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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18 Jul is in July.
1503 Margaret Tudor's Journey to Scotland
1517 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
1528 Sweating Sickness Outbreak
On 18th July 1155 Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux died.
On 18th July 1194 Guy I King Jerusalem (age 44) died at Nicosia. His brother Almaric (age 49) succeeded II King Jerusalem.
On 18th July 1232 John "Tadody aka Fatherless" Braose 8th Baron Bramber (age 35) died from a fall from a horse at Bramber. His son William (age 8) succeeded 9th Baron Bramber Feudal.
On 18th July 1279 Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 72) died.
On 18th July 1335 Bishop Adam de Houghton was admitted as an advocate at the Court of Arches.
Adam Murimuth Continuation. Also, in this year, on the 10th day of July [1345], Lord John de Schordich, doctor of laws, advocate and knight, being of the king's council, was secretly suffocated by four of his household servants in one of his houses near Ware. These four servants, being suspected and apprehended, openly confessed the entire crime, and on the 18th day of the same month, that is, on the Sunday before the feast of Saint Margaret, they were drawn, hanged, and beheaded in London, and their heads were fixed on poles above Newgate.
Item, hoe anno, X die mensis Julii, dominus Johannes de Schordich, doctor legum advocatus et miles, de concilio regis exsistens, per quatuor familiares suos in quadam domo sua juxta Ware fuit clandestine suffocatus; ipsique quatuor familiares, suspecti et deprehensi, totum ecrimen fatcbantur expresse, et decimo, octavo die ejusdem mensis, videlicet in Dominica ante festum sanctee Margarete, in Londoniis tracti, suspensi, et decollati fuerunt, ct corum capita super Neugate palis aftixa.
On 18th July 1450 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany (age 36) died. His brother Peter (age 32) succeeded II Duke Brittany.
Between 1451 and 15th June 1452 Robert Boyd 1st Lord Boyd (age 31) was created 1st Lord Boyd by King James II of Scotland (age 20). On 15th June 1452 King James II of Scotland confirmed the charter of Robert Boyd, Lord of Kilmarnock and of Dalry, conveying one-third of the lands of Lynn in Dalry to Robert Boyd [indweller] of Lynn. He took his seat in Parliament on 18th July 1454.
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 18th July 1501 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 22) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 22) at Brussels [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%. She married 1515 her third cousin Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway, son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden, and had issue.
Collectanea by John Leland [1502-1552]. The XVIIIth Day of the Monneth [18th July 1503] the said Quene (age 13) departed fro the said Newbrough, to Allerton; and at the Intrynge of the said Place, sche was receyved by the Vicayr and Folks of the Church [White Friars Priory, Northallerton [Map]] with the Freres Carmelits in Processyon, and the Byschop Morray did as before. From that Place she was conveyd, as Custome was, to the Manayr of the said Bisschop of Durham [Map].
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1518. 18th July 1518. R. O. 4326. Pace (age 36) to WOLSEY.
Yesternight the King was advertised that one of my Lady Princess's servants was sick of a hot ague. He has commanded Pace to write to Mr. Sydnor that the Princess should come to Byssham Abbey, remain there Tuesday, and be at the More on Wednesday. The King has since heard that the servant has recovered. He wishes the Princess to be removed, notwithstanding, till she hear further the King's pleasure, from Enfield. The Council wish Wolsey would devise "such gistes as shall be most for the King's surety and my Lady's," in consequence of the contagion. "We have daily advertisements here, other of some sweating or the great sickness from places very near unto us; and as for surfeits and drunkenness we have enough at home. My Lord of Durham's books were yesterday full evil entreated by lewd persons, to his no small discontentation. The Queen intendeth to hunt tomorrow four miles hence in a little park of Sir John Pechy's. Your grace shall receive here inclosed gistes devised by divers ways for my Lady Princess after she shall depart hence." From the More, 18 July.
Hol., pp. 2. Add.: To my Lord Cardinal's grace. Endd.
ii. "The Princesse Giestes from Bisham to Hawryng."—"From Bysham to the More,—from the More to Enveld,—from Enveld to Hawryng."
"From Bysham to the More,—from the More to Tytynanger 8 miles, or to Hatfield 12,—from the More to Fortescuys Place 15 miles,—from Hatfield to Havvring 12 miles,—from Tytynanger to Havring 15 miles."
P. 1. Detached slip of paper.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1528. 18th July 1528. R.O. St. P.I.314. 4528. Thomas Benet, Priest, to Wolsey.
Repaired to Wilton [Map], and used every effort to bring over the nuns to Wolsey's wishes. Found them untoward, and put three or four of the captains of them in ward. Has closed up the doors, that none might have access to the nunnery. Found only the new elect and her sisters compliant. As they are now visited by the plague, and much straitened in their lodging by the burning of their dormitory, thought it best to advertise Wolsey before taking further proceedings. Wilton, 18 July.
Hol., p.1. Add. Sealed. Endd.
18th July 1536. Attainder of Lord Thomas Howard 1536 28 Hen 8 c24 by which Thomas Howard (age 25) was attainted for having married the King's (age 45) niece Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox (age 20) in secret thereby attempting to "interrupt ympedyte and lett the seid Succession of the Crowne" (she, Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox, was heir to the throne at the time). The Act sentenced Howard to death although it wasn't implemented.
On 18th July 1552 Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor (age 24) and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.03%.
On 18th July 1553 Thomas Tresham (age 53) proclaimed as queen Queen Mary I of England and Ireland (age 37) and accompanied her to London at Northampton [Map].
On 18th July 1605 Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar (age 35) died. His nephew Johann (age 8) succeeded Duke Saxe Altenburg.
On 18th July 1658 Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor.
In July 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded those who supported his Restoration...
2nd. Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 32) was created 1st Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset. Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 37) by marriage Lady Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset.
4th. Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
6th. Varney Noel 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Noel.
7th. George Monck 1st Duke Albemarle (age 51) was created 1st Duke Albemarle, 1st Earl Torrington in Devon. Anne Clarges Duchess Albermarle (age 41) by marriage Duchess Albemarle.
12th. Robert Hales 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Hales of Beakesbourne in Kent.
12th. Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 34) was created 1st Earl Sandwich. Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich (age 35) by marriage Countess Sandwich.
14th. Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford was created 1st Countess Guildford by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. The peerage for life.
18th. Samuel Morland 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Morland of Sulhamstead Banister. Susanne de Milleville Lady Morland by marriage Lady Morland of Sulhamstead Banister.
23rd. Henry Vernon 1st Baronet (age 55) was created 1st Baronet Vernon of Hodnet in Shropshire.
23rd. John Aubrey 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1664. I to my Chancellor (age 55), and discoursed his business with him. I perceive, and he says plainly, that he will not have any man to have it in his power to say that my Chancellor did contrive the wronging the King (age 34) of his timber; but yet I perceive, he would be glad to have service done him therein; and told me Sir G. Carteret (age 54) hath told him that he and I would look after his business to see it done in the best manner for him. Of this I was glad, and so away.
On 18th July 1664 Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon Abdicated. Her son Alfonso succeeded II King Aragon.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1664. By and by comes Creed, and I out with him to Fleet Street, and he to Mr. Povy's (age 50), I to my Chancellor's (age 55), and missing him again walked to Povy's, and there saw his new perspective in his closet. Povy, to my great surprise and wonder, did here attacque me in his own and Mr. Bland's behalf that I should do for them both for the new contractors for the victualling of the garrison. Which I am ashamed that he should ask of me, nor did I believe that he was a man that did seek benefit in such poor things. Besides that he professed that he did not believe that I would have any hand myself in the contract, and yet here declares that he himself would have profit by it, and himself did move me that Sir W. Rider might join, and Ford with Gauden. I told him I had no interest in them, but I fear they must do something to him, for he told me that those of the Mole did promise to consider him.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1664. Thence to St. James's to the Duke (age 30), and there did our usual business. He discourses very freely of a warr with Holland, to begin about winter, so that I believe we shall come to it. Before we went up to the Duke, Sir G. Carteret (age 54) and I did talk together in the Parke about my Chancellor's (age 55) business of the timber; he telling me freely that my Chancellor was never so angry with him in all his life, as he was for this business, in great passion; and that when he saw me there, he knew what it was about. And plots now with me how we may serve my Lord, which I am mightily glad of; and I hope together we may do it.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1664. Thence to my Chancellor's (age 55), but he being busy I went away to the 'Change [Map], and so home to dinner.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1665. Up and to the office, where all the morning, and so to my house and eat a bit of victuals, and so to the 'Change [Map], where a little business and a very thin Exchange [Map]; and so walked through London to the Temple [Map], where I took water for Westminster to the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), to wait on him, and so to Westminster Hall [Map], and there paid for my newes-books, and did give Mrs. Michell, who is going out of towne because of the sicknesse, and her husband, a pint of wine, and so Sir W. Warren coming to me by appointment we away by water home, by the way discoursing about the project I have of getting some money and doing the King (age 35) good service too about the mast docke at Woolwich, Kent [Map], which I fear will never be done if I do not go about it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1666. Thence with him home; and there by appointment I find Dr. Fuller (age 58), now Bishop of Limericke, in Ireland; whom I knew in his low condition at Twittenham. I had also by his desire Sir W. Pen (age 45), and with him his lady (age 42) and daughter (age 15), and had a good dinner, and find the Bishop the same good man as ever; and in a word, kind to us, and, methinks, one of the comeliest and most becoming prelates in all respects that ever I saw in my life. During dinner comes an acquaintance of his, Sir Thomas Littleton (age 45); whom I knew not while he was in my house, but liked his discourse; and afterwards, by Sir W. Pen, do come to know that he is one of the greatest speakers in the House of Commons, and the usual second to the great Vaughan (age 62). So was sorry I did observe him no more, and gain more of his acquaintance.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1666. Up in good case, and so by coach to St. James's after my fellows, and there did our business, which is mostly every day to complain of want of money, and that only will undo us in a little time. Here, among other things, before us all, the Duke of Yorke (age 32) did say, that now at length he is come to a sure knowledge that the Dutch did lose in the late engagements twenty-nine captains and thirteen ships. Upon which Sir W. Coventry (age 38) did publickly move, that if his Royal Highness had this of a certainty, it would be of use to send this down to the fleete, and to cause it to be spread about the fleete, for the recovering of the spirits of the officers and seamen; who are under great dejectedness for want of knowing that they did do any thing against the enemy, notwithstanding all that they did to us. Which, though it be true, yet methought was one of the most dishonourable motions to our countrymen that ever was made; and is worth remembering.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1666. Thence with Sir W. Pen (age 45) home, calling at Lilly's (age 47), to have a time appointed when to be drawn among the other Commanders of Flags the last year's fight. And so full of work Lilly is, that he was faro to take his table-book out to see how his time is appointed, and appointed six days hence for him to come between seven and eight in the morning.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1668. So home and to my office, and then to walk in the garden, and home to supper and to bed. They say the King of France (age 29) is making a war again, in Flanders, with the King of Spain (age 6); the King of Spain refusing to give him all that he says was promised him in the treaty. Creed told me this day how when the King (age 38) was at my Lord Cornwallis's when he went last to Newmarket, Suffolk, that being there on a Sunday, the Duke of Buckingham (age 40) did in the afternoon to please the King make a bawdy sermon to him out of Canticles, and that my Lord Cornwallis did endeavour to get the King a whore, and that must be a pretty girl the daughter of the parson of the place, but that she did get away, and leaped off of some place and killed herself, which if true is very sad.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th July 1668. Thence to the office, and then with my wife to the 'Change [Map] and Unthanke's, after having been at Cooper's (age 59) and sat there for her picture, which will be a noble picture, but yet I think not so like as Hales's (age 68) is.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th July 1679. I went early to the Old Bailey Sessions House, to the famous trial of Sir George Wakeman, one of the Queen's (age 40) physicians, and three Benedictine monks; the first (whom I was well acquainted with, and take to be a worthy gentleman abhorring such a fact), for intending to poison the King (age 49); the others as accomplices to carry on the plot, to subvert the government, and introduce Popery. The bench was crowded with the judges, Lord Mayor justices, and innumerable spectators. The chief accusers, Dr. Oates (age 29) (as he called himself), and one Bedlow, a man of inferior note. Their testimonies were not so pregnant, and I fear much of it from hearsay, but swearing positively to some particulars, which drew suspicion upon their truth; nor did circumstances so agree, as to give either the bench or jury so entire satisfaction as was expected. After, therefore, a long and tedious trial of nine hours, the jury brought them in not guilty, to the extraordinary triumph of the Papists, and without sufficient disadvantage and reflections on witnesses, especially Oates and Bedlow.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th July 1685. I went to see the muster of the 6 Scotch and English regiments whom the Prince of Orange (age 34) had lately sent to his Ma* (age 51) out of Holland upon this rebellion, but which were now returning, there having ben no occasion for their use. They were all excellently clad and well disciplin'd, and were incamped on Blackheath [Map] with their tents: the King and Queene (age 46) came to see them exercise, and the manner of their incampment, which was very neate and magnificent. By a grosse mistake of the Secretary of his Ma*'s forces, it had ben order'd that they should be quarter'd in private houses, contrary to an Act of Parliament, but on my informing his Ma* timely of it, It was prevented. The two horsemen wch my son and myselfe sent into the county troopes, were now come home, after a moneth's being out to our greate charge.
On 18th July 1687 Mary Ross Duchess Atholl was born to William Ross 12th Lord Ross (age 31). She married 26th June 1710 John Murray 1st Duke Atholl, son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th July 1691. To London to hear Mr. Stringfellow preach his first sermon in the newly erected Church of Trinity, in Conduit Street; to which I did recommend him to Dr. Tenison (age 54) for the constant preacher and lecturer. This Church, formerly built of timber on Hounslow-Heath by King James (age 57) for the mass priests, being begged by Dr. Tenison, rector of St. Martin's [Map], was set up by that public-minded, charitable, and pious man near my son's dwelling in Dover Street, chiefly at the charge of the Doctor. I know him to be an excellent preacher and a fit person. This Church, though erected in St. Martin's, which is the Doctor's parish, he was not only content, but was the sole industrious mover, that it should be made a separate parish, in regard of the neighbourhood having become so populous. Wherefore to countenance and introduce the new minister, and take possession of a gallery designed for my son's family, I went to London, where, [NOTE. Text runs out?].
John Evelyn's Diary. 18th July 1693. I dined with Lord Mulgrave (age 45), with the Earl of Devonshire (age 53), Mr. Hampden (age 40) (a scholar and fine gentleman), Dr. Davenant, Sir Henry Vane, and others, and saw and admired the Venus of Correggio, which Lord Mulgrave had newly bought of Mr. Daun for £250; one of the best paintings I ever saw.
On 18th July 1716 Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 48) was created 1st Duchess Munster, 1st Marchioness Dungannon, 1st Countess Dungannon, 1st Baroness Dundalk.
Avebury by William Stukeley. 18th July 1728. Table XI. Rundway hill 18 July, 1723. A. Bekhampton. B. the Model of a Camp. C. Celtic barrows. D. the way to Verlucio. [The drawing shows Silbury Hill [Map] and Cherhill aka Oldbury Hill Fort [Map]]
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 18th July 1728 Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 65) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 35). She married 3rd September 1750 her fifth cousin John Manners Marquess of Granby, son of John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland and Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland, and had issue.
On 18th July 1750 Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 40) and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 30)..
On 18th July 1760 Philippe Mercier (age 71) died.
On 18th July 1781 Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 38) and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 33). She married 23rd June 1803 her sixth cousin John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and had issue.
18th July 1792. John Warwick Smith (age 42). "The ascent to the ruins Harlech Castle [Map]".
The London Gazette 15160. Whitehall, July 18, 1799. The King has been pleased to grant unto the Right Honorable Sir John Scott (age 48), Knight, late His Majesty's Attorney-General, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Eldon, of Eldon, in the County Palatine of Durham.
On 18th July 1807 Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 22) and Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne (age 18) were married in Lambeth Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. He the son of Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln.
St Albans Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Henry Pye Rich, died, 18th July 1809. The "Treaty of Peace" being the treaty between Great Britain and United States of America to cease hostilities, ratified on the 14h of January 1784.
On 18th July 1822 the body of Percy Bysshe Shelley (deceased) was discovered washed ashore at Viareggio. He was cremated on the beach and his remains buried at the Protestant aka English Cemetery, Rome.
On 18th July 1830 Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville was born to George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 31) and Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester (age 32). She married 29th January 1850 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville, son of Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville and Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville, 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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Thomas Bateman 1846. The other mound was of the kind familiarly known as the "Long Barrow [Map]" being of a lengthened oval form; it was on much less elevated ground, and nearer to the village than the former one; there was no cist, or other receptacle for a body to be found, but at one extremity, upon the surface of the natural soil, was laid a similar jaw-bone to the one just mentioned; on it was a rudely-chipped instrument of light coloured flint, and around it were a few rats' bones. These deposits seem to be of the same nature as that of a bulls head [Map] discovered on Ilam Moor on the 12th of July, 1845, and might possibly have been dictated by some superstition with which we are now entirely unacquainted.
Thomas Bateman 1846. On the 18th of July, 1846, two barrows in the neighbourhood of Wetton, Staffordshire, were opened, which, although not containing any objects of British manufacture, save rude flint instruments, and being even destitute of human remains, still present a new and unaccountable feature in the annals of barrow-digging, the uniformity of which in two instances entirely precludes the opinion of the deposits being accidental. The first opened was a small circular barrow situated near "Thorns Cave [Map]," in Wettondale (a wonderful example of nature's architecture). The mound was raised upon the surface of the rock, by heaping up a collection of stones, amongst which were many boldered ones, apparently brought up from the neighbouring watercourse; there was a small excavation in what is technically called a soft joint in the rock, which contained a single jaw-bone of an ox, or cow, close to which lay a piece of flint; this was the only trace of animal remains in the barrow.
Ten Years' Digging. July 18th [1848], investigated a second barrow [Map] on Musden Hill, about a hundred yards from that opened on the 10th inst.; we cut two transverse sections through the centre, where a few burnt hones were found. More to the east was a skeleton with the head to the outside of the barrow, near it was a lump of flint devoid of form; and above and around it were fragments of two globular narrow-necked urns, ornamented with a few projections upon the shouliers, which had contained burnt bones. These are of the kind attributed to some of the Saxon tribes, many examples having been found in various cemeteries in this country, as well as on the Elbe, by the late Mr. Kemble. Below the calcined bones that had filled these urns was a thin layer of gravel, which had been exposed to heat sufficient to melt the small particles of lead ore usually found in it. Many pieces of flint were picked up in this part of the barrow, and part of a medieval pitcher, with vertical streaks of green glaze, was observed. None of the intererments had been protected by cists.
Ten Years' Digging. 18th of July [1849] we made a slight excavation in the large barrow at Minninglow [Map], near the cist wherein a skeleton was found in 1843 (Vestiges, p. 39). The cutting was continued through loose stones to the depth of 4 feet from the surface, when the natural soil appeared, and through the whole we found many pieces of firmly baked Romano-British pottery that had been formed on the wheel, from clay mixed with coarse sand and small pebbles, which had acquired in baking colours varying from brick red to dark grey or purple; altogether we collected near a peck of fragments, which might have been purposely broken, as no large pieces are to be found amongst them; most of them appear to be parts of vessels modelled after the pattern of the common globular cinerary urn of the Romans. Near the natural soil we found two small brass coins in good preservation.
I. Constantino the Great. Reverse: Gloria Exercitus. Two figures holding standards.
II. Constantius II. Same legend and same reverse.
Diary of a Dean by Merewether. July 18th. Reached the way-side inn, the "Waggon and Horses [Map]," at Beckhampton, in Wiltshire, subsequently yclept by our party the Archæological Hotel; proceeded to inspect tunnel at Silbury Hill [Map], which had then penetrated 30 yards; went to Avebury, after an interval of 30 years; since my last examination missed several stones from thence and from the Kennet Avenue.
Ten Years' Digging. On the afternoons of the 18th and 19th of July, we opened a barrow between Bitchin Hill [Map] and Castern [Map], eighteen yards diameter, and only about eighteen inches high, a great deal of the top having been removed for the sake of the stone. On the first day we removed a considerable area from the centre towards the south-east, the whole of which was strewed with human and animal bones, and other trifling remains common in most barrows. Amongst them was the decayed skeleton of a young person. The next day we continued our excavation in an opposite direction, where, about two yards from the middle of the barrow, was an oval grave, seven feet long by 3½ feet wide, cut in the rock to the depth of about two feet. It was filled with earth and stones, covering a large skeleton lying at the bottom, on its lefl side, in the usual contracted posture, with the head to the north. Near the shouders was a large and highly-polished stud, of jet or coal, 1¾ inches diameter, with two oblique holes meeting at an angle behind. A small piece of calcined flint was also found near the same place.
The femur measures nineteen inches. In the grave were many rats' bones, and above it were the remains of a young person, with bits of earthenware and burnt flints.
Exterior and interior of St Katherine's Church, Rowsley [Map]. The building of the church was commenced on 29th May 1854 by the 7th Duke Rutland (age 35) who laid coins of every value, from a sovereign to half a farthing in the foundations. The church was built to the designs of the architect Anthony Salvin. It was dedicated to St Catherine, after the name and in honour of the late Lady Manners. It was consecrated on 18th July 1855.
On 18th July 1859 Honora Glynne (age 13) died. She was buried at the Church of St Deiniol, Hawarden, Flintshire.
Honora Glynne: On 29th December 1845 she was born to Henry Glynne and Lavinia Lyttelton.
On 18th July 1881 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (age 65) died. Memoral at the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: On 13th December 1815 he was born to Bishop Edward Stanley. In 1864 he was appointed Dean of Westminster Abbey. Life's Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [30th April 1881]. Our dear friend, the Bishop of St. Albans (Claughton), helped by our neighbour the rector of Little Easton [Map], the Rev. G. Tufnell, along with two London clergy, officiated at our wedding. It pleased me very much to have the benediction pronounced by Dean Stanley, who had kept in the background during the ceremony. The register was signed by the Prince of Wales, Prince Leopold, and Lords Warwick and Rosslyn. Our honeymoon was spent at beautiful Ditton Park, which was lent us by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and there, in lovely May weather, we had a fortnight on the river, boating and canoeing. But, alas for romance, there was one worldly honour given us that demanded all our self-control. We were commanded to dine at Windsor Castle on the day after our wedding, and I was asked to wear my bridal dress, orange blossoms and all! I must confess that Her Majesty's kindness on that occasion went far to soothe the shyness of a bride in her teens. The Queen took from my corsage a spray of orange blossom to keep as a souvenir and said many charming things about the beauty of my frock. Her Majesty so much admired what she was pleased to call the "lovely" dress, that I had a note next day from Lady Churchill, then in waiting, to say that the Queen wished so very much to possess a photograph of me if I would have myself taken in the gown, and hoping I was not too tired from the long standing. In 1883 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley and Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce were married. She the daughter of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin. He the son of Bishop Edward Stanley.
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries 1896 Dec 17 Thirkel Low. On July 18th, 1895, the Messrs. Salt and myself excavated a round barrow, 42 feet in diameter, upon this hill [Thirkel Low Round Barrow [Map]]. It was of considerable interest, for the construction of both the mound and the receptacle of its primary interment admitted of full and easy determination. As in the preceding barrow, part of its edge, that from east to south-west, was well defined by large stones set on end and inclining inwards. These were obviously the remnants of a former podium consisting of such stones in actual contact with one another; but the mound did not appear to have ever been completely surrounded by the stones, for its north and north-west portions consisted mainly of rock, the outer face of which continued the circle. Within this podium, weathered limestones from the surrounding waste had been piled up without any order whatever. At the time of our excavation, the surface, in spite of its many irregularities, presented a general slight convexity, which probably approximated to its original form and height a shallow truncated cone with slightly domed top, the podium forming the shoulder. The preliminary investigation showed that the mound had not been much disturbed. A Mr. Webster made several slight excavations in 1894, and Mr. Salt a shallow trench (A on the accompanying plan and section from my notes on the spot); both found a few scattered bones.
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Raglan Castle [Map].
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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18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Monnow Bridge, Monmouth [Map].
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Caerlaverock Castle [Map].
On 13th August 1905 Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne (age 59) died. On 18th July 1919 Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne (age 74) died. His brother Frederick (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron Sherborne. Monument in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map].
Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne: Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne and she were married. On 21st April 1846 she was born to Hermann Stern. On 8th March 1883 James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne died. His son Edward succeeded 4th Baron Sherborne. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne: On 23rd April 1831 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne: On 28th May 1840 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard at Bibury, Gloucestershire [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 2nd January 1920 Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne died. His nephew James succeeded 6th Baron Sherborne.
18th July 1907. Godfrey Bingley (age 65). Ludlow Castle [Map].
On 18th July 1922 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 22) and Edwina Ashley (age 20) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 59).
The wedding, which attracted hugh crowds, was attending by Queen Mary (age 55), Queen Alexandra (age 77) and the Prince of Wales.
Left to right: Mary Ashley (age 15), Princess Margarita Glücksburg (age 17), Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham (age 18), Sophie Glücksburg (age 8) (seated), Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley, Prince of Wales (age 28), Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper (age 19) (seated), Princess Theodora (age 16) and Princess Cecile (age 11) (seated).
The London Gazette 35220. Central Chancery Of The Orders Of Knighthood.
St. James's Palace, S.W.1. 18th July, 1941.
The King has been gracidusly pleased to award the GEORGE CROSS to:-
Charles Henry George Howard, Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire (deceased), Chief Field Research and Experimental Officer, Directorate of Scientific Research, Ministry of Supply.
For conspicuous bravery in connection with bomb disposal.
On 18th July 1944 Charles Alfred Euston Fitzroy 10th Duke Grafton (age 52) and Rita Emily Carr-Ellison Duchess Grafton (age 32) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 18th July 1944 John "Rex" Whistler (age 39) was killed in action after he left his tank to go to the aid of other men in his unit. His body now lies in Section III, Row F, Grave 22 of Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
18th July 2015. Black Country Living Museum 1940s Weekend.
On 18th July 1501 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 22) and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 22) at Brussels [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%. She married 1515 her third cousin Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway, son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden, and had issue.
On 18th July 1526 James Gresham was born to John Gresham (age 31) and Mary Ipswell (age 31).
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 18th July 1552 Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor (age 24) and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 10.03%.
On 18th July 1627 Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk was born to Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 44) and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk (age 28). He married (1) before 1670 Mary Stewart, daughter of Andrew Stewart 3rd Baron Castle Stuart, and had issue (2) after 10th May 1682 Mary Ronkswood (3) 22nd November 1691 Mary Upton Countess Suffolk.
On 18th July 1630 Mary Calvert was born to Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore (age 24) and Ann Arundell Baroness Baltimore (age 14).
On 18th July 1655 Rebecca Herbert was born to Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery (age 34) and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 34). She was baptised on 22nd July 1655 at St Benet's Church, Paul's Wharf [Map].
On 18th July 1687 Mary Ross Duchess Atholl was born to William Ross 12th Lord Ross (age 31). She married 26th June 1710 John Murray 1st Duke Atholl, son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl, and had issue.
On 18th July 1726 George Savile 8th Baronet was born to George Savile 7th Baronet (age 48) and Mary Pratt.
On 18th July 1728 Frances Seymour was born to Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 65) and Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset (age 35). She married 3rd September 1750 her fifth cousin John Manners Marquess of Granby, son of John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland and Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland, and had issue.
On 18th July 1746 Elizabeth Ridge Viscountess Ashbrook was born to Thomas Ridge of Oxfordshire. She married 9th March 1766 William Flower 2nd Viscount Ashbrook, son of Henry Flower 1st Viscount Ashbrook, and had issue.
On 18th July 1750 Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 40) and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 30)..
On 18th July 1771 Charles Lawrence Dundas was born to Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas (age 30) and Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas (age 25). He married before 25th January 1810 Caroline Beauclerk, daughter of Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans and Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans.
On 18th July 1781 Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford was born to Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 38) and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 33). She married 23rd June 1803 her sixth cousin John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and had issue.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 18th July 1788 John Lumley-Savile 8th Earl Scarborough was born to John Lumley-Savile 7th Earl Scarborough (age 27) and Anna Maria Herring Viscountess Lumley.
On 18th July 1830 Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville was born to George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 31) and Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester (age 32). She married 29th January 1850 Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville, son of Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville and Corisande Armandine Sophie Léonie Hélène Gramont Countess Tankerville, and had issue.
On 18th July 1834 Berkeley Reynolds-Moreton 4th Earl of Ducie was born to Henry Reynolds-Moreton 2nd Earl Ducie (age 32) and Elizabeth Dutton Countess Ducie (age 27).
On 18th July 1846 John Pleydell-Bouverie was born to Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor (age 30) and Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston (age 24).
On 18th July 1856 William Frederick Cuthbert Vernon was born to Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon (age 27) and Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon (age 28). He married before 22nd April 1890 Louisa Frost and had issue.
On 18th July 1859 Geoffrey George Gordon Fitz-Clarence 3rd Earl Munster was born to William Fitz-Clarence 2nd Earl Munster (age 35) and Wilhelmina Kennedy-Erskine (age 29). He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
On 18th July 1861 Henry Richard Glyn 3rd Baron Wolverton was born to Vice-Admiral Henry Carr Glyn (age 32).
On 18th July 1871 John Scott Horsbrugh-Porter 2nd Baronet was born to Andrew Marshall Porter 1st Baronet (age 34).
On 18th July 1872 Charles Littleton was born to Edward George Littleton 3rd Baron Hatherton (age 29) and Charlotte Louisa Rowley Baroness Hatherton (age 27).
On 18th July 1893 David Ogilvy 12th Earl of Airlie was born to David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie (age 37) and Mabell Gore Countess Airlie (age 27). He married 17th July 1917 Alexandra Bridget Coke Countess Airlie, daughter of Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester, and had issue.
On 18th July 1967 Rupert Mitford 6th Baron Redesdale was born to Clement Freeman-Mitford 5th Baron Redesdale (age 35).
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 18th July 1432 James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde (age 39) and Joan or Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde were married. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Earl of Kildare and Margaret Rocheford Countess Kildare. He the son of James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde. They were half second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 18th July 1653 George Coventry 3rd Baron Coventry (age 25) and Margaret Tufton Baroness Coventry (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Coventry. She the daughter of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 44) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 39).
On 18th July 1655 John Chichester 1st Baronet (age 32) and Mary Colley were married.
On 18th July 1677 John Burgoyne 3rd Baronet (age 26) and Constance Lucy Lady Burgoyne (age 18) were married.
On 18th July 1688 William Monson 4th Baronet (age 34) and Laetitia Paulet were married.
On 18th July 1703 Henry Northcote 4th Baronet (age 44) and Penelope Lovett Lady Northcote (age 26) were married.
On 18th July 1717 Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone (age 23) and Catherine Power Countess Tyrone (age 15) were married. She the daughter of James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone. They were second cousin once removed.
On 18th July 1771 George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Catherine Cornewall (age 19) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She her father's heir. He adopted his father-in-law's surname Cornewall two days later on 20 Jul 1771.
On 18th July 1807 Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 22) and Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne (age 18) were married in Lambeth Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. He the son of Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln.
On 18th July 1810 Henry Maturin Farrington 3rd Baronet (age 32) and Jane Curry (age 18) were married.
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 18th July 1861 Arthur Wrottesley 3rd Baron Wrottesley (age 37) and Augusta Elizabeth Denison Baroness Wrottesley (age 28) were married. They were sixth cousins.
On 18th July 1861 Theodore Brinckman 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Cecilia Augusta Conyngham were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 64) and Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham (age 62). They were fifth cousins.
On 18th July 1865 Francis Wheler Hood 4th Viscount Hood (age 27) and Edith Lydia Drummond Ward Viscountess Hood (age 17) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Viscountess Hood of Whitley in Warwickshire.
On 18th July 1866 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton (age 30) and Cecil Emily Jolliffe (age 28) were married. He the son of Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton.
On 18th July 1883 Edward Arthur Palk 5th Baron Haldon (age 29) and Charlotte Frances Shelley (age 28) were married. They were second cousin once removed.
On 18th July 1922 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 22) and Edwina Ashley (age 20) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. He the son of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 59).
The wedding, which attracted hugh crowds, was attending by Queen Mary (age 55), Queen Alexandra (age 77) and the Prince of Wales.
Left to right: Mary Ashley (age 15), Princess Margarita Glücksburg (age 17), Joan Esther Sybilla Pakenham (age 18), Sophie Glücksburg (age 8) (seated), Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley, Prince of Wales (age 28), Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper (age 19) (seated), Princess Theodora (age 16) and Princess Cecile (age 11) (seated).
On 18th July 1944 Charles Alfred Euston Fitzroy 10th Duke Grafton (age 52) and Rita Emily Carr-Ellison Duchess Grafton (age 32) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 18th July 1155 Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux died.
On 18th July 1194 Guy I King Jerusalem (age 44) died at Nicosia. His brother Almaric (age 49) succeeded II King Jerusalem.
On 18th July 1232 John "Tadody aka Fatherless" Braose 8th Baron Bramber (age 35) died from a fall from a horse at Bramber. His son William (age 8) succeeded 9th Baron Bramber Feudal.
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 18th July 1279 Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 72) died.
On 18th July 1301 John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 78) died at Beke without male issue. Baron Beke abeyant between his two daughters Alice Beke and Margaret Beke (age 45).
On 18th July 1328 Engelbert II Count of de la Marck (age 53) died. Adolph II Count La Marck succeeded II Count de la Marck.
On 18th July 1345 Bishop Adam Orleton died.
On 18th July 1375 Agnes Bereford Baroness Maltravers (age 75) died.
On 18th July 1450 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany (age 36) died. His brother Peter (age 32) succeeded II Duke Brittany.
On 18th July 1556 Margaret Keith Countess Marischal (age 45) died.
On 18th July 1588 Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke (age 65) died.
On 18th July 1605 Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar (age 35) died. His nephew Johann (age 8) succeeded Duke Saxe Altenburg.
On 18th July 1618 William Craven (age 70) died. He was buried at St Andrew Undershaft Church, Aldgate Ward [Map].
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 18th July 1666 John Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 42) died. His son John (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baronet Bowyer of Knipersley in Staffordshire.
On 18th July 1667 George Winn 1st Baronet (age 60) died. His son Edmund (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire.
On 18th July 1691 John Bowyer 2nd Baronet (age 38) died. He was buried at St Lawrence's Church, Biddulph. His son John (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bowyer of Knipersley in Staffordshire.
On 18th July 1701 William Leman 2nd Baronet (age 63) died. His grandson William (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baronet Leman of Northaw in Hertfordshire.
On 18th July 1711 Richard Verney 19th Baron Latimer 11th Baron Willoughby (age 90) died. He was buried at Compton Verney Chapel [Map]. His son George (age 51) succeeded 20th Baron Latimer of Corby, 12th Baron Willoughby Broke. Margaret Heath Baroness Latimer and Willoughby by marriage Baroness Latimer of Corby, Baroness Willoughby Broke.
On 18th July 1731 Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 78) died. His son William (age 38) succeeded 4th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon. Anne Howard Lady Yonge by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon.
On 18th July 1741 Charles Blackwell 2nd Baronet (age 41) died. His son Lambert (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blackwell of Sprowston Hall in Norfolk.
On 18th July 1748 John Monson 1st Baron Monson (age 55) died. His son John (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baron Monson of Burton in Lincolnshire, 6th Baronet Monson of Carleton in Lincolnshire.
On 18th July 1753 Winifrede Howard Baroness Stourton (age 26) died.
On 18th July 1755 Thomas Charles Keyt 4th Baronet (age 42) died. His brother Robert (age 31) succeeded 5th Baronet Keyt of Ebrington in Gloucestershire.
On 18th July 1760 Philippe Mercier (age 71) died.
On 15 or 18th July 1763 John Evelyn 1st Baronet (age 81) died. He was buried at St John's Church, Wotton on 22nd July 1763. His son John (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baronet Evelyn of Wotton in Surrey.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 18th July 1774 Thomas Alston 5th Baronet (age 50) died. He left his estate to his housekeeper Margaret Lee through whom it eventually made its way to his illegitimate son Thomas Alston. He was buried at the Church of All Saints, Odell [Map]. His brother Rowland (age 49) succeeded 6th Baronet Alston of Odell in Bedfordshire.
On 18th July 1777 William O'Brien 4th Earl Inchiquin (age 77) died.
On 18th July 1811 Charles Hotham 10th Baronet (age 45) died. His uncle William (age 75) succeeded 11th Baronet Hotham of Scorborough in Yorkshire.
On 18th July 1881 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (age 65) died. Memoral at the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: On 13th December 1815 he was born to Bishop Edward Stanley. In 1864 he was appointed Dean of Westminster Abbey. Life's Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [30th April 1881]. Our dear friend, the Bishop of St. Albans (Claughton), helped by our neighbour the rector of Little Easton [Map], the Rev. G. Tufnell, along with two London clergy, officiated at our wedding. It pleased me very much to have the benediction pronounced by Dean Stanley, who had kept in the background during the ceremony. The register was signed by the Prince of Wales, Prince Leopold, and Lords Warwick and Rosslyn. Our honeymoon was spent at beautiful Ditton Park, which was lent us by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and there, in lovely May weather, we had a fortnight on the river, boating and canoeing. But, alas for romance, there was one worldly honour given us that demanded all our self-control. We were commanded to dine at Windsor Castle on the day after our wedding, and I was asked to wear my bridal dress, orange blossoms and all! I must confess that Her Majesty's kindness on that occasion went far to soothe the shyness of a bride in her teens. The Queen took from my corsage a spray of orange blossom to keep as a souvenir and said many charming things about the beauty of my frock. Her Majesty so much admired what she was pleased to call the "lovely" dress, that I had a note next day from Lady Churchill, then in waiting, to say that the Queen wished so very much to possess a photograph of me if I would have myself taken in the gown, and hoping I was not too tired from the long standing. In 1883 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley and Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce were married. She the daughter of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin. He the son of Bishop Edward Stanley.
On 18th July 1889 Alexander Hugh Baring 4th Baron Ashburton (age 54) died at Bath House. His son Francis (age 22) succeeded 5th Baron Ashburton of Ashburton in Devon.
On 18th July 1905 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper (age 71) died. Earl Cowper, Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent and Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent extinct. His nephew Auberon (age 29) succeeded 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 13th August 1905 Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne (age 59) died. On 18th July 1919 Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne (age 74) died. His brother Frederick (age 65) succeeded 5th Baron Sherborne. Monument in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map].
Emily Theresa Stern Baroness Sherborne: Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne and she were married. On 21st April 1846 she was born to Hermann Stern. On 8th March 1883 James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne died. His son Edward succeeded 4th Baron Sherborne. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
Edward Lenox Dutton 4th Baron Sherborne: On 23rd April 1831 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%.
Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne: On 28th May 1840 he was born to James Henry Legge Dutton 3rd Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Howard at Bibury, Gloucestershire [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. On 2nd January 1920 Frederick Dutton 5th Baron Sherborne died. His nephew James succeeded 6th Baron Sherborne.
On 18th July 1944 John "Rex" Whistler (age 39) was killed in action after he left his tank to go to the aid of other men in his unit. His body now lies in Section III, Row F, Grave 22 of Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
On 18th July 1983 William Keith Rous 5th Earl of Stradbroke (age 76) died. His son Robert (age 46) succeeded 6th Earl Stradbroke, 6th Viscount Dunwich, 11th Baronet Stradbrooke of Henham in Suffolk.
On 18th July 1994 Rupert Baring 4th Baron Revelstoke (age 83) died. His son John (age 59) succeeded 5th Baron Revelstoke of Membland in Devon.
