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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
31 Mar is in March.
Events on the 31st March
On 31st March 1084 Henry "Black Pious" Salian III Holy Roman Emperor was crowned as IV Holy Roman Emperor in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican.
On 31st March 1360 Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal was born to John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 20) and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 18) at Leicester Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 31st March 1373 Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile was born to John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 33) and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 19) at Hertford Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 31st March 1387 Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund (age 19) was crowned I King Hungary.
On 31st March 1439 Joan Aviz Queen Consort Castile was born to Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.40%.
The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Rutland Volume 1. 31st March 1471. George Duke of Clarence (age 21) to Henry Vernon (age 26).
[1471?] March 31. [Ciren]cester. — We have receyved your letter writen att Lych[field] the xxx day of this monneth, whereby ye reherse that ye conceyved by oon of [our] letters directed to you that we shuld be pleased or entende that ye shuld goo bak, which we never entended as fer as we can remember, but alway wrote unto you to come unto us without delay, as our trust is and hath been that ye wold, considering the trust and confidence that we have had and yit have in you. And if ye have any such letters as ye surmitte, that ye send unto us the same by the bearer hereof, and that or any other notwithstanding that ye faille not to come to us with all diligence as ye entende to please us. Signed. Signet.
N.Y. — Henry, I thank you that ye hail so dylygantley aieded my tenandes and sarwants wer ye be ofeser to atend on my .... comyng in to those partes, prayeng you that ye wyll send suer and trustie ... to espey wat pepell they ar and as far as they may honderston of their entent and por ... an be sartefeyed .... tan the xxvj day.
On 31st March 1472 Piero Trastámara was born to Alfonso II King Naples (age 23) and Ippolita Maria Sforza (age 25).
On 31st March 1519 King Henry II of France was born to King Francis I of France (age 24) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 31st March 1547 King Francis I of France (age 52) died. His son Henry (age 28) succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 31st March 1576 Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 29).
In March 1586 a virulent outbreak of gaol fever occurred during the Assizes in Exeter, Devon [Map]. The cause according to modern medical opinion was typhus transmitted by the human body-louse. Among the dead victims were eight judges, eleven of the twelve jurors, several constables, and the surrounding population which was ravaged by the disease for several months.
Edward Flowerdew died of gaol fever.
On 28th March 1586 Thomas Carew of Haccombe (age 70) died of gaol fever.
On 31st March 1586 John Chichester died of gaol fever.
On 1st April 1586 Robert Carey (age 71) died of gaol fever.
On 2nd April 1586 Arthur Bassett (age 45) died of gaol fever.
On 10th April 1586 Bernard Drake (age 58) died of gaol fever.
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On 31st March 1621 Philip III King Spain (age 42) died. His son Philip (age 15) succeeded IV King Spain.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 31st March 1651 Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine was born to Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 33) and Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 23) at Heidelburg. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1664. Up betimes, and to my office, where by and by comes Povy (age 50), Sir W. Rider, Mr. Bland, Creed, and Vernaty, about my Lord Peterborough's (age 42) accounts, which we now went through, but with great difficulty, and many high words between Mr. Povy and I; for I could not endure to see so many things extraordinary put in, against truthe and reason. He was very angry, but I endeavoured all I could to profess my satisfaction in my Lord's part of the accounts, but not in those foolish idle things, they say I said, that others had put in. Anon we rose and parted, both of us angry, but I contented, because I knew all of them must know I was in the right.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1665. Up betimes and walked to my Lord Ashly (age 43), and there with Creed after long waiting spoke with him, and was civilly used by him; thence to Sir Ph. Warwicke (age 55), and then to visit my Lord of Falmouth (age 35), who did also receive me pretty civilly, but not as I expected; he, I perceive, believing that I had undertaken to justify Povy's (age 51) accounts, taking them upon myself, but I rectified him therein.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1665. So to Povy (age 51), and with him spent the afternoon very busy, till I was weary of following this and neglecting my navy business. So at night called my wife at my Lady's, and so home. To my office and there made up my month's account, which, God be praised! rose to £1300. Which I bless God for. So after 12 o'clock home to supper and to bed. I find Creed mightily transported by my Lord of Falmouth's (age 35) kind words to him, and saying that he hath a place in his intention for him, which he believes will be considerable. A witty man he is in every respect, but of no good nature, nor a man ordinarily to be dealt with. My Baroness Castlemayne (age 24) is sicke again, people think, slipping her filly.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1665. So to my Lady Sandwich's (age 40) to dinner, and up to her chamber after dinner, and there discoursed about Sir G. Carteret's (age 55) son, in proposition between us two for my Lady Jemimah.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1667. Anon come out from the Caball my Lord Hollis (age 67) and Mr. H. Coventry (age 48), who, it is conceived, have received their instructions from the King (age 36) this day; they being to begin their journey towards their treaty at Bredagh speedily, their passes being come. Here I saw the Baroness Northumberland (age 44) and her daughter-in-law (age 21), my Lord Treasurer's (age 60) daughter, my Lady Piercy, a beautiful lady indeed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1667. After dinner Balty (age 27) (who dined also with us) and I with Sir J. Minnes (age 68) in his coach to White Hall, but did nothing, but by water to Strand Bridge and thence walked to my Lord Treasurer's (age 60), where the King (age 36), Duke of York (age 33), and the Caball, and much company without; and a fine day.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1668. Up pretty betimes and to the office, where we sat all the morning, and at noon I home to dinner, where uncle Thomas dined with me, as he do every quarter, and I paid him his pension; and also comes Mr. Hollier (age 59) a little fuddled, and so did talk nothing but Latin, and laugh, that it was very good sport to see a sober man in such a humour, though he was not drunk to scandal. At dinner comes a summons for this office and the Victualler to attend a Committee of Parliament this afternoon, with Sir Prince, which I accordingly did, with my papers relating to the sending of victuals to Sir John Harman's (age 43) fleete; and there, Sir R. Brookes (age 31) in the chair, we did give them a full account, but, Lord! to see how full they are and immoveable in their jealousy that some means are used to keep Harman from coming home, for they have an implacable desire to know the bottom of the not improving the first victory, and would lay it upon Brouncker (age 48). Having given them good satisfaction I away thence, up and down, wanting a little to see whether I could get Mrs. Burroughes out, but elle being in the shop ego did speak con her much, she could not then go far, and so I took coach and away to Unthanke's, and there took up my wife and Deb., and to the Park, where, being in a Hackney, and they undressed, was ashamed to go into the tour, but went round the park, and so with pleasure home, where Mr. Pelting come and sat and talked late with us, and he being gone, I called Deb. to take pen, ink, and paper and write down what things come into my head for my wife to do in order to her going into the country, and the girl, writing not so well as she would do, cried, and her mistress construed it to be sullenness, and so away angry with her too, but going to bed she undressed me, and there I did give her good advice and baiser la, elle weeping still.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1669. Up, and by water to Sir W. Coventry's (age 41), there to talk with him about business of the Navy, and received from him direction what to advise the Duke of York (age 35) at this time, which was, to submit and give way to the King's naming a man or two, that the people about him have a mind should be brought into the Navy, and perhaps that may stop their fury in running further against the whole; and this, he believes, will do it. After much discourse with him, I walked out with him into St. James's Park, where, being afeard to be seen with him, he having not leave yet to kiss the King's hand, but notice taken, as I hear, of all that go to him, I did take the pretence of my attending the Tangier Committee, to take my leave, though to serve him I should, I think, stick at nothing. At the Committee, this morning, my Lord Middleton (age 61) declares at last his being ready to go, as soon as ever money can be made ready to pay the garrison: and so I have orders to get money, but how soon I know not.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 31st March 1669. Thence to Dancre's (age 44), and there, saw our pictures which are in doing; and I did choose a view of Rome instead of Hampton Court [Map]; and mightily pleased I shall be in them. Here were Sir Charles Cotterell (age 53) and his son bespeaking something; both ingenious men.
On 31st March 1670 Louis Auguste Bourbon Duke Maine was born illegitimately to Louis "Sun King" XIV King France (age 31) and Françoise Athénaïs Marquise Montespan (age 29).
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 31st March 1678 Richard Sanford was born to John Sanford of Nynehead Florey, Somerset (age 40) and Elizabeth Knightley (age 24). He was baptised the same day. On 7th April 1678 he died. On 9th April 1638 he was buried at St Mary's Church, Fawsley [Map].
John Sanford of Nynehead Florey, Somerset: In 1638 he was born. On 21st June 1670 he and Elizabeth Knightley were married at St Katharine Cree Church. In 1711 he died.
Elizabeth Knightley: On 8th July 1653 she was born to Lucius Knightley and Elizabeth Dent. On 26th September 1711 Elizabeth Knightley died.
On 31st March 1682 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 74) died. Baron Frescheville of Staveley extinct. The last of the male line of Freschville. He was buried in St John the Baptist's Church, Staveley [Map] where his third wife Anna Charlotte De Vic commissioned a monument. Sarcophagus with seated putti.
Anna Charlotte De Vic: she was born to Henry de Vic. In December 1666 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville and she were married. On 12th November 1717 she died.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Edelsborough [Map]. Grave in the Chancel of John Theed of Horton Hall, husband of Margaret Pym, died 31st March 1686.
John Evelyn's Diary. 31st March 1693. I met the King (age 42) going to Gravesend [Map] to embark in his yacht for Holland.
Calendar of the State Papers of William and Mary 1693 March. 31st March 1693. Whitehall. Warrant for the allowance of the expenses (amounting to 518l. 14s. 10d.) of Sir William Dutton Colt (age 47), knt., for investing the Elector of Saxony (age 24) with the order of the Garter at Dresden the 26th of Jan., 1698. [Ibid., p. 588.]
On 31st March 1718 Infante Mariana Victoria of Spain was born to Philippe V King Spain (age 34) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 25).
On 31st March 1723 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway was born to Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 23) at Christiansborg Castle.
After 31st March 1761. Monument to John Palmer (deceased) at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ecton [Map] sculpted by H Cox. Bust by John Michael Rysbrack (age 66).
John Palmer: Around 1695 he was born to Thomas Palmer. On 31st March 1761 he died.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
The London Gazette 13765. 31st March 1795. Dublin Castle, March 31 1795.
The Earl Camden (age 36), who embarked on Board His Majesty's, Yacht the Dorset at Holyhead about Five o'Clock Yesterday Evening, arrived in this Harbour at Three o'Clock this Evening, His Lordship, on his Arrival in Dublin, was received by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs and Commons, of the City of Dublin. The Infantry in the Garrison lined the Streets through which his Lordship, attended by a Squadron of Dragoon Guards, proceeded to the Castle, and upon his Arrival there, at Six o'Clock. he was introduced in. Form to the Lords Justices, who received him under the Canopy of State in the Presence Chamber, from whence a Procession was made in the usual State to the Council Chamber. The Council sitting, his Lordship's Commission was read, and the Oaths being administered to him, his Excellency was invested with the Collar of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and received the Sword from the Lords Justices. The Great Guns in His Majesty's Phœnix Park were then fired, and answered by Vollies from the Regiments on Duty. His Excellency afterwards repaired to the Presence Chamber, and received the Compliments of the Nobiility and other Persons of Distinction upon his safe Arrival, and taKing upon him the Government of this Kingdom.
On 31st March 1810 Thomas Philip Robinson (age 3) died. Memorial at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map]
Thomas Philip Robinson: Around 1807 he was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey.
On 31st March 1863 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark (age 69) died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His son Henry (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Waterpark, 5th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark: On 14th April 1839 he was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark. In 1873 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. They had five children.
On 31st March 1880 Frederick Lambton (age 24) was elected MP South Durham which seat he held until 24th November 1885 when the constituency was abolished.
On 31st March 1900 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester was born to King George V of the United Kingdom (age 34) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 32) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.
31st March 1901. Census. Draycott Lodge
William Holman Hunt (age 73). Head. 73. Artist and Sculptor crossed out. Painter.
Marion Edith Waugh (age 54). Wife. 54.
Cyril Hunt (age 34). Son. 34. Tea Planter.
Florence Venney. Servant. 16. Under-housemaid.
Margaret Murdock. Servant. 37. Cook.
Cyril Hunt: On 27th October 1866 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Fanny Waugh. It is likely that this birth is the one that caused the death of his mother since she and William Holman-Hunt has only been married one year.
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On 31st March 1905 Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 92) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map].
Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn: Memorials of Francis Chantrey RA in Hallamshire and Elsewhere Part V London Life and Works. In 1818, he exhibited a bust of John Rennie, the engineer, one of his most admirable heads, and that exquisite little statue at Woburn of Lady Louisa Russell, the present Marchioness of Abercorn. The child stands on tiptoe, with a face of the most exquisite and arch expression, proud with delight of the dove which she fondles in her bosom. All who have been at Woburn will recollect this little figure; but the trays of the Italian boys have given it a wider, and only its deserved celebrity. On 8th July 1812 she was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1832 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen.
On 31st March 1925 Adam Scott (age 49) died from a fall from a horse at the United Border Hunt meeting at Kelso.
21st March 1949. Memorial at St Bartholomew's Church, Whittingham [Map] to Captain John Eustace Smith who died steeplechasing riding Dancing Sun in a chase at Catterick on March 19, 1949. A farmer, he came from a Northumberland farming family. He was invalided from the Northumberland Hussars early in the war. He left a wife and a daughter. Possibly the John Eustace-Smith who rode in the 1947 and 1948 Grand Nationals on Ulster Monarch and Brighter Sandy respectively.
A notice from the Berwick Advertiser, Thursday 31st March 1949:
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A memorial service for Captain John Eustace Smith, the well-known amateur jockey, who died after an injury at Catterick races, was held at St. Bartholomews Church, Whittingham. The Rev. P. G. Forman, Archdeacon of Lindisfame, assisted by the Rev. G. Henderson, Vicar of Whittingham, conducted the service. Included among the mourners were. The Duke of Northumberland (age 34); Capt. R. Carr Ellison; Major A. S. C. Brown; Mrs J. G. G. Rea; Lord Joicey, Colonel R. Taylor, Major and Mrs A. C. Straker. Colonel J. W. Sale and Mr E. F. Collingwood.
Births on the 31st March
On 31st March 1347 Frederick Habsburg III Duke Austria was born to Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria (age 48) and Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria.
On 31st March 1360 Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal was born to John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 20) and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 18) at Leicester Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 31st March 1373 Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile was born to John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 33) and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 19) at Hertford Castle [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 31st March 1439 Joan Aviz Queen Consort Castile was born to Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.40%.
On 31st March 1472 Piero Trastámara was born to Alfonso II King Naples (age 23) and Ippolita Maria Sforza (age 25).
On 31st March 1519 King Henry II of France was born to King Francis I of France (age 24) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 31st March 1555 Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Lennox was born to William Cavendish (age 50) and Bess of Hardwick (age 28) at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire [Map].
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 31st March 1576 Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine was born to William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange (age 42) and Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange (age 29).
On 31st March 1589 Anna Marie Wettin was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar (age 26) and Sophie of Württemberg Duchess of Saxe-Weimar (age 25) at Weimar.
On 31st March 1597 John Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar (age 26) and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Weimar.
On 31st March 1651 Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine was born to Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 33) and Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 23) at Heidelburg. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 31st March 1670 Louis Auguste Bourbon Duke Maine was born illegitimately to Louis "Sun King" XIV King France (age 31) and Françoise Athénaïs Marquise Montespan (age 29).
On 31st March 1697 Charles Stewart 5th Earl Traquair was born to Charles Stewart 4th Earl Traquair (age 38) and Mary Maxwell Countess Traquair (age 26). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.83%.
On 31st March 1718 Infante Mariana Victoria of Spain was born to Philippe V King Spain (age 34) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 25).
On 31st March 1723 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway was born to Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 23) at Christiansborg Castle.
On 31st March 1740 Charles Spencer was born to Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough (age 33) and Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough (age 27).
On 31st March 1752 Joseph Scott 1st Baronet was born.
On 31st March 1754 George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington was born to William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 33) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 22).
On 31st March 1760 Augusta Campbell was born to John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll (age 36) and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll (age 26).
On 31st March 1767 Henry Paulet was born to George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 44) and Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester.
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On 31st March 1768 Ashton Mosley was born to John Parker Mosley 1st Baronet (age 36).
On 31st March 1778 Henry Maturin Farrington 3rd Baronet was born to Anthony Farrington 1st Baronet (age 36) and Elizabeth Colden.
On 31st March 1790 Amelia Caroline Morison King was born illegitimately to George King 3rd Earl Kingston (age 18) and Amelia Caroline Morison at Fredicton.
On 31st March 1797 Walter Calverley Trevelyan 6th Baronet was born to John Trevelyan 5th Baronet (age 36) and Maria Wilson (age 25).
On 31st March 1800 William Cholmondeley 3rd Marquess Cholmondeley was born to George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley (age 50) and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 38).
On 31st March 1812 Katherine Frances Ashburnham was born to George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham (age 51) and Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham (age 36).
On 31st March 1813 Francis Richard Grey was born to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 49) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 37).
On 31st March 1817 George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton was born to William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton (age 34) and Sarah Spencer (age 29).
On 31st March 1839 Thomas Wrightson 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Wrightson (age 39).
On 31st March 1839 Neville Lubbock was born to John Lubbock 3rd Baronet (age 36) and Harriet Hotham.
On 31st March 1848 William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor was born.
On 31st March 1848 William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam was born to William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 32) and Frances Harriet Douglas Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 31st March 1863 Joseph Hood 1st Baronet was born at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
On 31st March 1880 Oswald Birley was born in New Zealand into an old Lancashire family.
On 31st March 1900 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester was born to King George V of the United Kingdom (age 34) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 32) at York Cottage, Sandringham Estate. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.84%.
On 31st March 1904 Gerald Rowland Clegg-Hill 7th Viscount Hill was born to Charles Rowland Clegg-Hill 6th Viscount Hill (age 27).
On 31st March 1906 Randle John Baker Wilbraham 7th Baronet was born to Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet (age 30) and Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham (age 29).
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 31st March 1920 Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire was born to David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale (age 42) and Sydney Bowles (age 40).
On 31st March 1924 David Fane 15th Earl of Westmoreland was born to Vere Fane 14th Earl of Westmoreland (age 31) and Diana Lister Countess of Westmoreland (age 31).
On 31st March 1924 Henry Edward Cubitt 4th Baron Ashcombe was born to Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 25) and Sonia Rosemary Keppel (age 23).
On 31st March 1926 Michael Brudenell-Bruce 8th Marquess of Ailesbury was born to Cedric Brudenell-Bruce 7th Marquess of Ailesbury (age 22).
On 31st March 1929 William Anthony Furness 2nd Viscount Furness was born to Marmaduke Furness 1st Viscount Furness (age 45) and Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness (age 24).
On 31st March 1978 Alexander Douglas Douglas-Hamilton 16th Duke of Hamilton 13th Duke Brandon was born to Angus Douglas-Hamilton 15th Duke of Hamilton 12th Duke Brandon (age 39).
Marriages on the 31st March
On 31st March 1577 Adrian Vanson and Susanna de Colonia were married.
On 31st March 1661 Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 20) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Orléans. She the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of Louis XIII King France and Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France (age 59). They were first cousins.
On 31st March 1662 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 23) and Margaret Banastre Duchess of Richmond were married. She by marriage Duchess Richmond.
On 31st March 1685 John Bland 4th Baronet (age 21) and Ann Mosley (age 20) were married at St James' Church, Didsbury [Map].
On 31st March 1770 Edwin Lascelles 1st Baron Harewood (age 57) and Jane Coleman Baroness Harewood (age 39) were married.
On 31st March 1795 Henry Vaughan aka Halford 1st Baronet (age 28) and Elizabeth Barbara St John Lady Halford (age 33) were married.
On 31st March 1800 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 22) and Elizabeth Charlotte Eden Baroness Godolphin (age 20) were married. He the son of Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds and Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers.
On 31st March 1829 William Brodrick (age 30) and Harriet Brodrick were married. They were first cousins.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 31st March 1874 William Michael Rossetti (age 44) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Ford Madox Brown (age 52) and Elizabeth Bromley.
Deaths on the 31st March
On 31st March 1295 Robert Bruce 5th Lord Annandale (age 80) died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. His son Robert (age 51) succeeded 6th Lord Annandale.
On 31st March 1547 King Francis I of France (age 52) died. His son Henry (age 28) succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 31st March 1552 Elizabeth Hart Baroness Cobham (age 77) died.
On 31st March 1567 Landgrave Philip I of Hesse (age 62) died.
On 31st March 1621 Philip III King Spain (age 42) died. His son Philip (age 15) succeeded IV King Spain.
On 31st March 1631 John Donne (age 59) died.
On 31st March 1649 Anne Cave Lady Tufton died.
On 31st March 1652 Bernardino Fernández de Velasco 6th Duke of Frías (age 43) died.
On 31st March 1664 Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 64) died.
On 31st March 1671 Anne Hyde Duchess of York (age 34) died.
On 31st March 1675 George Stonhouse 1st and 3rd Baronet (age 71) died. His son George (age 37) succeeded 4th Baronet Stonhouse of Radley. His son John (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Stonhouse of Radley.
On 31st March 1682 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 74) died. Baron Frescheville of Staveley extinct. The last of the male line of Freschville. He was buried in St John the Baptist's Church, Staveley [Map] where his third wife Anna Charlotte De Vic commissioned a monument. Sarcophagus with seated putti.
Anna Charlotte De Vic: she was born to Henry de Vic. In December 1666 John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville and she were married. On 12th November 1717 she died.
On 31st March 1712 Frances Wilhelmina Bentinck Baroness Byron (age 28) died.
On 31st March 1723 Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 61) died. His first cousin Henry (age 50) succeeded 4th Earl Clarendon, 4th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1660. Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon by marriage Countess Clarendon.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 31st March 1751 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 44) died at Leicester House.
On 31st March 1777 (Easter Monday) Bishop Richard Terrick (age 67) died.
On 31st March 1791 Ralph Verney 2nd Earl Verney (age 77) died. Earl Verney, Viscount Fermanagh, Baron Verney of Belturbet in Cavan, Baronet Verney of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire extinct.
On 31st March 1807 Elizabeth Meade Countess Mayo died.
On 31st March 1817 Frances Scott Baroness Douglas (age 66) died.
On 31st March 1821 Thomas Charles Bunbury 6th Baronet (age 80) died. His nephew Henry (age 43) succeeded 7th Baronet Bunbury of Bunbury in Oxfordshire and Stanney Hall in Cheshire.
On 31st March 1836 Bishop Henry Dudley Ryder (age 58) died.
On 31st March 1837 John Constable (age 60) died.
On 31st March 1840 John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen (age 72) died. His son William (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl Enniskillen, 2nd Baron Grinstead of Grinstead in Wiltshire.
On 31st March 1847 William Eardley-Twisleton-Fiennes 9th or 15th Baron Saye and Sele (age 48) died. His first cousin Frederick (age 47) succeeded 10th or 16th Baron Saye and Sele.
On 31st March 1850 Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield (age 87) died. His son Thomas (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Macclesfield.
On 31st March 1857 Hester "Queenie" Thrale Viscountess Keith (age 92) died.
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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 31st March 1858 George Sholto Douglas 17th Earl Morton (age 68) died. His son Sholto (age 40) succeeded 18th Earl Morton. Alice Anne Lambton Countess Morton (age 26) by marriage Countess Morton.
On 31st March 1863 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark (age 69) died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His son Henry (age 23) succeeded 4th Baron Waterpark, 5th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark: On 14th April 1839 he was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark. In 1873 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. They had five children.
On 31st March 1886 Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant 1st Baron Penrhyn (age 85) died. His son George (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai in Carnarvonshire.
On 31st March 1891 Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 75) died. His son Granville (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Viscount Granville.
On 31st March 1898 Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire (age 64) died. His son Henry (age 20) succeeded 19th Earl Suffolk, 12th Earl Berkshire, 12th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 12th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
On 31st March 1899 William Copeland Borlase (age 50) died.
On 31st March 1905 Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 92) died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map].
Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn: Memorials of Francis Chantrey RA in Hallamshire and Elsewhere Part V London Life and Works. In 1818, he exhibited a bust of John Rennie, the engineer, one of his most admirable heads, and that exquisite little statue at Woburn of Lady Louisa Russell, the present Marchioness of Abercorn. The child stands on tiptoe, with a face of the most exquisite and arch expression, proud with delight of the dove which she fondles in her bosom. All who have been at Woburn will recollect this little figure; but the trays of the Italian boys have given it a wider, and only its deserved celebrity. On 8th July 1812 she was born to John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1832 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford. He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen.
On 31st March 1914 Hubert Von Herkomer (age 65) died.
On 31st March 1915 Nathan Meyer 1st Baron Rothschild (age 74) died. His son Walter (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Rothschild of Tring in Hertfordshire, 3rd Baronet Rothschild of Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
On 31st March 1941 William Bruce Ellis Ranken (age 59) died.
On 31st March 1946 John Standish Surtees Prendergast 6th Viscount Gort (age 59) died.
On 31st March 1948 William Smith 3rd Viscount Hambleden (age 44) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 4th Viscount Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire.
On 31st March 1954 Georgina Orde-Powlett Lady Orde-Powlett died.
On 31st March 1993 Ailwyn Fellowes 3rd Baron de Ramsey (age 83) died. His son John (age 51) succeeded 4th Baron Ramsey of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire.
On 31st March 2009 Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 7th Baronet (age 81) died. His nephew George (age 41) succeeded 8th Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire. As a consequence of a falling out with his brother Francis Trajan Sacheverell Sitwell he left Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire [Map] to his daughter Alexandra Sitwell (age 51).