 25]. He married 16th September 1884 Ellinor Harriet Hurt Sitwell Lady Williams and had issue.
On 30th May 1853 Frederick Augustus Bennet was born to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville [aged 43] and Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville [aged 22].
On 30th May 1856 Everett Millais 2nd Baronet was born to John Everett Millais 1st Baronet [aged 26] and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais [aged 28] at Annat Lodge, Kinnoul [Map]. Millais wrote to his cousin: "Just a line to say that I am the distinguished owner of a little gentleman. The nurse, of course, says it is like me, adding that it is an extremely handsome production! But what nurse does not say the same thing? However, it has blue eyes and a little downy brown on the top of its head." He married 10th April 1886 Mary St Lawrence Hope-Vere 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 30th May 1860 John Wynford Philipps 1st Viscount St Davids was born to James Eramus Philipps 12th Baronet [aged 35] and Mary Margaret Best [aged 23]. He married 27th April 1916 Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids and had issue.
On 25th March 1862 Mary "May" Morris was born to William Morris [aged 28] and Jane Morris nee Burden [aged 22] at the Red House. She was baptised 30th May 1862 at Christ Church, Bexleyheath. She married (1) 14th June 1890 Henry Halliday Sparling.
On 30th May 1865 Evelyn Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Baron Rockley was born to Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil [aged 31] and Gertrude Louisa Scott at the parish of St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 30th May 1867 Archibald Edmonstone 5th Baronet was born to William Edmonstone 4th Baronet [aged 57] and Mary Elizabeth Parsons [aged 43]. He married 30th November 1895 Ida Agnes Forbes and had issue.
On 30th May 1870 Ada Charlotte Godolphin Osborne was born to George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 41] and Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 33]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.94%. She married 18th October 1901 her fourth cousin once removed William Hugh Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, son of William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam and Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 30th May 1872 Caroline "Corry" Greville Lady Miller was born to Henry Greville [aged 38]. She married 1895 Henry Holmes Miller 9th Baronet and had issue.
On 30th May 1901 John Denison 8th Baron Londesborough was born to Harold Denison [aged 45] and Katherine Lister.
On 30th May 1906 Mary Katherine Adelaide Stanley was born to Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Eddisbury [aged 30]. She married 9th January 1926 her second cousin Maurice Fox Pitt Lubbock, son of John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury and Alice Lane Fox-Pitt Baroness Avebury, and had issue.
On 30th May 1908 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk was born to Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk [aged 60] and Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 31]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%. He married 27th January 1937 Lavinia Mary Strutt Duchess Norfolk, daughter of Algernon Strutt 3rd Baron Belper and Eva Isabel Countess Rosebery, and had issue.
On 30th May 1941 Priscilla Margaret Cubitt Countess Harrington was born to Major Archibald Edward Cubitt [aged 40] and Sibell Margaret Norman [aged 33]. She married 14th October 1964 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington, son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton, and had issue.
On 30th May 1347 Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley [aged 51] and Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
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 30th May 1445 Ferdinand I King Naples [aged 21] and Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples [aged 21] were married. He the illegitmate son of Alfonso V King Aragon [aged 49] and Giralda Carlino.
On 30th May 1536 Henry VIII [aged 44] and Jane Seymour [aged 27] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map] by Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester [aged 53]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 41] and Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 36] were appointed Lady in Waiting to Queen Jane Seymour.
On 30th May 1682 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset [aged 19] and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset [aged 15] were married. His first marriage, her third having been widowed twice by the age of seventeen. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. Being the sole heiress of her father Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland she brought considerable wealth to the marriage. She the daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland [aged 36]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 30th May 1705 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Lady Mary Fane [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of Vere Fane 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Rachel Bence Countess of Westmoreland.
On 30th May 1747 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 18] and Frances Bromley [aged 19] were married.
On 30th May 1754 Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck were married at Königsberg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He the son of Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [aged 56] and Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 30th May 1765 Thomas Heathcote 2nd Baronet [aged 43] and Anne Tollett Lady Heathcote were married. She by marriage Lady Heathcote of Hursley in Hampshire.
On 30th May 1767 William Craven 6th Baron Craven [aged 28] and Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 47].
On 30th May 1799 William Bagot 2nd Baron Bagot [aged 25] and Emily Fitzroy Baroness Bagot [aged 28] were married.
On 30th May 1854 Montague Peregrine Bertie 11th Earl Lindsey [aged 38] and Felicia Elizabetha Welby Countess Lindsey [aged 19] were married. He the son of Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 74].
On 30th May 1870 William Hart Dyke 7th Baronet [aged 32] and Emily Caroline Montagu Lady Dyke [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich [aged 58] and Mary Paget Countess Sandwich.
On 30th May 1252 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon [aged 53] died. His son Alfonso [aged 30] succeeded X King Castile, X King Leon. Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.
On 30th May 1347 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 67] died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. His son John [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Knayth. Elizabeth Meinhill Baroness Darcy Knayth and Haversham [aged 15] by marriage Baroness Darcy of Knayth.
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 30th May 1394 Joan Poynings Baroness Ferrers Groby [aged 38] died.
On 30th May 1431 Joan of Arc [aged 19] was burned at the stake witnessed by Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 56] at the Old Market Place, Rouen [Map].
On 30th May 1444 John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 41] committed suicide. Suicide not certain but likely. Duke Somerset, Earl Kendal extinct. His brother Edmund [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl Somerset. Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 35] by marriage Countess Somerset.
His only child Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond aged one was his heir. King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 22] granted her wardship to William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 47] who married her to his son John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk [aged 1].
On 30th May 1472 Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [aged 57] died. Not known where she was buried.
On 30th May 1485 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 61] died. He was buried at Lanercost Priory, Cumberland [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland.
On 30th May 1499 John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 57] died. Baron Cheyne extinct. Fluted Period. Alabaster Monument at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Fluted armour typified by having no headwear, being clean shaven, a breastplate in two pieces and the neck protected by a Standard. Damaged angel, its head removed, holding the cushion on which his head rests. He wearing a Lancastrian Esses Collar with large Esses. Ringed fingers.
Detail of the heavily graffitied Shoulder Garter.
Detail of the heavily graffitied Leg Garter and Poleyn.
Mutilated Lion at his feet with its head missing. The figure beneath his right foot appears to be a Bedesman. That beneath his left foot may be the remains of the means by which a bedesman was originally fixed to the foot. What appears to be a birds foot lying across the lions body is the tail of the lion.
On 30th May 1574 Charles IX King France [aged 23] died. His brother Henry [aged 22] succeeded III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 30th May 1630 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland [aged 45] died. Earl of Sunderland extinct. His aunt Mary de jure 12th Baroness Scrope of Bolton; she didn't claim the title.
On 30th May 1640 Peter Paul Rubens [aged 62] died.
On 30th May 1673 Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Walter [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall.
On 30th May 1695 Pierre Mignard [aged 82] died.
On 30th May 1696 Henry Capell 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury [aged 58] died at Chapelizod. Baron Capell Tewkesbury extinct.
On 30th May 1701 Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 50] died. His son George [aged 24] succeeded 8th Earl Huntingdon, 13th Baron Botreaux, 12th Baron Hungerford, 10th Baron Moleyns and 10th Baron Hastings. Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings [aged 19] received, after a legal dispute, in 1703, Ledston Hall and £3000 per year.
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 23rd May 1716 Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater [aged 60] died. She was buried at St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden on 30th May 1716.
On 30th May 1718 Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 48] died. His son William [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Albermarle, 2nd Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 2nd Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 30th May 1730 Henrietta Hyde Countess Dalkeith [aged 53] died.
On 30th May 1736 Arthur Ingram 6th Viscount Irvine [aged 46] died. His brother Henry [aged 45] succeeded 7th Viscount Irvine. Ann Scarborough Viscountess Irvine [aged 44] by marriage Viscountess Irvine.
On 30th May 1743 Francis Hawley 2nd Baron Hawley [aged 70] died. His son Francis [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Baron Hawley of Donsmore, 3rd Baronet Hawley of Buckland in Somerset.
On 30th May 1749 Sophie Charlotte Hesse-Kassel Duchess Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 70] died.
On 30th May 1756 Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 73] died.
On 30th May 1768 Henry Grey 4th Earl Stamford [aged 52] died at Enville Hall, Staffordshire. His son George [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Stamford, 6th Baron Grey of Groby.
On 30th May 1798 Edmund Boyle 7th Earl Cork [aged 55] died.
On 30th May 1799 Edmund Anderson 7th Baronet [aged 40] died. His brother Charles [aged 31] succeeded 8th Baronet Anderson of Broughton in Lincolnshire.
On 30th May 1805 William Johnstone aka Pulteney 5th Baronet [aged 75] died intestate in Bath House. His nephew John succeeded 6th Baronet Johnstone of Westerhall in Dumfries.
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 30th May 1821 John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield [aged 85] died. He was buried at Sheffield Family Mausoleum Church of St Mary and St Andrew, Fletching. His son George [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 2nd Viscount Pevensey, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
On 30th May 1823 Charles Mordaunt 8th Baronet [aged 52] died. His son John [aged 14] succeeded 9th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 30th May 1842 Arthur Chichester 7th Baronet [aged 52] died. His son Arthur [aged 19] succeeded 8th Baronet Chichester of Raleigh in Devon.
On 30th May 1845 William Harris 2nd Baron Harris [aged 63] died. His son George [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore and of Belmont in Kent.
On 30th May 1864 Edmund Bacon 10th and 9th Baronet [aged 84] died. His nephew Henry [aged 44] succeeded 11th Baronet Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk and 10th Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. Elizabeth Beckett Lady Hickman [aged 34] by marriage Lady Bacon of Mildenhall in Suffolk, Lady Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk.
On 30th May 1869 Robert Juckes Clifton 9th Baronet [aged 42] died without issue. Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire extinct. His etates were inherited by his first-cousin once-removed Henry Robert Markham aka CLifton [aged 37], grandson of his aunt Frances Clifton.
On 30th May 1871 Edward Knatchbull 11th Baronet [aged 38] died unmarried. His brother Wyndham [aged 26] succeeded 12th Baronet Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch in Kent.
On 30th May 1893 William Bowyer 8th and 4th Baronet [aged 80] died. His nephew George [aged 22] succeeded 9th Baronet Bowyer of Denham Court, 5th Baronet Bowyer of Radley.
On 30th May 1923 George Franklin Reade 10th Baronet [aged 53] died. His son John [aged 26] succeeded 11th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 30th May 1928 Henry Pelham-Clinton 7th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 63] died. His brother Francis [aged 62] succeeded 8th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 15th Earl Lincoln.
On 30th May 1967 Sylvia Thomas Baroness Harlech died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 30th May 1969 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 6th Baronet [aged 81] died. His son John [aged 56] succeeded 7th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. Diana Mary Fynola Egerton Lady Fletcher [aged 58] by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 30th May 1969 Walter Gibbs 2nd Baron Hunsdon 4th Baron Aldenham [aged 80] died. His son Antony [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon of Briggens Hertfordshire, 5th Baron Aldenham of Aldenham in Hertfordshire.
On 30th May 1970 Beatrice Child-Villiers Baroness Dunsany [aged 89] died.
On 30th May 1989 David Lowry Cole 6th Earl of Enniskillen [aged 70] died. His son Andrew [aged 47] succeeded 7th Earl Enniskillen, 6th Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire.
On 30th May 2016 Nicholas John Harington 14th Baronet [aged 74] died. His brother David [aged 71] succeeded 15th Baronet Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire.
On 30th May 2016 George Frederick Pollock 5th Baronet [aged 87] died. His son David [aged 57] succeeded 6th Baronet Pollock of Hatton in Middlesex.