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Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch is in St Helen's Church Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [Map].
Before 1560. Interior of the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map].
On 20th June 1560 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 46) died. He was buried at the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Botreaux, 7th Baron Hungerford, 5th Baron Moleyns and 5th Baron Hastings. Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon (age 22) by marriage Countess Huntingdon. See Monument [Map].
After 20th June 1560. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (deceased) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 49) by Richard Parker of Burton on Trent. Chest tomb with five sons on one side, five daughters on the other side, and eldest son on the end. Elizabethan Period. Leg Garter. Garter Robes. Widow's Barbe. Lancastrian Esses and Inter-twined Knots Collar. Feet resting on the Manticore badge of the Hasting's family.
Inscription: "Here lyeth ye corps of Francys late Erle of Hutyngdun, Lord Hastyngs, Hungerford, Botreaux, Molyns, and Moyles, Knight of ye honorable order of ye Garter, which deceased ye XXth daye of June ao Dni 1561: and ye ladie Katheryn, Countisse of Hutyngdon his wife, which deceased ye XXIIId daye of Sepbr anno dni 1576". Moved at least twice. Some restoration.
On 23rd September 1576 Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 65) died. She was buried in the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map] with her husband Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon who had died sixteen years before. See Monument [Map].
On 14th December 1595 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 60) died at York [Map]. On 26th April 1596 Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His brother George (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl Huntingdon, 9th Baron Botreaux, 8th Baron Hungerford, 6th Baron Moleyns and 6th Baron Hastings. Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
On 26th April 1596 Francis Hastings was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map].
1698. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Part of the monument to Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon constructed at the request of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 47) in 1698 to repair damage caused during the Civil War at which time the monument was moved to the side of the chapel. The inscription of the Urn reads "Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon, as a last service, caused this chapel to be decorated, and this tomb to be restored, in glorious memory of his most illustrious forefathers whose remains are buried here. Done in faith, 1698"."
The top armorial is of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon.
The bottom armorial is Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon. Hers possibly bigger, and more prominent as a consequence of her royal ancestry. Quarters, some of which are also quartered. From top to bottom, left to right, somewhat speculatively:
Top Left Quarter: Left Side: 
Hastings Arms, Unknown Arms, Hungerford Arms, Unknown Arms. Right Side: Unknown Arms, Unknows Arms with frogs which may be a mis-represented version of 
De La Pole Arms.
Top Right Quarter: 
York Arms, Unknown Arms, 
Neville Arms differenced with a label three points argent, 
Beauchamp Arms, 
Beaumont Arms.
Bottom Left Quarter: Possible 
St John Arms, Unknown Arms, 
Hungerford Arms, 
Montagu Arms [Note. The or (gold) colour should be argent (white)?].
Bottom Right Corner. 
Holland Arms, Unknown Arms, Unknown Arms, Quartered: 
Clare Arms and 
Despencer Arms.
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After 30th May 1701. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (deceased) sculpted by Grinling Gibbons (age 53).
After 13th November 1746. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (deceased). The bust in the roundel of his wife Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 39) sculpted by John Michael Rysbrack (age 52). The monument was designed by William Kent. The obelisk sculpted by Joseph Pickford. The epitaph was written by Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (age 68).
After 13th January 1844. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings (deceased).
After 17th January 1851. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings (deceased).
Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings: On 2nd June 1832 he was born to George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings and Barbara Yelverton Marchioness Hastings. On 13th January 1844 George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings died. His son Paulyn succeeded 3rd Marquess Hastings, 8th Earl Loudon, 4th Earl Moira, 19th Baron Botreaux, 18th Baron Hungerford, 16th Baron Moleyns and 16th Baron Hastings. On 17th January 1851 Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings died. His brother Henry succeeded 4th Marquess Hastings, 9th Earl Loudon, 5th Earl Moira, 21st Baron Grey of Ruthyn, 20th Baron Botreaux, 19th Baron Hungerford, 17th Baron Moleyns and 17th Baron Hastings. Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
After 11th June 1892. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 23) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 24).
Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon: On 8th July 1868 he was born to Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon at St Stephen's Green, Dublin. On 20th May 1885 Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon died. His son Warner succeeded 15th Earl Huntingdon. On 11th June 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon. On 5th April 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon: In 1868 she was born to Samuel Wilson in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On 26th December 1952 she died.
After 13th October 1915. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Captain Paulyn Charles James Reginald Abney-Hastings (deceased) and Edward Hugh Hastings Abney-Hastings (deceased), brothers, who died on active service within one month of one another.
Captain Paulyn Charles James Reginald Abney-Hastings: On 27th November 1889 he was born to Major Paulyn Abney-Hastings and Maud Grimston. On 13th October 1915 Captain Paulyn Charles James Reginald Abney-Hastings was killed in action at the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Captain Rawdon-Hastings decided to attempt a bayonet attack and led his men.
Edward Hugh Hastings Abney-Hastings: On 31st August 1895 he was born to Major Paulyn Abney-Hastings and Maud Grimston.
After 14th July 1917. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Isabel Jacqueline Rawdon-Hastings (deceased).
Isabel Jacqueline Rawdon-Hastings: On 8th August 1887 she was born to Major Paulyn Abney-Hastings and Maud Grimston. On 20th September 1916 Major Hubert James Cecil Rostron and she were married. On 14th July 1917 Isabel Jacqueline Rawdon-Hastings died.
After 2nd December 1926. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Major Hubert James Cecil Rostron (deceased).
Major Hubert James Cecil Rostron: On 14th February 1875 he was born to Simpson Rostron of Beddington in Surrey. On 2nd December 1926 he died.
On 5th April 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 70) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 38) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In or after 1990. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings (age 72).
Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings: On 16th January 1917 he was born to Osmond William Toome Westenra Hastings. On 25th May 1950 Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings and Jean Suzanne Palethorpe were married. On 28th March 1990 Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Hood William Stewart Hastings died.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 24th August 1990 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (age 89) died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His first cousin once removed William (age 42) succeeded 17th Earl Huntingdon.
After 24th August 1990. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon (deceased) and his wife Margaret Lane Countess Huntingdon (age 83).
Margaret Lane Countess Huntingdon: On 23rd June 1907 she was born. On 14th February 1944 Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and she were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon. On 14th February 1994 she died.
After 21st October 2011. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Moorea Hastings (deceased).
Moorea Hastings: On 4th March 1928 she was born to Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon. On 22nd June 1957 Woodrow Lyle Wyatt Baron Wyatt of Weeford and she were married They were divorced in 1966. She married again on 11th January 1967. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon. On 11th January 1967 Brinsley Graham Black and she were married. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 16th Earl Huntingdon and Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon. On 21st October 2011 Moorea Hastings died.