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19 Mar is in March.
1330 Execution of Edmund of Woodstock
1470 March 1470 Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy. At that time1 his wife Emma, daughter of Hugh the Great, died without children. He himself not long after took to wife a certain maiden named Gunnor, born of a most noble lineage of the Danes, and he espoused her according to Christian custom. From her he begot sons: namely Richard and Robert and Mauger, and two others, and three daughters. Of these, one named Emma2 married King Æthelred of the English, and from her that king begot Edward and Alfred, of whom Godwine later, by treacheries, caused the death of one. The second, called Hawise, was joined to Geoffrey, Count of the Bretons, and she brought forth Alan and Eudo, both dukes. The third, Matilda, to Count Odo, of whom mention will be made later. He also begot two sons and two daughters by concubines. One of these sons was called Geoffrey3, and the other was called William. The former was Count of Eu. When he died, his brother took that same county, which his heirs still hold by right of succession; although Count Gilbert, son of Count Godfrey, held that county for a time before he was killed. This Gilbert begot Richard, a most valiant knight, who, both he and his sons, Gilbert, Roger, Walter, and Robert, greatly loved the church of Bec, and enriched it with great possessions; imitating their grandfather, Count Gilbert, who, in founding the aforesaid church, aided the venerable Herluin, its first abbot and builder, both with counsel and with resources. Concerning that church and the said abbot we shall make mention in its proper place in a preceding account, as is fitting. For now, let it be enough to have spoken these things briefly by anticipation.
Qua tempestate Emma uxor ejus, filia Hugonis Magni, absque liberis moritur. Ipse vero non multo post quamdam virginem nomine Gunnor, ex nobilissima Danorum prosapia ortam sibi in matrimonium christiano more desponsavit. Ex qua filios genuit, Richardum videlicet et Robertum atque Malgerium, aliosque duos atque filias tres. Quarum una nomine Emma, Edelrodo regi Anglorum nupsit, de qua idem rex Edwardum et Aluredum. Godwini longo post dolis interemptum procreavit. Secunda vero Hadvis vocata Goiffredo Brittannorum comiti juncta, Alanum et Eudonem duces progenuit. Tertia quidem Mathildis Odoni comiti, de qua sermo in posteris orietur. Genuit etiam duos filios et totidem filias ex concubinis. Quorum unus Godefridus, alter vero dicebatur Willelmus. Horum prior comes fuit Aucensis. Quo defuncto, accepit frater ejus eumdem comitatum quem adhuc hæredes ejusjure successionis possident; licet comes Gislebertus filius Godefredi comitis ipsum comitatum parumper tenuerit, antequam occideretur. Hic Gislebertus genuit Richardum strenuissimum militem, qui tam ipse quam filii ejus, Gislebertus, Rogerius, Walterius, Robertus, ecclesiam Beccensem magno affectu dilexerunt et magnis possessionibus ditaverunt; imitantes comitem Gislebertum avum suum, qui in fundanda prædicta ecclesia venerabilem Herluinum primum abbatem et constructorem ipsius et consilio et rebus juvit. De qua ecclesia et prædicto ejus abbate, pracedenti tractatu, loco competenti prout decet, mentionem faciemus. Hic vero ista per anticipationem breviter dixisse sufficiat.
Note 1. Emma of Paris died on the 19th March 968.
Note 2. Emma of Normandy, ~984-1052. She married (1) 1002, King Æthelred the Unready and (2) 1017 King Cnut. With King Æthelred the Unready she has issue King Edward the Confessor, Godgifu, who married three times, and Alfred Ætheling, who died soon after being blinded by Earl Godwin of Wessex, father of King Harold. With King Cnut she had issue King Harthacnut, and Gunhilda, who married Henry III, King of East Francia and Holy Roman Emperor.
Note 3. Geoffrey, 1st Count of Eu. Progenitor of the de Clare family, subsequently Earls of Pembroke.
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On 19th March 1286 King Alexander III of Scotland (age 44) died at Kinghorn Ness. His granddaughter Margaret (age 2) succeeded I Queen Scotland.
Around 19th March 1311 the nobility attempt to constrain King Edward II of England (age 26) by imposing a Council of Ordainers upon him. The Council included twenty-one signatories including:
Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 39).
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 36).
Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 33).
Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford (age 19).
Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury.
John Capet 4th Earl Richmond (age 45).
William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal (age 33), and.
Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 36).
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On 19th March 1330 the King's uncle Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 28) was beheaded at Winchester Castle [Map]. Earl Kent forfeit. Edmund had been convicted of plotting against the court believing his brother King Edward II was still alive. It later emerged the plot had been created by Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 42) to entrap Edmund. King Edward III of England (age 17) was unable to show leniency risking complicity in the plot. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
See Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke, Walter of Guisborough, Knighton 2555, Murimuth and Parliament Rolls.
Chronicle of Robert Fabyan [-1512]. [19th March 1330]. In this thyrde mayres yere, the abouesayde syr Edmude of Wodestoke (age 28) erle of Kent, entendynge the reformacion of the mysse ordre of the realme, beynge enfourmyd yt his brother syr Edwarde was in lyfe, deuysed certeyn letters towdrynge the delyuery of his sayde brother, and sent them unto his sayd brother; of which dede he was shortlye after accusyd, and by auctoryte of a parlyament holdyn at Westmynster [Winchester], aboute Pentecoste folowinge, he for that dede was iudgyd to haue his hede smytten of, whereof execucion was done the. xv1. day of May folowynge in the foresayde cytie of Winchester,
Note 1. In subsequent edits given as 25th. The execution Edmude of Wodestoke is usually given as 19th March 1330.
Froissart Book 1: 1307-1340. 43. The young king of England governed for a long time, as you have heard mentioned above, by the counsel of my lady his mother, of the Earl Edmund of Kent, his uncle, and of Sir Roger de Mortimer. In the end, envy began to arise between the said Earl of Kent (age 28) and Lord Mortimer. And the envy grew so great that Lord Mortimer informed and persuaded the young king, with the consent of my lady the queen his mother, making him believe that the said Earl of Kent wished to poison him and would soon have him killed, in order to seize the kingdom for himself, as he was the next in line to inherit it since the king's younger brother, called Sir John of Eltham, had recently passed away. The young king, who readily believed what he was told, just as young lords often do, easily trusting what those who should advise them tell them, and more often evil than good, soon after had his said uncle the Earl of Kent arrested, and had him publicly beheaded [on 19th March 1330] ], from which he could never find escape or pardon. This deeply troubled and angered all the people of the country, great and small, noble and common, and they strongly held resentment in their hearts against Lord Mortimer. They believed firmly that through his counsel, scheming, and false deceit, the noble Earl of Kent—whom they all considered a virtuous and loyal man—had been so led and treated. Never after that was Lord Mortimer loved as he had been before.
43. Li jones rois englès se gouvrena un grant tamps, si com vous avés oy chi dessus recorder, par le conseil de ma dame se mère, dou conte Aymon de Kent, son oncle, et de monsigneur Rogier de Mortemer. Au daarrain, envie commença à naistre entre le conte de Kent dessus dit, et le signeur de Mortemer. Et monta puis li envie si haut que li sires de Mortemer enfourma et enhorta tant le jone roy, par le consentement de ma dame se mère le royne, et li fisent entendant que li dis contes de Kent le voloit empuisonner, et le feroit morir temprement, s'il ne s'en gardoit, pour avoir sen royaume, comme li plus proçains apriès lui, par succession; car li jones frères le roy, que on clamoit messire Jehan d'Eltem, estoit nouvellement trespassés. Li jones rois, qui creoit legierement che dont on l'enfourmoit, ensi que jone signeur, telz a on souvent veus, croient legierement çou dont cil qui les doient consillier les enfourment, et plus tost en mal qu'en bien, fist, assés tost après chou, son dit oncle le conte de Kent prendre, et le fist decoler publikement, que onques il n'en peut venir à escusance. De quoi tout cil dou pays, grans et petis, nobles et non nobles, en furent durement tourblet et couroucié, et eurent puissedi durement contre coer le signeur de Mortemer. Et bien pensoient que, par son conseil et pourcach et par fausse amise, avoit ensi esté menés et trettiés li gentilz contes de Kent, cui il tenoient tout pour preudomme et pour loyal. Ne onques apriès ce, li sires de Mortemer ne fu tant amés, comme il avoit esté en devant.
Annales of England by John Stow. [19th March 1330]. The same yeere, at the earnest request of some, the king held a parliament at Winchester, where, by procurement of the old queen and Roger Mortimer, the said earle of Kent [Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 28)] and many other noble men and religious persons, to wit, the provincials of the white Carmelite fryers and of the blacke preaching friers, and frier Richard Wilton, weie accused of conspiracie, touching (as it was said) the deliverie of the kings father: which matter although it were but devised fantasie and a meere lye, yet the said earle, for certaine confessions which he made, and for certaine letters which were found about him, was there beheaded. The other, to wit, the provincials of the Predicants and Carmelites, were banished: but the bishop of London was set at libertie, Robert de Tauntone, priest, and some certaine Carmelite friers and Predicants were condemned to perpetuall prison. The death of the said earle was the lesse lamented, because his family and servants had above measure afflicted the commons, in taking up things (as they travailed) at the king's price, paying nothing or very little for it.
Chronicle of the Kings of England by Richard Baker. 19th March 1330. For another Parliament being holden at Winchester, Edmund Earl of Kent (age 28), the Kings Uncle, is there accused, and condemned upon his confession, for intending to restore his Brother, the late King Edward; an intention only without any fact, yet condemned he was, and brought to the Scaffold: but generally so beloved of the people, that he stood on the Scaffold from one a Clock till five, before any Executioner could be found that would do the Office; till at last a silly wretch of the Marshalsey [Map] was gotten to cut off his head.
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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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. On the First Sunday of Lent, Philippa, queen of England, was crowned at Westminster. In the first week of Lent, a parliament was held at Westminster in Winchester, where, on the day after the feast of Saint Gregory, Edmund, earl of Kent, the king's uncle, was arrested and, on the eve [19th March 1330] of Saint Cuthbert, condemned to death1. From the first hour of the day until evening, he stood outside the gates, no one willing to lay a hand on him, until at last a certain unfortunate man from the Marshal's office was ordered to behead him.
Dominica Quadragesima Philippa regina Angliæ apud Westmonasterium coronatur. Prima is septimana Quadragesimæ factum est parliamentum Westmins apud Wintoniam, ubi, in crastino Sancti Gregorii, Edmundus comes Cantiæ, avunculus regis, fuit Parliament arrestatus et in vigilia Sancti Cuthberti morti adjudicatus: ab hora vero diei prima usque ad vesperas extra portas, nullo in eum manum mittere volente, stetit condemnatus, donec miser quidam de Marescallia eum jussus est decollare.
Note 1. Prince Edmund was condemned to death on the charge of having entered into a conspiracy to set his brother, Edward II, at liberty, an enterprise into which he had been inveigled by the artifices of Mortimer and the queen-mother, who had led him to believe that the unfortunate King was still alive in Corfe Castle. T, Walsingham, 129, ed., Camden; See also Rapin, Hist. 1.410, ed. 1732 and H. Knyghton, 2555.
Adam Murimuth Continuation. 1329. In the year of our Lord 1329, in the 14th year of Pope John XXII and the third year of King Edward III, around the middle of Lent, the king held a parliament at Winchester. There, at the instigation of Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, the Earl of Kent, the king's uncle, was accused, along with many others. They were charged with falsely claiming that King Edward II was still alive and with conspiring to free him and restore him to the throne. However, this was completely false and an illusion, as later events proved. Nevertheless, the said Earl was beheaded there, due to certain confessions he had made and some letters found in his possession. However, none of these confessions or letters, even if they had been true, should have justified his execution. However, the other accused were released on bail, such as the Bishop of London, while others, including Robert de Taunton and some others, were imprisoned. Nevertheless, the Earl of Kent was less mourned by the people, because he had a bad household, whose members, traveling through the country, seized the property of commoners by their own authority and paid little or nothing for it.
Anno Domini millesimo CCCXXIX, dicti vero Johannis papa XIIIJ, et ipsius regis Edwardi tertio, hoc anno circa mediam Quadragesimam tenuit rex parliamentum Wyntoniæ, ubi, procurante regina et Rogero de Mortuo mari, fuit comes Canciæ, patruus regis accusatus, et fuerunt multi alii accusati de eo quod quidam confingentes patrem regis vivum, et quod conspiraverant eum liberare et ad statum regni reducere, licet hoc totum falsum et phantasma fuisset, sicut rei exitus postmodum comprobavit. Tamen dictus comes, propter quasdam confessiones suas et quasdam literas secum inventas, iicet nullæ illarum confessionum vel literarum, etsi veræ essent, deberent causam tribuere mortis suæ, fuit decollatus ibidem. Alii vero accusati dimissi fuerant sub manucaptione, ut episcopus Londoniensis; alii vero carceri mancipati, ut Robertus de Tantone et quidam alii. Dictus tamen comes eo minus a populo conquerebatur, quod malam habuit familiam, res popularium eundo per patriam auctoritate propria occupantes et parum vel nihil solventes eisdem.
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On 19th March 1470 Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles was beheaded at Doncaster [Map]. He was buried at Whitefriars Doncaster [Map]. Baron Welles forfeit. His sister Joan succeeded 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 37) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He, Hastings, a favourite of King Edward IV of England (age 27), younger brother of Edward's great friend William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 39).
On 19th March 1553 Alberta Palatinate Simmern (age 14) died. Her brother Louis (age 13) succeeded VI Elector Palatine Rhine.
After 19th March 1553. St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map]. Monument to Richard Cecil (deceased) and his wife Jane Heckington. Kneeling figures under an elaborate cornice. Attributed to Cornelius Cure. Elizabethan Period.
Jane Heckington: she was born to William Heckington. Before 1520 Richard Cecil and she were married. On 10th March 1587 she died.
On 19th March 1554 Bishop John Harley was deprived of his see of Bishop of Hereford for being a Protestant, and because he was married.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th March 1555. The xix day of Marche in the mornyng the Kyng('s) (age 27) grace rune at the tylt a-gaynst odur Spaneards, and brake iiij stayffes by viij of the cloke in the mornyng.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th March 1558. The xix day of Marche my lord mayre and the althermen whent unto Yeld-halle [Map], and ther all the craftes in London browth in the bylles what ther compene wold lend unto the quen('s) (age 42) grace for to helpe her in her fa ... toward the wars.
Note. P. 168. Loan from the city to the queen. A loan was then called a "prest," which is probably the word our diarist could not remember. The amount of this prest was 20,000l. and it was to bear interest at 12 per cent. (Stowe.)
On 19th March 1563 the Greyhound was wrecked on its journey to Le Havre with the loss of around two-hundred lives.
Captain Thomas Finch (age 51) drowned.
Brothers John Wentworth (age 25) and James Wentworth (age 23) drowned.
On 19th March 1604 John IV King Portugal was born to Teodosio II Duke of Braganza (age 35) and Ana de Velasco y Téllez Girón Duchess Braganza (age 19). He married 1633 Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 19th March 1609 Maud Babington (age 38) was murdered. A servant, Honora ny Caffry, was burned at the stake for the petty treason of the murder of a mistress. Another, a man, later confessed to the murder.
After 19th March 1612. Stuart Hooded Monument monument with a figure leaning on their elbow to Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure (deceased) at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map]. The monument is now in the south transept but was originally in a more prestigious position at the east end of the chancel, on the south side, opposite the Townshend tomb. It was moved when the chancel was restored by Scott in 1859-60. The figure of Lady Eure was originally painted: traces of black paint can still be seen in the folds of her elaborate dress. The inscription ... Here lyeth expecting a joyful resurrection the body of Dame Mary Eure late wife to the Right Ho Ralph Lord Eure (age 53) Baron of Malton, Lord President of the Principality and Marches of Wales and Leiutenant of the same and daughter of Sir John Dawney of Sessey in the County of York she departed this life the 19th day of March 1612 at the age of 55.
Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure: Around 1557 she was born to John Dawnay of Sessay, Yorkshire and Elizabeth Tunstall. In or before 1578 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure and she were married. They were half fourth cousins. In 1594 William Eure 2nd Baron Eure died. In 1594 His son Ralph succeeded 3rd Baron Eure. She by marriage Baroness Eure. On 19th March 1612 Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure died.
On 19th March 1616 Henry Pierrepont (age 70) died. Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Designed by John Smythson. Probably carved by Hugh Hall who also carved the monument to Thomas Smith originally at Wybynbury but since moved to Nantwich [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Armorials:
Top left 
Cavendish Arms - he was married to Frances Cavendish (age 67) daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick.
Top right 
Pierrepoint Arms.
Centre Bottom: Quartered 1&4 Pierrepoint Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms impaled Quartered 1&4 Cavendish Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms.
Frances Cavendish: On 18th June 1548 she was born to William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. Before 1584 Henry Pierrepont and she were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were sixth cousins. In January 1632 Frances Cavendish died.
On 19th March 1643 William Compton (age 18) and James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 20) fought for the Royalist army at Hopton Heath, Staffordshire.
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41) was killed. His son James succeeded 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1660. Early to my Lord, where infinity of business to do, which makes my head full; and indeed, for these two or three days, I have not been without a great many cares and thoughts concerning them. After that to the Admiralty, where a good while with Mr. Blackburne, who told me that it was much to be feared that the King would come in, for all good men and good things were now discouraged. Thence to Wilkinson's, where Mr. Sheply and I dined; and while we were at dinner, my Lord Monk's (age 51) lifeguard come by with the Serjeant at Arms before them, with two Proclamations, that all Cavaliers do depart the town; but the other that all officers that were lately disbanded should do the same. The last of which Mr. R. Creed, I remember, said, that he looked upon it as if they had said, that all God's people should depart the town. Thence with some sea officers to the Swan [Map], where we drank wine till one comes to me to pay me some money from Worcester, viz., £25. His name is Wilday. I sat in another room and took my money and drank with him till the rest of my company were gone and so we parted. Going home the water was high, and so I got Crockford to carry me over it. So home, and left my money there. All the discourse now-a-day is, that the King will come again; and for all I see, it is the wishes of all; and all do believe that it will be so. My mind is still much troubled for my poor wife, but I hope that this undertaking will be worth my pains. To Whitehall and staid about business at the Admiralty late, then to Tony Robins's, where Capt. Stokes, Mr. Luddington and others were, and I did solicit the Captain for Laud Crisp, who gave me a promise that he would entertain him. After that to Mrs. Crisp's where Dr. Clodius and his wife were. He very merry with drink. We played at cards late and so to bed. This day my Lord dined at my Lord Mayor's [Allen], and Jasper was made drunk, which my Lord was very angry at.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1665. Thence I to Creed, and walked talking in the Park an hour with him, and then to my Lord Sandwich's (age 39) to dinner, and after dinner to Mr. Povy's (age 51), who hath been with the Duke of Yorke (age 31), and, by the mediation of Mr. Coventry (age 37), the Duke told him that the business shall go on, and he will take off Brunkerd, and my Lord FitzHarding (age 35) is quiett too. But to see the mischief, I hear that Sir G. Carteret (age 55) did not seem pleased, but said nothing when he heard me proposed to come in Povy's room, which may learn me to distinguish between that man that is a man's true and false friend.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1665. Lord's Day. Mr. Povy (age 51) sent his coach for me betimes, and I to him, and there to our great trouble do find that my Lord FitzHarding (age 35) do appear for Mr. Brunkard (age 38)1 to be Paymaster upon Povy's going out, by a former promise of the Duke's (age 31), and offering to give as much as any for it. This put us all into a great dumpe, and so we went to Creed's new lodging in the Mewes, and there we found Creed with his parrot upon his shoulder, which struck Mr. Povy coming by just by the eye, very deep, which, had it hit his eye, had put it out. This a while troubled us, but not proving very bad, we to our business consulting what to do; at last resolved, and I to Mr. Coventry (age 37), and there had his most friendly and ingenuous advice, advising me not to decline the thing, it being that that will bring me to be known to great persons, while now I am buried among three or four of us, says he, in the Navy; but do not make a declared opposition to my Lord FitzHarding.
Note 1. Henry Brouncker, younger brother of William, Viscount Brouncker, President of the Royal Society. He was Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of York, and succeeded to the office of Cofferer on the death of William Ashburnham in 1671. His character was bad, and his conduct in the sea-fight of 1665 was impugned. He was expelled from the House of Commons, but succeeded to his brother's title in 1684. He died in January, 1687.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1665. Being very glad of this news Mr. Povy (age 51) and I in his coach to Hyde Parke, being the first day of the tour there. Where many brave ladies; among others, Castlemayne (age 24) lay impudently upon her back in her coach asleep, with her mouth open. There was also my Lady Kerneguy (age 26)1, once my Lady Anne Hambleton, that is said to have given the Duke a clap upon his first coming over. Here I saw Sir J. Lawson's (age 50) daughter and husband, a fine couple, and also Mr. Southwell (age 29) and his new lady (age 17), very pretty.
Note 1. Daughter of William, Duke of Hamilton, wife of Lord Carnegy (age 16), who became Earl of Southesk on his father's death. She is frequently mentioned in the "Memoires de Grammont", and in the letters of the second Earl of Chesterfield. B.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1667. This afternoon I am told again that the town do talk of my Lord Arlington's (age 49) being to be Lord Treasurer, and Sir W. Coventry (age 39) to be Secretary of State; and that for certain the match is concluded between the Duke of Richmond (age 28) and Mrs. Stewart (age 19), which I am well enough pleased with; and it is pretty to consider how his quality will allay people's talk; whereas, had a meaner person married her, he would for certain have been reckoned a cuckold at first-dash.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th March 1669. Thence to the plaisterer's, and took my face, and my Duke of Albemarle's (age 60) home with me by coach, they being done to my mind; and mighty glad I am of understanding this way of having the pictures of any friends. At home to dinner, where Mr. Sheres dined with us, but after dinner I left him and my wife, and with Commissioner Middleton and Kempthorne (age 49) to a Court-martiall, to which, by virtue of my late Captainship, I am called, the first I was ever at; where many Commanders, and Kempthorne president. Here was tried a difference between Sir L. Van Hemskirke, the Dutch Captain who commands "The Nonsuch", built by his direction, and his Lieutenant; a drunken kind of silly business. We ordered the Lieutenant to ask him pardon, and have resolved to lay before the Duke of York (age 35) what concerns the Captain, which was striking of his Lieutenant and challenging him to fight, which comes not within any article of the laws martiall. But upon discourse the other day with Sir W. Coventry (age 41), I did advise Middleton, and he and I did forbear to give judgment, but after the debate did withdraw into another cabin, the Court being held in one of the yachts, which was on purpose brought up over against St. Katharine's, it being to be feared that this precedent of our being made Captains, in order to the trying of the loss of "The Defyance", wherein we are the proper persons to enquire into the want of instructions while ships do lie in harbour, evil use might be hereafter made of the precedent by putting the Duke of Buckingham (age 41), or any of these rude fellows that now are uppermost, to make packed Courts, by Captains made on purpose to serve their turns. The other cause was of the loss of "The Providence" at Tangier, where the Captain's being by chance on shore may prove very inconvenient to him, for example's sake, though the man be a good man, and one whom, for Norwood's sake, I would be kind to; but I will not offer any thing to the excusing such a miscarriage. He is at present confined, till he can bring better proofs on his behalf of the reasons of his being on shore. So Middleton and I away to the Office; and there I late busy, making my people, as I have done lately, to read Mr. Holland's' Discourse of the Navy, and what other things I can get to inform me fully in all; and here late, about eight at night, comes Mr. Wren (age 40) to me, who had been at the Tower to Coventry. He come only to see how matters go, and tells me, as a secret, that last night the Duke of York's closet was broken open, and his cabinets, and shut again, one of them that the rogue that did it hath left plate and a watch behind him, and therefore they fear that it was only for papers, which looks like a very malicious business in design, to hurt the Duke of York; but they cannot know that till the Duke of York comes to town about the papers, and therefore make no words of it. He gone, I to work again, and then to supper at home, and to bed.
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On 19th March 1675 Catherine Manners Baroness Gower was born to John Manners 1st Duke Rutland (age 36) and Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland (age 18). She married September 1692 John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower, son of William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet and Jane Granville Baroness Gower, 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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John Evelyn's Diary. 19th March 1676. Dr. Lloyd (age 39), late Curate of Deptford, but now Bishop of Llandaff, preached before the King (age 45), on 1 Cor. xv. 57, that though sin subjects us to death, yet through Christ we become his conquerors.
On 19th March 1683 Thomas Killigrew (age 71) died at Whitehall Palace [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th March 1693. A new Secretary of State, Sir John Trenchard (age 43); the Attorney-General, Somers (age 42), made Lord-Keeper, a young lawyer of extraordinary merit. King William (age 42) goes toward Flanders; but returns, the wind being contrary.
On 19th March 1701 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater (age 54) died. He was buried in the Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. His son Scroop (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Bridgewater, 5th Viscount Brackley, 5th Baron Ellesmere.
John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater: On 9th November 1646 he was born to John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. On 7th November 1664 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cranfield were married. She the daughter of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex. He the son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 2nd April 1673 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater were married at St Dionis Backchurch. She the daughter of Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton and Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester. He the son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 19th March 1703 Ann Howard died. Monument in St Peter's Church, Elford [Map].
Ann Howard: she was born to Craven Howard and Anne Ogle Maid of Honour.
On 19th March 1719 Melusine Schulenburg 1st Duchess Munster 1st Duchess Kendal (age 51) was created 1st Duchess Kendal, 1st Countess Feversham, 1st Baroness Glastonbury.
On 19th March 1722 Leonard Smelt (age 39) was elected MP Northallerton during the 1722 General Election.
On 19th March 1722 Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Thirsk during the 1722 General Election.
On 20th February 1723 Hayman Rooke was born. He was baptised at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map] on 19th March 1723.
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 19th March 1737 Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 49) died.
On 19th March 1749 Louisa Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 42) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
Letters of Horace Walpole. P. S. Saturday. — I forgot to tell you that Lord Hardwicke has written some verses to Lord Lyttelton, upon those the latter made on Lady Egremont (age 35).1 If I had been told that he had put on a bag, and was gone off with Kitty Fisher (age 19),2 I should not have been more astonished.
Note 1. The following are the lines alluded to, "Addition extempore to the verses on Lady Egremont:
"Fame heard with pleasure — straight replied.
First on my roll stands Wyndham's bride,
My trumpet oft I 've raised to sound Her modest praise the world around;
But notes were wanting — canst thou find A muse to sing her face, her mind?
Believe me, I can name hut one,
A friend of yours — 'tis Lyttelton."
Note 2. A celebrated courtesan of the day. — E.
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Letters of Horace Walpole. To George Montagu, Esq.
Arlington Street, March 19, 1761.
I can now tell you, with great pleasure, that your cousin (age 44)1 is certainly named lord-lieutenant. I wish you joy. You will not be sorry too to hear that your Lord North is much talked of for succeeding him at the board of trade. I tell you this with great composure, though to-day has been a day of amazement. All the world is staring, whispering, and questioning. Lord Holderness has resigned the seals,2 and they are given to Lord Bute. Which of the two secretaries of state is first minister? the latter or Mr. Pitt? Lord Holderness received the command but yesterday, at two o'clock, till that moment thinking himself extremely well at court; but it seems the King said he was tired of having two secretaries, of which one would do nothing, and t'other could do nothing; he would have a secretary who both could act and would. Pitt had as short notice of this resolution as the sufferer, and was little better pleased. He is something softened for the pre¬ sent by the offer of cofferer for Jemmy Grenville, which is to be ceded by the Duke of Leeds, who returns to his old post of justice in eyre, from whence Lord Sandy s is to be removed, some say to the head of the board of trade. Newcastle, who enjoys this fall of Holderness's, who had deserted him for Pitt, laments over the former, but seems to have made his terms with the new favourite: if the Bedfords have done so too, will it surprise you? It will me, if Pitt submits to this humiliation; if he does not, I take for granted the Duke of Bedford will have the other seals. The temper with which the new reign has hitherto proceeded, seems a little impeached by this sudden act, and the Earl now stands in the direct light of a minister, if the House of Commons should cavil at him. Lord Delawar kissed hands to-day for his earldom; the other new peers are to follow on Monday.
Note 1. The Earl of Halifax.
Note 2. Lord Barrington, in a letter to Mr. Mitchell, of the 23rd, says, "Our friend Holderness is finally in harbour; he has four thousand a-year for life, with the reversionship of the cinque-ports, after the Duke of Dorset; which he likes better than having the name of pensioner. I never could myself understand the difference between a pension and a sinecure place." — E.
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On 19th March 1776 Ramsay Richard Reinagle was born.
On 19th March 1783 Archbishop Frederick Cornwallis (age 70) died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].
On 19th March 1786 Louisa Barbara Venables-Vernon was buried at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map].
Louisa Barbara Venables-Vernon: Around 1764 she was born to George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon and Louisa Barbara Mansel In December 1785 Louisa Barbara Venables-Vernon died in the South of France.
After 19th March 1791. Monument to Penelope Boothby (deceased) at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks (age 55). Her epitaph reads "She was in form and intellect most exquisite. The unfortunate Parents ventured their all on this frail Bark. And the wreck was total."
Penelope Boothby: On 11th April 1785 she was born to Brooke Boothby 6th Baronet in Lichfield, Staffordshire [Map]. On 19th March 1791 Penelope Boothby died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. She was buried in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
On 19th March 1808 Charles IV King Spain (age 59) abdicated as King Spain. Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 23) succeeded VII King Spain.
On 19th March 1825 William Owen (deceased) was buried St Luke's Church Chelsea in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends, including Thomas Lawrence (age 55), Richard Westmacott (age 49), Thomas Phillips (age 54) and 'Thompson' [probably Thomas Clement Thompson (age 45)].
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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Archaeologia Volume V32 1847 Appendix. 19th March, 1846. Thomas W. King, Esq. F.S.A., communicated some observations on the monumental inscription to the memory of Richard Lord Grey de Wilton, in Eton College Chapel, accompanied by a pedigree, in illustration of the facsimile exhibited by Dr. Bromet on March 5. Richard Grey died in 1521, a minor and without issue; it is not easy to explain why he should be styled "one of the heyrs apparant to Richard Erll of Kent;" both were descended from John Lord Grey de Wilton, who died 17 Edward II., but the Earl had a brother living in 1521, who succeeded him. It is equally inexplicable why Richard Grey should be styled "Lord Grey Cotenore, Wylton, Ruthyn," as these baronies never merged in one individual. The barony of Grey de Codnor fell into abeyance in 1496, among the aunts of Henry, the last lord; and, had it been a barony limited to heirs male of the first baron, the Greys of Barton, a family existing at the time of Richard's death, would have had a prior claim. As regards the style of Ruthyn, Mr. King remarked that Richard's grandfather married the daughter of Edmund Lord Grey de Ruthyn; but his descent, thus deduced from that family, could in no wise have entitled him to the designation of that barony. Richard Earl of Kent died within three years after the decease of Richard Lord Grey de Wilton, and it seems pro bable, from the expression, "one of the heyrs apparant," that the monument at Eton was erected soon after; the insertion of the style "Lord Grey Cotenore, Wylton, Ruthyn," may possibly have been intended merely to indicate his connexion with the other ennobled branches of his ancient family.
Archaeologia Volume V32 1847 Section VI. Observations on the Monumental Inscription to Richard Grey, Lord Grey de Wilton, in the Chapel of Eton College, Bucks. By Thomas William King, Rouge Dragon, F.S.A., in a Letter to William Bromet, M.D., F.S.A. Read 19th March, 1846.
Thomas Bateman 1846. On March 19th three unimportant barrows in the neighbourhood of Thorpe were opened; the first of which, placed in a low situation, was composed solely of earthy in which fragments of charcoal were apparently the only indications of its haying been raised by man.
The next was on more elevated ground had been partially removed and produced some trifling remains of bone and a small piece of Samian ware much worn.
The last one placed in the hollow between two hills, contained numerous human bones chiefly from the extremities, and a few teeth which indicate the interment of an infant and a full-grown individual.
On 19th March 1852 Caroline Sophia Wyndham (age 22) died in childbirth at Drove Westhampnett. She and the child, who died on the same day, were buried at Bartons Lane Cemetery Petworth.
On 19th March 1869 Robert Edward Grosvenor was born to Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 43) and Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.06%.
On 19th March 1879 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster was born to Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23). He married (1) 16th February 1901 Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster and had issue (2) 26th November 1920 Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster, daughter of William Nelson 1st Baronet (3) 20th February 1930 his fourth cousin once removed Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster, daughter of Frederick "Fritz" Ponsonby 1st Baron Sysonby (4) 7th February 1947 Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster.
On 19th March 1882 Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont was born. She married 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont, son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont.
On 19th March 1885 Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29) and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 70) and Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain 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 19th March 1895 Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster (age 30) died of tuberculosis at Menton.
On 19th March 1896 George Richmond (age 86) died.
St James' Church, Antony [Map]. 19th March 1915. Grave of 12050 Private F. Lyndon, Worcestershire Regiment.
On 19th March 1947 Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans (age 31) and Suzanne Marie Fesq Duchess St Albans (age 25) were married.
On 19th March 1604 John IV King Portugal was born to Teodosio II Duke of Braganza (age 35) and Ana de Velasco y Téllez Girón Duchess Braganza (age 19). He married 1633 Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal and had issue.
On 19th March 1662 Catherine Perceval was born to John Perceval 1st Baronet (age 32) and Catherine Southwell. She married before 1693 William Moore 2nd Baronet.
On 19th March 1663 Thomas Bruce 7th Earl Kincardine was born to Alexander Bruce 4th Earl Kincardine.
On 19th March 1675 Catherine Manners Baroness Gower was born to John Manners 1st Duke Rutland (age 36) and Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland (age 18). She married September 1692 John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower, son of William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet and Jane Granville Baroness Gower, 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 19th March 1680 Elizabeth Tracy was born to William Tracy 4th Viscount Tracy (age 23) and Frances Devereux (age 21). She married before 2nd January 1716 Robert Burdett, son of Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet and Magdalen Aston, and had issue.
On 19th March 1683 Anna Margaretha Bentinck was born to William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 33) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland (age 32).
On 19th March 1708 Henry Gough 1st Baronet was born to Henry Gough (age 59) and Mary Littleton (age 53). He married (1) before 22nd June 1740 Catherine Harpur Lady Gough, daughter of John Harpur 4th Baronet (2) 2nd July 1741 Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough and had issue.
On 20th February 1723 Hayman Rooke was born. He was baptised at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map] on 19th March 1723.
On 19th March 1727 Charles Ingram 9th Viscount Irvine was born to Colonel Charles Ingram (age 30). He married 1758 Frances Shepheard and had issue.
On 19th March 1749 Louisa Hanover was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 42) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19th March 1757 Edward Pellew 1st Viscount Exmouth was born. He married 28th May 1783 Susan Frowde Viscountess Exmouth and had issue.
On 19th March 1762 Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford was born to Henry Bridgeman 1st Baron Bradford (age 36) and Elizabeth Simpson Baroness Bradford (age 27). He married 29th May 1788 Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford, daughter of George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington and Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington, and had issue.
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 19th March 1770 Stephen Moore 2nd Earl Mount Cashell was born to Stephen Moore 1st Earl Mount Cashell (age 39) and Helena Rawdon Countess Mount Cashell. He married 1791 his fifth cousin Margaret King Baroness Monthermer, daughter of Robert King 2nd Earl Kingston and Caroline Fitzgerald, and had issue.
On 19th March 1776 Ramsay Richard Reinagle was born.
On 19th March 1778 Edward "Ned" Pakenham was born to Edward Pakenham 2nd Baron Longford (age 34) and Catherine Rowley Baroness Longford (age 30).
On 19th March 1782 Peter Drummond Burrell 2nd Baron Gwydyr 22nd Baron Willoughby was born to Peter Burrell Baron Willoughby, 1st Baron Gwydyr (age 27) and Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie 21st Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (age 21). He married 19th October 1807 Clementina Sarah Drummond Baroness Gwydyr and Willoughby, daughter of James Drummond 11th Earl Perth and Clementia Elphinstone Countess Perth, and had issue.
On 19th March 1787 Brownlow Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 42) and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge (age 45).
On 19th March 1788 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers was born to John Cocks 1st Earl Somers (age 27). He married before 14th July 1819 his third cousin Caroline Yorke Countess Somers, daughter of Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke, and had issue.
On 19th March 1789 Frederick Adair Roe 1st Baronet was born to William Roe (age 41) and Susan Margaret Thomas.
On 19th March 1814 Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 3rd Earl Minto was born to Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 2nd Earl Minto (age 31) and Mary Brydone Countess Minto. He married 1844 Emma Eleanor Elizabeth Hislop, daughter of Thomas Hislop 1st Baronet and Emma Elliott of Madras Lady Hislop, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 19th March 1829 Thomas Edward Pilkington 9th Baronet was born to William Pilkington 8th Baronet (age 53).
On 19th March 1831 Francis George Stapleton 8th Baronet was born to Francis Jarvis Stapleton 7th Baronet (age 23).
On 19th March 1845 Alan Egerton 3rd Baron Egerton Tatton was born to Wilbraham Egerton 1st Baron Egerton Tatton (age 38) and Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus Baroness Egerton Tatton. He married 1867 Anna Louisa Taylor Baroness Egerton and had issue.
On 19th March 1853 Mary Susan Cavendish Viscountess Cobham was born to William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham (age 37) and Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham at Burlington House. She married 1878 her third cousin once removed Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham, son of George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton and Mary Glynne Lady Lyttelton, and had issue.
On 19th March 1854 Susan Catherine Harriet Byng was born to George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford (age 47) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford (age 33).
On 19th March 1855 Sydney Holland 2nd Viscount Knutsford and Arthur Holland 3rd Viscount Knutsford were born to Henry Holland 1st Viscount Knutsford (age 29) and Elizabeth Margaret HIbbert Lady Holland (age 21). She died two weeks later, He married 5th November 1884 Ellen Lawson Viscountess Knutsford, daughter of Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Preston, and had issue.
On 19th March 1863 Frederick William Hotham 6th Baron Hotham was born to William Francis Hotham (age 43) and Emma Carbonnel (age 41).
On 19th March 1867 Helen Pleydell-Bouverie was born to William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor (age 25) and Helen Matilda Chaplin Countess Radnor (age 20). She died aged ten in 1877.
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 19th March 1869 Robert Edward Grosvenor was born to Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 43) and Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.06%.
On 19th March 1879 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster was born to Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23). He married (1) 16th February 1901 Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster and had issue (2) 26th November 1920 Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster, daughter of William Nelson 1st Baronet (3) 20th February 1930 his fourth cousin once removed Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster, daughter of Frederick "Fritz" Ponsonby 1st Baron Sysonby (4) 7th February 1947 Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster.
On 19th March 1882 Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont was born. She married 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont, son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont.
On 19th March 1927 John Douglas 21st Earl of Morton was born to Charles William Sholto Douglas (age 45) and Florence Timson (age 29) were married. He the son of Sholto Douglas 19th Earl of Morton (age 82) and Helen Geraldine Ponsonby Countess of Morton (age 75). He married 20th September 1949 Mary Sheila Gibbs Countess Morton and had issue.
On 19th March 1931 Anthony Rowland Clegg-Hill 8th Viscount Hill was born to Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill 7th Viscount Hill (age 26).
On 19th March 1943 Bryan Bellew 8th Baron Bellew was born to James Bellew 7th Baron Bellew (age 23).
On 19th March 1955 Sarah Spencer was born to John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 31) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 19). She married her half fourth cousin Neil Edmund McCorquodale.
On 19th March 1750 Francis Burton aka Conyngham 2nd Baron Conyngham (age 25) and Elizabeth Clements were married.
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 19th March 1757 Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington (age 30) and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington (age 29) were married at London. He the son of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington (age 52) and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington (age 59).
On 19th March 1807 Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield (age 44) and Eliza Wolstenholme Countess Macclesfield (age 26) were married. He the son of Thomas Parker 3rd Earl Macclesfield.
On 19th March 1820 Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 23) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 50) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan (age 50).
On 19th March 1833 George Byng 7th Viscount Torrington (age 20) and Mary Anne Astley Viscountess Torrington (age 28) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Torrington.
On 19th March 1885 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet (age 47) and Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet (age 28) were married. She the daughter of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 66).
On 19th March 1885 Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29) and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 70) and Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19th March 1947 Charles Beauclerk 13th Duke St Albans (age 31) and Suzanne Marie Fesq Duchess St Albans (age 25) were married.
On 19th March 1286 King Alexander III of Scotland (age 44) died at Kinghorn Ness. His granddaughter Margaret (age 2) succeeded I Queen Scotland.
On 19th March 1309 Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley died.
On 19th March 1330 the King's uncle Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 28) was beheaded at Winchester Castle [Map]. Earl Kent forfeit. Edmund had been convicted of plotting against the court believing his brother King Edward II was still alive. It later emerged the plot had been created by Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 42) to entrap Edmund. King Edward III of England (age 17) was unable to show leniency risking complicity in the plot. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
See Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke, Walter of Guisborough, Knighton 2555, Murimuth and Parliament Rolls.
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 19th March 1383 Piers Mauley 4th Baron de Mauley (age 52) died at Nether Hallam Manor West Riding. His grandson Piers (age 5) succeeded 5th Baron Mauley.
On 19th March 1470 Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles was beheaded at Doncaster [Map]. He was buried at Whitefriars Doncaster [Map]. Baron Welles forfeit. His sister Joan succeeded 9th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 37) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He, Hastings, a favourite of King Edward IV of England (age 27), younger brother of Edward's great friend William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 39).
On 19th March 1533 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 66) died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners (age 49) by marriage Baron Berners.
On 19th March 1550 John Plunkett 4th Baron Killeen (age 40) died. His son Patrick (age 28) succeeded 5th Baron Killeen.
On 19th March 1553 Alberta Palatinate Simmern (age 14) died. Her brother Louis (age 13) succeeded VI Elector Palatine Rhine.
On 19th March 1556 Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham (age 38) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Basing.
On 19th March 1612 Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure (age 55) died.
On 19th March 1616 Henry Pierrepont (age 70) died. Church of St Edmund, Holme Pierrepoint [Map]. Designed by John Smythson. Probably carved by Hugh Hall who also carved the monument to Thomas Smith originally at Wybynbury but since moved to Nantwich [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Armorials:
Top left Cavendish Arms - he was married to Frances Cavendish (age 67) daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick.
Top right Pierrepoint Arms.
Centre Bottom: Quartered 1&4 Pierrepoint Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms impaled Quartered 1&4 Cavendish Arms 2&3 Unknown Arms.
Frances Cavendish: On 18th June 1548 she was born to William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. Before 1584 Henry Pierrepont and she were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were sixth cousins. In January 1632 Frances Cavendish died.
On 19th March 1643 William Compton (age 18) and James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton (age 20) fought for the Royalist army at Hopton Heath, Staffordshire.
Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 41) was killed. His son James succeeded 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 19th March 1658 George Graham 2nd Baronet (age 34) died. His son Richard (age 8) succeeded 3rd Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland.
On 19th March 1683 Thomas Killigrew (age 71) died at Whitehall Palace [Map].
On 19th March 1701 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater (age 54) died. He was buried in the Bridgewater Chapel, St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden. His son Scroop (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Bridgewater, 5th Viscount Brackley, 5th Baron Ellesmere.
John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater: On 9th November 1646 he was born to John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. On 7th November 1664 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cranfield were married. She the daughter of James Cranfield 2nd Earl Middlesex and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex. He the son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 2nd April 1673 John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater were married at St Dionis Backchurch. She the daughter of Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton and Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester. He the son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 19th March 1711 Bishop Thomas Ken (age 73) died. He was buried in Church of St John the Baptist Frome, Somerset.
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 19th March 1711 John Bruce 2nd Baronet (age 40) died. Baronet Bruce of Balcaskie extinct.
On 19th March 1717 John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 80) died. His son John (age 54) succeeded 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland. Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland by marriage Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
On 19th March 1720 John King 2nd Baronet (age 39) died. His brother Henry (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baronet King of Boyle Abbot.
On 19th March 1724 Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham (age 68) died. His grandson Lewis (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Rockingham, 4th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 4th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham by marriage Countess Rockingham.
On 19th March 1737 Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland (age 49) died.
On 13th March 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19th March 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son William (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.
On 19th March 1783 Archbishop Frederick Cornwallis (age 70) died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].
On 19th March 1843 Jane Rebecca Vyner Lady Biddulph (age 40) died.
On 19th March 1844 John Lowther 1st Baronet (age 84) died. His son John (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lowther of Swillington in West Yorkshire.
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 19th March 1844 William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 86) died at York House Twickenham, Richmond. His son William (age 56) succeeded 2nd Earl Lonsdale, 3rd Viscount Lowther, 3rd Baron Lowther.
On 19th March 1859 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 81) died. His son William (age 51) succeeded 11th Earl Devon. Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon (age 57) by marriage Countess Devon.
On 19th March 1869 Frederick Shelley 8th Baronet (age 59) died. His son John (age 20) succeeded 9th Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
On 19th March 1875 Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth died. Her widower William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 60) remarried a week later his second bigamous wife Eliza Fechnie Malcolm.
On 19th March 1878 Henry Thomas Liddell 1st Earl Ravensworth (age 81) died. His son Henry (age 56) succeeded 2nd Earl Ravensworth, 3rd Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle in County Durham, 8th Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.
On 19th March 1881 William Gordon Cornwallis Eliot 4th Earl St Germans (age 51) died unmarried. He was buried near his mother Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His brother Henry (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl St Germans, 6th Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 19th March 1892 Francis Charles Knowles 3rd Baronet (age 89) died. His son Charles (age 60) succeeded 4th Baronet Knowles of Lovell Hill.
On 19th March 1893 John Errington 12th Baronet (age 82) died. Baronet Errington of Hooton in Cheshire extinct.
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 19th March 1895 Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster (age 30) died of tuberculosis at Menton.
On 19th March 1896 George Richmond (age 86) died.
On 19th March 1921 John Montagu Burgoyne 10th Baronet (age 88) died. Baronet Burgoyne of Sutton in Bedfordshire extinct.
On 19th March 1924 Mariota Thellusson Countess Wilton (age 50) died.
On 19th March 1930 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 81) died. His brother Gerald (age 76) succeeded 2nd Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire. Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton Countess Balfour (age 62) by marriage Countess Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
On 19th March 1938 George Hay 14th Earl of Kinnoull (age 35) died. His son William (age 2) succeeded 15th Earl Kinnoull, 8th Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
On 19th March 1938 Charles Glynne Earle Welby 5th Baronet (age 72) died. His son Oliver (age 35) succeeded 6th Baronet Welby of Denton Manor in Lincolnshire.
On 19th March 1940 Lucy Catherine Fortescue Countess St Aldwyn (age 89) died.
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 19th March 1960 William Frederick Victor Mordaunt Milner 8th Baronet (age 66) died. His second cousin George (age 49) succeeded 9th Baronet Milner of Nun Appleton Hall in Yorkshire.
On 19th March 1961 Marjorie Seeley Lady Meyer died.
On 19th March 1975 Frederick Villiers Laud Robinson 10th Baronet (age 94) died. His grandson John (age 32) succeeded 11th Baronet Robinson of London.
On 19th March 1980 Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood 2nd Earl Halifax (age 67) died. His son Charles (age 36) succeeded 3rd Earl Halifax, 4th Viscount Halifax, 7th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in Yorkshire.
On 19th March 1988 David Hawley 7th Baronet (age 74) died. His son Henry (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Hawley of Leybourne Grange in Kent.
On 19th March 1990 Diana Claudia Carleton Countess of Malmesbury (age 77) died.
On 19th March 1994 Patricia Herbert Viscountess Hambleden (age 89) died.
On 19th March 2019 William Simon Pease 3rd Baron Wardington (age 93) died. Baron Wardington of Alnmouth in Northumberland extinct.