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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19 Nov is in November.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 768. This year died Archbishop Egbert at York, on the thirteenth day before the calends of December, who was bishop thirty-six winters; and Frithbert at Hexham, who was bishop there thirty-four winters. Ethelbert was consecrated to York, and Elmund to Hexham.
On 19th November 1190 Archbishop Baldwin of Forde (age 65) died in Acre [Map].
On 19th November 1235 Henry Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria I Duke Bavaria was born to Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria (age 29) and Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria (age 34). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 1250 Elizabeth Duchess Bavaria and had issue.
On 19th November 1404 Cardinal Henry Beaufort (age 29) was appointed Bishop of Winchester.
Patent Rolls. 19th November 1461. Grant, during office, to Robert Stillyngton (age 41), king's clerk, keeper of the privy seal, an office for which he ought to have 20s. a day, of £365 yearly from 1 November, viz. £40 from the issues of the counties of Somerset and Dorset, £40 from the issues of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, £33 from the issues of the counties of Oxford and Berks, £100 from the customs and subsidies of wools, hides and wool-fells in the port of London, £100 from the like in the port of Southampton, £32 from the issues of the county of Wilts, and £20 from the issues of the counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon. If the said assignments are or shall be insufficient to pay the said 20s. a day, the chancellor shall have power to make other assignments without warrant or suit to the king or council.
On 19th November 1473 Nicholas Fitzherbert (age 73) died at Norbury, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map]. Fluted Period. Fine set of weepers. Probably Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Note the Clenched Fist Crest unusually left-handed; probably a mistake by the sculptor since left-hand suggests illegitimacy. Suns and Roses Collar.
On 19th November 1481 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 8) died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Erasmus of Formiae, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Norfolk extinct. Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th November 1554. The sam day whent to met my lord cardenall Polle (age 54) in Kent my lord of Elly, with odur - doctur Thurlbe (age 48) bysshope of Elly.
Note. P. 75. Cardinal Pole. "The 24. of November cardinall Poole came oute of Brabant into England," &c. See Stowe's Chronicle, p. 625.
On 19th November 1557 John Braye 2nd Baron Braye died from wounds received at the Battle of St Quentin. Baron Braye abeyant between his six sisters. He was buried at Chelsea Old Church. The abeyance was be terminated in 1839 in favour of Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye a descendant of his sister Elizabeth Braye (age 56).
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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Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th November 1558. The xix day of November ded be-twyn v and vj in the morning my lord cardenall Polle (deceased) at Lambeth [Map], and he was byshope of Canturbere; and ther he lay tyll the consell sett the tyme he shuld be bered, and when, and wher.
Note. Page 178. Death of cardinal Pole. It seems to have been supposed by some persons at the time, that Pole died on the same day as queen Mary; and it is so asserted by Hume and other writers. According to our diarist (who even mentions the hours) the cardinal survived the queen for two days.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th November 1559. The xix day of November dyd pryche at P[aul's cross] [Map] master Bentun (age 45).
The xix day of November was bered at Lambeth the old byshope of Durram doctur Donstalle (deceased), sum-tyme byshope of London, with (unfinished)
Note. P. 218. Funeral of bishop Tunstall. His epitaph, formerly on a brass plate under the communion table of Lambeth church, will be found in Ducarel's History of Lambeth, Appx. p. 40. It was written by Walter Haddon. He died on the 15 Nov. aged 85
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th November 1560. The xix day of November was electyd the byshope of Wynchester at the cowrt, master Horne (age 50) late dene of Durram.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 19th November 1562. The xix day of November at after-non was [a] fray with-owtt Tempull-bare agaynst master Huntun (age 28) ['s house?] that mared my lady of Warwyke (age 24) and ther was sl[ain] master Banaster, servand unto master Huntun, by (blank)
Note. P. 296. Master Hunton that married my lady of Warwick. Sir Edward Unton, K.B. on the 29th April, 1555, married Anne, one of the daughters of the protector Somerset, and widow of John Dudley, earl of Warwick, the eldest son of John duke of Northumberland. See the memoirs prefixed to Unton Inventories, 1841, 4to. p. xxxvii.
On 19th November 1597 Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern was born to Frederick IV Elector Palatine (age 23) and Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine (age 21). She married 1616 George William Hohenzollern and had issue.
On 19th November 1600 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland was born to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 34) and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 25) at Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline. He married 1st May 1625 his third cousin once removed Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England, daughter of Henry IV King France and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 18th November 1616 or 19th November 1616 Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole (age 38) died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Stuart Period. Two-stage altar tomb in alabaster and black marble with miniature effigies in the lower stage, inscription panels and shield of 
Chicheley Arms impaled, supporting a recumbent effigy in armour. Tassets.
Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole: On 28th March 1578 he was born to Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole and Anne Bourne. He was baptised 15th April 1578. On 29th April 1607 Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole was knighted. On 18th June 1607 he and Dorothy Kempe were married.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 19th November 1616. Upon the 19th William Punn came down from London with letters from my Lord (age 27) whereby I perceived there had passed a challenge between him and my Coz. Clifford which my Lord sent him by my Coz. Cheymy, the Lords of the Council sent for them both and the King made them friends giving my Lord marvellous good words and willed him to send for me because he meant to make an agreement himself between us.
This going up to London of mine at this time I little expected. By him I also heard that my Sister Sackville was dead.
On 19th November 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet (age 36) was tried for treason, for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause, by court-martial and convicted at Guildhall [Map].
On 23rd December 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Church, Hackney. His son John (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.
On 19th November 1650 Henry Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Römhild was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 48) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha (age 31) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1663. Up, and to the office, where (Sir J. Minnes (age 64) and Sir W. Batten (age 62) being gone this morning to Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map]) the rest of us met, and rode at noon. So I to the 'Change [Map], where little business, and so home to dinner, and being at dinner Mr. Creed in and dined with us, and after dinner Mr. Gentleman, my Jane's father, to see us and her. And after a little stay with them, I was sent for by Sir G. Carteret (age 53) by agreement, and so left them, and to him and with him by coach to my Lord Treasurer (age 56), to discourse with him about Mr. Gauden's having of money, and to offer to him whether it would not be necessary, Mr. Gauden's credit being so low as it is, to take security of him if he demands any great sum, such as £20,000, which now ought to be paid him upon his next year's declaration. Which is a sad thing, that being reduced to this by us, we should be the first to doubt his credit; but so it is. However, it will be managed with great tenderness to him. My Lord Treasurer we found in his bed-chamber, being laid up of the goute. I find him a very ready man, and certainly a brave servant to the King (age 33): he spoke so quick and sensibly of the King's charge. Nothing displeased me in him but his long nails, which he lets grow upon a pretty thick white short hand, that it troubled me to see them.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1663. Thence to the Temple [Map], and there visited my cozen Roger Pepys (age 46) and his brother Dr. John, a couple, methinks, of very ordinary men, and thence to speak [with] Mr. Moore, and met him by the way, who tells me, to my great content, that he believes my letter to my Lord Sandwich (age 38) hath wrought well upon him, and that he will look after himself and his business upon it, for he begins already to do so. But I dare not conclude anything till I see him, which shall be to-morrow morning, that I may be out of my pain to know how he takes it of me. He and I to the Coffee-house, and there drank and talked a little, and so I home, and after a little at my office home to supper and to bed, not knowing how to avoid hopes from Mr. Moore's words to-night, and yet I am fearful of the worst.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1666. Here we walked to and again till one dropped away after another, and so I took coach to White Hall, and there visited my Lady Jemimah, at Sir G. Carteret's (age 56) lodgings. Here was Sir Thomas Crew (age 42), and he told me how hot words grew again to-day in the House of Lords between my Lord Ossory (age 32) and Ashly (age 45), the former saying that something said by the other was said like one of Oliver's Council. Ashly said that he must give him reparation, or he would take it his owne way. The House therefore did bring my Lord Ossory to confess his fault, and ask pardon for it, as he was also to my Lord Buckingham (age 38), for saying that something was not truth that my Lord Buckingham had said. This will render my Lord Ossory very little in a little time.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1666. Thence to my Chancellor's (age 57), and there Mr. Creed and Gawden, Cholmley (age 34), and Sir G. Carteret (age 56) walking in the Park over against the house. I walked with Sir G. Carteret, who I find displeased with the letter I have drawn and sent in yesterday, finding fault with the account we give of the ill state of the Navy, but I said little, only will justify the truth of it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1667. Thence with W. Hewer (age 25) and our messenger, Marlow, home by coach, and so late at letters, and then home to supper, and my wife to read and then to bed. This night I wrote to my father, in answer to a new match which is proposed (the executor of Ensum, my sister's former servant) for my sister (age 26), that I will continue my mind of giving her £500, if he likes of the match. My father did also this week, by Shepley, return me up a 'Guinny, which, it seems, upon searching the ground, they have found since I was there. I was told this day that Lory Hide (age 25)1, second son of my Chancellor (age 58), did some time since in the House say, that if he thought his father was guilty but of one of the things then said against him, he would be the first that should call for judgement against him: which Mr. Waller (age 61), the poet, did say was spoke like the old Roman, like Brutus, for its greatness and worthiness.
Note 1. Laurence Hyde, second son of Chancellor Clarendon (1614-1711). He held many important offices, and was First Lord of the Treasury, 1679-84; created Earl of Rochester in 1681, and K.G. 1685.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 19th November 1667. So home and to dinner, where Mr. Shepley with me, newly come out of the country, but I was at little liberty to talk to him, but after dinner with two contracts to the Committee, with Lord Bruncker (age 47) and Sir T. Harvy (age 42), and there did deliver them, and promised at their command more, but much against my will. And here Sir R. Brookes (age 30) did take me alone, and pray me to prevent their trouble, by discovering the order he would have. I told him I would suppress none, nor could, but this did not satisfy him, and so we parted, I vexed that I should bring on myself this suspicion. Here I did stand by unseen, and did hear their impertinent yet malicious examinations of some rogues about the business of Bergen, wherein they would wind in something against my Lord Sandwich (age 42) (it was plain by their manner of examining, as Sir Thomas Crew (age 43) did afterwards observe to me, who was there), but all amounted to little I think. But here Sir Thomas Crew and W. Hewer (age 25), who was there also, did tell me that they did hear Captain Downing give a cruel testimony against my Lord Bruncker, for his neglect, and doing nothing, in the time of straits at Chatham, Kent [Map], when he was spoke to, and did tell the Committee that he, Downing, did presently after, in Lord Bruncker's hearing, tell the Duke of Albemarle (age 58), that if he might advise the King (age 37), he should hang both my Lord Bruncker and Pett (age 57). This is very hard.
On 19th November 1677 James Fox (age 12) died of smallpox; some sources say smallpos. He is bured in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey [Map]. His mural monument is inscribed: "Here lies buried, near the ashes of Edward, John, and Stephen, three brothers, the most distinguished young man James Fox, the fifth son of the most honorable Sir Stephen Fox (age 50), Knight, and Elizabeth his wife, a son most worthy of his parents, and parents worthy of their son. He showed the highest piety, even as a boy, towards God; a unique devotion towards his parents; old-fashioned simplicity among all; a head most dear to Venus and Apollo, a true Adonis and Hyacinth, and by the gifts of his mind and body, a beloved of God now, once of men. O parents, take pity on parents. O children, imitate this son! O descendants, mourn your loss. Cultivated in various kinds of literature, he flourished with an admirable contrast. Under the boy lay hidden another man; in the cradle of life and in death, a Hercules, while snatched away by the treachery of measles, he seemed to have flown from the fire and painful tunic to the heavens. On the 13th day before the Calends of December, in the year of our Lord 1677, aged 12 and a half."
Hic infra situs est, juxta Edwardi, Johannis, & Stephani, trium fratrum cineres, selectissimus Adolescentulus Jacobus Fox, honoratissimi Domini Steph. Fox Equiti Aurati & Elizabethae uxoris, filius natu quintus, parentes filio & filius parentibus quam dignissimus. Summa pietate, vel puer quoad Deum; singulari studio erga parentes, prisca simplicitate inter omnes, percarum Veneri & Apollini caput, indubitatus Adonis & Hyacinthus necnon per dotes animi & corporis, nunc Dei olim hominum amasius. O parentes miseremini parentum. O filii ex illo transcribite filium! O posteri vestrum deflete damnum. Vario literaturae genere excultus admirandi sua floruit Antithesis. Sub puero vir delituit alter in vitae cunabulis & in morte Hercules, dum morbillorum perfidia sublatus, videatur ex igne & tunicâ molestâ evolasse ad coelos. A. D. 13. Cal. Decemb. Anno Dom. 1677. aetatis 12. cum semisse.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th November 1677. They went away, and I saw embarked my Lady Sylvius (age 24), who went into Holland with her husband, made Hoffmaester to the Prince (age 27), a considerable employment. We parted with great sorrow, for the great respect and honor I bore her, a most pious and virtuous lady.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th November 1681. I dined with my worthy friend, Mr. Erskine, Master of the Charter House, uncle to the Duchess of Monmouth (age 30); a wise and learned gentleman, fitter to have been a privy councillor and minister of state than to have been laid aside.
On 19th November 1690 Anton of Bavaria was born to Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 28) and Maria Antonia of Austria (age 21). He died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.42%.
On 19th November 1698 Henry Spelman of Wickmere (age 69) died. On 2nd September 1729 Margaret Spelman (age 50). Monument and chest tomb in Church of St Andrew, Wickmere [Map].
Henry Spelman of Wickmere: On 14th July 1629 he was born to Clement Spelman.
Margaret Spelman: Around 1648 she was born to Clement Spelman.
On 19th November 1733 Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 69) died. On 25th November 1733 she was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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 November 1764 William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 20) was created 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1st Earl Connaught.
On 19th November 1773 James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster (age 51) died. His son William (age 24) succeeded 2nd Duke Leinster.
After 19th November 1796. Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (deceased).
On 19th November 1844 Mary Catherine Constance Primrose was born to Archibald John Primrose (age 35) and Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope Duchess of Cleveland (age 25).
On 19th November 1846 Emile Wauters was born.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1855-1857. 19th November 1857. Adjourned to Millais' (age 28) house, just taken, No. 16 York Terrace, at about 4, and not finding him in waited and had a long and very pleasant chat with his wife [Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 29)], who has a lovely and passionate face, and whose manner is particularly engaging and ladylike withal. At her request, and afterwards backed by Millais, stayed to dinner, after which she left and I had a long chat on divers subjects with him. He spoke about Ruskin (age 38), whom he thinks desperately ill off, and of the portrait he painted of him in Scotland, which he thought the finest thing in the way of portraiture he had yet done, and said he wanted it for the exhibition (R.A). He seemed astonished when I told him I had seen it in Ruskin's bedroom?
After 19th November 1868. St Swithun's Church, Leadenham [Map]. Monument to Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Reeve (deceased).
Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Reeve: Around 1827 he was born to General John Reeve of Leadenham House. Before 9th October 1858 he and Frances Wilhelmina Welby were married. On 19th November 1868 he died.
On 19th November 1881 Alexander Leslie-Melville (age 81) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Branston [Map].
Alexander Leslie-Melville: On 18th June 1800 he was born to Alexander Leslie-Melville 7th Earl of Leven 6th Earl of Melville and Jane Thornton. On 30th September 1858 he and Charlotte Smith were married.
On 19th November 1933 Louise Jopling nee Goode (age 90) died.
After 19th November 1950. Memorial to Charles Victor Hambleton Custance (deceased) at St Mary's Church, Elton [Map].
Charles Victor Hambleton Custance: On 7th April 1897 he was born to Charles Edward Salwey Custance. On 19th November 1950 Charles Victor Hambleton Custance died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 19th November 1235 Henry Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria I Duke Bavaria was born to Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria (age 29) and Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria (age 34). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 1250 Elizabeth Duchess Bavaria and had issue.
On 19th November 1537 Elizabeth Gresham was born to John Gresham (age 42) and Mary Ipswell (age 42).
On 19th November 1563 Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester was born to Henry Sidney (age 34) and Mary Dudley (age 33). He married (1) 23rd September 1584 Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester and had issue (2) 25th April 1625 Sarah Blount Countess Leicester.
On 19th November 1597 Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern was born to Frederick IV Elector Palatine (age 23) and Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine (age 21). She married 1616 George William Hohenzollern and had issue.
On 19th November 1600 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland was born to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 34) and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 25) at Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline. He married 1st May 1625 his third cousin once removed Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England, daughter of Henry IV King France and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 19th November 1650 Henry Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Römhild was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 48) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha (age 31) at Gotha. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.
On 19th November 1655 William Robinson 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Robinson of York and Elizabeth Tancred. He married 8th September 1679 Mary Aislabie and had issue.
On 19th November 1662 John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland was born to John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 26) and Mary Rich (age 26) at Bredalbane. He married (1) 1685 Frances Cavendish, daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (2) 23rd May 1695 his sixth cousin Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland and had issue.
On 19th November 1690 Thomas Tufton was born to Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 46) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet (age 25). He died aged less than one years old.
On 19th November 1690 Anton of Bavaria was born to Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 28) and Maria Antonia of Austria (age 21). He died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.42%.
On 19th November 1756 John Theophilus Rawdon was born to John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira (age 36) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira (age 25).
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 November 1779 Edward Rice Trevor was born to George Rice and Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor (age 44). He married before 10th May 1804 Charlotte Lascelles and had issue.
On 19th November 1807 Edward Dering 8th Baronet was born to Edward Dering 7th Baronet (age 50). He married 1832 Jane Edwardes Lady Dering, daughter of William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington and Dorothy Patricia Thomas Baroness Kensington, and had issue.
On 19th November 1825 Francis William Henry Fane 12th Earl of Westmoreland was born to John Fane 11th Earl of Westmoreland (age 41) and Priscilla Anne Wellesley-Pole Countess of Westmoreland (age 32). He married 16th July 1857 his sixth cousin Adelaide Ida Curzon Howe Countess of Westmoreland, daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe, and had issue.
On 19th November 1844 Mary Catherine Constance Primrose was born to Archibald John Primrose (age 35) and Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope Duchess of Cleveland (age 25).
On 19th November 1846 Emile Wauters was born.
On 19th November 1851 Leopold Vincent Harold Willoughby was born to Henry Willoughby 8th Baron Middleton (age 34) and Julia Louisa Bosville Baroness Middleton (age 27).
On 19th November 1852 Arthur William Hill-Trevor 2nd Baron Trevor was born to Arthur Edwin Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Baron Trevor (age 33) and Emily Mary Sutton. He married (1) 30th August 1893 Annie Mary Eleanor Fraser (2) 7th December 1897 Rosamund Catherine Petre Countess Bantry and had issue.
On 19th November 1862 George Rous 3rd Earl of Stradbroke was born to John Rous 2nd Earl Stradbroke (age 68) and Augusta Musgrave Countess Stradbrooke (age 32).
On 19th November 1865 Henry Hugh Hoare 6th Baronet was born to Henry Arthur Hoare (age 61) and Julia Lucy Lane. He married 1887 Alda Weston and had issue.
On 19th November 1876 Frederick George North 8th Earl Guildford was born to Dudley Francis North 7th Earl Guildford (age 25).
On 19th November 1902 Edward Vane-Tempest-Stewart 8th Marquess of Londonderry was born to Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 24) and Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry (age 23). He married 31st October 1931 Romaine Combe and had issue.
On 19th November 1951 Ivor Windsor-Clive 4th Earl of Plymouth was born to Other Windsor-Clive 3rd Earl of Plymouth (age 28).
On 19th November 1958 Isabella "Issy" Blow aka Delves Broughton was born to Major Evelyn Delves Broughton 12th Baronet (age 43) and Helen Mary Shore. She married 1989 Detmar Hamilton Lorenz Arthur Blow.
On 19th November 1966 Hugo Griffith Uryan Rhys 10th Baron Dynevor was born to Richard Rhys 9th Baron Dynevor (age 31).
On 19th November 1971 John Russell 7th Earl Russell was born to Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell (age 34).
On 19th November 1571 Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr (age 15) and Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr (age 16) were married.
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 November 1627 Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 23) and Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury were married at Bridgwater House Barbican. She the daughter of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater (age 48) and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater (age 44).
On 19th November 1707 Charles Fane 1st Viscount Fane (age 31) and Mary Stanhope Viscountess Fane (age 21) were married.
On 19th November 1799 John Wallop 3rd Earl Portsmouth (age 31) and Grace Norton Countess Portsmouth (age 47) were married. She by marriage Countess Portsmouth. She the sister of one of his trustees William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley (age 57). She being forty-seven years old at the time of the marriage was considered unlikely to have children which his brother Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth (age 27) considered desriable given John's mental condition. He the son of John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth and Urania Fellowes (age 57).
On 19th November 1803 Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope (age 21) and Catherine Lucy Smith Countess Stanhope were married. He the son of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 50) and Louisa Granville Countess Stanhope (age 45).
On 19th November 1804 General William Payne-Gallwey 1st Baronet (age 45) and Harriett Quin Lady Payne-Galway were married. She the daughter of Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl (age 52) and Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare.
On 19th November 1831 Joseph William Copley 4th Baronet (age 27) and Charlotte Anderson-Pelham Lady Copley (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Anderson-Pelham 1st Earl Yarborough (age 50). He the son of Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 62) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn.
On 19th November 1902 Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 35) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 30) were married.
On 19th November 1943 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 29) and Elizabeth Hobhouse (age 22) were married.
On 19th November 1190 Archbishop Baldwin of Forde (age 65) died in Acre [Map].
On 19th November 1200 Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp died at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [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 19th November 1361 Margaret St John Baroness Beauchamp Somerset (age 57) died at Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset.
On 19th November 1406 Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux died.
On 19th November 1425 Bishop John Fordham died.
On 19th November 1481 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 8) died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Erasmus of Formiae, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Norfolk extinct. Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.
On 19th November 1516 Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent died at Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
On 19th November 1557 John Braye 2nd Baron Braye died from wounds received at the Battle of St Quentin. Baron Braye abeyant between his six sisters. He was buried at Chelsea Old Church. The abeyance was be terminated in 1839 in favour of Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye a descendant of his sister Elizabeth Braye (age 56).
On 19th November 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet (age 36) was tried for treason, for attempting to betray the Parliamentary cause, by court-martial and convicted at Guildhall [Map].
On 23rd December 1644 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Church, Hackney. His son John (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall.
On 19th November 1651 John Skeffington 2nd Baronet (age 61) died. He was buried at the Church of St Thomas Becket, Skeffington [Map] on 20th November 1651. His son William succeeded 3rd Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.
On 19th November 1662 Catherine Stanhope Baroness Alington died.
On 19th November 1672 Bishop John Wilkins (age 58) died.
On 19th November 1701 Richard Annesley 3rd Baron Altham (age 46) died. His son Arthur (age 12) succeeded 4th Baron Altham.
On 19th November 1702 Thomas Style 2nd Baronet (age 78) died. His son Oliver (age 23) succeeded 3rd Baronet Style of Wateringbury in Kent.
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 November 1705 William Cochrane 3rd Earl Dundonald (age 19) died. His brother John (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Dundonald.
On 19th November 1731 David Murray 5th Viscount of Stormont (age 66) died. His son David (age 41) succeeded 6th Viscount Stormont.
On 19th November 1733 Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 69) died. On 25th November 1733 she was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
On 19th November 1763 Thomas Howard 2nd Earl of Effingham (age 49) died. His son Thomas (age 17) succeeded 3rd Earl of Effingham, 9th Baron Howard of Effingham.
On 19th November 1773 James Fitzgerald 1st Duke Leinster (age 51) died. His son William (age 24) succeeded 2nd Duke Leinster.
On 19th November 1791 Thomas Howard 3rd Earl of Effingham (age 45) died. His brother Richard (age 43) succeeded 4th Earl of Effingham, 10th Baron Howard of Effingham.
On 19th November 1796 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 62) died. His son Thomas (age 31) succeeded 2nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth, 4th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 5th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 23) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.
On 19th November 1829 Edith Mary Marshall Lady Barrington died.
On 19th November 1882 Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby (age 84) died. His son Dudley (age 51) succeeded 3rd Earl of Harrowby, 4th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. Mary Frances Cecil Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 50) by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 19th November 1888 Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman (age 89) died. His son William (age 59) succeeded 2nd Viscount Portman, 2nd Baron Portman. Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman (age 52) by marriage Viscountess Portman.
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 November 1890 Hannah Rothschild Countess of Rosebery (age 39) died.
On 19th November 1893 Alice Mary Cuffe Baroness Henniker (age 49) died.
On 19th November 1898 Edward Bootle Wibraham 1st Earl Lathom (age 60) died. His son Edward (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lathom, 3rd Baron Skelmersdale in Lancashhire. Wilma Pleydell-Bouverie Countess Lathom (age 29) by marriage Countess Lathom.
On 19th November 1925 Lucy Henrietta Nugent Lady Boileau died.
On 19th November 1933 Louise Jopling nee Goode (age 90) died.
On 19th November 1938 Rupert Carrington 5th Baron Carrington (age 46) died. His son Peter (age 19) succeeded 6th Baron Carrington of Bulcote Lodge, 6th Baron Carrington of Upton in Nottinghamshire.
On 19th November 1941 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 93) died. His son Thomas (age 61) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
On 19th November 1944 Bishop Watkin Williams (age 99) died.
On 19th November 1951 Ethel Sarah Emerson-Tennent Lady Langham (age 80) died.
On 19th November 1977 Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston 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 November 2013 Thomas Henry Stanley 8th Baron Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Eddisbury (age 86) died. His son Richard (age 57) succeeded 9th Baron Stanley Alderley, 9th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 8th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 15th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.