This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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09 Jul is in July.
1503 Margaret Tudor's Journey to Scotland
1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
On 9th July 1228 Archbishop Stephen Langton (age 78) died.
On 9th July 1290 John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant (age 14) and Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant (age 15) were married. She the daughter of King Edward I of England (age 51) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 37) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant. They were half third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.
On 9th July 1292 Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor (age 17) and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur were married at Tervuren. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg and Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. Three days later, news arrived that the Scottish army was just four leagues [14 miles] away. Early the next morning, our troops broke camp and deployed in the open field near the river Irvine, preparing for battle. The Scottish forces were across a small lake or loch, and both sides could see each other clearly. When the leading Scots, the Bishop of Glasgow, the Steward of Scotland, and William Douglas, saw that they were no match for our knights, even though they outnumbered our foot soldiers two to one, they were afraid. They sent messengers to ask whether anyone authorized by the King of England was present to accept their surrender. Hearing that there was, Sir Richard Lundy, a bold knight, who had never previously sworn fealty to the King of England, came to them with his men and declared himself willing to serve the English king, saying he no longer wished to fight alongside a divided and disordered people. This defection threw the other magnates into disarray, and they promptly surrendered to Lord Henry de Percy1, in the name of our king, under terms that preserved their lives, limbs, lands, and goods, and forgave them all misdeeds up to that day. They provided hostages and formal instruments, and their surrender was accepted conditionally, pending the king's approval. When our forces returned to Irvine, they were told that many of the Scots and Galloway men had robbed their baggage trains, killing over 500 men, women, and children. Our forces pursued them, killing about 1,000, and returned with greatly increased plunder.
Cumque non venissent nisi pauci equestres, nunciatum est eis post triduum quod Scotorum exercitus non distabat ab eis nisi spatio leucarum quatuor. At illi summo mane castra moventes, egressi sunt in campum juxta Irewyn, ordinantes exercitum et ad bellum se parantes; eratque Scotorum exercitus ex parte altera cujusdam laci Many of the modici, et mutuo se videbant. Cumque magnates Scotorum qui ibi aderant, episcopus scilicet Glasguensis, senescallus Scotia, et Willelmus Duglas, viderent se esse impares equestribus nostris, licet pedestres nostros in duplo excederent, timuerunt sibi, et, missis nunciis ad nostros, petierunt utrum esset ibi aliquis ex parte regis Angliæ qui eos ad pacem recipere posset? Et responso quod sic, confestim ad confestim ad eos venit strenuus ille miles Ricardus Lundy, qui nunquam regi nostro fidelitatem fecerat, et se cum suis dedit voluntati regis nostri, dicens se nolle ulterius cum discordantibus et variantibus militare. Quod cum vidissent alii magnates nominati consternati sunt, et continuo se dederunt prædicto domino Henrico de Percy, nomine regis nostri, salvis eis vita et membris, terris et catallis, et quod condonarentur omnia usque ad eundem diem, promissis obsidibus et instrumentis confectis; et conditionaliter admissi sunt, si talia regi complacerent. Cumque reverterentur nostri apud Irewyn, nunciatum est eis quod multi ex Scotis et Galewalensibus eorum sarcinulas hostiliter deprædati sunt, interfectis plusquam quingentis viris cum mulieribus et parvulis, quos insequentes peremerunt ex eis circiter mille viros, et reversi sunt multiplicata præda.
Note 1. This occurred on the 9th July 1297; the letter of submission runs in the name of Robert de Brus Earl of Carrick, James Seneschal of Scotland, Alexander de Lindsey, John brother of the seneschal, and William de Douglas. Rymer, Fœdera, 1.868.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 1. The magnates of Scotland submit to the will of the King.
To all those who shall see or hear this letter, Robert Alexander of Lindsay, John, brother of the Seneschal, and William of Douglas, greetings in Jesus Christ. Let it be known to all of you that we, together with the community of our country, rose up against our lord, Sir Edward, by the grace of God, King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine; and against his peace, we have committed in his lordship, in his land of Scotland and of Galloway, arsons, homicides, and various robberies and... done by us and by ours.
We, for ourselves and for all those who were with us from the said community in doing this, submit and hold ourselves bound to the will of our lord the aforesaid King, to make amends, high and low, at his will, for the said homicides, arsons, and robberies: saving to us the points contained in a writing which we have from Sir Henry de Percy to Sir Robert de Clifford, commanders of the host of the noble King of England in the parts of Scotland. In witness whereof, we have affixed our seals to this writing. Written at Sir William's, the ninth day of the month of July [1297], in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Edward" With four red seals, hanging from parchment tails.
Magnates Scotia voluntati Regis submittunt.
ATUTZ ceus, qi ceste lettre verrunt ou orront, Robert Alisaundre de Lindesaie, Johan frere le seneschal, e William de Douglas, salutz en JEHU CRIST. Coneve chose seit a vous tutz, qe com nous ensemblement oue la comune de nos pais, esteioms leves encountre nostre seingnur, mon sire Edward, par la grace de DIEUX, Roys de Engleterre, seingnur de Irelaunde, & dux de Gwyene: e, encountre sa pees eioms en sa seingnurie en sa terre de Escose, e de Gauweie, fait arsons, homecides, & divers roberies e.... estre fait par nous, e par les nos:
Nous, pur nous, e pur tuz ceaus, qi de nous furent adhers, de la dita comune, a ceo fayre, estre tenuz, e sousmis a la volente nostre seingnur le Rovs avauntdit, a fayre les amendes, haut e bas, a sa volente, des ditz homecides, arsons & roberies: Sauve a nous les pointz contenuz en un escrit, le quel nous avons de mon sire Henri de Percy, a mon sire Robert de Clifforth, cheventeins de l'ost au noble Rey de Engleterre, es parties de Escoce. En tesmoinaunce de queu choses, a cest escrit avoms mis nos seaus. Escrit a sire Willaume, le noemme jour du mois de Juyl, en le an del regne le Reys Edward vintime quint. Sub quatuor sigillis rub' pendent' à caudis pergam.
On 9th July 1386 Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 34) died. His son William (age 16) succeeded Duke Austria.
Collectanea by John Leland [1502-1552]. The next Day after being Sounday, the 9th Day of the fayd Monneth of Jully [9th July 1503], she abode all the Day in the sayd Towne of Grauntham.
On 9th July 1526 Elisabeth Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Poland was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 23) and Anne Jagiellon (age 22). She married 5th May 1543 Sigismund II King Poland.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 9th July 1528. R. O. St. P. I. 312. 4486. Hennege (age 48) to Wolsey.
I delivered the King your letters, for which he thanks you, especially for the good news out of Italy from Dr. Stevyns. He has heard that my Lady Marquese of Exeter (age 25) is sick of the sweat, and he will therefore remove upon Saturday to Ampthill [Map]. He has ordered all who were in the Marquis's company to depart. He is glad you have made your will, "and ordered yourself anenst God," as he has done. He intends to send his will to you, by which you will perceive his hearty mind towards you above all men living. By the death of one of his chapel, divers gifts have fallen, which he desires may be stayed until you have further knowledge of his pleasure. "Also he desireth your Grace that he may hear every second day from you how you do; for I assure you every morning, as soon as he cometh from the Queen, he asketh whether I hear anything from your Grace." He has told Herytage what alterations he desires here. Tittenhanger [Map], 9 July.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 9th July 1534. Memorandum: the Lord Dakers (age 41),c of the North Countrie, was pechid of highe treason, and sett in prison in the Tower of London [Map], and all his goods and landes were seised into the Kinges handes, which was great riches, and the 9th of Julye, 1534, he was arreigned at Westminstre, the Duke of Northfolke (age 61) sittinge then as high judge,d and there he discharged himselfe of all that his accuserse coulde alledge againste him, and so there he was quitt by a jurie of Lordes, and by the lawe allso.
Note c. William Dacre, third Lord Dacre, of the North.
Note d. Being Lord High Steward.
Note e. Sir Ralph Fenwick (age 64) and Nicholas Musgrave (age 37), who brought in their false Scotes for witnesses. — Stow. [Note. Nicholas Musgrave proably a mistake for William Musgrave.]
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 9th July 1539 or 10th July 1539 Thomas Dingley was beheaded. Greyfriars's Chronicle states the 9th, Hall's Chronicle the 10th.
On 9th July 1540 Henry VIII's (age 49) marriage to Anne of Cleves (age 24) was annulled. He gave her a generous settlement including Richmond Palace [Map] and Hever Castle, Kent [Map], at an annual rent of £9-13s-3½d.. Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton signed the delcaration. She was given precedence above all other women other than the King's wife future wives and daughters, referring to her thereafter as The King's Sister. She lived seventeen more years outliving Henry's two next wives Queen Catherine Howard of England (age 17) and Catherine Parr Queen Consort England (age 27), and King Edward VI of England and Ireland (age 2).
Annales of England by John Stow. The 15 of April, the infections sweating sicknesse began at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map], which ended not in the North part of England untill the ende of September. "In this space what number died, it cannot be well accompted, but certaine it is that in London in fewe daies 960. gave up the ghost: if began in London the 9. of July, and the 12. of July it was most vehement, which was so terrible, that people being in best health, were sodainly taken, and dead in foure and twenty houres, and twelve, or lesse, for lacke of skill in guiding them in their sweat. And it is to be noted, that this mortalitie fell chiefely or rather on men, and those also of the best age, as betweene thirty and forty yeares, fewe women, nor children, nor olde men died thereof. Sleeping in the beginning was present death, for if they were suffered to sleepe but half a quarter of an houre, they never spake after, nor had any knowledge, but when they wakened fell into panges of death. This was a terrible time in London, for many one lost sodainly his friends, by the sweat, and their money by the proclamation. Seven honest householders did sup together, and before eight of the clocke in the next morning, four them were dead: they that were taken with full stomacks escaped hardly. This sickenesse followed English men as well within the realme, as in strange countries: wherefore this nation was much afeard of it, and for the time began to repent and remember God but as the disease relented, the devotion deceased. The first weeke died in London 800 persons.
Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary 1553. 6th July 1553. KING EDWARD (age 15) died at Greenwich, on the 6th July 1553, "towards night."a The event was kept perfectly secret during the next day;b but measures were taken to occupy and fortify the Tower of London [Map].c On "the 8. of July the lord maior of London was sent for to the court then at Greenwich, to bring with him sixe aldermen, as many merchants of the staple, and as many merchant adventurers, unto whom by the Councell was secretly declared the death of king Edward, and also how hee did ordaine for the succession of the Crowne by his letters pattents, to the which they were sworne, and charged to keep it secret."d
Note a. Letter of the council to sir Philip Hoby (age 48), ambassador with the emperor, printed in Strype's Memorials, 1721, ii. 430. It was not written until the 8th of the month, and is silent regarding the successor to the throne. Mary (age 37), in her letter to the lords of the council, dated from Kenynghall [Map] on the 9th of July (printed in Foxe's Actes and Monuments), also states that she had learned from some advertisement that the king her brother had died on Thursday (the 6th) at night last past.
Note b. Northumberland's (age 49) intention was to keep the death of the king a secret, until he should have obtained possession of the person of the lady Mary, who had been summoned to visit her brother, and was at no further distance from London than the royal manor of Hunsdon in Hertfordshire. But there were not wanting about the court those who from attachment to Mary, or from self-interest, ventured to incur the hazard of conveying to her this momentous intelligence; whereupon she immediately took alarm, and rode off towards the eastern coast, from which she might have escaped to the continent, had such a step become necessary. Many writers assert that it was the earl of Arundel (age 41) who made a private communication to her. I have not found any contemporary authority for this statement; but sir Nicholas Throckmorton (age 38), in his poetical autobiography (MS. Cole, vol xl. p. 272, verses 111, 112, 113, 114), claims the credit of having been the officious person. He had been a favourite servant of king Edward; and on his royal master's death,
"Mourning, from Greenwich I didd strayt departe
To London, to an house which bore our name.
My bretheren guessed by my heavie hearte
The King was dead, and I confess'd the same:
The hushing of his death I didd unfolde,
Their meaninge to proclaime queene Jane I tolde.
And, though I lik'd not the religion
Which all her life queene Marye hadd profest,
Yett in my mind that wicked motion
Right heires for to displace I did detest.
Causeless to proffer any injurie,
I meant it not, but sought for remedie.
Wherefore from four of us the newes was sent,
How that her brother hee was dead and gone;
In post her goldsmith then from London went,
By whome the message was dispatcht anon.
Shee asked,' If wee knewe it certainlie?'
Whoe said,' Sir Nicholas knew it verilie.'
The author bred the errand's greate mistrust:
Shee fear'd a traine to leade her to a trapp.
Shee saide,' If Robert had beene there shee durst
Have gag'd her life, and hazarded the happ.'
Her letters made, shee knewe not what to doe:
Shee sent them oute, butt nott subscrib'd thereto."
By "Robert" the lady Mary meant sir Robert Throckmorton, one of the four brothers.
Note c. See the Diary of Henry Machyn, p. 35. for 07 July 1553.
Note d. It appears most probable that this was the first intimation which the citizens had received of the existence of the letters patent: and that it was on this occasion that, being "sworn to them," they affixed their signatures, although the document had been previously executed on the 21st of June. No fewer than thirty-two signatures follow that of the lord mayor, but the parties were perhaps not all citizens, and from the arrangement of their names in the existing transcript (mentioned in the following note b ) it would be difficult to distinguish which were the aldermen, which the merchants of the staple, and which the merchant adventurers.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 9th July 1553. The ix day of July was sworne unto the qwen Jane (age 17) alle the hed offesers and the gard as qwen of England ... doythur of the duke of Suffoke (age 36), and servyd as qwen of ..
Note. P. 35. Proclamation of queen Jane. In consequence of Grafton having printed this proclamation, he was declared to have forfeited the office of queen's printer; see the patent of John Cawoode's appointment in Rymer's Fœdera, vol. xv. p. 356, and Ames's Typographical Antiquities, by Dibdin, vol. iii. p. 482. The proclamation has been reprinted in the Harleian Miscellany, (Park's edition,) vol. i. p. 405.
On 9th July 1553 Maurice Elector of Saxony (age 32) died. His brother Augustus (age 26) succeeded Elector Saxony.
On or before 9th July 1563, the date he was baptised at Pisa, Orazio Gentileschi was born.
On 9th July 1578 Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria (age 38) and Maria Anna Wittelsbach (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 13.84%. He married his first cousin Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress, daughter of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.
On 9th July 1583 John Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King of Denmark (age 49) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 25).
On 9th July 1611 Jane Seymour died.
Jane Seymour: In or before 1574 Lionel Maddison and she were married.
On 9th July 1614 Thomas Grey 15th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 38) died at Tower of London [Map] having been imprisoned for eleven years for his involvement in the Bye Plot. Baron Grey of Wilton extinct.
On 9th July 1648 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 57) entered St Neots with his army of approximately 400 men.
John Evelyn's Diary. 9th July 1652. We went to see Penshurst [Map], the Earl of Leicester's, famous once for its gardens and excellent fruit, and for the noble conversation which was wont to meet there, celebrated by that illustrious person, Sir Philip Sidney (age 33), who there composed divers of his pieces. It stands in a park, is finely watered, and was now full of company, on the marriage of my old fellow-collegiate, Mr. Robert Smith, who married my Lady Dorothy Sidney (age 34), widow of the Earl of Sunderland.
On 9th July 1654 Ferdinand IV King of the Romans (age 20) died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 9th July 1654. Dr. French preached at St. Mary's, on Matt. xii. 42, advising the students the search after true wisdom, not to be had in the books of philosophers, but in the Scriptures alone. In the afternoon, the famous Independent, Dr. Owen, perstringing Episcopacy. He was now Cromwell's Vice-Chancellor. We dined with Dr. Ward (age 53), Mathematical Professor (since Bishop of Sarum), and at night supped in Baliol College Hall, where I had once been student and fellow-commoner, and where they made me extraordinarily welcome.
On 9th July 1659 Colonel Roger Whitley of Peel in Cheshire (age 41) was granted arms by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1663. Dined at home, and Mr. Moore in the afternoon comes to me and concluded not to go. Sir W. Batten (age 62) and I sat a little this afternoon at the office, and thence I by water to Deptford, and there mustered the Yard, purposely, God forgive me, to find out Bagwell (age 26), a carpenter, whose wife is a pretty woman, that I might have some occasion of knowing him and forcing her to come to the office again, which I did so luckily that going thence he and his wife did of themselves meet me in the way to thank me for my old kindness, but I spoke little to her, but shall give occasion for her coming to me. Her husband went along with me to show me Sir W. Pen's (age 42) lodging, which I knew before, but only to have a time of speaking to him and sounding him. So left and I went in to Sir W. Pen, who continues ill, and worse, I think, than before. He tells me my Baroness Castlemaine (age 22) was at Court, for all this talk this week, which I am glad to hear; but it seems the King (age 33) is stranger than ordinary to her.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1664. Up, and at the office all the morning. In the afternoon by coach with Sir J. Minnes (age 65) to White Hall, and there to a Committee for Fishing; but the first thing was swearing to be true to the Company, and we were all sworne; but a great dispute we had, which, methought, is very ominous to the Company; some, that we should swear to be true to the best of our power, and others to the best of our understanding; and carried in the last, though in that we are the least able to serve the Company, because we would not be obliged to attend the business when we can, but when we list. This consideration did displease me, but it was voted and so went. We did nothing else, but broke up till a Committee of Guinny was set and ended, and then met again for Tangier and there I did my business about my Lord Peterborough's (age 42) order and my own for my expenses for the garrison lately.
On 9th July 1665 Stillborn Bourbon was born to Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 24) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 21). She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.50%.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1665. About three o'clock I, leaving my wife there, took boat and home, and there shifted myself into my black silke suit, and having promised Harman (age 28) yesterday, I to his house, which I find very mean, and mean company. His wife very ill; I could not see her. Here I, with her father and Kate Joyce, who was also very ill, were godfathers and godmother to his boy, and was christened Will. Mr. Meriton christened him. The most observable thing I found there to my content, was to hear him and his clerk tell me that in this parish of Michell's, Cornhill [Map], one of the middlemost parishes and a great one of the towne, there hath, notwithstanding this sickliness, been buried of any disease, man, woman, or child, not one for thirteen months last past; which [is] very strange. And the like in a good degree in most other parishes, I hear, saving only of the plague in them, but in this neither the plague nor any other disease.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1665. After dinner I took occasion to have much discourse with Mr. Ph. Carteret (age 24), and find him a very modest man; and I think verily of mighty good nature, and pretty understanding. He did give me a good account of the fight with the Dutch. My Lady Sandwich (age 40) dined in her chamber.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1665. So back again home and reshifted myself, and so down to my Baroness Carteret's (age 63), where mighty merry and great pleasantnesse between my Lady Sandwich (age 40) and the young ladies and me, and all of us mighty merry, there never having been in the world sure a greater business of general content than this match proposed between Mr. Carteret (age 24) and my Lady Jemimah. But withal it is mighty pretty to think how my poor Lady Sandwich, between her and me, is doubtfull whether her daughter will like of it or no, and how troubled she is for fear of it, which I do not fear at all, and desire her not to do it, but her fear is the most discreet and pretty that ever I did see.
John Evelyn's Diary. 2nd July 1667. Called upon my Lord Arlington (age 49), as from his Majesty (age 37), about the new fuel. The occasion why I was mentioned, was from what I said in my Sylva three years before, about a sort of fuel for a need, which obstructed a patent of Lord Carlingford (age 64), who had been seeking for it himself; he was endeavoring to bring me into the project, and proffered me a share. I met my Lord; and, on the 9th, by an order of Council, went to my Lord Mayor, to be assisting. In the meantime they had made an experiment of my receipt of houllies, which I mention in my book to be made at Maestricht, with a mixture of charcoal dust and loam, and which was tried with success at Gresham College (then being the exchange for the meeting of the merchants since the fire) for everybody to see. This done, I went to the Treasury for £12,000 for the sick and wounded yet on my hands.
Next day, we met again about the fuel at Sir J. Armourer's in the Mews.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th July 1667. Up pretty betimes and to the office, where busy till office time, and then we sat, but nothing to do but receive clamours about money. This day my Lord Anglesey (age 52), our new Treasurer, come the first time to the Board, and there sat with us till noon; and I do perceive he is a very notable man, and understanding, and will do things regular, and understand them himself, not trust Fenn, as Sir G. Carteret (age 57) did, and will solicit soundly for money, which I do fear was Sir G. Carteret's fault, that he did not do that enough, considering the age we live in, that nothing will do but by solicitation, though never so good for the King (age 37) or Kingdom, and a bad business well solicited shall, for peace sake, speed when a good one shall not. But I do confess that I do think it a very bold act of him to take upon himself the place of Treasurer of the Navy at this time, but when I consider that a regular accountant never ought to fear any thing nor have reason I then do cease to wonder.
John Evelyn's Diary. 9th July 1669. In the morning was celebrated the Encænia of the New Theater, so magnificently built by the munificence of Dr. Gilbert Sheldon (age 71), Archbishop of Canterbury, in which was spent,£25,000, as Sir Christopher Wren (age 45), the architect (as I remember), told me; and yet it was never seen by the benefactor, my Lord Archbishop having told me that he never did or ever would see it. It is, in truth, a fabric comparable to any of this kind of former ages, and doubtless exceeding any of the present, as this University does for colleges, libraries, schools, students, and order, all the universities in the world. To the theater is added the famous Sheldonian printing house. This being at the Act and the first time of opening the Theater (Acts being formerly kept in St. Mary's Church, which might be thought indecent, that being a place set apart for the immediate worship of God, and was the inducement for building this noble pile), it was now resolved to keep the present Act in it, and celebrate its dedication with the greatest splendor and formality that might be; and, therefore, drew a world of strangers, and other company, to the University, from all parts of the nation.
On 9th July 1685 John Hussey (age 26) died of smallpox.
John Evelyn's Diary. 9th July 1685. Just as I was coming into the lodgings at Whitehall [Map], a little before dinner, my Lord of Devonshire (age 45) standing very neere his Ma's (age 51) bed-chamber doore in the lobby, came Col. Culpeper (age 50), and in a rude manner looking my Lord in the face, asked whether this was a time and place for excluders to appeare; my Lord at first tooke little notice of what he said, knowing him to be a hot-headed fellow, but he reiterating it, my Lord ask'd Culpeper whether he meant him; he said, yes, he meant his Lordship. My Lord told him he was no excluder (as indeed he was not); the other affirming it againe, my Lord told him he lied, on which Culpeper struck him a box on the eare, which my Lord return'd and fell'd him. They were soone parted, Culpeper was seiz'd, and his Ma*, who was all the while in his bed-chamber, order'd him to be carried to the Green Cloth Officer, who sent him to the Marshalsea [Map] as he deserv'd. My Lord Devon had nothing said to him. I supp'd this night at Lambeth at my old friend's Mr. Elias Ashmole's (age 68), with my Lady Clarendon, ye Bishop of St. Asaph (age 57), and Dr. Tenison (age 48), when we were treated at a greate feast.
On 9th July 1713 Louis Henri Bourbon Condé Duke Bourbon (age 20) and Marie Anne Bourbon Condé Conti (age 24) were married. They were first cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 9th July 1728 Richard Knightley (age 70) died in Fawsley, Northamptonshire. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Fawsley [Map].
Richard Knightley: On 24th February 1658 he was born to Lucius Knightley and Elizabeth Dent in Fawsley, Northamptonshire. Before 9th July 1728 Richard Knightley and Elizabeth Waldron were married. They were third cousin twice removed.
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.
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On 9th July 1746 Philippe V King Spain (age 62) died at the El Escorial Palace. His son Ferdinand (age 32) succeeded VI King Spain. Barbara Queen Consort Spain (age 34) by marriage Queen Consort Spain.
On 9th July 1758 Ann Wrey (deceased) was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. On 1st December 1766 Thomas Chicot was buried at with his wife.
The inscription: Near this place lie the Remains of Mrs ANN CHILCOT Wife of Mr Thos CHILCOT Organist of Bath And Daughter to the Revd Mr CHICHESTER WREY late Rector of this Parish by his first Wife Margaret Daughter of ROGER PYNE of this County Gent:
She was a Woman of Great Piety Constant in the Duties of Religion both Public and Private and ever inclin'd to Acts of Humanity and Benevolence She died much lamented June 30th 1758 Ætat: 39 Her Disconsolate Husband as a Testimony of his Conjugal Affection Erected this Monument to her Memory.
His panel, missing from the left hand side of the monument, is missing as a consequence of a dispute between the executor of his will and the children of his first marriage.
Ann Wrey: Around 1719 she was born to Chichester Wrey and Margaret Pyne. On 14th September 1749 Thomas Chicot and she were married at Siddington, Gloucestershire. On 30th June 1758 Ann Wrey died.
Thomas Chicot: In 1728 he was appointed organist at Bath Abbey [Map] until his death in 1766 some thirty-eight years later. In 1766 he died.
On 9th July 1764 James Ogilvy 5th Earl Findlater 2nd Earl Seafield (age 75) committed suicide. His son James (age 50) succeeded 6th Earl Findlater, 3rd Earl Seafield. Mary Murray Countess Findlater (age 44) by marriage Countess Findlater.
On 9th July 1768 Christian August Oldenburg was born to Frederick Christian Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 47) and Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine Unknown Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 9th July 1788 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 22) and Jane Moses (age 20) were married. He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans (age 48) and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 45).
On 9th July 1799 George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester was born to William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester (age 27) and Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester at Kimbolton Castle [Map]. He married (1) 8th October 1822 Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester and had issue (2) 29th August 1850 Harriet Sydney Dobbs Duchess Manchester and had issue.
The London Gazette 17724. 9th July 1821. Whitehall. .
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount, Earl, and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charles Earl of Ailesbury (age 48), Knight of the Most Ancient aud Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Savernake, of Savernake-Forest, in the county of Wilts, Earl Bruce, of Whorlton, in the county of York, and Marquess of Ailesbury, in the county of BucKingham
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Edward Viscount Falmouth (age 34), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall. [Anne Frances Bankes Countess Falmouth (age 31) by marriage Countess Falmouth.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Richard William Penn Viscount Curzon (age 24), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl Howe. [Note. Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 22) by marriage Countess Howe.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Sommers Baron Sommers (age 61), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor Castle, in the county of Hereford, and Earl Sommers.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Baron Rous (age 71), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Dunwich and Earl of Stradbroke, in the county of Suffolk.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Richard Earl of Donoughmore (age 65), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Hutchinson, of Knocklofty, in the county of Tipperary; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the heirs male of the body of Christian Baroness Donoughmore, deceased (mother of the said Richard Earl of Donoughmore), by John Hely Hutchinson, Esq. also deceased.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting: the dignity ot a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Marquess of Lothian (age 57), Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ker, of Kersheugh, in the county of Roxburgh.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Henry Marquess Conyngham (age 54), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Minster, of Minster-Abbey, in the county of Kent.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to James Earl of Ormonde and Ossory (age 43), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ormonde, of Llanthony, in the county of Monmouth; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to his brother the Honourable Charles Howard Butler Clarke (age 40), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Note. Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Baroness Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Francis Earl of Wemyss and March (age 49), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Wemyss, of Wemyss, in the county of Fife.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Robert Earl of Roden (age 32), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Clanbrassill, of Hyde-Hall, in the county of Hertford, and Dundalk, in the county of Louth.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting, the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to George Earl of Kingston (age 50), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Kingston, of Mitchelstown, in the county of Cork.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to Thomas Earl of Longford (age 47), Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile and title of Baron Silchester, of Silchester, in the county of Southampton.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom ef Great Britain and Ireland, to James Murray (age 39), Esq. (commonly called Lord James Murray), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten by the name, stile, and title of Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon, in the county of Perth. [Note. Emily Frances Percy Baroness Goldolphin Helston (age 33) by marriage Baroness Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters:patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting1 the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable William Wellesley Pole (age 58), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Maryborough, of Maryborough, in the Queen's-County.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Foster (age 81), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotton, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Oriel, of Ferrard, in the county of Louth.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters;patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourtable Sir William Scott (age 75), Knt and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park, in the county of Gloucester
The King has also been pleased to direct letters matent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell (age 46), Bart, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Ravensworth, of Ravenswortb-Castle, in the county-palatine of Durham, and of Eslington, in the county of Northumberland. [Note. Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe (age 48) by marriage Baroness Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity to a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Cholmondeley (age 53), Esq. of Vale-Royal, in the county-palatine of Chester, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Delamere, of Vale-Royal, in the said county. [Note. Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere (age 50) by marriage Baroness Delamere of Vale Royal in Cheshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Cecil Weld Forester (age 54), Esq. of Willey-Park, in the county of Salop, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Forester, of Willey-Park, in the said county. [Note. Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester by marriage Baroness Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baroness of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt (age 63) (commonly called Lady Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt), and the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baroness Rayleigh, of Terling-place in the county of Essex.
On 9th July 1828 Gilbert Stuart (age 72) died.
On 9th July 1836 Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway was born to Duke William of Nassau (age 44) and Princess Pauline of Württemberg (age 26). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 6th June 1857 King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and had issue.
On or before 9th July 1841, the date of his baptism, Samuel Alexander Walker was born.
After 9th July 1843. Monument [Map] to Edward Lloyd Kenyon sculpted by Edward Bowring Stephens (age 27).
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 9th July 1849 Frances Rafella FitzHerbert (age 25) died at Mayfield Hall, Staffordshire [Map]. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map],
Frances Rafella FitzHerbert: On 23rd November 1823 she was born to Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet and Agnes Beresford Lady Fitzherbert. On 13th November 1844 Reverend Godfrey Harry Arkwright and she were married at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Silbury Hill by C Tucker. On the 9th July [1849] the turf was stripped from that part of the meadow where the spoil from the tunnel was to be laid; and on Tuesday the 10th July the excavation of the gallery was commenced. From this time gangs of workmen succeeded each other at stated intervals, so that the work proceeded day and night without interruption.
Ten Years' Digging. On the 9th of July, after a very long and cold drive through a mountainous country, we opened two barrows on Eldon Hill, about a mile from the village of Peak Forest, the mountain, in the side of which is the famous chasm called Eldon Hole, formerly considered unfathomable, celebrated in Latin verse by Hobbes, and in English by Charles Cotton.
Ten Years' Digging. The first mound [Eldon Hill Barrow 1 [Map]], placed east of the highest point of the hill, measures not more than 5 yards in diameter, by about 2 feet in height, and is composed of small stones and earth. It yielded rats' bones, the root of a stag's horn, and the lower jaw of a small dog or fox, but produced no human remains, very probably fxom having been reduced in size.
Ten Years' Digging. The other tumulus [Eldon Hill Barrow 2 [Map]] on the highest point of the mountain, measures 16 yards across, by about 4 feet in height, and is composed of large stones and earth. We found that the centre had been previously disturbed; nevertheless we there met with an immense quantity of rats' bones, a few portions of the skeleton of a child, a few bones from the extremities of a full grown person, and a rhomboidal article of bone, 2¼ inches long, with a hole through the middle, most likely intended to attach it to the dress as a button or fastening of some kind. In the undisturbed part, immediately south of the centre, were eight tines or points from the antlers of stags, some showing marks of tooling, also where they had been partially sawn through before they were broken off; accompanied by the lower jaw and bones of a cow, and other splintered animal bones, all lying about 18 inches from the top. Further south was a scattered deposit of calcined human bones, accompanied by the unburnt skeleton of an infant, a fine spear head of flint much burnt, 2 inches long, and a small vase of the usual imperfectly baked clay, 4¾ inches high, very nicely ornamented, but partly disintegrated. The interments lay about 18 inches above the natural surface, among some large stones which were not arranged so as to guard the deposits, indeed the latter appeared to have been carelessly interred at a period subsequent to the formation of the tumulus.
On 9th July 1873 Lillian Maud Spencer-Churchill was born to George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 29) and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 26).
On 9th July 1901 Reverend Walter Augustus Gray (age 66) died. Memorial at the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Bolton [Map].
Reverend Walter Augustus Gray: In or before 1835 he was born to William Gray and Eleanor Ker.
On 9th July 1927 Marie Alexandra Glücksburg was born to Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 35) and Marie Melita Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 28). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 9th July 1062 Robert Ferrers 1st Earl of Derby was born to Henry Ferrers and Bertha Aigle (age 22) at Tutbury, Staffordshire. He married before 1096 Hawise de Vitre Countess Derby and had issue.
On 9th July 1526 Elisabeth Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Poland was born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 23) and Anne Jagiellon (age 22). She married 5th May 1543 Sigismund II King Poland.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 9th July 1556 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea was born to Thomas Heneage (age 24) and Anne Poyntz (age 22). She married 14th November 1572 Moyle Finch 1st Baronet and had issue.
On 9th July 1576 Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr was born to Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr (age 20) and Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr (age 21). He married 25th November 1596 Cecily Shirley Baroness De La Warr and had issue.
On 9th July 1578 Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria (age 38) and Maria Anna Wittelsbach (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 13.84%. He married his first cousin Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress, daughter of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.
On 9th July 1583 John Oldenburg was born to Frederick II King of Denmark (age 49) and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 25).
On 9th July 1665 Stillborn Bourbon was born to Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 24) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 21). She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.50%.
On 9th July 1716 James Stonhouse 11th and 8th Baronet was born to Richard Stonhouse.
On 9th July 1753 William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock was born to John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 35) and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave (age 29). He a great x 2 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th July 1755 Frances Wyndham was born to Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 44) and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 29) at Petworth. She married 30th August 1776 Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney, son of Robert Marsham 2nd Baron Romney and Priscilla Pym Baroness Romney, and had issue.
On 9th July 1768 Christian August Oldenburg was born to Frederick Christian Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 47) and Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine Unknown Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 9th July 1799 George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester was born to William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester (age 27) and Susan Gordon Duchess Manchester at Kimbolton Castle [Map]. He married (1) 8th October 1822 Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester and had issue (2) 29th August 1850 Harriet Sydney Dobbs Duchess Manchester and had issue.
On 9th July 1799 Percival Hart Dyke 6th Baronet was born to Percival Hart Dyke 5th Baronet (age 31).
On 9th July 1799 Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman was born to Edward Berkeley Portman (age 28). He married 16th June 1827 Emma Lascelles Baroness Portman, daughter of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 9th July 1801 Sarah Elizabeth Amherst was born to William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst (age 28) and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 39). She married 1842 John Hay-Williams 2nd Baronet, son of John Williams 1st Baronet and Margaret Williams Lady Williams.
On 9th July 1813 Tonman Mosley 3rd Baronet was born to Oswald Mosley 2nd Baronet (age 28) and Sophia Anne Every Lady Mosley. He married 4th February 1847 Catherine Wood and had issue.
On 9th July 1813 Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson was born to Henry Sellwood (age 31) at Market Place, Horncastle. She married 13th June 1850 Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson and had issue.
On 9th July 1817 Thomas Peyton 5th Baronet was born to Reverend Algernon Peyton (age 30).
On 9th July 1824 Elizabeth Grosvenor Baroness Wenlock was born to Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster (age 29) and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 27). She married before 1848 her fifth cousin Beilby Lawley 2nd Baron Wenlock, son of Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock and Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock, and had issue.
On 9th July 1829 Charles George Cholmondeley was born to William Cholmondeley 3rd Marquess Cholmondeley (age 29) and Marcia Emma Georgiana Arbuthnot Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 25). He married 31st October 1854 Susan Caroline Dashwood, daughter of George Dashwood 4th Baronet, and had issue.
On 9th July 1836 Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway was born to Duke William of Nassau (age 44) and Princess Pauline of Württemberg (age 26). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 6th June 1857 King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and had issue.
On 9th July 1845 Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 4th Earl Minto was born to Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 3rd Earl Minto (age 31) and Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Hislop. He married 28th July 1883 Mary Caroline Grey Countess Minto and had issue.
On 9th July 1873 Lillian Maud Spencer-Churchill was born to George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough (age 29) and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough (age 26).
On 9th July 1877 Maud Frederica Elizabeth Dundas Countess Fitzwilliam was born to Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland (age 32) and Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland (age 25). She married 24th June 1896 her third cousin William Charles de Meuron "Billy" Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 7th and 5th Earl Fitzwilliam and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 9th July 1879 Dorothy Maud Vivian was born to Hussey Vivian 3rd Baron Vivian (age 45) She married 11th July 1905 Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig and had issue.
On 9th July 1880 Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 31) and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 24). He married 2nd December 1905 Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester and had issue.
On 9th July 1894 Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley was born to Edward George Villiers Stanley 17th Earl of Derby (age 29) and Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 31). He married 1917 his third cousin Sibyl Louise Beatrix Cadogan and had issue.
On 9th July 1919 Derek Winn 5th Baron St Oswald was born to Rowland George Winn 3rd Baron St Oswald (age 25) and Evie Carew Greene.
On 9th July 1927 Marie Alexandra Glücksburg was born to Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 35) and Marie Melita Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 28). She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 9th July 1937 Henry Crichton 6th Earl Erne was born to John Crichton 5th Earl Erne (age 29) and Davidema Katharine Bulwer-Lytton Countess Erne (age 28). He married 5th November 1958 Camilla Marguerite Roberts Countess Erne and had issue.
On 9th July 1938 Sheriden Frederick Terence Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava was born to Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (age 29) and Maureen Constance Guinness Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (age 31). He married 21st October 1964 his half fourth cousin Serena Belinda Rosemary Guinness Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.
On 9th July 1957 William Lowther 9th Earl Lonsdale was born to James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 34) and Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale (age 25).
On 9th July 1974 Peregrine Cust 8th Baron Brownlow was born to Edward John Peregrine Cust 7th Baron Brownlow (age 38) and Shirlie Edith Yeomans.
On 9th July 1290 John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant (age 14) and Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant (age 15) were married. She the daughter of King Edward I of England (age 51) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 37) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant. They were half third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.
On 9th July 1292 Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor (age 17) and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur were married at Tervuren. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg and Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 9th July 1301 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 13) and Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle (age 6) were married. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 9th July 1604 John St John 1st Baronet (age 18) and Anne Leighton were married.
On 9th July 1681 James Graham 3rd Marquess Montrose (age 23) and Christian Leslie Marchioness Montrose (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montrose. She the daughter of John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes (age 51) and Anne Lindsay Duchess Rothes. He the son of James Graham 2nd Marquess Montrose and Isabel Douglas Marchioness Montrose. They were half fourth cousins.
On 9th July 1684 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 27) and Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart were married. She by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
On 9th July 1713 Louis Henri Bourbon Condé Duke Bourbon (age 20) and Marie Anne Bourbon Condé Conti (age 24) were married. They were first cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 9th July 1725 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandes (age 29) and Letitia Tipping were married.
On 9th July 1728 Robert Kemp 3rd Baronet (age 61) and Amy Phillips Lady Kemp were married. She by marriage Lady Kemp of Gissing in Norfolk. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 9th July 1741 Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet (age 56) and Sarah Moseley Lady Thirkleby were married. She by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 9th July 1772 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 22) and Frances Manners Countess Tyrconnel (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. He the son of George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel and Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel.
On 9th July 1788 Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 22) and Jane Moses (age 20) were married. He the son of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans (age 48) and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans (age 45).
On 9th July 1804 George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich (age 31) and Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 42). He the son of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 60) and Maria Henrietta Powlett.
On 9th July 1828 George Charles Mostyn 6th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (age 24) and Caroline Vansittart Baroness Vaux were married.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 9th July 1832 Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton 7th Baronet (age 30) and Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 19) were married. She by marriage Lady Acton of Aldenham Hall.
On 9th July 1844 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 34) and Andalusia Carstairs (age 34) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They had met only four months before.
On 9th July 1861 Frederick Pollock (age 46) and Laura Caroline Montagu were married.
On 9th July 1892 Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton (age 25) and Hilda Mary Dundas Baroness Southampton (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton. She the daughter of Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland (age 47) and Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland (age 40).
On 9th July 1228 Archbishop Stephen Langton (age 78) died.
On 9th July 1328 Emmeline Heron Countess Kildare died.
On 9th July 1386 Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 34) died. His son William (age 16) succeeded Duke Austria.
On 9th July 1388 Maud Ros Baroness Welles died.
On 9th July 1398 Elizabeth Meinhill Baroness Darcy Knayth and Haversham (age 66) died at Yarm Cleveland.
On 9th July 1553 Maurice Elector of Saxony (age 32) died. His brother Augustus (age 26) succeeded Elector Saxony.
On 9th July 1614 Thomas Grey 15th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 38) died at Tower of London [Map] having been imprisoned for eleven years for his involvement in the Bye Plot. Baron Grey of Wilton extinct.
On 9th July 1654 Ferdinand IV King of the Romans (age 20) died.
On 9th July 1676 William Fenwick 2nd Baronet (age 59) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded 3rd Baronet Fenwick of Fenwick in Northumberland.
On 9th July 1714 Letitia Isabella Smythe Countess Radnor (age 84) died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 9th July 1740 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 60) died. Baronet Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex extinct. His estates were inherited by
On 9th July 1746 Philippe V King Spain (age 62) died at the El Escorial Palace. His son Ferdinand (age 32) succeeded VI King Spain. Barbara Queen Consort Spain (age 34) by marriage Queen Consort Spain.
On 9th July 1764 James Ogilvy 5th Earl Findlater 2nd Earl Seafield (age 75) committed suicide. His son James (age 50) succeeded 6th Earl Findlater, 3rd Earl Seafield. Mary Murray Countess Findlater (age 44) by marriage Countess Findlater.
On 9th July 1811 Thomas Pilkington 7th Baronet (age 37) died. His brother William (age 35) succeeded 8th Baronet Pilkington of Stanley in Yorkshire.
On 9th July 1828 Gilbert Stuart (age 72) died.
On 9th July 1834 Michael Seymour 1st Baronet (age 65) died at Rio de Janeiro. He was buried at the Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa on 15th July 1834. His son John (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Seymour of High Mount in Cork and Friery Park in Devon.
On 9th July 1843 Charles Ethelston Nightingale 11th Baronet (age 58) died. His son Charles (age 34) succeeded 12th Baronet Nightingale of Newport Pond in Essex.
On 9th July 1855 Mary Nisbet Countess Elgin (age 77) died.
On 9th July 1860 Louise Rouse-Boughton Baroness St John (age 75) died.
On 9th July 1903 Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden died.
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 9th July 1908 Robert John Dashwood 9th Baronet (age 49) died. His son John (age 12) succeeded 10th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 9th July 1909 George Frederick Samuel Robinson 1st Marquess Ripon (age 81) died. His son Frederick (age 57) succeeded 2nd Marquess Ripon, 4th Earl de Grey, 3rd Earl Ripon, 3rd Viscount Gooderich of Nocton in Lincolnshire, 5th Baron Grantham, 8th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. Constance Gwladys Herbert Marchioness Ripon (age 50) by marriage Marchioness Ripon.
On 9th July 1931 George Montagu Bennet 7th Earl Tankerville (age 79) died at Chillingham Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Chillingham [Map]. His son Charles (age 33) succeeded 8th Earl Tankerville, 9th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex.
On 9th July 1943 George Reresby Sitwell 4th Baronet (age 83) died. His son Francis (age 50) succeeded 5th Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire.
On 9th July 1943 Francis Douglas Stuart 18th Earl of Moray (age 50) died.
On 9th July 1947 Reginald Arthur Hobhouse 5th Baronet (age 69) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 6th Baronet Hobhouse of Chantry House Wiltshire and Westbury College in Gloucestershire.
On 9th July 1956 Thomas Fremantle 3rd Baron Cottesloe (age 94) died. His son John (age 56) succeeded 4th Baron Cottesloe of Swanbourne and Hardwick in Buckinghamshire, 4th Baronet Fremantle of Swanborne in Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Harris Baroness Cottesloe (age 50) by marriage Baroness Cottesloe of Swanbourne and Hardwick in Buckinghamshire.
On 9th July 1964 Marjorie Ellinor Trotter Countess Fortescue (age 70) died.
On 9th July 1966 John Lindsay Dashwood 10th Baronet (age 70) died. His son Francis (age 40) succeeded 11th Baronet Dashwood of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
On 9th July 1969 Oliver Hart Dyke 8th Baronet (age 83) died. His son Derek (age 44) succeeded 9th Baronet Dyke of Horeham in Sussex.
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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On 9th July 2014 Robert Methuen 7th Baron Methuen (age 82) died. His first cousin once removed James (age 62) succeeded 8th Baron Methuen of Corsham in Wiltshire.
On 9th July 2019 Peter Carrington 6th Baron Carrington died. His son Rupert (age 70) succeeded 7th Baron Carrington of Bulcote Lodge, 7th Baron Carrington of Upton in Nottinghamshire.