Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down

Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down is in Baronet Ireland.

In 1763 Robert Blackwood 1st Baronet [aged 68] was created 1st Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 29th November 1774 Robert Blackwood 1st Baronet [aged 80] died. His son John [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 27th February 1799 John Blackwood 2nd Baronet [aged 78] died. His son James [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 8th August 1836 James Blackwood 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down [aged 81] died. His brother Hans [aged 78] succeeded 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 4th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 18th November 1839 Hans Blackwood 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down [aged 81] died. His son Price [aged 45] succeeded 4th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 5th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 21st July 1841 Price Blackwood 4th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down [aged 47] died. His son Frederick [aged 15] succeeded 5th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 5th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.

On 25th March 1945 Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava [aged 35] was killed in action. Lord Dufferin was serving with the Indian Field Broadcasting Unit on when he was filmed demanding the surrender of Japanese troops who were sheltered in a tunnel; the film captured Lord Dufferin's death when a Japanese mortar shell landed on the unit. His son Sheriden [aged 6] succeeded 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 5th Earl of Ava in County Down and Burma, 5th Earl of Dufferin in County Down, 5th Viscount Dufferin of Claneboye in County Down, 5th Baron Claneboye of Claneboye in County Down, 9th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down, 9th Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down. Maureen Constance Guinness Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava [aged 38] by marriage Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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