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Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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Earl Sydney of Scadbury in Kent

Earl Sydney of Scadbury in Kent is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.

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                    28th February 1874. 1st.  John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney [aged 68] created.
                
                    14th February 1890. 1st.  John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney extinct.

                    The London Gazette 24071. Whitehall, February 28, 1874.
                
                    The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable John Robert, Viscount Sydney [aged 68], GCB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Earl Sydney, of Scadbury, in the county of Kent. [Note. Emily Paget Countess Sydney [aged 63] by marriage Countess Sydney of Scadbury in Kent.]
                
                    The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Edward Cardwell, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Cardwell, of Ellerbeck, in the county palatine of Lancaster.
                
                    The Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the undermentioned persons, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten:-
                
                    The Right Honourable Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue [aged 51], by the name, style, and title of Baron Carlingford, of Carlingford, in the county of Louth.
                
                    The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle [aged 75], Baronet, by the name, style, and title of Baron Cottesloe, of Swanbourne, and of Hardwick, in the county of Buckingham. [Louisa Elizabeth Nugent Baroness Cottesloe [aged 71] by marriage Baroness Cottesloe of Swanbourne and Hardwick in Buckinghamshire]
                
                    The Right Honourable Edmund Hammond, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hammond, of Kirkella, in the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull.

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On 14th February 1890 John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney [aged 84] died. Earl Sydney of Scadbury in Kent and Viscount Sydney extinct.