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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.
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Before 21st March 51BC Ptolemy XII Auletes Pharoah of Egypt 117BC 51BC (age 66) died. His daughter Cleopatra (age 18) succeeded Pharaoh of Egypt.
On 31st May 1076 Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon was beheaded at St Gile's Hill, Winchester. His daughter Maud (age 2) succeeded 2nd Countess Huntingdon, 2nd Countess of Northampton.
In 1080 Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois (age 52) died. His son Odo succeeded I Count Vermandois but he was declared insane. His daughter Adelaide succeeded I Countess Vermandois.
On 13th October 1100 Bishop Guy Ponthieu (age 73) died. His daughter Agnes (age 20) succeeded I Countess Ponthieu. Robert II Belleme 2nd Count Ponthieu 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 44) by marriage Count Ponthieu.
On 1st July 1109 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) died. His daughter Urracca (age 30) succeeded Queen Leon, Queen Castile and Queen Galicia.
In 1130 Edward of Salisbury 1st Baron Trowbridge 1st Baron Chitterne died. His daughter Maud succeeded 2nd Baroness Trowbridge Feudal. His son Walter (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baron Chitterne Feudal. Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne (age 30) by marriage Baroness Chitterne Feudal.
On 9th April 1137 William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine (age 38) died. His daughter Eleanor (age 15) succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
On 6th January 1148 William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey (age 29) died. His daughter Isabella (age 11) succeeded 4th Countess Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
On 17th September 1148 Conan "Fat" Canhiart III Duke Brittany (age 52) died. He had disinherited his son Hoel on his deathbed for being illegitimate. His daughter Bertha (age 23) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Odo II Duke Brittany by marriage Duke Brittany.
On 20th February 1171 Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany (age 33) died. His daughter Constance (age 10) succeeded Duchess Brittany, 3rd Countess Richmond.
In 1173 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida (age 13) succeeded Countess Boulogne.
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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.
Around 1175 William Percy 3rd Baron Percy Topcliffe died. His daughter Agnes (age 40) succeeded 4th Baroness Percy of Topcliffe.
On 20th August 1179 William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York (age 78) died. His daughter Hawise succeeded 2nd Countess Albemarle. Earl York extinct. The succession of the Earldom of York is somewhat unclear; it may have been created for life only, or for male succession only.
In 1183 William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester died. His daughter Isabella (age 10) succeeded 3rd Countess Gloucester.
In 1196 William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 46) died. His daughter Ela (age 9) succeeded 3rd Countess Salisbury.
On 14th August 1196 Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 84) died. His daughter Erminsende (age 9) succeeded Countess Luxemburg.
In 1197 Hugh Say 5th Baron Burford (age 36) died at Richard's Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. His daughter Margaret (age 15) succeeded 6th Baroness Burford Feudal.
On 4th November 1203 Dirk Gerulfing VII Count Holland died. His daughter Ada (age 15) succeeded I Countess Holland.
In 1205 Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainault (age 34) died. His daughter Joan (age 6) succeeded I Countess Flanders.
On 4th October 1221 William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu (age 42) died. His daughter Marie (age 22) succeeded Countess Ponthieu.
On 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet (age 39). His daughter Eva (age 3) succeeded 10th Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. His first cousin John (age 33) succeeded 8th Baron Bramber Feudal.
In 1242 Maol Choluim Angus 5th Earl Angus (age 52) died. His daughter Matilda (age 20) succeeded 6th Countess Angus.
On 6th February 1250 Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun died. His daughter Clemence succeeded I Viscountess Châteaudun.
In 1256 Niall Carrick 2nd Earl Carrick died. His daughter Marjorie (age 3) succeeded 3rd Countess Carrick.
On 4th August 1266 Odo Burgundy (age 36) died at Acre [Map]. His daughter Yolande (age 19) succeeded II Countess Nevers.
On 22nd July 1274 Henry I King Navarre (age 30) died. His daughter Joan (age 1) succeeded I Queen Navarre.
In 1279 Waleran Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg died. His daughter Ermengarde succeeded I Duchess Limburg.
In 1285 Hugh IV Count Rethel (age 41) died. His daughter Joan succeeded Countess Rethel.
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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.
After October 1305 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1310 Stephen Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 27) died. His daughter Maud (age 6) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
In February 1311 Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury (age 60) died at Lincoln's Inn. His daughter Alice (age 29) succeeded 5th Countess Salisbury, 5th Countess Lincoln, 10th Baroness Pontefract, 11th Baroness Halton. Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 33) by marriage Earl Salisbury, Earl Lincoln.
On 26th November 1313 Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 37) died. His daughter Margaret (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baroness Multon of Gilsland.
Around 1330 Alan II Earl Menteith died. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Menteith.
In 1331 Guy Capet Count Penthièvre (age 44) died. His daughter Joan (age 12) succeeded Countess Penthièvre.
On 4th August 1338 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 38) died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. His daughter Margaret succeeded 2nd Countess Norfolk. She also succeeded to the title Earl Marshal, the only woman to have held this office, and inherited Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map].
On 24th June 1340 King Edward III of England (age 27) attacked the French fleet at anchor during the Battle of Sluys capturing more than 200 ships, killing around 18000 French. The English force included John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 24), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 30), Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham (age 27), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 10), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 22), Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 38), Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 30), Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 30), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 32) and Richard Pembridge (age 20).
Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer (age 38) died from wounds. His daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Baroness Monthermer.
On 1st April 1353 John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave (age 37) died at Bretby Repton, Derbyshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 14) succeeded 5th Baroness Segrave.
On 5th December 1355 John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 55) died. His daughter Joanna (age 33) succeeded as Duchess Brabant.
On 29th April 1360 Margaret Graham 2nd Countess Menteith and Mar died. Her daughter Margaret (age 26) succeeded 3rd Countess Menteith.
In 1361 Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl Angus (age 30) died. His daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Countess Angus.
On 7th October 1368 Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence (age 29) died from poisoning at Alba [Map]. Duke Clarence extinct. His daughter Philippa (age 13) succeeded 2nd Countess of Ulster. He was buried at the St Pietro Ciel d'Oro Church, Pavia [Map].
There was strong speculation he had been poisoned by his wife's (age 14) father (age 48).
On 5th April 1369 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 41) died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter Elizabeth (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
In 1372 William 5th Earl Ross died. His daughter Euphemia succeeded 6th Countess Ross. Walter Leslie Earl of Ross by marriage Earl Ross.
On 12th January 1372 Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 62) died. His daughter Anne succeeded 2nd Baroness Manny. John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 24) by marriage Baron Manny.
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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 28th May 1381 William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 51) died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 24) succeeded 5th Baroness Latimer of Corby.
On 28th June 1382 Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 52) died. His daughter Margaret (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 10th September 1382 Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 56) died. His daughter Mary (age 11) succeeded I Queen Hungary.
In 1383 William Furnival 4th Baron Furnivall (age 56) died. His daughter Joan (age 8) succeeded 5th Baroness Furnivall.
On 30th January 1384 Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 53) died. His daughter Margaret (age 36) succeeded III Countess Flanders.
Around March 1386 David Stewart 3rd Earl Strathearn 1st Earl Caithness (age 30) died. His daughter Eupheme succeeded 2nd Countess Strathearn, 2nd Countess Caithness.
In 1394 John II Count Auvergne died. His daughter Joan (age 16) succeeded Countess Auvergne and Countess Boulogne.
On 18th February 1397 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons (age 57) died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter Marie (age 30) succeeded Countess Soissons.
On 14th March 1406 Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall (age 44) died at Worksop Priory [Map]. His daughter Maud (age 13) succeeded 6th Baroness Furnivall.
On 18th May 1409 Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier died. His daughter Elizabeth (age 10) succeeded 4th Baroness Bourchier.
In 1412 Guy 12th de Laval Baron died. His daughter Anne (age 27) succeeded 21th Baroness Laval. Guy Montfort Baron Laval (age 27) by marriage Baron Laval.
On 25th October 1415 King Henry V of England (age 29) defeated the French army at the Battle of Agincourt. King Henry V of England commanded the Main Battle. Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys (age 64) commanded the Rearguard.
Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford (age 30) commanded. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 25) was wounded, and was protected by his brother King Henry V of England.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 42), commander of the Vanguard, was killed; the most senior English casualty. Duke Albemarle, Earl of Rutland and Earl Cork extinct. His nephew Richard (age 4) succeeded 3rd Duke York and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
John Fortescue (age 35), Dafydd Gam Brecon (age 35) and Edward Burnell (age 44) and Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine (age 38) were killed.
Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 21) was killed. His brother William (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk, 4th Baron Pole.
The English included: Louis Robbessart (age 25), Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux (age 26), William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu (age 41), Thomas Rokeby (age 22), John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 51), Edward Courtenay (age 30), Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell (age 12), Thomas Dutton (age 19), Edmund Ferrers 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 29), Roger Fiennes (age 31), Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh (age 57), John Grey (age 28), John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 31), William Harrington (age 42) as the King's Standard Bearer, Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 37), Piers Legh (age 26) (wounded), Alfred Longford, Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 27), Thomas Morley 6th Baron Marshal 5th Baron Morley (age 22), John Rodney, Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22), Robert Strelley (age 18), James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 17), Robert Umfraville (age 52), Thomas West 2nd Baron West (age 35), Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 30). Thomas Erpingham (age 60) commanded the archers. Thomas Rempston (age 26) was present. Thomas Strickland (age 48) carried the Banner of St George.
Thomas Tunstall (age 57) was killed.
The Welsh included: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert (age 35), Walter Sais (age 95), Roger Vaughan (age 70) and his son Roger Vaughan (age 5). Owen Tudor (age 15) is believed to have been present as a squire.
The French army suffered significant casualties. Charles Albret (age 46), Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 26), John of Bar (age 35), Jacques Chatillon (age 48), David Rambures (age 51) and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg (age 60) and Hector de Chartres were killed.
Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 20) was captured by Richard Waller (age 20) for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England.
John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 34) and Charles Artois Count of Eu (age 21) were captured.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle (age 25) was killed. His daughter Jeanne succeeded Countess Soissons.
Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar (age 38) was killed. His brother Louis (age 38) succeeded I Duke Bar.
John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John (age 6) succeeded II Duke Alençon.
Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont (age 47) was killed. His son Antoine (age 15) succeeded Count Vaudémont.
Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 31) was killed. His son John (age 12) succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester (age 14) by marriage Duchess Brabant.
Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" (age 49) was captured.
Georges de La Trémoille (age 33) was captured.
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On 15th June 1416 John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 75) died. Duke Berry extinct. His daughter Marie (age 41) succeeded I Duchess Auvergne.
On 13th July 1417 Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle (age 65) died. His daughter Elizabeth (age 31) succeeded 4th Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. Baron Berkeley extinct. His nephew James (age 23) succeeded 11th Baron Berkeley Feudal,
On 19th October 1419 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot (age 36) died. His daughter Ankaret (age 3) succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 6th Baroness Talbot.
In 1422 Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester (age 26) died. Earl Worcester extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 6) succeeded 3rd Baroness Abergavenny.
On 20th June 1424 Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer (age 59) died. His daughter Margery (age 27) de jure 3rd Baroness Despencer.
In or after 1427 Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin (deceased) died. Her daughter Thomasine (age 4) succeeded 9th Baroness Fitzwarin.
On 3rd November 1428 Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 40) died from wounds received at the Siege of Orléans. His daughter Alice (age 21) succeeded 5th Countess Salisbury, 4th Baroness Montagu, 7th Baroness Montagu, 6th Baroness Monthermer. Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 28) by marriage Earl Salisbury.
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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 10th August 1430 James Dunbar 4th Earl of Moray (age 30) died. His daughter Elizabeth (age 5) succeeded 5th Countess Moray.
On 25th January 1431 Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 66) died at Nancy. His daughter Isabella (age 31) succeeded I Duchess Lorraine. His former mistress Alison May was murdered on the same day at Nancy.
On 13th January 1434 Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. Her daughter Joan (age 31) succeeded 5th Baroness Cobham. Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 43) by marriage Baron Cobham.
In 1443 Robert Morley 7th Baron Marshal 6th Baron Morley (age 25) died. His daughter Alianore (age 1) succeeded 8th Baroness Marshal, 7th Baroness Morley.
On 11th June 1446 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick (age 21) died at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Duke Warwick extinct. His daughter Anne (age 2) succeeded 15th Countess Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghesh.
In 1450 William Ferrers 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 38) died. His daughter Anne succeeded 8th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 18) by marriage Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
On 25th July 1452 Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 67) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Joan (age 27) succeeded 7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby (age 24) by marriage Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 20th July 1460 Thomas Scales 7th Baron Scales (age 63) was murdered by boatmen whilst travelling from the Tower of London [Map] to Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 8th Baroness Scales. She was, or had been married to, Henry Bourchier (the year of his death may been 1458). She was in 1466 married to Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 20), brother of King Edward IV's (age 18) wife Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 23); an example of the Woodville family marrying rich heiresses.
On 30th December 1460 the Lancastrian army took their revenge for the defeats of the First Battle of St Albans and the Battle of Northampton at the Battle of Wakefield near Sandal Castle [Map]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 24) and Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39), and included John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon (age 25) and William Gascoigne XIII (age 30), both knighted, and James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 25), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 50), Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 33), Henry Roos and Thomas St Leger (age 20).
The Yorkist army was heavily defeated.
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 49) was killed. His son Edward (age 18) succeeded 4th Duke York, 7th Earl March, 9th Earl of Ulster, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 9th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.
Thomas Neville (age 30), and Edward Bourchier were killed.
Father and son Thomas Harrington (age 60) and John Harrington (age 36) were killed, the former dying of his wounds the day after.
William Bonville 6th Baron Harington (age 18) was killed. His daughter Cecily succeeded 7th Baroness Harington.
Thomas Parr (age 53) fought in the Yorkist army.
Following the battle Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 60) was beheaded by Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland. William Bonville (age 40) was executed.
Edmund York 1st Earl of Rutland (age 17) was killed on Wakefield Bridge [Map] by John "Butcher" Clifford. Earl of Rutland extinct.
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On 16th May 1462 William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux (age 73) died. He was buried at Church of St Michael North Cadbury, Somerset. His daughter Margaret succeeded 4th Baroness Botreaux.
On 26th April 1471 Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham (age 59) died. His daughter Anne (age 4) succeeded 6th Baroness Cobham.
On 17th January 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 31) died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne (age 3) succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 2) two years later.
On 5th January 1477 Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 43) was killed at the Battle of Nancy. His daughter Mary (age 19) succeeded Duchess Burgundy.
On 16th October 1479 John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster (age 36) died. His daughter Joan (age 19) succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Knockin, 5th Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
On 25th October 1482 Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons (age 42) died. His daughter Marie succeeded Countess Soissons.
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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 9th September 1488 Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany (age 55) died. His daughter Anne (age 11) succeeded Duchess Brittany.
On 16th July 1491 William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 40) died. Earl Huntingdon extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 15) succeeded 3rd Baroness Herbert of Raglan.
Around 23rd April 1493 Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Masham (age 34) died. His daughter Alice succeeded 7th Baroness Scrope of Masham.
On 10th October 1503 Peter Bourbon II Duke Bourbon (age 64) died. His daughter Suzanne (age 12) succeeded Duchess Bourbon.
On 26th November 1504 Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter Joanna (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.
On 23rd January 1516 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 63) died. His daughter Joanna (age 37) succeeded Queen Aragon.
On 19th October 1526 William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby (age 44) died at Parham, Suffolk [Map]. He was buried at All Saints Church, Mettingham Bungay [Map]. His daughter Catherine (age 7) succeeded 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk became a ward of Henry VIII (age 35).
On 19th March 1533 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners (age 66) died at Calais [Map]. His daughter Joan de jure 3rd Baroness Berners. Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners (age 49) by marriage Baron Berners.
On 13th March 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. His second cousin once removed John (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.
On 14th December 1542 King James V of Scotland (age 30) died at Falkland Palace [Map]. His daughter Mary succeeded I Queen Scotland. She was six days old.
On 26th September 1543 William Herries 3rd Lord of Terregles (age 35) died. His daughter Agnes (age 9) succeeded 4th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 25th May 1555 King Henry II of Navarre (age 52) died. His daughter Jeanne (age 26) succeeded III Queen Navarre.
On 23rd January 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
On 10th February 1587 Henry Neville 6th and 4th Baron Abergavenny (age 57) died. His daughter Mary (age 33) succeeded 7th Baroness Abergavenny, 5th Baroness Abergavenny. The title was, however, was claimed by Edward Neville (age 61) who was summoned to Parliament in 1604; this is now considered to be a new creation - see Baron Abergavenny. On the same day that Mary Neville 7th and 5th Baroness Abergavenny 3rd Baroness Despencer was restored to the Baron Despencer as compensaton for her loss if the Abergaveen Barony.
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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 14th April 1587 Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37) died at his home Ivy Bridge on the Strand [Map] or at Puddle Wharf aka Dock [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 12) succeeded 15th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother John (age 36) succeeded 4th Earl of Rutland. Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland (age 34) by marriage Countess of Rutland. He would be Earl for ten months only dying on 24 Feb 1588.
Robert Constable (age 65) was one of the principal mourners at his funeral.
On 26th August 1601 James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan (age 21) died. His daughter Mary succeeded 6th Countess Buchan.
On 30th October 1605 George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 47) died. His brother Francis (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl of Cumberland. His daughter Anne (age 15) succeeded 14th Baroness de Clifford.
Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland bequeathed to Anne the sum of £15,000 in lieu of the estates she was legally entitled to. She engaged in a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates. In 1643, when Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 14) died she regained her estates.
On 8th May 1616 Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 63) died. His daughter Alethea (age 31) succeeded 13th Baroness Furnivall, 17th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 14th Baroness Talbot. His brother Edward (age 55) succeeded 8th Earl of Shrewsbury, 8th Earl Waterford.
On 14th October 1618 Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 48) stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter Katherine (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. According to a letter from Reverend Thomas Lorkin the date was the 5th of October and the location "at his lodgings in Holborn" - see Letter.
On 29th January 1622 Francis Norreys 1st Earl Berkshire (age 42) shot himself with a crossbow at Rycote, Oxfordshire [Map]; probably deliberately.
On 31st January 1622 he died. He was buried at Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baroness Norreys of Rycote. Earl Berkshire and Viscount Thame extinct.
After 30th May 1630 Mary Scrope died. Her daughter Catherine de jure 13th Baroness Scrope of Bolton.
On 17th December 1632 Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 54) died at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire [Map]. On 20th February 1633 he was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter Katherine (age 30) succeeded 18th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother George (age 52) succeeded 7th Earl of Rutland. Frances Carey Countess Rutland (age 61) by marriage Countess of Rutland.
On 14th June 1643 Charles Longueville 12th Baron Grey of Ruthyn (age 31) died. His daughter Susan succeeded 13th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn.
On 11th December 1643 Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 52) died. Earl of Cumberland extinct. His daughter Elizabeth (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifford.
Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 53) regained the estates she had been legally entitled to since her father died in 1605.
Around November 1645 Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 42) died. Her daughter Bridget (age 18) succeeded 4th Baroness Norreys of Rycote.
On 22nd November 1651 Francis Scott 2nd Earl Buccleuch (age 24) died. His daughter Mary (age 4) succeeded 3rd Countess Buccleuch.
In December 1655 William Murray 1st Earl Dysart (age 55) died. His daughter Elizabeth (age 29) succeeded 2nd Countess Dysart.
On 1st March 1665 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth (age 53) died. His daughter Henrietta (age 4) succeeded 6th Baroness Wentworth.
In July 1679 David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss (age 68) died at Wemyss Castle. His daughter Margaret (age 20) succeeded 3rd Countess Wemyss. James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland (age 22) by marriage Earl Wemyss.
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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 26th July 1681 John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes (age 51) died. Duke Rothes extinct. His daughter Margaret succeeded Countess Rothes.
On 28th July 1685 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 67) died. His daughter Isabella (age 17) succeeded 2nd Countess Arlington, 2nd Viscountess Thetford, 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 2nd Baroness Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 23rd December 1688 King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 55) abdicated King England Scotland and Ireland. His daughter Mary (age 26) succeeded II Queen England Scotland and Ireland. His nephew William (age 38) succeeded III King England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1694 Charles Livingston 2nd Earl of Newburgh died. Viscount of Newburgh extinct. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 3rd Countess of Newburgh, 3rd Viscountess of Kinnaird.
On 19th June 1697 Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough (age 75) died. His nephew Charles (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary (age 38) succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 37) by marriage Countess Peterborough.
On 26th June 1718 Henrietta Stanley Countess Anglesey (age 31) died. Her daughter Henrietta (age 2) succeeded 5th Baroness Strange Knockin.
On 16th June 1722 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 72) died at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor. His daughter Henrietta (age 40) succeeded 2nd Duchess Marlborough, 2nd Marchioness of Blandford, 2nd Countess of Marlborough, 2nd Baroness Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 43) by marriage Duke Marlborough.
On 1st May 1729 Thomas Coningsby 1st Earl Coningsby (age 72) died. His daughter Margaret (age 20) succeeded 2nd Countess Coningsbury.
On 29th January 1737 George Hamilton 1st Earl Orkney (age 70) died. His daughter Anne succeeded 2nd Countess Orkney.
In 1744 John Hamilton 1st Earl Ruglen 3rd Earl Selkirk (age 80) died. His daughter Anne (age 47) succeeded 2nd Countess Ruglen.
On 7th February 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset (age 65) died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. Earl Hertford, Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward (age 55) succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth (age 33) succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew Charles (age 39) succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
On 4th December 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 59) died. Earl Burlington extinct. His daughter Charlotte (age 22) succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.
On 3rd October 1754 James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 67) died. His brother George (age 62) succeeded 6th Earl of Northampton. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 7th Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
On 6th September 1756 Anne Hamilton 2nd Countess Orkney and Inchiquin died. Her daughter Mary (age 35) succeeded 3rd Countess Orkney.
On 8th January 1764 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 73) died. His nephew John (age 34) succeeded 3rd Duke Atholl, 4th Marquess Atholl, 5th Earl Atholl, 6th Earl Tullibardine. Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 32) by marriage Duchess Atholl. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 8th Baroness Strange Knockin.
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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.
In 1766 William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland (age 31) died. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 19th Countess Sutherland.
On 16th May 1778 Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness (age 59) died. Earl Holderness, Baron Darcy of Meinhill extinct. His daughter Amelia (age 23) succeeded 12th Baroness Darcy of Knayth, 9th Baroness Conyers.
On 27th April 1782 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 71) died at Lincoln's Inn. Earl Talbot extinct. His daughter Cecil (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. His nephew John (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 28th April 1786 James Mure-Campbell 5th Earl Loudon (age 60) died. His daughter Flora (age 6) succeeded 6th Countess Loudon.
On 10th May 1790 Mary O'Brien 3rd Countess Orkney and Inchquin (age 69) died. Her daughter Mary (age 34) succeeded 4th Countess Orkney. Thomas Fitzmaurice Earl Orkney (age 47) by marriage Earl Orkney.
On 29th July 1791 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 41) died. Marquess of Antrim 2C extinct. His daughter Anne (age 13) succeeded 2nd Countess Antrim 2C, 2nd Viscountess Dunluce.
On 11th January 1797 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 73) died. Marquess Grey extinct. Her daughter Amabel (age 45) succeeded 5th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. She was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Amabel Yorke Countess Grey: On 22nd February 1751 she was born to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey. In 1816 Amabel Yorke Countess Grey was created 1st Countess de Grey with a special remainder to her sister Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham and her sister's male heirs.
On 5th August 1799 Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 73) died. Earl Howe, Viscount Howe extinct. His daughter Sophia succeeded 2nd Baroness Howe. His brother William (age 69) succeeded 5th Viscount Howe, 5th Baron Glenawley. Frances Conolly Viscountess Howe by marriage Viscountess Howe.
In 1808 John Walter 5th Baron Abergavenny (age 76) died. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 6th Baroness Abergavenny.
On 29th October 1810 Henry Gould Yelverton 19th Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 30) died without male issue. His daughter Barbara succeeded 20th Baroness Grey of Ruthyn aged seven months.
On 17th July 1813 Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham (age 86) died. His daughter Diana (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baroness Barham.
On 25th February 1816 Chichester Skeffington 4th Earl Massereene (age 70) died. Earl Massereene, Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire extinct. His daughter Harriet (age 27) succeeded 9th Viscountess Massereene, 9th Baroness Lough Neagh.
In 1817 George William Evelyn Leslie 13th Earl of Rothes (age 49) died. His daughter Henrietta (age 27) succeeded 14th Countess Rothes.
On 29th September 1833 Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) died. His daughter Isabella (age 2) succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain (age 45) since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.
On 14th February 1835 Francis Basset 1st Baron Dunstanville and Basset Stratton (age 77) died. His daughter Frances (age 53) succeeded 2nd Baroness Basset Stratton. Baron Dunstanville extinct.
On 14th November 1859 Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 77) died. His nephew George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter Ann (age 53) succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 42) in 1864.
Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 10th December 1899 Louisa Mary Berkeley 15th Baroness Berkeley (age 59) died. Her daughter Eva (age 24) succeeded 16th Baroness Berkeley.
On 17th January 1900 Schomberg Henry Kerr Kerr 9th Marquess Lothian (age 66) died. His daughter Robert succeeded 10th Marchioness Lothian.
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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 October 1900 Edward Bligh 7th Earl Darnley (age 49) died. His brother Ivo (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Darnley. Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 40) by marriage Countess Darnley. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 17th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 29th April 1907 Dudley Fitzgerald De Ros 23rd Baron Ros Helmsley (age 80) died at Old Court, County Down. His daughter Mary (age 52) succeeded 24th Baroness Ros Helmsley.
On 5th October 1908 Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell 11th Lord Herries (age 71) died. His daughter Gwendolen (age 31) succeeded 12th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 16th January 1909 William Tyssen-Amherst 1st Baron Amherst (age 73) died. His daughter Mary (age 51) succeeded 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney in London.
On 29th January 1912 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 62) died. His daughter Princess (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duchess Fife.
On 25th March 1913 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley (age 79) died. His daughter Frances (age 40) succeeded 2nd Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire. Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.
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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 1st March 1914 Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 4th Earl Minto (age 68) died. His daughter Victor (age 23) succeeded 5th Countess Minto of Minto in Roxburghshire, 8th Lady Elliot of Minto.
On 15th December 1917 Anne King-Noel 15th Baroness Wentworth (age 80) died. Her daughter Judith (age 44) succeeded 16th Baroness Wentworth, 20th Baroness Despencer.
On 20th March 1925 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 66) died. Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Earl Curzon of Kedleston extinct. His nephew Richard (age 26) succeeded 2nd Viscount Scarsdale of Scarsdale in Derbyshire, 6th Baron Scarsdale, 10th Baronet Curzon of Kedleston in Derbyshire, 10th Baronet Curzon of Nova Scotia. His daughter Mary (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baroness Ravensdale of Ravensdale in Derbyshire.
On 4th May 1939 Mary Fitzgerald De Ros 24th Baroness Ros of Helmsley (age 84) died. Her daughter Una (age 59) succeeded 25th Baroness Ros Helmsley.
On 24th January 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll (age 39) was murdered. He was found shot dead in his Buick at a crossroads on the Nairobi-Ngong road. He had dined that evening with Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet (age 57) and his wife, Erroll's alledged lover, Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere (age 28). After dinner Erroll and Diana had gone dancing, Erroll's body was discovered half an hour after he had dropped her off. Broughton was subsequently tried, and aquitted, for the murder. His daughter Diana (age 15) succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.
On 6th February 1952 King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 56) died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth (age 25) succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
On 24th September 1953 Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart 17th Duke of Alba 10th Duke of Berwick (age 74) died. His daughter María (age 27) succeeded 18th Duchess Alba, 16th Duchess Veragua, 11th Duchess of Jérica, 11th Duchess of Liria, 11th Duchess Berwick.
On 3rd November 1958 Nan Ino Cooper 10th Baroness Lucas (age 78) died. Her daughter Anne (age 39) succeeded 11th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. Major Robert Jocelyn Palmer Baron Lucas (age 39) by marriage Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
After 24th February 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon (deceased) died. Her daughter Barbara (age 40) succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths Earl Loudon (age 35) by marriage Earl Loudon. Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.
On 31st January 1975 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk (age 66) died. His second cousin Miles (age 59) succeeded 17th Duke Norfolk, 28th or 35th Earl Arundel, 18th Earl Surrey, 15th Earl Norfolk, 25th Baron Maltravers, 25th Baron Arundel. Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk (age 47) by marriage Duchess Norfolk. His daughter Anne (age 36) succeeded 14th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 27th August 1979 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 79) was killed by an IRA bomb aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo. His daughter Patricia (age 55) succeeded 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. John Knatchbull 7th Baron Brabourne (age 54) by marriage Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
Nicholas Timothy Knatchbull (age 14) was killed.
Pauk Maxwell, a local boy, was killed.
On 28th August 1979 Doreen Browne Baroness Brabourne (age 83) died from wounds in hospital the day after the bombing.
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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 19th December 1985 Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye (age 83) died. Memorial at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map]. His daughter Mary (age 44) succeeded 8th Baroness Braye.
Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye: On 26th July 1902 he was born to Adrian Verney Verney-Cave 6th Baron Braye.
Mary Penelope Verney-Cave 8th Baroness Braye: On 28th September 1941 she was born to Thomas Adrian Verney-Cave 7th Baron Braye.
On 8th May 2014 James Thomas Douglas-Home 28th Baron Dacre 27th Baron Multon (age 61) died. His daughter Emily (age 31) succeeded 29th Baroness Dacre Gilsland, 28th Baroness Multon of Gilsland.