11 Apr is in April.
1447 Death of Humphrey of Lancaster
1646 Second Battle of Kidlington
On 11th April 1161 Archbishop Theobald of Bec [aged 71] died.
On 11th April 1184 William of Winchester Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 55] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 28] in Winchester, Hampshire [Map] during his father's exile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married April 1202 Helena of Denmark Duchess of Lüneburg and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the same month of April, the above-mentioned Scottish earls, with a large army of Scots, having come from the castle of Jedburgh, entered our lands in the valley of the Rede on the sixth day before the Ides of April [8th April 1296], and laid siege to the castle of Harbottle for two days. But when they saw that they were making no progress, in fact, having lost some of their men, they left there, devastating and burning the lands on the eastern side of the Tyne, Coquetdale, Redesdale, and Northumberland, including Corbridge, as far as Hexham. There, with the canons having fled, they took lodging and forcibly intruded, on the feast day of Saint Leo the Pope [11th April 1296], which fell on a Wednesday. The next morning, having already plundered the monastery [Hexham Abbey [Map]] of almost all its goods, they set it on fire, not only the church, but also the entire monastery and village, in a deed almost unheard of. For they had forgotten, or rather, held in contempt, the memory of the revered patron of that house and of all Scotland, namely the most blessed apostle Andrew, whom they had long claimed as the patron saint of their kingdom. From there, they turned and burned with dreadful fire the house of the holy nuns of Lambley [Map], along with other nearby properties in the region. At the end of that Thursday they lodged at Lanercost [Map]. But though it had been their intention to continue farther, God did not will it, and so they were hindered. For a messenger from their own side arrived, announcing that the army of the king of England was coming soon or was already at the gates. Terrified and stunned at this, and having already burned some of the buildings of that monastery, but not the church, they turned back very early on Friday morning through the middle of Nicholas Forest with a great amount of plunder.
Eodem mense Aprili prædicti comites Scotia superius nominati, cum Scotorum exercitu copioso, a castro de Gedeworth venientes, sexto idus Aprilis ingressi sunt fines nostros in Valle de Reede, obsidentes castellum de Hyrbotil per duos dies; sed cum proficere se non viderent, immo perdidissent ex suis aliquos, digressi sunt inde, vastantes et concremantes ex orientali parte de Tyne, Cokedale, Redesdale et Northumbriam, cum Corebrigge, usque Hexceldesham, ibidemque, fugientibus canonicis, hospitati sunt et intrusi, die scilicet sancti Leonis papæ, quæ fuit feria quarta. Mane autem facto, cum jam monasterium illud omnibus quasi bonis spoliassent, apposuerunt et ignem, et non tantum ecclesiam immo et monasterium cum villa tota inaudito facinore combusserunt. Obliti namque sunt, immo potius contempserunt, memoriam reverendi patroni ejusdem domus et quondam totius Scotiæ, beatissimi scilicet Andreæ apostoli, parvipendentes illum quem patronum regni Scotia antiquitus nominare solebant. Inde vero divertentes, domum sanctarum monialium de Lameslay, cum cæteris adjacentibus in patria, incendio horribili concremarunt, in fine illius diei Jovis pernoctantes apud Lanercost. Cumque eorum fuisset voluntatis ulterius procedere, noluit ipse Deus, et ideo impediti sunt: affuit enim nuncius ex suis qui diceret quod exercitus regis Angliæ veniens in proximo vel in januis assisteret. Attoniti vero et stupefacti in hoc, cum quasdam domus ejusdem monasterii, non tamen ecclesiam, incendissent, summo mane diei Veneris per medium forestæ Nicholay cum magna præda reversi sunt.
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On 11th April 1398 Blanche Aviz was born to King John I of Portugal [aged 46] and Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [aged 38]. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She died aged less than one years old.
Chronicle of William of Worcester. William148, the fourth son of Duke Richard, was born on the 7th of July at Fotheringhay. On the 23rd of February [1447], a Thursday, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester [aged 56], uncle of Henry VI, died in parliament at Bury [St. Edmunds]. Henry Beaufort [aged 72], Cardinal of England, brother of King Henry IV, died on the 11th of April [1447]. John Holland, Duke of Exeter, died on the 5th of August [1447].
Natus est Willelmus, quartus filius Ricardi ducis, vij. die Julii apud Fodryngay. Obiit xxiij. die Februarii, die Jovis, Hunfridus, dux Gloucestriæ, avunculus Henrici VI. in parliamento apud Bury. Obiit Henricus Beauford, cardinalis Angliæ, frater regis Henrici Quarti, xj. die Aprilis. Obiit dominus Johannes Holonde, dux Exoniæ, y. die Augusti.
Note 148. William of York. Born 7th July 1447. Died young.
On 11th April 1447 Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 72] died at Wolvesey Castle [Map]. He was buried in his Chantry Chapel at Winchester Cathedral [Map].
Croyland Chronicle 1486. [11th April 1447]. There recurs to my recollection, at the moment while I am writing this account of these circumstances, a praiseworthy deed, and one most deserving of all imitation by others, of that glorious and Catholic man, the said cardinal bishop of Winchester [aged 72]. When he was ill and at the point of death at his palace of Wolnesey, near his cathedral church of Saint Swithun, in the said year 1447, he caused all the ecclesiastics, religious, and laymen in the vicinity to be summoned to the great hall of the palace, on the Saturday on which the office Sitientes [those who thirst] is chaunted, and which immediately precedes the Sunday of the Passion of our Lord. Here he had a solemn funeral service and the mass of the Requiem performed in his presence, as he lay on his bed; and, on the fifth day after,40 the whole of the office was performed by the prior of that cathedral church in full pontificals. Shortly after the funeral service, his last will and testament was publicly read aloud in presence of all; and, certain corrections and codicils41 having been added by him thereto, on the morning after the mass was performed, publicly and in an audible voice he confirmed all his said testamentary dispositions, which were then once more read over; after which, he bade farewell to all, and departed this life at the time above-mentioned. For, he who wrote this account, was present, and both saw and heard all these things, and we know that his witness is true. Having thus digressed a little, we will hasten to return to the acts and fortunes of the king.
Note 40. This account of the death of Cardinal Beaufort differs very materially from the picture painted of that scene by Shakspeare in his King Henry VI., Part 2; and which is supposed, in some respects, to have been founded on the account given in Hall's Chronicle.
Note 41. These were added on the seventh and ninth of April. He died on the eleventh.
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An English Chronicle. [11th April 1447]. And this same yeer, on the Tiwisday in the Estirwike deide maister Harri Beaufort [aged 72], bisshoppe of Wynchestre and prest cardinalle of Rome.
On 11th April 1492 Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre was born to Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême [aged 33] and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême [aged 15]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.07%. She married 1526 her third cousin once removed King Henry II of Navarre, son of Jean III King Navarre and Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre, and had issue.
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 11th April 1525 Charles Valois IV Duke Alençon [aged 35] died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th April 1553. [The xj day of April the King [aged 15] removed from Westminster by water to Greenwich; and passed by the] Towre [Map], and ther wher a [great shot of guns and] chamburs, and all the shypes shott of gonnes [all the way to] Ratclyff [Map], and ther the iij shypes that was rygyng [there, appointed to go] to the Nuw-fouland [Map], and the ij pennons shott gunnes and chamburs a grett nombur.
Note. The king removed from Westminster. Strype, Memorials, ii. 397, has incorrectly placed this paragraph in a chapter dated 1552.
On 11th April 1554 Thomas Wyatt [aged 33] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map].
Dean Hugh Weston [aged 49] acted as Confessor.
The History of Wyatts Rebellion by John Proctor. [11th April 1554]. Thus farre touchinge Wyates [aged 33] wordes at hys arraynement, I thought not superfluous here to reporte, to the ende that all other blindly fallen into the same errour, woulde by the example of Wyat, rise also with him to repentaunce, aswel confessinge to the worlde with open voyce their detestable mischiefe, as also frome the verye heart with teares detesting the same, as in vtteraunce of the former wordes he plentifullye did. He [Thomas Wyatt] lost his head at Tower hil, & his bodie deuided, was set vp in diuers partes about London. Other poore men being taken in Wyates bande and kepte a time in diuers Churches and prisons without the citie, knelinge all with halters aboute their neckes before the queenes highnes at whithalle, her grace mercifully pardoned to the numbre of vi.C. whoo immediatlye thereupon with greate shoutes casting their halters vp into the ayre, cried: GOD saue youre grace, GOD saue your grace. Howe be it sundrie of them that dyd weare halters afore the Queenes hyghnes were after by meanes called before the Iu stices in the countrey to be arrayned. But her grace beinge moued thereof by the shyriffe, woulde them to bee no further vexed.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th April 1554. The xj day of Aprell was heddyd ser Thomas [Wyatt of Kentt,] [aged 33] the cheyffe captayn of the rebellyous of [Kent, be-] twyn ix and x of the cloke a-for none, on Towre hyll [Map], .... after and by xj of the cloke was he quartered on the skaffold, and hys bowelles and ys members burnt be-syd the skaffold; .... and so ther was a care and a baskett, and the iiij quarters and hed was putt in-to a baskett to nuwgat to be parboyled.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 11th April 1554. The xi of Aprill Sir Tho. Wyatt [aged 33], cheefe capteyne of the late Wyatt putt to death, rebellion in Kent, was beheaded at Towrehill [Map], at ix of the clock in the foorenoone, and his bodie after quartered on the scaffolde. His head was sett on the gallowes at the parke pale beyond St. James,a where Pollard and two other were hanged in chaynes. And his 4 quarters were hanged on gibbetts in chaynes at 4 severall places without the Liberties of the Cittie.
Note a. The Grey Friars' Chronicle (p. 89) adds: "and the hed with the qwarter was stolne awaye."
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 11th April 1554. Item the xj. day of the same monyth was Wyett [aged 33] behedyd at Towre hylle, and also qwarterd; and hys hedde with one of hys qwarteres sett apon the gallowys, and the lied with the qwarter was stolne aw aye.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th April 1560. The xj day of Aprell the Quen('s) [aged 26] grace kept her monde [Maundy] in her halle at the cowrt at afternon, and her grace gayff unto xx [20] women so many gownes, and on woman had her best gowne, and ther her grace dyd wosse ther fett [wash their feet], and with a nuw whyt cupe her grace dronke unto evere woman, and they had the cupe, and so her grace dyd leyke-wyse unto all, and evere woman had in money (blank). [The same afternoon she gave unto pore men, wo]men, and chylderyn, both holle [whole] and lame, in sant James('s) parke ij d. a-pese, a [thousand people and upwards.]
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th April 1560. The xj day of Aprell toke ys jorney from the byshope of Wynchastur('s) plasse the duke of Swaynland [Note. Possibly King Erix XIV of Sweden [aged 26] but he has been previously referred to a Prince, or Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp [aged 34] who arrived on 29 Mar 1560], the wyche he kept the nobulle howse that ever dyd stranger in England for cher, for he spent more and gayff grett gyftes and reywardes as a ...
On 11th April 1573 Philip Mainwaring [aged 73] died. He was buried at St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover [Map].
Philip Mainwaring: Around 1500 he was born to John Mainwaring of Over Peover and Katherine Honford. In or before 1553 Philip Mainwaring and Anne Leycester were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years.
On 11th April 1598 Stillborn Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
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 11th April 1598 William Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 11th April 1616. Upon the 11th I came from London to Knole where I had but a cold welcome from my Lord [aged 27]. My Lady Margaret met me in the outermost gate and my Lord came to me in the Drawing Chamber.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 11th April 1617. Upon the 11th my Lord [aged 28] was very ill this day and could not sleep so that I lay on a pallet.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th April 1640. I went to London to see the solemnity of his Majesty's [aged 39] riding through the city in state to the Short Parliament, which began the 13th following,-a very glorious and magnificent sight, the King circled with his royal diadem and the affections of his people: but the day after I returned to Wotton, Surrey [Map] again, where I stayed, my father's [aged 53] indisposition suffering great intervals, till April 27th, when I was sent to London to be first resident at the Middle Temple: so as my being at the University, in regard of these avocations, was of very small benefit to me. Upon May the 5th following, was the Parliament unhappily dissolved; and, on the 20th I returned with my brother George to Wotton, Surrey [Map], who, on the 28th of the same month, was married at Albury to Mrs. Caldwell (an heiress of an ancient Leicestershire family1, where part of the nuptials were celebrated.
Note 1. A daughter of Daniel Caldwell, Esq., by Mary, daughter of George Duncomb, Esq., of Albury. She died 15th May, 1644, and he afterwards married the widow of Sir John Cotton.
On 11th April 1644 Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy was born to Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours [aged 19] and Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme [aged 29]. She married 20th May 1665 her half first cousin once removed Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy, son of Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy, and had issue.
On 11th April 1646 Edward Sackville was murdered by Parliamentary forces at Chawley Cumnor, Oxfordshire after his capture at the Second Battle of Kidlington. He was buried at Wytham, Berskhire on 18th May 1646.
On 11th April 1649 Frederica Amalia Oldenburg was born to Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 40] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
On 11th April 1658 James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon was born to William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 23] and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 26] at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. He married (1) 1686 Anne Spencer Countess Arran, daughter of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (2) 1698 Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon, daughter of Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard and Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard, and had issue.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th April 1660. A Gentleman came this morning from my Lord of Manchester [aged 58] to my Lord for a pass for Mr. Boyle,' which was made him. I ate a good breakfast by my Lord's orders with him in the great cabin below. The wind all this day was very high, so that a gentleman that was at dinner with my Lord that came along with Sir John Bloys (who seemed a fine man) was forced to rise from table. This afternoon came a great packet of letters from London directed to me, among the rest two from my wife, the first that I have since coming away from London. All the news from London is that things go on further towards a King. That the Skinners' Company the other day at their entertaining of General Monk [aged 51] had took down the Parliament Arms in their Hall, and set up the King's. In the evening my Lord and I had a great deal of discourse about the several Captains of the Fleet and his interest among them, and had his mind clear to bring in the King. He confessed to me that he was not sure of his own Captain [Cuttance] to be true to him, and that he did not like Captain Stokes. At night W. Howe and I at our viallins in my cabin, where Mr. Ibbott and the lieutenant were late. I staid the lieutenant late, shewing him my manner of keeping a journal. After that to bed. It comes now into my mind to observe that I am sensible that I have been a little too free to make mirth with the minister of our ship, he being a very sober and an upright man.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th April 1666. Dr. Bathurst [aged 46] preached before the King [aged 35], from "I say unto you all, watch"-a seasonable and most excellent discourse. When his Majesty came from chapel, he called to me in the lobby, and told me he must now have me sworn for a Justice of Peace (having long since made me of the Commission); which I declined as inconsistent with the other service I was engaged in, and humbly desired to be excused. After dinner, waiting on him, I gave him the first notice of the Spaniards referring the umpirage of the peace between them and Portugal to the French King, which came to me in a letter from France before the Secretaries of State had any news of it. After this, his Majesty again asked me if I had found out any able person about our parts that might supply my place of Justice of Peace (the office in the world I had most industriously avoided, in regard of the perpetual trouble thereof in these numerous parishes); on which I nominated one, whom the King commanded me to give immediate notice of to my Lord Chancellor [aged 57], and I should be excused; for which I rendered his Majesty many thanks. From thence, I went to the Royal Society, where I was chosen by twenty-seven voices to be one of their Council for the ensuing year; but, upon my earnest suit in respect of my other affairs, I got to be excused-and so home.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th April 1666. To White Hall, having first set my people to worke about setting me rails upon the leads of my wife's closett, a thing I have long designed, but never had a fit opportunity till now. After having done with the Duke of Yorke [aged 32], I to Hales's [aged 66], where there was nothing found to be done more to my picture, but the musique, which now pleases me mightily, it being painted true.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th April 1667. After dinner I to the office, where busy till evening, and then with Balty [aged 27] to Sir G. Carteret's [aged 57] office, and there with Mr. Fenn despatched the business of Balty's £1500 he received for the contingencies of the fleete, whereof he received about £253 in pieces of eight at a goldsmith's there hard by, which did puzzle me and him to tell; for I could not tell the difference by sight, only by bigness, and that is not always discernible, between a whole and half-piece and quarterpiece. Having received this money I home with Balty and it, and then abroad by coach with my wife and set her down at her father's, and I to White Hall, thinking there to have seen the Duchess of Newcastle's [aged 44] coming this night to Court, to make a visit to the Queene [aged 57], the King [aged 36] having been with her yesterday, to make her a visit since her coming to town. The whole story of this lady is a romance, and all she do is romantick. Her footmen in velvet coats, and herself in an antique dress, as they say; and was the other day at her own play, "The Humourous Lovers"; the most ridiculous thing that ever was wrote, but yet she and her Lord mightily pleased with it; and she, at the end, made her respects to the players from her box, and did give them thanks. There is as much expectation of her coming to Court, that so people may come to see her, as if it were the Queen of Sheba; but I lost my labour, for she did not come this night.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th April 1673. I dined with the plenipotentiaries designed for the Treaty of Nimeguen.
On 11th April 1674 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 16] began his education at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
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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John Evelyn's Diary. 11th April 1681. I took my leave of Dr. Lloyd [aged 53] (Bishop of St. Asaph) at his house in Leicester Fields, now going to reside in his diocese.
On 11th April 1681 Eleanore Holles Countess Tyrconnel was buried at St Mary's Church, Nottingham.
In 1687 Henry Savile [aged 26] died. His will written 07 Oct 1687...
Wheras my father [aged 50], the Lord Marquess of Halifax, by indenture 11 Apr., 36 Chas. II, did settle the reversion of a certain fee farm rent of £550 out of the manors of Bradbury and Hilton, co. Durham, after the death of the now Queen Dowager [aged 45], unto himself, and after his decease unto me and my heirs. I give unto my dear wife Hester, Lady Eland [aged 18], and her heirs, all such rent of £550, and other rents issuing out of the said manors. I make my wife sole executrix, and give her all my money, plate, jewels, furniture, and personal estate whatsoever. In presence of Carbery [aged 44], Tho. Tenison [aged 47], Wm. Smythe, Edward Browne. Proved 8 June, 1688, by Hester Savile.
On 11th April 1689 King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 38] and Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland [aged 26] were crowned II King England Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
John Ashburnham 1st Baron Ashburnham [aged 33] carried the canopy being one of the Barons of the Cinque Ports.
George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton [aged 24] bore the King's sceptre and cross at Westminster Abbey [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th April 1689. I saw the procession to and from the Abbey Church of Westminster [Map], with the great feast in Westminster Hall [Map], at the coronation of King William and Queen Mary. What was different from former coronations, was some alteration in the coronation oath. Dr. Burnet [aged 45], now made Bishop of Sarum, preached with great applause. The Parliament men had scaffolds and places which took up the one whole side of the Hall [Map]. When the King [aged 38] and Queen [aged 26] had dined, the ceremony of the Champion, and other services by tenure were performed. The Parliament men were feasted in the Exchequer chamber, and had each of them a gold medal given them, worth five-and-forty shillings. On the one side were the effigies of the King and Queen inclining one to the other; on the reverse was Jupiter throwing a bolt at Phäeton the words, "Ne totus absumatur": which was but dull, seeing they might have had out of the poet something as apposite. The sculpture was very mean.
On 11th April 1692 Henry Capell 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Capell Tewkesbury by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 41].
On 11th April 1718 Marie Anne Bourbon Condé Duchess Vendôme [aged 40] died.
On 11th April 1836 Reverend Edward Royds [aged 45] died. On 14th April 1836 he was buried in the Chancel of St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map]
After 11th April 1856. Church of the Holy Trinity Embleton [Map]. Memorial to Shafto Craster Craster [deceased].
Shafto Craster Craster: Around 1827 he was born to Thomas Wood aka Craster. On 11th April 1856 Shafto Craster Craster died in the Kangra District [Map].
On 11th April 1880 Daniel Garber was born at North Manchester, Indiana. He studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1899 to 1905.
On 11th April 1881 William Bruce Ellis Ranken was born in Edinburgh.
On 11th April 1886 Ian Strang was born to William Strang [aged 27] and Agnes McSymon Rogerson.
On 11th April 1887 Flora Paulyna Hetty Barbara Clifton Duchess Norfolk [aged 33] died.
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 11th April 1891 John Kelley Halswelle [aged 59] died of pneumonia in Paris.
On 11th April 1897 Alice Boyd 14th of Penkill [aged 72] died without issue. Her half brother Eleanor succeeded 15th Lord Penkill.
11th April 1900. Edward Clifford [aged 56]. "Court Grange".
On 11th April 1902 Frances Bastard [aged 74] died of pneumonia.
On 11th April 1934 George Spencer Watson [aged 65] died.
On 11th April 1934 John Collier [aged 84] died.
On 9 April 1943 HMS Beverley had been seriously damaged in a collision with the British steam merchant Cairnvalona (4929 tons) and took station in the rear of the convoy, until she was torpedoed some 30 hours later.
At 05.49 hours on 11 April 1943 the German submarine U-188 fired a torpedo at the convoy ON-176 southwest of Iceland and observed a hit on a tanker after 1 minute 34 seconds, which finally sank after 45 miuntes with a broken back. At 05.50 hours, two torpedoes were fired and after 1 minute 58 seconds and 2 minutes 11 seconds hits on two ships were heard. At 05.52 hours again two torpedoes were fired, which hit a fourth ship after 1 minute 58 seconds and began to settle by the bow. However, Allied records indicate that only HMS Beverley (Lt.Cdr. Rodney Athelstan Price, RN) was hit and sunk at that time in position 52º19'N, 40º28'W. There were only 4 survivors out of a crew of 155.
Time Team Series 1 Episode 3: The New Town of a Norman Prince was filmed between 9th April 1993 and 11th April 1993. It was originally shown on 30th January 1994.
Location: Much Wenlock, Shropshire [Map], Wenlock Priory, Shropshire [Map].
Category: Time Team Late Medieval.
Time Team:
Tony Robinson [aged 47], Presenter
Mick Aston [aged 47], Bristol University Landscape Archaeologist
Carenza Lewis [aged 30], Royal Commission on Historic Monuments
Phil Harding [aged 44], Wessex Archaeological Trust Field Archaeologist
Gerry Barber, Bristol University Environmental Archaeologist
Robin Bush [aged 50], Archivist.
Victor Ambrus [aged 58], Historical Illustrator
Oliver Butler, Geophysics Specialist
Mark Horton, Local Archaeologist
Dan Miles, Dendrochronologist
Bob Milligan, Geophysics Specialist
Techniques: Excavations, Dendrochronology, Radar Scan.
Historical Figures: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury.
Sources. Charter of King Stephen granting a three day fair, Domedays Book [Map], Document stating in 1231 King Henry III visited Much Wenlock.
Outcomes. Location of Great Hall, burbage plots, 1254-1299 Dendrochronology date, 12th-13th Century Pottery.
On 11th April 1184 William of Winchester Welf was born to Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 55] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 28] in Winchester, Hampshire [Map] during his father's exile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married April 1202 Helena of Denmark Duchess of Lüneburg and had issue.
On 11th April 1374 Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster was born to Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster [aged 22] and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster [aged 18] at Usk, Monmouthshire [Map]. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. He married 7th October 1388 his second cousin once removed Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster, daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent, and had issue.
On 11th April 1398 Blanche Aviz was born to King John I of Portugal [aged 46] and Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [aged 38]. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She died aged less than one years old.
On 11th April 1492 Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre was born to Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême [aged 33] and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême [aged 15]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.07%. She married 1526 her third cousin once removed King Henry II of Navarre, son of Jean III King Navarre and Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre, and had issue.
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 11th April 1598 Stillborn Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 11th April 1598 William Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 11th April 1644 Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy was born to Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours [aged 19] and Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme [aged 29]. She married 20th May 1665 her half first cousin once removed Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy, son of Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy, and had issue.
On 11th April 1649 Frederica Amalia Oldenburg was born to Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 40] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
On 11th April 1658 James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon was born to William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton [aged 23] and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton [aged 26] at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. He married (1) 1686 Anne Spencer Countess Arran, daughter of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (2) 1698 Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon, daughter of Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard and Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard, and had issue.
On 11th April 1672 Edward Stradling 5th Baronet was born to Edward Stradling 4th Baronet [aged 29].
On 11th April 1753 Sophia Raymond Lady Burrell was born to Charles Raymond 1st Baronet [aged 40] and Sarah Webster Lady Raymond [aged 30]. She married (1) 13th April 1773 her half second cousin William Burrell 2nd Baronet (2) 23rd May 1797 Reverend William Clay.
On 11th April 1760 Michael Hicks-Beach was born to Howe Hicks 6th Baronet [aged 37] and Martha Browne Lady Hicks [aged 43]. He married before 22nd October 1780 Henrietta Maria Beach and had issue.
On 11th April 1785 Penelope Boothby was born to Brooke Boothby 6th Baronet [aged 40] in Lichfield, Staffordshire [Map]. She died aged five in 1791.
On 11th April 1788 Jane Dorothea Mildmay was born to Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay 3rd Baronet [aged 23] and Jane Mildmay Lady St-John Mildmay [aged 23]. She married 1810 Paul Methuen 1st Baron Methuen and had issue.
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 11th April 1791 Henry Beckett was born to John Beckett 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Mary Wilson Lady Beckett [aged 42]. He married 12th November 1818 Mary Lyle and had issue.
On 11th April 1800 Elizabeth Mary Copley was born to Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet [aged 30] and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn [aged 30].
On 11th April 1802 Henry Hanbury-Tracy was born to Charles Hanbury-Tracy 1st Baron Sudeley [aged 23] and Henrietta Susanna Tracy. He married 19th January 1841 Rosamond Anne Myrtle Shirley.
On 11th April 1810 George Dudley Ryder was born to Bishop Henry Dudley Ryder [aged 32] and Sophia March Phillips.
On 11th April 1819 Philip Haughton Clarke 11th Baronet was born to Simon Haughton Clarke 9th Baronet [aged 54].
On 11th April 1829 Wentworth Beaumont 1st Baron Allendale was born to Thomas Wentworth Beaumont [aged 36] and Henrietta Jane Emma Hawks Atkinson. He married (1) 1856 Margaret Anne Burgh, daughter of Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde and Harriet Canning Marchioness Clanricarde, and had issue (2) 17th March 1891 Edith Althea Hamilton Baroness Allendale.
On 11th April 1834 Harry Foley Vernon 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Tayler Vernon [aged 42] and Jessie Anna Letitia Foley. He married 17th October 1861 Georgina Sophia Baillie-Hamilton Lady Vernon, daughter of George Baillie-Hamilton 10th Earl of Haddington, and had issue.
On 11th April 1834 Charles Douglas-Home 12th Earl of Home was born to Cospatrick Alexander Douglas-Home 11th Earl of Home [aged 34] and Lucy Elizabeth Montagu Scott Countess Home [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.30%. He married 18th August 1870 Maria Gray Countess of Home and had issue.
On 11th April 1842 Henry Brudenell-Bruce 5th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 31] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 28].
On 11th April 1858 Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne was born to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury [aged 28] and Georgina Anderson [aged 31]. She married 27th October 1883 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne, son of Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne and Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne, and had issue.
On 11th April 1871 Algernon Hanbury-Tracy was born to Charles Hanbury Tracy 4th Baron Sudeley [aged 30] and Ada Maria Tollemache Baroness Sudeley [aged 22].
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 11th April 1877 Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington was born to Anthony Henley 3rd Baron Henley 1st Baron Northington [aged 51] and Clara Jekyll Baroness Henley and Northington. He married 14th October 1913 Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington, daughter of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle, and had issue.
On 11th April 1880 Daniel Garber was born at North Manchester, Indiana. He studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia from 1899 to 1905.
On 11th April 1881 William Bruce Ellis Ranken was born in Edinburgh.
On 11th April 1885 George Arthur Ormsby-Gore 4th Baron Harlech was born to Ralph Ormsby-Gore 3rd Baron Harlech [aged 30] and Margaret Ethel Gordon Baroness Harlech [aged 27]. He married 12th April 1913 Beatrice Edith Mildred Gascoyne-Cecil Baroness Harlech, daughter of James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury, and had issue.
On 11th April 1886 Ian Strang was born to William Strang [aged 27] and Agnes McSymon Rogerson.
On 11th April 1907 Ralph Milbanke 12th Baronet was born to John Peniston Milbanke 10th Baronet [aged 34] and Amelia Madeline Louisa Crichton [aged 31].
On 11th April 1943 John Montagu 11th Earl of Sandwich was born to Victor Montagu 10th Earl Sandwich [aged 36]. He married 1st July 1968 Caroline Montagu Countess of Sandwich and had issue.
On 11th April 1946 Trevor Woodford Wheler 15th Baronet was born to Edward Woodford Wheler 14th Baronet [aged 25].
On 11th April 1964 Charles Angus Gladstone 8th Baronet was born to Erskine William Gladstone 7th Baronet [aged 38].
On 11th April 1964 Piers Alfred Le Marchant 7th Baronet was born to Michael Le Marchant [aged 26].
On 11th April 1664 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet [aged 32] and Elizabeth Boyle Countess Isle Thanet were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington [aged 51] and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington [aged 50]. He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 55] and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 49]. They were third cousins.
On 11th April 1835 John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 42] and Adelaide Lister [aged 27] were married. He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 68] and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng.
On 11th April 1887 Francis Knollys 1st Viscount Knollys [aged 49] and Ardyn Mary Tyrwhitt Viscountess Knollys [aged 26] were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
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 11th April 1161 Archbishop Theobald of Bec [aged 71] died.
On 11th April 1304 Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville died.
On 11th April 1372 Thomas Camoys 2nd Baron Camoys [aged 62] died. Baron Camoys extinct. It isn't clear why the barony became extinct since his half-brother Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [aged 21] should have succeeded. He, Thomas, was summoned to Parliament in 1383 as Baron Camoys of the second creation.
On 11th April 1408 Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel died.
On 11th April 1418 John Harrington 4th Baron Harington [aged 34] died. He was buried in the Lady Chapel of St Dubricius Church, Porlock [Map]. His brother William [aged 28] succeeded 5th Baron Harington.
On 11th April 1447 Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 72] died at Wolvesey Castle [Map]. He was buried in his Chantry Chapel at Winchester Cathedral [Map].
On 11th April 1525 Charles Valois IV Duke Alençon [aged 35] died.
On 11th April 1541 William Hay 6th Earl Erroll [aged 20] died. His first cousin once removed George [aged 33] succeeded 7th Earl Erroll. Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 11th April 1554 Thomas Wyatt [aged 33] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map].
Dean Hugh Weston [aged 49] acted as Confessor.
On 11th April 1667 Oliver Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 57] died without issue at Merrion Castle, Mount Merrion, Dublin. Earl Tyrconnel extinct. His brother William [aged 57] succeeded 3rd Viscount Fitzwilliam of Mount Merrion House in Dublin.
On 11th April 1673 Reverend Thomas Vyner [aged 44] died.
On 11th April 1680 Edward Loftus 2nd Viscount Loftus of Ely [aged 82] died. His son Arthur [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Viscount Loftus of Ely.
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 11th April 1682 Thomas Cromwell 3rd Earl Ardglass [aged 28] died. His uncle Vere [aged 56] succeeded 4th Earl Ardglass, 7th Baron Cromwell Oakham.
On 11th April 1701 Elizabeth Francklyn Lady Musgrave died. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall [Map].
On 11th April 1704 Mary Egerton Baroness Byron [aged 27] died.
On 11th April 1718 Marie Anne Bourbon Condé Duchess Vendôme [aged 40] died.
On 11th April 1741 James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave [aged 57] died. His son James [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Waldegrave Chewton Somerset, 6th Baronet Waldegrave of Hever Castle.
On 11th April 1745 Maurice Thompson 2nd Baron Haversham [aged 70] died. Baron Haversham extinct.
On 11th April 1755 Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer [aged 56] died. His son Edward [aged 28] succeeded 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. Susanna Archer Countess of Oxford and Mortimer [aged 27] by marriage Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer.
On 11th April 1768 Humphrey Butler 1st Earl Lanesborough died. His son Brinsley [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Earl Lanesborough.
On 11th April 1770 John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 35] died unmarried. Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire extinct.
On 11th April 1785 Barbara Herbert Countess Aldborough [aged 42] died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 09 or 11th April 1798 Arthur Pomeroy 1st Viscount Hamberton [aged 75] died.
On 11th April 1808 Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira [aged 77] died. Her son Francis [aged 53] succeeded 17th Baron Botreaux, 16th Baron Hungerford, 14th Baron Moleyns and 14th Baron Hastings.
On 11th April 1811 Edward Smythe 5th Baronet [aged 52] died. His son Edward [aged 23] succeeded 6th Baronet Smythe.
On 11th April 1872 Henry Sacheverell Wilmot 4th Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Henry [aged 41] succeeded 5th Baronet Wilmot of Chaddesden in Derbyshire.
On 11th April 1887 Flora Paulyna Hetty Barbara Clifton Duchess Norfolk [aged 33] died.
On 11th April 1891 John Kelley Halswelle [aged 59] died of pneumonia in Paris.
On 11th April 1897 Alice Boyd 14th of Penkill [aged 72] died without issue. Her half brother Eleanor succeeded 15th Lord Penkill.
On 11th April 1922 Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson 4th Earl Gosford [aged 80] died. His son Archibald [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Gosford.
On 11th April 1929 Llewelyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn 3rd Baron Mostyn [aged 73] died. His son Edward [aged 44] succeeded 4th Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire, 5th Baronet Lloyd of Pengwerra in Flintshire.
On 11th April 1934 John Collier [aged 84] died.
On 11th April 1934 George Spencer Watson [aged 65] died.
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 11th April 1963 John Anderson 1st Baronet [aged 84] died. Baronet Anderson of Harrold Priory in Bedfordshire extinct.