Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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24 Apr is in April.
1327 Capture and Abdication of Edward II
1558 Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Francis Dauphin of France
On 24th April 624 Bishop Mellitus died.
On 24th April 767 Archbishop Æthelbert of York was consecrated Archbishop of York.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 24th April 1066. The same year a comet was seen on the eighth of the calends of May [24th April], not only in England, but, as it is reported, all over the world: it shone with excessive brilliance for seven days. Soon afterwards earl Tosti [aged 40] returned from Flanders, and landed in the Isle of Wight [Map]; and, having compelled the islanders to give him pay and tribute, he departed, and plundered along the sea-coast, until he arrived at Sandwich, Kent [Map]. King Harold [aged 44], who was then at London, having been informed of this, ordered a considerable fleet and a body of horse to be got ready, and prepared to go in person to the port of Sandwich, Kent [Map]. On receiving this intelligence, Tosti took some of the boatmen of the place, willing or unwilling, into his service, and, departing thence, shaped his course for Lindsey [Map], where he burnt several vills and slew a number of men. Thereupon Edwin, earl of Mercia, and Morcar, earl of Northumbria, flew to the spot with some troops, and drove him out of that neighbourhood; and, on his departure, he repaired to Malcolm [aged 35], king of the Scots, and remained with him during the whole summer. Meanwhile king Harold arrived at the port of Sandwich, Kent [Map], and waited there for his fleet. When it was assembled, he sailed to the Isle of Wight [Map]; and as William [aged 38], earl of Normandy, king Edward's cousin, was preparing an army for the invasion of England, he kept watch all the summer and autumn, to prevent his landing; besides which, he stationed a land army at suitable points along the sea-coast; but provisions failing towards the time of the feast of the Nativity of St. Mary [8th September], both the fleet and army were disbanded.
Flowers of History. 24th April 1071. Lanfranc [aged 66], abbot of Caen, was consecrated archbishop of Canterbury, on the twenty-fourth of April. And this Lanfranc, when archbishop, established the order of monks according to the rule of Saint Benedict in many of the convents of England. And he did so, first of all, in the church of Canterbury; after that, in the church of Saint Alban [Map], the protomartyr of the English, where also, when the abbot Frederic died, he appointed his [Lanfranc's] nephew Paul as his successor; who, relying on the support of his uncle, restored the church, and reformed the brotherhood, which had fallen into some irregularities.
On 24th April 1086 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 44] and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 26]. He married on or before 11th August 1136 Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue.
Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. 24th April 1194. On the twenty-fourth day of April, the King made peace and a final settlement between Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, and William, Bishop of Ely, his chancellor, regarding all disputes between them. These disputes included the capture of Archbishop Geoffrey at Canterbury, and the banishment of the chancellor from England. As part of the agreement, the Bishop of Ely was required, upon the summons of Archbishop Geoffrey, to swear an oath with one hundred priests, affirming that he neither ordered nor wished for Geoffrey's capture. After this settlement, on the same day, the king departed from Waltham and traveled to Portsmouth to cross the sea, accompanied by his mother, Queen Eleanor.
Vicesima quarta die mensis Aprilis, dominus rex fecit pacem et finalem concordiam inter Gaufridum Eboracensem archiepiscopum et Willelmum Eliensem episcopum, cancellarium suum, de omnibus controversiis que inter illos erant, tam de captione Eboracensis archiepiscopi apud Doroberniam, quam de abjectione cancellarii ab Anglia; ita quod praedictus Eliensis episcopus, ad summonitionem Eboracensis archiepiscopi, jurabit cum centesima manu sacerdotum, quod ipse nec præcepit mec voluit ut idem Iboracensis archiepiscopus caperetur. Et post concordiam illam, eodem die recessit rex de Waltham, et perrexit ad Portesmue ad transfretandum, et Alienor regina mater ejus cum eo.
Close Rolls Edward III 1327. 24th April 1327. Stamford. To Matthew de Crauthorn, receiver of the issues of the land of Gloumorgan. Order to pay 100s, a day out of the said issues to Thomas de Berkele [aged 31] and John Maltravers [aged 37] for the expenses of the late king's household from 4 April last, for so long as Thomas and John shall intend the late king. By p.s. [669.] [Rymer's Fœdera 2.704.]
Adam Murimuth Continuation. In this same year, on 24th April, in the year of the Lord 1342, in the eighth year of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XII, after he had governed the Church for seven years, three months, and five days, that same Pope Benedict died in his palace at Avignon, which he had enlarged at great expense; and he was buried in the church of Avignon. The Apostolic See was vacant for thirteen days, for on the sixth day of the following month of May the cardinal of Rouen was elected pope. He was by origin from Limousin, a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict, a master of theology and a distinguished preacher, formerly abbot of Fécamp in Normandy, later archbishop of Rouen, and afterward cardinal priest of Saints Nereus and Achilleus. On that sixth day of May he was unanimously elected pope; and he took the name Pope Clement VI, and was solemnly crowned on the following feast of Pentecost. He also, on the 26th day of the following June, provided for the church of York with Master William la Zouche, who had been elected amid dispute, and for the church of Lincoln with Master Thomas Bek, who had previously been unanimously elected but had long been delayed because of a claimed papal reservation, as mentioned above.
Item, hoc anno, XXIIIJ die Aprilis, anno Domini MCCCXLII, pontificatus Benedicti papæ XII anno VIIJ, postquam idem papa ecclesiam rexerat annis VIJ, mensibus IIIJ, diebus V, obiit idem Benedictus papa in palatio suo Avinoniæ, quod ipse magnis sumptibus dilatavit; et in ecclesia Avinoniæ fuit sepultus. Et vacavit sedes apostolica diebus XIIJ, quia sexto die mensis Maii sequentis fuit electus cardinalis Rothomagensis, qui fuit natione Lemovicensis, monachus ordinis sancti Benedicti, magister theologiæ et prædicator solempnis et abbas Fescamensis in Normannia, ac postmodum archiepiscopus Rothomagensis et subsequenter cardinalis tituli sanctorum Nerei et Achillei, et demum dicto die VJ Maii concorditer electus in papam; qui se fecit nominari Clementem sextum, et in die Pentecostes sequentis solempniter coronari. Qui etiam XXVJ die mensis Junii tune sequenti providit ecclesiæ Eboracensi de magistro Willelmo la Zouche, in discordia electo, et ecclesiæ Lincolniensi de magistro Thoma de Bek, prius concorditer electo, sed propter reservationem prætensam, ut præmittitur, diutius impedito.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 3. On the captain appointed over the king's galleys.
The King, to his beloved Amerigo of Pavia, greeting. Know that we have appointed you captain and leader of our galleys, and of all the crossbowmen, mariners, and others serving in the same galleys, giving to you by the tenor of these presents full power to administer justice upon any of those in the aforesaid galleys who shall presume to commit any felonies, transgressions, or misdeeds, by land or by sea, save only such felonies, transgressions, and misdeeds as may be committed within the liberties of the magnates of our realm of England, whose liberties we will in no way derogate. Provided that if anyone within the liberties of any of the said magnates commits, or shall in the future presume to commit, any offence, and if he is apprehended therein, and the lord of that liberty wishes to administer justice to him according to the measure of his offence, then justice shall be done to the said offender in your presence, should you wish to attend. Otherwise, you may punish such offences according to the requirements of law. And further, to arrest all mariners of the said galleys who have received our wages and thereafter have withdrawn themselves, or been withdrawn by others, wheresoever they may be found, whether within liberties or without, and to return them to our said galleys, there to remain in our service. And also, to choose mariners suitable for the said galleys, whenever need shall arise, anywhere within our said realm, both within liberties and without, and to place them on our wages in the said galleys, there to go in our service together with you. And to do and execute all other things which shall be necessary or fitting for such a captain and leader. And therefore we command you to do and carry out all and singular the premises in the form aforesaid. Moreover, to all and singular mayors, sheriffs, bailiffs, officers, mariners, and other our faithful subjects, as well within liberties as without, and by land as by sea, we likewise give command, by the tenor of these presents, that they be obedient to you and assisting in all and singular the premises, whenever need shall be, and whenever they shall be duly warned by you or your deputy in this matter. In witness whereof, etc. Given at Westminster, the 24th day of April [1348]. By the King himself.
De capitaneo galearum Regis constituto.
Rex, dilecto sibi Amerigho de Paviâ, salutem. Sciatis quod constituimus vos capitaneum & ductorum galearum nostrarum, & omnium albalistariorum, marinariorum, & aliorum in eisdem galeis existentium, dantes vobis plenam, tenore præsentium, potestatem ad justitiam quibuscumque, de prædictis galeis, qui felonias, transgressiones, seu maleficia aliqua, per terram vel per mare, facere præsumpserint, exhibendum; transgressionibus, feloniis, & maleficiis infra libertates magnatum de regno nostro Angliæ, per ipsos seu eorum aliquem factis, quorum libertatibus nolumus in aliquo derogari, dumtaxat exceptis: Ita quod si aliquis, infra libertates aliquorum dictorum magnatum, delictum aliquod fecerit, vel facere præsumpserit in futurum, & ibidem tunc deprehendi contigerit; & dominus libertatis illius justitiam sibi, juxta quantitatem delicti sui, exhibere voluerit, tunc justitia dicto delinquenti, in præsentiâ vestra, si interesse volueritis, exhibeatur; alioquin vos hujusmodi delicta, juxta juris exigentiam, punire possitis: Necnon ad omnes marinarios dictarum galearum nostrarum, qui vadia nostra receperint, & abindè se elongaverint, vel per alios elongati fuerint, ubicumque eos contigerit inveniri, sive infra libertates sive extra, arestandum, & usque dictas galeas nostras reducendum, in servitiio nostro ibidem moraturos: Et ad marinarios pro dictis galeis oportunos, quotiens necesse fuerit, ubique infra dictum regnum nostrum, infra libertates & extra, eligendum, & eos in dictis galeis ad vadia nostra ponendum, in obsequium nostrum, unà vobiscum, in eisdem galeis profecturos: Et ad omnia alia quæ per hujusmodi capitaneum & ductorem necessaria fuerint vel oportuna, faciendum & exequendum. Et ideò vobis mandamus, quod præmissa omnia & singula faciatis, & expleatis in formâ prædictâ. Universis insuper & singulis majoribus, vicecomitibus, ballivis, ministris, marinariis, & aliis fidelibus nostris, tam infra libertates quam extra, & tam per terram quam per mare, similiter damus, tenore præsentium, in mandatis quod vobis, in præmissis omnibus & singulis faciendis & exequendis, intendentes sint & auxiliantes quotiens necesse fuerit, & per vos, seu deputatum vestrum, in hac parte, fuerint præmuniti. In cujus, &c. Dat' apud Westm', XXIV die Aprilis. Per ipsum Regem.
On 24th April 1390 Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria [aged 12] and Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria [aged 17] were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 53] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 40] and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria [aged 28]. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. In the said year also, on the 24th day of April, died Dom Jehan Jonglet, monk and prior of the church of Saint-Vaast of Arras, who, as all who saw him could attest, ended in very true faith and had a very good end, like a true Christian, and had also lived all his life in a very honourable and upright manner, and had served God well. In the said year also, on the 1st day of May, in the town of Avesnes-le-Comte, on the feast day, there came a gentleman named Philippe de Brimeu, captain of Lucheux, who was in the service of the Count of Saint-Pol, accompanied by about twenty-four men-at-arms, both on foot and on horseback; and there, about two hours after midday, they found Aignieux de Croix, a man-at-arms, to whom they gave seventeen or eighteen wounds, and he was cut all over the arms, legs, face, head, and elsewhere, for they did not wish to kill him, but Philippe always said that they should not kill him; yet with each blow they gave him, they said that the Count of Saint-Pol commended himself to him. And the reason why this was done to him was that the said Aignieux, about eight years earlier, accompanied by several companions, had beaten and insulted the bailiff and sergeants of the town of Saint-Pol, of whom some companions had been hanged and executed for that and other matters, and had likewise been cut down; and it was said that those who had been with the said Aignieux in beating the bailiff would still be treated in the same manner.
Audit an aussy, le xxiiije d'apvril, mourut damp Jehan Jonglet, religieux et prieur de l'eglise de St Vaast d'Arras, lequel, comme il pooit apparoir a touts ceulx qui le veirent, fina en moult vraye foy et olt moult belle fin, comme vray chrestien, et aussy avoit il esté tout son temps de très belle et honneste vie, et très bien servi Dieu. Oudit an aussy, le premier jour de may, en la ville d'Avesne le Comte, lequel jour estoit la feste, vint ung gentilhomme, nommé Philippe de Brimeu, capitaine de Lucheux, lequel estoit au comte de St Pol, accompagnié de bien xxiiij hommes de guerre tant de pied qu'a cheval, et illecq, environ deux heures après midy, trouverent Aignieux de Croix, compagnon de guerre, auquel Aignieux ils donnerent bien xvij ou xviij playes, et illecq fust descouppé tant es bras, jambes, visaige, teste que ailleurs, car ils ne le volloient point tuer, ains disoit toujours ledit Philippe, qu'ils ne le tuassent point, mais a chacun horion que on lui donnoit, on lui disoit que le comte de St Pol se recommandoit a lui; et la cause pourquoy on lui feit ce, estoit pour tant que ledit Aignieux, environ viij ans devant, accompagnié de plusieurs compagnons, avoit battu et vilenné le bailly et sergeans de la ville de St Pol, desquels compagnons aulcuns avoient esté pendus et executés a mort, tant pour ce que pour aultres choses, et en avoient esté pareillement descoppés, et disoit on que encoires seroient ainsy habilliés ceulx qui avoient esté avecq ledit Aignieux ledit bailly battre.
On 24th April 1492 Sabina of Bavaria was born to Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria [aged 44] and Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria [aged 27]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1511 her third cousin once removed Ulrich I Duke of Württemberg and had issue.
Letters and Papers. 24th April 1536. Vienna Archives. 720. Chapuys [aged 46] to [Granvelle].
This very moment when the courier was about to mount I have been informed of his departure, and having already written pretty fully, I shall say little now. I forgot in my last to make answer about the intentions of those here with regard to the Council. They have made no formal reply, only saying that they would not disturb such a good thing, or cut themselves off from the number of Christians, but they conclude that such a Council must be convoked by the Emperor. Does not think they want one. Thinks the news of an arrangement between the Emperor and the king of France has thrown them into great confusion, and compelled them to dispatch this courier; because previously they cared nothing, and would not have written even to their ambassador if Chapuys had not urged them, which he very soon afterwards repented, for he would have dispatched the courier two days sooner without waiting for their letters. Yesterday the French ambassador was long at Court, and Chapuys has not been able yet to discover what he was negociating. The King also sent for the late Queen's physician, and told him he would have called him sooner but for fear of its being insinuated that there had been some intrigue to put the Queen to death. The King said he wished to make use of him, and thought that I would consent willingly, and get the Emperor to agree to it, otherwise he would not take him into his service, and that the means to get the Emperor and me to agree to it was to give out that he was retained for the Princess, with whom he would be left till all suspicions and murmurs had died out. And hereupon the King began to speak very well of me, and asked the physician two or three times if he had not spoken with me since Easter Tuesday when I was with him. I think he wished to find out what was in my mind after his brusque replies. Although I would not kiss or speak to the Concubine [aged 35], the Princess and other good persons have been somewhat jealous at the mutual reverences required by politeness which were done at the church. I refused to visit her until I had spoken to the King. If I had seen any hope from the King's answer I would have offered not two but 100 candles to the shedevil, although another thing made me unwilling, viz., that I was told she was not in favour with the King; besides, Cromwell was quite of my opinion that I should do well to wait till I had spoken to the King. Even before receiving instructions from the Emperor, has always avoided "l'envoy" which the Princess urged, as again she has since done, for the reasons which he has heretofore written1. London, 24 April 1536. Fr., from a modern copy, pp. 3.
Note 1. "Sans quil eust pleu a sa matc me faire aduertir dexcuser lenvoy, dont la Princesse me sollicitoit comme encoires elle a depuis fait je nen (qu. m'en?) avoye garde, et continuellement luy ay satisfait des raisons que jay cy devant escriptes."
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 24th April 1538 William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua was born to Federico Gonzaga II Duke Mantua [aged 37] and Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua [aged 27]. He married his fifth cousin Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua, daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1540 Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden [aged 52] was appointed 304th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 48].
In 1540 Anthony Browne [aged 40] was appointed 305th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
On 24th April 1545 Henry Wriothesley was born to Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 39] and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton [aged 36]. On 24th April 1545 he was christened at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His godparents were Henry VIII [aged 53], Henry's daughter Mary Tudor [aged 29] and Charles Brandon 1st Duke Suffolk [aged 61]. He married before 6th October 1573 Mary Browne Countess Southampton, daughter of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu and Jane Radclyffe, and had issue.
On 24th April 1558 Dauphin of France [aged 14] and Mary Queen of Scots [aged 15] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 42]. He the son of King Henry II of France [aged 39] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 24th April 1560. The xxiv day of Aprell was bered at sant Magd[alene's] master Hansley a grocer, and he had a dossen of skochyons of armes, and ther was the masturs of the compene of the Grocers, and prestes and clarkes syngyng, and master Juelle [aged 37] the byshope of Saylbere dyd pryche, and he gayff (blank) gownes unto pore men; and ther was at ys berehyng all the masters of (the) hospetalle with ther gren stayffes in ther handes.... the Queen [aged 26] with the lord Russelle [aged 33] whent downe unto Depford .... shype and her nuw galley, and dynyd in the s[hip] and ther my lord admerall [aged 50] mad her grett ch[eer, and] after wher serten brygendar wher red [ready] with [furniture of] ware [war]; and ther wher iiij lytyll pennys de .... hordenanse, and gayff grett sawtt [assault] unto the breg[antine] and shott grett ordenanse and fowth [fought] were ser .... all maner of artelere, and ther youe shuld [have] sene men sthrone [thrown] in-to the water, and horlyng stones and mores pykes; and ther was grett fythe [fight] be-twyne the bryg dendar [and the] pennys, and as grett shutyng as cold be; ther wher a-boyff iiij thowsand of pepull [on the water] and the land.
On 24th April 1563 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 29] created two new Garter Knights:
346th Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland [aged 35].
347th Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 33].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 24th April 1563. The sam day was elected knyghtes of the Garter the yerle of Northumberland [aged 35] and the yerle of Warwyke [aged 33].
On 24th April 1576 Elizabeth Carey was born to George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 29] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 23]. She was baptised on the 7th June 1576 at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 42] and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick. She married before 1601 her third cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley, son of Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
The Letter Books of Amias Paulet Keeper of Mary Queen of Scots Published 1874 Marys Execution. [8th February 1587] Poulet [aged 54], as has already been said, was made Chancellor of the Garter in April, 1587, but he did not retain this preferment for a whole year. He continued in the Captaincy of Jersey up to his death, but he appears to have resided in and near London. In the British Museum are two letters from him of small importance. One, addressed to the Lord High Admiral, is dated, "From my poor lodging in Fleet Street [Map], the 14th of January, 1587," about "right of tenths in Jersey, belonging to the Government." The other, "From my little lodge at Twickenham, the 24th of April, 1588," "on behalf of Berry," whose divorce was referred by the Justices of the Common Pleas to four Doctors of the Civil Law, of whom Mr. Doctor Caesar, Judge of the Admiralty, to whom the letter was written, was one.
His name also occurs in a letter, from Walsingham to Burghley, dated May 23, 1587, while Elizabeth still kept up the farce of Burghley's disgrace for despatching Mary Stuart's death-warrant. "Touching the Chancellorship of the Duchy, she told Sir Amias Poulet that in respect of her promise made unto me, she would not dispose of it otherwise. But yet hath he no power to deliver the seals unto me, though for that purpose the Attorney is commanded to attend him, who I suppose will be dismissed hence this day without any resolution." And on the 4th of January following, together with the other lords of the Council, he signed a letter addressed by the Privy Council to the Lord Admiral and to Lord Buckhurst, the Lieutenants of Sussex, against such Catholics as "most obstinately have refused to come to the church to prayers and divine service," requiring them to "cause the most obstinate and noted persons to be committed to such prisons as are fittest for their safe keeping: the rest that are of value, and not so obstinate, are to be referred to the custody of some -ecclesiastical persons and other gentlemen well affected, to remain at the charges of the recusant, to be restrained in such sort as they may be forthcoming, and kept from intelligence with one another." On the 26th of September, in the year in which this letter was written, 1588, Sir Amias Poulet died.
Poulet was buried in St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. [Map]. When that church was pulled down to be rebuilt, his remains, with the handsome monument erected over them, were removed to the parish church of Hinton St. George. After various panegyrics in Latin, French, and English inscribed on his monument, a quatrain, expressive apparently of royal favour, pays the following tribute to the service rendered by him to the State as Keeper of the Queen of Scots: Never shall cease to spread wise Poulet's fame; These will speak, and men shall blush for shame: Without offence to speak what I do know, Great is the debt England to him doth owe.
On 24th April 1606 Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine [aged 43] and Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine [aged 14] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua [aged 43] and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua [aged 39]. He the son of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 63] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins.
On 24th April 1616 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 49] created two new Garter Knights:
Diary of Anne Clifford. 24th April 1617. The 24th my Lord [aged 28] went to Sen'noak again. After supper we played at Burley Break upon the Green. This night my Lord came to lie in my chamber.
This night being Friday I came to keep my fish days which I intend to keep all the year long. After dinner I had a great deal of talk with Richard Dawson that served my Lady, he telling me all the names, how the possession of Brougham Castle was delivered to my Uncle of Cumberland's folks, and how Mr Worleigh and all my people are gone from home except John Ruvy, who kept all the stuff in the Baron's Chamber, the plate being already sent to Lord Willam Howard's.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 24th April 1619. Saturday 24th my Lord [aged 30] went to Tibbalds to see the King who used him very graciously. This night my Coz. Clifford came out of the North where matters went more to my content and less to his than were expected. Either this night or next morning Sir Arthur Lake's [aged 21] Lady [aged 30] was brought to bed of a son.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1661. I presented his Majesty [aged 30] with his "Panegyric" in the Privy Chamber, which he was pleased to accept most graciously; I gave copies to the Lord Chancellor [aged 52], and most of the noblemen who came to me for it. I dined at the Marquis of Ormond's [aged 50] where was a magnificent feast, and many great persons.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence to the Cockepitt [Map], and there walked an houre with my Lord Duke of Albemarle [aged 56] alone in his garden, where he expressed in great words his opinion of me; that I was the right hand of the Navy here, nobody but I taking any care of any thing therein; so that he should not know what could be done without me. At which I was (from him) not a little proud.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence he and I to London to my office, and back again to my Lady Sandwich's [aged 40] to dinner, where my wife by agreement.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Up and with Creed in Sir W. Batten's [aged 64] coach to White Hall. Sir W. Batten and I to the Duke of Albemarle [aged 56], where very busy.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1665. Thence by coach to my Lord Treasurer's [aged 58], but could not speak with Sir Ph. Warwicke [aged 55]. So by coach with my wife and Mercer to the Parke; but the King [aged 34] being there, and I now-a-days being doubtfull of being seen in any pleasure, did part from the tour, and away out of the Parke to Knightsbridge, and there eat and drank in the coach, and so home, and after a while at my office, home to supper and to bed, having got a great cold I think by my pulling off my periwigg so often.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 24th April 1667. He told me to my face that I was a very good clerk, and did understand the business and do it very well, and that he would never desire a better. He do believe that the Parliament, if ever they meet, will offer some alterations to the King [aged 36], and will turn some of us out, and I protest I think he is in the right that either they or the King will be advised to some regulations, and therefore I ought to beware, as it is easy for me to keep myself up if I will. He thinks that much of our misfortune hath been for want of an active Lord Treasurer [aged 60], and that such a man as Sir W. Coventry [aged 39] would do the business thoroughly.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1679. The Duke of York [aged 45], voted against by the Commons for his recusancy, went over to Flanders; which made much discourse.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1691. I visited the Earl [aged 49] and Countess of Sunderland [aged 45], now come to kiss the King's [aged 40] hand after his return from Holland. This is a mystery. The King preparing to return to the army.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1692. Much apprehension of a French invasion, and of an universal rising. Our fleet begins to join with the Dutch. Unkindness between the Queen [aged 29] and her sister [aged 27]. Very cold and unseasonable weather, scarce a leaf on the trees.
John Evelyn's Diary. 24th April 1700. This week there was a great change of State officers. The Duke of Shrewsbury [aged 39] resigned his Lord Chamberlainship to the Earl of Jersey [aged 44], the Duke's indisposition requiring his retreat. Mr. Vernon [aged 54], Secretary of State, was put out. The Seal was taken from the Lord Chancellor Somers [aged 49], though he had been acquitted by a great majority of votes for what was charged against him in the House of Commons. This being in term time, put some stop to business, many eminent lawyers refusing to accept the office, considering the uncertainty of things in this fluctuating conjuncture. It is certain that this Chancellor was a most excellent lawyer, very learned in all polite literature, a superior pen, master of a handsome style, and of easy conversation; but he is said to make too much haste to be rich, as his predecessor, and most in place in this age did, to a more prodigious excess than was ever known. But the Commons had now so mortified the Court party, and property and liberty were so much invaded in all the neighbouring kingdoms, that their jealousy made them cautious, and every day strengthened the law which protected the people from tyranny.
On 24th April 1707 James Graham 1st Duke Montrose [aged 25] was created 1st Duke Montrose.
On 24th April 1714 Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans [aged 18] was educated at New College, Oxford University.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort [aged 30] died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1718 Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born.
On 24th April 1791 Nicholas Brown Forster [aged 30] died. Memorial at Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Bolton [Map] commissioned by his sisters Eleanor Forster [aged 19] and Jane Forster [aged 13].
Nicholas Brown Forster: Aroundd 1761 he was born to Matthew Forster and Jane Brown.
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 24th April 1799 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.
On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 29] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 30] were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse [aged 58] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 57] and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1805 Edward Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 38] and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford [aged 23]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th April 1816 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [aged 58] died at Wellingsbüttel Manor. His son Friedrich [aged 31] succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 26] by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 24th April 1817 Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet [aged 35] and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 24] were married.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton [aged 54], a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton [aged 22] had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley [aged 29] married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 56],
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford [aged 27] married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 45],
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 18].
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish [aged 30].
On 24th April 1828 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 29] and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 35] were married. He the son of George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds [aged 52] and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds [aged 52].
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton [aged 65], a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton [aged 33] had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley [aged 40] married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 67],
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford [aged 38] married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 56],
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds.
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish [aged 41].
On 24th April 1831 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington [aged 58] died.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. The intimate history of Society is full of unsuspected tragedy, but when the veil is torn aside, the unhappiness of many a husband and wife becomes tragedy in real earnest, and the light-hearted butterflies who sip the sweets of the good things of this life are horrified at the idea of such things happening in their midst. The grim story I am about to relate concerned particular friends of mine, and it made a great impression upon me. Constance de Burgh [aged 21] was one of my great friends, she was a very pretty, charming girl who married Lord Ward [aged 34], who had always been considered a great parti by mothers with marriageable daughters.
Constance was not in love with her husband; he had proposed and she was told she must accept him. A dutiful daughter of rather colourless character, Constance never dreamt of opposition, and so she became Lady Ward.
Marriage frequently means disillusion, and the Ward marriage was not a success.
William Ward was a pleasant man, but he had extraordinary ideas of how to treat a wife, ideas which could only be tolerated by a tactful woman who could laugh at them, and forget all the unpleasantness they entailed. Poor Constance was not tactful, and not accommodating. Her husband worshipped the beautiful; he had selected his wife partly on account of her beauty, and he treated her like some lovely slave he had bought. He had a strange, almost barbaric passion for precious stones, and he bought quantities of them and lavished them on his wife, who appeared at great entertainments literally ablaze with diamonds.
What pleased Lord Ward more than anything was to make Constance put on all her jewels for his special benefit when they were alone. He would admire her thus for hours, delighting in her lovely unclothed figure, and contrasting the sheen of her ropes of pearls with her delicate skin, as she sat on a black satin-covered couch.
These strange proceedings at first terrified and then disgusted Constance. She appealed to her father, but her parents decided that her husband's peculiarities came within the meaning of the marriage vows, and she was told she must submit to her husband's humours.
On 24th April 1851 William Edwards Miller was born.
On 24th April 1852 Leopold Grand Duke of Baden [aged 61] died. His son Louis [aged 27] succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden [aged 25] acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.
On 24th April 1856 Simeon Solomon [aged 15] was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools, having been proposed by the Victorian painter Augustus Egg, R.A.
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 24th April 1867 Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis [aged 35] died in a hunting accident. His son Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 2] inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
On or after 24th April 1889, the date of the licence, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 32] and Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 23] were married.
On 24th April 1900 George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 76] died. His son John [aged 54] succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll [aged 52] by marriage Duchess Argyll.
Bronze Status of Queen Victoria [Map] commemorating 500 years of Shrievalty i.e. the jurisdiction of a sheriff of Newcastle. The statue was a gift to Newcastle by William Haswell Stephenson who was mayor of the city seven times. He commissioned the sculptor Sir Alfred Gilbert [aged 48] to create it and was finally unveiled on the 24th of April 1903, two years after her death. There are two inscriptions on the pedestal reading "Victoria RI 1837-1901" and "Thine is the Greatness and the Power and the Glory and the Victory and the Majesty".
On 24th April 1910 Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster was born to Hugh William Grosvenor [aged 26] and Mabel Florence Mary Creighton. He married 3rd December 1946 his second cousin Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster, daughter of John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Leonard Viscountess Cobham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1919 Major Dudley Francis De Crespigny Buckle [aged 42] died from wounds at the Bolton Hall, Northumberland [Map]; the home of his father-in-law Major-General George Lambert. He was buried at St John the Baptist Church, Edlingham [Map].
Major Dudley Francis De Crespigny Buckle: On 24th October 1876 he was born to Dudley William Buckle. On 21st December 1906 he and Helena Lambert were married.
Major-General George Lambert: he was born to John Lambert of Alnwick. Before 1883 he and Isabella Browne were married. In 1898 he died at his home Bolton Hall, Northumberland [Map].
Little Gaddesden War Memorial [Map]. On 24th April 1921, the Little Gaddesden War Memorial [Map] was unveiled by Adelbert, 5th Baron Brownlow [aged 53] during a service conducted by The Reverend Thomas Sidney Goudge (Rector) and accompanied by the Berkhamsted Town Band "in the presence of practically the whole of the inhabitants of the villages Little Gaddesden, Hudnall and Ringshall, whose heroes the memorial serves to commemorate", as the Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser put it.
Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow: On 14th September 1867 he was born to Henry Cockayne-Cust and Sara Jane Cookson. His mother Sara Jane Cookson died in childbirth. Before 27th April 1899 Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow and Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow were married at St Helier, Jersey [Map]. On 17th March 1921 Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow died. Earl Brownlow, Viscount Alford extinct. His second cousin Adelbert succeeded 5th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 8th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Maud Buckle Baroness Brownlow by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire. In 1927 Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust 5th Baron Brownlow died. His son Peregrine succeeded 6th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 9th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map].
On 24th April 1922 the first section of the Imperial Wairelass Chain opened between Leafield [Photo,1921], Oxfordshire and Cairo, Egypt.
On 24th April 1925 Leslie Alcock was born.
On 24th April 1926 Elizabeth Cavendish was born to Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 30] and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 30].
24th April 1932. The Kinder Mass Trespass started at Bowden Bridge Quarry [Map].
On 24th April 1936 Alice Emily White Countess Leicester [aged 80] died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and she were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
On 24th April 1086 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 44] and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 26]. He married on or before 11th August 1136 Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, 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 24th April 1492 Sabina of Bavaria was born to Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria [aged 44] and Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria [aged 27]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1511 her third cousin once removed Ulrich I Duke of Württemberg and had issue.
On 24th April 1538 William Gonzaga I Duke Mantua was born to Federico Gonzaga II Duke Mantua [aged 37] and Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua [aged 27]. He married his fifth cousin Eleanor of Austria Duchess Mantua, daughter of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anne Jagiellon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1545 Henry Wriothesley was born to Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 39] and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton [aged 36]. On 24th April 1545 he was christened at St Andrew's Church, Holborn [Map]. His godparents were Henry VIII [aged 53], Henry's daughter Mary Tudor [aged 29] and Charles Brandon 1st Duke Suffolk [aged 61]. He married before 6th October 1573 Mary Browne Countess Southampton, daughter of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu and Jane Radclyffe, and had issue.
On 24th April 1553 John Maxwell 1st Earl Morton was born to Robert Maxwell 6th Lord Maxwell and Beatrix Douglas Lady Maxwell. He was born posthumously. He married 17th February 1571 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Douglas Countess Morton, daughter of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus, and had issue.
On 24th April 1576 Elizabeth Carey was born to George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 29] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 23]. She was baptised on the 7th June 1576 at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 42] and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick. She married before 1601 her third cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley, son of Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
On 24th April 1586 Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon was born to Francis Hastings [aged 26] and Sarah Harrington [aged 21] at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. He was educated at Gray's Inn. He married 15th January 1601 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon, daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby, and had issue.
On 24th April 1592 John Trelawny 1st Baronet was born to Johnathan Trelawny [aged 23] and Elizabeth Killigrew.
On 24th April 1633 Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare was born to John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare [aged 37] and Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare. He married 9th June 1655 Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare and had issue.
On 24th April 1649 Vere Kerr was born to William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian [aged 44] and Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian.
On 24th April 1692 Catherine Tufton was born to Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet [aged 47] and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet [aged 27]. She married 1709 her fourth cousin Edward Watson, son of Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham and Catherine Sondes Countess Rockingham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1718 Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 24th April 1761 Henry Willoughby 6th Baron Middleton was born to Henry Willoughby 5th Baron Middleton [aged 34] and Dorothy Cartright Baroness Middleton. He married before 11th March 1793 Jane Lawley, daughter of Robert Lawley 5th Baronet and Jane Thompson.
On 24th April 1773 Justinian Isham 8th Baronet was born to Justinian Isham 7th Baronet [aged 32] and Susannah Barrett [aged 29].
On 24th April 1777 William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington [aged 66] and Elizabeth Warren Baroness Kensington. He married 1797 Dorothy Patricia Thomas Baroness Kensington and had issue.
On 24th April 1780 Luke Dillon 2nd Baron Clonbrook was born to Robert Dillon 1st Baron Clonbrook [aged 26]. He married 6th January 1803 Anastasia Blake, daughter of Joseph Blake 1st Baron Wallscourt and Louisa Bermingham Baroness Wallscourt, and had issue.
On 24th April 1783 James Lindsay 7th Earl Balcarres 24th Earl of Crawford was born to Alexander Lindsay 6th Earl Balcarres 23rd Earl Crawford [aged 31] and Elizabeth Bradshaigh Dalrymple Countess Balcarres. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. He married 21st November 1811 Maria Pennington Countess Balcarres and Crawford, daughter of John Pennington 1st Baron Muncaster and Penelope Compton Baroness Muncaster, and had issue.
On 24th April 1786 Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford was born to Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford [aged 34] and Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford [aged 26]. He married 23rd April 1821 his fourth cousin once removed Augusta Sophia Greville Countess Aylesford, daughter of George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke and Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick and Brooke, and had issue.
On 24th April 1787 FitzRoy Henry Richard Stanhope was born to Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 34] and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 31]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 8th November 1808 Caroline Wyndham and had issue.
On 24th April 1792 Thomas Stapleton was born to Thomas Stapleton 12th Baron Despencer [aged 25] and Elizabeth Eliot Baroness Despencer [aged 34]. He married 2nd February 1816 Frances Woodley and had issue.
On 24th April 1793 Peter Buckworth-Herne-Soame 7th Baronet was born to Buckworth Buckworth-Herne-Soame 6th Baronet [aged 31] and Susan Semperingham Lady Buckworth-Herne-Soame. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 13th October 1830 Mary Bradshaw Lady Buckwoth-Herne Soame.
On 24th April 1798 William Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes 9th or 15th Baron Saye and Sele was born to Gregory Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes 8th or 14th Baron Saye and Sele [aged 29].
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 24th April 1801 Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury was born to Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster [aged 34] and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster [aged 30]. He married 1831 Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury, daughter of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey, and had issue.
On 24th April 1805 Edward Russell was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 38] and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford [aged 23]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th April 1819 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford was born to George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 29] and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford [aged 28]. He married 20th April 1844 his fifth cousin once removed Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester and Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester, and had issue.
On 24th April 1834 Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil was born to James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury [aged 43] and Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury [aged 28]. He married 18th September 1860 Gertrude Louisa Scott, daughter of John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon and Louisa Duncombe Countess Eldon, and had issue.
On 24th April 1844 Henry Pelly 3rd Baronet was born to John Pelly 2nd Baronet [aged 35]. He married 27th November 1872 Lilian Harriet Charteris, daughter of Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss and Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss, and had issue.
On 24th April 1851 William Edwards Miller was born.
On 24th April 1852 Margaret Coke Baroness Belper was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 29] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 26]. She married 2nd May 1874 Henry Strutt 2nd Baron Belper, son of Edward Strutt 1st Baron Belper and Amelia Harriet Otter Baroness Belper, and had issue.
On 24th April 1883 Commander Arthur Asquith was born to Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith [aged 30] and Helen Kelsall Melland [aged 29]. He married 30th April 1918 Betty Constance Manners, daughter of John Manners-Sutton 3rd Baron Manners and Constance Hamlyn-Fane Baroness Manners, and had issue.
On 24th April 1885 Bishop Percy Herbert was born to Major-General William Henry Herbert. He married 19th September 1922 Elaine Letitia Algitha Orde-Powlett, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel William Orde-Powlett 5th Baron Bolton, and had issue.
On 24th April 1894 Enid Victoria Rachel Fane was born to Anthony Fane 13th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 34]. She married (1) 25th August 1914 Henry Cecil Vane, son of Henry de Vere Vane 9th Baron Barnard and Catherine Sarah Cecil Baroness Barnard (2) 1st September 1922 her fifth cousin once removed Major Herbert Broke Turnor and had issue.
On 24th April 1894 Eleanor Rachel Butler was born to James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 44] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. She married 17th August 1915 Captain Edward Brassey Egerton.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 24th April 1910 Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster was born to Hugh William Grosvenor [aged 26] and Mabel Florence Mary Creighton. He married 3rd December 1946 his second cousin Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster, daughter of John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Leonard Viscountess Cobham, and had issue.
On 24th April 1910 John Tollemache 4th Baron Tollemache was born to Edward Devereux Tollemache [aged 24].
On 24th April 1913 Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley [aged 26] and Daphne Rachel Mulholland [aged 22]. She married (1) 3rd August 1934 Claud Dobree Strickland (2) February 1941 Claud Dobree Strickland (3) 30th April 1942 Gordon Stanley Keith Haywood (4) 3rd May 1951 Nigel Trevithick Tangye.
On 24th April 1914 John Every 12th Baronet was born to Edward Oswald Every 11th Baronet [aged 28].
On 24th April 1915 Arthur Beresford 6th Baron Decies was born to John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 48] and Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies [aged 21].
On 24th April 1919 Hugh Cholmondeley 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 35] and Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 25]. He married 14th June 1947 Lavinia Margaret Leslie Marchioness Cholmondeley and had issue.
On 24th April 1925 Leslie Alcock was born.
On 24th April 1926 Elizabeth Cavendish was born to Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 30] and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 30].
On 24th April 1937 John Scott 5th Earl of Eldon was born to John Scott 4th Earl Eldon [aged 38] and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon [aged 23].
On 24th April 1956 Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley, 9th Baron Sheffield, 8th Baron Eddisbury was born to Thomas Henry Stanley 8th Baron Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Eddisbury [aged 28].
On 24th April 1960 Nicholas Lechmere 8th Baronet was born to Reginald Lechmere 7th Baronet [aged 39].
On 24th April 1390 Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria [aged 12] and Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria [aged 17] were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 53] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 40] and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria [aged 28]. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th April 1558 Dauphin of France [aged 14] and Mary Queen of Scots [aged 15] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 42]. He the son of King Henry II of France [aged 39] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 24th April 1604 Edward Peyton 2nd Baronet [aged 24] and Martha Livesey were married.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 24th April 1606 Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine [aged 43] and Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine [aged 14] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua [aged 43] and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua [aged 39]. He the son of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 63] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins.
On 24th April 1638 Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 23] and Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey [aged 18] were married.
On 24th April 1740 James Stuart 8th Earl of Moray [aged 32] and Margaret Wemyss Countess Moray [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss and Elizabeth St Clair. He the son of Francis Stuart 7th Earl of Moray. They were fifth cousins.
On 24th April 1749 John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 31] and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale were married. She by marriage Countess Lauderdale. They had twelve children, six boys and six girls. He the son of Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale and Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale [aged 56].
On 24th April 1769 Thomas Vesey 1st Viscount Vesci [aged 34] and Selina Elizabeth Brooke Viscountess Vesci [aged 16] were married.
On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 29] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 30] were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse [aged 58] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 57] and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1817 Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet [aged 35] and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 24] were married.
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton [aged 54], a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton [aged 22] had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley [aged 29] married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 56],
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford [aged 27] married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 45],
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 18].
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish [aged 30].
On 24th April 1828 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 29] and Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 35] were married. He the son of George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds [aged 52] and Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds [aged 52].
She one of the four Caton sisters, daughters of Richard Caton [aged 65], a merchant from Baltimore, the three eldest, known as the "The Three American Graces", married European husbands. Only the fourth daughter Emily Caton [aged 33] had children.
Marianne Caton Marchioness Wellesley [aged 40] married Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 67],
Elizabeth Caton Baroness Stafford [aged 38] married George William Stafford-Jerningham 8th Baron Stafford [aged 56],
Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds married firstly Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst 1st Baronet and secondly Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds.
Emily Caton married Consul John MacTavish [aged 41].
On 24th April 1851 William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley [aged 34] and Selina Constance de Burgh Baroness Ward [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ward of Birmingham; she died seven months later.
On 24th April 1856 John Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 11th or 17th Baron Saye and Sele [aged 26] and Augusta Sophia Hay-Drummond Baroness Saye and Sele were married. She the daughter of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull [aged 71] and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul.
On 24th April 1867 John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough [aged 24] and Venetia Stanley Errington Countess Mexborough were married. She by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. He the son of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 56] and Rachel Katherine Walpole.
On 24th April 1878 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet [aged 41] and Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 24th April 1889 Lancelot Edward Lowther 6th Earl Lonsdale [aged 21] and Gwendoline Sheffield [aged 20] were married. He the son of Henry Lowther 3rd Earl Lonsdale.
On 24th April 1890 Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Georgina Fleetwood Fuller Lady Hobhouse [aged 23] were married.
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 24th April 1935 Evelyn Baring 1st Baron Howick [aged 31] and Mary Cecil Grey Baroness Howick Glendale [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey [aged 55] and Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey [aged 50]. He the son of Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer and Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer.
On 24th April 624 Bishop Mellitus died.
On 24th April 1284 Bishop Robert Wickhampton died.
On 24th April 1386 Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot [aged 54] died at Roales del Pan. His son Richard [aged 25] succeeded 4th Baron Talbot. Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Talbot.
On 24th April 1404 Joan Ware Baroness West died.
On 24th April 1438 Humphrey Fitzalan 8th or 15th Earl of Arundel [aged 9] died. His uncle William [aged 20] succeeded 9th or 16th Earl Arundel, 6th Baron Maltravers, 6th Baron Arundel.
On 24th April 1549 Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 51] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Staindrop [Map]. His son Henry [aged 24] succeeded 5th Earl of Westmoreland. Anne Manners Countess of Westmoreland [aged 22] by marriage Countess of Westmoreland.
On 24th April 1640 Dutton Gerard 3rd Baron Gerard [aged 27] died. His son Charles [aged 6] succeeded 4th Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley.
On 24th April 1665 Charles Mordaunt 4th Baronet [aged 27] died. His brother John succeeded 5th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 24th April 1667 Bishop Matthew Wren [aged 81] 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 24th April 1675 Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard [aged 73] died. His son Thomas [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Baron Howard of Escrick. Elizabeth Mordaunt Baroness Howard by marriage Baroness Howard of Escrick.
On 24th April 1714 Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort [aged 30] died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Duke Beaufort, 5th Marquess Worcester, 9th Earl Worcester, 11th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 24th April 1723 Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 59] died.
On 24th April 1724 Samuel John Tryon 4th Baronet [aged 68] died. Baronet Tryon of Layer Marney in Essex extinct.
On 24th April 1751 Charles Calvert 5th Baron Baltimore [aged 51] died. His son Frederick [aged 20] succeeded 6th Baron Baltimore of Longford in Leinster.
On 24th April 1764 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Traquair [aged 67] died. His brother John [aged 65] succeeded 6th Earl Traquair, 12th Lord Traquair. Christian Anstruther Countess Traquair [aged 62] by marriage Countess Traquair.
On 24th April 1803 John Smith-Burges 1st Baronet [aged 69] died without issue. Baronet Smith-Burges of Eastham in Essex extinct.
On 24th April 1816 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [aged 58] died at Wellingsbüttel Manor. His son Friedrich [aged 31] succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 26] by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 24th April 1817 Thomas Maynard Haselrigge 10th Baronet [aged 89] died without issue. His nephew Arthur [aged 26] succeeded 11th Baronet Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire. Henrietta Anne Bourne Lady Haselrigge [aged 33] by marriage Lady Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire.
On 24th April 1831 Catherine "Kitty" Pakenham Duchess Wellington [aged 58] died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 24th April 1844 Timothy Shelley 2nd Baronet [aged 90] died. His grandson Percy [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Baronet Shelley of Castle Goring in Sussex.
On 24th April 1849 Charles Monck 3rd Viscount Monck [aged 57] died. His son Charles [aged 29] succeeded 4th Viscount Monck.
On 24th April 1852 Leopold Grand Duke of Baden [aged 61] died. His son Louis [aged 27] succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden [aged 25] acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.
On 24th April 1867 Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis [aged 35] died in a hunting accident. His son Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 2] inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
On 24th April 1886 Charles Vivian 2nd Baron Vivian [aged 77] died. His son Hussey [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baron Vivian of Glynn and Truro in Cornwall, 3rd Baronet Vivian of Truro.
On 24th April 1900 George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 76] died. His son John [aged 54] succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll [aged 52] by marriage Duchess Argyll.
On 24th April 1916 Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay 6th Baronet [aged 62] died. His brother Gerald [aged 55] succeeded 7th Baronet St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton.
On 24th April 1926 Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart [aged 74] died. Baron Stuart of Wortley in the City of Sheffield extinct.
On 24th April 1936 Alice Emily White Countess Leicester [aged 80] died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester and she were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.
On 24th April 1944 George Master Byng 9th Viscount Torrington [aged 57] died. He was buried at Buckfast Abbey, Devon [Map]. His first cousin Arthur [aged 67] succeeded 10th Viscount Torrington.
On 24th April 1959 Eleanor Lambton Viscountess Cecil [aged 91] died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 24th April 1968 Margery Spencer Viscountess Greenwood [aged 81] died.
On 24th April 2023 Andrew Cosmo Lewis Duff-Gordon 8th Baronet [aged 89] died. His son Cosmo [aged 54] succeeded 9th Baronet Duff-Gordon of Halkin in Aberdeenshire.