Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is in East England.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Chewton
Around 1346 Alice Cheddar was born at Chewton.
On 25 Jan 1431 Thomas "Baron Hydon" Carew (age 69) died in Chewton.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Conington
In 1569 Thomas Cotton (age 25) and Elizabeth Shirley (age 29) were married in Conington.
Before 1579 Elizabeth Shirley (age 39) died in Conington.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Denton
On 22 Jan 1571 Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Cotton (age 27) and Elizabeth Shirley (age 31) in Denton.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Ely [Map]
Around 652 Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 16) received Ely [Map] as a gift from her husband as a dower.
John of Worcester. 1036. At the same tune he dispersed some of his attendants, others he put in fetters and afterwards deprived of their sight, some he scalped and tortured, amputated their hands and feet and heavily mulcted: many he ordered to be sold, and put to death six hundred of them at Guildford, Surrey [Map] with various torments: but we trust that the souls of those, who, guilty of no crime, had their bodies so cruelly slaughtered in the fields, are now rejoicing with the saints in paradise. On hearing of this, queen Elgiva (age 51) sent back her son Edward (age 33), who had remained with her, in all haste to Normandy. Then, by order of Godwin (age 35) and others, Alfred (age 31) was conducted, heavily chained, to the Isle of Ely [Map]; but as soon as the ship touched the land, his eyes were most barbarously plucked out while he was on board, and in this state he was taken to the monastery [Map] and handed over to the custody of the monks. There he shortly afterwards died, and his body was buried, with due honours, in the south porch at the west end of the church [Map]; but his spirit is in the enjoyment of the delights of paradise.
In 1036 Ælfred Ætheling Wessex (age 31) returned to England where he and his men were met by Godwin Godwinson 1st Earl Kent and Wessex (age 35) at Guildford, Surrey [Map]; ostensibly friendly. The following day, however, Godwin Godwinson 1st Earl Kent, Earl Wessex 1001-1053's men attacked Aelfred's (age 31) men murdering most of them. Aelfred (age 31) was taken to Ely [Map] where he was blinded and died shortly thereafter.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1070. This year Earl Waltheof agreed with the king (age 42); but in the Lent of the same year the king (age 42) ordered all the monasteries in England to be plundered. In the same year came King Sweyne (age 51) from Denmark into the Humber; and the landsmen came to meet him, and made a treaty with him; thinking that he would overrun the land. Then came into Ely Christien, the Danish bishop, and Earl Osbern, and the Danish domestics with them; and the English people from all the fen-lands came to them; supposing that they should win all that land. Then the monks of Peterborough heard say, that their own men would plunder the minster; namely Hereward (age 35) and his gang: because they understood that the king had given the abbacy to a French abbot, whose name was Thorold;-that he was a very stern man, and was then come into Stamford with all his Frenchmen. Now there was a churchwarden, whose name was Yware; who took away by night all that he could, testaments, mass-hackles, cantel-copes, and reefs, and such other small things, whatsoever he could; and went early, before day, to the Abbot Thorold (age 40); telling him that he sought his protection, and informing him how the outlaws were coming to Peterborough, and that he did all by advice of the monks. Early in the morning came all the outlaws with many ships, resolving to enter the minster; but the monks withstood, so that they could not come in. Then they laid on fire, and burned all the houses of the monks, and all the town except one house. Then came they in through fire at the Bull-hithe gate; where the monks met them, and besought peace of them. But they regarded nothing. They went into the minster [Map], climbed up to the holy rood, took away the diadem from our Lord's head, all of pure gold, and seized the bracket that was underneath his feet, which was all of red gold. They climbed up to the steeple, brought down the table that was hid there, which was all of gold and silver, seized two golden shrines, and nine of silver, and took away fifteen large crucifixes, of gold and of silver; in short, they seized there so much gold and silver, and so many treasures, in money, in raiment, and in books, as no man could tell another; and said, that they did it from their attachment to the minster. Afterwards they went to their ships, proceeded to Ely [Map], and deposited there all the treasure. The Danes, believing that they should overcome the Frenchmen, drove out all the monks; leaving there only one, whose name was Leofwine Lang, who lay sick in the infirmary. Then came Abbot Thorold (age 40) and eight times twenty Frenchmen with him, all full-armed. When he came thither, he found all within and without consumed by fire, except the church alone; but the outlaws were all with the fleet, knowing that he would come thither. This was done on the fourth day before the nones of June. The two kings, William (age 42) and Sweyne (age 51), were now reconciled; and the Danes went out of Ely with all the aforesaid treasure, and carried it away with them. But when they came into the middle of the sea, there came a violent storm, and dispersed all the ships wherein the treasures were. Some went to Norway, some to Ireland, some to Denmark. All that reached the latter, consisted of the table, and some shrines, and some crucifixes, and many of the other treasures; which they brought to a king's town, called --, and deposited it all there in the church. Afterwards through their own carelessness, and through their drunkenness, in one night the church and all that was therein was consumed by fire. Thus was the minster of Peterborough burned and plundered. Almighty God have mercy on it through his great goodness. Thus came the Abbot Thorold (age 40) to Peterborough; and the monks too returned, and performed the service of Christ in the church, which had before stood a full week without any kind of rite. When Bishop Aylric heard it, he excommunicated all the men who that evil deed had done. There was a great famine this year: and in the summer came the fleet in the north from the Humber into the Thames, and lay there two nights, and made afterwards for Denmark.
John of Worcester. 1071. Earls Edwin and Morcar escaped secretly from king William's (age 43) court, finding that he intended to arrest them, and they were for some time in arms against him; but seeing that their enterprise was not successful, Edwin resolved to go to Malcolm (age 39), king of the Scots, but, during the journey, he fell into an ambuscade laid by his own people, and was killed. Morcar and Ethelwine, bishop of Durham, Siward, surnamed Barn, and Hereward (age 36), a man of great bravery, with many others, took ship and went to the Isle of Ely [Map], intending to winter there. The king, hearing of this, blocked up every outlet on the eastern side of the island by means of his boatmen, and caused a bridge, two miles long, to be constructed on the western side. When they saw that they were thus shut in, they resisted no longer, and all surrendered themselves to the king, except the brave Hereward (age 36), who escaped through the fens with a few others. The king immediately sent bishop Ethelwine to Abingdon, where he was imprisoned, and died the same winter. The earl and the rest were dispersed in various parts of England, some being placed in confinement, and others set at liberty with the loss of their hands or eyes.
On 28 Oct 1565 Elizabeth Steward was born to William Steward (age 27) at Ely [Map].
Bede. Ely [Map] is in the province of the East Angles, a country of about six hundred families, in the nature of an island, enclosed, as has been said, either with marshes or waters, and therefore it has its name from the great plenty of eels taken in those marshes; there the aforesaid servant of Christ desired to have a monastery, because, as we have before observed, she waas descended from that same province of the East Angles.
The River Great Ouse rises near Syresham, Northamptonshire [Map] from where it flows past Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire [Map], Brackley, Northamptonshire [Map], Westbury, Buckinghamshire [Map], Radclive, Buckinghamshire [Map], through the centre of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map], Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map] after which it is joined by Padbury Brook.
The River Great Ouse continues past Thornton, Buckinghamshire [Map], Passenham, Northamptonshire [Map], Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [Map], around Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [Map], past Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire [Map], Olney, Buckinghamshire [Map], Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire [Map], crossing into Bedfordshirem, past Harrold [Map], Sharnbrook [Map], Milton Ernest [Map], through the centre of Bedford [Map], under Great Barford Bridge [Map], past Tempsford [Map], Eaton Socon [Map], through St Neots [Map], past Offord D'Arcy [Map] and Offord Cluny [Map], through Godmanchester [Map] and Huntingdon [Map], under St Ives Bridge [Map], Earith [Map] after which it is separates into two.
Thereafter one section is canalised heading north-east to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map].
The other natural section flows past Little Thetford [Map], through Ely [Map], Littleport [Map], past to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map] where it joins the canalised section.
Thereafter to King's Lynn, Norfolk [Map] after which it joins the The Wash.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Fenstanton
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Fenstanton, St Peter and St Paul's Church [Map]
On 11 Apr 1806 George Richards Welstead was baptised at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Fenstanton [Map].
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Great Stukeley [Map]
Ermine Street 2b Braughing to Durobrivae. From Braughing, Hertfordshire [Map] Ermine Street continues north through Buntingford, Hertfordshire [Map]. 1.6km north of Buntingford, Hertfordshire [Map] the road make a change of alignment before heading to Royston, Hertfordshire [Map] where it again changes aligment before passing through Caxton Gibbet [Map], Durovigutum [Map], Huntingdon [Map], Great Stukeley [Map], Alconbury [Map] and Sawtry [Map], Chesterton [Map] before reaching Durobrivae [Map].
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Hemingford Grey
On 15 Aug 1732 Maria Gunning Countess Coventry was born to John Barnaby Gunning (age 29) and Bridget Bourke at Hemingford Grey.
On 06 Dec 1733 Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll was born to John Barnaby Gunning (age 30) and Bridget Bourke at Hemingford Grey.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Hinchinbrooke
On 05 Aug 1575 Frances Cromwell was born to Henry Cromwell aka Williams (age 40) and Joan Warren (age 30) at Hinchinbrooke.
Before 1635 Richard Whalley of Kirton (age 69) died at Hinchinbrooke.
On 03 Jan 1648 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich was born to Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 22) and Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich (age 23) at Hinchinbrooke.
Pepy's Diary. 12 Jan 1660. Thursday. I drink my morning at Harper's with Mr. Sheply and a seaman, and so to my office, where Captain Holland came to see me, and appointed a meeting in the afternoon. Then wrote letters to Hinchinbroke and sealed them at Will's, and after that went home, and thence to the Half Moon Tavern [Map], where I found the Captain and Mr. Billingsly and Newman, a barber, where we were very merry, and had the young man that plays so well on the Welsh harp. Billingsly paid for all. Thence home, and finding my letters this day not gone by the carrier I new sealed them, but my brother Tom (age 26) coming we fell into discourse about my intention to feast the Joyces. I sent for a bit of meat for him from the cook's, and forgot to send my letters this night. So I went to bed, and in discourse broke to my wife (age 19) what my thoughts were concerning my design of getting money by, &c.
Pepy's Diary. 14 Jan 1660. Saturday. Nothing to do at our office. Thence into the Hall, and just as I was going to dinner from Westminster Hall with Mr. Moore (with whom I had been in the lobby to hear news, and had spoke with Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (age 38) about my Lord's (age 34) lodgings) to his house, I met with Captain Holland, who told me that he hath brought his wife to my house, so I posted home and got a dish of meat for them. They staid with me all the afternoon, and went hence in the evening. Then I went with my wife, and left her at market, and went myself to the Coffee-house, and heard exceeding good argument against Mr. Harrington's (age 49) assertion, that overbalance of propriety [i.e., property] was the foundation of government. Home, and wrote to Hinchinbroke, and sent that and my other letter that missed of going on Thursday last. So to bed.
Pepy's Diary. 23 May 1666. Thence to the Excise Office to the Commissioners to get a meeting between them and myself and others about our concernments in the Excise for Tangier, and so to the 'Change [Map] awhile, and thence home with Creed, and find my wife at dinner with Mr. Cooke, who is going down to Hinchinbrooke.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Holywell cum Needingworth
In 1667 Archbishop Thomas Tenison (age 30) was presented with the living of Holywell cum Needingworth by Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester (age 65) to whose son he had been tutor.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Leighton Bromswold
In 1548 Robert Tyrwhitt Master (age 45) bought Leighton Bromswold.
On 10 May 1572 Robert Tyrwhitt Master (age 69) died at Leighton Bromswold.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Orton Longueville
On 28 Mar 1765 Johnathan Cope 1st Baronet (age 74) died at Orton Longueville predeceasing his father. His grandson Charles Cope 2nd Baronet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cope of Bruern in Oxfordshire.
On 04 Jan 1792 Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly was born to George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly (age 30) and Catherine Anne Cope Marchioness Huntly (age 21) in Orton Longueville.
On 30 Nov 1845 Captain Samuel Buckle was born to Samuel Buckle (age 37) at Orton Longueville
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Overton Longueville
On 08 Jan 1601 Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston (age 16) and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint (age 20) were married at Overton Longueville.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Southoe
Around 1331 John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley was born to Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 21) and Margaret Unknown Baroness Ferrers Chartley at Southoe.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, St Ives [Map]
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, St Ives Bridge [Map]
Around 1450. St Ives Bridge [Map] is a 15th-century bridge spanning the River Great Ouse. It is noted for being one of only four bridges in England to incorporate a chapel the others being , Wakefield Bridge [Map] and .
The River Great Ouse rises near Syresham, Northamptonshire [Map] from where it flows past Biddlesden, Buckinghamshire [Map], Brackley, Northamptonshire [Map], Westbury, Buckinghamshire [Map], Radclive, Buckinghamshire [Map], through the centre of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map], Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [Map] after which it is joined by Padbury Brook.
The River Great Ouse continues past Thornton, Buckinghamshire [Map], Passenham, Northamptonshire [Map], Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [Map], around Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [Map], past Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire [Map], Olney, Buckinghamshire [Map], Newton Blossomville, Buckinghamshire [Map], crossing into Bedfordshirem, past Harrold [Map], Sharnbrook [Map], Milton Ernest [Map], through the centre of Bedford [Map], under Great Barford Bridge [Map], past Tempsford [Map], Eaton Socon [Map], through St Neots [Map], past Offord D'Arcy [Map] and Offord Cluny [Map], through Godmanchester [Map] and Huntingdon [Map], under St Ives Bridge [Map], Earith [Map] after which it is separates into two.
Thereafter one section is canalised heading north-east to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map].
The other natural section flows past Little Thetford [Map], through Ely [Map], Littleport [Map], past to Downham Market, Norfolk [Map] where it joins the canalised section.
Thereafter to King's Lynn, Norfolk [Map] after which it joins the The Wash.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, St Neots
On 09 Jul 1648 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 57) entered St Neots with his army of approximately 400 men.
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, St Neots Priory [Map]
St Neots Priory [Map] was a Benedictine Priory founded in 974 by Earl Aelric (or Leofric) and his wife Aelfleda (or Ethelfleda) who granted it two hides of land, part of the manor of Eynesbury, later called the manor of St. Neots. It is said that the relics of the Cornish saint, St. Neot, were obtained illicitly from Neotstoke (now St. Neot) in Cornwall and brought to the priory in order that it might have relics to attract pilgrims; hence the name of the town.
Around 1090 Richard de Clare (age 66) died. He was buried at St Neots Priory [Map].
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Wansford [Map]
The River Nene rises near Badby, Northamptonshire [Map] from where it flows past Newnham, Northamptonshire [Map], Weedon, Northamptonshire [Map], Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire [Map], Kinslingbury, Northamptonshire [Map], Hunsbury Meadows, Northamptonshire [Map], Northampton, Northamptonshire [Map], Billing, Northamptonshire [Map], Great Doddinton, Northamptonshire [Map], Rushden, Northamptonshire [Map], Thrapston, Northamptonshire [Map], around Oundle, Northamptonshire [Map], past St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay [Map] and the remains of Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map], Wansford [Map], through the centre of Peterborough [Map] after which it is canalised to Rings End [Map]. After Rings End [Map] it continues through Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [Map], under Sutton Bridge [Map] after which it reaches The Wash at Guys Head [Map].
Europe, British Isles, East England, Huntingdonshire, Winwick
Around 1899 Cecil James Parnell was born to Pharoah Parnell at Winwick, Huntingdonshire.
