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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11 Jun is in June.
1183 Death of Henry the Young King
1467 Tournament Bastard of Burgundy
1469 Redesdale and Holderness Rebellions
1509 Marriage and Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
1535 Execution of the Carthusians
1540 Execution of Thomas Cromwell
On 11th June 1183 Henry the Young King (age 28) died at Castle of Martel clasping a ring his father had sent as a token of forgiveness. He was buried at Rouen Cathedral [Map].
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the same year King Edward crossed over with a few companions to the king of France, and returned on the day of Pentecost1.
Note 1. King Edward accompanied by a large retinue of nobles, embarked at Dover on Friday, the 26th of May, 1329, to do homage to Philip of France for his duchy of Guienne. The ceremony was performed with great pomp at Amiens, in the choir of the cathedral, on the 6th of June, and the King returned to Dover on Whitsunday, June 11th [1329]. Rymer, Fœdera, 2.764 and Rymer, Fœdera, 2.765.
On 11th June 1349 William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 48) died. His son William (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu. Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 20) by marriage Countess Salisbury.
On 11th June 1381 King Richard II of England (age 14) held council with his mother Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 52), Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick (age 43), William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 52), Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel (age 35), Archbishop Simon Sudbury (age 65) and Robert Hales (age 56) at the Tower of London [Map].
On 11th June 1403 John Valois IV Duke Brabant was born to Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 18) and Jeanne Luxemburg Duchess Brabant. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) 1418 his first cousin Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester, daughter of William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainaut V Count Zeeland and Margaret Valois Countess Holland.
On 11th June 1411 Frederick "Empty Pockets" Habsburg 4th Duke Austria (age 29) and Anna of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Austria were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Frederick I Duke Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 59).
On 11th June 1429 Joan of Arc (age 17) and Jean Poton Xaintrailles (age 39) fought at Jargeau, Loiret during the Battle of Jargeau. Alexander Pole was killed. William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 32) surrendered.
On 11th June 1430 Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond was born to Owen Tudor (age 30) and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England (age 28) at Much Hadham Palace, Hertfordshire (which belonged to the Bishops of London). There was speculation [Source Unknown?] that the biological father was Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 24) with whom Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England was rumoured to have had an affair. Interesting, perhaps, that he was named Edmund rather than Owen. Interesting that he took the Royal Arms of England differenced. Also interesting that his younger brother was named Jasper; a Persian name meaning 'Keeper of the Treasure' or 'bringer of treasure' that was unknown in England before his birth. He married 1st November 1455 his half fourth cousin once removed Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond, daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset, and had issue.
On 11th June 1446 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 21) died at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Duke Warwick extinct. His daughter Anne (age 2) succeeded 15th Countess Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghesh.
On 11th June 1456 Anne Neville Queen Consort England was born to Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 27) and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 29). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married (1) 13th December 1470 her half third cousin Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI of England and II of France and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (2) 12th July 1472 her first cousin once removed King Richard III of England, son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York, and had issue.
On 11th June 1467 the fighting on horseback took place witnessed by King Edward IV of England (age 25). John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40) was Master of the Ceremonies accompanied by John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 42). The day ended with the Bastard's (age 46) horse having being accidentally fatally injured by Lord Scales' (age 11) saddle.
A Brief Latin Chronicle. In the year of our Lord 1467, during the week of Pentecost, the Bastard of Burgundy came to England to fight a single combat with Lord Anthony, Lord Scales. Barriers and pavilions having been set up in Smithfield, London, on the feast of Saint Barnabas (11th June 1467), they entered the designated place and engaged each other almost playfully, but quickly broke off. And certain others who fought afterward there also departed unharmed.
Anno Domini 1467, in ebdomada Pentecostes venit in Angliam bastardus Burgundie dimicaturus certamine singulari cum domino Antonio, domino de Scales; factisque in Smythfeld, London, barris et tentoriis, &c., in festo Sancti Barnabe, ingressi locum dictum quasi ludentes congressi cito cessaverunt. Et alii quidam post eos inibi congressi immunes a plaga recesserunt.
On 11th June 1469 an amnesty was declared excepting Humphrey Neville of Brancepeth (age 30).
On 11th June 1488 King James III of Scotland (age 36) was killed in action or attempting to escape, at the Battle of Sauchieburn. His son James (age 15) succeeded IV King Scotland.
Alexander Stewart 3rd of Garlies (age 45) fought.
Alexander Cunningham 1st Earl Glencairn (age 62) was killed. His son Robert (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Glencairn.
On 11th June 1509, one month after the death of his father, Henry VIII (age 17) and Catherine of Aragon (age 23) were married at the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich [Map]. She had, eight years before, married his older brother Prince Arthur Tudor - see Marriage of Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 57) and Isabella Queen Castile. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1509. 11th June 1509 and 23 Jun 1509. Tib. E. VIII. f. 100b. B.M. 81. Preparations For The Coronation.
A "device for the manner and order of the Coronation" of Henry VIII, "rightful and undoubted inheritor of the crowns of England and of France," by the whole consent of the realm chosen and required to be King, and also of the Princess Catharine daughter of Spain and Aragonne, his wife, Queen of England and of France, to be solemnised at Westminster, on Sunday, 24 June, 1509.
The King has proclaimed that all who claim to do services on Coronation day shall be in the White Hall at Westminster Palace, 20 June next, and has authorised the Earl of Surrey (age 66), Treasurer of England, the Earl of Oxford (age 9), Sir John Fyneux, Chief Judge, Sir Thomas Englefeld, and others to determine claims. He has ordered 26 honorable persons to repair to the Tower of London on 22 June, to serve him at dinner, where those who are to be made knights shall bear dishes "in token that that they shall never bear none after that day"; and on 23 June, at the Tower, they are to be made Knights of the Bath; "whose names follow in order as they were made," viz., Richard (sic) Radclyff Lord Fitzwater, the Lord Scroop of Bolton, the Lord Fitzhugh, the Lord Mountjoye, the Lord Dawbeney, the Lord Brooke, Sir Henry Clyfford, Sir Maurice Berkeley, Sir Thomas Knyvet, Sir Andrew Wyndesore, Sir Thomas Parr, Sir Thomas Boleyne, Sir Richard Wentworth, Sir Henry Owtrede, Sir Francis Cheyny, Sir Henry Wyotte, Sir George Hastynges, Sir Thomas Metham, Sir Thomas Bedyngfeld, Sir John Shelton (age 32), Sir Giles Alyngton, Sir John Trevanyon, Sir William Crowmer, Sir John Heydon, Sir Godarde Oxenbrige and Sir Henry Sacheverell.
Details follow at great length of the ceremonies to be performed, the decorations, dresses, &c., for each of the two days, the eve and day of the Coronation.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1509. 11th June 1509. 41. Catharine of Aragon. Acknowledgment by Henry VIII (age 17). of receipt from Gutierre Gomez de Fuen Salida, comendator of La Membrilla, ambassador of Ferdinand King of Aragon, &c., of 50,000 crowns of gold, in part payment of 100,000 crowns for dowry of Catharine Queen of England (age 23). S.B. Undated (now filed with 11 June). [162.]
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1509. 11th June 1509. 43. The Coronation. Commission to Thomas Earl of Surrey (age 66), High Treasurer, George Earl of Shrewsbury (age 41), Steward of the Household, Sir John Fyneux (age 68), Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and Sir Th. Inglefield, to hear, in the White Hall within Westminster Palace, petitions of the King's tenants and others claiming to perform special services at the approaching coronation. Del. Westm., 11 June, 1 Henry VIII. S.B. (countersigned: Ri. Wynton, C. Somerset, Thomas Lovell.) [164.]
On 11th June 1510 John Melton 9th Baron Lucy (age 55) died in Aston West Riding.
On 11th June 1527 Anna Sophia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 37) and Dorothea Oldenburg (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She married 24th February 1555 her second cousin Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg, and had issue.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 11th June 1528. R. O. 4358. Brian Tuke to Thomas Derby (age 19).
Perceived by his letters that my Lord's pleasure is that Lady Margaret's secretaries should be with him on Friday morning. Tuke will be there, but is forbidden to ride, and will therefore go by water. Is to assure Wolsey (age 45) that Stephens' letters did not come in the packet, as the bishop of Bath stated; and therefore Tuke supposed they were either in Mr. Peter's (Vannes') packet, or the same as the letters in Latin to Wolsey. Doubts not that the Cardinal will find they were not sent in the packet Tuke had. Missed them as soon as he read the bishop of Bath's letters, expecting himself to have heard from Mr. Stephens. This is all he can say. Thinks they have been left out of the packet by inadvertence, or else that my Lord of Bath called Mr. Gregory's Mr. Stephens' letters. The bishop of Bath's packet came whole in a cover from the deputy of Calais, who said they had "flyen over the walls to him at 10 of the clock at night, and should fly over again to the post, to send them over incontinently; and with that packet was a truss in canvas, directed to my Lord's grace, which was not cast over the walls." The letters of sundry dates were put by Twichet into one packet. Sends various letters, and mentions others that came; some directed to the ambassador of Florence, others for Anthony Vivaldi, one to Nich. Carewe. Begs he may come on Friday, as, but for the King and Wolsey's commandment, he would not stir from his chamber for £100, "till a thing that is amiss in my body be better amended, for stirring is the most dangerous thing I can do, and besides potions and other medicines I am anointed morning and evening, and have other things administered to me not meet to be used in Court." London, Corpus Christ evening, late.
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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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 11th June 1528. R. O. Wood's Lett., vol. II. 39. 4357. Lady Elizabeth Tailbois (age 57) to Wolsey (age 55).
Has received his letters, dated Durham Place, 15 May, desiring her to deliver to Sir Gilbert Tailbois (age 30), her son, lands to the yearly value of £100, the residue of those worth £200, appointed by Act of Parliament to him and his wife (age 30) after her husband's decease, an annuity of £40, and the money received from the lands from Mayday last. Will give him the lands, but begs to be excused from giving the money for the following reasons:-1. Since her husband's (age 61) visitation, when he was committed to Wolsey by the King, his rents have been employed for household expences and the marriages of his children, and not in wasteful expences. 2. There is now 150 marks owing of the marriage money of one of their children, for which her nearest friends are bound. 3. Her other son (age 26), brother to Sir Gilbert, has no assignment for his living, and must be provided for. 4. William Bongham, an old servant of her husband's, who was accustomed to provide wheat and grain for the household, has gone away with money enough to provide for the whole year, and she is obliged to make fresh provision with the rents of the lordships for which her son Sir Gilbert asks, and of other lands also. 6. There are 10 score wild beasts in the lordship of Kyme, from which they used to provide beef for the household, but from which they can now get no profit. Has had little comfort since her husband's last visitation, "and for the pleasure of God I have yielded me thereunto," and now my husband is aged it would be hard to live in penury, and be unable to discharge our friends of the sums in which they are bound for us. If my son obtain his demands, we shall be obliged to break up house and "sparpull" our children and servants. He has now in his hands lands worth £342 17s. 11¾d.,-more than she and her husband have. Will do all she can for him when her children are provided for and her debts paid. Goltaght, 11 June. Signed.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 11th June 1528. R. O. St. P. VII. 77. 4355. Gardiner (age 45) to Henry VIII (age 36).
Has at last conduced to the setting forward of Campeggio (age 53), as will appear by the Cardinal's letters sent to Fox. Thinks the King will be satisfied with their services. It is a great heaviness to them to be accused of want of diligence and sincerity. After many altercations and promises made to the Pope, he has consented at last to send the commission by Campeggio. We urged the Pope to express the matter in special terms, but could not prevail with him in consequence of the difficulty. He said you would understand his meaning by the words, "inventuri sumus aliquam formam." I may be deceived, but I think the Pope means well. If I thought otherwise I would certainly tell the truth, for your Majesty is templum fidei et veritatis unicum in orbe relictum. Your Majesty will now understand how much the words spoken by you to Tuke do prick me. Apologises for his rude writing. Viterbo [Map], 11 June.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 11th June 1528. Vit. B. XII. 4. B. M. Burnet, I. 103. 4360. Anne Boleyn (age 27) to Wolsey (age 55).
My Lord, in my most humble wise I desire you to pardon me that I am so bold to trouble you with my simple and rude writing, proceeding from one who is much desirous to know that your Grace does well, as I perceive by this bearer. The great pains you take for me, both day and night, are never likely to be recompensed, "but alonely in loving you, next unto the King's grace, above all creatures living," as my deeds shall manifest. I long to hear from you news of the Legate, and hope they will be very good.
Added by the King:-The writer of this would not cease till she had called me likewise to set to my hand. Both of us desire to see you, and are glad to hear you have escaped the plague so well, trusting the fury of it is abated, especially with those that keep good diet, as I trust you do. The not hearing of the Legate's arrival in France causeth us somewhat to muse; but we trust by your diligence shortly to be eased of that trouble.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 11th June 1528. R. O. St. P. I. 289. 4356. Thomas Hennege to Wolsey (age 55).
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1534. 11th June 1534. R. O. 823. Sir Edward Ryngeley to Lord Lisle (age 70).
The King and Queen are in good health. I came to the Court on Tuesday last about 3 o'clock. I was not there half an hour before his Grace sent for me into a garden which he has just made. He asked me heartily how you did, and whether the town was free from sickness and clean kept, of which I assured him. It would be well for you to speak to master Mayor for the mending of the two gutters from the market to Our Lady Church. If he lack paviours I can send them from London. The King is well conttented that his works go so well forward. I told him in the Treasurer's presence how much more is done in thickness than appears in the book, both in the two towers and the walls. The King is well contented with the pains you have taken about them and the sandhills, and is pleased with the conduct of his retinue, as I think they will see when he comes thither. I advise you to let the drags and ploughs go still upon the sandhills till you can shoot level over them from the mount at Becham Tower. I have not asked the King for wood or anything else, because the letters you promised to send have not come. I wish they were, for I trust to be shortly at Calais. As to my own business, the market was done before I came. We have a new lord Warden of "the Porche," Lord Rochford (age 31). Sir John Dudley is master of the armery, Sir Antony Browne standard-bearer, and master Harper has the "awnage," that is the sealing of the cloth in Kent. Today the King comes to York Place to supper and dines there tomorrow, and to Waltham to bed, and on Saturday to Hunsdon [Map], where he will remain all next week. He will not be at Hampton Court till Saturday week. I have given all your recommendations to your friends except to master Kingston and master Norrys. The former is at Wanstead, and the latter came to the Court late on Tuesday night. A great sum of money has been stolen from him, so that he is not pleasantly disposed to be spoken with. I have no other news, but I hope to know more before I come out of Essex. Recommendations to the Mayor, lord Edmund, master Wynkefeld, Mr. Porter, Mr. Treasurer (age 44), Mr. Undermarshal and Mr. Ruckwode. Hampton Court, 11 June. Signed.
I pray you be contented with my meaning, for my inditing is but reasonable.
Pp. 2. Add.: Deputy of Calais. Endd.
Note 1. His patent was not passed till the 23 June. See Grants in June, No. 16.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 11th June 1535. This yeare, 11 June, were arreigned in the Kinges Benche at Westminster 3 munckes of the Charterhowsse of London, and there condempned of highe treason against the Kinge,b and judged to be drawne, hanged, bowelled, beheaded, and quartered; one of them was called Francis Nitigate,c another called Mr. Exmew,d prompter of the same place, and the third was called Mr. Middlemore, vicar of the same placee.
Note b. The treason against the King was for denying that Henry could be, in spiritual matters, the head of the Church.
Note c. Sebastian Nidigate. — Stow.
Note d. Thomas Exmew or de Exmouth.
Note e. Humphry Middlemore, Vicar of Exmonth.
Letters and Papers. 11th June 1536. Add. MS. 28,588 f. 289. B. M. 1122. Dr. Ortiz to the Empress.
On the first day of Whitsuntide the convocation of the Council at Mantua was promulgated.
Chapuys writes that "La Ana (deceased)" and her five lovers, one of them being her brother, were imprisoned in the Tower on May 2. They were beheaded on May 17, and she on the following Friday. The King has ordered Parliament to be summoned after Whitsuntide. It is hoped that many good things will be done. The Princess has been suffering in her head and molar teeth, but it is not of much consequence.
Letters of Thomas Cranmer. 11th June 1540. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (age 50) writes to King Henry VIII on behalf of Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex (age 55) who had recently been arrested. The letter is not extant but was printed originally in Edward Herbert, Baron of Cherbury's The Life and Raigne of King Henry VIII in 1649.
"I heard yesterday in your Grace's Council, that he (Crumwell) is a traitor, yet who cannot be sorrowful and amazed that he should be a traitor against your Majesty, he that was so advanced by your Majesty; he whose surety was only by your Majesty; he who loved your Majesty, as I ever thought, no less than God; he who studied always to set forwards whatsoever was your Majesty's will and pleasure; he that cared for no man's displeasure to serve your Majesty; he that was such a servant in my judgment, in wisdom, diligence, faithfulness, and experience, as no prince in this realm ever had; he that was so vigilant to preserve your Majesty from all treasons, that few could be so secretly conceived, but he detected the same in the beginning? If the noble princes of memory, King John, Henry the Second, and Richard II had had such a counsellor about them, I suppose that they should never have been so traitorously abandoned, and overthrown as those good princes were: I loved him as my friend, for so I took him to be; but I chiefly loved him for the love which I thought I saw him bear ever towards your Grace, singularly above all other. But now, if he be a traitor, I am sorry that ever I loved him or trusted him, and I am very glad that his treason is discovered in time; but yet again I am very sorrowful; for who shall your Grace trust hereafter, if you might not trust him? Alas! I bewail and lament your Grace's chance herein, I wot not whom your Grace may trust. But I pray God continually night and day, to send such a counsellor in his place whom your Grace may trust, and who for all his qualities can and will serve your Grace like to him, and that will have so much solicitude and care to preserve your Grace from all dangers as I ever thought he had…
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th June 1552. The xj day of Juin cam rydyng to London my lade Mare (age 36) grase through London unto Saynt Johns with a goodly compeny of gentyll men and gentyll women.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 11th June 1554. The xith of June Lord John Grey (age 30)b, one of the bretheren Duke of Suffolke late putt to death, was arreigned at Westminster in the Kings Benche of treason, and there condemned to dye.
Note b. Lord Thomas Grey. See Chronicle of Qeen Jane and Queen Mary, p. 75.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th June 1555. The xj day of Juin be-gane they to sett up the frame for the hersse at Powlles for the quen of Spayn [Note. paternal grandmother of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 28)], the wyche was the goodlest that ever was sene in England; the bare frame cost xv l, the carpynter('s) dute.
On 11th June 1557 John III King Portugal (age 55) died. His grandson Sebastian (age 3) succeeded King Portugal. Sebastian's paternal grandmother Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 50) acted as Regent during his minority being replaced by Henrique Aviz Cardinal King Portugal (age 45) when she resigned in 1562.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th June 1559. The sam nyght abowtt viij of the cloke at nyght the Quen('s) (age 25) grace toke her barge at Whyt hall, and mony mo barges, and rod a-longe by the banke-syd by my lord of Wynchaster('s) place, and so to Peper alley, and so crost over to London syd with drumes and trumpetes playhyng ard be-syd, and so to Whyt hall agayne to her palles.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 11th June 1559. The xj day of June dyd pryche at Powlles [Map] master [Sandys] (age 40), and ther was my lorde mayre (age 50) and the althermen, and my lord of Bedford (age 32), and with dyvers odur nobull men; and postulles [Apostles] masse mad an end that day, and masse a' Powlles was non that day, and the new dene toke possessyon that was afore, by my lord of Bedford, and thys was on sant Barnabe day; and the sam nyght thay had no evyng-song at Powlles.
On 11th June 1560 Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 44) died at Edinburgh Castle [Map].
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 7th August 1616 William Savage (age 62) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Elmley [Map].
On 31st January 1631 Giles Savage (age 46) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Elmley [Map].
On 11th June 1674 Katherine Dalston (age 84) died (she the wife of Giles Savage) at Elmley Castle, Worcestershire. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Elmley [Map].
Alabaster table tomb with father, son and daughter-in-law. She holding a Chrisom Child probably representing stillborn, or died soon after birth. At their feet two lions and what is described as a stag with an arrow through its neck.
William Savage: Around 1554 he was born to Francis Savage.
Giles Savage: Around 1585 he was born to William Savage. In or before 1623 Giles Savage and Katherine Dalston were married.
Katherine Dalston: In 1590 she was born to Richard Dalston.
On 11th June 1634 Walter Scott 1st Earl Buccleuch was buried at Hawick.
Stemmata Shirleiana. The will of Sir Robert Shirley, proved at London, June 11, 1657, is as follows: "In the name of God, Amen, the nine and twentieth day of November, 1654, I, Sir Robert Shirley, of Staunton Haralt, in the county of Leicester, Baronett, humbly beseeching Almighty God, for the meritts of my Saviour Jesus Christ, to receive my soule into everlasting blisse, doe make this my last will and testament touching my temporall estate as followeth. I give and devise unto my deere sister, Mrs Leta Burke, wife of William Burke, esquire, to continew payable unto her untill shee or her husband come to the quiet possession and enjoyment of their estate in Ireland, the annual or yearly rent or somme of two hundred pounds.
Item, I give and devise to Mrs Catherine Sheldon, for her life, the annuall or yearly rent or summe of one hundred pounds; and to my servant Rowland Thomas for his life, the annuall or yearly summe of twentie pounds. And to my servant Nicholas Cocker for his life the annual or yearly rent or somme of tenne pounds: all wch sayd severall yearly rents my will is shall be paid half yearly, & c.
Item, I give to my sayd deer sister Mrs Leta Burke one ring of the value of one hundred pounds, wch I desire her to weare for my sake.
Item, I give to my brother in lawe Willm Bourke the best horse in my stable at the time of my decease, and to my loving friend Mr. John Morton the next best horse wch shall be in my stable at my decease, after my sayd brotherin lawe hath made his choyce.
Item, I give to my deere friend Coll. Vere Cromwell (age 31), the somme of two hundred pounds to be disposed of according to his discretion, and also blacks for mourning for himselfe and one man. Also I do give unto every of those gentlemen whose names I have made knowen to my sayd deere freind Colonell Cromwell blacks for mourning for themselves and one man a peece.
Item, I give to my couzin Leicester Burdett the somme of one hundred pounds to be disposed of as hee shall thinke fit.
Item, I give the sume of one thousand pounds to be disposed of unto such distressed persons as have lost their estates in the service of the late King Charles, in manner as my executors hereafter named shall thinke fitt. And in case the church that I am now building at Staunton Haralt, aforesaid, shall not be finished and perfected before my decease, then I doe give and bequeath so much money as my executors shall thinke convenient to finish and perfect the same, according to my intention. I do give to all the rest of my servants not herein before named one whole yeares wages over and above what shall be due unto them at the tyme of my decease. And I do give and it is my will that all my kindred wthin three descents, either by father or mother, on mine owne or wife's side, and all my servants, shall have blacks for mourning, according to their severall rankes and qualities, and at the discretion of my executors. And it is likewise my will that restitution be made for whatsoever rents or profitts I have received of any impropriations, tithes, or lands belonging, or wch did at any time belong to any churches, chappells, colleges, or any ecclesiasticall promotions whatsoever, ever sithence I had the possession of my estate. And I will and appoint that whatsoever the same shall amount unto, the same be given, distributed, and disposed amongst orthodoxall and distressed clergie men, at the discretion of my executors. All the rest and residue of my goods, chattells, and personall estate not herein before bequeathed, after my debts, legacies, and funerall expences discharged, I doe give, devise, and bequeath unto Dame Katharine my wife, Gilbert Sheldon, Doctor in Divinity, Jeffery Palmer, esq., and Anthonie Atkinson, gent. fiftie pounds a peece, whom I make and appoint executors of this my will, & c."
In witness whereof I have to each sheet of this my will conteyned in two sheets of paper subscribed my name, and have affixed my seale at armes, the day and yeare first above written.
In June 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded those who supported his Restoration...
6th William Wray 1st Baronet (age 35) and John Talbot of Lacock (age 29) were knighted.
7th Geoffrey Palmer 1st Baronet (age 62) was created 1st Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton
7th Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire.
7th John Langham 1st Baronet (age 76) was created 1st Baronet Langham of Cottesbrooke in Northamptonshire.
11th Henry Wright 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Wright of Dagenham. Ann Crew Lady Wright by marriage Lady Wright of Dagenham.
13th Nicholas Gould 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Gould of the City of London.
14th Thomas Allen 1st Baronet (age 27) was created 1st Baronet Allen of Totteridge in Middlesex.
18th Thomas Cullum 1st Baronet (age 73) was created 1st Baronet Cullum of Hastede in Suffolk.
19th Thomas Darcy 1st Baronet (age 28) was created 1st Baronet Darcy of St Osith's.
22nd Robert Cordell 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Cordell of Long Melford.
22nd John Robinson 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Robinson of London. Anne Whitmore Lady Robinson (age 48) by marriage Lady Robinson of London.
25th William Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 47) was created 1st Baronet Bowyer of Denham Court. Margaret Weld Lady Bowyer (age 43) by marriage Lady Bowyer of Denham Court.
25th Thomas Stanley 1st Baronet (age 63) was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
26th Jacob Astley 1st Baronet (age 21) was created 1st Baronet Astley of Hill Morton.
27th William Wray 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire. Olympia Tufton Lady Ashby (age 36) by marriage Lady Wray of Ashby in Lincolnshire.
28th Oliver St John 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet St John of Woodford in Northamptonshire.
29th Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland. Anne Leslie Lady Delaval by marriage Lady Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland.
30th Andrew Henley 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Henley of Henley in Somerset.
Minutes of the Royal Society. 11th June 1662. 82. Royal Society Meeting Minutes.
Sir Robert Moray (age 54) President.
Dr Petty's (age 51) brother (age 42) showed the Society a draft of the pleasure boat he is to make for the King (age 32).
Lord Berkeley of Berkely (age 13) presented the Society with a Bird of Paradise having two feet.
Dr Goddard brought in a moth with feathered wings.
Mr Evelyn (age 41) presentd the Society with a book called 'The History of Chalcogrphij'.
Mr Ball to be asked to produce his 'Magnetick Instruments',
Mr Boyle1 presented the Society with a book of the 'Weight and Spring of Air'; and also with a glass tube filled with Minium, wherewith the experiment of filtering was made.
The Amanuensis to enquire about the depth of the water under the arches of London Bridge.
Mr Croone (age 28) to write to Dr Power about the trial of heat and cold in deep caves.
The Amanuensis to bespeak the long glass tube for the Torricellian Experiment.
Note 1. Not clear which Mr Boyle this is since Richard Boyle was elected 20th May 1663 and Robert Boyle (age 36) on 22nd April 1663.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th June 1668. So to my lodging back, and took out my wife and people to shew them the town and Church; but they being at prayers, we could not be shown the Quire. A very good organ; and I looked in, and saw the Bishop, my friend Dr. Ward.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 11th June 1668. Thence to the inne; and there not being able to hire coach-horses, and not willing to use our own, we got saddle-horses, very dear. Boy that went to look for them, 6d. So the three women behind W. Hewer (age 26), Murford, and our guide, and I single to Stonage; over the Plain and some great hills, even to fright us. Come thither, and find them as prodigious as any tales I ever heard of them, and worth going this journey to see. God knows what their use was! they are hard to tell, but yet maybe told. Give the shepherd-woman, for leading our horses, 4d. So back by Wilton [Map], my Lord Pembroke's (age 47) house, which we could not see, he being just coming to town; but the situation I do not like, nor the house promise much, it being in a low but rich valley. So back home; and there being 'light, we to the Church, and there find them at prayers again, so could not see the Quire; but I sent the women home, and I did go in, and saw very many fine tombs, and among the rest some very ancient, of the Montagus1.
Note 1. The Montacutes, from whom Lord Sandwich's (age 42) family claimed descent: B.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th June 1683. The Lord Dartmouth (age 10) was elected Master of the Trinity House; son to George Legge (age 36), late Master of the Ordnance, and one of the grooms of the bedchamber; a great favorite of the Duke's (age 49), an active and understanding gentleman in sea affairs.
A True Account of Thomas Armstrong. A True Account of the Apprehending of sr. Thomas Armstrong (age 51) who was taken Leyden in Holland and brought over into England, and this day, conveyed to Newgate. Jun, the 11th, 1684.
sr. Thomas Armsirong, was one of those execrable Villains, who with others conspired against the life of his sacred Majesty, and by their private Plots & Designs the Eversion of the Government both in Church and state, When these their Treasonable Practices were brought to light, and Heaven wrought so wonderful a preservation of of his sacred Majesty and his Royal Highness: the Conspirators knowing their own guilt, and fearing that deserved punishment which attends such horrid Crimes fled from Justice, of which some have been apprehended, try'd, condemned, and executed; whilst others made their escapes into foreign parts as this person did; tho he was one of those in the Proclamation for whom was offered five hundred pound reward, yet not withstanding he got over undiscovered , whilst they who either conceal'd or assisted him. were as notorious Enemies and rank Traytors,as those who were more publick offenders.
He arrived safe at Holland, where he met with others of his own Principles and Designs, and having fled from Justice in Ergland thought to abscond there, but Mr. Chudley who is his Majesties Envoy at the Hague, being acquainted that several late Consspirators were come over to holland, and were lurking about leyden and other places, obtaind leave of the states to search those parts he had suspicion of, and so take into Custody all such offenders, who having been Rebels and Traytors to so good and gracious a Prince, could no ways deserve the least favour or protection from them. The Officers who were ordered to search, took sr. Thomas Armstrong, who was put on Board the Katharine Yatch, and this Morning guarded with several Files of Musqueteers; was brought from Greenwich, and put into Newgate, where he remains till further order. It is reported that they who apprehended sr. Thomas Armstrong, very narrowly missed on the Lord Gray, and Ferguson, who were gone from his Lodgings, but an hour before, and may in time be met with, and brought to answer for their Crimes according to law and justice.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th June 1686. I went to see Middleton's (age 36) receptacle of water at the New River, and the new Spa Wells neere.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 11th June 1690. Wednesday, a messenger came from Sir Thomas Delves (age 37) to let us know his lady was not well, soe could not dine with us; but would call to morrow; Bidolph Offley & Roger dined with us; there came 2 men to speake with him about Boudlers money, stayd not, &c. after dinner came Kelsall; sayed Lord Warrington (age 38) & Mainwaring would be here about 3; would eate a bitt of meate, &c. but he went away about 5; his Lordship staying late at Chester could not call; Mainwaring came past 8.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th June 1693. I dined at Sir William Godolphin's (age 53); and, after evening prayer, visited the Duchess of Grafton (age 25).
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th June 1696. Dined at Lord Pembroke's (age 40), Lord Privy Seal, a very worthy gentleman. He showed me divers rare pictures of very many of the old and best masters, especially one of M. Angelo of a man gathering fruit to give to a woman, and a large book of the best drawings of the old masters. Sir John Fenwick (age 51), one of the conspirators, was taken. Great subscriptions in Scotland to their East India Company. Want of current money to carry on the smallest concerns, even for daily provisions in the markets. Guineas lowered to twenty-two shillings, and great sums daily transported to Holland, where it yields more, with other treasure sent to pay the armies, and nothing considerable coined of the new and now only current stamp, cause such a scarcity that tumults are every day feared, nobody paying or receiving money; so imprudent was the late Parliament to condemn the old though clipped and corrupted, till they had provided supplies. To this add the fraud of the bankers and goldsmiths, who having gotten immense riches by extortion, keep up their treasure in expectation of enhancing its icon. Duncombe, not long since a mean goldsmith, having made a purchase of the late Duke of Buckingham's estate at nearly £90,000, and reputed to have nearly as much in cash. Banks and lotteries every day set up.
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 22nd February 1712 John Reade 3rd Baronet (age 21) died of smallpox unmarried at Rome in exile having become a Jacobite. He was buried on 11th June 1712 in the Brocket Chapel at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map]; see monument here [Map]. Baronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire extinct.
On 11th June 1726 Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain was born to Philippe V King Spain (age 42) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 33). She married 23rd February 1745 her first cousin once removed Dauphin Louis Bourbon, son of Louis XV King France and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 11th June 1727 King George I (age 67) died. His son George (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 11th June 1734 William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 25) and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland (age 19) were married at St Peter aka Oxford Chapel Vere Street Marylebone [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Portland. She the daughter of Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 45) and Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 40). He the son of Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland and Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 46). They were sixth cousins.
On 11th June 1776 John Constable was born to Golding Constable and Ann Constable nee Watts. He married October 1816 Maria Bicknell.
On 11th June 1802 Sussex Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 37) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 33). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11th June 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle was born to James Peter Pattle (age 39) and Adeline Marie de l'Etang (age 21) at Garden Reach, Calcutta. She married 1st February 1838 Charles Hay Cameron.
On 11th June 1820 Fitzroy George Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 28) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 24).
Thomas Bateman 1845. On the 11th of June, 1845, a previously-removed barrow, upon Alsop Moor, was excavated. This step was caused by its deceptive appearance, the circular form being retained, owing to its having been raised upon a rocky knoll; consequently nothing of interest was discovered, but some pieces of human skull and the rats' bones, as usual, were found, which clearly proved the sepulchral intention of the mound.
Ten Years' Digging. On the evenings of the 11th and 12th of June we investigated a barrow [Probably Ecton Barrow 1 [Map]] on Ecton Hill, which was partially opened on the 18th of May, 1848. On the south side we found a deposit of burnt bones, which had been placed in a large urn, with a projecting border ornamented with diagonal lines, accompanied by two unburnt tines of the antler of the red deer. The urn was much broken when found. Towards the east side was a skeleton much broken and decayed, the head towards the outside; accompanied by a few burnt bones, fragments of earthenware, a few pieces of flint, and animal bones, including a boar's tusk. At the south-west side of the mound were more human bones, which had been disturbed by miners, who finding lead in the tumulus, had concluded it to be the site of an ancient bloomery or smelting-place, such being formerly established on hills for the sake of the draught; their locality is yet indicated by the word Bole, as Bole Hill, &c.
Ten Years' Digging. The large barrow at Castern [Map], near Wetton, first opened on the 14th of June, 1845, was again investigated on the evenings of the 5th, 6th, and 11th of June. On the former occasion, a trench was dug from the south-west side, towards the middle, and on the present a supplementary cutting was made parallel with each side of it. In the western one were no signs of any interment; some human bones, evidently removed from another situation, and some chippings of flint, alone being observed. In the other trench we found the disturbed skeletons of two persons, the skull of one exhibiting the frontal suture, and the usual fragments of flint, pottery, charcoal, and rats' bones. The advancing shades of evening now compelled us to relinquish our labour, and the want of success induced us to fill up the cutting; but on after consideration we determined to make another attempt in the same direction as where we left off, as that part of the mound was stony to the summit, and mingled with charcoal and detached human bones, whilst elsewhere the superstructure was of earth, resting on a foundation of stone. Hence the inference that a later interment had taken place, the stone dug up in making the grave being thrown in again above it. Accordingly, on the 11th June, we resumed our labours, and were soon rewarded by the discovery of a skeleton upon the floor of the barrow, accompanied by several instruments of flint, three of which lay under the head and shoulders. A more uncommon article, a bronze armilla, was found beneath the edge of a stone that lay upon the skeleton, and in contact with the pelvis, into which it was slightly forced by the pressure, which had likewise broken it into two pieces. It is made of a flat ribbon of bronze, half an inch broad, with over-lapping ends to preserve elasticity, ornamented outside with a neatly engraved lozengy pattern, and has a span of 2⅜ inches diameter. The body appeared to have been laid on its back, with the head to the west, but the bones were so imperfect as to render this not quite certain. Wherever we dug in the barrow there were broken human bones and numerous remains of rats.
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 11th June 1864 Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (age 38) died during a struggle with four of his keepers having been previosly been diagnosed with madness. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Long Newton [Map].
Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest: On 2nd July 1825 he was born to Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry. In December 1852 Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest was elected MP Durham but the election was overturned on petition the following year. On 23rd April 1860 Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest and Susan Charlotte Catherine Pelham-Clinton were married. She the daughter of Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne. He the son of Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry and Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry.
On 11th June 1874 James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe (age 34) and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Roxburghe. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 52) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 52). He the son of James Innes-Kerr 6th Duke Roxburghe (age 57).
On 11th June 1877 Lieutenant-General William Francis Butler (age 38) and Elizabeth Thompson Lady Butler (age 30) were married.
On 11th June 1889 William Cavendish-Bentinck 6th Duke Portland (age 31) and Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Portland.
After 11th June 1892. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Monument to Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 23) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 24).
Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon: On 8th July 1868 he was born to Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Anne Westenra Countess Huntingdon at St Stephen's Green, Dublin. On 20th May 1885 Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon died. His son Warner succeeded 15th Earl Huntingdon. On 11th June 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Anne Westenra Countess Huntingdon. On 5th April 1939 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon died. He was buried at Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Francis succeeded 16th Earl Huntingdon. Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon: In 1868 she was born to Samuel Wilson in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On 26th December 1952 she died.
On 11th June 1904 Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey (age 28) was declared bankrupt with debts of around £544,000 depsite his estates being were worth £110,000 each year. His wardrobe and personal jewels, sold when he became insolvent, disclosed a preposterous accumulation, the latter realising £88,000. He seems only to have existed for the purpose of giving a melancholy and unneeded illustration of the truth that a man with the finest prospects, may, by the wildest folly and extravagance, as Sir Thomas Browne says, "foully miscarry in the advantage of humanity, play away an uniterable life, and have lived in vain." V.G. Cracroft
After 11th June 1905. St Peter's Church, Chillingham [Map]. Memorial to Jacob Wilson.
Jacob Wilson: On 16th November 1836 he was born at Crackenthorpe Hall. In 1866 he was appointed land agent to Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville for his estates at Chillingham, Northumberland [Map]. In 1874 he and Margaret Hedley were married. On 11th July 1905 he died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Chillingham [Map]. A memorial service was held at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 11th June 1913 John Leslie-Melville 12th Earl of Leven 11th Earl of Melville (age 27) died in a hunting accident unmarried.
On 11th June 1917 Constantine I King Greece (age 48) abdicated King Greece. Alexander I King Greece (age 23) succeeded I King Greece. Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
On 11th June 1996 Edward William Dawnay (age 46) and Jane Meriel Grosvenor Duchess Roxburghe (age 43) were married. She the daughter of Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster and Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster. They were second cousins.
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 June 1274 William Boteler 1st Baron Wem and Oversley was born to William Boteler (age 29) and Angharad Mathrafal at Oversley, Warwickshire. He married (1) in or before 1289 Beatrice Unknown and had issue (2) in or before 1290 Ela Herdeburgh Baroness Wem and Oversley, daughter of Roger Herdeburgh and Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton, and had issue.
On 11th June 1279 Robert Ufford 1st Baron Ufford was born. He married before 1298 Cecily Valoignes Baroness Ufford and had issue.
On 11th June 1403 John Valois IV Duke Brabant was born to Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 18) and Jeanne Luxemburg Duchess Brabant. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) 1418 his first cousin Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester, daughter of William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainaut V Count Zeeland and Margaret Valois Countess Holland.
On 11th June 1426 Eleanor Moleyns Baroness Hungerford was born to William Moleyns (age 20) at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. She married (1) 1441 her third cousin Robert Hungerford 3rd Baron Hungerford 1st Baron Moleyns, son of Robert Hungerford 2nd Baron Hungerford and Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford, and had issue (2) in or before 1476 Oliver Manningham.
On 11th June 1430 Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond was born to Owen Tudor (age 30) and Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England (age 28) at Much Hadham Palace, Hertfordshire (which belonged to the Bishops of London). There was speculation [Source Unknown?] that the biological father was Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset (age 24) with whom Catherine of Valois Queen Consort England was rumoured to have had an affair. Interesting, perhaps, that he was named Edmund rather than Owen. Interesting that he took the Royal Arms of England differenced. Also interesting that his younger brother was named Jasper; a Persian name meaning 'Keeper of the Treasure' or 'bringer of treasure' that was unknown in England before his birth. He married 1st November 1455 his half fourth cousin once removed Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond, daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset, and had issue.
On 11th June 1456 Anne Neville Queen Consort England was born to Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 27) and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 29). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married (1) 13th December 1470 her half third cousin Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VI of England and II of France and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (2) 12th July 1472 her first cousin once removed King Richard III of England, son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York, and had issue.
On 11th June 1527 Anna Sophia Hohenzollern was born to Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 37) and Dorothea Oldenburg (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.98%. She married 24th February 1555 her second cousin Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg and Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg, and had issue.
On 11th June 1570 Mary Percy was born to Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland (age 42) and Anne Somerset Countess Northumberland (age 32).
On 11th June 1594 Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Ardglass was born to Edward Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell Oakham (age 34) and Francis Rugge Baroness Cromwell Oakham. He married before 12th September 1624 Elizabeth Meverell Countess Ardglass and had issue.
On 11th June 1645 Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent was born to Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent (age 50) and Amabel Benn Countess Kent (age 37). He married 2nd March 1662 Mary Lucas Countess Kent, daughter of John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield and Mary Neville, and had issue.
On 24th May 1678 Elizabeth Herne Lady Blackwell was born to Joseph Herne of London and Elizabeth Frederick. She was baptised on 11th June 1678 at St Olave's Church, Old Jewry. She married before February 1698 Lambert Blackwell 1st Baronet and had issue.
On 11th June 1694 Thomas Willoughby was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 22) and Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton. He married Elizabeth Southby and had issue.
On 11th June 1696 James Francis Edward Keith was born to William Keith 9th Earl Marischal (age 32) and Mary Drummond Countess Marischal (age 21).
On 11th June 1721 Thomas Howard 14th Earl Suffolk 7th Earl Berkshire was born to Henry Bowes Howard 4th Earl Berkshire 11th Earl Suffolk (age 35) and Catherine Graham Countess Berkshire and Suffolk. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%.
On 11th June 1726 Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain was born to Philippe V King Spain (age 42) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 33). She married 23rd February 1745 her first cousin once removed Dauphin Louis Bourbon, son of Louis XV King France and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 11th June 1734 George Wombwell 1st Baronet was born to Roger Wombwell of Glasgow. He married before 14th March 1769 Susannah Rawlinson and had issue.
On 11th June 1756 John Denis Browne 1st Marquess of Sligo was born. He married 1787 Louisa Catharine Howe, daughter of Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe and Mary Hartop, and had issue.
On 11th June 1758 Seymour Finch was born to Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford (age 42) and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford (age 27).
On 11th June 1762 Frances Lascelles was born to Edward Lascelles 1st Earl Harewood (age 22) and Anne Chaloner Baroness Harewood (age 19) at Northallerton. She married 4th October 1784 John Douglas, son of James Douglas 14th Earl Morton and Bridget Heathcote Countess Morton, and had issue.
On 11th June 1774 Mary Cassandra Twisleton was born to Major-General Thomas Twisleton 7th or 13th Baron Saye and Sele (age 39) and Elizabeth Turner Baroness Saye and Sele. She married (1) 29th January 1790 Edward Jervis Ricketts aka Jervis 2nd Viscount St Vincent and had issue.
On 11th June 1776 George Grey 3rd Baron Walsingham was born to Thomas Grey 2nd Baron Walsingham.
On 11th June 1776 John Constable was born to Golding Constable and Ann Constable nee Watts. He married October 1816 Maria Bicknell.
On 11th June 1782 Maria à Court was born to William Pierce Ashe à Court 1st Baronet (age 35) and Laetitia Wyndham Lady à Court. She married 1811 Philip Pleydell-Bouverie, son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor and Anne Duncombe Countess Radnor, and had issue.
On 11th June 1794 John Cavendish Browne 3rd Baron Kilmaine was born to James Browne 2nd Baron Kilmaine (age 29) and Anne Cavendish.
On 11th June 1795 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Stopford was born to James Stopford 3rd Earl of Courtown (age 29) and Mary Scott Countess of Courtown (age 26).
On 11th June 1797 Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl Harewood was born to Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 29) and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood. He married 5th July 1823 Louisa Thynne Countess Harewood, daughter of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath, and had issue.
On 11th June 1797 Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham was born to Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 30) and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 28). He married 23rd April 1824 Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham, daughter of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll, and had issue.
On 11th June 1799 Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal was born to George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal (age 29) at Great Cumberland Place. He married 21st September 1821 Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal and had issue.
On 11th June 1801 Henry Blackwood 2nd Baronet was born to Henry Blackwood 1st Baronet (age 30).
On 11th June 1802 Sussex Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 37) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 33). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11th June 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle was born to James Peter Pattle (age 39) and Adeline Marie de l'Etang (age 21) at Garden Reach, Calcutta. She married 1st February 1838 Charles Hay Cameron.
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 June 1817 John Frederick Vaughan Campbell 2nd Earl Cawdor was born to John Campbell 1st Earl Cawdor (age 26) and Elizabeth Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 22). He married 28th June 1842 his fifth cousin Sarah Mary Compton Cavendish Countess Cawdor and had issue.
On 11th June 1820 Fitzroy George Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 28) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 24).
On 11th June 1828 Major-General Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller was born to Edward Manningham-Buller 1st Baronet (age 27). He married before 16th January 1876 Anne Coke, daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester, and had issue.
On 11th June 1834 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper was born to George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper (age 27) and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 28). He married 1870 Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper, daughter of William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton.
On 11th June 1843 Albert Parker 3rd Earl Morley was born to Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley (age 33) and Harriet Sophia Parker Countess Morley (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.56%. He married 1876 Margaret Holford Countess Morley and had issue.
On 11th June 1854 Algernon Sidney 4th Baron De Lisle and Dudley was born to Philip Sidney 2nd Baron De Lisle and Dudley (age 26) and Mary Foulis (age 28). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 11th June 1855 Wyndham Harry Payne-Gallwey was born to William Payne-Gallwey 2nd Baronet (age 47) and Emily Anne Frankland-Russell Lady Frankland (age 33).
On 11th June 1859 Charles Alfred Worsley Anderson 4th Earl Yarborough was born to Charles Anderson-Pelham 3rd Earl Yarborough (age 24) and Victoria Alexandrina Hare. He married 5th August 1886 Marcia Amelia Mary Lane-Fox Countess Yarborough, daughter of Sackville George Lane-Fox 15th Baron Darcy of Knayth 12th Baron Conyers and Mary Curteis, and had issue.
On 11th June 1871 Captain Herbert John Anthony Throckmorton was born to Richard Acton Throckmorton 10th Baronet (age 32).
On 11th June 1872 Katherine Louisa Gretton Lady Burgoyne was born. She married 8th October 1903 John Montagu Burgoyne 10th Baronet, son of John Montagu Burgoyne 9th Baronet and Mary Harriet Gore-Langton Lady Burgoyne.
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 June 1876 Lawrence John Lumley Dundas 2nd Marquess Zetland was born to Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland (age 31) and Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland (age 24).
On 11th June 1880 Francis Ernest Waller 4th Baronet was born to George Henry Waller 3rd Baronet (age 42) and Beatrice Katherine Frances Tower Lady Waller (age 34).
On 11th June 1885 Frances Henrietta Lyttelton was born to Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham (age 42) and Mary Susan Cavendish Viscountess Cobham (age 32) She married 12th July 1911 her fifth cousin Christian Henry Charles Guest, son of Ivor Bertie Guest and Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne.
On 11th June 1890 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans was born to Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans (age 55) and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 45) at 13 Grosvenor Gardens, Belgravia. He married 11th June 1918 his third cousin once removed Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans, daughter of Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort, and had issue.
On 11th June 1890 Bryan Bellew 6th Baron Bellew was born to Richard Eustace Bellew of Mount Firoda, Castlecomer in Kilkenny (age 31).
On 11th June 1891 Lillian Winifred Grey was born to Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey (age 39) and Alice Holford Countess Grey. She died aged three in 1895.
On 11th June 1895 John James Kenward Shaw aka Best-Shaw 9th Baronet was born to Charles John Monson Shaw 8th Baronet (age 34). He married 28th March 1921 Elizabeth Mary Theodora Hughes Lady Shaw and had issue.
On 11th June 1899 John Richard Duckworth-King 7th Baronet was born to Dudley Gordon Alan Duckworth-King 5th Baronet (age 47). He married 18th January 1921 Norah Sybil Charlotte Levy, daughter of Maurice Levy 1st Baronet.
On 11th June 1913 William Onslow 6th Earl of Onslow was born to Richard William Alan Onslow 5th Earl Onslow (age 36) and Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 28). He married 4th August 1936 Pamela Louisa Dillon Baroness Onslow, daughter of Brigadier Eric FitzGerald Dillon 19th Viscount Dillon and Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett Viscountess Dillon, and had issue.
On 11th June 1914 Heneage Charles Bagot 9th Baron Bagot was born to Charles Frederick Heneage Bagot (age 56) and Alice Lorina Farr.
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 June 1932 Jennifer Lowther Countess Lonsdale was born to Christopher William Lowther (age 45). She married (1) 9th September 1954 her third cousin James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale and had issue.
On 11th June 1934 Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart was born to Edward Vane-Tempest-Stewart 8th Marquess of Londonderry (age 31) and Romaine Combe. She married (1) 10th March 1954 Mark Birley, son of Oswald Birley and Rhoda Vava Pike (2) 1978 James Goldsmith and had issue.
On 11th June 1955 Patrick Johnson 8th Baronet was born to Robin Eliot Johnson 7th Baronet (age 26).
On 11th June 1411 Frederick "Empty Pockets" Habsburg 4th Duke Austria (age 29) and Anna of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Austria were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Frederick I Duke Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 59).
On 11th June 1456 Charles Valois I Count Nevers (age 42) and Marie Albret Countess Nevers were married. He the son of Philip Valois II Count Nevers and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 11th June 1509, one month after the death of his father, Henry VIII (age 17) and Catherine of Aragon (age 23) were married at the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich [Map]. She had, eight years before, married his older brother Prince Arthur Tudor - see Marriage of Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 57) and Isabella Queen Castile. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 11th June 1699 Richard Beaumont of Whitley Hall (age 21) and Catherine Stringer (age 19) were married.
On 11th June 1719 Ralph Conyers 5th Baronet (age 21) and Jane Blakiston Lady Conyers were married at Durham Cathedral [Map].
On 11th June 1724 Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington (age 25) and Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester.
On 11th June 1734 William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 25) and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland (age 19) were married at St Peter aka Oxford Chapel Vere Street Marylebone [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Portland. She the daughter of Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 45) and Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (age 40). He the son of Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland and Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 46). They were sixth cousins.
On 11th June 1739 Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet (age 40) and Gertrude Grammer Lady Gresley were married at Haddon Chapel - unknown where this chapel is located. She by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.
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 11th June 1762 James Hammett aka Hamlyn 1st Baronet (age 27) and Arabella Williams were married. She being the heiress of her father Thomas Williams of Edwinsford in Llandeilo (age 80) and uncle Nicholas Williams 1st Baronet brought considerable wealth to the marriage.
On 11th June 1765 Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet (age 31) and Fanny Fowler (age 18) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She an heiress to Baron Fitzwalter through her maternal grandmother Frances Mildmay who was a daughter of Mary Mildmay who was sister of Henry Mildmay 16th Baron Fitzwalter and Benjamin Mildmay 17th Baron Fitzwalter, and aunt of Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter who was the 19th and last Baron Fitzwalter on whose death the Barony became abeyant.
On 11th June 1788 George Dallas 1st Baronet (age 30) and Margaret Catherine Blackwood Lady Dallas were married.
On 11th June 1863 Archbishop William Plunket 4th Baron Plunket (age 34) and Anne Guiness (age 24) were married.
On 11th June 1874 James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe (age 34) and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Roxburghe. She the daughter of John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 52) and Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 52). He the son of James Innes-Kerr 6th Duke Roxburghe (age 57).
On 11th June 1877 Lieutenant-General William Francis Butler (age 38) and Elizabeth Thompson Lady Butler (age 30) were married.
On 11th June 1889 William Cavendish-Bentinck 6th Duke Portland (age 31) and Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Portland.
On 11th June 1892 Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 23) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 24) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Power Plantagenet Hastings 14th Earl Huntingdon and Mary Anne Westenra Countess Huntingdon (age 44).
On 11th June 1898 Hugh Campbell 4th Earl Cawdor (age 28) and Joan Emily Thynne Countess Cawdor (age 25) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He the son of Frederick Archibald Vaughan Campbell 3rd Earl Cawdor (age 51) and Edith Georgiana Turnor Countess Cawdor (age 54). They were second cousin once removed.
On 11th June 1918 John Granville Cornwallis Eliot 6th Earl St Germans (age 28) and Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess St Germans. She the daughter of Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 71) and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 53). He the son of Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 73). They were third cousin once removed.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 11th June 1928 Nigel Amyas Orde-Powlett 6th Baron Bolton (age 28) and Victoria Mary Villiers (age 24) were married.
On 11th June 1936 William Gerald Charles Cadogan 7th Earl Cadogan (age 22) and Primrose Lilian Yarde-Buller Countess Cadogan (age 18) were married. She the daughter of John Yarde-Buller 3rd Baron Churston and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 50). He the son of Gerald Oakley Cadogan 6th Earl Cadogan.
On 11th June 1936 Kenneth Weir Hogg 6th Baronet (age 41) and Aline Emily Partington (age 29) were married.
On 11th June 1966 Thomas Stonor 7th Baron Camoys (age 26) and Elizabeth Mary Hyde-Parker (age 26) were married.
On 11th June 1996 Edward William Dawnay (age 46) and Jane Meriel Grosvenor Duchess Roxburghe (age 43) were married. She the daughter of Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster and Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster. They were second cousins.
On 11th June 1345 Agnes St John Countess Devon (age 70) died at Exeter, Devon [Map].
On 11th June 1349 William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 48) died. His son William (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu. Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 20) by marriage Countess Salisbury.
On 11th June 1393 Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche (age 49) died. His son James (age 23) succeeded Coun La Marche. His son Louis (age 17) succeeded 1st Count Vendôme.
On 11th June 1420 John Hohenzollern Burgrave Nuremburg (age 51) died.
On 11th June 1429 Joan of Arc (age 17) and Jean Poton Xaintrailles (age 39) fought at Jargeau, Loiret during the Battle of Jargeau. Alexander Pole was killed. William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 32) surrendered.
On 11th June 1446 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 21) died at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Duke Warwick extinct. His daughter Anne (age 2) succeeded 15th Countess Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghesh.
On 11th June 1488 King James III of Scotland (age 36) was killed in action or attempting to escape, at the Battle of Sauchieburn. His son James (age 15) succeeded IV King Scotland.
Alexander Stewart 3rd of Garlies (age 45) fought.
Alexander Cunningham 1st Earl Glencairn (age 62) was killed. His son Robert (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Glencairn.
On 11th June 1557 John III King Portugal (age 55) died. His grandson Sebastian (age 3) succeeded King Portugal. Sebastian's paternal grandmother Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 50) acted as Regent during his minority being replaced by Henrique Aviz Cardinal King Portugal (age 45) when she resigned in 1562.
On 11th June 1560 Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 44) died at Edinburgh Castle [Map].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 11th June 1595 Bishop William Wickham (age 56) died at Winchester Palace [Map]. He was buried at Southwark Cathedral [Map].
On 11th June 1638 Paul Bayning 2nd Viscount Bayning (age 22) died without male issue. Viscount Bayning, Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex extinct.
On 11th June 1660 John Culpepper 1st Baron Culpeper (age 60) died. His son Thomas (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway in Lincolnshire.
On 11th June 1662 John Drummond 2nd Earl Perth (age 74) died. His son James (age 47) succeeded 3rd Earl Perth.
On 11th June 1675 Anthony Cope 4th Baronet (age 42) died. His brother John (age 41) succeeded 5th Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
On 22nd February 1712 John Reade 3rd Baronet (age 21) died of smallpox unmarried at Rome in exile having become a Jacobite. He was buried on 11th June 1712 in the Brocket Chapel at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map]; see monument here [Map]. Baronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire extinct.
On 11th June 1727 King George I (age 67) died. His son George (age 43) succeeded II King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 44) by marriage Queen Consort England.
On 11th June 1733 Anthony Thomas Abdy 3rd Baronet (age 44) died. His brother William (age 43) succeeded 4th Baronet Abdy of Felix Hall in Kelveden in Essex.
On 11th June 1767 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 60) died. He was buried at St John's Church, Wotton on 19th June 1767. His son Frederick (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baronet Evelyn of Wotton in Surrey.
On 11th June 1778 Vice-Admiral Peter Denis 1st Baronet (age 65) died. Baronet Denis of St Mary's in Kent extinct.
On 11th June 1784 Catherine Compton Countess Egmont (age 53) died at Langley, Buckinghamshire. Her son Charles (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baron Arden of Lohort Castle in County Cork.
On 11th June 1794 Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon (age 70) 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 11th June 1858 Edward North Buxton 2nd Baronet (age 45) died. His son Thomas (age 21) succeeded 3rd Baronet Buxton of Belfield in Dorset.
On 11th June 1862 James Doughty-Tichborne 10th Baronet (age 78) died. His son Alfred (age 22) succeeded 11th Baronet Doughty-Tichborne of Tichborne in Hampshire.
On 11th June 1870 Rebecca Du Pre Lady Egerton (age 90) died.
On 11th June 1900 David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie (age 44) died. His son David (age 6) succeeded 12th Earl Airlie.
On 11th June 1907 Everard Aloysius Gonzaga Arundell 13th Baron Arundel (age 72) died. His second cousin once removed Edgar (age 47) succeeded 14th Baron Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. Ellen Elizabeth Thatcher Baroness Arundel Wardour by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 11th June 1914 Charlotte Hobhouse Baroness Dorchester1831-1914 (age 83) died.
On 11th June 1927 Louis Montagu 2nd Baron Swaythling (age 57) died. His son Stuart (age 29) succeeded 3rd Baron Swaythling of Swaythling in Hampshire, 3rd Baronet Montagu of South Stoneham House in Hampshire and of Kensington Palace Gardens in London.
On 11th June 1964 William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke 10th Baronet (age 91) died. His son Charles (age 58) succeeded 11th Baronet Cooke of Wheatley Hall in Yorkshire