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Scarborough, North Yorkshire is in North Yorkshire.
On 4th May 1312 King Edward II of England (age 28) and Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 28) were at Newcastle upon Tyne Castle where they barely escaped a force led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 34), Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 39) and Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 38). Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall escaped to Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map], King Edward II of England to York [Map].
Patent Rolls. 22nd July 1405. Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. Mandate to the bailiffs of the town of Gysburgh to receive the head of John Fauconberge, knight, which the king is sending to them, and to place it on the pillory (collistridium) of the town to stay there as long as it can last. By K.
The like to the following:— By K.
The bailiffs of the town of Yarume, for the head of John Colville, "chivaler."
The bailiffs of the town of Helmesleye [Map], for the head of Ralph Hastynges, "chivaler".
The bailiffs of the town of Richemond [Map], for the head of John Fithrandolf, "chivaler."
The keepers of the city of York and their lieutenant, for the head of William Fuster, chaplain, to be placed on the bridge of Ouse.
The bailiffs of the town of Scardeburgh [Map], for the head of Thomas Forster.
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Patent Rolls. 20th August 1462. Westminster Palace [Map]. Grant for life to Thomas Witham (age 42), from Michaelmas last, for his good service to the king and his father Richard, late duke of York, of £20 yearly from the fee farm of the town of Scardeburgh [Map] and the manor of Walgrave and from 60 acres of land and the issues of the town.
On 25th April 1557 Thomas Stafford (age 24) landed at Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th July 1557. Item, at Skarborow [Map] suffered dethe master Thomas Sp .., John Adames, John Wattsun, skott, John .. a frencheman.
On 25th June 1665 Admiral John Lawson (age 50) died in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map] from wounds received at the Battle of Lowestoft. He was buried at St Dunstan's in the East Parish.
On 3rd December 1830 Frederick Leighton was born to Dr Frederic Septimus Leighton (age 31) at Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 7th September 1887 Edith Sitwell was born to George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet (age 27) and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell (age 19) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 15th November 1897 Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet was born to George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet (age 37) and Ida Emily Augusta Denison Lady Sitwell (age 29) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 3rd September 1902 Alfred Jerome Vassalli (age 21) and Annie Pembroke Reynolds (age 23) were married at Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
On or before 23rd March 1817 Matthew Noble was born to Robert Noble at Hackness. He was baptised on 23rd March 1817 at Hackness.
On 1st December 1871 George Philip Cecil Arthur Stanhope 7th Earl Chesterfield (age 40) died of typhoid unmarried. His third cousin George (age 49) succeeded 8th Earl Chesterfield, 8th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire. He had been staying at Londesborough Lodge Scarborough with the Prince of Wales (age 30) who also contracted typhoid but survived.
