The London Gazette 20000-24999 is in The London Gazette.
Whitehall, July 8, 1842.
The Queen [aged 23] has been pleased to grant unto Sir Theodore-Henry-Lavington Broadhead [aged 44], of Burton, or Monk Bretton, in the west riding of the county of York, Bart, and to his brothers, John-Richard Broadhead, Esq. Captain in the Army, on half-pay Unattached, and Brinckman Broadhead, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, and Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot. Guards, Her royal licence and authority, that they and their issue, respectively, may discontinue the use of the surname of Broadhead, and henceforth bear and use their paternal surname of Brinckman, instead of that of Broadhead:
And also to command, that the said royal concession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's College of Arms, otherwise to be void and of none effect
Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton. North Hants Militia.
The Earl of Wiltshire [aged 41] to be Colonel. Dated 29th June 1842
War-Office, 27th October 1843.
Ensign George Augustus Hamilton Chichester [aged 21] to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Nice Robertson. Dated 27th October 1843,
Whitehall, June 27', 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Lord Francis Egerton [aged 46], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten,by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Brackley, of Brackley, in the county of Northampton, and Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, in the county of Salop. [Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere [aged 43] by marriage Countess Ellesmere.]
[June 27', 1846] The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the following Gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.
William Feilder [aged 74] of Feniscowles, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq.;
Whitehall, December 22, 1849. Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed Sunder the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Thomas Neville Abdy [aged 39], of Albyns, in the county of Essex1, Esq. and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet, of the.United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto James-Phillips Kay Shuttleworth [aged 45], of Gawthorpe Hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq. and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Note 1. He was a great-grandson of Charlotte Elizabeth Abdy, sister of Anthony Thomas Abdy 5th Baronet, the last of the Baronets Abdy of Felix Hall in Essex.
St. James's-Palace, February 27, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John William [aged 40], Earl of Sandwich, to be Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of Thomas Henry [aged 43], Lord Foley, resigned.
14th August 1852. Office of Ordnance, 14th August 1852.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
Sir Claude William Champion de Crespigny [aged 34], Bart, to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 13th August 1852.
Daniel Robert Scratton, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 13th August 1852.
John Bagshaw, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 13th. August 1852.
St, James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Lord Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce [aged 41], to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Orlando-George-Charles-Bridgeman [aged 33], Viscount Newport, resigned.
St. James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas Henry Lord Foley [aged 44] to be Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of John-William [aged 41], Earl of Sandwich, resigned.
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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St. James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Robert [aged 47] Viscount Sydney to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of William-Lennox-Lascelles Lord de Ros [aged 55], resigned
Whitehall, January 10, 1856. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto The Right Honourable Sir James Parke [aged 73], Knt., late one of the Barons of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, for the term of his natural life, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wensleydale, of Wensleydale, in the North Riding of the county of York.
Whitehall, January 4, 1856. The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto William John Venables-Vernon [aged 21], Esquire, commonly called the Honourable William John Vernon, second son of George John [aged 52], fifth Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton, the son of George Charles, fourth Lord Vernon, Baron of Kinderton, deceased, by Frances Maria, his wife, only child and heir of the Right Honourable Sir John Borlase Warren, of Stapleford Hall, in the county of Nottingham, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Admiral of the White Squadron in the Royal Navy,:both deceased, her royal licence and authority that he may take and use the surnames or Borlase-Warren, in addition to and before his family name of Venables-Vernon, and that he may be called William John Borlase-Warren-Venables-Vernon, and bear the arms of Borlase and Warren quarterly with those of Venables and Vernon, and that such surnames and arms may be taken and used in like manner by his issue: such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms and recorded ia the Herald's Office, otherwise the said royal licence and per mission to be void and of none effect:
And also to command that the said royal concession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's College of Arms.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol.
Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote [aged 26], Esq, to be Deputy Lieutenant. Dated 15th April, 1856.
At the Court at BucKingham-Palace, 27th day of February 1852
PRESENT, the The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
HER Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Right Honourable William, Earl of Lonsdale [aged 64], Lord President of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and His Lord ship took his place at the Board accordingly.
day the Most Noble Algernon [aged 59], Duke of Northumberland, the Right Honourable John William [aged 40], Earl of Sandwich; the Right Honourable Archibald William [aged 39], Earl of Eglinton; the Right Honourable Charles Philip [aged 52], Earl of Hardwicke; the Right Honourable James Howard, Earl of Malmesbury; the Right Honourable John James Robert Manners (commonly called Lord John Manners); the Right Honourable Claude Hamilton (commonly called Lord Claude Hamilton); the Right Honourable William Lennox Lascelles [aged 54], Lord De Ros; the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Colchester; the Right Honourable George Cecil Weld Forester; the Right Honourable Sir John Somerset Pakington [aged 53], Bart.; the Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole [aged 45]; the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli; the Right Honourable Joseph Warner Henley; the Right Honourable Robert Adam Christopher; the Right Honourable William Beresford; and the Right Honourable George Bankes; were, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly.
Whitehall, March 23, 1857. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the Right Honourable Charles Shaw Lefevre [aged 63], late Speaker of the House of Commons, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title, of Viscount Eversley, of Heckfield, in the county of Southampton.
War-Office, May 5, 1857.
The Queen [aged 37] has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the Decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned Officers of Her Majesty's Army, who have been recommended to Her Majesty for that Decoration,—in accordance with the rules laid down in Her Majesty's Warrant of the 29th of January, 1856,—on account of acts of bravery performed by them before the Enemy during the late War, as recorded against their several names; viz.
Grenadier Guards. Colonel Hon. Henry Hugh Manvers Percy [aged 37]. Date of Act of Bravery, 5th November, 1854 [ at the Battle of Inkerman]
At a moment when the Guards were at some distance from the Sand Bag Battery, at the Battle of Inkerman, Colonel Percy charged singly into the battery, followed immediately by the Guards; the embrasures of the battery, as also the parapet, were held by the Russians, who kept up a most severe fire of musketry.
At the Battle of Inkerman Colonel Percy, found himself with many men of various regiments, who had charged too far, nearly surrounded by the Russians, and without ammunition. Colonel Percy, by his knowledge of ground, though wounded, extricated these men, and, passing under a heavy fire from the Russians then in the Sand Bag Battery, brought them safe to where ammunition was to be obtained, thereby saving some fifty men, and enabling them to renew the combat. He received the approval of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, for this action, on the spot.—Colonel Percy was engaged with, and put hors de combat, a Russian soldier.
7th Regiment. Lieutenant William Hope. Date of Act of Bravery, 18th June, 1855.
After the troops had retreated on the morning of the 18th June, 1855, Lieutenant W. Hope being informed by the late Serjeant-Major William Bacon, who was himself wounded, that Lieutenant and Adjutant Hobson was lying outside the trenches badly wounded, went out to look for him, and found him lying in the old agricultural ditch running towards the left flank of the Redan. He then returned, and got four men to bring him in. Finding, however, that Lieutenant Hobson could not be removed without a stretcher, he then ran back across the open to Egerton's Pit, where he procured one, and carried it to where Lieutenant Hobson was lying.
All this was done under a very heavy fire from the Russian batteries.
7th Regiment. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Egerton Hale, M.D. Date of Act of Bravery, 8th September, 1855
First. For remaining with an officer who was dangerously wounded, (Captain H. M. Jones, 7th Regiment), in the fifth parallel, on 8th September, 1855, when all the men in the immediate neighbourhood retreated, excepting Lieutenant W. Hope and Dr. Hale; and for endeavouring to rally the men, in conjunction with Lieutenant W. Hope, 7th Royal Fusiliers.
Secondly. For having, on 8th September, 1855, after the regiments had retired into the trenches, cleared the most advanced sap of the wounded, and carried, into the sap, under a heavy fire, several wounded men from the open ground, being assisted by Serjeant Charles Fisher, 7th Royal Fusiliers, Coldstream Guards (late of the 49th Regiment). Brevet-Major John Augustus Conolly Date of Act of Bravery, 26th October, 1854.
In the attack by the Russians against the position held by the Second Division, 26th October, 1854, Major Conolly, then a Lieutenant in the 49th Regiment, while in command of a company of that regiment, on outlying picket, made himself most conspicuous by the gallantry of his behaviour. He came particularly under the observation of the late Field-Marshal Lord Raglan [aged 66], while in personal encounter with several Russians, in defence of his post. He ultimately fell, dangerously wounded. Lieutenant Conolly was highly praised in General Orders, and promoted into the Coldstream Guards, as a reward for his exemplary behaviour on this occasion.
7th Regiment.Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Egerton Hale, M.D. Date of Act of Bravery, 8th September, 1855
First. For remaining with an officer who was dangerously wounded, (Captain H. M. Jones, 7th Regiment), in the fifth parallel, on 8th September, 1855, when all the men in the im mediate neighbourhood retreated, excepting Lieutenant W. Hope and Dr. Hale; and for endeavouring.to rally the men, in conjunction with Lieutenant W. Hope, 7th Royal Fusi liers.
Secondly. For having, on 8th September, 1855, after the regiments had retired into the trenches, cleared the most advanced sap of the wounded, and carried, into the sap, under a heavy fire, several wounded men from the open ground, being assisted by Serjeant Charles Fisher, 7th Royal Fusiliers
Coldstream Guards (late of the 49th Regiment). Brevet-Major John Augustus Conolly. Date of Act of Bravery, 26th October, 1854. In the attack by the Russians against the position held by the Second Division, 26th October, 1854, Major Conolly, then a Lieutenant in the 49th Regiment, while in command of a company of that regiment, on outlying picket, made himself most conspicuous by the gallantry of his behaviour. He came particularly under the observation of the late Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, while in personal encounter with several Russians, in defence of his post. He ultimately fell, dangerously wounded. Lieutenant Conolly was highly praised in General Orders, and promoted into the Coldstream Guards, as a reward for his exemplary behaviour on this occasion.
Whitehall, May 5, 1857.
The Queen, taKing into the royal consideration that, upon the death of Nathaniel, Baron Scarsdale, of Scarsdale, in the county of Derby, unmarried, in the month of November last, the dignity of Baron Scarsdale devolved upon Alfred-Nathaniel-Holden, now Baron Scarsdale, as eldest son and heir of Alfred Curzon, Clerk, commonly called the Honourable Alfred Curzon, younger brother of the said Nathaniel, Baron Scarsdale, whereby, according to the ordinary rules of honour, the sisters of the said Alfred-Nathaniel-Holden, Baron Scarsdale, cannot enjoy that place and precedence which would have been due to them had their late father survived the said Nathaniel, Baron Scarsdale, and had thereby succeeded to the title and dignity of Baron Scarsdale, Her Majesty hath been graciously pleased to ordain and declare that Sophia-Felicite [aged 22], wife of William-Hatfield de Rodes, of Barlborough Hall, in the county of Derby, Esq., High Sheriff of the said county, and Mary Catherine Curzon [aged 19], Spinster, shall henceforth have, hold and enjoy the same title, place, pre-eminence and precedence as if their late father, the said Honourable Alfred Curzon, had survived his brother, the said Nathaniel, Baron Scarsdale, and had, thereby, succeeded to the title and dignity of Baron Scarsdale:
And Her Majesty has been further pleased to command that the said royal order and declaration be registered in the College of Arms
Commissions signed by the Loid Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
Colchester and East Essex or 1st Volunteer Rifle Subdivision.
Sir Claude William Champion de Crespigny [aged 41], Bart., to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th September, 1859.
John Fitzsimmons Bishop, Esq., to be Ensign. Dated 8th September, 1859.
Whitehall, October 25, 1859.
The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Fiennes Wykeham-Martin [aged 27], of Leeds Castle, in the county of Kent, a Captain in Her Majesty's Fourth Regiment of Light Dragoons, second son of Charles Wykeham-Martin [aged 58], of Leeds Castle, aforesaid, Esquire, by the Honourable Jemima Isabella, his wife, commonly called Lady Jemima Isabella Wykeham-Martin, daughter of James, fifth and last Earl Cornwallis, both deceased, Her Royal licence and authority that he may, in compliance with a proviso contained in the last will and testament of Caroline Frances Cornwallis, of Nizells Heath, in the parish of Tonbridge, in the county of Kent, and afterwards of Lidwells, in the parish of Goudhurst, in the same county, spinster, take the surname of Cornwallis in lieu of his present surnames of Wykeham Martin, and also bear the arms of Cornwallis, and that such surname and arms may in like manner be taken and borne by his issue; such arms being first duly exemplified according to the laws of arms, and recorded in the Heralds' Office, other wise the said Royal concession and declaration to be void and of none effect.
And also to command that the said Royal con cession and declaration be recorded in Her Majesty's College of Arms.
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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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Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
6th Company of Essex Rifle Volunteers.
Sir Claude William Champion de Crespigny [aged 41], Bart., to be Captain. Dated 20th December, 1859.
John Fitzjimmons Bishop, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Dated 29th December, 1859.
Henry Egerton Green, Esq., to be Ensign. Dated 29th December, 1859
Master of the Horse's Office, February 26, 1858. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John William [aged 46], Earl of Sandwich, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buck Hounds, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon [aged 48], Earl of Bessborough, resigned.
Master of the Horse's Office, June 18, 1859. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable John George Brabazon [aged 49], Earl of Bessborough, to be Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds,.in the room of the Right Honourable John William [aged 47], Earl of Sandwich, resigned.
15th March 1860. Whitehall, March 15, 1860. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry [aged 81], Baron Brougham and Vaux, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Brougham and Vaux, of Brougham, in the county of Westmorland, and of Highhead Castle, in the county of Cumberland, with remainder, in default of such heirs male, to his brother, William Brougham [aged 64], Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Commissions signed by the Vice-Lieutenant of the County of Essex.
West Essex Militia.
John Barker, Esq., to be Lieutenant. Dated 16th May, 1860.
15th Essex Rifle Volunteers.
Thomas William Nunn, Esq., to be ISnsign. Dated 17th May, 1860.
1st Battalion Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps.
Sir Claude William Champion de Crespigny [aged 41], Bart., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st June. 1860.
War-Office, September 4, 1860. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the under-mentioned Officer of Her Majesty's Army, whose claim to the same has been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, on account of Acts of Bravery performed by him in India, as recorded against his name; viz.
Regiment. 17th Lancers. Rank and Name. Lieutenant Henry Evelyn Wood [aged 22]. Act of Bravery for which recommended:
For having, on the 19th of October, 1858, during Action at Sindwaho, when in command of a Troop of the 3rd Light Cavalry, attacked with much gallantry, almost single handed, a body of Rebels who had made a stand, whom he routed.
Also, for having subsequently, near Siudhora, gallantly advanced with a DutFadar and Sowar of Beatson's Horse, and rescued from a band of robbers, a Potail, Chemmum Singh, whom they had captured and carried off to the Jungles, where they intended to hang him.
Whitehall, August 3, 1861. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Vice-Admiral the Right Honourable Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley [aged 73], G.C.B., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Fitzhardinge, of the city and county of the city of Bristol. [Charlotte Moreton Baroness FitzHardinge [aged 54] by marriage Baroness FitzHardinge of Bristol.]
13th August 1861. War Office.
The Queen [aged 41] has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the under-mentioned Officers and Soldiers, whose claims to the same have been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, on account of Acts of Bravery performed by them in China, on the occasion of the assault and capture of the North Taku Fort on the 21st of August, 1860, as recorded against their several names; viz.:
Table of Regiment, Rank and Name, Act of Bravery for which recommended.
67th Regiment (now of the 100th Regiment). Ensign (now Lieutenant) John Worthy Chaplin [aged 21]. For distinguished gallantry at the North Taku Fort. This Officer was carrying the Queen's Colour of the Regiment, and first planted the Colours on the breach made by the storming party, assisted |by Private Lane, of the 67th Regiment, and subsequently on the cavalier of the Fort, which he was the first to mount. In doing this, he was severely wounded.
AT the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 5th day of February, 1862.
PRESENT, The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty [aged 42] in Council
SHERIFFS appointed by Her Majesty in Council for the year 1862
ENGLAND (excepting Cornwall and Lancashire).
Gloucestershire. Sir George Samuel Jenkinson [aged 44], of Eastwood, near Berkeley, Bart.
War Office, Pall Mall, 7th November, 1862.
Harold Arthur Dillon [aged 18], Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice. Lord Adelbert Percy Cecil [aged 21]. Dated 8th November, 1862.
Whitehall, January 10, 1866. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten; viz.:
Edward Manningham-Buller [aged 65], of Dilhorn Hall, in the county of Stafford, Esq.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison [aged 73]1st, of Belgrave square, in the county of Middlesex, K.C.B., Director-General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom; [Charlotte Hugonin Lady Murchison [aged 77] by marriage Lady Murchison of Belgrave Square in Middlesex]
William Fergusson, of Spittlehangh, in the county of Peebles, and of George-street, in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Surgeons Extraordinary.
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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Whitehall, June 18, 1866.
The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Thomas Watson [aged 74], of Henrietta-street, Cavendish square, in the parish of St. Marylebone, and county of Middlesex, Doctor of Medicine, President of the Royal College of Physicians, and one of Her Majesty's Physicians Extraordinary, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Crown Office, June 18, 1866.
Member returned to serve in the present Parliament. County of Nottingham, Southern Division. Thomas Blackborne Thoroton Hildyard, Esq., in the room of George Arthur Philip Stanhope [aged 34] (commonly called Lord Stanhope), now Earl of Chesterfield, summoned to the House of Peers.
War Office, Pall Mall, 19th June, 1866.
CHAPLAIN'S DEPARTMENT.
The Reverend G. W. Langmead, M.A., Chaplain of the Second Class, to be Chaplain of the First Class. Dated 16th May, 1866.
The Reverend Charles Green, M.A., Chaplain of the Second Class, to be Chaplain of the First Class. Dated 16th May, 1866.
The Reverend H. Robinson, Chaplain of the Fourth Class, from half-pay, to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class. Dated 15th June, 1866.
Admiralty, 19th June, 1866.
Lieutenant Claude Edward Buckle to be Commander.
Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk and of the City and County of the City of Norwich.
The Right Honourable Charles, Lord Suffield, to be Vice Lieutenant. Dated 14th June, 1866.
THE SEAL OF THE COURT. NOTICE is hereby given, that the following is a copy of an entry made in the book kept by the Chief Registrar of the Court-of Bankruptcy for'the Registration of Trust- Deeds for the benefit of. Creditors, Composition and Inspectorship Deeds executed by a Debtor, as required by the Bankruptcy Act, 1861, sues. 187, 192, 194, 196, and 198:—
Number—18,147.
Title of Deed whether Deed of Assignment, Composition, or Inspectorship—Composition.
Date of Deed—20th June, 1866.
Date of execution by Debtor—20th June, 1866.
Name and description of the Debtor as in the Deed— George Augustus Hamilton Chichester [aged 43], of No. 55 Sloane-street, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman.
The names and descriptions of the Trustees or othe parties to the Deed, no't including the Creditors— The creditors.
A short statement of the nature of the Deed—A Release to the debtor on payment of 2s. 6d. in the pound, by three instalments, of 6d., Is., and Is., on the 9th July, 9th September, and 9th December next.
When left for Registration—3rd July, 1866, at two o'clock.
Whitehall, July 21, 1866.
The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Pollock [aged 82], of Hatton, in the county of Middlesex, Knt., late Chief Baron of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Edwards [aged 54], of Pyenest, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Sarah Anne Anowah Langslow Lady Pollock by marriage Lady Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.]
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto William Williams [aged 74], of Tregullow, in the county of Cornwall, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
St. James's Palace, August 1, 1866. The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Charles Hugh Lindsay [aged 49], M.P.,.to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote [aged 36], C.B., M.P., resigned.
Downing Street, August 15, 1866.
The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to appoint Thomas Nicholson, Esq., M.D., and John Rawlins Semper, Esq., to be Members of the Executive Council of the Island of Antigua.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint John Dent, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hong Kong.
Whitehall, August 16, 1866.
The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto John von Sonnentag Haviland, gentleman, the office of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, vacant by the promotion of James Robinson Planche", Esq., to the office of Somerset Herald.
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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Crown Office, August 17, 1866.
MEMBER returned to serve in the present PARLIAMENT.
The Honourable George Douglas Pennant, in the room of the Honourable Edward Gordon Douglas Pennant [aged 66] (now Baron Pennrhyn), summoned to the House of Peers
Ensign Harold Arthur Dillon [aged 22] to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Williams. Dated 16th November, 1866.
Whitehall, December 10, 1868. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal to grant the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir William Page Wood [aged 67], Knt., Chancellor of that part of the said United Kingdom called Great Britain, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hatherley, of Down Hatherley, in the county of Gloucester.
War Office, Pall Mall, 28th January, 1870
21st Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant-General Frederick William Hamilton, C.B., to be Colonel, vice General Sir De Lacy Evans, G.C.B., deceased. Dated 10th January, 1870.
58th Regiment of Foot. Major-General Sir Arthur Johnstone Lawrence, K.C.B., to be Colonel, vice Major-General William Sullivan, C.B., deceased. Dated 6th January, 1870.
106th Regiment of Foot. Lieutenant-General Maurice Barlow, from the 3rd West India Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General Sir David Capon, K.C.B. deceased. Dated 18th December, 1869.
Royal Horse Guards, The Honourable William Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam [aged 21] to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Guinness, promoted. Dated 29th January, 1870.
Whitehall, April 24, 1871.
The Queen has been pleased to grant unto Reginald Windsor Sackville-West, Baron Buckhurst, of Buckhurst, in the county of Sussex, Her Royal licence and authority that he may discontinue to use the surname of West, and take, use, and bear that of Sackville only; and that he. may bear the arms of Sackville; and that the said surname and arms of Sackville may in like manner be taken, borne, and used by his issue; such arms being first duly exemplified according- to the laws of arms, and recorded in the College of Arms; otherwise the said Royal licence and permission to be void and of none effect:
And to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be registered in Her Majesty's said College of Arms.
Whitehall, July 29, 1871. The Queen [aged 52] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable John Arthur Douglas [aged 68], Baron Bloomfield, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Ireland, G.C.B., Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Bloomfield, of, Ciamhalltha, in the county of Tipperary.
Foreign Office, August 7, 1871. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 33], Esq., C.B., now a Second Secretary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation in China.
Whitehall, September 13, 1871. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto John Stepney Cowell-Stepney [aged 80], of Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, Esq., and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton.
Whitehall, October 30, 1871. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Frederic Rogers [aged 60], Bart., Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Blachford, of Wisdome in the county of Devon.
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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Whitehall, November 23, 1871. The Queen [aged 52] has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Sir Robert Porrett Collier [aged 54], Knt., to be a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for the purposes and under the provisions of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to make further provision for the despatch of business by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council."
Whitehall, March 20, 1872. The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of. a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Field-Marshal Sir George Pollock [aged 85], of the Khyber Pass, G.C.B, G.C.S.I., Constable of the Tower of London, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Commissions as Lieutenant of the under mentioned Officers who were promoted to that rank on 1st November, 1871, under the Royal Warrant of 30th October, 1871, to be antedated to 28th October, 1871, such Commissions being non-saleable, and not conferring any purchase rights. The antedate not to carry back pay:
Royal Horse Guards,
Thomas Priestley.
Honourable W. C. Wentworth-Fitzwilliam [aged 23].
John H. N. G. H., Viscount Dalrymple.
Frederick Richard Gascoigne [aged 20].
George Lamplugh Wickham.
Foreign Office, October 11, 1873.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 36], Esq , C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Pekin, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Athens.
2nd March 1874. St. James's Palace, March 2, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to appoint to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:-
Charles Adolphus, Earl of Dunmore [aged 32], in the room of Gavin, Earl of Breadalbane [aged 22], resigned.
Robert, Earl of Roden [aged 27], in the room of Valentine Augustus, Earl of Kenmare [aged 48], resigned.
Cornwallis, Viscount Hawarden [aged 56], in the room of Albert Edmund, Earl of Morley [aged 30], resigned.
William, Lord Bagot [aged 62], in the room of Thomas, Lord Camoys [aged 76], resigned.
Dudley Charles, Lord De Ros [aged 46], in the room of Charles, Lord Lurgan, resigned.
William Buller Fullerton, Lord Elphinstone [aged 45], in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen [aged 56], resigned.
Thomas, Lord Walsingham [aged 30], in the room of Arthur, Lord Wrottesley [aged 49], resigned.
Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp [aged 43], to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough [aged 64], resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy [aged 27] (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson [aged 45], resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset [aged 24] (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald [aged 46] (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.
Whitehall, February 26, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to grant the office of Her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland to Edward Strathearn Gordon, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Counsel, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.
Whitehall, February 28, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable John Robert, Viscount Sydney [aged 68], GCB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Earl Sydney, of Scadbury, in the county of Kent. [Note. Emily Paget Countess Sydney [aged 63] by marriage Countess Sydney of Scadbury in Kent.]
The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Edward Cardwell, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Cardwell, of Ellerbeck, in the county palatine of Lancaster.
The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the undermentioned persons, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten:-
The Right Honourable Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue [aged 51], by the name, style, and title of Baron Carlingford, of Carlingford, in the county of Louth.
The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle [aged 75], Baronet, by the name, style, and title of Baron Cottesloe, of Swanbourne, and of Hardwick, in the county of BucKingham. [Louisa Elizabeth Nugent Baroness Cottesloe [aged 71] by marriage Baroness Cottesloe of Swanbourne and Hardwick in BucKinghamshire]
The Right Honourable Edmund Hammond, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hammond, of Kirkella, in the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned persons, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten; namely:-
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, of Grosvenor Crescent, in the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, K.C.B.
Harry Stephen Thompson [aged 65], of Kirby Hall, in the parish of Ouseburn Parva, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq.
Mathew Wilson, of Eshton Hall, in the parish of Gargrave, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq.
Charles Forster, of Lysways, in the parish of Longdon, in the county of.Stafford, Esq.
Thomas Fraser Grove, of Ferae House, in the parish of Donhead Saint Andrew, in the county of Wilts, Esq.
George Burrows, of Cavendish-square, in the county of Middlesex, and of Springfield, in the Isle of Wight, M.D., President of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and one of Her Majesty's Physicians in Ordinary.
Thomas McClure, of Belmont and of Duudela, in the county of Down, Esq.
John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory, of Knightshayes Court, in the parish of Tiverton, in the county of Devon, Esq.
Richard Green-Price, of Norton Manor, in the parish of Norton, in the county of.Radnor, Esq.
William Miller, of Manderston, in the county of Berwick, Esq.
Oxford. Harold Arthur Dillon [aged 30], Lieutenant, half-pay, late Rifle Brigade, to be Captain. Dated 18th May, 1874.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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50th Foot, Lieutenant Harold Arthur Dillon [aged 30] retires from the Service, receiving the value of his Commission. Dated 19th September, 1874.
Foreign Office, August 9, 1875. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 37], Esq., C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Athens, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Legation at Rome.
Foreign Office, April 29, 1878. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 40], Esq., C.B., now Secretary to Her Majesty's Embassy at Rome, to be Secretary to Her Majesty's Embassy at Constantinople.
War Office, Pall Mall, 18th. October, 1878. Royal Horse Guards, Lieutenant the Honourable William Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam [aged 30] to be Captain, vice Charles R., Lord Carington, retired. Dated 25th September, 1878.
Whitehall, March 2, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned persons, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten; namely:
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, of Grosvenor Crescent, in the parish of Saint George, Hanover Square, in the county of Middlesex, K.C.B.
Harry Stephen Thompson, of Kirby Hall, in the parish of Ouseburn Parva, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq.
Mathew Wilson, of Eshton Hall, in the parish of Gargrave, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq.
Charles Forster, of Lysways, in the parish of Longdon, in the county of Stafford, Esq.
Thomas Fraser Grove [aged 50], of Ferne House, in the parish of Donhead Saint Andrew, in the county of Wilts, Esq. [Katherine Grace O'Grady Lady Grove by marriage Lady Grove of Ferne House in Wiltshire.]
George Burrows, of Cavendish-square, in the county of Middlesex, and of Springfield, in the Isle of Wight, M.D., President of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and one of Her Majesty's Physicians in Ordinary.
Thomas McClure, of Belmont and of Dundela, in the county of Down, Esq.
John Heathcoat Heathcoat-Amory, of Knightshayes Court, in the parish of Tiverton, in the county of Devon, Esq.
Richard Green-Price, of Norton Manor, in the parish of Norton, in the county of Radnor, Esq.
William Miller, of Manderston, in the county of Berwick, Esq.
Foreign Office, October 10, 1879. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sir Horace Rumbold [aged 10], Bart., now Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation, to be Her Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Hussey Crespigny Vivian [aged 45], C.B., now Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt, to be Her Majesty's Minister Resident to the Swiss Confederation.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Baldwin Malet [aged 42], Esq., C.B. Minister Plenipotentiary in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt.
War Office, December 6, 1879. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon the undermentioned Officer of Her Majesty's Army, whose claim has been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for his gallant conduct at Afghanistan, as recorded against his name:
[Victoria Cross, 6th December 1879]. Royal Engineers. Captain (now Major), Edward Pemberton Leach [aged 32]
For having, in action with the Shinwarris near Maidanah, Afghanistan, on the 17th March, 1879, when covering the retirement of the Survey Escort who were carrying Lieutenant Barclay, 45th Sikhs, mortally wounded, behaved with the utmost gallantry in charging, with some men of the 45th. Sikhs, a very much larger number of the enemy.
In this encounter Captain Leach killed two or three of the enemy himself, and he received a severe wound from an Afghan knife in the left arm. Captain Leach's determination and gallantry in this affair, in attacking and driving back the enemy from the last position, saved the whole party from annihilation.
Whitehall, April 29, 1880.
The Queen [aged 60] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned persons, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten; namely:
Charles Frederick Abney-Hastings [aged 57], of Donington Park, in the county of Leicester, Esq., by the name, style, and title of Baron Donington, of Donington Park, in the said county of Leicester.
Arthur Edwin Hill Trevor [aged 60], Esq. (commonly called Lord Arthur Edwin Hill Trevor), by the name, style and title of Baron Trevor, of Brynkinalt, in the county of Denbigh. [Mary Catherine Curzon Baroness Trevor [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Trevor of Brynkinalt in Denbighshire].
Montagu William Lowry-Corry [aged 41], Esq., C.B., by the name, style, and title of Baron Rowton, of Rowton Castle, in the county of Salop.
India Office, May 6, 1880. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Most Honourable the Marquess of Ripon [aged 52], K.G., to be Governor-General of India.
St. James's Palace, May 10, 1880. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:-
Frederick Henry Paul [aged 62], Lord Methuen in the room of William, Lord Bagot [aged 69], resigned.
Lawrance [aged 35], Earl of Zetland, in the room of Charles Adolphus [aged 39], Earl of Dunmore, resigned.
William [aged 46], Earl of Listowel, in the room of Dudley Charles FitzGerald [aged 53], Lord de Ros, resigned.
Thomas [aged 25], Lord Ribblesdale, in the room of William Buller Fullerton [aged 51], Lord Elphinstone, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard [aged 39], Lord Sudeley, in the room of John Major [aged 37], Lord Henniker, resigned.
Arthur [aged 55], Lord Wrottesley, in the room of Cornwallis [aged 63], Viscount Hawarden, resigned.
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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Whitehall, May 10, 1880. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal appointing the Most Noble Hugh Lupus [aged 54] Duke of Westminstera K.G., Master of the Horse to Her Majesty.
War Office, May 8, 1880. THE Queen has been graciously pleased to signify Her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon the undermentioned Officer, whose claim to the same has been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for his gallant conduct at Konoma, on the Eastern Frontier of India, as recorded against his name; viz.:
Bengal Staff Corps. Captain Richard Kirby Ridgeway. For conspicuous gallantry throughout the attack on Konoma, on the 22nd November, 1879, more especially in the final assault, when, under a heavy fire from the enemy, he rushed up to a barricade and attempted to tear down the planKing surrounding it, to enable him to effect an entrance, in which act he received a very severe rifle shot wound in the left shoulder.