Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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12 Sep is in September.
The Battle of Muret, the last major battle of the Albigensian Crusade, was fought on 12th September 1213 between the armies of Peter II King Aragon (age 35) and Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester (age 38). The Argonese forces were heavily defeated. Peter II King Aragon was killed. His son James (age 5) succeeded I King Aragon.
Les Grandes Chroniques de France. [12th September 1213]. After the barons and prelates had returned to France, the King of Aragon (age 35), the Count of Saint-Gilles (age 56), the Count of Foix, and many other barons of the land laid siege to the count in the castle of Muret. They had gathered a great host and inflicted wrongs, as they were of the country, and the count had only sixty knights, mounted sergeants, and pilgrims on foot, all unarmed, around him. After the count [Simon "Elder" Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester (age 38)] and his people had devoutly heard mass, confessed their sins, and invoked the grace of the Holy Spirit, they came out of the castle, bold as lions, as those armed with faith and belief, and valiantly fought against their enemies. They killed the King of Aragon and about 18,000 of his people. After they had won the battle and their enemies were all killed or driven away, they found that they had only lost eight pilgrims from all their company. Never had such a victory been heard of in this world, nor such a marvelous battle where so great a miracle should be noted. This Count Simon was called in the land the 'strong count,' for his marvelous strength. For, although he was very noble in arms, he was so devout that he heard mass and his canonical hours every day; always armed, always in danger. He had entirely left and renounced his country, in service to Our Lord, on this pilgrimage, to earn God's love and the joy of Paradise.
Après ce que li baron et li prelat s'en furent retorné en France, li rois d'Arragon, li cuens de Saint Gyle, li cuens de Fois, et maint autre baron du païs assistrent le conte ou chastel de Muriaus. Grant ost et tort avoient assemblé, come cil qui du pais estoient, et li cuens n'avoit que ce et lx chevaliers, d serjanz à cheval, et pèlerins à piè, toz desarmez, entor vif. Après ce que li cuens et sa gent orent la messe oie par L;rant dévotion, et il orent leur péchiez confessez et apelée la grâce du Saint Esperit, il issirent du chastel hardi comme lyon, come cil qui estoient armé de foi et de créance, et se combatirent à leur anemis vertueusement. Le roi d'Arragon occistrent et bien xviii de sa gent. Après ce que il orent la bataille vaincue et toz leur anemis occis et chaciez, il troverent que il n'orent perdu de tote leur gent que viii pèlerins tant seulement. Si ne fu ainques oie tel victoire en cest siècle ne si merveilleuse, ne bataille où l'on deust noter si grant miracle. Icil cuens Symons estoit apelez ou pais cuens forz, pour sa mervelleuse force. Car com il fust très nobles en armes, il estoit si preuzdons que il ooit chascun jor sa messe et ses houres kanoniaus; toz jors armez, toz jors en péril. Si avoit du tôt guerpi et adossé son pais, pour le servise Nostre Seigneur, en ceste voie de pérégrination, pour deservir l'amor de Dieu et la joie de Paradis.
Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. The king of Aragon, while imprudently giving aid to the count of Toulouse against the Catholics, having joined battle1, was, miraculously indeed, but wretchedly, destroyed together with his whole army.
Rex Arragonensis, dum imprudenter comiti Tolosano contra catholicos auxiliatur, conserto prælio, miraculose quidem, sed miserabiliter, cum toto exercitu suo absorbetur.
Note 1. The Battle of Muret, the last major battle of the Albigensian Crusade, was fought on 12th September 1213 near Muret, 25 km south of Toulouse between the armies of King Peter II of Aragon (age 35) and Simon Montfort the Elder, 5th Earl of Leicester (age 38). The Aragonese forces were heavily defeated.
William the Breton: "After the barons and prelates had returned to France, the King of Aragon, the Count of Saint-Gilles (age 56), the Count of Foix, and many other barons of the land laid siege to the count in the castle of Muret. They had gathered a great host and inflicted wrongs, as they were of the country, and the count had only sixty knights, mounted sergeants, and pilgrims on foot, all unarmed, around him. After the count [Simon de Montfort] and his people had devoutly heard mass, confessed their sins, and invoked the grace of the Holy Spirit, they came out of the castle, bold as lions, as those armed with faith and belief, and valiantly fought against their enemies. They killed the King of Aragon and about 18,000 of his people. After they had won the battle and their enemies were all killed or driven away, they found that they had only lost eight pilgrims from all their company. Never had such a victory been heard of in this world, nor such a marvellous battle where so great a miracle should be noted. This Count Simon was called in the land the 'strong count,' for his marvellous strength. For, although he was very noble in arms, he was so devout that he heard mass and his canonical hours every day; always armed, always in danger. He had entirely left and renounced his country, in service to Our Lord, on this pilgrimage, to earn God's love and the joy of Paradise."
Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. Hearing, therefore, of such things, the said Louis knew not whither to turn, for there was no place of refuge left to him; and so, compelled by necessity, he asked for those things which pertain to peace. At length the said lord Louis and the legate Guala, together with bishops and other prelates and the magnates of England, came together on an island near the town of Kingston, and there they held a conference concerning peace and concord. There, in the presence of all, the aforesaid Louis, being absolved from the sentence of excommunication under which he lay, renounced all claim to the kingdom of England. And so peace between the Church and the kingdom of England was made and concluded on the vigil [12th September 1217] of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. When this was done, Louis with his men returned to France. The legate also afterwards sent abbots and monks throughout England, to absolve all who had held communion with Louis and his followers.
Auditis igitur talibus, dictus Ludowicus quo se diverteret ignoravit, quia non erat ei locus tutus in diversorio; unde, necessitate compulsus, rogavit ea quæ pacis sunt. Convenientibus tandem in unum dicto domno L. et G. legato, et episcopis et aliis prælatis et majoribus Angliæ, in insula quadam vicina villæ de Kingestune, de pace et concordia tractatum habuerunt; ubi memoratus Lodovicus in præsentia omnium, a pœna excommunicationis absolutus qua tenebatur, regno Angliæ renunciavit, et sic pax ecclesiæ et regni Angliæ facta est et formata in vigilia Exaltationis Sanctæ Crucis; quo facto, Lodovicus cum suis in Franciam redierunt. Legatus etiam postea misit per Angliam abbates et monachos, qui absolverent omnes qui cum Lodovico et suis communicaverant.
On 12th September 1294 Archbishop Robert Winchelsey (age 49) was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury in Aquila by Pope Celestine V.
On 12th September 1309 Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 18) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Denis I King Portugal (age 47) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 38). They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 12th of September [1358], after the Queen's death, a payment of twenty shillings is made to William Ladde, of Shene, on account of the burning of his house, by an accident, while the Queen was staying at Shene.
On 12th September 1368 Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 26) died at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire [Map]. Her last words were said to be "Souveyne vous de moi" ("Don't forget me") the 'S' of which was possibly subsequently represented on the Lancastrian Esses Collar. She was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. Her son Henry of Grosmont (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 6th Earl Lancaster.
On 12th September 1375 Archbishop William Courtenay (age 33) was translated to Bishop of London.
On 12th September 1415 John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 23) and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 15). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married before 18th October 1444 his second cousin once removed Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk, daughter of William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford, and had issue.
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 12th September 1494 King Francis I of France was born to Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême (age 35) and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.07%. He married (1) 18th May 1514 his second cousin Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France, daughter of Louis XII King France and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France, and had issue (2) 4th July 1530 his second cousin once removed Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1517. 12th September 1517. Giust. Desp. II. 129. 3675. Sebastian Giustinian (age 57) to the DOGE.
A French ambassador has arrived from the Emperor, a man of no account, apparently only to borrow money. He has not yet had an audience, either of the King, who keeps aloof at Windsor to avoid the sickness, or of Wolsey, who has gone to Walsingham. London, 12 Sept. 1517.
After 12th September 1570. Monument to John Shirley (deceased) at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Helm with Folds. Richard and Gabriel Royley of Burton-upon-Trent.
John Shirley: In 1533 he was born to Francis Shirley and Dorothy Giffard at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. On 12th September 1570 John Shirley died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].
On 12th September 1608 Alexander Heinrich Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 35) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 29).
On 12th September 1651 William Hamilton 2nd Duke Hamilton (age 34) died from wounds received at the Battle of Worcester. His niece Anne (age 19), daughter of the 1st Duke, succeeded 3rd Duchess Hamilton. Earl Cambridge, Baron Innerdale extinct.
On 12th September 1662 John Flamsteed (age 16) witnessed his first partial Eclipse of the Sun.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 12th September 1663. After dinner, and long discourse, he went away to meet on Monday morning, and I to my office, and thence by water to White Hall and Westminster Hall [Map] about several businesses, and so home, and to my office writing a laborious letter about our last account to my Lord Treasurer (age 56), which took me to one o'clock in the morning,
On 12th September 1671 William Dawes was born to John Dawes 1st Baronet and Christian Hawkins. He married 1st December 1692 Francis Cole d'Arcy, daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Baronet, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th September 1676. To London, to take order about the building of a house, or rather an apartment, which had all the conveniences of a house, for my dear friend, Mr. Godolphin (age 31) and lady (age 24), which I undertook to contrive and survey, and employ workmen until it should be quite finished; it being just over against his Majesty's (age 46) wood-yard by the Thames side, leading to Scotland Yard.
In 12th September 1683 Alfonso VI King Portugal (age 40) died. His brother Peter (age 34) succeeded King Portugal. Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal (age 37) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal for a second time albeit for three months only.
John Evelyn's Diary. 12th September 1686. The King of Denmark (age 14) was besieging Hamburg, no doubt by the French contrivance, to embroil the Protestant Princes in a new war, that Holland, etc., being engaged, matter for new quarrel might arise: the unheard-of persecution of the poor Protestants still raging more than ever.
On 12th September 1691 John George Wettin III Elector Saxony (age 44) died. His son John (age 22) succeeded IV Elector Saxony.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 12th September 1692 Karl Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 34) and Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld at Saalfield.
Sherborne Abbey [Map]. On 12th September 1698 John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol (age 64) died without issue. Earl Bristol extinct. In May 1658 Alice Bourne died. On 16th February 1709 Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol (age 53) died. William and Mary. Monument sculpted by John Nost.
Alice Bourne: she was born to Robert Bourne of Blake Hall in Essex. On 26th May 1656 John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol and she were married. He the son of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol and Anne Russell Countess Bristol.
Rachel Wyndham Countess of Bristol: Around 1645 she was born to Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer and Jane Wodehouse. On or after 13th July 1663, the date of the licence, John Digby 3rd Earl Bristol and she were married. He the son of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol and Anne Russell Countess Bristol. They were fifth cousin once removed. On 20th March 1677 George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol died. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Bristol. She by marriage Countess Bristol.
On 12th September 1709 Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 25) and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort (age 22). His mother Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort died from childbirth the next day. He married 1st May 1740 Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort and had issue.
Letters of Horace Walpole. Strawberry-Hill, Sept. 12, 1749.
I HAVE your two letters to answer of August 15th and 26th, and as far as I see before me, have a great deal of paper, which I don't know how to fill. The town is notoriously empty; at Kensington they have scarce company enough to pay for lighting the candles. The Duke has been for a week with the Duke of Bedford (age 38) at Woburn [Map]: Princess Emily (age 38) remains saying civil things; for example; the second time she saw Madame de Mirepoix, she cried out, "Ah! Madame, vous n'avez pas tant de rouge aujourdhui: la premiere fois que vous etes venue id, vous aviez une quantite horrible" This the Mirepoix herself repeated to me; you may imagine her astonishment,- I mean, as far as your duty will give you leave. I like her extremely; she has a great deal of quiet sense. They try much to be English, and whip into frocks without measure, and fancy they are doing the, fashion. Then she has heard so much of that villainous custom of giving money to the servants of other people, that there is no convincing her that women of fashion never give; she distributes with both hands. The Chevalier Lorenzi has dined with me here: I gave him venison, and as he was determined to like it, he protested it was as good as beef. You will be delighted with what happened to him: he was impatient to make his brother's compliments to Mr. Chute, and hearing somebody at Kensington call Mr. Schutz, he easily mistook the sound, and went up to him, and asked him if he had not been at Florence! Schutz with the utmost Hanoverian gravity replied, "Oui, oui, fai ete a Florence, oui, oui: - ma is ou est-il ce Florence?"
On 12th September 1759 Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck died at Szczecin. His son Friedrich (age 2) succeeded Karl I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 12th September 1773 Lieutenant Dodington Egerton (age 24) died. He was buried at St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden.
Lieutenant Dodington Egerton: Around March 1749 he was born to Scroop Egerton.
On 12th September 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 67) died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew George (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.
On 12th September 1787 Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 33) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 29). She married 29th April 1817 Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland, son of Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland.
On 12th September 1808 Charles Herbert (age 34) drowned in Gijon Harbour whilst a volunteer in the Peninsular War. His widow survived him, without remarrying, sixty-eight years.
Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville. To Lady G. Morpeth (age 29). Tixal: September 12, 1812.
The Bessboroughs1 have been unpacked about a couple of hours. My aunt looks stout and well, but poor Caroline most terribly the contrary. She is worn to the bone, as pale as death and her eyes starting out of her head. She seems indeed in a sad way, alternately in tearing spirits and in tears.
I hate her character, her feelings, and herself when I am away from her, but she interests me when I am with her. and to see her poor careworn face is dismal, in spite of reason and speculation upon her extraordinary conduct. She appears to me in a state very short of insanity, and my aunt describes it as at times having been decidedly so.
God bless you, dearest. Hart and William2 do not leave Ireland till the 20th.
Caro. has been excessively entertaining at supper. Her spirits, whilst they last, seem as ungovernable as her grief. My aunt is very gay and amiable. Poor Lord Bessborough me pèse sur le cœur et l'esprit3. William Lamb laughs and eats like a trooper.
Note 1. Lord (age 54) and Lady Bessborough (age 51)
Note 2. Mr. William Ponsonby.
Note 3. "Weighs on my heart and mind", "Weighs heavily on my heart and mind", "Is a burden on my heart and mind."
On 12th September 1837 Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke was born to Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt (age 28) and Elizabeth Prussia. He married (1) 1st July 1862 Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha, daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and had issue (2) Alexandrina Hutten Czapska.
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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Memoir of the Life of William James Müller. A few more lines, brief and sad, and this memoir will be finished. On Monday morning, the 8th of September [1845], Edmund Muller had commenced to set his brother's palette after breakfast, as was his wont; and William Muller (age 33), who was propped up, seemed about as well as he had been of late, when suddenly a change came over him. He appears to have broken an internal blood-vessel. He had just strength to call to his brother for help, and then said, "Remember Gooden and — and — that other." He could not pronounce the name, but it was supposed to be Charles Bentley, to whom he was much attached. Soon after this, exhausted nature gave way, his head fell, and he never spoke again. He had entered "the Silent Land," and all his work and sufferings were over.
On Friday, the 12th, he was quietly laid to rest in the old Lewin's Mead burial-ground, situated in a retired part of Bristol, leading out of Brunswick Square. Several of his mother's relatives, the Jameses, had long been buried there. It is a small and secluded cemetery, with a few trees, shrubs, and flowers ; and the grave of Muller, marked only with a flat stone and a simple inscription, is situated at its furthest end, and is placed underneath an overhanging elder-bush. As Tennyson sang in memory of another young Englishman, we may say of Muller —
"'Tis well; 'tis something ; we may stand
Where he in English earth is laid.
And from his ashes may be made
The violets of his native land.
'Tis little; but it looks in truth
As if the quiet bones were blest
Among familiar names to rest.
And in the places of his youth."
Thomas Bateman 1846. On the 12th of September, 1846, was opened a small barrow near Wetton, Staffordshire, called Slip Lowe. In this instance, as is generally the case in that vicinity, the dst was found to be sunk to the depth of three feet in the solid rock, instead of the more usually employed method in other places of constructing a vault above the soil or rock by loose stones. The cist contained the skeleton of a young person, apparently aged about eighteen years, whose body had been deposited in a contracted form, and was accompanied by two arrow-heads of flint, and various animal bones, amongst the latter, the beak of a bird, of the falcon species, attracted particular attention, the occurrence of remains of this kind being very unusual, though certainly before observed in tumuli in the same district. A few fragments of stag's horn were distributed tluroughout the barrow, and near the surface a small piece of firmly-baked urn of late style was picked up.
Ten Years' Digging. On the 12th of September, we examined a small mound near Pilsbury, composed of earth and stones, but found only a few pieces of burnt bone and the tooth of an animal.
On 12th September 1857 Friedrich Heyser was born.
After 12th September 1891. St Mary's Church, Sprotbrough [Map]. Memorial to Richard Heber Wrightson (deceased) commissioned by his wife Albinia Thomas
Richard Heber Wrightson: In 1800 he was born to William Wrightson and Henrietta Heber. On 13th August 1832 he and Elizabeth Augusta de Grey were married at Merton, Norfolk. After 1875 he and Albinia Thomas were married at St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone. On 12th September 1891 he died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Warmsworth.
Albinia Thomas: she was born to Inigo Thomas of Ratton in Sussex and Frances Anne m Thomas. In 1895 she died.
On 12th September 1898 Diana Maud Nina Fitzroy was born to Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 51) and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 33).
On 12th September 1916 Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 22) died from wounds received in action near Kara (Kurm) Orman, Dobroudja, Roumania.
On 12th September 1934 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 62) died. His brother William (age 59) succeeded 7th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert (age 59) by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet: On 21st September 1874 he was born to Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
On 12th September 1953 James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn (age 83) died. His son James (age 49) succeeded 4th Duke Abercorn, 4th Marquess Hamilton, 5th Marquess Abercorn, 13th Earl Abercorn. Kathleen Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn (age 48) by marriage Duchess Abercorn.
On 12th September 2018 Prince Charles (age 69) visited St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map].
On 12th September 1415 John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 23) and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 15). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married before 18th October 1444 his second cousin once removed Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk, daughter of William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford, and had issue.
On 12th September 1494 King Francis I of France was born to Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême (age 35) and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.07%. He married (1) 18th May 1514 his second cousin Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France, daughter of Louis XII King France and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France, and had issue (2) 4th July 1530 his second cousin once removed Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile.
On 12th September 1608 Alexander Heinrich Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 35) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 29).
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 12th September 1615 William Turner was born to John Turner.
On 12th September 1624 Wingfield Cromwell 2nd Earl Ardglass was born to Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Ardglass (age 30) and Elizabeth Meverell Countess Ardglass. He married before 1653 Mary Russell Countess Ardglass, daughter of William Russell 1st Baronet and Frances Reade Lady Russell.
On 12th September 1649 Thomas Blount 1st Baronet was born to Henry Blount (age 47) and Hester Wase at Upper Holloway, Islington. He married 22nd July 1669 Jane Ceasar and had issue.
On 12th September 1671 William Dawes was born to John Dawes 1st Baronet and Christian Hawkins. He married 1st December 1692 Francis Cole d'Arcy, daughter of Thomas Darcy 1st Baronet, and had issue.
On 12th September 1692 Karl Ernst Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 34) and Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld at Saalfield.
On 12th September 1704 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox (age 77) and Christiana Hope. He married 1735 Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester and had issue.
On 12th September 1709 Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 25) and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort (age 22). His mother Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort died from childbirth the next day. He married 1st May 1740 Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort and had issue.
On 12th September 1726 William Lee 4th Baronet was born to Thomas Lee 3rd Baronet (age 39) and Elizabeth Sandys Lady Lee. He married 20th June 1763 Elizabeth Harcourt Lady Lee, daughter of Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass, and had issue.
On 12th September 1743 Gerard Vanneck 2nd Baronet was born to Joshua Vanneck 1st Baronet (age 42) and Mary Anne Daubuz Lady Vanneck.
On 12th September 1745 Henrietta Rosa Peregrina was born illegitimately to Henry Hare 3rd Baron Coleraine (age 52) and Rose Duplessis (age 35) at Crema. She married 2nd May 1763 James Townsend.
On 12th September 1756 Jacob Astley 5th Baronet was born to Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 26) and Rhoda Delaval (age 31). He married 14th January 1789 Hester Browne Lady Astley and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 12th September 1761 Bishop George Henry Law was born. He married 13th July 1784 Jane Adeane and had issue.
On 12th September 1787 Charlotte Herbert Duchess Northumberland was born to Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis (age 33) and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis (age 29). She married 29th April 1817 Hugh Percy 3rd Duke Northumberland, son of Hugh Percy 2nd Duke Northumberland and Frances Julia Burrell Duchess Northumberland.
On 12th September 1789 Edward George Page-Turner 5th Baronet was born to Gregory Page-Turner 3rd Baronet (age 41).
On 12th September 1798 Henrietta Charlotte Grey was born to George Grey 6th Earl Stamford 2nd Earl Warrington (age 32) and Henrietta Charteris Countess Stamford and Warrington. She married 16th December 1820 James Thomas Law, son of Bishop George Henry Law and Jane Adeane.
On 12th September 1804 Richard Duckworth-King 3rd Baronet was born to Richard King 2nd Baronet (age 29) and Sarah Anne Duckworth Lady King (age 20).
On 12th September 1807 Adelaide Lister was born to Thomas Lister. She married (1) 9th February 1826 Thomas Lister 2nd Baron Ribblesdale, son of Thomas Lister 1st Baron Ribblesdale and Rebecca Fielding Baroness Ribblesdale, and had issue (2) 11th April 1835 John Russell 1st Earl Russell, son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng, and had issue.
On 12th September 1810 Matthew Richard Onslow 4th Baronet was born to Henry Onslow 2nd Baronet (age 26).
On 12th September 1815 Charles Frederick Ashley-Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron de Mauley was born to William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley (age 28) and Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley (age 26). He married 9th August 1838 his first cousin Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley, daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane, and had issue.
On 12th September 1816 Anne Constance Dutton Baroness Dunsany was born to John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne (age 37). She married 22nd September 1846 Edward Plunkett 16th Baron Dunsany, son of Edward Wadding Plunkett 14th Baron Dunsany and Charlotta Louisa Lawless, and had issue.
On 12th September 1826 Henry Hugh Clifford was born to Charles Clifford 7th Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 36).
On 12th September 1827 Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart was born to Henry Villiers Stuart (age 24) and Theresia Pauline Ott. He married 3rd August 1865 Mary Power and had issue.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 12th September 1828 George Howland Beaumont 9th Baronet was born to George Howland Willoughby Beaumont 8th Baronet (age 29). He married (1) before 4th June 1851 Pauline Menzies Belli Lady Beaumont and had issue (2) 4th April 1872 Octavia Willoughby Lady Beaumont, daughter of Digby Willoughby 7th Baron Middleton.
On 12th September 1830 Theodore Brinckman 2nd Baronet was born to Theodore Henry Brinckman 1st Baronet (age 32) and Charlotte Osborne Lady Broadhead. He married 18th July 1861 his fifth cousin Cecilia Augusta Conyngham, daughter of Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham and Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham, and had issue.
On 12th September 1837 Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke was born to Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt (age 28) and Elizabeth Prussia. He married (1) 1st July 1862 Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha, daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and had issue (2) Alexandrina Hutten Czapska.
On 12th September 1839 Henry John Robert Osborn was born to George Robert Osborn 6th Baronet (age 25) and Charlotte Elizabeth Kerr (age 28).
On 12th September 1847 John Crichton-Stuart 3rd Marquis of the Isle of Bute was born to John Crichton-Stuart 2nd Marquis of the Isle of Bute (age 54) and Sophia Frederica Christina Rawdon-Hastings Marchioness Bute (age 38). He married 1872 his fifth cousin Gwendolen Mary Anne Fitzalan Howard Marchioness Bute, daughter of Edward George Fitzalan Howard 1st Baron Howard and Augusta Talbot, and had issue.
On 12th September 1850 Henry Asgill Ogle 7th Baronet was born to Edmund Ogle 6th Baronet (age 34).
On 12th September 1851 George John Egerton Dashwood 6th Baronet was born to Henry William Dashwood 5th Baronet (age 34). He married 12th August 1875 Mary Margaret Seymour Lady Dashwood, daughter of Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford and Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford, and had issue.
On 12th September 1852 Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith was born. He married (1) 1877 Helen Kelsall Melland and had issue (2) 10th May 1894 Emma Margaret "Margot" Tennant, daughter of Charles Tennant 1st Baronet and Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant, and had issue.
On 12th September 1857 Friedrich Heyser was born.
On 12th September 1858 Charles John Hubert Miller 8th Baronet was born to Charles Hayes Miller 7th Baronet (age 29).
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 September 1866 Richard Granville Hare 4th Earl of Listowel was born to William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel (age 33).
On 12th September 1876 Meriel Cowell-Stepney was born to Arthur Cowell-Stepney 2nd Baronet (age 41) and Margaret Warren. She married 1911 Stafford Howard-Molyneux-Howard.
On 12th September 1880 Arthur Claud Spencer Chichester 4th Baron Templemore was born to Arthur Henry Chichester 3rd Baron Templemore (age 26). He married 1911 his sixth cousin Clare Meriel Wingfield Baroness Templemore, daughter of Mervyn Wingfield 7th Viscount Powerscourt and Julia Coke Viscountess Powerscourt, and had issue.
On 12th September 1892 Douglas Frederick Duff-Gordon 7th Baronet was born to Henry William Duff Gordon 6th Baronet (age 26) and Maud Emily Hammersley Lady-Duff-Gordon.
On 12th September 1894 Norah Frances Hastings was born to Warner Hastings 15th Earl Huntingdon (age 26) and Maud Margaret Wilson Countess Huntingdon (age 26).
On 12th September 1896 John Stanhope Reade 11th Baronet was born to George Franklin Reade 10th Baronet (age 26).
On 12th September 1898 Diana Maud Nina Fitzroy was born to Henry Adelbert Wellington Fitzroy 9th Duke Beaufort (age 51) and Louise Emily Harford 9th Duchess Beaufort (age 33).
On 12th September 1909 Henry Palmer Cunard 6th Baronet was born to Alick May Cunard (age 27).
On 12th September 1920 Edward Elton Grey was born to Robin Edward Dysart Grey 6th Baronet (age 33).
On 12th September 1922 Wentworth Beaumont 3rd Viscount Allendale was born to Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont 2nd Viscount Allendale (age 32) and Violet Lucy Emily Seely Viscountess Allendale (age 25).
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 12th September 1950 John Humphrey de Trafford 7th Baronet was born to Dermot de Trafford 6th Baronet (age 25).
On 12th September 1963 Amelia Myfanwy Polly Paget was born to George Charles Henry Victor Paget 7th Marquess Anglesey (age 40).
On 12th September 1964 Jeremy Wallace 16th Baron Dudley was born to Jim Wallace 15th Baron Dudley (age 33).
On 12th September 1968 Nicholas Russell 6th Earl Russell was born to Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell (age 31).
On 12th September 1309 Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 18) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Denis I King Portugal (age 47) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 38). They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 12th September 1745 Francis Charteris de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss (age 21) and Catherine Gordon Countess Wemyss (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon and Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon. He the son of James Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss (age 46) and Janet Charteris. They were fourth cousins.
On 12th September 1749 John Mordaunt (age 40) and Elizabeth Hamilton Baroness Dormer were married.
On 12th September 1769 Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton (age 20) and Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton (age 16) were married. She by marriage Lady Egerton and Oulton.
On 12th September 1801 Edward Crofton 3rd Baronet (age 22) and Charlotte Stewart Lady Crofton (age 24) were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 58).
On 12th September 1844 James Walter Grimston 2nd Earl Verulam (age 35) and Elizabeth Joanna Weyland Countess Verulam (age 19) were married. He the son of James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 68) and Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 12th September 1859 Henry Valentine Stafford-Jerningham 9th Baron Stafford (age 57) and Emma Eliza Gerard (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 39 years.
On 12th September 1863 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 63) and Susan Isabel Elton Smith Countess Wilton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. The difference in their ages was 42 years. He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster.
On 12th September 1876 Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny (age 22) and Violet Streatfeild (age 21) were married. He the son of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 49) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny.
On 12th September 1892 Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin (age 25) and Lucy Ridsdale Countess Baldwin (age 23) were married.
On 12th September 1925 Major Terence Eden 8th Baron Auckland (age 32) and Evelyn Vane Drummond of Cromlix Baroness Auckland (age 20) were married. They were first cousins.
On 12th September 1957 Clarence Bruce 3rd Baron Aberdare (age 72) and Griselda Hervey Baroness Aberdare were married. She by marriage Baroness Aberdare of Duffryn in Glamorganshire.
On 12th September 1015 Lambert "Bearded" Reginar I Count Louvain (age 65) was killed in battle with an army of Godfrey Ardennes Count Verdun (age 50). His son Henry succeeded I Count Louvain.
On 12th September 1368 Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 26) died at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire [Map]. Her last words were said to be "Souveyne vous de moi" ("Don't forget me") the 'S' of which was possibly subsequently represented on the Lancastrian Esses Collar. She was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. Her son Henry of Grosmont (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 6th Earl Lancaster.
On 12th September 1410 Idoine Glevant Baroness Bourchier died.
On 12th September 1573 Archibald Campbell 5th Earl Argyll (age 39) died. His half brother Colin (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Argyll.
On 12th September 1637 Giles Brydges 1st Baronet (age 64) died at Peterstowe, Herefordshire. His son John (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. Mary Powell Lady Wilton by marriage Lady Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
On 12th September 1651 William Hamilton 2nd Duke Hamilton (age 34) died from wounds received at the Battle of Worcester. His niece Anne (age 19), daughter of the 1st Duke, succeeded 3rd Duchess Hamilton. Earl Cambridge, Baron Innerdale extinct.
On 12th September 1656 Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 72) died. His grandson Philip (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Chesterfield, 2nd Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 12th September 1668 Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe (age 51) died at Lobthorpe. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. His memorial reads: "Near this Place lies the Body of Richard Sherard Of the Hamlet of Lopthorp in the County of Lincoln, Esq;, the only Son of John Sherard, Esq;, who was the eldest Son of Sir William Sherard; the which Richard married Margaret, Daughter of Lumley Dewe of Bishop-Upton (age 68) in the County of Hereford, Esq;, and had by her six Children, namely, three Sons, (viz.) John (age 6), Richard (age 2), and Brownlow; and Three Daughters, (viz.) Alice (age 9), Mary, and Elizabeth. He died the twelfth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1668."
On 12th September 1685 Edmund Bacon 4th Baronet (age 52) died. His first cousin Robert (age 33) succeeded 5th Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk.
On 12th September 1691 John George Wettin III Elector Saxony (age 44) died. His son John (age 22) succeeded IV Elector Saxony.
On 12th September 1702 John Cotton 3rd Baronet (age 81) died in Stratton, Bedfordshire. His grandson John (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.
On 12th September 1705 John Hoskyns 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. He was buried in St Denis' Church, Harewood. His son Bennet (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Hoskyns of Harewood in Herefordshire
On 12th September 1724 Brian Broughton 3rd Baronet (age 46) died. His son Brian (age 7) succeeded 4th Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.
On 12th September 1727 Thomas Delves 4th Baronet (age 74) died. Baronet Delves of Dodington in Cheshire extinct.
On 12th September 1728 Thomas Twisden 3rd Baronet (age 58) died. His son Thomas (age 25) succeeded 4th Baronet Twisden of Bradbourne in Kent.
On 12th September 1749 Mary Howe Countess Pembroke and Montgomery died.
On 12th September 1759 Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck died at Szczecin. His son Friedrich (age 2) succeeded Karl I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 12th September 1762 Elizabeth Bristow Countess Buckinghamshire died.
On 12th September 1775 Anne Howard Lady Yonge died.
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 12th September 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 67) died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew George (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.
On 12th September 1797 Barbara Kemp Countess Newburgh died.
On 12th September 1805 Dorothy Shafto Countess Lisburne (age 72) died.
On 12th September 1824 Charles Bostock aka Rich 1st Baronet (age 72) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baronet Rich of Shirley House in Hampshire. Francs-Maria Lethbridge Lady Rich by marriage Lady Rich of Shirley House in Hampshire.
On 12th September 1832 John Coutenay Honywood 5th Baronet (age 45) died. His son John (age 20) succeeded 6th Baronet Honywood of Evington in Kent.
On 12th September 1845 Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill 3rd Marquess Downshire (age 56) died. His son Arthur (age 33) succeeded 4th Marquess Downshire. Caroline Stapleton-Cotton Marchioness Downshire (age 30) by marriage Marchioness Downshire.
On 12th September 1920 George Denison 3rd Earl of Londesborough (age 28) died unmarried. His brother Hugo (age 25) succeeded 4th Earl Londesborough in Yorkshire, 5th Baron Londesborough of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
On 12th September 1923 Leigh Hoskyns 11th Baronet (age 73) died. His brother Edwyn (age 72) succeeded 12th Baronet Hoskyns of Harewood in Herefordshire.
On 12th September 1932 Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter (age 71) died. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant.
On 12th September 1933 Francis Layland-Barratt 1st Baronet (age 73) died. His son Francis (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Layland Barratt of the Manor House and of Trefgarne Lodge.
On 12th September 1933 William Bulkeley Barrington 9th Viscount Barrington (age 85) died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham. His son William (age 60) succeeded 10th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 9th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 4th Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
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 12th September 1934 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 62) died. His brother William (age 59) succeeded 7th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert (age 59) by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet: On 21st September 1874 he was born to Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
On 12th September 1936 Horace Neville Blakiston 5th Baronet (age 75) died without issue. His brother Charles (age 73) succeeded 6th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 12th September 1949 Eric Chaplin 2nd Viscount Chaplin (age 71) died. His son Anthony succeeded 3rd Viscount Chaplin of Saint Oswald's in Blankney in Lincolnshire. Alvilde Bridges Viscountess Chaplin (age 40) by marriage Viscountess Chaplin of Saint Oswald's in Blankney in Lincolnshire.
On 12th September 1953 James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn (age 83) died. His son James (age 49) succeeded 4th Duke Abercorn, 4th Marquess Hamilton, 5th Marquess Abercorn, 13th Earl Abercorn. Kathleen Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn (age 48) by marriage Duchess Abercorn.
On 12th September 2018 Hugh Ivor Edwardes 8th and 5th Baron Edwardes (age 84) died. His son William (age 54) succeeded 9th Baron Kensington, 6th Baron Kensington of Middlesex.