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Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon 1002. In the year 1002, Emma1, the flower of Normandy, came into England, and was crowned and received the title of queen. After her arrival the king was so elated with pride that he committed a breach of faith by giving clandestine orders that all the Danes who were living peaceably in England should be treacherously massacred in one and the same day, on the feast of St. Brice [12th November 1002]. I have heard in my youth some very old persons2 give an account of this flagrant outrage. They said that the king sent with secrecy into every town letters, according to which the English suddenly rose on the Danes, everywhere on the same day and at the same hour, and either put them to the sword, or, seizing them unawares, burnt them on the spot3. The same year, the king banished Leofsy, the ealdorman, because he had slain Effic, the king's high-grieve.
Note 1. Emma was called by the Saxons Elfgiva. Florence of Worcester.
Note 2. Henry of Huntingdon now approaches his own times, and this is the earliest instance of his referring to what may be called contemporary authority; but as he was born at the close of the tenth century, his informants must have been from 80 to 90 years of age. In his next Book he professes to relate only what he had seen himself or heard from eye-witnesses; but, as it has been elsewhere observed, it is not until his eighth and last Book that he has the merit of being an original and contemporary writer.
Note 3. Henry of Huntingdon does not mention the motives assigned by the Saxon Chronicle to Ethelred for this treacherous massacre, viz. that the Danes were conspiring to murder the king and his "witan." It may therefore be concluded that he did not believe the story, and he conveys the impression that the massacre was a wanton and unjustifiable cruelty.
On 12th November 1035 King Cnut of England (age 40) died at Shaftesbury, Dorset. His son Harold (age 19) succeeded King of England.
King Harthacnut of Denmark and England (age 17) succeeded King of Denmark.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1035. This year died King Knute (age 40) at Shaftesbury, Dorset, on the second day before the ides of November; and he is buried at Winchester Old Minster in the old minster. He was king over all England very near twenty winters. Soon after his decease, there was a council of all the nobles at Oxford; wherein Earl Leofric, and almost all the thanes north of the Thames, and the naval men in London, chose Harold (age 19) to be governor of all England, for himself and his brother Hardacnute (age 17), who was in Denmark. Earl Godwin (age 34), and all the eldest men in Wessex, withstood it as long as they could; but they could do nothing against it. It was then resolved that Elfgiva (age 45), the mother of Hardacnute [Note. Aelfgifu Northumbria is the mother of Harold "Harefoot" King England, Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 50) is the mother of King Harthacnut of Denmark and England], should remain at Winchester with the household of the king her son. They held all Wessex in hand, and Earl Godwin was their chief man. Some men said of Harold, that he was the son of King Knute and of Elfgive the daughter of Alderman Elfelm; but it was thought very incredible by many men. He was, nevertheless, full king over all England. Harold himself said that he was the son of Knute and of Elfgive the Hampshire lady; though it was not true; but he sent and ordered to be taken from her all the best treasure that she could not hold, which King Knute possessed; and she nevertheless abode there continually within the city as long as she could.
Chronicon ex Chronicis. [12th November 1035] Canute (age 40), king of England, before his death, gave the kingdom of Norway to Sweyn, who was reported to be his son by Elfgiva of Northampton (age 45) [Note. Possibly a mistake for Northumberland?], the daughter of Alfhelm the ealdorman, and the noble lady Wulfruna. Some, however, asserted that this Elfgiva desired to have a son by the king, but as she could not, she caused the new-born child of a certain priest to be brought to her, and made the king fully believe that she had just borne him a son. He also gave the kingdom of Denmark to Hardicanute (age 17), his son by the queen Elfgiva (age 50). Afterwards, the same year, he departed this life at Shaftesbury on Wednesday, the second of the ides [the 12th] of November; but he was buried at Winchester in the Old Minster, with due honours. After his burial the queen Elfgiva took up her abode there. Harold (age 19) also said that he was the son of king Canute and Elfgiva of Northampton, although that is far from certain; for some say that he was the son of a cobbler, and that Elfgiva had acted with regard to him as she had done in the case of Sweyn: for our part, as there are doubts on the subject, we cannot settle with any certainty the parentage of either. Harold, however, assuming the royal dignity, sent his guards in the utmost haste to Winchester, and tyrannically seized the largest and best part of the treasure and wealth which king Canute had bequeathed to queen Elfgiva, and having thus robbed her, permitted her to continue her residence at Winchester. He then, with the consent of many of the higher orders of England, began to reign as though he was the lawful heir; but he had not the same power as Canute, because the arrival of Hardicanute, the more rightful heir, was looked for. Hence, shortly afterwards, the kingdom was divided by lot, Harold getting the northern, and Hardicanute the southern portion.
Economium Emmae Reginae. Thus so great a king, after he had returned from Rome, and for a time had remained in his own realm, having ordered all things well, passed to the Lord [12th November 1035], to be crowned on the right hand by the very Lord, the Author of all things. All who heard of his death were troubled and grieved, but most of all those who had served at his throne, of whom the greater part would gladly have died with him, had this not displeased the divine will.
Queen Emma (age 50), his lady, mourned with her people; the poor wailed with the powerful, the bishops and clergy wept with the monks and nuns. But as much as he was lamented on earth, so much is he rejoiced over in the palace of heaven. These wept for that which they had lost; those rejoice for the soul they have received. These buried the lifeless body; those bear the spirit on high, to rejoice in eternal rest. For his passing, earthly mortals wept alone; but for his soul, let even the citizens of heaven intercede together with those on earth. That his glory may grow day by day, let us pray to God earnestly; and since he earned this by his goodness, let us cry aloud continually: "May the soul of Cnut rest in peace. Amen."
Lugebat domina Emma eius regina cum patriensibus, ululabant pauperes cum potentibus, flebant episcopi et clerici cum monachis et sanctimonialibus; sed quantum lugebatur in mundo, tantum laetatur in caeli palatio. Isti flebant hoc quod perdiderant, illi gratulentur de eius anima quam suscipiant. Isti sepelierunt corpus exanime, illi spiritum deducant in sublime, letandum in aeterna requie. Pro eius transitu soli flebant terreni, sed pro eius spiritu interveniant cum terrenis etiam cives caelici. Ut eius gloria crescat cotidie, oremus Deum intente; et quia hoc promeruit sua bonitate, cotidie clamemus: Anima Cnutonis requiescat in pace. Amen.
Tantus itaque rex postquam Roma est reversus, et in proprio regno aliquantisper demoratus, omnibus bene dispositis transiit ad Dominum, coronandus in parte dextera ab ipso Domino auctore omnium. Turbabantur itaque eius obitu omnes qui audierant, maximeque qui eius solio deservierant, quorum maxima pars cuperet ei commori, si hoc non displiceret divinae dispositioni.
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History of the Dukes of Normandy by William of Jumieges. Chapter 7.8. How, when King Cnut of the English died, his son Harold succeeded him, and concerning Edward who was still in exile.
At that time [12th November 1035] King Cnut of the English died, and his son Harold (age 19) [Harefoot] succeeded him, born of a concubine named Ælfgifu. When Edward, still living with the duke, heard of the long-desired death of Harold, he crossed the sea as quickly as he could with forty ships full of soldiers, and landed at Southampton. There he encountered an innumerable multitude of English awaiting him to bring about his destruction. Straightway engaging them, he quickly sent no small number of them to the realm of the dead. He himself, remaining the victor, returned to his ships with his men. But seeing that he could not obtain the kingdom of the English without a much larger force of soldiers, he turned the prows of the ships and returned to Normandy with great spoil.
CAPUT VIII. Quod mortuo Chunuto rege Anglorum successit Heraldus filius ejus, et de Edwardo adhuc exsule.
Eadem tempestate Anglorum rex Chunutus obiit, cui successit Heraldus filius ejus, ex concubina nomine Elfgiva natus. Cujus diu cupitam mortem Edwardus audiens, adhuc cum duce degens, quantocius cum 40 navibus milite plenis superato mari Hantunam appulit; ubi innumerabilem Anglorum multitudinem ad sui perniciem se opperientem offendit. Qui protinus congressus cum eis, non minimam partem ex illis ocius Orco transmisit. Ipse vero victor existens, ad naves regressus est cum suis. Videns autem non absque plurimo militum numero se posse regnum obtinere Anglorum, regyratis navium proris Northmanniam cum maxima præda repetiit.
Chronicon ex Chronicis. 12th November 1041. They arrived there [Worcester [Map]] on the second of the ides [the 12th] of November, and beginning their work of destruction through the city and province continued it for four days; but very few of the citizens or provincials were taken or slain, because, having notice of their coming, the people fled in all directions. A great number of the citizens took refuge in a small island, called Beverege, situated in the middle of the river Severn, and having fortified it, defended themselves so stoutly against their enemies that they obtained terms of peace, and were allowed free liberty to return home. On the fifth day, the city having been burnt, every one marched off loaded with plunder, and the king's wrath was satisfied. Soon afterwards, Edward (age 38), son of Ethelred the late king of England, came over from Normandy, where he had been an exile many years, and being honourably received by his brother1, king Hardicanute (age 23), remained at his court.
Note 1. Half-brother. Both sons of Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 56).
Chronicon ex Chronicis. 12th November 1094. Meanwhile, the Scots perfidiously murdered their king, Duncan (age 34), and some others, at the instigation of Donald, who was again raised to the throne.
Chronicle of William of Malmesbury Book 4 Chapter 1. Adopting the custom of his brother, he soothed the Scottish kings by his affability. For William made Duncan, the illegitimate son of Malcolm, a knight; and, on the death of his father, appointed him king of Scotland. When Duncan was taken off [12th November 1094] by the wickedness of his uncle Donald, he promoted Edgar to the kingdom; the above-mentioned Donald being despatched by the contrivance of David, the youngest brother, and the power of William. Edgar yielding to fate, Henry made affinity with Alexander, his successor, giving him his illegitimate daughter in marriage, by whom he had no issue that I know of; and when she died, he did not much lament her loss: for there was, as they affirm, some defect about the lady, either in correctness of manners, or elegance of person. Alexander resting with his ancestors, David the youngest of Malcolm’s sons, whom the king had made a knight and honoured with the marriage of a woman of quality, ascended the throne of Scotland. A youth more courtly than the rest, and who, polished, from a boy, by intercourse and familiarity with us, had rubbed off all the rust of Scottish barbarism. Finally, when he obtained the kingdom, he released from the payment of taxes, for three years, all such of his countrymen as would pay more attention to their dwellings, dress more elegantly, and feed more nicely. No history has ever recorded three kings, and at the same time brothers, who were of equal sanctity, or savoured so much of their mother’s piety; for independently of their abstemiousness, their extensive charity, and their frequency in prayer, they so completely subdued the domestic vice of kings, that no report, even, prevailed, that any entered their bed except their legitimate wives, or that either of them had ever been guilty of any unlawful intercourse. Edmund was the only degenerate son of Margaret, who, partaking in his uncle Donald’s crime, and bargaining for half his kingdom, had been accessary to his brother’s death. But being taken, and doomed to perpetual imprisonment, he sincerely repented; and, on his near approach to death, ordered himself to be buried in his chains: confessing that he suffered deservedly for the crime of fratricide.
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On 12th November 1094 King Duncan II of Scotland (age 34) ambushed and killed in battle. His uncle Donald (age 62) succeeded III King Scotland.
John of Fordun's Chronicle. [12th November 1094]. Meanwhile Duncan (age 34), King Malcolm's illegitimate son, when he was with King William Rufus, in England, as a hostage, was by him dubbed knight; and, backed up by his help, he arrived in Scotland, put his uncle Donald to flight, and was set up as king. But when he had reigned a year and six months, he fell slain at Monthechin by the Earl of Mernys, by name Malpetri, in Scottish, Malpedir, through the wiles of his uncle Donald (age 62), whom he had often vanquished in battle; and he was buried in the island of Iona.
On 12th November 1202 Canute VI King of Denmark (age 39) died. In 1202 His brother Valdemar (age 32) succeeded I King of Denmark.
On 12th November 1234 Bishop Ralph de Maidstone was consecrated Bishop of Hereford by Archbishop Edmund Rich (age 59) at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the same year, Henry of Newark, Archbishop of York, died on the Feast of the Assumption [15th August 1299], being assumed on that day; he was succeeded by Thomas of Corbridge, who was elected on the morrow of Saint Martin [12th November 1299] and confirmed in the papal court that same year.
Eodem anno obiit Henricus de Newerk, Eborum archiepiscopus, in die Assumptionis assumptus; cui successit Thomas de Corebrygge in crastino Sancti Martini electus, et in curia Thursday, papæ confirmatus eodem anno.
On 12th November 1299 Archbishop Thomas Corbridge was elected Archbishop of Canterbury.
Letters. 12th November 1400. Letter XXIX. The Prioress of Rowney to King Henry IV (age 33).
To the most excellent prince and lord in Christy lord' Henry, by God's grace illustrous king of England and France, and lord of Ireland, his humble and devoted oratrice the prioress of Rowney sends the divine suffrages of prayers, with all sorts of reverence and honour;.
By the tenor of these presents I certify to your royal highness that the sister Joanna Adeleshey, a nun of the order of St. Benedict, and notoriously professed in the same house, wanders and roams abroad from country to country, in a secular habit despising her vow of obedience to the grievous danger of her soul, and manifest scandal of her order, and pernicious example of others. May it therefore please your royal excellency of your royal clemency, hitherto ever gracious, to extend the secular arm for the capture of the said Joanna, to be chastised according to the rule of her order in a ease of this kind, lest for want of due chastisement a plant given up to divine culture may thus perish. And may He who gives to all kings to reign preserve your royal majesty in prosperity. Given at Rbwney, the 12th day of November, a.d. 1400.
On 12th November 1434 Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou (age 31) died. His brother René (age 25) succeeded I Duke Anjou. Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine (age 34) by marriage Duchess Anjou.
Patent Rolls. Nov. 12 [1460]. Exemption of John, earl of Oxford (age 52), for good service in France, Westminster. Normandy and England, and in consideration of his infirmities, from coming in person to the king or any council or parliament, and grant that if he should come of his free will he shall enjoy all privileges as other earls or barons. By ps. etc.
On 12th November 1501 Catherine of Aragon (age 15) processed from St George's Field over London Bridge. She was warmly welcomed by the people of London. The streets were hung with tapestries and she was greeted along the way by pageants.
George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 31) attended on her.
The Receyt of the Ladie Kateryne Book 2 Chapter 1. The furste Chaptre of the secunde Booke; what solempnyte was used in hir receyte in the Cytie of London1.
NOW it is that we be comyn into the moost joyefull and longest desired and acceptable season, the Fryday the XII day of the moneth of Novembre; uppon whom this great Princes of Hispayne, aftr that she had dyned at her lodgyng of Lambeth, at oure Sovrayn his will pleasure and myend of Englond, she shulde make her entres. Assemblyng first her owne retynue of the contreth of Spayne, and then proceded forth into Seint George's Feld, where were redy present upon horsbak a right semely company, by the Kinge's Grace assigned for the ryall and solempne inducyng of this noble estate, adjoyning nyghly to her seid lodgyng. Furst, there was, for the spiritualls2 of Englond, the Archebushop of York, with other Bushoppes, the Deane of York, with other Prelats of the Churche; For the tempalls, the Duke of York, the Duke of Bokyngham, the Erl of Northumblond, th Erl of Surrey, the Erl of Essex, the Erl of Kent, the Lord Henry of Bokyngham, the Lord Burgevany, the Lord Straunge, the Lord Barners, the Lord Suche, the Lord Willughby, and other Lords, right weel horsed and richely beseen; with many knights and esquyers to a great nombre, lyke wise well horsid and beseen.
Note 1. The titles of this and the succeeding chapter seem to have been accidentally transposed, by the negligence of the transcriber.
Note 2. Spirituals; Bishops, and other dignified clergy.
Ellis' Letters. 12th November 1522.King Henry the Eighth (age 31) to the Earl of Surrey (age 49).
[MS. COTTON. CALIG. B. i. fol. 30?. Grig.]
Henry R. By the King.
RIGHT trusty and right welbiloved Cousin we grete you wel; and have receyved your Lettres bearing date the iija and iiijth dayes of this instant moneth, the first mencyonyng the siege laide by the Duke of Albany (age 38) unto the Castel of Werke [Map] with the assaulte geven unto the same, and the valiant defence therof by Sir William Lisle (age 35) capitain of that place; and how, upon knowlege geven to the said Duke that ye with our hole armye was coming to the rescue, he shamefully and cowardly removed his siege and fled, but to what place ye then knewe not. By the ijde Lettre apperith upon the reaporte of the Priores of Calstreme howe that on Tuesday at nyght last past about mydnyzt the said Duke being then at Eccles informed that our armye passed the Ryver after hym, removed from thens, toke his ordenance away, and is clerely departed; the truthe wherof ye doubted not to be advertised from diverse wayes by the next daye: at whiche tyme uppon the more knowlege had, ye wolde assemble al the noble men to divise and determyne what ye and they sholde further do, desiring that after the Duks army skaled, we in consideration of your desease and seknes wolde discharge you, geving you licence to retourne: and thinking the lord Dacres aswel for his strenght as experience in those parties most mete to take the charge of offyce of wardyn til suche tyme as that we shal appoint som other therunto; and finally requiryng that bothe money and our lettres of Thanks may be sent, as in the said lettres is conteyned more at large. As herunto we signifie unto you, like as thancked be almyzty God, thise newes be right good, comfortable, and honorable unto us and this our Realme; so they be and shalbe unto the said Duke of Albany's perpetual reproche, shame, and losse of reputacion bothe in Fraunce, Scotland, and elliswhere, and to the no little abashement and discorage of the Frenche King, besids the alienation percace of the mynds of the Lords of Scotland more facily then afore from the faction of France unto our devotion. And for the grete travaile, labor, studie, payn, and diligence by you with al effect right actively, valiauntly, and with perfite corage, discrecion, and good conduyte taken and used by many substancial, discrete, and politique wayes for resistence of the said Duke of Albany, with deliberation and intent to have geven hym bataile in cace he durst have abyden the same we geve unto you our most cordial and herty thanks; assuring you that amongs many your high and notable^ service done unto us, we shal have this in our contynual and perfite remembrance to your weale, exaltation, honor, and profite as your merits and deserts condignely and worthely do requyre. Praying you also to geve on our behalf special thanks unto all the lords, capitains, and other whiche to their grete payn and travaile have right towardly, benivolently, and conformably served us under you in this Jorney, for whose more corage and comforte, we at this tyme sende suche lettres of thanks as ye desire.
Over this we having tendre respect unto your helthe and comfort, have resolved and determyned that upon advertisement receyved from you of skalinga of the said duks armye, and aunswer therupon geven unto you, with ordre for establishing of suche garnisons and other direction to be taken there as for the suretie and weale of that countrey slialbe thought expedient, ye shal then have our Lettres of discharge of your office there and retorne unto us accordingly; being myndyd according to your advice and opynyon that our right trusty counsaillor the Lorde Dacres whom we thinke most mete and able therfor, shal exercise also th'office of Wardeyn of our Est and Myddel Marches for a season, to whom we shall then with our lettres sende sufficient commyssion accordingly. Having no doubte but that by suche direction as our most entierly welbeloved counsaillour the Lord Legate Cardinal Archebisshop of Yorke and our Chauncelor hathe advertised you, ye be before this tyme sufficiently furnished of money for defraying of that our Armye as shal appertayn.
Yeven under our Signet at our manor of Woodstok the xijth day of November.
To our right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Counsaillor th'Erle of Surrey our Treasorer and Admiralle of England.
Note a. dispersing.
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On 12th November 1537 Queen Jane Seymour (deceased) was buried in the Henry VIII Vault in St George's Chapel in Windsor [Map].
Queen Mary I of England and Ireland (age 21) was Chief Mourner.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 60), Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 53), John Gage (age 58), Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 20), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 64), Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 45), Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 39), Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 54), John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 66), Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter (age 41) attended.
John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt (age 57) carried the banner.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1537. 12th November 1537. Heralds' College MS. I. 11, f. 37. 1060. Queen Jane Seymour. A remembrance of the interment of Queen Jane, mother of Edward VI., who died at Hampton Court, 24 Oct., on Wednesday about 12 p.m., in child-bed, 29 Henry VIII.
Immediately upon this heavy news the King ordained the Duke of Norfolk (age 64), High Marshal, and Sir William Pawlet, Treasurer of the Household, to see to her burial; and he himself retired to a solitary place to pass his sorrows. The aforesaid councillors then sent for Garter and other of the Office of Arms to show precedents. First the wax-chandler did his office, taking out the entrails "with searing, balming, spicing, and trammeling in cloth," then the plumber leaded, soldered, and chested; and her entrails were honourably interred in the chapel. Friday, 26 Oct., there was provided in the chamber of presence a hearse with 21 tapers about it, &c., and the corpse conveyed, in honourable wise, from the place where she died, and laid beneath the hearse. All the ladies and gentlewomen "put off their rich apparel, doing on their mourning habit and white kerchers hanging over their heads and shoulders," and there knelt about the hearse during mass afore noon and Dirige after; there was also a watch kept nightly until the last day of the month.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1537. 12th November 1537. Monday, 12 Nov [1537], the corpse was removed to a chair drawn by six chariot horses, and four banners were borne by four barons (not named). Banners (described) were also borne by Chester, Windsor, Richmond, and Lancaster heralds, by Sir Thomas Denys, Gregory Crumwell, Sir William Godolphyn, Sir John Sandes, Richard Crumwell and Richard Manners. Assistants about the corpse and chair:—Duke of Suffolk (age 53), Marquis Dorset, and earls of Surrey, Westmorland, Wiltshire and Sussex. To the chief mourner:—lords Montague and Clifford. Gentlemen-ushers:—Henry Webbe and Thomas Dauncy. Henchmen that sat upon the chariot horses:—Thomas Kempe, Robert Turwytt, Bennet Lee, and John Hastynges. Officers of arms in attendance:— Garter and Clarencieux, kings; York, Chester, Windsor, Richmond, Lancaster and Somerset, heralds; Portcullis, Bluemantle, Rougedragon, Guisnes, Hammes, Berwick and Blaunchlyon, pursuivants. Serjeants-at-arms:—William Rowte, John Gwillm, Walt. Chalcote, Thomas Dawtry, William Uxley, George Warrenne, Richard Raynshowe, William Clerke, John Stoner, Ralph Framyngham, John Greefelde, Ralph Saintjohn, John up Richards, Edward Slegge, Nicholas Jacsoune. Everything being in order the procession started, Gregory Lovell and Robert Hawkes leading the way, with black staves, followed by 200 poor men wearing the Queen's badges, who at Colbrooke, Exton (sic, Eton), and Windsor stood on each side of the street with their torches. Then came minstrels and trumpets, strangers and ambassadors' servants, the cross with priests, knights, chaplains, abbots, barons and bishops, councillors and head officers, Viscounts and earls. Lord Cromwell lord Privy Seal with the French ambassador Mons. de Schatelon. The lord Chancellor with the ambassador of the Emperor "last come." The cross of the archbishop of Canterbury borne before him by his chaplain; and he himself with the Emperor's ambassador "longest being here." Then Clarencieux and Garter, the Queen's almoner, the chamberlains to the King and Queen, the Earl of Oxford (age 66), High-Chamberlain, the Duke of Norfolk (age 64), High-Marshal. Then the corpse surrounded by banners borne by Sir William Muschame, lord Hungerford, lord Mordaunt, lord Bray and lord Mountjoy; assisted by the earls of Sussex and Westmorland, marquis Dorset, the earls of Wiltshire and Surrey and Duke of Suffolk. Then my Lady Mary, chief mourner, her horse trapped in black velvet and assisted by lords Clifford and Montague. Noble ladies following, in the first chair:—Lady Fraunces, the Countesses of Oxford (age 40), Rutland (age 42), Sussex, Bath, and Southampton, and lady Margaret Howard. In the 2nd (described) the Countess of Derby (age 52), widow, and ladies Margaret Gray, Rochford (age 32), and Carowe, followed by ladies Morley, Dawbeney, Dudley, Owtred, Browne, Pawlet, Russell, and Baynton. The 3rd chair containing ladies Cobham, Bray, Kingston (age 61), and Coffyn; followed by ladies Knevet, Wollope, Henage, and Lyster, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Jernyngham, Mrs. Stoner, and Mrs. Francis Aylmer. The 4th chair containing Mrs. Souche, Mrs. Hollande, Mrs. Asheley, Mrs. Norres, and Mrs. Parre; and followed by Mrs. Darcy, Mrs. Pexsall, Mrs. Clarencieux, Mrs. Carowe, Mrs. Poyntes, Mrs. Cromwell, Mrs. Boynton, and Mrs. Tymeo. The 5th chair containing Mrs. Fitzherbart, Mrs. Bassett, Mrs. Rastall, Mrs. Uxbryge, and Mrs. Joscelyn. (All other gentlewomen rode on before to await the arrival at Windsor, and the start was to be made at 5 a.m.) After the 5th chariot came Sir William Kingston (age 61), the King's vice-chamberlain and captain of the Guard, followed by the Guard—three and three—and all other noblemen's servants. Two almoners were appointed to distribute alms by the way. At Colbroke the corpse was reverently received; and so forth at Eaton, where the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of Carlisle "provost of the said college," and all the priests, clerks, and children received it with caps and tapers in their hands. At Windsor the mayor and brethren met it at the bridge-foot with lighted torches, and so passed to the College. Describes the hangings on the way from the bridge-foot to the west door and in the choir. The dean of Windsor and all the College met the corpse at the utter gate, and accompanied it to the west door, where the chair was taken out and borne by Sir Henry Savyll, Sir Marm. Constable, Sir Arthur Darcy, Sir John St. John, Sir Henry Parker, Sir Thomas Poyninges, and Sir Thomas Darcy, assisted by Sir Humph. Radclyff, Sir John Gage, Sir Richard Weston, and Sir Richard Sandys. A canopy (described) was borne over the corpse by Lord Hastyngs, son and heir to the Earl of Huntingdon, and lords Delaware, Morley, Dacres of the South, Cobham and Bray. In the choir was the archbishop of Canterbury, in pontificalibus, assisted by the bishops of London, Lincoln, Chichester, Worcester, Rochester, St. Taxe (St. Asaph), and Carlisle, and the abbots of Westminster, St. Albans, Reading, Waltham, Tower Hill, and Stratford. The chief mourner followed the corpse, having her train borne by the Viscountess Rochforde, and assisted by lady Fraunces, the Countesses of Oxford, Derby (widow), Rutland, Bath, and Southampton, and lady Margaret Howard. The corpse being passed under the hearse, a Dirge began in which the lessons were read by the prelates in turn (named) and that finished, the nobility went to the Castle. Describes solemn watch that night and services next day, after which the "offering of the palles began" i.e., ladies Bray, Dawbeney, Morley and Cobham offered one each, ladies Margaret Howard, and Marg. Gray two each, the Countesses of Southampton, Bath, Sussex, Rutland, Oxford, and Derby three each, lady Fraunces four, and the Lady Mary, who was lead between the dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, seven. That done, the mourners went to the Castle where they were sumptuously provided for, and the corpse was solemnly buried and all finished by 12 o'clock that day.
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Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 12th November 1537. This yeare, the 12th of November,1 being Mundaye, the corps of Queene Jane were, with great solemnitie, caried from Hampton Cowrte in a chariott covered with black velvett, with a picture of the sayde Queene richelye apparelled lyke a Queene, with a riche crowne of golde on her head, lyinge above on the coffin of the sayde corps, and so was conveyed to Wyndsore with great lightes of torches, with a great multitude of lordes and gentlemen rydinge all in black gownes and cotes, the Ladye Marie (age 21), the Kinges daughter, beinge cheife mourner, with a great companye of ladies and gentleweomen waytinge on her, and ridinge all in blacke allso; and there, with great solemnities buried by the Archbishopp of Canterburie (age 48), with a great companye of bishopps and abbotts being there present in their mitres, with all the gentlemen and priestes of the Kinges chappell, which rode all the way in their surplesses, singinge the obsequie for the dead; and the morrowe after there was a solemne masse of requiem sunge by the Archbishopp of Canterburie; and the Bishop of Worcester, called Dr. Latimer (age 50), made a notable sermon; and at the offertorie all the estates offered ryche palls of clothe of golde; and after masse there was a great feast made in the Kinges pallace at Windsore for all the estates and other that had bene present at the same buriall.
Allso, the sayde 12th of Novembre, at afternoone, there was a solemne herse made at Powles in London, and a solemne dirige done there by Powles queere, the Major of London2 beinge there present with the alldermen and sheriffes, and all the major's officers and the sheriffes sergeantes, mourninge all in blacke gownes, and all the craftes of the cittie of London in their lyveries; allso there was a knyll rongen in everie parishe churche in London, from 12 of the clocke at noone tyll six of the clocke at night, with all the bells ringinge in everye parishe churche solemne peales, firom 3 of the clocke tyll the knylls ceased; and allso a solempne dirige songen in everye parishe churche in London, and in every church of Friars, Monks, and Canons, about London; and, the morrow after, a solemn mass of requiem in all the said churches, with all the bells ringing, from 9 of the clock in the morning till noon; also there was a solemn masse of requiem done at Pauls, and all Pauls choir offering at the same masse, the mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs, and the wardens of every craft of the city of London; and, after the said mass, the mayor and aldermen going about the hearse sainge "De profundis," with all the crafts of the city following, every one after their degrees, praying for the soul of the said Queen.
Note 1. Stow agrees with the text, which would appear to be correct, being Wednesday, but Hall [Hall's Chronicle] has the eighth day of November, which was Saturday.
Note 2. Sir Richard Gresham, who, in a letter of the 8th Noyember to Cromwell, had suggested that such a solemn service should be celebrated; "yt shall please you to understand that, by the commanndement of the Ducke of Norfolke, I have cawssyd 1,200 masses to be sejde, within the cite of London, for the sowle of our moste gracious Qweene. And whereas the majer and aldyrmen with the commenors was lattely at Powlles, and ther gaye thanckes nnto God for the byrthe of our prynce, My Lorde, I doo think it, where convenient, that theer should bee also at Pauls a solemn dirge and masse; and that the mayor, aldermen, with the commoners, to be there, for to pray and offer for her Grace's soul. My Lord, it shall please you to move the King's Highness, and his pleasure known in this behalf, I am and shall be ready to accomplish his moste gracious pleasure, and if there be any alms to be given, there is many power people within the city." — State Papers, yol. L part ii. p. 574.
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Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Marquis of Bath. 1541, November 12. Hampton. — "The Quene (age 18) saith that my lady Rocheford (age 36) hath sondry tymez made instans to her to speke with Culpeper (age 27) declaryng hym to beare her good wyll and favour, wheruppon she did at the last graunte he shuld speke with her, my lady of Rocheford affyrmyng that he desiered nothyng elles but to speke with her and that vshe durst swere uppon a booke he ment nothyng but honestye. And so he spake with hir in a litle galery at the steyer hedd at Lyncoln when it was late in the nyght about x or xj of the clok an hower and more, a nother tyme in her bedde chamber at Pomfrett and a nother tyme in my lady Rocheford chamber at York.
"Item she seith that she wold ever sey to my lady Rocheford when she moved her for hym 'alas madam this wol be spyed oon day and then we be all ondone,' wheronto my lady Rocheford wold sey 'feare not madam lett me alone I warraunt yowe.'
"Item she seith that when Culpeper was talkyng with hir my lady Rocheford wold many tymez, beyng ever by, sytt sumwhatt farre of or turn hyr bak and she wold sey to her 'For Goddes sake madam even nere us.'
'Item she saith syns the counsell cam she hath advysed hir sondry tymez in no wyse to disclose this matter sayeng ' they wold speke feire to yowe and use all weyes with yowe but and if yowe confesse yowe undo both your seleE and others. And for my parte,' seyd my lady Rocheford, 'I woll never confesse it to be tome withe wylde horsez.'
"Item she confesseth that she gaff hym oonez a cappe with aglettz and a chayne and my lady Rocheford toke a crampe ryng from her and sent hym and after had a nother of hyr to matche it and that my lady Rocheford prayed hir she myght bye sumwhat to send hym and of hir owne choyse bought a payer of brayselettz to send hym when he sent serten fesauntz.
"Item this day she badd the queue hold her own for Culpepir was yesterday mery a hawkyng and I seyd to her that I marveylled she was not examined seyeng ' it wold out, what hold your own I warraunt yowe, be yowe afrayd.'
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On 12th November 1543 Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 16) and Maria Aviz (age 16) were married at Salamanca [Map]. She the daughter of John III King Portugal (age 41) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 36). He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were double first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 12th November 1547 Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine was born to King Henry II of France (age 28) and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 28). She married 1559 her fourth cousin Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine, son of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1549 Walter Mildmay (age 28) was ordered by the Privy Council to examine the Westminster Palace [Map] which had been in the custody of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 49).
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th November 1554. The xij day of November the Kyng (age 27) and the Quen (age 38) rod unto Westmynster chyrche to the masse of the Holy-gost, and after masse to the parlement-howsse; and all the bysshopes and the lordes in ther parlement robes, with trompeters blohyng, and all the harolds in ther cote armurs, and the juges in ther robes; the yerle of Penbroke (age 53) bare the kyng('s) sword, and the yerle of Comberland (age 41) bare the quen('s) sword, and the yerle of Shrowsbery (age 54) bare the kyng('s) cape of mantenance, and the yerle of Arundell (age 42) bare the quen('s) cape of mantenance; and a-for them rod to-gether my lord chansheler (age 71) and my lord tressorer (age 71) in ther parlement robes.
On 12th November 1555 Queen Mary (age 39) re-established England as a Catholic country.
On 12th November 1564 Elizabeth Dacre was born to Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 37) and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 28). She married 28th October 1577 her half third cousin once removed William Howard, son of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk, and had issue.
On 12th November 1642 the Battle of Brentford was a small pitched battle which took place on 12 November 1642, between a detachment of the Royalist army (predominantly horse with one regiment of Welsh foot) under the command of Prince Rupert (age 22), and two infantry regiments of Parliamentarians with some horse in support. The result was a victory for the Royalists.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th November 1642. The 12th of November was the Battle of Brentford, surprisingly fought; and to the great consternation of the City, had his Majesty (age 41) (as it was believed he would) pursued his advantage. I came in with my horse and arms just at the retreat; but was not permitted to stay longer than the 15th, by reason of the army marching to Gloucester [Map]; which would have left both me and my brothers exposed to ruin, without any advantage to his Majesty.
In November 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration by awarding them Baronetcies...
On 8th November 1660 William Russell 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Russell of Laugherne in Carmarthenshire.
On 12th November 1660 John Cutler 1st Baronet (age 57) was created 1st Baronet Cutler of London.
On 21st November 1660 John Clotworthy 1st Viscount Massereene was created 1st Viscount Massereene, 1st Baron Lough Neagh, in the Irish peerage, with remainder in default of male heirs to his son-in-law. See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder.
On 21st November 1660 Thomas Foote 1st Baronet (age 62) was created 1st Baronet Foote of London with a special remainder for title to revert on his death to his son-in-law, Arthur Onslow of West Clandon (age 36).
On 29th November 1660 John Wroth 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Wroth of Blenden Hall in Kent.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1663. To the 'Change [Map] and did several businesses there and so home with Mr. Moore to dinner, my wife having dined, with Mr. Hollyard (age 54) with her to-day, he being come to advise her about her hollow sore place.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1665. After dinner I by water to the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), and there had a little discourse and business with him, chiefly to receive his commands about pilotts to be got for our Hambro' ships, going now at this time of the year convoy to the merchant ships, that have lain at great pain and charge, some three, some four months at Harwich, Essex [Map] for a convoy. They hope here the plague will be less this weeke.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1665. Thence back by water to Captain Cocke's (age 48), and there he and I spent a great deale of the evening as we had done of the day reading and discoursing over part of Mr. Stillingfleet's (age 30) "Origines Sacrae", wherein many things are very good and some frivolous.
On 12th November 1665 George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 41) and Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg were married, or undertook a marriage of sorts, often referred to as morganatic i.e. informal, below his station.
Une mésalliance dans la maison de Brunswick, 1665-1725: Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuze, duchesse de Zell:
Pages 44-There, George William made a final attempt. He offered Éléonore a special commitment, one that would seal their union in a lasting way, proving his affection and removing any sense of humiliation in her situation. He promised to live with Éléonore always, assuring her an honorable position at his court and a dower should he predecease her. He even pledged to convince his brother and sister-in-law to co-sign the agreement, formalizing his commitment.
This document, in which the Bishop of Osnabrück and Duchess Sophie vouched for Duke George William's constancy, was the only assurance given to Éléonore. On November 12, 1665, the Duchess wrote to Elector Charles Louis: "The marriage of conscience between Duke George William and Olbreuze is public, although the consummation was done quietly, without candles or witnesses."
All historical works printed in the last century, or during the time of George William, place the "marriage" of the Duke in the year 1665 and refer to Éléonore as his wife from that point onward. However, in reality, no formal ceremony took place. The only official document was a ducal order dated November 15, 1665, guaranteeing Éléonore a dowry in the form of an annual income of five thousand écus, should George William predecease her.
L'enterrement du duc Christian-Louis devait se faire à Zell, le 11 novembre 1665. Toute la cour de l'évêque d'Osnabruck s'y rendit, mademoiselle d'Olbreuze voyageant avec les filles d'honneur de la duchesse Sophie. Là, Georges-Guillaume tenta un dernier effort. Il offrit à Éléonore de faire en sa faveur un acte d'un caractère tout spécial, et qui, scellant leur union d'une façon durable, prouverait l'affection qu'il lui portait et ôterait à la défaite de celle qu'il aimait ce qu'elle pouvait avoir d'humiliant. Il promettait de vivre toujours avec Eléonore, lui assurant une situation honorable à sa cour et un douaire s'il mourait avant elle. Il se faisait fort de décider son frère et sa belle-sœur à signer avec lui l'acte dans lequel il prendrait cet engagement (I).
Cet écrit, dans lequel l'évêque d'Osnabruck et la duchesse Sophie se portaient garants de la constance du duc Georges-Guillaume, fut la seule assurance donnée à Eléonore. Le 12 novembre 1665, la duchesse écrivait à l'électeur Charles-Louis: "Le mariage de conscience entre le duc Georges-Guillaume et l'Olbreuze est public, quoique la consommation a esté faite à la sourdine sans chandelles ny tesmoins".
Tous les ouvrages historiques imprimés au siècle dernier, ou à l'époque de Georges-Guillaume, placent à l'année 1665 le "mariage" du duc et appellent dès lors Eléonore sa femme . Pourtant, de fait, aucune cérémonie n'eut lieu. Le seul acte officiel fut un ordre ducal daté du 15 novembre 1665 et assurant comme douaire à Éléonore, en cas de prédécès de Georges-Guillaume, une rente de cinq mille écus.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1666. Lay long in bed, and then up, and Mr. Carcasse brought me near 500 tickets to sign, which I did, and by discourse find him a cunning, confident, shrewd man, but one that I do doubt hath by his discourse of the ill will he hath got with my Lord Marquess of Dorchester (age 60) (with whom he lived), he hath had cunning practices in his time, and would not now spare to use the same to his profit.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1666. Home to dinner, though Sir R. Viner (age 35) would have staid us to dine with him, he being sheriffe; but, poor man, was so out of countenance that he had no wine ready to drink to us, his butler being out of the way, though we know him to be a very liberal man. And after dinner I took my wife out, intending to have gone and have seen my Lady Jemimah, at White Hall, but so great a stop there was at the New Exchange, that we could not pass in half an houre, and therefore 'light and bought a little matter at the Exchange [Map], and then home, and then at the office awhile, and then home to my chamber, and after my wife and all the mayds abed but Jane, whom I put confidence in-she and I, and my brother, and Tom, and W. Hewer (age 24), did bring up all the remainder of my money, and my plate-chest, out of the cellar, and placed the money in my study, with the rest, and the plate in my dressing-room; but indeed I am in great pain to think how to dispose of my money, it being wholly unsafe to keep it all in coin in one place. 'But now I have it all at my hand, I shall remember it better to think of disposing of it. This done, by one in the morning to bed. This afternoon going towards Westminster, Creed and I did stop, the Duke of York (age 33) being just going away from seeing of it, at Paul's, and in the Convocation House Yard did there see the body of Robert Braybrooke, Bishop of London, that died 1404: He fell down in his tomb out of the great church into St. Fayth's [Map] this late fire, and is here seen his skeleton with the flesh on; but all tough and dry like a spongy dry leather, or touchwood all upon his bones. His head turned aside. A great man in his time, and Lord Chancellor, and his skeletons now exposed to be handled and derided by some, though admired for its duration by others. Many flocking to see it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th November 1667. Up, and to the Office, where sat all the morning; and there hear the Duke of York (age 34) do yet do very well with his smallpox: pray God he may continue to do so! This morning also, to my astonishment, I hear that yesterday my Chancellor (age 58), to another of his Articles, that of betraying the King's councils to his enemies, is voted to have matter against him for an impeachment of High Treason, and that this day the impeachment is to be carried up to the House of Lords which is very high, and I am troubled at it; for God knows what will follow, since they that do this must do more to secure themselves against any that will revenge this, if it ever come in their power! At noon home to dinner, and then to my office, and there saw every thing finished, so as my papers are all in order again and my office twice as pleasant as ever it was, having a noble window in my closet and another in my office, to my great content, and so did business late, and then home to supper and to bed.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th November 1675. There was in my Lady Ambassadress's company my Lady Hamilton (age 70), a sprightly young lady, much in the good graces of the family, wife of that valiant and worthy gentleman, George Hamilton (age 68), not long after slain in the wars. She had been a maid of honor to the Duchess, and now turned Papist.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th November 1693. Lord Nottingham (age 46) resigned as Secretary of State; the Commissioners of the Admiralty ousted, and Russell (age 40) restored to his office. The season continued very wet, as it had nearly all the summer, if one might call it summer, in which there was no fruit, but corn was very plentiful.
On 12th November 1702 Anne Fitzroy was born to Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 40) and Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland (age 38). She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th November 1723 Joseph Clemens Wittelsbach Archbishop Cologne (age 51) died.
On 12th November 1772 Kenneth Mackenzie 1st Earl Seaforth (age 28) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 12th November 1812 Julia Goodman née Salaman was born.
On 12th November 1819 Percy Florence Shelley 3rd Baronet was born to Percy Bysshe Shelley (age 27) and Mary Godwin aka Shelley (age 22).
On 12th November 1829 Jean-Baptiste Regnault (age 75) died.
After 12th November 1873. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to William G T Newton.
On 12th November 1878 Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan (age 52) and Augusta Anne Barrington (age 42) were married.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1882 María Teresa Bourbon was born to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 24) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%.
On 12th November 1886 Alfonso Orléans Galliera Duke Galliera was born at Madrid [Map]. He married 15th July 1909 Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera, daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov, and had issue.
On 12th November 1914 Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 49) was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium whilst commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade. In his Despatch of 20 November 1914, Sir John French said: "Another officer whose name was particularly mentioned to me was Brigadier-General FitzClarence, VC, commanding the 1st Guards' Brigade. He was unfortunately killed in the night attack of the 11th November. His loss will be severely felt".
On 12th November 1919 Arthur Hacker (age 61) died.
12th November 1923. James Lafayette. Photograph of Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk (age 30) and Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk (age 30) on their wedding day.
Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk: In 1893 he was born to Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk. On 12th November 1923 Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk and Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk were married at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. She the daughter of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife. He the son of Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk. On 10th November 1941 Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk died. His son Charles succeeded 11th Earl Southesk, 7th Baronet Carnegie of Pittarrow in Kincardine. Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk by marriage Countess Southesk. In 1992 Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk died.
On 12th November 1923 Caroline Spencer-Churchill was born to John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess of Marlborough (age 23). She married 5th December 1946 Major Charles Huguenot Waterhouse and had issue.
On 12th November 1933 John Tweed (age 64) died.
On 12th November 1936 Stuart Piggott (age 26) and Celia Margaret Preston were married.
St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury [Map]. Grave of John Albert Bott 616651, attached to RAF Hednesford, who died in a railway accident 12th November 1940.
On 12th November 1980 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot (age 65) died at Switzerland. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 22nd Earl Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot, 7th Viscount Ingestre, 9th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot: On 1st December 1914 he was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot and Winifred Contance Hester Paget. On 17th May 1921 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 5th Earl Talbot died. On 7th May 1921 His grandson John succeeded 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, 21st Earl Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot, 6th Viscount Ingestre, 8th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. Before 18th December 1952 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot and Nina Mortlock Countess Shrewsbury, Waterford and Talbot were married. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot.
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On 12th November 1450 Giacomo or Jacques Savoy Count Romont was born to Louis Savoy I Count Savoy (age 37) and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy (age 32) at Geneva. He married 1484 his niece Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons, daughter of Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons and Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol.
On 12th November 1547 Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine was born to King Henry II of France (age 28) and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 28). She married 1559 her fourth cousin Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine, son of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1564 Elizabeth Dacre was born to Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke (age 37) and Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk (age 28). She married 28th October 1577 her half third cousin once removed William Howard, son of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk, and had issue.
On 12th November 1640 Roger Twisden 2nd Baronet was born to Thomas Twisden 1st Baronet (age 38) and Jane Tomlinson Lady Twysden. He married 1667 Margaret Marsham Lady Twisden and had issue.
On 12th November 1642 Frances Willoughby Countess Bellomont was born to William Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham (age 26) and Anne Carey Baroness Willoughby of Parham (age 27). She married 25th August 1679 Charles Kirkoven 1st Earl Bellomont, son of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield.
On 12th November 1679 Anne Eleanora Shirley was born to Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 29) and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley.
On 12th November 1692 Evelyn Alston 5th Baronet was born to Joseph Alston 3rd Baronet (age 27) and Penelope Evelyn Lady Alston (age 20). He was baptised 14th November 1692 at Long Ditton, Surrey.
On 12th November 1696 Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon was born to Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon (age 45) and Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon (age 32). He married 3rd June 1728 Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon, daughter of Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers and Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers, and had issue.
On 12th November 1702 Anne Fitzroy was born to Charles Fitzroy 1st Duke Southampton 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 40) and Anne Pulteney Duchess Southampton Duchess of Cleveland (age 38). She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th November 1705 Mary Boscawen was born to Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth (age 25) and Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth. She was baptised on 21st November 1705 at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She married 17th August 1732 her first cousin John Evelyn 2nd Baronet, son of John Evelyn 1st Baronet and Anne Boscawen Lady Evelyn, and had issue.
On 12th November 1705 Harriet Bentinck Countess Clanbrassil was born to William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 56) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 33). She married 15th October 1728 James Hamilton 1st Earl Clanbrassil and had issue.
On 12th November 1724 Paul Pechell 1st Baronet was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Pechell of Owenstown, County Kildare and Jane Boyd at Owenstown, Kildare. He married 11th February 1752 Mary Brooke Lady Pechell and had issue.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1726 John St Aubyn 4th Baronet was born to John St Aubyn 3rd Baronet (age 30) and Catherine Morice Lady St Aubyn. He married May 1756 Elizabeth Wingfield Lady St Aubyn and had issue.
On 12th November 1734 Mary Leeson Countess Mayo was born to Joseph Leeson 1st Earl of Milltown (age 33). She married February 1764 John Bourke 2nd Earl of Mayo, son of John Bourke 1st Earl Mayo.
On 12th November 1745 Henry Hawley 1st Baronet was born to James Hawley (age 39) and Elizabeth Banks.
On 12th November 1746 Mary Bertie was born to Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon (age 54) and Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon. She married before 28th April 1778 Miles Stapleton of Drax in Yorkshire and had issue.
On 12th November 1762 Frederick Keppel was born to Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 34) and Laura Walpole. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th November 1776 Vice-Admiral Mark Robert Kerr was born to William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian (age 39) and Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian (age 31). He married 18th July 1799 Charlotte MacDonnell 3rd Countess of Antrim, daughter of Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim, and had issue.
On 12th November 1802 John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield 1st and 2nd Baron Bloomfield was born to Benjamin Bloomfield 1st Baron Bloomfield (age 34). He married 4th September 1845 Georgiana Liddell Baroness Bloomfield, daughter of Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth and Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe.
On 12th November 1804 Henry Benedict Arundell 11th Baron Arundel was born to James Everard Arundell 9th Baron Arundel (age 41) and Mary Christina Arundell Baroness Arundel Wardour. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.13%. He married (1) 8th August 1826 Lucy Smythe Baroness Arundel Wardour (2) 22nd September 1829 Frances Catherine Tichborne Baroness Arundel, daughter of Henry Joseph Tichborne 8th Baronet, and had issue (3) 19th June 1838 Theresa Stourton Baroness Arundel Wardour, daughter of William Joseph Stourton 18th Baron Stourton, and had issue.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1805 Arthur Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 28) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 33).
On 12th November 1812 Julia Goodman née Salaman was born.
On 12th November 1819 Percy Florence Shelley 3rd Baronet was born to Percy Bysshe Shelley (age 27) and Mary Godwin aka Shelley (age 22).
On 12th November 1822 Dudley Wilmot Carleton 4th Baron Dorchester was born to Reverend Richard Carleton (age 30). He married 27th July 1854 Charlotte Hobhouse Baroness Dorchester1831-1914, daughter of John Hobhouse 1st Baron Broughton and Julia Tomasina Hay Lady Hobhouse.
On 12th November 1842 John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh was born to John James Strutt 2nd Baron Rayleigh (age 46). He married 1871 Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour Baroness Rayleigh and had issue.
On 12th November 1847 Evelyn Hervey-Bathurst was born to Frederick Hervey-Bathurst 3rd Baronet (age 40) and Clare Emily Brooke. She married 18th June 1878 Paul Methuen 3rd Baron Methuen, son of Frederick Methuen 2nd Baron Methuen and Anna Horatia Sanford Baroness Methuen.
On 12th November 1850 Gertrude Mary Hill-Trevor was born to Arthur Edwin Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Baron Trevor (age 31) and Emily Mary Sutton.
On 12th November 1860 Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock was born to Beilby Lawley 2nd Baron Wenlock (age 42) and Elizabeth Grosvenor Baroness Wenlock (age 36). He married 15th October 1885 Annie Allen Cunard Baroness Wenlock, daughter of Edward Cunard 2nd Baronet, and had issue.
On 12th November 1861 Geoffrey Walter Harbord 9th Baron Suffield was born to William Harbord (age 30).
On 12th November 1870 Alice Constance Egerton was born to Francis Egerton 3rd Earl Ellesmere (age 23) and Katherine Louisa Phipps Countess Ellesmere (age 20).
On 12th November 1879 Edmund Hay was born to Archibald Hay 13th Earl of Kinnoull (age 24).
On 12th November 1882 María Teresa Bourbon was born to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 24) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.57%.
On 12th November 1886 Alfonso Orléans Galliera Duke Galliera was born at Madrid [Map]. He married 15th July 1909 Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera, daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov, and had issue.
On 12th November 1886 Robin Edward Dysart Grey 6th Baronet was born to Edward George Grey (age 28).
On 12th November 1890 Edward Pellew 5th Viscount Exmouth was born to Edward Pellew 4th Viscount Exmouth (age 29) and Edith Hargreaves Viscountess Exmouth (age 30).
On 12th November 1896 Giles Edward Sebright 13th Baronet was born to Arthur Edward Sebright (age 37).
On 12th November 1902 John Hely-Hutchinson 7th Earl of Donoughmore was born to Richard Hely-Hutchinson 6th Earl of Donoughmore (age 27).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1904 Patricia Herbert Viscountess Hambleden was born to Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery (age 24) and Beatrice Eleanor Paget Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 21). She married 26th September 1928 William Smith 3rd Viscount Hambleden, son of Frederick Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden and Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore Viscountess Hambleden, and had issue.
On 12th November 1905 Charles Arthur Cooke 11th Baronet was born to William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke 10th Baronet (age 33) and Mildred Adelaide Cecilia Denison (age 37).
On 12th November 1908 Lawrence Dundas 3rd Marquess of Zetland was born to Lawrence John Lumley Dundas 2nd Marquess Zetland (age 32).
On 12th November 1923 Caroline Spencer-Churchill was born to John Albert William Spencer-Churchill 10th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and Alexandra Mary Cadogan Duchess of Marlborough (age 23). She married 5th December 1946 Major Charles Huguenot Waterhouse and had issue.
On 12th November 1952 David Brudenell-Bruce 9th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 26) and Edwina Sylvia de Winton-Wills (age 19). He married (1) 1980 Rosamund Jane Winkley Marchioness of Ailesbury.
On 12th November 1511 Arthur Plantagenet 1st Viscount Lisle (age 47) and Elizabeth Grey Viscountess Lisle (age 31) were married. He the illegitmate son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Waite. They were fifth cousins.
On 12th November 1543 Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain (age 16) and Maria Aviz (age 16) were married at Salamanca [Map]. She the daughter of John III King Portugal (age 41) and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 36). He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were double first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 12th November 1629 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin (age 30) and Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin (age 33) were married. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 63) and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 51).
On 12th November 1766 John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute (age 22) and Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute (age 20) were married. He the son of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute (age 53) and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute (age 48). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 12th November 1878 Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan (age 52) and Augusta Anne Barrington (age 42) were married.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 12th November 1889 Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont 1st Viscount Allendale (age 28) and Alexandrina Louise Maud Vane-Tempest Viscountess Allendale (age 26) were married. She the daughter of George Henry Vane-Tempest 5th Marquess Londonderry and Mary Cornelia Edwards Marchioness Londonderry (age 60).
On 12th November 1923 Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk (age 30) and Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk (age 30) were married at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. She the daughter of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 56). He the son of Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk (age 69) and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk (age 55).
On 12th November 1936 Stuart Piggott (age 26) and Celia Margaret Preston were married.
On 12th November 1035 King Cnut of England (age 40) died at Shaftesbury, Dorset. His son Harold (age 19) succeeded King of England.
King Harthacnut of Denmark and England (age 17) succeeded King of Denmark.
On 12th November 1087 William Ivrea I Count Burgundy (age 67) died. His son Renaud (age 26) succeeded II Count Burgundy.
On 12th November 1164 Eustachia de Chapamgne Countess Essex (age 54) died.
On 12th November 1202 Canute VI King of Denmark (age 39) died. In 1202 His brother Valdemar (age 32) succeeded I King of Denmark.
On 12th November 1295 Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave (age 57) died at Chaucombe, Northamptonshire. His son John (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baron Segrave. Christiana Plessey Baroness Segrave by marriage Baroness Segrave.
On 12th November 1346 Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 29) died. His son Hugh (age 8) succeeded 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer.
On 12th November 1428 Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont (age 44) died.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1434 Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou (age 31) died. His brother René (age 25) succeeded I Duke Anjou. Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine (age 34) by marriage Duchess Anjou.
On 12th November 1555 Bishop Stephen Gardiner (age 72) died at Westminster [Map].
On 12th November 1622 George Savile 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His grandson George (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baronet Savile of Thornhill.
On 12th November 1632 Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton died.
On 12th November 1635 Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans (age 63) died. His son Ulick (age 31) succeeded 5th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Earl St Albans. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 42) was blamed for his death making an enemy of Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde and his half-brother (they shared the same mother Frances Walsingham Countess Essex) Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 44).
On 12th November 1649 Robert Douglas 8th Earl Morton (age 33) died at Kirkwall. His son William succeeded 9th Earl Morton.
On 12th November 1667 George Blount 2nd Baronet (age 57) died. His son Walter (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blount of Sodington.
On 12th November 1672 Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 55) died.
On 12th November 1710 Thomas Leigh 2nd Baron Leigh (age 58) died. He was buried at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire [Map]. His son Edward (age 26) succeeded 3rd Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, 4th Baronet Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. Mary Holbech Baroness Leigh by marriage Baroness Leigh of Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 12th November 1723 Joseph Clemens Wittelsbach Archbishop Cologne (age 51) died.
On 12th November 1730 Halswell Tynte 3rd Baronet (age 24) died. He was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His brother John (age 23) succeeded 4th Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.
On 12th November 1731 Henry Goring 4th Baronet (age 52) died. His son Charles (age 25) succeeded 5th Baronet Bowyer aka Goring of Highden in Sussex.
On 12th November 1744 William Bateman 1st Viscount Culmore (age 49) died in Paris [Map]. His son John (age 23) succeeded 2nd Viscount Culmore, 2nd Baron Culmore in Londonderry. Elizabeth Sambroke Viscountess Bateman (age 19) by marriage Viscountess Culmore.
On 12th November 1744 Mary Howard Countess Deloraine (age 44) died.
On 12th November 1762 Mary Capell Viscountess Midleton died.
On 12th November 1769 Nicholas Hume-Loftus 2nd Earl of Ely (age 31) died. Earl of Ely in Wicklow extinct. His uncle Henry (age 59) succeeded 4th Viscount Loftus of Ely, 4th Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford. Frances Monroe Countess of Ely by marriage Viscountess Loftus of Ely.
On 12th November 1771 Christian Anstruther Countess Traquair (age 69) died.
On 12th November 1786 Anne Legge Baroness Brudenell Deene died.
On 12th November 1791 William Chetwynd 4th Viscount Chetwynd (age 69) died. His son Richard (age 34) succeeded 5th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven in Kerry.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1804 Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 74) died.
On 12th November 1817 Mary Turton Lady Evelyn (age 72) died. She was buried at St John's Church, Wotton.
On 12th November 1822 William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley (age 80) died. His nephew Fletcher (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 12th November 1828 George Fulke 2nd Baron Lyttelton (age 65) died unmarried. His brother William (age 46) succeeded 3rd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 3rd Baron Westcote, 9th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 12th November 1829 Jean-Baptiste Regnault (age 75) died.
On 12th November 1855 William Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington 10th Baronet (age 24) died unmarried. His brother Lionel (age 20) succeeded 11th Baronet Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington of Stanley in Yorkshire.
On 12th November 1856 Nathaniel Curzon 3rd Baron Scarsdale (age 75) died. His nephew Alfred (age 25) succeeded 4th Baron Scarsdale, 8th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 8th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia. Blanche Pocklington Senhouse Baroness Scarsdale (age 19) by marriage Baroness Scarsdale.
On 12th November 1865 Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe (age 70) died.
On 12th November 1875 Percival Hart Dyke 6th Baronet (age 76) died. His son William (age 38) succeeded 7th Baronet Dyke of Horeham in Sussex. Emily Caroline Montagu Lady Dyke (age 29) by marriage Lady Dyke of Horeham in Sussex.
On 12th November 1882 Edward Repps Jodrell 3rd Baronet (age 57) died. His first cousin once removed Alfred (age 35) succeeded 4th Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk. In 1890 Amelia Vertue Jodrell died. On her death the estates in Salle, Norfolk were sold. Memorials in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Salle [Map] erected by Alfred Jodrell 4th Baronet.
On 12th November 1886 William Willoughby Cole 3rd Earl Enniskillen (age 79) died. His son Lowry (age 40) succeeded 4th Earl Enniskillen, 3rd Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire. Charlotte Marion Baird Countess of Enniskillen (age 34) by marriage Countess Enniskillen.
On 12th November 1906 Henry Parnell 4th Baron Congleton (age 67) died. His son Henry (age 16) succeeded 5th Baron Congleton of Congleton in Cheshire, 8th Baronet Parnell of Rathleague Queen's County.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 12th November 1914 Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 49) was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium whilst commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade. In his Despatch of 20 November 1914, Sir John French said: "Another officer whose name was particularly mentioned to me was Brigadier-General FitzClarence, VC, commanding the 1st Guards' Brigade. He was unfortunately killed in the night attack of the 11th November. His loss will be severely felt".
On 12th November 1919 Arthur Thomas Liddell 5th Baron Ravensworth (age 82) died. His son Gerald (age 50) succeeded 6th Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham, 11th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle. Isolda Blanche Prideaux-Brune Baroness Ravensworth (age 54) by marriage Baroness Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham.
On 12th November 1919 Arthur Hacker (age 61) died.
On 12th November 1933 John Tweed (age 64) died.
On 12th November 1948 Iain Colquhoun 7th Baronet (age 61) died. His son Ivar (age 32) succeeded 8th Baronet Colquhoun of Luss in Dumbartsonshire.
On 12th November 1953 Edith Alice Usborne Lady Payne-Gallwey (age 98) died.
On 12th November 1980 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot (age 65) died at Switzerland. His son Charles (age 27) succeeded 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 22nd Earl Waterford, 7th Earl Talbot, 7th Viscount Ingestre, 9th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot: On 1st December 1914 he was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot and Winifred Contance Hester Paget. On 17th May 1921 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 20th Earl of Shrewsbury 5th Earl Talbot died. On 7th May 1921 His grandson John succeeded 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, 21st Earl Waterford, 6th Earl Talbot, 6th Viscount Ingestre, 8th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. Before 18th December 1952 John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot and Nina Mortlock Countess Shrewsbury, Waterford and Talbot were married. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot.
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury 7th Earl Talbot: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury 7th Earl Talbot educated Harrow School. On 18th December 1952 he was born to John Chetwynd-Talbot 21st Earl of Shrewsbury 6th Earl Talbot and Nina Mortlock Countess Shrewsbury, Waterford and Talbot.
On 12th November 2008 Richard Rhys 9th Baron Dynevor (age 73) died. His son Hugo (age 41) succeeded 10th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.
On 12th November 2016 Thomas Edmund Byng 8th Earl of Strafford (age 80) died. His son William (age 52) succeeded 9th Earl Strafford, 9th Viscount Enfield of Enfield in Middlesex, 9th Baron Strafford of Harmondsworth in Middlesex.