Earl Strafford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Summary
12th January 1640. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 46] created.
12th May 1641. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford forfeit. See Trial and Execution of the Earl of Strafford.
1662. Son William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 35] restored.
16th October 1695. William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford extinct.
On 12th January 1640 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Strafford. Elizabeth Rhodes Countess Strafford [aged 34] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 12th May 1641 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 48] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Earl Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth, Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire forfeit. His execution was attended by an enormous crowd.
Wenceslaus Hollar [aged 33]. Engraving of the execution of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford marked as C with James Ussher [aged 60] marked as A.
In 1662 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 35] was restored 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, 3rd Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire. Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford [aged 31] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 16th October 1695 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 69] died. He was buried at York Minster [Map]. Earl Strafford, Viscount Wentworth, Baron Wentworth, Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire extinct.
Summary
29th June 1711. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 38] created.
15th November 1739. Son William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 17] succeeded.
10th March 1791. First Cousin Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 59] succeeded.
7th August 1799. Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford extinct.
On 29th June 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Strafford.
On 6th September 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 38] and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The marriage was described as both advantageous and happy: while Anne brought him a dowry rumoured to be £60000, her letters show their deep mutual affection.
On 15th November 1739 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 67] died. He had suffered poor health for a number of years. His son William [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford.
In 1741 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 18] and Anne Campbell Countess Strafford [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. She the daughter of John Campbell 2nd Duke Argyll [aged 60] and Jane Warburton Duchess of Argyll. He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
On 10th March 1791 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 68] died. His first cousin Frederick [aged 59] succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford.
On 7th August 1799 Frederick Wentworth 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 67] died. Earl Strafford extinct.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Summary
28th August 1847. John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 75] created.
3rd June 1860. Son George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 53] succeeded.
29th October 1886. Son George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 56] succeeded.
28th March 1898. Brother Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 66] succeeded.
16th May 1899. Brother Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 64] succeeded.
18th January 1918. Son Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford [aged 55] succeeded.
24th December 1951. Nephew Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford [aged 47] succeeded.
4th May 1984. Son Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford [aged 47] succeeded.
12th November 2016. Son William Robert Byng 9th Earl of Strafford [aged 52] succeeded.
On 28th August 1847 John Byng Viscount Enfield [aged 75] was created 1st Earl Strafford, 1st Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex.
On 3rd June 1860 John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 88] died. His son George [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford, 2nd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 2nd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford [aged 39] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 29th October 1886 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 80] died. His son George [aged 56] succeeded 3rd Earl Strafford, 3rd Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 3rd Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Alice Leveson-Gower aka Egerton Countess Strafford [aged 56] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 28th March 1898 George Byng 3rd Earl Strafford [aged 68] died at St James' Square. His brother Henry [aged 66] succeeded 4th Earl Strafford, 4th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 4th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 6th December 1898 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 67] and Cora Smith Countess Strafford [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford and Agnes Paget.
On 16th May 1899 Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford [aged 67] died in a railway accident. He was hit by an express train; (possible suicide but the coroner returned misadventure) at the Railway Station in Potter's Bar. He was buried at Byng Family Vault St John's Church, Potter's Bar. His brother Francis [aged 64] succeeded 5th Earl Strafford, 5th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 5th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Emily Georgina Kerr Countess Strafford [aged 52] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 18th January 1918 Francis Edmund Cecil Byng 5th Earl Strafford [aged 83] died. His son Edmund [aged 55] succeeded 6th Earl Strafford, 6th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 6th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex. Mary Elizabeth Colebrooke Countess Strafford [aged 54] by marriage Countess Strafford.
On 24th December 1951 Edmund Byng 6th Earl Strafford [aged 89] died. His nephew Robert [aged 47] succeeded 7th Earl Strafford, 7th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 7th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
On 4th May 1984 Robert Cecil Byng 7th Earl of Strafford [aged 79] died. His son Thomas [aged 47] succeeded 8th Earl Strafford, 8th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 8th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 12th November 2016 Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford [aged 80] died. His son William [aged 52] succeeded 9th Earl Strafford, 9th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.