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On 29th November 561 Clothar "The Old" I King Paris Merovingian King of the Franks (age 64) died. His son Charibert (age 44) succeeded King Paris Merovingian.
On 29th November 826 William Poitiers was born to Bernard Poitiers Duke Septimania (age 31).
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 963. This year died Wulfstan, the deacon, on Childermass-day;42 and afterwards died Gyric, the mass-priest. In the same year took Abbot Athelwold (age 59) to the bishopric of Winchester; and he was consecrated on the vigil of St. Andrew, which happened on a Sunday. On the second year after he was consecrated, he made many minsters; and drove out the clerks43 from the bishopric, because they would hold no rule, and set monks therein. He made there two abbacies; one of monks, another of nuns. That was all within Winchester. Then came he afterwards to King Edgar (age 20), and requested that he would give him all the minsters that heathen men had before destroyed; for that he would renew them. This the king cheerfully granted; and the bishop came then first to Ely [Map], where St. Etheldritha lies, and ordered the minster to be repaired; which he gave to a monk of his, whose name was Britnoth, whom he consecrated abbot: and there he set monks to serve God, where formerly were nuns. He then bought many villages of the king, and made it very rich. Afterwards came Bishop Athelwold to the minster called Medhamsted, which was formerly ruined by heathen folk; but he found there nothing but old walls, and wild woods. In the old walls at length he found hid writings which Abbot Hedda had formerly written;-how King Wulfhere and Ethelred his brother had wrought it, and how they freed it against king and against bishop, and against all worldly service; and how Pope Agatho confirmed it with his writ, as also Archbishop Deusdedit. He then ordered the minster to be rebuilt; and set there an abbot, who was called Aldulf; and made monks, where before was nothing. He then came to the king, and let him look at the writings which before were found; and the king then answered and said: "I Edgar grant and give to-day, before God and before Archbishop Dunstan (age 54), freedom to St. Peter's minster at Medhamsted, from king and from bishop; and all the thorps that thereto lie; that is, Eastfield, and Dodthorp, and Eye, and Paston. And so I free it, that no bishop have any jurisdiction there, but the abbot of the minster alone. And I give the town called Oundle, Northamptonshire [Map], with all that thereto lieth, called Eyot-hundred, with market and toll; so freely, that neither king, nor bishop, nor earl, nor sheriff, have there any jurisdiction; nor any man but the abbot alone, and whom he may set thereto. And I give to Christ and St. Peter, and that too with the advice of Bishop Athelwold, these lands;-that is, Barrow, Warmington, Ashton, Kettering, Castor, Eylesworth, Walton, Witherington, Eye, Thorp, and a minster at Stamford. These lands and al the others that belong to the minster I bequeath clear; that is, with sack and sock, toll and team, and infangthief; these privileges and all others bequeath I clear to Christ and St. Peter. And I give the two parts of Whittlesey-mere, with waters and with wears and fens; and so through Meerlade along to the water that is called Nen; and so eastward to Kingsdelf. And I will that there be a market in the town itself, and that no other be betwixt Stamford and Huntingdon. And I will that thus be given the toll;-first, from Whittlesey-mere to the king's toll of Norman-cross hundred; then backward again from Whittlesey-mere through Meerlade along to the Nen, and as that river runs to Crowland; and from Crowland to Must, and from Must to Kingsdelf and to Whittlesey-mere. And I will that all the freedom, and all the privileges, that my predecessors gave, should remain; and I write and confirm this with the rood-token of Christ." (+)-Then answered Dunstan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and said: "I grant, that all the things that here are given and spoken, and all the things that thy predecessors and mine have given, shall remain firm; and whosoever breaketh it, then give I him God's curse, and that of all saints, and of all hooded heads, and mine, unless he come to repentance. And I give expressly to St. Peter my mass-hackle, and my stole, and my reef, to serve Christ." "I Oswald, Archbishop of York, confirm all these words through the holy rood on which Christ was crucified." (+) "I Bishop Athelwold bless all that maintain this, and I excommunicate all that break it, unless they come to repentance."-Here was Bishop Ellstan, Bishop Athulf, and Abbot Eskwy, and Abbot Osgar, and Abbot Ethelgar, and Alderman Elfere; Alderman Ethelwin, Britnoth and Oslac aldermen, and many other rich men; and all confirmed it and subscribed it with the cross of Christ. (+) This was done in the year after our Lord's Nativity 972, the sixteenth year of this king. Then bought the Abbot Aldulf lands rich and many, and much endowed the minster withal; and was there until Oswald, Archbishop of York, was dead; and then he was chosen to be archbishop. Soon after another abbot was chosen of the same monastery, whose name was Kenulf, who was afterwards Bishop of Winchester. He first made the wall about the minster, and gave it then the name of Peterborough, which before was Medhamsted. He was there till he was appointed Bishop of Winchester, when another abbot was chosen of the same monastery, whose name was Elfsy, who continued abbot fifty winters afterwards. It was he who took up St. Kyneburga and St. Kyneswitha, that lay at Castor, and St. Tibba, that lay at Ryhall; and brought them to Peterborough, and offered them all to St. Peter in one day, and preserved them all the while he was there.
i.e. the secular clergy, who observed no rule; opposed to the regulars, or monks.
Note 42. i.e. the feast of the Holy Innocents; a festival of great antiquity.
Note 43. i.e. the secular clergy, who observed no rule; opposed to the regulars, or monks.
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. [29th November 1010]. Then went they west-ward into Oxfordshire, and thence to Buckinghamshire, and so along the Ouse till they came to Bedford, Bedfordshire [Map], and so forth to Temsford, always burning as they went. Then returned they to their ships with their spoil, which they apportioned to the ships. When the king's army should have gone out to meet them as they went up, then went they home; and when they were in the east, then was the army detained in the west; and when they were in the south, then was the army in the north. Then all the privy council were summoned before the king (age 44), to consult how they might defend this country. But, whatever was advised, it stood not a month; and at length there was not a chief that would collect an army, but each fled as he could: no shire, moreover, would stand by another. Before the feast-day of St. Andrew [30th November] came the enemy to Northampton [Map], and soon burned the town, and took as much spoil thereabout as they would; and then returned over the Thames into Wessex, and so by Cannings-marsh, burning all the way. When they had gone as far as they would, then came they by midwinter to their ships.
On 29th November 1314 King Philip IV of France (age 46) died. His son Louis (age 25) succeeded X King France: Capet. Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 24) by marriage Queen Consort of France although she was in prison for adultery at the time and died four months later.
On 29th November 1329 John I Duke of Bavaria was born to Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria (age 24) and Margaret Luxemburg (age 16). He died aged eleven in 1340.
On 29th November 1330 Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn [Map] accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours. His body hung at the gallows for two days and nights. He was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35) subsequently requested his burial at Wigmore Abbey [Map] and, after firstly refusing, King Edward III of England (age 18) allowed his remains to be removed to Wigmore Abbey [Map]. Earl March, Baron Mortimer of Wigmore forfeit.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke [-1360]. In this year, the King of England spent the whole winter at Antwerp, where the queen gave birth [29th November 1338] to Lord Lionel, Earl of Ulster.
Hoc anno rex Anglie per totam hyemem apud Andewerp perendinavit, ubi regina sibi peperit dominum Leuencium, comitem Dolvestier.
On 29th November 1338 Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence was born to King Edward III of England (age 26) and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England (age 24) at Antwerp [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%. He married (1) 1352 his half second cousin once removed Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence, daughter of William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl of Ulster and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster, and had issue (2) June 1368 his fourth cousin once removed Violante Visconti.
On 29th November 1378 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 62) died.
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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Chronicle of Adam of Usk [~1352-1430]. Messengers of Owen (age 42), bearing letters as follows, addressed to the king of Scotland and lords of Ireland, were taken in Ireland and beheaded:
"Most high and mighty and redoubted lord and cousin, I commend me to your most high and royal majesty, humbly as it beseemeth me, with all honour and reverence. Most redoubted lord and sovereign cousin, please it you and your most high majesty to know that Brutus, your most noble ancestor and mine, was the first crowned king p. 70. who dwelt in this realm of England, which of old times was called Great Britain. The which Brutus begat three sons: to wit, Albanact, Locrine, and Camber. From which same Albanact you are descended in direct line. And the issue of the same Camber reigned royally down to Cadwalladar, who was the last crowned king of my people, and from whom I, your simple cousin, am descended in direct line; and after whose decease, I and my ancestors and all my said people have been, and are still, under the tyranny and bondage of mine and your mortal enemies, the Saxons; whereof you, most redoubted lord and very sovereign cousin, have good knowledge. And from this tyranny and bondage the prophecy saith that I shall be delivered by the help and succour of your royal majesty. But, most redoubted lord and sovereign cousin, I make grievous plaint to your royal majesty and most sovereign cousinship, that it faileth me much in soldiers. Wherefore, most redoubted lord and very sovereign cousin, I humbly beseech you, kneeling upon my knees, that it may please your royal majesty to send to me a certain number of soldiers who may aid me and withstand, with God's help, mine and your enemies; having regard, most redoubted lord and very sovereign cousin, to the chastisement of this mischief and of all the many past mischiefs which I and my ancestors of Wales have suffered at the hands of mine and your mortal enemies. And be it understood, most redoubted lord and very sovereign cousin, that I shall not fail all the days of my life to be bounden to do you service and to repay you. And A D. 1401. in that I cannot send unto you all my businesses in writing, I send these present bearers fully informed in all things, to whom be pleased to give faith and belief in what they shall say to you by word of mouth. From my court. Most redoubted lord and very sovereign cousin, may the Almighty Lord have you in his keeping."
"Health and fulness of love, most dread lord and most trusty cousin. Be it known unto you that a great discord or war hath arisen between us and our and your deadly enemies, the Saxons which war we have manfully waged now for nearly two years past, and henceforth mean and hope to wage and carry out to a good and effectual end, by the grace of God our Saviour, and by your help and countenance. But, seeing that it is commonly reported by the prophecy that, before we can have the upper hand in this behalf, you and yours, our well-beloved cousins in Ireland, must stretch forth hereto a helping hand; therefore, most dread lord and trusty cousin, with heart and soul we pray you that of your horse and foot soldiers, for the succour of us and our people who now this long while are oppressed by our enemies and yours, as well as to oppose the treacherous and deceitful will of those same enemies, you despatch to us as many as you shall be able with convenience and honour, saving in all things your honourable state, as quickly as may seem good unto you. Delay not to do this, by the love we bear you and as we put our trust in you, although we be unknown to you, seeing that, most dread lord and cousin, so long as we shall be able to manfully wage this war in our borders, as doubtless is clear to you, you and all the other chiefs of your land of Ireland will in the mean time have welcome peace and calm repose. And because, my lord cousin, the bearers of these presents shall make things known to you more fully by word of mouth, if it please you, you shall give credence to them in all things which they shall say to you on our behalf, and you may trustfully confide to them whatsoever you will, dread lord and cousin, that we your poor cousin shall do. Dread lord and cousin, may the Almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune. Written in North Wales, on the twenty-ninth day of November [1401]."
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On 29th November 1463 Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 59) died.
On 29th November 1489 Prince Arthur Tudor (age 3) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
On 29th November 1489 Prince Arthur Tudor (age 3) was created 1st Earl Chester.
On 29th November 1503 Archbishop William Warham (age 53) was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
On 29th November 1530 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (age 57) died in Leicester, Leicestershire [Map]. Just before his death he reputedly spoke these words: "I see the matter against me how it is framed. But if I had served God as diligently as I have done the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs".
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29th November 1554. The xxix day of November was commondyd by the byshope of London (age 54), thrughe ys dyosesse, that thay shuld say the masse of the Holy-gost (with) prossessyon, and to syng Te Deum, and ryng yng, [and to] pray to God to gyffe hym thankes of owr [gracious] quen (age 38) of her qwyckenyng with chyld, and to pray.
Note. Thanks for the queen's quickening. "The 28. of November the lord maior of London, with the aldermen in scarlet, and the commons in their liveries, assembled in Paul's church at nine of the clocke in the forenoone, where doctor Chadsey one of the prebends preached in the quire in the presence of the bishop of London and nine other bishops, and read a letter from the queen's councel, the tenor wherof was, that the bishop of London should cause Te Deum to bee sung in all the churches of his diocesse, with continual prayers for the queenes majestie, which was quickened with child. The letter being read, he began his sermon with this anthetime, Ne timeas Maria, invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum. His sermon being ended, Te Deum was sung; and solemne procession was made of Salve festa dies all the circuit of the church." (Stowe.) The letter of the privy council to the bishop here mentioned is printed in Fox, and in the Gentleman's Magazine for Dec. 1841, p. 596, taken from the broadside issued at the time by John Cawode the queen's printer. In the same article is also reprinted a ballad circulated on this occasion, accompanied by various other particulars of this disappointment of the unhappy queen. See also sir F. Madden's introduction to her Privy-Purse book.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29th November 1556. The xxix day of November was my lord abbott (age 41) consecratyd at Westmynster abbay; and ther was grett compene, and he was mad abbott, and dyd wher a myter; and my lord cardenall (age 56) was ther, and mony byshopes, and my lord chanseler (age 55) dyd syng masse, and the abbott mad the sermon, and my lord tressore (age 73) was [there].
On 29th November 1628 John Felton (age 33) was hanged at Tyburn [Map] for having murdered the Duke of Buckingham.
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 29th November 1630 Teodosio II Duke of Braganza (age 62) died. His son John (age 26) succeeded Duke Braganza.
On 29th November 1632 Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 36) died.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1820 Page 464. APPENDIX A. Some Memoranda of the Civil War in North Wales, written at the time, by Mr. Wm. Maurice, of Llan-Silin, extracted from the Wynnstay Manuscripts. 1644.
Nov. 29. "The Parlm burnt Mathavarn, in Mountg, and made that part of the country conformable to the rest.
On 29th November 1649 John Leventhorpe 3rd Baronet (age 20) died of smallpox unmarried at Chancery Lane [Map]. His brother Thomas (age 13) succeeded 4th Baronet Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire.
In November 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration by awarding them Baronetcies...
On 8th November 1660 William Russell 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Russell of Laugherne in Carmarthenshire.
On 12th November 1660 John Cutler 1st Baronet (age 57) was created 1st Baronet Cutler of London.
On 21st November 1660 John Clotworthy 1st Viscount Massereene was created 1st Viscount Massereene, 1st Baron Lough Neagh, in the Irish peerage, with remainder in default of male heirs to his son-in-law. See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder.
On 21st November 1660 Thomas Foote 1st Baronet (age 62) was created 1st Baronet Foote of London with a special remainder for title to revert on his death to his son-in-law, Arthur Onslow of West Clandon (age 36).
On 29th November 1660 John Wroth 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Wroth of Blenden Hall in Kent.
John Evelyn's Diary. 29th November 1661. I dined at the Countess of Peterborough's (age 39) and went that evening to Parson's Green with my Lord Mordaunt (age 35), with whom I stayed that night.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th November 1661. From thence Sir W. Pen (age 40) and I to the Theatre [Map], but it was so full that we could hardly get any room, so he went up to one of the boxes, and I into the 18d. places, and there saw "Love at First Sight", a play of Mr. Killigrew's (age 49), and the first time that it hath been acted since before the troubles, and great expectation there was, but I found the play to be a poor thing, and so I perceive every body else do.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th November 1662. Before I went to the office my wife's brother did come to us, and we did instruct him to go to Gosnell's and to see what the true matter is of her not coming, and whether she do intend to come or no, and so I to the office; and this morning come Sir G. Carteret (age 52) to us (being the first time we have seen him since his coming from France): he tells us, that the silver which he received for Dunkirk did weigh 120,000 weight. Here all the morning upon business, and at noon (not going home to dinner, though word was brought me that Will. Joyce was there, whom I had not seen at my house nor any where else these three or four months) with Mr. Coventry (age 34) by his coach as far as Fleet Street, and there stepped into Madam Turner's (age 39), where was told I should find my cozen Roger Pepys (age 45), and with him to the Temple [Map], but not having time to do anything I went towards my Lord Sandwich's (age 37). (In my way went into Captn. Cuttance's coach, and with him to my Lord's.) But the company not being ready I did slip down to Wilkinson's, and having not eat any thing to-day did eat a mutton pie and drank, and so to my Lord's, where my Lord and Mr. Coventry, Sir Wm. Darcy, one Mr. Parham (a very knowing and well-spoken man in this business), with several others, did meet about stating the business of the fishery, and the manner of the King's giving of this £200 to every man that shall set out a new-made English Busse by the middle of June next. In which business we had many fine pretty discourses; and I did here see the great pleasure to be had in discoursing of publique matters with men that are particularly acquainted with this or that business. Having come to some issue, wherein a motion of mine was well received, about sending these invitations from the King (age 32) to all the fishing-ports in general, with limiting so many Busses to this, and that port, before we know the readiness of Members, we parted, and I walked home all the way, and having wrote a letter full of business to my father, in my way calling upon my cozen Turner and Mr. Calthrop (age 38) at the Temple [Map], for their consent to be my arbitrators, which they are willing to. My wife and I to bed pretty pleasant, for that her brother brings word that Gosnell, which my wife and I in discourse do pleasantly call our Marmotte, will certainly come next week without fail, which God grant may be for the best.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th November 1664. Thence to the Parliament House, and with Sir W. Batten (age 63) home and dined with him, my wife being gone to my Lady Sandwich's (age 39), and then to the office, where we sat all the afternoon, and I at my office till past 12 at night, and so home to bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th November 1666. "I doubt not of your lordship's hearing of Sir Thomas Clifford's (age 36) succeeding Sir H. Pollard (deceased) in the Comptrollership of the King's house but perhaps our ill, but confirmed, tidings from the Barbadoes may not [have reached you] yet, it coming but yesterday; viz., that about eleven ships, whereof two of the King's, the Hope and Coventry, going thence with men to attack St. Christopher's, were seized by a violent hurricane, and all sunk-two only of thirteen escaping, and those with loss of masts, &c. My Lord Willoughby himself is involved in the disaster, and I think two ships thrown upon an island of the French, and so all the men, to 500, become their prisoners. 'Tis said, too, that eighteen Dutch men-of-war are passed the Channell, in order to meet with our Smyrna ships; and some, I hear, do fright us with the King of Sweden's (age 11) seizing our mast-ships at Gottenburgh. But we have too much ill newes true, to afflict ourselves with what is uncertain. That which I hear from Scotland is, the Duke of York's (age 33) saying, yesterday, that he is confident the Lieutenant-Generall there hath driven them into a pound, somewhere towards the mountains".
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 29th November 1682 Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 62) died without legitimate issue at Westminster [Map]. Duke Cumberland and Earl Holderness extinct. He was buried in the Crypt, Westminster Abbey.
John Evelyn's Diary. 29th November 1694. I visited the Marquis of Normanby (age 46), and had much discourse concerning King Charles II. being poisoned. Also concerning the quinquina which the physicians would not give to the King, at a time when, in a dangerous ague, it was the only thing that could cure him (out of envy because it had been brought into vogue by Mr. Tudor, an apothecary), till Dr. Short, to whom the King sent to know his opinion of it privately, he being reputed a Papist (but who was in truth a very honest, good Christian), sent word to the King that it was the only thing which could save his life, and then the King enjoined his physicians to give it to him, which they did and he recovered. Being asked by this Lord why they would not prescribe it, Dr. Lower said it would spoil their practice, or some such expression, and at last confessed it was a remedy fit only for kings. Exception was taken that the late Archbishop did not cause any of his Chaplains to use any office for the sick during his illness.
On 29th November 1703 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 6) died of smallpox at Gotha.
On 29th November 1726 Lucius Knightley (age 75) died unmarried. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Fawsley [Map].
Lucius Knightley: Around 1651 he was born to Lucius Knightley and Elizabeth Dent. After 1651 Lucius Knightley and Jane Grey Benson were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years.
On 29th November 1737 George Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 36) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 32). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 25th December 1759 his fourth cousin once removed Louisa Kerr, daughter of William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian and Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian, and had issue.
On 29th November 1773 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 22) and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 55). He the son of Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds (age 60) and Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds.
On 29th November 1773 Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury was born to Thomas Townshend 1st Viscount Sydney (age 40) and Elizabeth Powys Viscountess Sydney (age 37). She married 24th May 1795 her second cousin Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry, son of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch, and had issue.
On 29th November 1780 Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 63) died.
On 29th November 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 35) were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 37) also sought a divorce.
On 29th November 1825 Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 45) died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 29th November 1834 Walter Williams was born; his given name George Walter Williams. He was baptised with his sister Caroline and his brother Francis on June 26, 1837 at the St. Pancras Church in Camden, London. He married 27th June 1857 Jane Caroline Pearcy.
On 29th November 1842 William Blake Richmond was born. He married (1) 1864 Charlotte Foster (2) 1867 Clara Jane Richards and had issue.
On 29th November 1844 Robert Otway-Cave (age 48) died without issue. Monument at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott (age 69) and commissioned by his widow Sophia Burdett.
Robert Otway-Cave: In 1796 he was born to Henry Otway of Castle Otway in Tipperary and Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye. In 1818 Robert Otway-Cave took by royal sign manual the additional surname of Cave, the maiden name of his mother, to whose title he was heir apparent. On 23rd October 1832 he and Sophia Burdett were married.
Sophia Burdett: she was born to Francis Burdett 5th Baronet and Sophia Coutts Lady Burdett.
On 29th November 1879 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 21) were married at Madrid [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 57) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 49). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th November 1893 Louisa Elizabeth Percy (age 24) died. She was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
After 29th November 1902. Memorial to William Dashwood Fane (deceased) at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.
William Dashwood Fane: On 21st October 1816 he was born to William Mildmay Fane and Louisa Hay Dashwood in India. Before 1877 William Dashwood Fane and Susan Millicent Reeve were married. In 1885 Major-General Walter Fane died. William Dashwood Fane inherited Fulbeck Hall. On 29th November 1902 William Dashwood Fane died. William Vere Reeve Fane aka King-Fane inherited Fulbeck Hall.
On 29th November 1934 Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She had eight bridesmaids: her first cousins Princess Irene Glücksburg (age 30), He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 69) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 67). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th November 826 William Poitiers was born to Bernard Poitiers Duke Septimania (age 31).
On 29th November 1310 John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray was born to John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 24) and Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray at Hovingham. He married (1) before 26th February 1322 his fourth cousin Maud Holland 3rd Baroness Holand, Baroness Lovel, daughter of Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand and Maud Zouche Baroness Holand (2) before 24th June 1340 his half third cousin twice removed Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray, daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster and Maud Chaworth, and had issue.
On 29th November 1329 John I Duke of Bavaria was born to Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria (age 24) and Margaret Luxemburg (age 16). He died aged eleven in 1340.
On 29th November 1338 Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence was born to King Edward III of England (age 26) and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England (age 24) at Antwerp [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.00%. He married (1) 1352 his half second cousin once removed Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence, daughter of William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl of Ulster and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster, and had issue (2) June 1368 his fourth cousin once removed Violante Visconti.
On 29th November 1422 Thomas Percy 1st Baron Egremont was born to Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 29) and Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland (age 25) at Leconfield. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.49%.
On 29th November 1444 Jacques Savoy was born to Louis Savoy I Count Savoy (age 31) and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy (age 26) at Geneva. He died aged less than one years old.
On 29th November 1528 Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu was born to Anthony Browne (age 28) and Alice Gage (age 22). He married (1) before 22nd July 1552 his third cousin once removed Jane Radclyffe, daughter of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex, and had issue (2) before 10th December 1553 his third cousin Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague, daughter of William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre of Gilsland, and had issue.
On 29th November 1653 Thomas Cromwell 3rd Earl Ardglass was born to Wingfield Cromwell 2nd Earl Ardglass (age 29).
On 29th November 1676 Henry Bunbury 3rd Baronet was born to Henry Bunbury 2nd Baronet (age 19) and Mary Eyton. He married 15th May 1699 Susannah Hanmer Lady Bunbury and had issue.
On 29th November 1701 Catherine Power Countess Tyrone was born to James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone (age 34). She married 18th July 1717 her second cousin once removed Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone, son of Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
On 29th November 1737 George Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 36) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 32). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 25th December 1759 his fourth cousin once removed Louisa Kerr, daughter of William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian and Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian, and had issue.
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 29th November 1749 Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan was born to Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 21) and Frances Bromley (age 21).
On 29th November 1749 Anne Jennings-Clerke was born to Philip Jennings-Clerke 1st Baronet (age 27). She married 24th February 1772 Thomas Duncombe and had issue.
On 29th November 1767 Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham was born to Henry Howard (age 31) and Mary Mackenzie. He married 27th May 1800 his first cousin once removed Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham, daughter of Neil Primrose 3rd Earl Rosebery and Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery, and had issue.
On 29th November 1769 Digby Willoughby 7th Baron Middleton was born to Francis Willoughby (age 42) and Octavia Fisher.
On 29th November 1773 Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury was born to Thomas Townshend 1st Viscount Sydney (age 40) and Elizabeth Powys Viscountess Sydney (age 37). She married 24th May 1795 her second cousin Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry, son of Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch and Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch, and had issue.
On 29th November 1784 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth was born to George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 29) and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 23). He married (1) 5th April 1820 Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth, daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot, and had issue (2) 25th October 1828 Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth, daughter of George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington and Elizabeth Adair Viscountess Barrington, and had issue.
On 29th November 1791 Barbara Maria Legge was born to George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 36) and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 30).
On 29th November 1801 William Page Wood 1st Baron Hatherley was born to Matthew Wood 1st Baronet (age 33) and Maria Page. He married 1830 Charlotte Moor.
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 29th November 1808 Edward Plunkett 16th Baron Dunsany was born to Edward Wadding Plunkett 14th Baron Dunsany (age 35) and Charlotta Louisa Lawless (age 39). He married 22nd September 1846 Anne Constance Dutton Baroness Dunsany, daughter of John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne, and had issue.
On 29th November 1822 George Philip Stanhope 8th Earl Chesterfield was born to Charles George Stanhope (age 33).
On 29th November 1834 Walter Williams was born; his given name George Walter Williams. He was baptised with his sister Caroline and his brother Francis on June 26, 1837 at the St. Pancras Church in Camden, London. He married 27th June 1857 Jane Caroline Pearcy.
On 29th November 1838 William Octavius Annesley was born to William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore (age 30).
On 29th November 1842 William Blake Richmond was born. He married (1) 1864 Charlotte Foster (2) 1867 Clara Jane Richards and had issue.
On 29th November 1845 Constance Emily Ashley-Cooper was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 44) and Emily Caroline Catherine Frances Cowper Countess Shaftesbury.
On 29th November 1859 Coplestone Richard Bampfylde 3rd Baron Poltimore was born to Augustus Frederick Bampfylde 2nd Baron Poltimore (age 22). He married 19th May 1881 Margaret Harriet Beaumont Baroness Poltimore and had issue.
On 29th November 1861 Elena Mary Gordon was born to Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 69) and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 40).
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 29th November 1861 Edith Blanche Gordon was born to Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly (age 69) and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly (age 40). She died aged one in 1862.
On 29th November 1877 Rowland Baring 2nd Earl Cromer was born to Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer (age 36) and Ethel Errington (age 32). He married 4th April 1908 Ruby Florence Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Cromer, daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 4th Earl Minto and Mary Caroline Grey Countess Minto, and had issue.
On 29th November 1895 John Alexander Thynne was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath (age 33) and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath (age 26).
On 29th November 1897 Doreen Buxton Duchess Grafton was born to Sydney Charles Buxton 1st Earl Buxton (age 44). She married 24th January 1918 Charles Alfred Euston Fitzroy 10th Duke Grafton and had issue.
On 29th November 1906 Edward Hulton was born illegitimately to Edward Hulton 1st Baronet (age 37) and Fanny Elizabeth Warriss aka Millie Lindon Lady Hulton (age 37). His parents subsequently married.
On 29th November 1909 Hon Dorothy Lane-Fox was born to George Lane-Fox 1st Baron Bingley (age 38) and Mary Agnes Emily Wood Baroness Bingley (age 32).
On 29th November 1597 Edward Stafford (age 45) and Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield (age 55) were married. They were fourth cousins.
On 29th November 1681 George St George 1st Baron St George (age 23) and Margaret Skeffington Lady St George were married.
On 29th November 1683 Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave (age 22) and Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle (age 16) were married. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 50) and Anne Hyde Duchess of York.
On 29th November 1731 Justin Plunkett 5th Earl of Fingall and Mary FitzGerald Countess Fingall were married. He the son of Peter Plunkett 4th Earl of Fingall and Frances Hales Countess Fingall.
On 29th November 1773 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 22) and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 55). He the son of Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds (age 60) and Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds.
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 29th November 1786 Charles Clifford Clifford 6th Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 27) and Eleanor Mary Arundell Baroness Clifford Chudleigh (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th November 1794 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley (age 34) and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Mornington. He the son of Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington and Anne Hill Countess Mornington (age 52).
On 29th November 1795 Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 48) and Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 28) were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 29th November 1806 Henry Hawley 2nd Baronet (age 30) and Catherine Elizabeth Shaw were married.
On 29th November 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 42) and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 35) were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey (age 29) whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley (age 37) also sought a divorce.
On 29th November 1817 Charles Monck 3rd Viscount Monck (age 26) and Bridget Willington (age 27) were married.
On 29th November 1821 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton (age 21) and Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Wilton. She the daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 68) and Elizabeth Farren Countess Derby (age 62). He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 54) and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 51).
On 29th November 1821 Astley Paston Cooper 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Elizabeth Harriet Rickford Lady Cooper (age 19) were married. They had fourteen children.
On 29th November 1855 John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester (age 54) and Mary Robinson Montagu Marchioness Winchester were married. She by marriage Marchioness Winchester. He the son of Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester.
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 29th November 1866 Richard Trench 4th Earl of Clancarty (age 32) and Adeliza Georgiana Hervey Countess Clancarty (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Hervey 2nd Marquess of Bristol and Katherine Isabella Manners. He the son of William Trench 3rd Earl of Clancarty (age 63) and Sarah Juliana Butler (age 54).
On 29th November 1875 Thomas Taylour 3rd Marquess of Headfort (age 53) and Emily Constantia Thynne (age 35) were married. He the son of Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort and Olivia Stevenson.
On 29th November 1879 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 21) were married at Madrid [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 57) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 49). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th November 1890 Francis Dudley Leigh 3rd Baron Leigh (age 35) and Frances Beckwith Baroness Leigh were married.
On 29th November 1899 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 25) and Rose Neville Countess Cottentham (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 73) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 54).
On 29th November 1922 Randal Smith 2nd Baron Bicester (age 24) and Dorothea Gwenllian James were married.
On 29th November 1934 Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She had eight bridesmaids: her first cousins Princess Irene Glücksburg (age 30), He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 69) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 67). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th November 561 Clothar "The Old" I King Paris Merovingian King of the Franks (age 64) died. His son Charibert (age 44) succeeded King Paris Merovingian.
On 29th November 1243 Thomas Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley (age 73) died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Maurice (age 25) succeeded 5th Baron Berkeley Feudal. Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 29th November 1314 King Philip IV of France (age 46) died. His son Louis (age 25) succeeded X King France: Capet. Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 24) by marriage Queen Consort of France although she was in prison for adultery at the time and died four months later.
On 29th November 1330 Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn [Map] accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours. His body hung at the gallows for two days and nights. He was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35) subsequently requested his burial at Wigmore Abbey [Map] and, after firstly refusing, King Edward III of England (age 18) allowed his remains to be removed to Wigmore Abbey [Map]. Earl March, Baron Mortimer of Wigmore forfeit.
On 29th November 1378 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 62) died.
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 29th November 1416 Constance York Countess Gloucester (age 42) died at Reading Abbey, Berkshire [Map].
On 29th November 1463 Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France (age 59) died.
On 29th November 1483 Bishop William Dudley (age 58) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 29th November 1530 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (age 57) died in Leicester, Leicestershire [Map]. Just before his death he reputedly spoke these words: "I see the matter against me how it is framed. But if I had served God as diligently as I have done the King, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs".
On 29th November 1628 John Felton (age 33) was hanged at Tyburn [Map] for having murdered the Duke of Buckingham.
On 29th November 1630 Teodosio II Duke of Braganza (age 62) died. His son John (age 26) succeeded Duke Braganza.
On 29th November 1632 Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 36) died.
On 29th November 1649 John Leventhorpe 3rd Baronet (age 20) died of smallpox unmarried at Chancery Lane [Map]. His brother Thomas (age 13) succeeded 4th Baronet Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire.
On 29th November 1682 Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 62) died without legitimate issue at Westminster [Map]. Duke Cumberland and Earl Holderness extinct. He was buried in the Crypt, Westminster Abbey.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 29th November 1688 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich (age 40) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. His son Edward (age 18) succeeded 3rd Earl Sandwich.
On 29th November 1709 Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 77) died. Earl Carnarvon extinct. His second cousin Rowland (age 58) succeeded 4th Baron Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire, 4th Baronet Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire.
On 29th November 1712 John Button 4th Baronet (age 90) died. Baronet Button of Alton in Wiltshire extinct.
On 29th November 1721 John Miller 2nd Baronet died. His son Thomas succeeded 3rd Baronet Miller of Chichester in Sussex.
On 29th November 1735 Thomas Hamilton 6th Earl Haddington (age 55) died at Newhailes House, Inveresk. His grandson Thomas (age 14) succeeded 7th Earl Haddington.
On 29th November 1746 John D'Oyly 2nd Baronet (age 76) died. His son Thomas (age 45) succeeded 3rd Baronet D'Oyly of Chislehampton in Oxfordshire.
On 29th November 1750 Bussy Mansel 4th Baron Mansel (age 29) died. Baron Mansel of Margam and Baronet Mansel of Margam extinct.
On 29th November 1774 Robert Blackwood 1st Baronet (age 80) died. His son John (age 53) succeeded 2nd Baronet Blackwood of Killyleagh in County Down.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 29th November 1780 Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 63) died.
On 29th November 1814 Anthony James Radclyffe 5th Earl of Newburgh (age 57) died.
On 29th November 1825 Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 45) died.
On 29th November 1826 Bridget Hawkins Baroness Teynham died.
On 29th November 1827 John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet (age 92) died. His son John (age 61) succeeded 7th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Lady Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 29th November 1843 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 79) died. His son John (age 42) succeeded 14th Marquess Winchester, 14th Earl Wiltshire, 14th Baron St John.
On 29th November 1844 Robert Otway-Cave (age 48) died without issue. Monument at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map] sculpted by Richard Westmacott (age 69) and commissioned by his widow Sophia Burdett.
Robert Otway-Cave: In 1796 he was born to Henry Otway of Castle Otway in Tipperary and Sarah Cave 3rd Baroness Braye. In 1818 Robert Otway-Cave took by royal sign manual the additional surname of Cave, the maiden name of his mother, to whose title he was heir apparent. On 23rd October 1832 he and Sophia Burdett were married.
Sophia Burdett: she was born to Francis Burdett 5th Baronet and Sophia Coutts Lady Burdett.
On 29th November 1846 Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster (age 76) died.
On 29th November 1861 Chaloner Roe-Majendrie Ogle 4th Baronet (age 18) died. His uncle William (age 38) succeeded 5th Baronet Ogle of Worthy in Hampshire.
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 29th November 1883 Colonel William Adolphus 9th Baronet (age 46) died. His son Frederick (age 15) succeeded 10th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 29th November 1885 Elizabeth Beckett Lady Hickman (age 56) died. She was buried at Raveningham, Norfolk, 3 December 1885.
On 29th November 1887 John Thomas Duckworth aka Buller 2nd Baronet (age 78) died. Baronet Duckworth of Topsham in Devon extinct.
On 29th November 1894 Charles Stanley Monck 4th Viscount Monck (age 75) died. His son Henry (age 45) succeeded 5th Viscount Monck. Edith Caroline Sophia Scott Viscountess Monck (age 38) by marriage Viscountess Monck.
On 29th November 1899 Maria Copley Young (age 79) died.
On 29th November 1903 Henrietta Amelia Glyn Lady Glyn died.
On 29th November 1904 Albert Yorke 6th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) died unmarried. His uncle John (age 64) succeeded 7th Earl Hardwicke, 7th Viscount Royston. Edith Mary Oswald Countess of Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 29th November 1905 John Cogill 4th Baronet (age 79) died. His son Egerton (age 52) succeeded 5th Baronet Coghill of Coghill Hall in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 29th November 1918 Richard Vincent Sutton 6th Baronet (age 27) died. His uncle Arthur (age 61) succeeded 7th Baronet Sutton of Norwood Park in Nottinghamshire.
On 29th November 1949 James Grimston 4th Earl of Verulam (age 69) died. His son James (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl Verulam, 5th Viscount Grimston, 8th Viscount Grimston, 6th Baron Verulam of Gorhambury in Hertfordshire, 12th Baronet Grimston of Little Waltham in Essex.
On 29th November 1952 Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 79) died.
On 29th November 1965 George de Grey 8th Baron Walsingham (age 81) died. His son John (age 40) succeeded 9th Baron Walsingham of Walsingham in Norfolk.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 29th November 1965 Verus Arundell Maunder St John-Mildmay 11th Baronet (age 59) died. His third cousin Michael (age 64) succeeded 12th Baronet St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton.
On 29th November 1989 Michael Fergus Constable Maxwell-Scott 13th Baronet (age 68) died. His son Dominic (age 21) succeeded 14th Baronet Haggerston of Haggerston Castle in Northumberland.