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1236 Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence
1486 Marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth York
1535 Visit of Chabot the French Admiral
1559 Coronation of Elizabeth I
1587 Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
On 14th January 1131 Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark was born to Canute Lavard (deceased). He married before 1159 Sophia of Minsk and had issue.
On 14th January 1139 Simon Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 63) died. His son Matthias (age 20) succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
On 14th January 1236 King Henry III of England (age 28) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich (age 61). She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence (age 38) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 38). He the son of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 48). They were fourth cousins.
Annals of Dunstable. [14th January 1236] In the same year, the bishops of Ely and of Hereford, agents and envoys of the king of England, led to him in marriage Eleanor1, daughter of the count of Provence, with ten thousand marks having been promised in the name of a dowry. And then both were crowned, king and queen, in the month of January at Westminster.
Eodem anno Eliensis et Herfordensis episcopi, procuratores et nuntii regis Angliæ, duxerunt ei in uxorem Ysabel, filiam comitis Provincise, cum promisso decem milium marcarum, nomine dotis. Et tum coronati sunt ambo, rex et regina, mense Januario apud Westmonasterium.
Note 1. The Latin text mistakes Ysabel for Eleanor.
Annals of Waverley. 1236. In this year, at the petition of Henry, king of the English, son of King John, Eleanor, daughter of the count of Provence, was brought into England after the Nativity of the Lord; and on the morrow of Saint Hilary [14th January] she was betrothed to the said King Henry in the city of Canterbury by Edmund, archbishop of Canterbury of venerable memory.
MCCXXXVI. Hoc anno ad petitionern Henrici regis Angiorum, filii Johannis regis, adducta est in Angliam Alienora filia comitis Provinciæ, post Natale Domini, et in crastino Sancti Hylarii dicto regi Henrico desponsata, in civitate Cantuariæ, a venerabilis memoriæ Ædmundo Cantuariensi archiepiscopo, ...
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris. 14th January 1236. Having thus safely landed, they set out for Canterbury, Kent [Map], and were met by the king (age 28), who rushed into the arms of the messengers, and, having seen the lady and received possession of her, he married her at Canterbury; the ceremony being performed on the fourteenth of January, by Edmund, archbishop (age 61) of that place, assisted by the bishops, who had come with the lady, in the presence of the other nobles and prelates of the kingdom.
Annals of Burton. Eleanor, daughter of Raymond, count of Provence, married King Henry, and was crowned on the thirteenth day before the Kalends of February [20th January 1236] at London, where a great and renowned festivity was held, and great gifts were distributed. She was betrothed on the nineteenth day before the Kalends of February [14th January 1236] at Canterbury.
Alienor, filia Randulphi comitis de Provincia, nupsit Henrico regi, et coronata est xiii. kal. Februarii apud Londoniam, ubi magna et celebris agitur festivitas, et magna donaria largita sunt. Desponsata fuit xix. kal. Februari apud Cantuariam.
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 14th January 1273 Joan Blois I Queen Navarre was born to Henry I King Navarre (age 29) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 25). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 16th August 1284 her second cousin King Philip IV of France, son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France, and had issue.
Annals of Dunstable. In the same year, on the morrow of Saint Hilary [14th January 1284], Robert Fuke and Walter of Wimunddesham, justices of the lord king for hearing special writs, sat at Dunstable. Before them we were impleaded by Agnes daughter of William Burchard and Alice her sister, by a writ of mort d'ancestor, concerning one messuage and ten acres of land and three roods and a half of land, and three roods and a half of meadow, with appurtenances in Eversholt. Likewise, by the same writ, the said Agnes and Alice impleaded Simon Wymund, who held three roods of land there; also Ralph Philip, who held one rood of land there; also Richard of the Ford, who held one rood of land there; also Richard Philip, who held one rood and a half there. And the said prior, Simon, Ralph, Richard, and Richard offered themselves against the said Agnes and Alice. But the said Agnes and Alice withdrew from prosecuting, submitting themselves wholly in this matter to the grace of the lord prior, under this form: namely, that the prior should inquire by his court at Segheho [Shefford] into their right, and according to this he should do more or less for them. And it should be known that by the court of the prior the said women could take nothing away in this case, because Burchard, their great-grandfather, acknowledged himself to be the villein of the said prior for the said tenement, before the justices in eyre at Bedford in the third year of King Henry, son of King John; as appears in a chirograph there levied between Felicia, wife of Arnold le Blottere, plaintiff, and Richard the prior, defendant, concerning half a virgate of land and five acres in Eversholt, etc. And it should be known that nothing of this was enrolled in the rolls of the said justices Robert Fuke and Walter, because the prior had the original writ quashed, by their gift. Moreover, the date of that writ was the twenty-eighth day of March, in the tenth year of King Edward. And in the twelfth year of the same king the said women ceased from prosecuting.
Eodem anno, in crastino Sancti Hillarii, Robertus Fuke et Walterus de Wimunddesham, justiciarii domini regis ad brevia specialia placitanda, sederunt apud Dunstaple. Coram quibus inplacitati fuimus per Agnetem filiam Willelmi Burchard et Aliciam sororem ejus, per breve de morte antecessoris, de uno mesuagio et decem acris terræ et tribus rodis terræ et dimidia, tribus rodis prati et dimidia, cum pertinentiis in Everesholth. Item, per idem breve, dictæ Agnes et Alicia implacitarunt Simonem Wymund, qui tres rodas terræ inde tenuit. Item Radulfum Philip, qui unam rodam terræ inde tenuit. Item Ricardum de la Forde, qui unam rodam terræ inde tenuit. Item Ricardum Philip, qui unam rodam terræ et dimidiam inde tenuit. Et prædicti prior, Simon, Radulfus, Ricardus, et Ricardus, obtulerunt se versus dictas Agnetem et Aliciam. Et prædictæ Agnes et Alicia subtraxerunt se a prosequendo, supponentes se totaliter in hac parte gratiæ domini prioris, sub hac forma; videlicet, quod prior inquireret per curiam suam apud Segeho de jure earundem; et secundum hoc faceret eis plus vel minus. Et sciendum, quod per curiam prioris nihil poterunt at Segendictæ mulieres asportare; eo quod Burchardus, proavus earundem, recognovit se esse villanum dicti prioris de dicto tenemento, coram justiciariis itinerantibus apud Bedeforde, anno regni regis Henrici, filii regis Johannis, tertio; ut patet in cyrographo ibidem levato inter Feliciam uxorem Arnoldi le Blottere petentem, et Ricardum priorem defendentem, de dimidia virgata terræ et quinque acris in Eversholth, etc. Et sciendum quod nihil fuit de hoc inrotulatum in rotulis dictorum justiciariorum Roberti Fuke et Walteri, eo quod haberet prior breve originale pro nihilo, ex dono eorundem. Item fuit data illius brevis, anno regni regis Edwardi decimo, vicesimo-octavo die Martii. Et anno ejusdem regis Edwardi duodecimo dictæ mulieres cessarunt a prosequendo.
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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. On the day after All Souls [3rd November 1296] of that same year, the king held his parliament at Bury St Edmunds, where, at his request, a twelfth penny was granted by the people, an eighth by the cities and boroughs, and a fifth by the clergy. It was answered, however, that neither the clergy could grant, nor the king receive, anything, unless both parties would incur the sentence of excommunication as contained in the bull. They added that they did not believe the king wished for this, nor would it be to his advantage. But the king was displeased with this reply, so the clergy were summoned to another parliament at London on the morrow of St Hilary [14th January 1297], in order that, with more time for deliberation, they might give a better answer. When the day came and the clergy were gathered there, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Master Robert of Winchelsey (age 51), having consulted with those sent on the king's behalf, gave this reply: "It is well known to you, my lords, and cannot be hidden, that under Almighty God we have two masters: a spiritual one and a temporal one. The spiritual is the pope, and the temporal is our lord the king. Though we owe obedience to both, we owe more to the spiritual than to the temporal. Nevertheless, wishing to please both, we agree and intend at our own expense to send special messengers to our spiritual father the pope, to ask for permission to grant this, or at least to receive his instruction on what we should do. We also believe that our lord the king, just like us, fears and seeks to avoid the excommunication contained in the bull." To this, the king's envoys replied: "Choose among yourselves certain persons who will report these words to the king on your behalf; for we, knowing his anger is already kindled, dare not relay such a message." When they did so, the king's fury ignited, and burning with wrath, he placed the Archbishop of Canterbury and the whole English clergy outside of his protection and favour, ordering that all church lands, even the endowed lands, throughout England be seized into his hands. And as many believed, it happened miraculously that on the very same day the king excluded the clergy from his protection, his soldiers in Gascony were routed and defeated by the French, as will be shown later. Furthermore, the king's chief justice, seated on the bench, declared publicly before all: "You, the attorneys of archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, and all other clergy: tell your lords that from now on no justice will be granted to them in the king's court, no matter how grievous the injury they may have suffered. But justice will be done against them for all who bring complaints and seek it." Astonishing to say! The common justice granted to all the people is, by some strange spirit, denied to the clergy, and Mother Church, who once ruled over her sons, now serves and is enslaved by them. Now, Henry of Newark, elected archbishop of York, along with the bishops of Durham, Ely, Salisbury, and others, fearing the king's great wrath, and sensing grave danger approaching, arranged to voluntarily deposit a fifth of their church income for that year in sacred places, claiming it was for the defence of the English Church in its urgent need, so they might escape the king's wrath without violating the pope's bull. Yet whatever the clergy deposited, the royal treasury seized; and so, those who arranged and gave a fifth under that guise won back royal protection. But the Archbishop of Canterbury held firm. He would neither agree to the tax nor deposit anything, choosing instead to suffer the king's wrath rather than fall under the sentence of excommunication. As a result, all his goods were seized, his gold and silver vessels taken, and all his horses confiscated. His household abandoned him, and nothing remained from which even a poor man of Christ could be fed. The king issued a strict command that no one, monastic or lay, should give him shelter, under pain of forfeiture. Thus was the Apostle's exhortation "Welcome one another as Christ welcomed you", emptied of meaning. He remained cast out, sheltering in the house of a humble parish priest, with only a chaplain and one clerk, having nowhere in his entire archbishopric to lay his head. Still, he preached the word of God boldly, begging publicly, and protesting everywhere that all who gave the king or any secular person anything without the pope's consent had without doubt fallen into the bull's sentence of excommunication, always declaring himself ready to die for the Church of God. Meanwhile, the friends of Oliver, Bishop of Lincoln, though he too had refused the king's demands, arranged that the Sheriff of Lincoln take a fifth of the bishop's goods, after which his lands and possessions were restored to him. All the monasteries of his diocese and of the province of Canterbury had also been seized into the king's hands, with custodians appointed to provide the religious only with bare necessities, the rest going to the treasury. So abbots and priors, compelled by necessity, approached the king's court, not to confess sins, but to ransom back their own goods, paying a fourth. At that time, no justice was available to the clergy, and they suffered many injuries. Monks and other religious were robbed of their horses on public roads, and they received no justice until they paid for royal protection through a redemption fee.
In crastino Animarum ejusdem anni tenuit rex The clergy parliamentum suum apud Sanctum Edmundum, ubi, ad rogatum ipsius, concessus est duodecimus denarius a populo, octavus a civitatibus et burgis, a clero quintus. Responsum est, quod nec ipsi dare vel concedere, nec ipse quicquam accipere posset, nisi uterque eorum sententiam excommunicationis incurreret in bulla latam; quod tamen regem velle non credebant, nec sibi expedire sciebant. Sed non placuit regi responsum hoc, unde adjornati sunt ad aliud parliamentum Londoniis in crastino Sancti Hilarii, ut interim cum deliberatione consulti melius responderent. Adveniente tandem die, et ibidem clero congregato, Cantuariensis archiepiscopus, magister Robertus de Wynchelse, communicato consilio hiis qui a facie regis' mittebantur, respondit in hæc verba: "Satis vobis constat, domini mei, nec latere potest, quod sub omnipotenti Deo duos etiam dominos habemus, spiritualem scilicet et temporalem; spiritualem vero dominum papam, et temporalem dominum nostrum regem; et quamvis utrique obedientiam debeamus, majorem tamen temporali quam spirituali. Verum ut placere possimus utrique, concedimus et mittere volumus sumptibus nostris nuncios nostros spciales ad ipsum patrem spiritualem dominum papam, ut licentiam ad concedendum habere possimus, vel saltem responsum habeamus ab ipso quid facere debeamus: credimus etiam dominum nostrum regem, sicut et nos, ipsam excommunicationis sententiam in bulla latam et timere et effugere velle." Ad hæc nuncii regis: "Ordinate ex vobis, domini carissimi, personas certas, qui talia domino regi ex parte vestra. renuncient; nos enim, scientes indignationem ejus accensam, veremur omnino talia nunciare." Quod cum ipsi fecissent, mox furor regis insævit, They are et excandens in iram, ipsum Cantuariensem archiepiscopum cum toto clero Anglicano extra suam defensionem et protectionem posuit; præcepitque ut omnes terræ etiam dotales totius ecclesiæ Anglicanæ in manum ipsius seisirentur. Et, ut creditur, miraculose contigit, eadem enim die qua extra protectionem suam rex clerum posuerat," confusi sunt milites sui in Vasconia, et a Francis devicti, ut infra patet. Justitiarius etiam regis in banco ex parte regis pro tribunali sedens, omnibus circumstantibus publice dixit, "Vos domini attornati archiepiscoporum, episcoporum, abbatum et priorum, cæterarumque personarum omnium ex clero, nunciate dominis vestris et dicite,' quod de cætero in curia domini regis nulla fiet eis justitia de quacunque re, etiam si illata fuerit eis injuria atrocissima. Justitia tamen de eis fiet omnibus conquerentibus, et eam habere volentibus. Mirabile dictu! communis justitia quæ populo conceditur, nescio quo spiritu, ipsi clero denegatur, ancillaturque et servit mater ecclesia, quæ solebat antiquitus filiis dominari." Electus autem Eborum Henricus de Newerk, item Dunolmensis, Eliensis, Salesbiriensis episcopi,' et quidam alii, timentes iram regis maximam, et conjecturantes grave periculum imminere, ordinaverunt se deponere velle in æde sacra quintam partem bonorum ecclesiasticorum illius anni, ad tuitionem ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, et defensionem urgentissimæ necessitatis, ut sic iram regis evaderent, et sententiam in bulla latam non incurrerent. Quicquid tamen deponebat clerus, tollebat fiscus; et sic ordinantes, et sub colore quintam partem concedentes, protectionem regis consecuti sunt. Canterbury's tuariensis vero archiepiscopus, animum non mutans, nec concedere nec deponere quicquam voluit, elegitque potius iram regis quam sententiam excommunicationis incurrere; unde seisita sunt omnia bona sua, et vasa ejus aurea et argentea occupata sunt, et equi omnes; recesseruntque ab eo familiares ejus, nec remansit quicquam unde Christi pauper aleretur; præceptumque est, sub gravi forisfactura regis, ne quis eum hospitio susciperet in monasterio vel extra, evacuatumque est illud apostoli, "Suscipite invicem sicut et Christus suscepit vos:" mansitque sic ejectus in domo cujusdam simplicis rectoris, cum solo sacerdote et uno clerico, non habens ex toto archiepiscopatu ubi caput reponeret; constanter tamen egit in verbo Domini, publice mendicans, et ubique protestans omnes qui vel regi vel personæ seculari præter voluntatem domini papæ quicquam concederent, in canonem latæ sententiæ eo facto proculdubio incidisse, semper existens paratus ad moriendum pro ecclesia Dei. Amici vero Lincolniensis episcopi Oliveri, etiam ipso voluntatem regis non ratificante, procuraverunt tamen quod vicecomes Lincolniensis, levata quinta parte de bonis ipsius episcopi, extunc ei possessiones et terras restitueret. Omnia etiam monasteria episcopatus ipsius, et totius provinciæ Cantuariensis, seisita fuerant in manum regis, et ex præcepto ipsius custodes appositi qui ipsis religiosis solummodo necessaria ministrarent, et reliqua converterentur in fiscum. Unde abbates et priores necessitate compulsi curiam regis adierunt, non peccata quidem sed bona propria redimentes, data quarta. Nulla tunc temporis fiebat justitia clero, et passi sunt clerici injurias multas. Religiosi etiam in via regia equis suis spoliabantur, et nullam consecuti sunt justitiam, quousque, redemptione facta, eis daretur regia protectio.
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On 14th January 1392 Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria (age 15) and Margaret Pomerania Duchess Austria (age 26) were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 40).
On 14th January 1476 Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to Thomas St Leger (age 36) and Anne York Duchess Exeter (age 36). Her mother died in childbirth. She was buried at St Leger Chantry, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1490 her half third cousin George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley and had issue.
Vatican Regesta Vol. DCLXXXV Secretarum Tomus IV 2 Innocent VIII. 10 Kal. Aug. Decree, at the petition of king Henry (age 29) and queen Elizabeth (age 20), that a notarial copy of the process before James, bishop of Imola, Apostolic Nuncio with the power of a legate de latere, in regard to the dispensation granted by him to them to contract marriage, notwithstanding the impediment arising from their being related in the double fourth degree of kindred, shall have the same credence as the original letters of the said bishop. The Pope (age 54) exemplifies the said letters and process as follows:
Public instrument, setting forth that in the year of the Incarnation 1486, after the computation of the English church, the 4th indiction, anno 2 Innocent VIII [16th January 1486], in the chapel of St. Mary [the Virgin] on the east side of the cathedral church of St. Paul, London [Map], before James, bishop of Imola, apostolic legate to England and Scotland, in presence of the below-written notaries public, appointed by the said bishop as scribes in the below-written matter of dispensation, and witnesses below-named, there appeared in person Master Robert Morton (age 51), Archdeacon of Winchester, and John de Giglis, I.U.D., as proctors of king Henry, and Richard Hill, dean of the chapel of the household of the said king, and David William, doctor of decrees, dean of St. Mary's Arches, London, as proctors of the lady Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late king Edward IV, who produced their mandates of procuration and presented to the said legate a schedule of petition on behalf of the said king and lady, praying him to dispense them to marry, notwithstanding the impediment of their relationship in the fourth and fourth degrees of kindred, as was specified by the said Master Robert Morton.
The said instrument exemplifies the said procurations and schedule, as follows:
(i) A public instrument, setting forth that in the year of the Incarnation, etc., 1486, the 4th indiction, anno 2 Innocent VIII, January 14, in a certain great chamber within the palace royal at Westminster, before Thomas, archbishop of York (age 62) and legate of the apostolic see, John, bishop of Worcester (age 56), chancellor of England, and Jasper duke of Bedford (age 54), and many other nobles and magnates, in the presence of me, Richard Spencer, notary public below-written, the said king, present in person, appointed Masters John de Giglis, I.U.D., and Robert Morton, master or keeper of the rolls of the chancery of the said king, as his proctors to appear before the said bishop and legate (who, as is said, has faculty from the apostolic see to dispense a certain number of persons related in the fourth and fourth degrees of kindred and affinity to contract marriage), and to request him to exhibit, etc., the said letters, and execute them in accordance with the desire of the said king, etc. Of all which things, done on the above date and in the above place, in the presence of the above-named witnesses and of Richard Spencer, clerk, of the diocese of Lincoln, notary public by apostolic and imperial authorities, registrar-principal of the court of Canterbury, and keeper of the registers of the same court, the said notary has made the present public instrument, and, being otherwise engaged, has caused it to be written by another, and has published and drawn it up in this public form, and has signed it with his wonted sign and name;.
(ii) A like public instrument, setting forth that on the same date as in the preceding, and in a certain chamber within the royal palace of Westminster, before John, bishop of Worcester, chancellor of England, John lord de Wellys (age 36), Master William Smyth, dean of the chapel royal of Wymbourn in the diocese of Salisbury, and other witnesses, in the presence of the above notary, Richard Spencer, the above lady Elizabeth, present in person, appointed Masters Richard Hill, dean of the chapel of the king's household, and David William, doctor of decrees, dean of St. Mary's Arches, London, and commissary-general of the official of the court of Canterbury and president of the said court, in the absence of the said official, as her proctors to appear, etc., as in the preceding. Of all which things, done on the above date and in the above place, in the presence of the abovenamed witnesses and of … Richard Spencer, clerk, etc., as above, the said notary has made, written, subscribed, published, and drawn up in this public form the present public instrument, and has signed it with his wonted sign and name;.
(iii) The petition to James, bishop of Imola, apostolic legate to England and Scotland, on behalf of the most serene prince and lord, the lord Henry, by the grace of God king of England and France and lord of Ireland, of the one part, and of the most illustrious (clarissime) lady, the lady Elizabeth, eldest legitimate and natural daughter of the late Edward, sometime king of England and France and lord of Ireland, of the other part, setting forth that whereas the said king Henry has by God's providence won his realm of England, and is in peaceful possession thereof, and has been asked by all the lords of his realm, both spiritual and temporal, and also by the general council of the said realm, called Parliament, to take the said lady Elizabeth to wife, he, wishing to accede to the just petitions of his subjects, desires to take the said lady to wife, but cannot do so without dispensation, inasmuch as they are related in the fourth and fourth degrees of kindred, wherefore petition is made on their behalf to the said legate to grant them dispensation by his apostolic authority to contract marriage and remain therein, notwithstanding the said impediment of kindred, and to decree the offspring to be born thereof legitimate.
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On 14th January 1507 Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%. She married 10th February 1525 her first cousin John III King Portugal, son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1535. 14th January 1535. 48. Nothing is known about news from Ireland, except that about three days ago Cromwell delivered a good sum of money to two Irishmen, and said to some who were present that they had already taken one of the principal of those who had caused trouble there, and that Kildare would be taken and brought hither in a few days. Cromwell also mentioned that the king of France was raising lanceknights about Lorraine and the county of Montbeliard. Kildare has long been threatened, and will take as good care of himself as hitherto. It is true many fear that his men may betray him if he has not money to maintain them. I am told by a good man that about 60 English harquebusiers had entered some tower, but were surprised and driven out by Kildare, leaving their arms behind. I hear the King and Council are much disappointed at hearing nothing from France on the subject of the negotiations between the King and the Admiral (age 43), and they fear some intelligence with your Majesty. The King hopes that at an interview with Francis, which he reckons will be very soon, he will break off all other understandings. And to persuade Francis the better to this assembly, in order that he may not excuse himself, as last year, I am told that the King has come to no determination on any of the matters proposed by the Admiral, but put off his answer till the meeting. That was the answer given (among other things) as to the marriage of this princess with the duke of Angouleme; which the Admiral, I am told, took very ill; and still worse what occurred at the feast the King gave him on the eve of his departure, when he, being seated next the Lady (age 34), while they were dancing, she burst into a fit of incontrollable laughter without any occasion. The Admiral frowned, and said, "What, madam, do you laugh at me?" On which she excused herself by saying it was because the King had told her he was going to ask for the Admiral's secretary to amuse her, and that the King had met on the way a lady who made him forget the matter. I don't know if the excuse was accepted as satisfactory. The King, on the other hand, and the Lady were much disappointed that the Admiral showed no pleasure at any attention that was shown to him, even at the Tower of London and the Ordnance.
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Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th January 1559. [The xiv day of January the Queen (age 25) came in a chariot from] the Towre [Map], with all the lordes and ladies [in crimson] velvet, and ther horses trapyd with the sam, and [trumpeters in] red gownes blohyng, and all the haroldes in ther cottes armur, and all the strettes stroyd with gravell; and at Grasyus strett [Map] a goodly pagantt of kyng [Henry] the viij and quen Ane ys wyff and of ther lenege, and in Cornelle [Map] a-nodur goodly pagantt of kyng Henry and kyng Edward the vjth; and be-syd Soper lane in [Cheap a]nodur goodly pagantt, and the condyth pentyd; [and] at the lytylle condutt a-nodur goodly pagant of a qwyke tre and a ded, and the quen had a boke gyffyn her ther; and ther the recorder of London and the chamburlayn (age 38) delevered unto the quen a purse of gold fulle to the waluw of (blank); and so to the Flett strett to the condyt, and ther was a-nodur goodly pagantt of the ij chyrchys; and at Tempylle bare was ij grett gyanttes, the one name was Goott-magott [Gogmagog] a Albaon and the thodur Co(rineus.)
The Letter Books of Amias Paulet Keeper of Mary Queen of Scots Published 1874 Marys Execution. [8th February 1587] Poulet (age 54), as has already been said, was made Chancellor of the Garter in April, 1587, but he did not retain this preferment for a whole year. He continued in the Captaincy of Jersey up to his death, but he appears to have resided in and near London. In the British Museum are two letters from him of small importance. One, addressed to the Lord High Admiral, is dated, "From my poor lodging in Fleet Street [Map], the 14th of January, 1587," about "right of tenths in Jersey, belonging to the Government." The other, "From my little lodge at Twickenham, the 24th of April, 1588," "on behalf of Berry," whose divorce was referred by the Justices of the Common Pleas to four Doctors of the Civil Law, of whom Mr. Doctor Caesar, Judge of the Admiralty, to whom the letter was written, was one.
His name also occurs in a letter, from Walsingham to Burghley, dated May 23, 1587, while Elizabeth still kept up the farce of Burghley's disgrace for despatching Mary Stuart's death-warrant. "Touching the Chancellorship of the Duchy, she told Sir Amias Poulet that in respect of her promise made unto me, she would not dispose of it otherwise. But yet hath he no power to deliver the seals unto me, though for that purpose the Attorney is commanded to attend him, who I suppose will be dismissed hence this day without any resolution." And on the 4th of January following, together with the other lords of the Council, he signed a letter addressed by the Privy Council to the Lord Admiral and to Lord Buckhurst, the Lieutenants of Sussex, against such Catholics as "most obstinately have refused to come to the church to prayers and divine service," requiring them to "cause the most obstinate and noted persons to be committed to such prisons as are fittest for their safe keeping: the rest that are of value, and not so obstinate, are to be referred to the custody of some -ecclesiastical persons and other gentlemen well affected, to remain at the charges of the recusant, to be restrained in such sort as they may be forthcoming, and kept from intelligence with one another." On the 26th of September, in the year in which this letter was written, 1588, Sir Amias Poulet died.
Poulet was buried in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. [Map]. When that church was pulled down to be rebuilt, his remains, with the handsome monument erected over them, were removed to the parish church of Hinton St. George. After various panegyrics in Latin, French, and English inscribed on his monument, a quatrain, expressive apparently of royal favour, pays the following tribute to the service rendered by him to the State as Keeper of the Queen of Scots: Never shall cease to spread wise Poulet's fame; These will speak, and men shall blush for shame: Without offence to speak what I do know, Great is the debt England to him doth owe.
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On 14th January 1656 Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin II Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 52). She married 25th October 1671 her third cousin Johann Adolph I Duke Saxe Weissenfels and had issue.
On 14th January 1657 John Dutton (age 62) died. He was buried in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Sculpted by Thomas Burman (age 39). A shrouded upright effigy in white marble within a round-headed niche flanked by black marble columns with Corinthian Capitals and scrolled pediment with the Sherborne arms at the centre, above. Inscription plaques either side. Inscription to John Dutton below.
John Dutton: John Dutton and Elizabeth Bayntun were married. John Dutton and Anne King were married. She the daughter of Bishop John King. Before 5th October 1594 he was born to William Dutton. On 5th October 1594 John Dutton was baptised.
Thomas Burman: Around 1618 he was born. Around 1632 Thomas Burman was apprenticed to Edward Marshall. In the 1660s Thomas Burman employed six apprentices and assistants. On 17th March 1674 he died in the parish of St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. He was buried at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th January 1660. Saturday. Nothing to do at our office. Thence into the Hall, and just as I was going to dinner from Westminster Hall with Mr. Moore (with whom I had been in the lobby to hear news, and had spoke with Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (age 38) about my Lord's (age 34) lodgings) to his house, I met with Captain Holland, who told me that he hath brought his wife to my house, so I posted home and got a dish of meat for them. They staid with me all the afternoon, and went hence in the evening. Then I went with my wife, and left her at market, and went myself to the Coffee-house, and heard exceeding good argument against Mr. Harrington's (age 49) assertion, that overbalance of propriety [i.e., property] was the foundation of government. Home, and wrote to Hinchinbroke, and sent that and my other letter that missed of going on Thursday last. So to bed.
On 14th January 1665 Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet was born to Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34). She married 14th August 1684 her fifth cousin once removed Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet, son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet, and had issue.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th January 1668. Thence by coach to Mrs. Pierce's, where my wife and Deb. is; and there they fell to discourse of the last night's work at Court, where the ladies and Duke of Monmouth (age 18) and others acted "The Indian Emperour"; wherein they told me these things most remark able: that not any woman but the Duchesse of Monmouth (age 16) and Mrs. Cornwallis (age 18) did any thing but like fools and stocks, but that these two did do most extraordinary well: that not any man did any thing well but Captain O'Bryan, who spoke and did well, but, above all things, did dance most incomparably. That she did sit near the players of the Duke's house; among the rest, Mis Davis (age 20), who is the most impertinent slut, she says, in the world; and the more, now the King (age 37) do show her countenance; and is reckoned his mistress, even to the scorne of the whole world; the King gazing on her, and my Baroness Castlemayne (age 27) being melancholy and out of humour, all the play, not smiling once. The King, it seems, hath given her a ring of £700, which she shews to every body, and owns that the King did give it her; and he hath furnished a house for her in Suffolke Street most richly, which is a most infinite shame. It seems she is a bastard of Colonell Howard, my Lord Berkshire (age 48), and that he do pimp to her for the King, and hath got her for him; but Pierce says that she is a most homely jade as ever she saw, though she dances beyond any thing in the world. She tells me that the Duchesse of Richmond (age 20) do not yet come to the Court, nor hath seen the King, nor will not, nor do he own his desire of seeing her; but hath used means to get her to Court, but they do not take.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th January 1682. Dined at the Bishop of Rochester's (age 57), at the Abbey [Map], it being his marriage day, after twenty-four years. He related to me how he had been treated by Sir William Temple, foreseeing that he might be a delegate in the concern of my Baroness Ogle (age 14) now likely come in controversy upon her marriage with Mr. Thynn (age 34); also how earnestly the late Earl of Danby (age 49) [NOTE. The word 'late' suggest the Earl being dead but may refer to his downfall around 1678], Lord Treasurer, sought his friendship, and what plain and sincere advice he gave him from time to time about his miscarriages and partialities; particularly his outing Sir John Duncomb (age 60) from being Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir Stephen Fox (age 54), above all, from being Paymaster of the Army. The Treasurer's excuse and reason was, that Fox's credit was so over great with the bankers and monied men, that he could procure none but by his means, "for that reason", replied the Bishop, "I would have made him my friend, Sir Stephen being a person both honest and of credit". He told him likewise of his stateliness and difficulty of access, and several other miscarriages, and which indeed made him hated.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th January 1700. Dr. Lancaster, Vicar of St. Martin's, dismissed Mr. Stringfellow, who had been made the first preacher at our chapel by the Bishop of Lincoln (age 63), while he held St. Martin's [Map] by dispensation, and put in one Mr. Sandys, much against the inclination of those who frequented the chapel. The Scotch book about Darien was burned by the hangman by vote of Parliament.
Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries. 14th January 1719. It was proposed by Mr President (age 57) wheather every subscriber to the Plate of Richard II have each five prints, and by Ballot carried in the Affirmation, for their 7s:6d.
It was ordered that the Right Reverend Father in God the Bishop of Rochester & Dean of Westminster (age 55), for giving leave to take the Drawing be presented with two of the said prints, and that Mr Director (age 41) and Mr Treasurer (age 36) be desired to wait upon him on that Amount.
Mr Director brought in a proof of an Etched Plate of a Roman Lamp, to be used as a Symbol or Ticket of the Society which he was pleased to make a present of to the Society for which their unanimous thanks were ordered to be given to him.
On 14th January 1760 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 24) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 16th November 1784 his fourth cousin once removed Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.
On 14th January 1766 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway (age 42) died. His son Christian (age 16) succeeded VII King of Denmark and Norway.
On 14th January 1773 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington was born to Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford (age 29) and Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford (age 25) at Dublin [Map]. She married 10th April 1806 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington, son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington, and had issue.
On 14th January 1792 Robert Hughes was killed by the fall of a tree.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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After 14th January 1792. Memorial at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map] to Robert Hughes who was killed by the fall of a tree.
Robert Hughes: On 14th January 1792 Robert Hughes was killed by the fall of a tree.
After 14th January 1797. Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map]. Memorial to John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (deceased) placed by his parents James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 49) and Margaret Cunynghame (age 51).
John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie: On 8th April 1773 he was born to James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie and Margaret Cunynghame. On 14th January 1797 John Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie died.
On 14th January 1805 Baron Pietro Carlo Marochetti was born.
On 14th January 1806 Charlotte Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck Viscountess Ossington was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 37) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 32). She married 1827 Evelyn Denison 1st Viscount Ossington.
On 14th January 1807 Henry Weekes was born in Canterbury, Kent [Map].
On 14th January 1827 Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 35) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 30). She married 27th November 1851 William Augustus Edward Saxe Weimar Eisenach.
The London Gazette 19103. Whitehall, January 14, 1833.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignity of Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto George Granville Marquess of Stafford (age 75), Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Duke of Sutherland, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Scotland. [Note. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 67) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignities of Baron and Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto William Harry Marquess of Cleveland (age 66), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begbtten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Raby, of Raby-castle, in the county of Durham, and Duke of Cleveland.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Charles Callis Western (age 65), Esq. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Western, of Rivenhall, in the county of Essex.
St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury [Map]. Sacred to the memory of Mary, widow of Thomas Chawner, Gent, late of Denstone Hall, Staffordshire [Map], in this country, who died in the Lord, Jany 14th 1842: aged 85 years.
This tablet is erected by her two surviving children, Thomas Chawner, and Mary Williams, relict of that devoted and enterprising missionary [John Williams (age 43)] to the South Sea Islands, who was massacred by the natives of Erromango whilse hazarding this life for the name of the Lord Jesus Christ Novr 20th 1839.
Note. Mary Chawner married the missionary John Williams who was killed, and reportedly eaten, by the inhabitants of the Island of Erromango in the Vanuatu archipelago.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Ten Years' Digging. January 14th [1848]. Our excavation was continued until the undisturbed surface of the earth was reached and laid bare for the space of 25 feet by 18, without disclosing any interment whatever; the appearance presented by the section of the barrow, here about 15 feet high, was as shewn in the diagram, thus making it evident that the tumulus had been originally raised over four smaller mounds, each consisting of indurated clay intermixed with wood and charcoal the superimposed materials being of a looser description. On the natural soil beneath the little mounds were flints as usual, one of them a round instrument, and large disconnected bones of oxen very much decayed.
After 14th January 1855. Memorial to George Wombwell 3rd Baronet (deceased) at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map]
The Times. 13th February 1867. DEATH OF LORD FEVERSHAM. We regret to announce the death, after a short illness, of Lord Feversham (deceased), which occurred on Monday night at his residence in Great Cumberland Street. The late William Duncombe Baron Feversham, of Dancombe Park, County York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was son of Charles first Lord by his marriage with Lady Charlotte Legge, only daughter of William, second Earl of Dartmouth. He was born on the 14th of January, 1798, so that he was in his 69th year. The deceased nobleman was educted at Eton [Map], and afterwards proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford. He married l8th of December, 1823, Lady Louisa Stewart (age 63), third daughter of George, eighth Earl of Galloway, by whom,who survives his Lordship, he leaves issue the Hon. Wiliam E. Duncombe (age 38), M.P., and Captain the Hon. Cecil Duncombe, of the 1st Life Guards, and three daughters, the Hon Jane, married l1th of April, 1849, to the Hon. Laurence Parsons; the Hon. Gertrude (age 39), married 27th of November 1&19, to Mr. Francis Horatio Fitzroy (age 43); and the Hon. Helen, married 18th of July, 1855, to Mr. William Becket Denison. Previously to his accession to the peerage on the death of his father in July, 1841, he represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830. At the general election in 1831 he was unsuceessful candidate for the coenty, but was returned for the North Riding in the following year, which he continued to represent till 18S1. He voted against the Reforzn Bill of 1832, and was uniformly in favour of agricultural protection. He took great interest in agricultural pursuit, And was a distinguished member of the Royal Agricultural Society, of which he was one of the trustees The deceased noblemna is succeded by his eldest son, the Hon. Wiliam Ernest Duncombe, above mentioned, who was born January 28 1829, and married, August 7, 1851, Mabel Violet (age 33), second daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir James Graham, of Netherby. He was M.P. for East Retford from February, 1852, to 1857 and elected for the North Riding of Yorkshire inI 1859, anA was also returned at the last general election After a sharp contest, being second on the poll. He is Captain of the Yorkshire Yeomianry (Hussars) Cavalry, and Lientenent Colonel of the 2d North Riding like his deceased father, he is a supporter of Lord Derby, but in favour of such a measure of Parliamentary Reforms would give no undue preponderance to any one class, but would ensure to a fair distribution of political privileges.
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On 14th January 1876...
William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 49) was created 1st Marquess Abergavenny, 1st Earl Lewes. Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny by marriage Marchioness Abergavenny.
Edward Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Earl Wharncliffe (age 48) was created 1st Earl Wharncliffe. Susan Charlotte Lascelles Countess Wharncliffe (age 42) by marriage Countess Wharncliffe.
John Ormsby-Gore 1st Baron Harlech (age 59) was created 1st Baron Harlech with remainder to his brother William in the absence of male heirs.
Henry Gerard Sturt 1st Baron Alington (age 50) was created 1st Baron Alington. Augusta Bingham Baroness Alington (age 43) by marriage Baroness Alington.
Edinburgh Gazette 14 Jan 1876. 14th January 1876. Whitehall Palace [Map].
The Queen (age 56) has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignities of an Earl and Duke of the said United Kingdom to Charles Henry, Duke of Richmond, K.G. (age 30), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Earl of Kinrara, in the County of Inverness, and Duke of Gordon, of Gordon Castle, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Scotland.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignities of an Earl and Marquess of the said United Kingdom to William, Earl of Abergavenny (age 49), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Earl of Lewes, in the County of Sussex, and Marquess of Abergavenny, in the County of Monmonth.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignities of a Viscount and Earl of the said United Kingdom to Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Lord Wharncliffe (age 48), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Carlton, of Carlton, and Earl of Wharncliffe, bdth in the West Riding of the County of York; with remainder, in default of such issue male, to the Honourable Francis Dudley Stuart-Wortley (age 46) (brother of the said Edward Montagu Stuart Granville, Lord Wharncliffe), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John, Earl of Erne (age 73), in that part of the said United Kingdom called Ireland, K.P., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Fermanagh, of Lisnaskea, in the County of Fermanagh.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John Ralph Ormsby-Gore (age 59), Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Harlech, of Harlech, in the County of Merioneth; with remainder, in default of snch issue male, to William Richard Ormsby-Gore, Esq (age 56). (brother of the said John Ralph Ormsby-Gore), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to Henry Gerard Sturt (age 50), Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Alington, of Crichel, in the County of Dorset.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to John Tollemache, Esq, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Tollemache, of Helmingham Hall, in the County of Suffolk.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the said Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom to Sir Robert Tolver Gerard (age 67), Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Gerard, of Bryn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
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On 14th January 1880 Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 50) died. His son Ernst (age 16) succeeded Gunther Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford [Map] to Elizabeth Parker, wife of John Oxley Parker, daughter of Robert Service, who died at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford on 14th January 1883 aged fifty-eight.
St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. Memorial window to Mary Elizabeth Halsey, died 14th January 1890.
On 14th January 1891 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 71) shot himself as a result of insanity at 81 Eaton Square, Belgravia. His son George (age 38) succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 38) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Monument in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies erected by Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 72) in 1892.
On 14th January 1892 Prince Albert Victor "Eddy" Windsor (age 28) died of pneumonia at Sandringham House, Norfolk.
On 14th January 1894 William John Butler (age 75) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map] on 18th January 1894. On 25th April 1896 a monument by Farmer & Brindley of red Verona marble with an alabaster effigy carved by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud (age 35) was unveiled.
On 14th January 1901 Bishop Mandell Crichton (age 57) died. He was buried at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Mandell Crichton: On 5th July 1843 he was born at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map]. On 25th April 1891 Bishop Mandell Crichton was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough. In 1897 Bishop Mandell Crichton was consecrated Bishop of London.
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 14th January 1904 Cecil Beaton was born to Ernest Beaton (age 37) and Esther "Etty" Sisson (age 32).
On 14th January 1920, just over three weeks after her divorce from Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 40), John Fitzpatrick Lewis and Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 44) were married.
On 14th January 1922 Diana McConnel Duchess of Wellington was born to Major-General Douglas McConnel (age 28). She married 28th January 1944 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington, son of Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington and Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington.
On 14th January 1131 Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark was born to Canute Lavard (deceased). He married before 1159 Sophia of Minsk and had issue.
On 14th January 1273 Joan Blois I Queen Navarre was born to Henry I King Navarre (age 29) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 25). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 16th August 1284 her second cousin King Philip IV of France, son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 14th January 1476 Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to Thomas St Leger (age 36) and Anne York Duchess Exeter (age 36). Her mother died in childbirth. She was buried at St Leger Chantry, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1490 her half third cousin George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley and had issue.
On 14th January 1478 Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland was born to Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 29) and Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland (age 20). He married before 1502 his third cousin once removed Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland, daughter of Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde, and had issue.
On 14th January 1507 Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%. She married 10th February 1525 her first cousin John III King Portugal, son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
On 14th January 1602 John Fenwick was born to John Fenwick 1st Baronet (age 32) and Catherine Slingsby (age 18).
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 14th January 1602 Henry Slingsby 1st Baronet was born to Henry Slingsby of Scriven (age 41) and Frances Vavasour. He married 1631 his third cousin once removed Barbara Belasyse, daughter of Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg and Barbara Cholmley, and had issue.
On 14th January 1608 Francis Hawley 1st Baron Hawley was born to Henry Hawley of Wiveliscombe (age 22) and Elizabeth Poulet (age 20). He married before 1646 Jane Gibbes Baroness Hawley and had issue.
On 14th January 1623 Algernon Sidney was born to Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 27) and Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester (age 25).
On 14th January 1628 Marmaduke Langdale 2nd Baron Langdale was born to Marmaduke Langdale 1st Baron Langdale (age 30) and Lenox Rodes. He married 1652 Elizabeth Savage of Beeston and had issue.
On 14th January 1638 Henry Slingsby was born to Henry Slingsby 1st Baronet (age 36) and Barbara Belasyse (age 28).
On 14th January 1656 Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin II Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 52). She married 25th October 1671 her third cousin Johann Adolph I Duke Saxe Weissenfels and had issue.
On 14th January 1665 Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet was born to Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34). She married 14th August 1684 her fifth cousin once removed Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet, son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet, and had issue.
On 14th January 1702 James Scott was born to James Scott (age 27) and Henrietta Hyde Countess Dalkeith (age 25). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 14th January 1760 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 24) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 23). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 16th November 1784 his fourth cousin once removed Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.
On 14th January 1763 Philadelphia Rowley Lady Cotton was born to Admiral Joshua Rowley 1st Baronet (age 29). She married 27th February 1798 Admiral Charles Cotton 5th Baronet, son of John Hynde Cotton 4th Baronet and Anne Parsons Lady Cotton, and had issue.
On 14th January 1773 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst was born to William Amherst (age 40) and Elizabeth Patterson at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He married (1) 1800 Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst, daughter of Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer and Sarah West Baroness Archer, and had issue (2) 1839 Mary Sackville Countess Plymouth Amherst, daughter of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset and Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset.
On 14th January 1773 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington was born to Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford (age 29) and Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford (age 25) at Dublin [Map]. She married 10th April 1806 Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington, son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington, and had issue.
On 14th January 1797 George James Welbore Agar 1st Baron Dover was born to Henry Agar 2nd Viscount Clifden (age 35) and Caroline Spencer Viscountess Clifden (age 34). He married 7th March 1822 his third cousin Georgiana Howard Lady Dover, daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle, and had issue.
On 14th January 1798 William Duncombe 2nd Baron Feversham was born to Charles Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 33) and Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park (age 23). He married 18th December 1823 Louisa Stewart Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park, daughter of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway and Jane Paget Countess Galloway, and had issue.
On 14th January 1805 Baron Pietro Carlo Marochetti was born.
On 14th January 1806 Charlotte Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck Viscountess Ossington was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 37) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 32). She married 1827 Evelyn Denison 1st Viscount Ossington.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 14th January 1807 Henry Weekes was born in Canterbury, Kent [Map].
On 14th January 1817 Frances Margaret Howard was born to Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire (age 40) and Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 42).
On 14th January 1827 Augusta Catherine Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 35) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 30). She married 27th November 1851 William Augustus Edward Saxe Weimar Eisenach.
On 14th January 1827 Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers was born to James Peter Pattle (age 51) and Adeline Marie de l'Etang (age 33). She married 1850 Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers, son of John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers and Caroline Yorke Countess Somers.
On 14th January 1835 Charles Anderson-Pelham 3rd Earl Yarborough was born to Charles Anderson-Pelham 2nd Earl Yarborough (age 25) and Maria Adelaide Maude Countess Yarborough (age 20). He married 3rd August 1858 Victoria Alexandrina Hare, daughter of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel, and had issue.
On 14th January 1837 Alexander Entwisle Ramsay 4th Baronet was born to Alexander Ramsay 3rd Baronet (age 23). He married (1) 22nd January 1863 Octavia Haigh Lady Ramsay and had issue (2) 10th August 1880 Caroline Charlotte Ireland Lady Ramsay.
On 14th January 1845 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne was born to Henry Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice 4th Marquess Lansdowne (age 29) and Emily Jane de Flahaut Marchioness Lansdowne (age 25). He married 1869 his fourth cousin Maud Evelyn Hamilton Marchioness Lansdowne, daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn, and had issue.
On 14th January 1866 William Gervase Beckett 1st Baronet was born to William Beckett-Denison (age 39) and Helen Duncombe (age 34). He married (1) 12th February 1896 his first cousin once removed Mabel Theresa Duncombe and had issue (2) 1st November 1917 his sixth cousin Marjorie Blanche Eva Greville Countess Feversham, daughter of Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke and Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick, and had issue.
On 14th January 1866 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley was born to William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley (age 31) and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 26) at Wilton Place, Belgravia. He married (1) 17th December 1889 Violet Neville Countess Cowley, daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny, and had issue (2) 14th December 1905 his third cousin Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley, daughter of Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme, and had issue (3) 19th January 1914 Clare Florence Mary Stapleton Countess Cowley, daughter of Francis George Stapleton 8th Baronet, and had issue.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 14th January 1871 Pamela Wyndham Viscountess Grey was born to Percy Scawen Wyndham (age 35) and Madeline Caroline Frances Eden Campbell. She married (1) 1895 Edward Tennant 1st Baron Glenconner, son of Charles Tennant 1st Baronet and Emma Winsloe Lady Tennant, and had issue (2) 1922 Edward Grey 1st Viscount Fallodon.
On 14th January 1872 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 6th Marquess of Lansdowne was born to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne (age 27) and Maud Evelyn Hamilton Marchioness Lansdowne (age 22).
On 14th January 1878 John Frederick Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis was born to Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis 20th Baron Clinton (age 43) and Margaret Walrond Baroness Clinton (age 28).
On 14th January 1904 Cecil Beaton was born to Ernest Beaton (age 37) and Esther "Etty" Sisson (age 32).
On 14th January 1922 Diana McConnel Duchess of Wellington was born to Major-General Douglas McConnel (age 28). She married 28th January 1944 Arthur Valerian Wellesley 8th Duke Wellington, son of Gerald Wellesley 7th Duke Wellington and Dorothy Violet Ashton Duchess Wellington.
On 14th January 1923 Oliver Kintzing Wallop was born to Gerard Wallop 9th Earl of Portsmouth (age 24).
On 14th January 1926 Martha Butler Lady Ponsonby was born to James Arthur Norman Butler 6th Marquess Ormonde (age 33). She married before 1951 Ashley Ponsonby 2nd Baronet, son of Charles Edward Ponsonby 1st Baronet and Winifred Gibbs, and had issue.
On 14th January 1236 King Henry III of England (age 28) and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich (age 61). She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence (age 38) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 38). He the son of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 48). They were fourth cousins.
On 14th January 1326 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 35) and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 14th January 1392 Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria (age 15) and Margaret Pomerania Duchess Austria (age 26) were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. He the son of Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria (age 40).
On 14th January 1507 John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 64) and Elizabeth Scrope Countess of Oxford (age 39) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. He the son of John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 14th January 1537 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 54) and Mary Arundell Countess Arundel were married. She by marriage Viscountess Fitzwalter. They were sixth cousins.
On 14th January 1748 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor (age 22) and Harriet Pleydell were married.
On 14th January 1789 Jacob Astley 5th Baronet (age 32) and Hester Browne Lady Astley (age 21) were married.
On 14th January 1864 John Major Henniker-Major 5th Baron Henniker (age 21) and Alice Mary Cuffe Baroness Henniker (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Cuffe 3rd Earl Desart (age 45) and Elizabeth Lucy Campbell Countess Desart (age 42).
On 14th January 1909 Bernard Forbes 8th Earl of Granard (age 34) and Beatrice Mills (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Granard. He the son of George Arthur Hastings Forbes 7th Earl Granard.
On 14th January 1920, just over three weeks after her divorce from Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 40), John Fitzpatrick Lewis and Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 44) were married.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 14th January 1960 John Aymer Dalrymple 13th Earl of Stair (age 53) and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon (age 30) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of John James Dalrymple 12th Earl of Stair (age 80).
On 14th January 1139 Simon Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 63) died. His son Matthias (age 20) succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
On 14th January 1415 Elizabeth Mohun Countess of Salisbury died in Salisbury.
On 14th January 1459 Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 40) died. He was buried at Easby Abbey, Yorkshire [Map]. His son John (age 21) succeeded 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton. Joan Fitzhugh Baroness Scrope Bolton by marriage Baroness Scrope of Bolton.
On 14th January 1465 Bishop Thomas Beckington (age 75) died at Wells, Somerset [Map].
On 14th January 1507 William Hay 3rd Earl Erroll (age 58) died. His son William succeeded 4th Earl Erroll. Christian Lyon Countess Erroll (age 25) by marriage Countess Erroll.
On 14th January 1640 Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 62) died. His son Thomas (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baron Coventry.
On 14th January 1661 Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton (age 73) died. His son Hugh (age 48) succeeded 7th Earl Eglinton.
On 14th January 1686 Thomas Abdy 1st Baronet (age 73) died. His son Anthony (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Abdy of Felix Hall in Kelveden in Essex.
On 14th January 1717 John Thorold 4th Baronet (age 53) died without issue. He was buried at Syston, South Kesteven [Map]. His first cousin William succeeded 5th Baronet Thorold of Marston in Lincolnshire.
On 14th January 1729 Mary Sandes died.
On 14th January 1766 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway (age 42) died. His son Christian (age 16) succeeded VII King of Denmark and Norway.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 14th January 1770 Warton Pennyman-Warton 5th Baronet (age 69) died. His nephew James (age 33) succeeded 6th Baronet Pennyman of Ormesby in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Grey Lady Pennyman by marriage Lady Pennyman of Ormesby in Yorkshire.
On 14th January 1772 Mary Hanover (age 48) died.
On 14th January 1772 Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 64) died. His son Robert (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Northington.
On 14th January 1787 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton (age 74) died.
On 14th January 1807 Arthur Acheson 1st Earl Gosford (age 62) died. His son Archibald (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Gosford. Mary Sparrow Countess Gosford (age 29) by marriage Countess Gosford.
On 14th January 1819 John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett (age 62) died. His son John (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Poulett, 8th Baron Poulett. Charlotte Fanny Portman Countess Paulett by marriage Countess Poulett.
On 14th January 1831 Charles Joshua Smith 2nd Baronet (age 30) died. His son Charles (age 3) succeeded 3rd Baronet Smith of Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
On 14th January 1833 George Dallas 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His son Robert (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dallas of Upper Harley Street in Middlesex.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 14th January 1837 George Thicknesse-Touchet 20th Baron Audley 17th Baron Tuchet (age 53) died. His son George (age 19) succeeded 21st Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 18th Baron Tuchet.
On 14th January 1847 William Anson 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Anson of Birch Hall in Lancashire. Elizabeth Catherine Pack Lady Anson (age 26) by marriage Lady Anson of Birch Hall in Lancashire.
On 14th January 1855 George Wombwell 3rd Baronet (age 62) died. His son George (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 14th January 1861 Richard Paul Jodrell 2nd Baronet (age 79) died. His son Edward (age 35) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk.
On 14th January 1868 John Chandos Reade 7th Baronet (age 83) died. He was buried at St Philip's Church, Little Rollright. His will makes no mention of any relative, but (to the exclusion of his heir at law) devises the Shipton Court estate and (with trifling exception) all his real and personal estate to Joseph Wakefield, apparently his servant, whom he directs to take his name. The will was declared valid, and pr. 24 June 1868 when the devise took effect. His great nephew Chandos (age 16) succeeded 8th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 14th January 1878 Edward Cust 1st Baronet (age 83) died. His son Leopold (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cust of Leasowe Castle in Cheshire. Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Cust by marriage Lady Cust of Leasowe Castle in Cheshire.
On 14th January 1880 Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 50) died. His son Ernst (age 16) succeeded Gunther Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 14th January 1891 Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 71) shot himself as a result of insanity at 81 Eaton Square, Belgravia. His son George (age 38) succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 38) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Monument in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies erected by Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 72) in 1892.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 14th January 1893 Alexander Jardine 8th Baronet (age 63) died.
On 14th January 1894 William John Butler (age 75) died. He was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map] on 18th January 1894. On 25th April 1896 a monument by Farmer & Brindley of red Verona marble with an alabaster effigy carved by Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud (age 35) was unveiled.
On 14th January 1897 Thomas Grove 1st Baronet (age 73) died. His son Walter (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baronet Grove of Ferne House in Wiltshire. Agnes Geraldine Lane Fox-Pitt Lady Grove (age 34) by marriage Lady Grove of Ferne House in Wiltshire.
On 14th January 1901 Bishop Mandell Crichton (age 57) died. He was buried at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Mandell Crichton: On 5th July 1843 he was born at Carlisle, Cumberland [Map]. On 25th April 1891 Bishop Mandell Crichton was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough. In 1897 Bishop Mandell Crichton was consecrated Bishop of London.
On 14th January 1918 Ralph Henry Sacheverell Wilmot 6th Baronet (age 42) died. His son Arthur (age 8) succeeded 7th Baronet Wilmot of Chaddesden in Derbyshire.
On 14th January 1945 Gerald Balfour 2nd Earl of Balfour (age 91) died. His son Robert (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire. Jean Cooke-Yarborough Countess Balfour (age 45) by marriage Countess Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
On 14th January 1956 Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester (age 79) died.
On 14th January 1977 Robert Anthony Eden 1st Earl Avon (age 79) died. His son Nicholas (age 46) succeeded 2nd Earl of Avon, 2nd Viscount Eden of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.