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.'
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Earl Spencer is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1st November 1765. John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] created.
31st October 1783. Son George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer [aged 25] succeeded.
1834. Son John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer [aged 52] succeeded.
1845. Brother Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 46] succeeded.
27th December 1857. Son John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer [aged 22] succeeded.
1910. Half Brother Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer [aged 52] succeeded.
26th September 1922. Son Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer [aged 30] succeeded.
9th June 1975. Son John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 51] succeeded.
29th March 1992. Son Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer [aged 27] succeeded.
On 1st November 1765 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 30] was created 1st Earl Spencer, 1st Viscount Althorp. Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 28] by marriage Countess Spencer, 1st Viscountess Althorp.
On 31st October 1783 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 48] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son George [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer [aged 21] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1834 George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer [aged 75] died. His son John [aged 52] succeeded 3rd Earl Spencer, 3rd Viscount Althorp, 3rd Viscount Spencer, 3rd Baron Spencer Althorp.
In 1845 John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer [aged 63] died. His brother Frederick [aged 46] succeeded 4th Earl Spencer, 4th Viscount Althorp, 4th Viscount Spencer, 4th Baron Spencer Althorp. Elizabeth Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 45] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1851 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 52] and Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer and Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer.
On 27th December 1857 Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer [aged 59] died. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 5th Earl Spencer, 5th Viscount Althorp, 5th Viscount Spencer, 5th Baron Spencer Althorp.
In 1910 John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer [aged 75] died. His half brother Charles [aged 52] succeeded 6th Earl Spencer, 6th Viscount Althorp, 6th Viscount Spencer, 6th Baron Spencer Althorp. Margaret Baring Countess Spencer by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 26th September 1922 Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer [aged 64] died. His son Albert [aged 30] succeeded 7th Earl Spencer, 7th Viscount Althorp, 7th Viscount Spencer, 7th Baron Spencer Althorp. Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer [aged 25] by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 9th June 1975 Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer [aged 83] died. His son John [aged 51] succeeded 8th Earl Spencer, 8th Viscount Althorp, 8th Viscount Spencer, 8th Baron Spencer Althorp. Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 39] by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1976 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 51] and Raine McCorquodale Countess Dartmouth and Spencer [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer and Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 29th March 1992 John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 68] died. His son Charles [aged 27] succeeded 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer, 9th Baron Spencer Althorp.