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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St Andrew's Church, Radbourne is in Radbourne, Derbyshire [Map], Churches in Derbyshire.
St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. Memorial to various members of the Le Hunt family.
St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. The Church dates from the 13th century, with additions in the 14th, 15th and 17th centuries. The porch was added in 1792, and the church was repaired in 1844. The tower and vestry were added in 1874.
The Churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
On 4th August 1432 Peter Pole [aged 50] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. Grave slab of him and his wife Elizabeth Laughton [aged 48] exceptionally well carved. The ermine lining of his long gown and her mantle visible. She has her feet resting on two dogs, both with bells on their collars; His feet are resting on one dog which also has a collar alebit not with bells on that may be seen. Note his belt with the initial 'P' on it, his long, pointed, shoes, his six buttoned cuffs and her reticulated head-dress with its outer edges of the extending upwards into vertical points.
Peter Pole: Around 1382 he was born to John Pole at Newborough, Staffordshire. On or before 1408 Peter Pole and Elizabeth Laughton were married.
Elizabeth Laughton: Around 1384 she was born.
In 1455 Ralph Pole [aged 50] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map] where his grave slab with his effigy, and that of his wife Joan Grosvenor [aged 39], lies under the North Iasle window.
Ralph Pole: Around 1405 he was born to Peter Pole in Radbourne, Warwickshire. In or before 1430 Ralph Pole and Joan Grosvenor were married.
St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. Alabaster Fluted Period monument in the north aisle. The identification somewhat difficult. Either Ralph Pole [aged 62] and his wife Elizabeth Moton, or their son John Pole, who predeceased his father, and his wife Jane Fitzherbert [aged 12]. He wears a Lancastrian Esses Collar. Hawk Crest. Misericorde. The dogs on which their feet rest unusuall for chewing at her dress - usually these chewing dogs are separate - and for there being two at her feet.
Ralph Pole: Around 1430 he was born to Ralph Pole and Joan Grosvenor.
John Pole: Around 1450 he was born to Ralph Pole. Before 1482 John Pole and Jane Fitzherbert were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years. Around 1491 John Pole died.
Jane Fitzherbert: In 1480 she was born to John Fitzherbert and Margaret Babington at Codsall Wood, Staffordshire. In 1519 Jane Fitzherbert died at Codsall Wood, Staffordshire.
In 1599 German Poole died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map] where he has a large mural monument sculpted by Grinling Gibbons.
German Poole: he was born to Francis Poole. In or before 1573 German Poole and Dorothy Cockayne were married. They were third cousins.
In June 1639 Henry Pole died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Henry Pole: he was born to German Poole and Dorothy Cockayne.
Hatchments at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
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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On 13th November 1850 Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole [aged 24] and Anna Caroline Stanhope [aged 18] were married at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. They had eleven children. She the daughter of Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington [aged 66] and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington [aged 41].
In 1852 Leicester Sacheverel Chandos-Pole was born to Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole [aged 26] and Anna Caroline Stanhope [aged 19]. Unclear as to when he died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole: In 1826 he was born to Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole and Anna Maria Wilmot. On 13th November 1850 Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole and Anna Caroline Stanhope were married at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. They had eleven children. She the daughter of Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington. On 30th November 1873 Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole died.
Anna Caroline Stanhope: On 16th July 1832 she was born to Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington and Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th July 1859 Mabel Alice Chandos-Pole [aged 1] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Mabel Alice Chandos-Pole: On 24th June 1858 she was born to Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell and Henrietta Auriol Drummond-Hay.
On 21st March 1868 Henrietta Auriol Drummond-Hay [aged 38] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Henrietta Auriol Drummond-Hay: In 1830 she was born to Edward William Dummond-Hay. In 1851 Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell and she were married.
On 23rd June 1875 Evelyne Chandos-Pole [aged 18] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Evelyne Chandos-Pole: On 18th July 1856 she was born to Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole and Anna Caroline Stanhope.
On 18th March 1883 Violet Catherine Beckett-Denison [aged 22] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map] where she has a window inher memory.
Violet Catherine Beckett-Denison: On 25th July 1860 she was born to William Beckett-Denison and Helen Duncombe. On 7th March 1882 Reginald Walkeline Chandos-Pole and she were married.
On 9th April 1914 Anna Caroline Stanhope [aged 81] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
On 20th October 1930 Reginald Walkeline Chandos-Pole [aged 77] died. Grave with his wife Inez Blanche Marie Clothilde Eva Arent, who died on the 2nd of February 1941, at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Reginald Walkeline Chandos-Pole: On 4th February 1853 he was born to Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole and Anna Caroline Stanhope. On 26th October 1898 Reginald Walkeline Chandos-Pole and Inez Blanche Marie Clothilde Eva Arent were married.
On 6th March 1934 Brigadier-General Harry Anthony Chandos-Pole [aged 61] died. Memorial to him and his wife Ada Ismay, and grave, at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. Curiously the memorial and the grave have different dates of birth, 1869 and 1872, respectively; the latter date is believed correct.
Brigadier-General Harry Anthony Chandos-Pole: On 19th November 1872 he was born to Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell and Teresa Charlotte Manningham-Buller.
On 1st September 1994 Major John Chandos-Pole [aged 80] died. Memorial and grave at St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].
Major John Chandos-Pole: On 4th November 1913 he was born to Reginald Walkeline Chandos-Pole and Inez Blanche Marie Clothilde Eva Arent.
Map of Radbourne with St Andrew's Church [Map] [10] at its centre at the bottom of the lane where it crosses the river into the grounds of Chandos Hall [1].
After 12th December 2014. St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map]. Grave of Isla Jill, wife of Major John Chandos-Pole.
2017The Rectors of St Andrew's Church, Radbourne [Map].