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Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris. 30th August 1236. The venerable bishops of Worcester and Norwich, of pious memory, having gone the way of all flesh, the monks of Worcester elected Master Walter de Cantelupe (age 45), son of the powerful and illustrious William de Cantelupe (age 77), to be their prelate and the pastor of their souls, and the pope accepted of him "without any difficulty, and consecrated him as bishop. The Norwich monks elected their prior, a religious and discreet man, to be their head; but his election, although duly made, displeased the king, and, owing to the ridiculous reasonings and objections of some who opposed it, was for a long time hung in suspense, not without certain scmples arising from suspected misdeeds.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 2. A. de Valence is appointed keeper of Scotland.
Edward, by the grace of God King of England, lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine, to the bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, knights, free tenants, and to all other his bailiffs and faithful men to whom the present letters shall come, greeting. Whereas we have assigned our beloved and faithful Adomar de Valence to be keeper and our lieutenant in Scotland, for so long as it shall please us: we command you, all and each, firmly enjoining that you be attentive, obedient, and responsive to the said Adomar in all things which pertain to the keeping of the aforesaid land. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Given under our seal of Scotland, at Tynewald, on the thirtieth day of August, in the first year of our reign [1327].
A. de Valentia custos Scotice constituitur.
Edward, DEI gratiâ, Rex Angliæ, dominus Hiberniæ, & dux Aquitaniæ, episcopis, abbatibus, prioribus, comitibus, baronibus, militibus, liberè tenentibus, & omnibus aliis ballivis & fidelibus suis, ad quos præsentes litteræ pervenerint, salutem. Cum assignaverimus dilectum & fidelem nostrum, Adomarum de Valentia, custodem & locum nostrum tenentem in Scotiâ, quamdiu nobis placuerit: Vobis, omnibus & singulis, mandamus, firmiter injungentes, quod eidem Adomaro in omnibus, quæ ad custodiam terræ prædictæ pertinent, intendentes sitis, obedientes & respondentes. In cujus rei testimonium has litteras nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Dat' sub sigillo nostro Scotia, apud Tynewald, XXX die Augusti, anno regni nostri primo.
Rymer's Fœdera Volume 2. Bull of Pope John XX, concerning the dispensation for the marriage between the King and Philippa, daughter of the Count of Holland.
John, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to his dearest son in Christ, Edward, illustrious King of England, and to his beloved daughter in Christ, the noble lady Philippa, daughter of our beloved son, the noble man William, Count of Hainault, greeting and apostolic blessing. Although among those who are connected by the bond of consanguinity the constitutions of the sacred canons forbid the bond of matrimony, nevertheless the Supreme Pontiff, by the fullness of power which he possesses not from man but from God, considering the quality of persons and of times, foreseeing what is more useful, sometimes tempers their rigour, especially in regard to exalted persons, with mildness, and what the severity of law denies, he grants by the grace of benignity, when he sees that it is fitting before God, and particularly expedient for the public good. Truly, from the petition presented to us on your behalf, most beloved son, and of our most beloved daughter in Christ, Isabella, illustrious Queen of England, your mother, and of our beloved son, the noble man William, Count of Hainault, father of the said Philippa, we have learned that recently, with due deliberation held, and with the counsel and assent of many prelates and nobles of the realm of England, there has been held a treaty, and moreover, under the hope of obtaining dispensation, so far as in you and them lay, it has been ordained that a marriage be contracted between you, aforesaid son, and you, aforesaid Philippa. But because you are joined in the third degree of consanguinity, you cannot contract the said marriage without obtaining an apostolic dispensation. Wherefore it has been humbly supplicated of us, on your behalf, and on that of the aforesaid Queen and Count, that since the stability and strength of the said realm will be regarded in such a contract (if it be made), we should be pleased to provide for you herein by the benefit of suitable dispensation. We therefore, who with singular goodwill desire the prosperous and peaceful estate of you, aforesaid son, and of your realm, and for the strength of you and your realm, and the public good which we hope, by God's help, may result therefrom, being inclined to the supplications of the said Queen and Count, as well as of you both, by apostolic authority and of our special grace, do dispense with you, that notwithstanding the impediment arising in any way from the said consanguinity, you may freely contract such marriage together, declaring the offspring to be begotten of such marriage legitimate. Therefore let no man whatever infringe this page of our dispensation and declaration, or rashly dare to oppose it. But if anyone shall presume to attempt this, let him know that he will incur the indignation of Almighty God, and of His blessed Apostles Peter and Paul. Given at Avignon, on the third day before the Kalends of September [30th August 1327], in the eleventh year of our pontificate. On the fold: John of Florence. Under silken threads of yellow and red color.
Bulla Johannis XX Papæ, de dispensatione super matrimonio inter Regem & Philippam comitis Hollandiæ filiam.
Johannes, episcopus, servus servorum DEI, charissimo in CHRISTO filio, Edvardo, Regi Angliæ illustri, & dilectæ in CHRISTO filiæ, nobili mulieri, Philippæ, natæ dilecti filii nobilis viri, Guillielmi comitis Hanoniæ, salutem & apostolicam benedictionem. Etsi inter illos qui consanguinitatis lineâ invicem sunt connexi, sacrorum canonum instituta matrimonialem copulam interdicant, summus tamen Pontifex, ex plenitudine potestatis quam non ab homine obtinet, sed à DEO, consideratâ personarum & temporum qualitate, utiliora prospiciens, nonnunquam rigorem eorum, maximè circa sublimes personas, mansuetudine temperat, & quod negat juris severitas, de gratiâ benignitatis indulget, cum id secundum DEUM, præsertim pro bono publico, prospicit expedire. Sanè, ex tuâ, fili carissime, & carissimæ in CHRISTO filiæ nostræ, Isabellis, Reginæ Angliæ illustris, matris tuæ, & dilecti filii, nobilis viri Guillielmi comitis Hanon', patris tui, filia Philippa, transmissâ nobis petitione percepimus, quòd nuper, providâ deliberatione præhabitâ, de multorum prælatorum ac nobilium regni Angliæ consilio & assensu, habitus fuit tractatus; & etiam, sub spe dispensationis obtinendæ, quantum in vobis & illis fuit, extitit ordinatum ut inter te, præfate fili, & te, præfata Philippa, matrimonium contrahatur. Verùm quia tertio estis consanguinitatis gradu conjuncti, dictum matrimonium contrahere non potestis, dispensatione super hoc apostolicâ non obtentâ. Quare nobis, pro parte vestrâ, & Reginæ, & comitis, prædictorum, fuit humiliter supplicatum ut, cùm contractus hujusmodi (si fiat) robur & stabilimentum præfati regni respiciat, providere vobis, super hoc, de oportunæ dispensationis beneficio dignaremur. Nos itaque, qui tuum, præfate fili, & regni tui statum prosperum & tranquillum, præcipuâ benivolentiâ, affectamus, pro tuo, & regni tui, robore, ac bono publico, quod exindè speramus, annuente Domino, provenire, tam eorumdem, Reginæ & comitis, quam utriusque vestrûm, supplicationibus inclinati, vobiscum ut, impedimento, quod ex dictâ consanguinitate provenit, aliquatenus non obstante, hujusmodi matrimonium invicem contrahere liberè valeatis, auctoritate apostolicâ, de speciali gratiâ, dispensamus; prolem, suspiciendam ex hujusmodi matrimonio, legitimam nunciantes. Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostræ dispensationis & nunciationis infringere, vel ei ausu temerario contraire; siquis autem hoc attemptare præsumpserit, indignationem Omnipotentis DEI, & Beatorum, Petri & Pauli, Apostolorum ejus, se noverit incursurum. Dat' Avinion', tertio kal' Septembris, pontificatus nostri anno undecimo. Super plicam, Jo' de Flor', Sub filis sericis, flavi rubeique coloris.
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On 30th August 1334 Peter "Cruel" I King Castile was born to Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 23) and Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 14.45%. He married July 1353 his third cousin once removed Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon.
On 30th August 1442 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany (age 28) and Isabella Stewart Duchess Brittany (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland (age 38). He the son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany (deceased) and Joan Valois Duchess Brittany. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 30th August 1482 Bishop Louis Bourbon (age 44) was murdered. He was assassinated by William de la Marck, an adventurer who from 1478 had been operating against the territory from the Castle of Logne.
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 30th August 1483 King Louis XI of France (age 60) died. He was buried at the Basilica of Notre Dame-de-Cléry, Cléry-Saint-André [Map]. His son Charles (age 13) succeeded VIII King France: Capet Valois.
On or after 3rd June 1530, the date his will was made [proved on 30th August 1530], Randle Brereton of Malpas (age 50) died. He was buried in St Oswald's Church, Malpas [Map]. Monument to Randle Brereton of Malpas and Eleanor Dutton. Alabaster. Fluted Period. Lancastrian Esses Collar with Big Esses. Dogs Head Crest. Dogs chewing at her dress. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings. Dogs chewing at her dress with Studded Collar. Possibly Harpur and Moorecock of Burton on Trent. Gabled Headress with Lappets. Angels Supporting Pillow. Swirling Tail. Chest with Weepers.
Around the edge of the tomb is the following inscription in Latin - "Here lie Randal Brereton Knight Banneret and Chamberlain of the County of Chester and the Lady Eleanor his wife, which said Randal and Eleanor, while yet living, had this tomb made, to wit at the feast of St Michael the Archangel AD 1522 on whose souls may God have mercy, Amen."
Hic jacent Randulfus Brereton, miles Baronit 'ac Camerar' Cest', et D'na Elynora uxor ejus, qui quidem Randulfus et Elynora dn' i' humanis vixerunt, hanc tumbam fieri fecerunt, scilicet in festo Sc'i Michaelis Archangeli, anno d'ni millesimo quingentesimo, vicesimo secundo quorum 'a 'a 'abus p'pitietur Deus. Amen.
Randle Brereton of Malpas: Around 1480 he was born to Randle Brereton of Malpas. There is some confusion here with so many Randle Breretons. Some sources insert another generation between Randle Brereton 1480-1530 and his father although doing so makes the dates inconsistent. In or before 1499 Randle Brereton of Malpas and Eleanor Dutton were married.
Eleanor Dutton: In 1484 she was born to Peter Dutton. In 1522 Eleanor Dutton died at Malpas, Cheshire [Map].
Tudor Tracts Chapter 4. Tuesday the 30th of August [1547]. This day, his Grace, having journeyed in the morning a ten mile, dined at Bamborough Castle [Map]; whereof one Sir John Horsley Knight is Captain. The plot of this castle standeth so naturally strong, that hardly can anywhere, in my opinion, be found the like. Inaccessible on all sides, as well for the great height of the crag whereon it standeth; as also for the outward form of the stone whereof the crag is, which, not much amiss perchance, I may liken to the shape of long bavens [a brush faggot bound with only one withe] standing on end with their sharper and smaller ends upward. Thus is it fenced round about: and hath hereto, on the east side, the sea, at flood, coming up to the hard walls. This castle is very ancient, and was called in Arthur's day, as I have heard, Joyous Gard.
Hither came my Lord Clinton (age 35) from shipboard to my Lord.
In the afternoon, his Grace rode to Berwick, fourteen miles further; and there received with the Captains, garrisons, and with the officers of the town, lay in the Castle [Map], with Sir Nicholas Strellby Knight, the Captain there.
On 30th August 1548 Mary Seymour was born to Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour (age 40) and Catherine Parr Queen Consort England (age 36) at Sudeley Castle [Map]. Her mother died six days later.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th August 1559. The sam tym afterward was bered in the body of the chyrche master Allen (deceased), nuw electyd bysshope of Rochaster, with a fuw clarkes syngyng, and ther dyd pryche for hym master Huntyngtun the prycher-the wyche he had a wyf and viij [8] chylderyn.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 30th August 1561. The xxx day of August tydans cam that the kyng of Sweden (age 27) was sendyng (blank) of waganns laden with massé bol [lion.]
On 30th August 1580 Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy (age 52) died. His son Charles (age 18) succeeded I Duke Savoy.
On 19th February 1594 Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales was born to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 27) and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 19) at Stirling Castle [Map]. He was baptised on the 30th August 1594.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 30th August 1619. The 30th my Lord (age 30) sat much to have his picture drawn by Vansomer, and one picture was drawn for me.
On 30th August 1631 Charles Gonzaga Duke Nevers Duke Rethel (age 21) died.
On 30th August 1642 James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 31) was created 1st Marquess Ormonde. Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 27) by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1665. Up betimes and to my business of settling my house and papers, and then abroad and met with Hadley, our clerke, who, upon my asking how the plague goes, he told me it encreases much, and much in our parish; for, says he, there died nine this week, though I have returned but six: which is a very ill practice, and makes me think it is so in other places; and therefore the plague much greater than people take it to be.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1667. By and by comes newes that my Lady Viner (age 36) was come to see Mrs. Lowther, which I was glad of, and all the pleasure I had here was to see her, which I did, and saluted her, and find she is pretty, though not so eminently so as people talked of her, and of very pretty carriage and discourse. I sat with them and her an hour talking and pleasant, and then slunk away alone without taking leave, leaving my wife there to come home with them, and I to Bartholomew fayre, to walk up and down; and there, among other things, find my Baroness Castlemayne (age 26) at a puppet-play, "Patient Grizill"1, and the street full of people expecting her coming out. I confess I did wonder at her courage to come abroad, thinking the people would abuse her; but they, silly people! do not know her work she makes, and therefore suffered her with great respect to take coach, and she away, without any trouble at all, which I wondered at, I confess. I only walked up and down, and, among others, saw Tom Pepys, the turner, who hath a shop, and I think lives in the fair when the fair is not. I only asked how he did as he stood in the street, and so up and down sauntering till late and then home, and there discoursed with my wife of our bad entertainment to-day, and so to bed. I met Captain Cocke (age 50) to-day at the Council Chamber and took him with me to Westminster, who tells me that there is yet expectation that the Chancellor (age 58) will lose the Seal, and that he is sure that the King (age 37) hath said it to him who told it him, and he fears we shall be soon broke in pieces, and assures me that there have been high words between the Duke of York (age 33) and Sir W. Coventry (age 39), for his being so high against the Chancellor; so as the Duke of York would not sign some papers that he brought, saying that he could not endure the sight of him: and that Sir W. Coventry answered, that what he did was in obedience to the King's commands; and that he did not think any man fit to serve a Prince, that did not know how to retire and live a country life. This is all I hear.
Note 1. The well-known story, first told by Boccaccio, then by Petrarca, afterwards by Chaucer, and which has since become proverbial. Tom Warton, writing about 1770, says, "I need not mention that it is to this day represented in England, on a stage of the lowest species, and of the highest antiquity: I mean at a puppet show" ("Hist. of English Poetry", sect. xv.). B.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1668. So to White Hall in the evening, to the Queen's (age 29) side, and there met the Duke of York (age 34); and he did tell me and W. Coventry (age 40), who was with me, how that Lord Anglesey (age 54) did take notice of our reading his long and sharp letter to the Board; but that it was the better, at least he said so. The Duke of York, I perceive, is earnest in it, and will have good effects of it; telling W. Coventry that it was a letter that might have come from the Commissioners of Accounts, but it was better it should come first from him. I met Lord Brouncker (age 48), who, I perceive, and the rest, do smell that it comes from me, but dare not find fault with it; and I am glad of it, it being my glory and defence that I did occasion and write it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1668. Thence to White Hall to chapel, and heard the anthem, and did dine with the Duke of Albemarle (age 59) in a dirty manner as ever. All the afternoon, I sauntered up and down the house and Park. And there was a Committee for Tangier met, wherein Lord Middleton would, I think, have found fault with me for want of coles; but I slighted it, and he made nothing of it, but was thought to be drunk; and I see that he hath a mind to find fault with me and Creed, neither of us having yet applied ourselves to him about anything: but do talk of his profits and perquisites taken from him, and garrison reduced, and that it must be increased, and such things, as; I fear, he will be just such another as my Lord Tiviott and the rest, to ruin that place. So I to the Park, and there walk an hour or two; and in the King's garden, and saw the Queen (age 29) and ladies walk; and I did steal some apples off the trees; and here did see my Lady Richmond (age 21), who is of a noble person as ever I saw, but her face worse than it was considerably by the smallpox: her sister is also very handsome. Coming into the Park, and the door kept strictly, I had opportunity of handing in the little, pretty, squinting girl of the Duke of York's house, but did not make acquaintance with her; but let her go, and a little girl that was with her, to walk by themselves.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1668. Lord's Day. Walked to St. James's and Pell Mell [Map], and read over, with Sir W. Coventry (age 40), my long letter to the Duke of York (age 34), and which the Duke of York hath, from mine, wrote to the Board, wherein he is mightily pleased, and I perceive do put great value upon me, and did talk very openly on all matters of State, and how some people have got the bit into their mouths, meaning the Duke of Buckingham (age 40) and his party, and would likely run away with all. But what pleased me mightily was to hear the good character he did give of my Lord Falmouth for his generosity, good-nature, desire of public good, and low thoughts of his own wisdom; his employing his interest in the King (age 38) to do good offices to all people, without any other fault than the freedom he, do learn in France of thinking himself obliged to serve his King in his pleasures: and was W. Coventry's particular friend: and W. Coventry do tell me very odde circumstances about the fatality of his death, which are very strange.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 30th August 1668. So by water home, and did spend the evening with W. Hewer (age 26), telling him how we are all like to be turned out, Lord Brouncker (age 48) telling me this evening that the Duke of Buckingham (age 40) did, within few hours, say that he had enough to turn us all out which I am not sorry for at all, for I know the world will judge me to go for company; and my eyes are such as I am not able to do the business of my Office as I used, and would desire to do, while I am in it. So with full content, declaring all our content in being released of my employment, my wife and I to bed, and W. Hewer home, and so all to bed.
John Evelyn's Diary. 30th August 1680. I went to visit a French gentleman, one Monsieur Chardin (age 36), who having been thrice in the East Indies, Persia, and other remote countries, came hither in our return ships from those parts, and it being reported that he was a very curious and knowing man, I was desired by the Royal Society to salute him in their name, and to invite him to honor them with his company. Sir Joseph Hoskins and Sir Christopher Wren (age 56) accompanied me. We found him at his lodgings in his eastern habit, a very handsome person, extremely affable, a modest, well-bred man, not inclined to talk wonders. He spoke Latin, and understood Greek, Arabic, and Persian, from eleven years' travels in those parts, whither he went in search of jewels, and was become very rich. He seemed about 36 years of age. After the usual civilities, we asked some account of the extraordinary things he must have seen in traveling over land to those places where few, if any, northern Europeans used to go, as the Black and Caspian Sea, Mingrelia, Bagdad, Nineveh, Persepolis, etc. He told us that the things most worthy of our sight would be, the draughts he had caused to be made of some noble ruins, etc.; for that, besides his own little talent that way, he had carried two good painters with him, to draw landscapes, measure and design the remains of the palace which Alexander burned in his frolic at Persepolis, with divers temples, columns, relievos, and statues, yet extant, which he affirmed to be sculpture far exceeding anything he had observed either at Rome, in Greece, or in any other part of the world where magnificence was in estimation. He said there was an inscription in letters not intelligible, though entire. He was sorry he could not gratify the curiosity of the Society at present, his things not being yet out of the ship; but would wait on them with them on his return from Paris, whither he was going the next day, but with intention to return suddenly, and stay longer here, the persecution in France not suffering Protestants, and he was one, to be quiet.
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On 30th August 1696 Philip Meadowes (age 24) and Dorothy Boscawen were married by Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 59) at Lambeth Palace [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th September 1696. I went to congratulate the marriage of a daughter of Mr. Boscawen to the son (age 24) of Sir Philip Meadows; she is niece to my Lord Godolphin (age 51), married at Lambeth [Map] by the Archbishop (age 59), 30th of August. After above six months' stay in London about Greenwich Hospital, I returned to Wotton, Surrey [Map].
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 or before 30th August 1716, the date he was baptised at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map], Lancelot "Capability" Brown was born to William Brown and Ursula Hall at Kirkharle, Northumberland. His father was land agent to William Loraine 2nd Baronet (age 58). His mother was in servvice at Kirkharle Hall, Northumberland. He was educated at Cambo, Northumberland until he was sixteen years. He married 22nd November 1744 Bridget Wayet.
On 30th August 1748 Jacques-Louis David was born.
After 30th August 1780. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton to Owen Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire (deceased).
Owen Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire: Around 1723 he was born to Maurice Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire and Elizabeth Edwards of Penheskyn and Plas-yn-y-Coed. On 28th July 1752 Owen Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire and Eleanor aka Helen Seel were married at Liverpool. In 1772 Owen Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire and Susanna widow of John Lloyd of Broughton White Hall were married at St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton. On 30th August 1780 Owen Wynne of Llwyn in Denbighshire died.
On 30th August 1787 John Thomas Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 40). He married 4th December 1814 Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris and Sarah Cavendish Countess Mountnorris.
The London Gazette 13020. Whitehall, August 30 [1788]. THE King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable John Griffin (age 69), Lord Howard of Walden, Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke, in the County of Northampton; with Remainder to Richard Aldworth Neville (age 70), of Billingbear, in the County of Berks, Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten.
The King has also been pleased to grant the like Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Jeffery Lord Amherst (age 71), Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and General of His Majesty's Forces, and to the Heirs Male of His Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1st Baron Amherst, of Montreal in the County of Kent; with Remainder to his Nephew William Pitt Amherst (age 15), Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten. [Note. This was the second time Jeffrey Amherst had been created Baron Amherst. The first creation had no special remainder and would become extinct on his death since he had no children. This second creation had a special remainder to his nephew William Pitt Amherst to ensure the Barony would continue; William Pitt Amherst would subsequently be created Earl Amherst. Mary Cary Baroness Amherst by marriage Baroness Amherst of Montreal in Kent.]
On 30th August 1808 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 26) was appointed Prebendary of Worcester Cathedral.
On 30th August 1810 Reverend Henry Spelman (age 82) died. On 13th January 1795 Ann Harwick died. They were buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].
Reverend Henry Spelman: Around 1728 he was born to John Spelman. Before 13th January 1795 Reverend Henry Spelman and Ann Harwick were married.
Ann Harwick: she was born to Edmund Harwick and Amy Goodwin.
On 30th August 1831 Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 30) died at Paris [Map].
On 30th August 1834 Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 34). She married 20th July 1858 her fifth cousin Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, son of John Benn Walsh 1st Baron Ormathwaite and Jane Grey Baroness Ormathwaite, and had issue.
Thomas Bateman 1846. On the 30th of August a stony barrow [Map] [Pilsbury Hill Barrow [Map]] upon a hill near Pilsbury, in the parish of Hartington, was opened. The surface of the land upon which the barrow stands is rendered very uneven by irregular rocks which appear above the soil. Between two of these masses, in the centre of the mound, lay two interments, one of which had been disturbed; the other was in its original situation, and was accompanied by a heap of calcined human bones placed at the feet, besides which nothing else was found.
Another interment had taken place on the exterior of the original mound, which had been increased by the addition of a smaller tumulus covering these more recent remains, which consisted of the bones of a man laid at full length, who, from the circumstance of his having been possessed of an iron knife, which was placed near his left side, it is probable lived in times subsequent to the Roman conquest.
Thomas Bateman 1846. On the same day was opened a small barrow [Map] [Pilsbury Farm Barrow [Map]] adjoining the river Manifold (also upon the Pilsbury Farm). It consists entirely of gravel collected from a neighbouring hill-side, and heaped upon the natural soil, on the level of which much charcoal occurred, evidently the ashes of a considerable fire. Nothing more than this indicating an artificial origin was discovered.
Ten Years' Digging. July I3th, a tumulus on Calton Moor, called Thorncliff; about a mile from the village of Calton, was opened. It is a large bowl-shaped barrow, 26 yards diameter, considerably elevated in the middle. We commenced a section four feet wide through the centre, cutting first through a mixture of earth and small stones, in which lay a very slender skeleton, measuring 5 feet 6 inches in length, which had been deposited at fnll length on its right side, about four feet east of the centre of the barrow, and not more than a foot beneath the turf, probably an interment of much later date than the barrow itself; we next encountered a stratum of clay 4 feet thick, below which were loose stones, then small stones mixed with clay down to the natural surface, where we found a rock grave extending under the east side of the moimd, which was cleared out to the depth of three feet without our arriving at the bottom. Being now four yards from the summit, at an advanced hour in the day, we attempted to reach the floor of the grave by undermining the stratum of clay forming an arch over the grave, but having undercut it to the extent of six feet, we very fortunately abandoned the work as unsafe shortly before it fell in, and terminated both the day's labour and the chance of discovering the original interment. Animal bones and pieces of flint were found below the clay. Although the arrangement of this volume is chronological, we may be allowed to deviate from it in this instance, for the sake of finishing the account of the contents of the grave; which were discovered on the 29th and 30th of August, when the direction of the grave being known, we sunk down upon it, and after working upwards of a day and a half, had the satisfaction of finding, at a depth of more than four yards from the surface, the primary deposit in this difficult barrow; namely, the remains of a large skeleton, accompanied bu a neat instrument of flint and a bronze dagger, with three rivets of the usual form, but broken, perhaps by the pressure of some very large stones with which the grave was filled, and in consequence of which our labours were rendered much more arduous.
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Ten Years' Digging. On the 30th of August we opened a barrow near the turnpike road, a few hundred yards north of Newton Grange, composed of earth, measuring thirty-six yards diameter, and two feet high in the middle, where, sinking down, we came to a depression three feet wide, cut about a foot deep in the loose upper beds of rock. It was filled with ashes and charcoal, amongst which were bazel nuts, but no trace of interment, except some pieces of an um and a slender arrow-point of burnt flint A few more bits of flint were found in other places.
William de Morgan and his Wife Chapter 5. Later they removed to No. 6 Upper Grosvenor Street; and there their eldest daughter, Mary Evelyn, was born, while there also during the years which followed, two sons and then another daughter — the present writer — came into existence.
On 30th August 1855 Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering was born to Percival Andrée Pickering (age 45) and Anna Spencer-Stanhope (age 31). She married 5th March 1887 William Frend De Morgan.
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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William de Morgan and his Wife Chapter 5. Mary Evelyn Pickering was the eldest daughter of Percival Andree Pickering (age 45), Q.C., Recorder of Pontefract, Attorney General for the County Palatine and sometime Treasurer of the Inner Temple. He married in 1853 Anna Maria Spencer-Stanhope (age 31), who was herself the eldest daughter of John (age 68) and Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope (age 60), of Cannon Hall, Yorkshire.
William de Morgan and his Wife Chapter 5. 'There was no hope for Evelyn from the first!' her mother used to say laughingly, in view of an episode which occurred at the child's christening. A great-uncle, Mr. Charles Stanhope, officiated on that occasion, a venerable and charming person, who nevertheless was noted for many a malapropism which severely taxed the gravity of his congregation. At the period in the service when the sponsors are called upon to renounce all evil on behalf of the unconscious infant, Mr. Stanhope turned to them, and demanded in a stentorian voice — 'Do you, in the name of this child, promise to remember the devil and all his works?' The perplexed god-parents, faced with such an unexpected dilemma, and feeling it useless to argue the point, glanced helplessly at each other and responded fervently — 'We do!'
Ten Years' Digging. Having been informed, on the 30th of August, that some skeletons had been discovered the day before, by men baring the rock preparatory to quarrying it, at the verge of the cliff overlooking the limekilns at Calver Low [Map], I immediately went to the place and found that there had been five skeletons buried in a line side by side, a few feet apart, in graves sunk down to the rock which is there about two feet below the turf. The bodies were all extended at length with the heads to the west, so as not merely to admit of the corpses facing the east, as is the Christian custom of burial yet observed, but in this case also to face the village, and the pleasant valley extending towards Baslow - either motive may have prompted the arrangement, as there is reason to believe the interments to be of the Anglo-Saxon period, although it was suggested at the time, in one of the local papers, that they were remains of some who perished during the ravages of the plague at Eyam in 1666.
In returning to the narrative, it will be best to describe the several skeletons, numbering from the north, promising that the legs of all had been cut away, owing to their being so near the border of the cliff, which descends for a considerable distance almost perpendicularly, having long been quarried for lime burning.
Note 1. - A young person with very slender bones, the femur 17½ inches long, undisturbed with the exception of the skull, which had been broken and robbed of the teeth previous to our visit; a small bit of coarse red pottery was picked up amongst the earth near the bones.
Note 2.- Removed before our arrival, but from the few bones preserved, it appears that the person was older than the first, although the femur measures 16½ inches only - the skull thin, a good deal decayed and very imperfect.
Note 3. - Removed - the skull very perfect when found, since despoiled of the whole of the facial bones. The calvarium and lower jaw have been recovered. The former presents, when viewed from above, an oval outline with a very full occipital protuberance; the latter is well formed, and the state of the teeth indicates an early adult age. Imperfection in the thigh bones prevents measurement, they do not however appear to have been very long. A small iron knife, of the common Saxon shape, lay upon the pelvis of this skeleton, and has imparted a ferruginous tinge to the bone from contact during oxidyzation. It is the only instrument found with any of the interments, and alone furnishes a clue to their date.
Note 4. - With the exception of the legs, was quite undisturbed, as it lay beneath a wall on the extreme edge of the hill. By working on the other side of this fence, the skull was extracted in such a state as to be capable of restoration; it is oval, platycephalic, and like the other three - that of a young individual whose thigh bones, imperfect at each end, are large and much stronger than the appearance of the head would lead one to expect The skull is very much distorted by pressure, also producing fracture, posthumously applied to the left side of the frontal bone, most likely from stone filling the grave, as no care had in any instance been taken to protect the bodies from the overlying weight.
Note 5. - This, the most southern of the row, was entirely removed, most of the bones having been thrown down the precipice before attention was excited by a recurrence of the skeletons.
There are some indications of a tumulus in the field a few yards further back from the wall, which, if opened might disclose some- thing to substantiate the inference drawn from the presence of the iron Knife with one of the skeletons, which, however, we think is alone sufficient to determine the Saxon origin of the cemetery.
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On 30th August 1861 John Francis (age 80) died at his home in Albany Street, Regent's Park. He was buried at Plot 3058 at Highgate Cemetery West.
Cansick's Monumental Inscriptions Volume 2 Highgate Cemetery. Highgate Cemetery. In Memory of John Francis (deceased), Sculptor, Born Sep. 3, 1780, died Aug. 30, 1861.
Charles William, son of John and Mary Francis, Born Dec. 22, 1820, Died Feb. 23, 1849.
Mary, wife of John Francis, Born Sep. 20, 1779, Died Jan 29, 1855.
Elizabeth, widow of William Brown, Sculptor, and daughter of John and Mary Francis, Born April 11th 1807, died July 29th 1859.
William de Morgan and his Wife Chapter 5. 30th August 1872. On her seventeenth birthday she [Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering (age 17)] wrote:—
'At work a little after 7; after breakfast worked again till 12 when we started on an expedition. It rained hard and was very dismal. Got back late... 17 to-day, that is to say 17 years wasted; three parts at least wasted in eating, dawdling and flittering [frittering] time away. I dread getting older, at the beginning of each year I say "I will do something" and at the end I have done nothing. Art is eternal, but life is short, and each minute idly spent will rise, swelled to whole months and years, and hound me in my grave. This year every imaginable obstacle has been put in my way but slowly and tediously I am mastering them all. Now I must do sometliing — I will work till I do something.
'Lost during the year 4 months through illness, 5 through being prevented in every possible way, I in flittering time away, add aboot 2 only in genuine work and that frequently diminished by inapplication! — I will make up for it now, I have not a moment to lose.'
On 30th August 1873 Margaret Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 27) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 23).
On 30th August 1878 Mary Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 32) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 28).
On 30th August 1904 Bishop George Ridding (age 76) died. He was buried in Southwell Minster [Map]. Monument by Frederick William Pomeroy (age 47) in 1907.
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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30th August 1912. The Morpeth Herald 30/08/1912 reports:
Earl Percy's Heir Christened In London.
Lord Warkworth, the infant son of Earl (age 32) and Countess Percy (age 25), was christened at St. Peter's, Eton Square, London, on Saturday morning. At the time of the service there were not a dozen people in the church, which was entirely devoid of special decoration, and the service itself was of the simplest possible description. The King, who had graciously consented to act sponsor, was represented by the Duke of Northumberland (age 66), the other god father, on whose right hand stood Earl Percy. Others present included Countess Percy and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox (age 67). Prebendary Storrs. vicar the parish, officiated, and Lord Warkworth, who raised no protest when water fell upon his forehead, was given the names of Henry George Alan Percy.
On 30th August 1927 Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk was born to Gerald Constable-Maxwell (age 31). She married 4th July 1949 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk, son of Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard, and had issue.
On 30th August 1944 Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (age 27) was killed in action. He was unmarried. His first cousin George (age 31) succeeded 8th Marquess Lansdowne, 9th Earl Shelburne in County Wexford, 9th Earl Kerry. His younger brother Lieutenant Edward Norman Petty-Fitzmaurice (deceased) had been killed nine days before.
On 1st July 1961 Diana Spencer Princess Wales was born to John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 37) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 25) at Park House, Sandringham Estate. She was baptised on 30th August 1961 by Bishop Percy Herbert (age 76) at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham. She married 29th July 1981 King Charles III, son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and had issue.
On 30th August 1968 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (deceased) funeral was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She was buried in the Royal Burial Ground Frogmore Estate Home Park Windsor, Berkshire.
On 30th August 1990 Simon Craven 8th Earl Craven (age 29) died in a car accident. His son Benjamin (age 1) succeeded 9th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Uffington, 15th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 30th August 1334 Peter "Cruel" I King Castile was born to Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 23) and Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 14.45%. He married July 1353 his third cousin once removed Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon.
On 30th August 1548 Mary Seymour was born to Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour (age 40) and Catherine Parr Queen Consort England (age 36) at Sudeley Castle [Map]. Her mother died six days later.
On 19th February 1594 Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales was born to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 27) and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 19) at Stirling Castle [Map]. He was baptised on the 30th August 1594.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 30th August 1608 Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet was born to Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 28) and Bridget Chudleigh (age 24) at Antony, Cornwall. He was baptised on 4th September 1608 at St James' Church, Antony [Map]. He married December 1631 Jane Rolle Lady Carew and had issue.
On 30th August 1644 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet was born to John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 35) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 30). He married 14th August 1684 his fifth cousin once removed Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet, daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne, and had issue.
On 30th August 1694 Jean Charteris Lady Jardine was born to William Charteris of Brigmuir. She married 1721 John Jardine 3rd Baronet, son of Alexander Jardine 1st Baronet and Margaret Douglas Lady Jardine, and had issue.
On 30th August 1699 James Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss was born to David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss (age 21) and Anne Douglas. He married 17th September 1720 Janet Charteris and had issue.
On 30th August 1715 Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth was born to Clobery Noel 5th Baronet (age 20).
On 30th August 1740 Thomas Orde-Powlett 1st Baron Bolton was born to John Orde (age 38) and Anne Marr (age 21). He married 7th April 1778 Jean Mary Browne Powlett Baroness Bolton, daughter of Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton, and had issue.
On 30th August 1745 Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet was born to James Dashwood 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood (age 29). He married 17th July 1780 Helen Graham and had issue.
On 30th August 1748 Jacques-Louis David was born.
On 30th July 1768 William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon was born to William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 25) and Frances Clack Countess Devon. She was baptised on the 30th August 1768.
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 30th August 1768 Beaumont Hotham was born to Beaumont Hotham 2nd Baron Hotham (age 31). He married 20th May 1790 Philadelphia Dyke, daughter of John Dixon Dyke 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
On 30th August 1786 George Wyndham 4th Earl Egremont was born to William Frederick Wyndham (age 23) and Frances Mary Harford (age 27). He married 14th November 1820 Jane Roberts Countess Egremont.
On 30th August 1786 Catherine Fortescue Countess Portsmouth was born to Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue (age 33) and Hester Granville Countess Fortescue (age 20). She married 24th June 1820 her sixth cousin Newton Wallop aka Fellowes 4th Earl of Portsmouth, son of John Wallop 2nd Earl Portsmouth and Urania Fellowes, and had issue.
On 30th August 1786 William Browne ffolkes 2nd Baronet was born to Martin ffolkes 1st Baronet (age 37) and Fanny Turner. He married in or before 13th January 1820 Charlotte Philippa Browne and had issue.
On 30th August 1787 John Thomas Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 40). He married 4th December 1814 Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris and Sarah Cavendish Countess Mountnorris.
On 30th August 1799 Caroline Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 35) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 23). She married 15th January 1827 George Barrington, son of George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington and Elizabeth Adair Viscountess Barrington.
On 30th August 1811 George Rushout 3rd Baron Northwick was born to Reverend George Rushout-Bowles (age 39) and Caroline Stewart (age 33).
On 30th August 1812 Charlotte Marsham was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney (age 34) and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney.
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 30th August 1814 Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst was born to Bishop Hugh Percy (age 30) and Mary Manners Sutton. She married 1834 her third cousin once removed William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst, son of William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst, and had issue.
On 30th August 1819 Robert Neville Lawley was born to Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock (age 35) and Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock. He married 1852 his sixth cousin Georgina Emily Somerset.
On 30th August 1824 Henry Augustus Clavering 10th Baronet was born to Major Rawdon Forbes Clavering (age 32). He married 12th January 1853 Christina Alexander Lady Clavering.
On 30th August 1826 Kathleen Louisa Georgina Ponsonby was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 44) and Maria Fane (age 39).
On 30th August 1834 Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 34). She married 20th July 1858 her fifth cousin Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, son of John Benn Walsh 1st Baron Ormathwaite and Jane Grey Baroness Ormathwaite, and had issue.
On 30th August 1843 Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea was born. He married 1877 Constance Rothschild Baroness Battersea, daughter of Anthony Rothschild 1st Baronet and Louisa Montefiore Lady Rothschild.
On 30th August 1845 Henry Meysey-Thompson 1st Baron Knaresborough was born to Harry Meysey-Thompson 1st Baronet (age 36). He married 21st April 1885 Ethel Adeline Pottinger Baroness Knaresborough, daughter of Henry Pottinger 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
On 30th August 1848 Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe 5th Earl of Desart was born to John Cuffe 3rd Earl Desart (age 29) and Elizabeth Lucy Campbell Countess Desart (age 26). He married 19th July 1876 his second cousin Margaret Joan Lascelles Countess of Desart, daughter of Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh, and had issue.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 30th August 1855 Evelyn de Morgan aka Mary Evelyn Pickering was born to Percival Andrée Pickering (age 45) and Anna Spencer-Stanhope (age 31). She married 5th March 1887 William Frend De Morgan.
On 30th August 1871 Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford Physicist was born.
On 30th August 1873 Margaret Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 27) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 23).
On 30th August 1878 Mary Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland (age 32) and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland (age 28).
On 30th August 1883 Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon Lady Elphinstone was born to Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 28) and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 20). She married 24th July 1910 Sidney Herbet Buller Fullerton Elphinstone 16th Lord Elphinstone and had issue.
On 30th August 1885 Edward Henry John Cornwallis Eliot was born to Henry Cornwallis Eliot 5th Earl St Germans (age 50) and Emily Harriet Labouchere Countess St Germans (age 41).
On 30th August 1893 Griffin Wyndham Hanmer 7th Baronet was born to Wyndham Charles Hanmer 6th Baronet (age 25).
On 30th August 1911 Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Eric Dillon 20th Viscount Dillon was born to Brigadier Eric FitzGerald Dillon 19th Viscount Dillon (age 30) and Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett Viscountess Dillon.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 30th August 1927 Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk was born to Gerald Constable-Maxwell (age 31). She married 4th July 1949 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk, son of Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard, and had issue.
On 1st July 1961 Diana Spencer Princess Wales was born to John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 37) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 25) at Park House, Sandringham Estate. She was baptised on 30th August 1961 by Bishop Percy Herbert (age 76) at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham. She married 29th July 1981 King Charles III, son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and had issue.
On 30th August 1442 Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany (age 28) and Isabella Stewart Duchess Brittany (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland (age 38). He the son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany (deceased) and Joan Valois Duchess Brittany. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 30th August 1471 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 56) and Pauline Brosse Countess Nevers were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers. He the son of Philip Valois II Count Nevers and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 30th August 1598 Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (age 24) and Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton and Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 46). They were third cousin once removed.
On 30th August 1655 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury (age 34) and Margaret Spencer Countess Shaftesbury (age 30) were married.
On 30th August 1696 Philip Meadowes (age 24) and Dorothy Boscawen were married by Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 59) at Lambeth Palace [Map].
On 30th August 1776 Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney (age 31) and Frances Wyndham (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 50).
On 30th August 1804 George Chetwynd 2nd Baronet (age 21) and Hannah Maria Sparrow (age 15) 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 30th August 1814 William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 47) and Susan Mordaunt Countess St Germans (age 34) were married at Walton, Warwickshire.
On 30th August 1826 Henry Richard Paston-Bedingfeld 6th Baronet (age 26) and Margaret Paston Lady Paston-Bedingfield (age 19) were married.
On 30th August 1832 Richard Williams-Bulkeley 10th Baronet (age 30) and Maria Frances Stanley-Massey-Stanley Lady Williams (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Williams.
On 30th August 1893 Arthur William Hill-Trevor 2nd Baron Trevor (age 40) and Annie Mary Eleanor Fraser (age 36) were married.
On 30th August 1957 John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert 8th Baronet (age 43) and Kathleen Anne Rees Lady Fitzherbert (age 46) were married.
On 30th August 1349 Fulk Strange 3rd Baron Strange Blackmere (age 17) died. His brother John (age 17) succeeded 4th Baron Strange Blackmere.
On 30th August 1360 John Charleton 2nd Baron Cherleton died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Cherleton. Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot (age 16) by marriage Baroness Cherleton.
On 30th August 1483 King Louis XI of France (age 60) died. He was buried at the Basilica of Notre Dame-de-Cléry, Cléry-Saint-André [Map]. His son Charles (age 13) succeeded VIII King France: Capet Valois.
On 30th August 1497 Maud Stanhope 4th Baroness Cromwell Baroness Willoughby of Eresby died. She was buried at Collegiate Church, Tattershall. Baron Cromwell abeyant between the daughters of the Ralph Cromwell 1st Baron Cromwell: Elizabeth Cromwell and Avice Cromwell Baroness Bardolf and their heirs.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 30th August 1580 Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy (age 52) died. His son Charles (age 18) succeeded I Duke Savoy.
On 30th August 1608 Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr (age 53) died.
On 30th August 1618 John Roper 1st Baron Teynham (age 84) died. His son Christopher (age 57) succeeded 2nd Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 30th August 1631 Charles Gonzaga Duke Nevers Duke Rethel (age 21) died.
On 30th August 1640 Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington (age 40) was killed by an explosion at Dunglass Castle, Dunglass. His son Thomas (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Haddington.
His brother Robert Hamilton (age 26) was also killed by the explosion.
On 30th August 1659 Andrew Lindsay 1st Earl Balcarres (age 41) died. His son Charles (age 9) succeeded 2nd Earl Balcarres.
On 30th August 1680 Charles Leventhorpe 5th Baronet (age 85) died unmarried. Baronet Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire extinct.
On 30th August 1689 Bishop John Lake (age 65) died.
On 30th August 1700 Richard Cust 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His grandson Richard (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
On 30th August 1707 Elizabeth Godolphin Baroness Northcote (age 65) died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 30th August 1710 John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale (age 55) died. His son Charles (age 22) succeeded 6th Earl Lauderdale, 6th Viscount Maitland, 6th Viscount Lauderdale, 2nd Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia. Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale (age 18) by marriage Countess Lauderdale.
On 30th August 1717 Bishop William Lloyd (age 90) died in Hartlebury Castle, Worcestershire [Map]. he was buried in Fladbury, Evesham.
On 30th August 1743 Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 80) died. His grandson Henry (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Uxbridge, 8th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 2nd Baron Burton.
On 30th August 1761 Henrietta Cantillon Countess Stafford (age 33) died.
On 30th August 1780 William Flower 2nd Viscount Ashbrook (age 36) died. His son William (age 12) succeeded 3rd Viscount Ashbrook.
On 30th August 1812 Penelope Mosley Lady Every (age 33) died.
On 30th August 1819 William Wolseley 3rd Baronet (age 44) died unmarried. His first cousin Richard (age 59) succeeded 4th Baronet Wolseley of Mount Wolseley in County Carlow.
On 30th August 1831 Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 30) died at Paris [Map].
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 30th August 1861 John Francis (age 80) died at his home in Albany Street, Regent's Park. He was buried at Plot 3058 at Highgate Cemetery West.
On 30th August 1864 Charles Knightley 2nd Baronet (age 83) died. His son Rainald (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Knightley of Fawsley.
On 30th August 1892 Archibald Montgomerie 14th Earl of Eglinton (age 50) died. His brother George (age 44) succeeded 15th Earl Eglinton.
On 30th August 1896 George John Browne 3rd Marquess of Sligo (age 76) died.
On 30th August 1904 Bishop George Ridding (age 76) died. He was buried in Southwell Minster [Map]. Monument by Frederick William Pomeroy (age 47) in 1907.
On 30th August 1906 Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 4th Baronet (age 70) died. His brother George (age 69) succeeded 5th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 30th August 1923 Horace Farquhar 1st Earl Farquhar (age 79) died unmarried at his home 7 Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. Earl Farquhar, Viscount Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London, Baron Farquhar of Saint Marylebone in London and Baronet Townsend-Farquhar of Cavendish Square in Saint Marylebone in London extinct. In his will he left many large legacies to his friends, including members of the Royal Family, but although his estate was assessed for probate at £400,000 the entire sum was taken up by debts, leaving nothing and revealing that Farquhar had been an undisclosed bankrupt.
On 30th August 1944 Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice 7th Marquess of Lansdowne (age 27) was killed in action. He was unmarried. His first cousin George (age 31) succeeded 8th Marquess Lansdowne, 9th Earl Shelburne in County Wexford, 9th Earl Kerry. His younger brother Lieutenant Edward Norman Petty-Fitzmaurice (deceased) had been killed nine days before.
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 30th August 1944 Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 84) died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham.
On 30th August 1958 Nelson Edward Oliver Rycroft 6th Baronet (age 71) died. His son Richard (age 40) succeeded 7th Baronet Rycroft of Calton in Yorkshire.
On 30th August 1968 Blanche Linnie Fitzroy Countess St Germans (age 71) died.
On 30th August 1973 Robert Renwick 1st Baron Renwick (age 68) died. His son Harry (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baron Renwick of Coombe in Surrey, 3rd Baronet Renwick of Coombe in Surrey.
On 30th August 1981 Gerald Bridgeman 6th Earl of Bradford (age 69) died. His son Richard (age 33) succeeded 7th Earl Bradford, 7th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 8th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 12th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. Joanne Elizabeth Miller Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 30th August 1987 Marion Beatrice Smith Viscountess Leverhulme died.
On 30th August 1990 Simon Craven 8th Earl Craven (age 29) died in a car accident. His son Benjamin (age 1) succeeded 9th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 9th Viscount Uffington, 15th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.