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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Beckett
On 3rd March 1774 [his father] John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 30) and [his mother] Mary Wilson (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Bishop Christopher Wilson (age 60) and [his grandmother] Anne Gibson (age 47).
In 1785 Anne Smithson died. Her estates and those of her late husband passed to her great-niece Mary Harrison, then to her daughter Mary Midgeley (age 10) and then to her daughter [his future wife] Maria Beverley Lady Beckett and her husband Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet who adopted the surname Denison.
On 29th January 1787 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 43) and Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 38).
On 14th December 1814 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 27) and Maria Beverley Lady Beckett (age 19) were married.
In 1816 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 28) took the additional surname Denison in 1816 in accordance with the terms of the will of his wife's great-great-aunt, but reverted to Beckett only by royal licence when he succeeded his elder brother as 4th baronet in 1872.
On 12th May 1816 [his son] Edmund Beckett 1st Baron Grimthorpe was born to Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Maria Beverley Lady Beckett (age 21) at Carlton Hall, Newark on Trent.
In 1823 [his mother] Mary Wilson Lady Beckett (age 74) died.
In 1826 [his father] John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 82) died. His son [his brother] John (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baronet Beckett of Leeds. Anne Lowther Lady Beckett by marriage Lady Beckett of Leeds.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 10th September 1826 [his son] William Beckett-Denison was born to Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Maria Beverley Lady Beckett (age 31).
In 1841 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 53) was elected MP West Riding of Yorkshire which seat he held until 1847.
On 7th October 1845 [his son] Edmund Beckett 1st Baron Grimthorpe (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Fanny Catherine Lonsdale Baroness Beckett (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Bishop John Lonsdale (age 57) and Sophia Bolland.
In 1848 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 60) was elected MP West Riding of Yorkshire which seat he held until 1859.
In 1855 [his son] William Beckett-Denison (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Helen Duncombe (age 23) were married.
On 17th November 1872 [his brother] Thomas Beckett 3rd Baronet (age 93) died. He was buried at Corringham, Lincolnshire, 22nd November 1872. His brother Edmund (age 85) succeeded 4th Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
On 27th March 1874 [his wife] Maria Beverley Lady Beckett (age 78) died.
On 24th May 1874 Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet (age 87) died. His son [his son] Edmund (age 58) succeeded 5th Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gervase Beckett of Barnsley
GrandFather: John Beckett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jonas Clarke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Clarke
Father: John Beckett 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph wilson of Monk Bretton
GrandMother: Elizabeth Wilkson
Edmund Beckett aka Denison 4th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Wilson
GrandFather: Bishop Christopher Wilson
Mother: Mary Wilson Lady Beckett
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop Edmund Gibson
GrandMother: Anne Gibson