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On 27th February 1076 Godfrey "Hunchback" Ardennes IV Duke Lower Lorraine died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy. Richard left a very young son, Nicholas1, who, by the lot of earthly inheritance, was deprived of worldly dominion so that God Himself might be his portion in this life and in eternity. For from infancy he was given to study and was reared in the monastery of Saint Ouen outside Rouen, where he bore the monastic yoke for many years. After the death of Abbot Herfast, he succeeded to the governance of the monastery, which he ruled for nearly fifty years in the days of William Duke of Normandy and mighty King of England. At length, in the year of the Lord 1092, in the month of February, he died, in the time of Duke Robert and Archbishop William of Rouen. Now, let us return to our subject.
Parvulus Richardo filius Nicolaus extitit, qui terrenæ hæreditatis sorte, ut ipse Deus hic et in ævum sua pars esset, caruit.Nam ab infantia litteris traditus et in coenobio sancti Audoeni in suburbio Rothomagensi nutritus, monachile jugum diutissime portavit. Defuncto autem abbate Herfasto, in regimine præfati monasterii successit, quod fere quinquaginta annis, tempore Willelmi ducis Nortmanniæ et magni regis Angliæ tenuit. Denique anno 1092 ab incarnatione Domini, mense Februario, obiit tempore Robertill ducis et Willelmi Rothomagensis archiepiscopi. Nunc vero ad propositum revertamur.
Note 1. Nicholas, around 1027-1092, illegitimate son of Richard II Duke of Normandy. Around 1042 he became Abbot of Saint-Ouen in Rouen. He died in Nicaea on 27th February 1092 returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Before 1200. Choir Aisle at Hereford Cathedral [Map] left to right ...
In 1198 Bishop William de Vere died.
On 16th April 1148 Bishop Robert de Bethune died in Reims just after the closure of the Council of Reims. His remains were brought to Hereford Cathedral [Map] where he was buried. See Chronicle of Wigmore.
On 27th February 1167 Bishop Robert Melun (age 67) died.
Bishop William de Vere: he was born to Aubrey II de Vere and Adelize de Clare. In 1186 he was appointed Bishop of Hereford.
Bishop Robert de Bethune: In 1130 he was appointed Bishop of Hereford. On 28th June 1131 Bishop Robert de Bethune was consecrated at Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Bishop Robert Melun: Around 1100 he was born. On 22nd December 1163 Bishop Robert Melun was consecrated Bishop of Hereford by Archbishop Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
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On 27th February 1398 Cardinal Henry Beaufort (age 23) was appointed Bishop of Lincoln.
Patent Rolls. 27th February 1459. Ratification to the king's uterine brother, Jasper, earl of Pembroke (age 27), in tail male, of letters patent dated 27 June, 31 Henry VI, granting to him and his heirs a fee farm of £113 6s. 8d. which the heirs of Roger de Mortuo Mari, late earl of March, render for the castle and cantred of Buelt [Map], and £42. from the fee farm of Hereford, which letters are invalid because by other letters dated 12 June, 29 Henry VI, the king granted to Humphrey, duke of Buckingham, in tail male, among other things, £35. 3s. 4d. from the fee farm of Hereford by the hands of the mayor, bailiffs, burgesses, men, sheriff or other receivers from 4 July, 28 Henry VI, for fourteen years, and by other letters dated 12 February, 16 Henry VI, the king granted to John Popham, "chivaler," then treasurer of the houschold, 100 marks yearly for life from the fee farm of the castle and cantred of Bueld from Michaelmas then last by the hands of the heirs of Roger Mortymer, late earl of March; grant also to the earl in tail male of the 70 marks residue of the said £113. 6s. 8d. beyond the 100 marks granted to the said John from the said 27 June, and of the 100 marks immediately after the decease of John, and of the residue of the fee farm of Hereford beyond the said £35 3s. 4d. granted to the duke from the said 27 June, and of the whole farm immediately after the end of the said term of fourteen ycars.. By K. etc. and of the said date by authority of Parliament.
Chronicle of Robert Fabyan [-1512]. 27th February 1471. And the 27th day of the said month, rode the Earl of Warwick (age 42) thorugh the city towards Dover, for to have received Queen Margaret; but he was disappointed, for the wind was to her so contrary, that she lay at the sea side tarrying for a convenient wind from November till April. And so the said Earl, after he had long tarried for her at the sea syde, was fain to returne without speed of his purpose.
And the xxvii. daye of y sayd moneth, rode the erle of Warwyke thorugh the cytre towarde Douer, for to haue receyued quene Margarete; but he was despoynted, for y wynde was to her so contrary, that she laye at the see syde taryinge for a conuenyent wynde frome Nouembre tyll Apryll. And soo the sayde erle, after he hadde longe taryed for her at the see syde, was fayne to vetourne without spede of his purpose.
On 27th February 1490 Prince Arthur Tudor (age 3) was created Prince of Wales at Westminster Palace [Map].
Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 33) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
James Stewart 1st Duke Rothesay (age 1) was created 1st Duke Rothesay. A year later On 27th February 1508 he died at Stirling Castle [Map].
On 27th February 1545 a Scottish army defeated an English army at the Battle of Ancrum Moor at Jedburgh. The Scots Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 56), John Lindsay 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres (age 63) and James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 29) fought.
Brian Leyton and Ralph Eure were killed.
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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Henry Machyn's Diary. 27th February 1559. The xvij day of Feybruary was a herse of wax [erected] gorgyously, with armes, a ix dosen penselles and armes, [for the] old lade contes of Oxford (age 62), the syster to the old Thomas [duke of] Norffoke, at Lambeth [Map].
Note. P. 188. Funeral of the countess of Oxford. Anne, daughter of Thomas Howard, second duke of Norfolk, K.G. and widow of John 14th earl of Oxford, who had died in 1526.
On 27th February 1572 Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 29) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine (age 24).
Diary of Anne Clifford. 27th February 1617. Upon the 27th I spent my time in working and hearing Mr Rose read the Bible and walking abroad.
My Lord (age 27) writ me word that the King had referred the drawing and perfecting the business to the solicitor.
My soul was much troubled and afflicted to see how things go, but my trust is still in Gop, and compare things past with things present and read over the Chronicles.
On 27th February 1619 Eleonore Sabine Oldenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 46) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 40). She died aged less than one years old.
On 27th February 1640 Anthony Van Dyck (age 40) and Mary Ruthven (age 20) were married at Queen Henrietta Maria's private Catholic Chapel, Somerset House. On that day, Patrick Ruthven, 'of St Martin's in the Fields', assigned £120 of his pension to Mary, perhaps in lieu of the dowry that he could not afford. Mary Ruthven had a small dowry all the same; it was provided, not by her father, but by King Charles himself. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 27th February 1643 Tobias Crispe (age 43) died of smallpox. He was buried at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street.
On 27th February 1649 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was tried and was condemned as a traitor and sentenced to death.
Memoirs of Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Cardinal de Retz Book 1. On the 27th the First President reported to the Parliament what had occurred at Saint Germain. M. de Beaufort (age 33) and I had to hinder the people from entering the Great Chamber, for they threatened to throw the deputies into the river, and said they had betrayed them and had held conferences with Mazarin. It was as much as we could do to allay the fury of the people, though at the same time the Parliament believed the tumult was of our own raising. This shows one inconvenience of popularity, namely, that what is committed by the rabble, in spite of all your endeavours to the contrary, will still be laid to your charge.
On 27th February 1654 Christian Wettin was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin II Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 51). He died aged nine in 1663.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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John Evelyn's Diary. 27th February 1661. Ash Wednesday. Preached before the King (age 30) the Bishop of London (Dr. Sheldon (age 62)) on Matthew xviii. 25, concerning charity and forgiveness.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1663. Thence with great satisfaction to me back to the Company, where I heard good discourse, and so to the afternoon Lecture upon the heart and lungs, &c., and that being done we broke up, took leave, and back to the office, we two, Sir W. Batten (age 62), who dined here also, being gone before. Here late, and to Sir W. Batten's to speak upon some business, where I found Sir J. Minnes (age 63) pretty well fuddled I thought: he took me aside to tell me how being at my Chancellor's (age 54) to-day, my Lord told him that there was a Great Seal passing for Sir W. Pen (age 41), through the impossibility of the Comptroller's duty to be performed by one man; to be as it were joynt-comptroller with him, at which he is stark mad; and swears he will give up his place, and do rail at Sir W. Pen the cruellest; he I made shift to encourage as much as I could, but it pleased me heartily to hear him rail against him, so that I do see thoroughly that they are not like to be great friends, for he cries out against him for his house and yard and God knows what. For my part, I do hope, when all is done, that my following my business will keep me secure against all their envys. But to see how the old man do strut, and swear that he understands all his duty as easily as crack a nut, and easier, he told my Chancellor, for his teeth are gone; and that he understands it as well as any man in England; and that he will never leave to record that he should be said to be unable to do his duty alone; though, God knows, he cannot do it more than a child. All this I am glad to see fall out between them and myself safe, and yet I hope the King's service well done for all this, for I would not that should be hindered by any of our private differences. So to my office, and then home to supper and to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1663. Up and to my office, whither several persons came to me about office business. About 11 o'clock, Commissioner Pett (age 52) and I walked to Chyrurgeon's Hall (we being all invited thither, and promised to dine there); where we were led into the Theatre [Map]; and by and by comes the reader, Dr. Tearne, with the Master and Company, in a very handsome manner: and all being settled, he begun his lecture, this being the second upon the kidneys, ureters, &c., which was very fine; and his discourse being ended, we walked into the Hall, and there being great store of company, we had a fine dinner and good learned company, many Doctors of Phisique, and we used with extraordinary great respect. Among other observables we drank the King's health out of a gilt cup given by King Henry VIII to this Company, with bells hanging at it, which every man is to ring by shaking after he hath drunk up the whole cup. There is also a very excellent piece of the King, done by Holbein, stands up in the Hall, with the officers of the Company kneeling to him to receive their Charter.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1664. At noon with Mr. Coventry (age 36) to the African House, and to my Lord Peterborough's (age 42) business again, and then to dinner, where, before dinner, we had the best oysters I have seen this year, and I think as good in all respects as ever I eat in my life. I eat a great many. Great, good company at dinner, among others Sir Martin Noell (age 64), who told us the dispute between him, as farmer of the Additional Duty, and the East India Company, whether callicos be linnen or no; which he says it is, having been ever esteemed so: they say it is made of cotton woole, and grows upon trees, not like flax or hempe. But it was carried against the Company, though they stand out against the verdict.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1665. Thence I by coach to Ratcliffe highway, to the plate-maker's, and he has begun my Lord Sandwich's (age 39) plate very neatly, and so back again. Coming back I met Colonell Atkins, who in other discourse did offer to give me a piece to receive of me 20 when he proves the late news of the Dutch, their drowning our men, at Guinny, and the truth is I find the generality of the world to fear that there is something of truth in it, and I do fear it too.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1665. At noon to the 'Change [Map] to inquire what wages the Dutch give in their men-of-warr at this day, and I hear for certain they give but twelve guilders at most, which is not full 24s., a thing I wonder at. At home to dinner, and then in Sir J. Minnes's (age 65) coach, my wife and I with him, and also Mercer, abroad, he and I to White Hall, and he would have his coach to wait upon my wife on her visits, it being the first time my wife hath been out of doors (but the other day to bathe her) several weeks. We to a Committee of the Council to discourse concerning pressing of men; but, Lord! how they meet; never sit down: one comes, now another goes, then comes another; one complaining that nothing is done, another swearing that he hath been there these two hours and nobody come. At last it come to this, my Lord Annesly (age 43), says he, "I think we must be forced to get the King (age 34) to come to every committee; for I do not see that we do any thing at any time but when he is here". And I believe he said the truth and very constant he is at the council table on council-days; which his predecessors, it seems, very rarely did; but thus I perceive the greatest affair in the world at this day is likely to be managed by us. But to hear how my Lord Barkeley (age 63) and others of them do cry up the discipline of the late times here, and in the former Dutch warr is strange, wishing with all their hearts that the business of religion were not so severely carried on as to discourage the sober people to come among us, and wishing that the same law and severity were used against drunkennesse as there was then, saying that our evil living will call the hand of God upon us again.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1666. Up, and after a harsh word or two my wife and I good friends, and so up and to the office, where all the morning. At noon late to dinner, my wife gone out to Hales's (age 66) about her picture, and, after dinner, I after her, and do mightily like her picture, and think it will be as good as my Lady Peters's.
On 27th February 1666 Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal (age 52) died.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27th February 1667. After dinner with my wife by coach abroad, and set Mr. Hunt down at the Temple [Map] and her at her brother's (age 27), and I to White Hall to meet Sir W. Coventry (age 39), but found him not, but met Mr. Cooling, who tells me of my Lord Duke of Buckingham's (age 39) being sent for last night, by a Serjeant at Armes, to the Tower [Map], for treasonable practices, and that the King (age 36) is infinitely angry with him, and declared him no longer one of his Council. I know not the reason of it, or occasion.
John Evelyn's Diary. 27th February 1676. Dr. Pritchard, Bishop of Gloucester, preached at Whitehall [Map], on Isaiah v. 5, very allegorically, according to his manner, yet very gravely and wittily.
On 27th February 1683 Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland was born to John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 32) and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 22). She married before 2nd December 1700 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland, son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 27th February 1695. The Marquis of Normanby (age 46) told me King Charles had a design to buy all King Street, and build it nobly, it being the street leading to Westminster. This might have been done for the expense of the Queen's funeral, which was £50,000, against her desire.
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 27th February 1699 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 69) died. His son Charles (age 38) succeeded 2nd Duke Bolton, 7th Marquess Winchester, 7th Earl Wiltshire, 7th Baron St John.
John Evelyn's Diary. 27th February 1701. By an order of the House of Commons, I laid before the Speaker (age 39) the state of what had been received and paid toward the building of Greenwich Hospital [Map].
On 27th February 1703 Sidney Beauclerk was born to Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans (age 32) and Diana Vere Duchess St Albans (age 24). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 9th December 1736 Mary Norris and had issue.
On 27th February 1705 Christian Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 28) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. He died of smallpox on 5th March 1705 at Gotha.
On 27th February 1706 John Evelyn (age 85) died. His grandson John Evelyn 1st Baronet (age 23) succeeded to his Wotton, Surrey [Map] estates.
On 27th February 1729 Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland (age 27) died. His brother Charles (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl of Sunderland, 7th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 27th February 1741 John Ker 1st Duke Roxburghe (age 60) died. His son Robert (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Roxburghe. Essex Mostyn Duchess Roxburghe by marriage Duchess Roxburghe.
On 27th February 1770 Ernest Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 25) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 18) at Gotha. He died aged nine in 1779.
On 27th February 1802 George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 33) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 28).
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 27th February 1818 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 26) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 21). He married 28th November 1843 his sixth cousin Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond and had issue.
On 27th February 1821 William Elector of Hesse (age 77) died.
On 27th February 1837 Francesca Alexander was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
On 27th February 1844 Marie Karoline Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29) and Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
The London Gazette 21926. At the Court at BucKingham-Palace, 27th day of February 1852
PRESENT, the The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
HER Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Right Honourable William, Earl of Lonsdale (age 64), Lord President of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and His Lord ship took his place at the Board accordingly.
day the Most Noble Algernon (age 59), Duke of Northumberland, the Right Honourable John William (age 40), Earl of Sandwich; the Right Honourable Archibald William (age 39), Earl of Eglinton; the Right Honourable Charles Philip (age 52), Earl of Hardwicke; the Right Honourable James Howard, Earl of Malmesbury; the Right Honourable John James Robert Manners (commonly called Lord John Manners); the Right Honourable Claude Hamilton (commonly called Lord Claude Hamilton); the Right Honourable William Lennox Lascelles (age 54), Lord De Ros; the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Colchester; the Right Honourable George Cecil Weld Forester; the Right Honourable Sir John Somerset Pakington (age 53), Bart.; the Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole (age 45); the Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli; the Right Honourable Joseph Warner Henley; the Right Honourable Robert Adam Christopher; the Right Honourable William Beresford; and the Right Honourable George Bankes; were, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board accordingly.
The London Gazette 21239. St. James's-Palace, February 27, 1852. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John William (age 40), Earl of Sandwich, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of Thomas Henry (age 43), Lord Foley, resigned.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1860. 27th February 1860. Miss Miller (age 25) came to sit to me, but Rossetti (age 31) coming in soon after, I did scarcely any work. Major Gillam paid me 16 gns. for the drawing done at Streatley of the long-grass meadow and mowers. D. G. R. put his initials to the "Borgia" and "Belle Dame Sans Merci."
On 27th February 1861 Prince Carl Duke of Västergötland was born to King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (age 32) and Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 24).
On 27th February 1861 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 74) died at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His son George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Sutherland, 4th Marquess Stafford, 21st Earl Sutherland, 5th Earl Gower, 6th Baron Gower, 10th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
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 27th February 1861 George Lawrence (age 86) died. Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
George Lawrence: Around 1775 he was born.
On 27th February 1881 was the final and decisive battle of the First Boer War that was a resounding victory for the Boers. General George Pomeroy aka Colley (age 45), who commanded, and Captain Cornwallis Maude (age 28) were killed.
On 27th February 1881 Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 22) and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia (age 49) and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 27th February 1890 Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck was born to William Cavendish-Bentinck 6th Duke Portland (age 32) and Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 26). She married 25th November 1918 Michael John Erskine-Wemyss.
On 8th October 1892 Ralph Heneage Dutton (age 71) died. He was buried at Timsbury, Hampshire [Map]. On 27th February 1895 Isabella Mansfield (age 67) died. Memorials in Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map] to Ralph Heneage Dutton and Isabella Mansfield.
Ralph Heneage Dutton: On 5th August 1821 he was born to John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne at Sherborne, Gloucestershire. On 3rd August 1838 Ralph Heneage Dutton and Isabella Mansfield were married. In 1857 Ralph Heneage Dutton was elected MP South Hampshire. In 1865 Ralph Heneage Dutton was elected MP Cirencester.
Isabella Mansfield: On 30th December 1824 she was born to John Mansfield.
St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. Memorial to Adlard Welby, died 27th February 1895 and his wife Clara, died 7th August 1876.
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Volume 35 1914 Page 88. Committee: H. Colley March, M.D., F.S.A., Chairman.
John E. Acland, F.S.A.,
Hon. Sec. W. M. Barnes
*J. C. M. Mansel-Pleydell, C. S. Prideaux, J. G. N. Clift, H. B. Middleton, W. de C. Prideaux, J. M. Falkner *H. Pentin *N. M. Richardson, R. H. Forster, Alfred Pope, F.S.A.
*Executive Body, Dorset Field Club.
The Committee have much pleasure in presenting the Report of the work carried out in the Autumn of 1913, written by Mr. H. St. George Gray, who, as in former years, directed the excavations, and has recorded, with his accustomed accuracy and completeness, all essential facts that have come to light.
The thanks of the Committee are offered to all those who have subscribed to the funds, and also to those who have assisted by lending material and appliances, especially to the Town Council of Dorchester, Messrs. Lott and Walne, Mr. Slade, and Mr. Foot. We wish to mention also the great help afforded by Mr. Sebastian Evans and Mr. C. S. Prideaux, who were constantly present on the ground.
The expenditure of the season's work amounted to £111 9s. lid., and the receipts to £96 3s. 2d. A balance of £26 3s. lid. was brought forward from 1912, out of which the expenses incidental to the publication of this Report will have to be paid.
The facts that we have learnt of the original form and construction, as well as of the complicated history, of Maumbury Rings are highly important, and amply justify the series of excavations now, for a time, brought to a close.
It may be possible in the future —
1. To ascertain whether or not the Outer Ditch completely encircles the Earthwork; how it terminates at the N. Entrance; and when and for what reason it was constructed.
2. To examine the breastworks on the top of the Great Bank, and to explain their purpose and that of the Civil War terraces.
3. To discover more relics of a definite character in the Great Bank; and to determine its actual summit in Roman times.
4. To extend the diggings in front of "the Den;" and to connect those between Cuttings XXX. and XXXI. as well as between Cuttings II. (Extension) and XXXI.
5. To complete our knowledge of the prehistoric Shafts as to their relation to the Great Bank; as to their absence at the N. Entrance and in the Arena; and as to whether Shafts IV. and XVII. are themselves simple throughout, or are each the joint opening of smaller shafts, lower down, in close order.
Meanwhile, we await with interest the result of the exploration, now in progress, of the pits at Grime's Graves.
Signed on behalf of the Committee,
H. Colley March.
27th February, 1914.
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St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury [Map]. Grave of M. E. Wells. Royal Pioneer Corps. Died 27th February 1919 aged twenty.
On 27th February 1921 George II King Hellenes (age 30) and Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes (age 26) were married at Bucharest. He the son of Constantine I King Greece (age 52) and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 50). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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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St James' Church, Antony [Map]. 27th February 1921. Grave of F. J. Stowell. Chief Petty Officer, died aged thirty-seven, Royal Navy, 342436, HMS Vivid. Husband of Ada Emily Stowell, of "Lansdown", Carbeil Road, Torpoint. Frederick initially joined the Royal Navy for 12 years on the 19th June 1901 but re-enlisted when these years were up. He served on a multitude of ships working his way through the ranks. In January 1919 aboard HMS Vivid, he contracted Pulmonary Tuberculosis and was returned to England.
On 27th February 1946 Alexandra Phillips Duchess of Abercorn was born to Harold Philips (age 36) and Georgina Wernher (age 26). She married 20th October 1966 James Hamilton 5th Duke of Abercorn, son of James Edward Hamilton 4th Duke of Abercorn and Kathleen Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn.
On 27th February 1996 Iain Murray 10th Duke of Atholl (age 64) died. His first cousin once removed John (age 67) succeeded 11th Duke Atholl, 12th Marquess Atholl, 13th Earl Atholl, 14th Earl Tullibardine, 7th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire. The day before the death of the 10th Duke, it was announced that he had given Blair Castle and most of his estates to a charitable trust, thus effectively disinheriting his heir. The new duke stated "I never harboured any aspirations to inherit the estate; I am happy that the land has gone into a charitable trust", "I have a simple lifestyle and will not make myself ridiculous with a title that does not fit my scene. It means nothing in South Africa, and it certainly means nothing to me here. I have Scottish blood in my veins, but no Scottish culture." and ""My life is here,... I respect and honour Scotland as the land of my origins, but I would never want to live there. I am a South African, not a Scotsman. My heart and my mind are in this country." Telegraph, 17 May 2012.
On 27th February 1572 Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 29) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine (age 24).
On 27th February 1598 Bishop George Morley was born.
On 27th February 1619 Eleonore Sabine Oldenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 46) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 40). She died aged less than one years old.
On 27th February 1654 Christian Wettin was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin II Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 51). He died aged nine in 1663.
On 27th February 1683 Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland was born to John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 32) and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 22). She married before 2nd December 1700 Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland, son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland, and had issue.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 27th February 1703 Sidney Beauclerk was born to Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans (age 32) and Diana Vere Duchess St Albans (age 24). He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 9th December 1736 Mary Norris and had issue.
On 27th February 1705 Christian Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 28) and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha. He died of smallpox on 5th March 1705 at Gotha.
On 27th February 1754 Robert Dillon 1st Baron Clonbrook was born to Luke Dillon (age 34).
On 27th February 1760 Frederick Vane-Fletcher 2nd Baronet was born to Lionel Wright Vane-Fletcher 1st Baronet (age 36). He married 9th March 1797 Hannah Bowerbank and had issue.
On 27th February 1762 Henry Hoare 3rd Baronet was born to Richard Hoare 1st Baronet (age 26) and Frances Anne Acland (age 27). He married 25th August 1784 his second cousin Maria Palmer Acland and had issue.
On 27th February 1766 Henry Thomas Cary 8th Viscount Falkland was born to Lucius Ferdinand Cary Master of Falkland (age 31) and Anne Leith.
On 27th February 1770 Ernest Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 25) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 18) at Gotha. He died aged nine in 1779.
On 27th February 1791 John Stepney Cowell-Stepney 1st Baronet was born to General Andrew Cowell and Justina Maria Stepney.
On 27th February 1793 Charlotte Marianne Harriet Rous was born to John Rous 1st Earl Stradbroke (age 42) and Charlotte Maria Whittaker Countess of Stradbroke (age 23). She married 27th December 1810 Nathaniel Micklethwait and had issue.
On 27th February 1795 Elizabeth Thynne Countess Cawdor was born to Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 30) and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath (age 21). She married 5th September 1816 her fifth cousin once removed John Campbell 1st Earl Cawdor, son of John Campbell 1st Baron Cawdor and Isabella Caroline Howard Baroness Cawdor, and had issue.
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 27th February 1801 Emma Trevelyan was born to John Trevelyan 5th Baronet (age 40) and Maria Wilson (age 29). She married 22nd June 1830 Captain Alexander Wadham Wyndham.
On 27th February 1802 George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck was born to William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 33) and Henrietta Scott Duchess Portland (age 28).
On 27th February 1810 Francis L'Esrange Astley was born to Jacob Astley 5th Baronet (age 53) and Hester Browne Lady Astley (age 42). He married 7th September 1854 Florence Conyngham, daughter of George Henry Conyngham 3rd Marquess Conyngham and Jane St Maur Blanche Stanhope Marchioness Conyngham.
On 27th February 1811 William Henry Cope 12th Baronet was born to Edmund Reilly Cope (age 45).
On 27th February 1815 Frederick Pollock was born to Field Marshal George Pollock 1st Baronet (age 28) and Frances Webbe Barclay. He married 9th July 1861 Laura Caroline Montagu and had issue.
On 27th February 1818 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 26) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 21). He married 28th November 1843 his sixth cousin Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond and had issue.
On 27th February 1824 General Charles Henry Morris was born to John Morris 2nd Baronet (age 48) and Lucy Juliana Byng Lady Morris (age 33). He married 16th September 1869 Blanche Osborne, daughter of George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds and Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart.
On 27th February 1831 Victoria Susan Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 27) and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 23).
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 27th February 1837 Francesca Alexander was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
On 27th February 1843 Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley was born illegitimately to Alexander Erskine Holmes. She married 4th June 1867 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley and had issue.
On 27th February 1844 Marie Karoline Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 29) and Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 27th February 1852 Valerie Susan Langdon Lady Meux was born at Crockernwell, Devon. She married 27th October 1878 Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet, son of Henry Meux 2nd Baronet and Louisa Caroline Brudenell-Bruce Lady Meux.
On 27th February 1856 Francis Douglas Blake 1st Baronet was born.
On 27th February 1861 Prince Carl Duke of Västergötland was born to King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (age 32) and Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 24).
On 27th February 1864 Charles Leopold Cust 3rd Baronet was born to Leopold Cust 2nd Baronet (age 33) and Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Cust.
On 27th February 1890 Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck was born to William Cavendish-Bentinck 6th Duke Portland (age 32) and Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 26). She married 25th November 1918 Michael John Erskine-Wemyss.
On 27th February 1890 Alexandra Vivian was born to Hussey Vivian 3rd Baron Vivian (age 55) She married 31st January 1911 Charles Pelham, son of Charles Alfred Worsley Anderson 4th Earl Yarborough and Marcia Amelia Mary Lane-Fox Countess Yarborough.
On 27th February 1910 Weetman John Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray was born to Harold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray (age 27) and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill Viscountess Cowdray (age 28). He married (1) 19th July 1939 Anne Pamela Bridgeman Viscountess Cowdray, daughter of Orlando Bridgeman 5th Earl Bradford and Margaret Cecilia Bruce Countess Bradford, and had issue (2) 4th March 1953 Elizabeth Mather-Jackson Viscountess Cowdray.
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 27th February 1911 John Vincent Corbet 7th Baronet was born to Captain Archer Henry Corbet (age 43) and Anne Maria Buxton.
On 27th February 1932 Giles Floyd 7th Baronet was born to John Duckett Floyd 6th Baronet (age 28). He married (1) 23rd November 1954 Gillian Moyra Katherine Cecil, daughter of David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter and Mary Theresa Montagu-Douglas-Scott (2) 1985 Judy Sophia Tregoning.
On 27th February 1933 John Crichton-Stuart 6th Marquess of Bute was born to John Crichton-Stuart (age 25) and Eileen Forbes (age 21). He was the elder of twins with his brother being born fifteen minutes later.
On 27th February 1942 John Fellowes 4th Baron de Ramsey was born to Ailwyn Fellowes 3rd Baron de Ramsey (age 31) and Lilah Labouchere.
On 27th February 1946 Alexandra Phillips Duchess of Abercorn was born to Harold Philips (age 36) and Georgina Wernher (age 26). She married 20th October 1966 James Hamilton 5th Duke of Abercorn, son of James Edward Hamilton 4th Duke of Abercorn and Kathleen Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn.
On 27th February 1957 Richard Herbert Paget was born to John Starr Paget 3rd Baronet (age 42).
On 27th February 1961 Martin Fiennes 16th or 22nd Baron Saye and Sele was born to Nathaniel Fiennes 15th or 21st Baron Saye and Sele (age 40).
On 27th February 1609 Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 19) and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) were married. The same day that his father Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) died. She the daughter of George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland (age 48). He the son of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset and Margaret Howard. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 27th February 1625 Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon (age 15) and Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon were married. She the daughter of Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 40) and Susan Vere Countess Montgomery (age 37). They were fifth cousins.
On 27th February 1640 Anthony Van Dyck (age 40) and Mary Ruthven (age 20) were married at Queen Henrietta Maria's private Catholic Chapel, Somerset House. On that day, Patrick Ruthven, 'of St Martin's in the Fields', assigned £120 of his pension to Mary, perhaps in lieu of the dowry that he could not afford. Mary Ruthven had a small dowry all the same; it was provided, not by her father, but by King Charles himself. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 27th February 1654 or 27th February 1655 George Fletcher 2nd Baronet (age 21) and Alice Hare were married. They had a son and three daughters.
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 27th February 1654 William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 27) and Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 54). He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 27th February 1782 George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 27) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at London. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton and Anne Somerset Countess Northampton. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 27th February 1798 Admiral Charles Cotton 5th Baronet (age 40) and Philadelphia Rowley Lady Cotton (age 35) were married. She by marriage Lady Cotton of Landwade in Cambridgeshire.
On 27th February 1827 Reverend Henry Gunning 4th Baronet (age 29) and Mary Catherine Cartwright were married.
On 27th February 1881 Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 22) and Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia (age 49) and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 27th February 1919 George Bowyer 1st Baron Denham (age 33) and Daphne Mitford Baroness Denham (age 24) were married.
On 27th February 1921 George II King Hellenes (age 30) and Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes (age 26) were married at Bucharest. He the son of Constantine I King Greece (age 52) and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 50). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 27th February 1953 David Bernard Montgomery 2nd Viscount Montgomery (age 24) and Mary Connell 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 27th February 1063 Judith Poher Countess Cornouaille and Nantes died.
On 27th February 1076 Godfrey "Hunchback" Ardennes IV Duke Lower Lorraine died.
On 27th February 1327 William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 51) died. His son William (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baron Latimer of Corby.
On 27th February 1483 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 62) died. His brother Boniface (age 56) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.
On 27th February 1540 Roger Lupton (age 84) died. He was buried in the chapel that bears his name Lupton's Chapel Eton College [Map]. His tomb has a monumental brass with him wearing the mantle of a Canon of Windsor with the inscription in Latin "Miserere mei Deus secundum magnam misericordiam tuam" being the first part of the first verse of Psalm 51.
On 27th February 1545 a Scottish army defeated an English army at the Battle of Ancrum Moor at Jedburgh. The Scots Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 56), John Lindsay 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres (age 63) and James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 29) fought.
Brian Leyton and Ralph Eure were killed.
On 27th February 1609 Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) died at Dorset House. He was buried at Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son Richard (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst and inherited Knole House, Sevenoaks. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) by marriage Countess Dorset.
On 27th February 1627 John Roper 3rd Baron Teynham (age 35) died. His son Christopher (age 5) succeeded 4th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
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 27th February 1666 Luisa de Guzman Queen Consort Portugal (age 52) died.
On 27th February 1696 Jane Granville Baroness Gower died.
On 27th February 1697 John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 34) died. His brother William (age 34) succeeded 4th Baron Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall. Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley of Stratton in Cornwall.
On 27th February 1699 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 69) died. His son Charles (age 38) succeeded 2nd Duke Bolton, 7th Marquess Winchester, 7th Earl Wiltshire, 7th Baron St John.
On 27th February 1706 John Evelyn (age 85) died. His grandson John Evelyn 1st Baronet (age 23) succeeded to his Wotton, Surrey [Map] estates.
On 27th February 1712 William Villiers 3rd Baronet (age 67) died. Baronet Villiers of Brooksby in Leicestershire extinct.
On 27th February 1729 Robert Spencer 4th Earl of Sunderland (age 27) died. His brother Charles (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl of Sunderland, 7th Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 27th February 1741 John Ker 1st Duke Roxburghe (age 60) died. His son Robert (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Roxburghe. Essex Mostyn Duchess Roxburghe by marriage Duchess Roxburghe.
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 27th February 1754 John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel (age 63) died. Viscount Tyconnel, Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire extinct. John Cust 3rd Baronet (age 35) inherited Belton House [Map].
On 27th February 1778 John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough (age 58) died. His son John (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
On 27th February 1785 Lucius Charles Carey 7th Viscount Falkland (age 78) died. His grandson Henry (age 19) succeeded 8th Viscount Falkland.
On 27th February 1799 John Blackwood 2nd Baronet (age 78) died. His son James (age 43) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.
On 27th February 1814 Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 74) died at St James's Palace [Map].
On 27th February 1821 William Elector of Hesse (age 77) died.
On 27th February 1821 Richard Chetwynd 5th Viscount Chetwynd (age 63) died. His son Richard (age 21) succeeded 6th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven in Kerry.
On 27th February 1822 Admiral John Borlase Warren 1st Baronet (age 68) died. Baronet Warren of Little Marlow in Buckinghamshire extinct.
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 27th February 1844 Elizabeth Anne Marriot Lady Smith (age 77) died.
On 27th February 1861 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 74) died at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His son George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Sutherland, 4th Marquess Stafford, 21st Earl Sutherland, 5th Earl Gower, 6th Baron Gower, 10th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
On 27th February 1862 Hungerford Hoskyns 7th Baronet (age 85) died. His son Hungerford (age 57) succeeded 8th Baronet Hoskyns of Harewood in Herefordshire.
On 27th February 1894 Eliza Drummond Baroness Howard (age 83) died.
On 27th February 1941 Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies died.
On 27th February 1943 Archibald Kennedy 4th Marquess of Ailsa (age 70) died.
On 27th February 1982 Henry Rainaud Gage 6th Viscount Gage (age 86) died. His son George (age 49) succeeded 7th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 7th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 6th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 14th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 27th February 1993 George John St Clere Gage 7th Viscount Gage (age 60) died. His brother Henry (age 58) succeeded 8th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 8th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 7th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 15th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 27th February 1996 Iain Murray 10th Duke of Atholl (age 64) died. His first cousin once removed John (age 67) succeeded 11th Duke Atholl, 12th Marquess Atholl, 13th Earl Atholl, 14th Earl Tullibardine, 7th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire. The day before the death of the 10th Duke, it was announced that he had given Blair Castle and most of his estates to a charitable trust, thus effectively disinheriting his heir. The new duke stated "I never harboured any aspirations to inherit the estate; I am happy that the land has gone into a charitable trust", "I have a simple lifestyle and will not make myself ridiculous with a title that does not fit my scene. It means nothing in South Africa, and it certainly means nothing to me here. I have Scottish blood in my veins, but no Scottish culture." and ""My life is here,... I respect and honour Scotland as the land of my origins, but I would never want to live there. I am a South African, not a Scotsman. My heart and my mind are in this country." Telegraph, 17 May 2012.
On 27th February 1996 John Aymer Dalrymple 13th Earl of Stair (age 89) died. His son John (age 34) succeeded 14th Earl of Stair.