In 1763 Charles Henry Hall was born to Charles Hall of Bocking in Essex [aged 45].
In 1774 [his father] Charles Hall of Bocking in Essex [aged 56] died.
In 1775 Charles Henry Hall [aged 12] was admitted to Westminster School [Map].
On 3rd June 1779 Charles Henry Hall [aged 16] matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1781 Charles Henry Hall [aged 18] won the chancellor's prize for Latin verse on Strages Indica Occidentalis
In 1783 Charles Henry Hall [aged 20] was awarded Bachelor of Arts.
In 1784 Charles Henry Hall [aged 21] won the chancellor's prize for the English essay on The Use of Medals.
In 1786 Charles Henry Hall [aged 23] was awarded Master of Arts.
In 1794 Charles Henry Hall [aged 31] and Anna Maria Bridget Byng [aged 23] were married.
In 1794 Charles Henry Hall [aged 31] was presented by his college to the vicarage of Broughton-in-Airedale, Yorkshire.
In 1794 Charles Henry Hall [aged 31] was awarded Bachelor of Divinity.
In 1798 Charles Henry Hall [aged 35] was appointed Bampton lecturer and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In June 1799 Charles Henry Hall [aged 36] became rector of Kirk Bramwith, Yorkshire
On 30th November 1799 Charles Henry Hall [aged 36] was appointed Prebendary of the second stall of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].
In 1800 Charles Henry Hall [aged 37] was awarded Doctor of Divinity.
In 1800 Charles Henry Hall [aged 37]
In 1805 Charles Henry Hall [aged 42] was appointed sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].
In 1807 Charles Henry Hall [aged 44] was appointed Vicar of Luton in Bedfordshire which position he held for life.
In February 1807 Charles Henry Hall [aged 44] was elected Regius Professor of Divinity, and moved to the fifth stall in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].
In October 1809 Charles Henry Hall [aged 46] was elected Dean of Christ Church Cathedral.
On 26th February 1824 Charles Henry Hall [aged 61] was installed as Dean of Durham.
Before 1827. Gilbert Stuart Newton [aged 31]. Portrait of Charles Henry Hall [aged 63].
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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In 1827 Charles Henry Hall [aged 64] died.
After 1827. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorials to Charles Henry Hall [deceased].
In 1852 [his former wife] Anna Maria Bridget Byng [aged 81] died.