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In 1408 Margaret Audley died. Her great nephew John (age 36) abeyance terminated 4th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire. Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Audley Heighley by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
In 1411 Edward Latimer 6th Baron Latimer of Braybrook (age 66) died. His great nephew John (age 31) de jure 7th Baron Latimer of Braybrook although he was never summoned to Parliament.
On 29th December 1630 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison (age 71) died. His great nephew William (age 16) succeeded 2nd Viscount Grandison. Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey (age 7) by marriage Viscountess Grandison.
On 8th December 1680 Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester (age 74) died. He was buried at Holme Pierrepoint, Nottinghamshire [Map]. Marquess Dorchester extinct. His great nephew Robert (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Kingston upon Hull, 3rd Viscount Newark, 3rd Baron Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepoint.
In 1686 Philip Wenman 3rd Viscount Wenman (age 76) died without male issue. His great nephew Richard (age 29) succeeded 4th Viscount Wenman of Tuam.
On 12th April 1706 Thomas Howard 3rd Earl Berkshire (age 86) died. His great nephew Henry (age 20) succeeded 4th Earl Berkshire, 4th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 4th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
6th July 1711 Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax died. His great nephew Charles succeeded 6th Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary.
On 28th July 1714 Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth (age 74) died. His great nephew Thomas (age 4) succeeded 2nd Viscount Weymouth, 2nd Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 3rd Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire.
On 27th March 1716 Edward Harington 5th Baronet (age 76) died without issue. He was buried at St Swithin's Church, Merton where there is an inscription: "Here lies interred the body of Sir EDWARD HARINGTON, who died November the 7th, 1717, aged 76 years. A noble birth, a fancy bright and fine A temper charming, sweet, and grace divine; These all did once conspire to beautify The dust that now beneath this stone doth lye.". His great nephew James succeeded 6th Baronet Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 1st July 1726 Robert Chaplin 1st Baronet (age 56) died. His great nephew John (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Chaplin of the Inner Temple in London.
On 19th August 1758 Mary Hay 14th Countess Erroll died at Slains Castle, Slains. Her great nephew James (age 32) succeeded 15th Earl Erroll.
On 19th May 1798 William Byron 5th Baron Byron (age 75) was killed in action by cannon fire whilst fighting in Corsica. His great nephew George (age 10) succeeded 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale in Lancashire.
On 2nd February 1802 Welbore Ellis 1st Baron Mendip (age 88) died. His great nephew Henry (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Mendip of Mendip in Somerset.
In 22nd January 1816 Drummond Smith 1st Baronet (age 76) died with remainder to the heirs male of his niece Augusta, daughter of his eldest brother Joshua Smith (age 81). His great nephew Charles (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Smith of Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
In 1817 John 1st Lombe Baronet (age 86) died. His great nephew Richard (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk.
In 1820 John Methuen Poore 1st Baronet (age 75) died. His great nephew Edward (age 24) succeeded 2nd Baronet Poore of Rushall in Wiltshire. Agnes Marjoribanks Lady Poore (age 20) by marriage Lady Poore of Rushall in Wiltshire.
On 23rd October 1834 William Hicks 7th Baronet (age 79) died. His great nephew Michael (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Hicks-Beach of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 12th February 1865 Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland (age 72) died without issue. His first cousin George (age 86) succeeded 5th Duke Northumberland, 8th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. His great nephew John (age 24) succeeded 6th Baron Percy. Baron Lovain extinct.
On 14th January 1868 John Chandos Reade 7th Baronet (age 83) died. He was buried at St Philip's Church, Little Rollright. His will makes no mention of any relative, but (to the exclusion of his heir at law) devises the Shipton Court estate and (with trifling exception) all his real and personal estate to Joseph Wakefield, apparently his servant, whom he directs to take his name. The will was declared valid, and pr. 24 June 1868 when the devise took effect. His great nephew Chandos (age 16) succeeded 8th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
In October 1870 Arthur George Onslow 3rd Earl Onslow (age 92) died. His great nephew William (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Onslow, 4th Viscount Cranley, 7th Baron Onslow, 8th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 9th Baronet Foote of London. Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 17) by marriage Countess Onslow.
On 30th September 1899 Philip Reginald Cocks 5th Baron Somers (age 84) died. His great nephew Arthur (age 12) succeeded 6th Baron Somers.
On 1st February 1926 Henry Herbert Wombwell 5th Baronet (age 85) died. His great nephew Frederick (age 15) succeeded 6th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 20th February 1937 Charles Gordon 11th Marquess Huntly (age 89) died. His great nephew Douglas (age 29) succeeded 12th Marquess Huntly, 17th Earl Huntley, 8th Earl Aboyne.
On 19th July 1966 Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (age 76) died. Her great nephew Gerard (age 32) abeyance terminated 22nd Baron Clinton.
On 13th March 1969 Robert Foljambe 4th Earl of Liverpool (age 81) died. His great nephew Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Liverpool.