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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.
Earl Dorset is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Earl Dorset:
1st. 1070. Bishop Osmund 1st Earl Dorset -1099. Extinct. 3rd December 1099.
2nd. 5th July 1411. Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter 1377-1426. Extinct. 31st December 1426.
3rd. August 1441. Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset 1406-1455. Forfeit. 15th May 1464. 15 May 1464 Battle of Hexham.
4th. 1604. Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset 1536-1608. Extinct. 29th July 1843.
Earl Dorset 1st Creation 1070
Earl Dorset is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1070. Bishop Osmund 1st Earl Dorset created.
3rd December 1099. Bishop Osmund 1st Earl Dorset extinct.
In 1070 Bishop Osmund 1st Earl Dorset was created 1st Earl Dorset.
On 3rd December 1099 Bishop Osmund 1st Earl Dorset died. Earl Dorset extinct. He was buried at Old Sarum [Map].
Earl Dorset 2nd Creation 1411
Earl Dorset is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
5th July 1411. Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter created.
31st December 1426. Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter extinct.
On 5th July 1411 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 34) was created 1st Earl Dorset. Margaret Neville Countess Dorest (age 27) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 31st December 1426 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter (age 49) died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. Some sources say 27th December 1426 and 1st January 1427. Duke Exeter and Earl Dorset extinct.
Earl Dorset 3rd Creation 1441
Earl Dorset is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
August 1441. Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset created.
22nd May 1455. Son Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset succeeded. See First Battle of St Albans.
4th November 1461. Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset forfeit.
15th May 1464. Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset forfeit. See 15 May 1464 Battle of Hexham.
In August 1441 Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 35) was created 1st Earl Dorset. Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 32) by marriage Countess Dorset. The date possibly 1441.
On 22nd May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).
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Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son Henry (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 2nd Marquess Dorset, 5th Earl Somerset, 2nd Earl Dorset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.
Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.
King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Sutton (age 30) were captured.
Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset was wounded. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.
Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.
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On 4th November 1461 Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 25) was attainted. Duke Somerset, Marquess Dorset, Earl Somerset, Earl Dorset forfeit.
On 15th May 1464 a Yorkist army commanded by John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) defeated a Lancastrian army commanded by Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 28) at Hexham, Northumberland [Map] during the Battle of Hexham.
Those fighting for York included John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 36), John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 26) and Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby (age 36).
Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset was beheaded following the battle. The general pardon which he has previously received was annulled. Duke Somerset, Marquess Dorset, Earl Somerset and Earl Dorset forfeit for the second time. His son Edmund Beaufort (age 25) was styled by supporters of the House of Lancaster as Duke of Somerset but had not right to do so.
Philip Wentworth (age 40) was executed at Middleham [Map].
Earl Dorset 4th Creation 1604
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Summary
1604. Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset created.
19th April 1608. Son Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset succeeded.
27th February 1609. Son Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset succeeded.
28th March 1624. Brother Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset succeeded.
17th July 1652. Son Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset succeeded.
27th August 1677. Son Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex succeeded.
29th January 1706. Son Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset succeeded.
10th October 1765. Son Charles Sackville 2nd Duke Dorset succeeded.
5th January 1769. Nephew John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset succeeded.
19th July 1799. Son George Frederick Sackville 4th Duke Dorset succeeded.
14th February 1815. First Cousin Once Removed Charles Sackville 5th Duke Dorset succeeded.
29th July 1843. Charles Sackville 5th Duke Dorset extinct.
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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.
In 1604 Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 68) was created 1st Earl Dorset. Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 69) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 19th April 1608 Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 72) died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Robert (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 27th February 1609 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) died at Dorset House. He was buried at Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Richard (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst and inherited Knole House, Sevenoaks. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 28th March 1624 Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 35) died at Dorset House. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His brother Edward (age 33) succeeded 4th Earl Dorset, 4th Baron Buckhurst. Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 34) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 17th July 1652 Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 61) died. His son Richard (age 29) succeeded 5th Earl Dorset, 5th Baron Buckhurst. Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 30) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 27th August 1677 Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset (age 54) died. His son Charles (age 34) succeeded 6th Earl Dorset, 6th Baron Buckhurst. Mary Bagot Countess Falmouth and Dorset (age 32) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 7th March 1685 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 42) and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset, Countess Middlesex. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and Mary Noel Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset and Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 63). They were half sixth cousins.
On 29th January 1706 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex (age 63) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son Lionel (age 18) succeeded 7th Earl Dorset, 2nd Earl Middlesex, 7th Baron Buckhurst, 2nd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.
In January 1709 Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 20) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset. He the son of Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex and Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex.
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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 October 1765 Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 77) died at Knole House, Sevenoaks. His son Charles (age 54) succeeded 2nd Duke Dorset, 8th Earl Dorset, 3rd Earl Middlesex, 8th Baron Buckhurst, 3rd Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.
On 5th January 1769 Charles Sackville 2nd Duke Dorset (age 57) died. His nephew John (age 23) succeeded 3rd Duke Dorset, 9th Earl Dorset, 4th Earl Middlesex, 9th Baron Buckhurst, 4th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.
In 1790 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 44) and Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Dorset, 9th Countess Dorset. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Charles Cope 2nd Baronet and Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool (age 45). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 19th July 1799 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 54) died. His son George (age 5) succeeded 4th Duke Dorset, 10th Earl Dorset, 5th Earl Middlesex, 10th Baron Buckhurst, 5th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.
On 14th February 1815 George Frederick Sackville 4th Duke Dorset (age 21) died. His first cousin once removed Charles (age 47) succeeded 5th Duke Dorset, 11th Earl Dorset, 6th Earl Middlesex, 11th Baron Buckhurst, 6th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.
On 29th July 1843 Charles Sackville 5th Duke Dorset (age 75) died unmarried. He was buried in St Peter's Church, Lowick [Map]. Duke Dorset, Earl Dorset, Earl Middlesex, Viscount Sackville of Drayton in Sussex, Baron Buckhurst, Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex and Baron Bolebrooke in Sussex extinct.