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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 Wiltshire is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been seven creations of Earl Wiltshire:
1st. 1139. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire 1110-1168. Forfeit. 1140.
2nd. 1397. William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire 1350-1399. Forfeit. 29th July 1399. Execution of Richard II's Favourites.
3rd. 1449. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde 1420-1461. Forfeit. 1st May 1461. Battle of Towton.
4th. 5th January 1470. John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1427-1473. Extinct. 24th March 1499.
5th. 27th January 1510. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 1479-1523. Extinct. 6th April 1523.
6th. 8th December 1529. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 1477-1539. Extinct. 12th March 1539.
7th. 19th January 1550. William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester 1483-1572. Extant.
Earl Wiltshire 1st Creation 1139
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
In 1139 Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire (age 29) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.
In 1140 Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire (age 30) negotiated the surrender of Devizes Castle [Map], preventing it from falling into the hands of Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester (age 41). The castle was lost the following year to a mob. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire and his wife Sybilla left for Britanny. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.
Earl Wiltshire 2nd Creation 1397
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
1397. William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire created.
29th July 1399. John Bussy forfeit. See Execution of Richard II's Favourites.
In 1397 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 47) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Isabel Russell Countess Wiltshire by marriage Countess Wiltshire.
On 29th July 1399 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 49), Henry Green (age 52) and John Bussy were beheaded at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.
Earl Wiltshire 3rd Creation 1449
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
All About History Books
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.
Summary
1449. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde created.
1st May 1461. John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde forfeit. See Battle of Towton.
In 1449 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 28) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.
On 1st May 1461 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40) was beheaded at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] having been captured at, or after, the Battle of Towton. His brother John (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Ormonde. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.
Earl Wiltshire 4th Creation 1470
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
5th January 1470. John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire created.
8th May 1473. Son Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire succeeded.
24th March 1499. Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire extinct.
On 5th January 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 42) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. See Warkworth Note 5.
Before 7th April 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 42) and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire (age 43) were married. She by marriage Countess Wiltshire. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 62).
On 8th May 1473 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 45) died. His son Edward (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl Wiltshire.
After 13th July 1494 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 24) and Margaret Grey Countess Wiltshire were married. She by marriage Countess Wiltshire. He the son of John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 24th March 1499 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 28) died at Drayton House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Lowick [Map]. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
Earl Wiltshire 5th Creation 1510
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
27th January 1510. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire created.
6th April 1523. Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire 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.
On 27th January 1510 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 31) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 49) by marriage Countess Wiltshire.
On 6th April 1523 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 44) died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
Earl Wiltshire 6th Creation 1529
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
8th December 1529. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde created. See Henry VIII Creates New Peerages.
12th March 1539. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde extinct.
On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38) created three Earldoms ...
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 52) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 49) by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother (age 75) was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 42) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 46) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex (age 50) by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 12th March 1539 Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 62) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Hever. His monument has a brass. He is depicted dressed in full robes wearing the insignia of a Knight of the Garter, with the Badge on his left breast and the Garter around his left knee. His head rests on a helm surmounted by a crest of a falcon displayed (his daughter's heraldic badge) and his feet rest on a griffin. The inscription reads: Here lieth Sir Thomas Bullen, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Erle of Wilscher and Erle or Ormunde, which decessed the 12th dai of Marche in the iere of our Lorde 1538. Earl Wiltshire, Earl Ormonde and Viscount Rochford extinct. His brother James Boleyn (age 46) inherited Hever Castle, Kent [Map] who sold it a year later to the Crown [or possibly exchanged it for manors in Norfolk].
Earl Wiltshire 7th Creation 1550
Earl Wiltshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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19th January 1550. William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester created.
10th March 1572. Son John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester succeeded.
4th November 1576. Son William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester succeeded.
24th November 1598. Son William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester succeeded.
4th February 1629. Son John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester succeeded.
5th March 1675. Son Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton succeeded.
27th February 1699. Son Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton succeeded.
21st January 1722. Son Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton succeeded.
26th August 1754. Brother Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton succeeded.
9th October 1759. Son Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton succeeded.
5th July 1765. Brother Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton succeeded.
25th December 1794. Third Cousin Once Removed George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester succeeded.
22nd April 1800. Son Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester succeeded.
29th November 1843. Son John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester succeeded.
4th July 1887. Son Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester succeeded.
11th December 1899. Brother Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester succeeded.
28th June 1962. First Cousin Twice Removed Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester succeeded.
1968. First Cousin Once Removed Nigel George Paulet 18th Marquess of Winchester succeeded.
On 19th January 1550 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 67) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.
On 10th March 1572 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 89) died. On His son John (age 62) succeeded 2nd Marquess Winchester, 2nd Earl Wiltshire, 2nd Baron St John. Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 4th November 1576 John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 66) died. His son William (age 44) succeeded 3rd Marquess Winchester, 3rd Earl Wiltshire, 3rd Baron St John. Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester (age 41) by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 24th November 1598 William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester (age 66) died. His son William (age 39) succeeded 4th Marquess Winchester, 4th Earl Wiltshire, 4th Baron St John. Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 4th February 1629 William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester (age 70) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded 5th Marquess Winchester, 5th Earl Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John. Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 5th March 1675 John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester (age 77) died. His son Charles (age 45) succeeded 6th Marquess Winchester, 6th Earl Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John. Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 27th February 1699 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 69) died. His son Charles (age 38) succeeded 2nd Duke Bolton, 7th Marquess Winchester, 7th Earl Wiltshire, 7th Baron St John.
On 21st January 1722 Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton (age 61) died. His son Charles (age 36) succeeded 3rd Duke Bolton, 8th Marquess Winchester, 8th Earl Wiltshire, 8th Baron St John. Anne Vaughan Duchess Bolton by marriage Duchess Bolton.
On 26th August 1754 Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton (age 68) died. His brother Harry (age 63) succeeded 4th Duke Bolton, 9th Marquess Winchester, 9th Earl Wiltshire, 9th Baron St John.
On 9th October 1759 Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton (age 68) died. His son Charles (age 41) succeeded 5th Duke Bolton, 10th Marquess Winchester, 10th Earl Wiltshire, 10th Baron St John.
On 5th July 1765 Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton (age 47) committed suicide at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia shooting himself in the head with a pistol. His brother Harry (age 44) succeeded 6th Duke Bolton, 11th Marquess Winchester, 11th Earl Wiltshire, 11th Baron St John. Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 29) by marriage Duchess Bolton.
On 25th December 1794 Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 74) died without male issue. Duke Bolton extinct. His third cousin once removed George (age 72) succeeded 12th Marquess Winchester, 12th Earl Wiltshire, 12th Baron St John. Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester. Most of his estates including Bolton Castle [Map] were inherited by his elder brother's illegitimate daughter Jean Mary (age 43) whose husband Thomas Orde (age 54) added the surname Powlett to his own.
On 22nd April 1800 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 77) died. His son Charles (age 36) succeeded 13th Marquess Winchester, 13th Earl Wiltshire, 13th Baron St John.
On 29th November 1843 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 79) died. His son John (age 42) succeeded 14th Marquess Winchester, 14th Earl Wiltshire, 14th Baron St John.
On 4th July 1887 John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester (age 86) died. His son Augustus (age 29) succeeded 15th Marquess Winchester, 15th Earl Wiltshire, 15th Baron St John.
On 11th December 1899 Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester (age 41) was killed in action at Magersfontein, South Africa in a battle where the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces. His brother Henry (age 37) succeeded 16th Marquess Winchester, 16th Earl Wiltshire, 16th Baron St John.
On 28th June 1962 Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester (age 99) died. His first cousin twice removed Richard (age 57) succeeded 17th Marquess Winchester, 17th Earl Wiltshire, 17th Baron St John.
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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 1968 Richard Charles Paulet 17th Marquess of Winchester (age 63) died unmarried. His first cousin once removed Nigel (age 26) succeeded 18th Marquess Winchester, 18th Earl Wiltshire, 18th Baron St John.