Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby [Map]

Selby is in North Yorkshire.

The River Ouse is formed by the confluence of the River Ure and River Swale around 900m south-west of Myton-on-Swale [Map]; there are other theories as to where it starts. Thereafter it flows broadly south-east through York [Map], past Cawood [Map], Selby [Map], Goole [Map] and the location of the former Whitgift Ferry, East Yorkshire [Map] before joining the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls [Map].

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby, Beal [Map]

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby, Bolton Percy

On 14 Mar 1648 Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (age 63) died. He was buried at Bolton Percy.

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Carlton Selby

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, St Mary's Church Carlton Selby

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby, Cawood [Map]

On 19 Jul 1352 Archbishop William Zouche died at Cawood [Map]. He was buried at York Minster [Map].

On 29 May 1500 Archbishop Thomas Rotherham (age 76) died of plague at Cawood [Map].

On 03 Sep 1507 Archbishop Thomas Savage (age 58) died at Cawood [Map].

The River Ouse is formed by the confluence of the River Ure and River Swale around 900m south-west of Myton-on-Swale [Map]; there are other theories as to where it starts. Thereafter it flows broadly south-east through York [Map], past Cawood [Map], Selby [Map], Goole [Map] and the location of the former Whitgift Ferry, East Yorkshire [Map] before joining the Humber Estuary at Trent Falls [Map].

Cawood Castle

On 05 Apr 1340 Archbishop William Melton (age 65) died at Cawood Palace [Map].

On 06 Sep 1465 Archbishop George Neville (age 33) was enthroned as Archbishop of York at Cawood Castle [Map]. Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence (age 14), Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 9) and King Richard III of England (age 12) were present.

Wriothesley's Chronicle 1530-1539. 29 Nov 1530. This yeare, on the even of St. Andrewe,d the Cardinall, Thomas Wolsey (age 57), died at Leicester, cominge to London to his indictment,e and there is buried in Our Ladies Chappell. Some recken he killed himselfe with purgations.f

Note d. November 29.

Note e. The Cardinal (age 57) had been arrested by the Earl of Northumberland (age 28) on a charge of high treason at Cawood [Map], near York, on the 4th of November.

Note f. Wolsey (age 57) is generally believed to hare died of dysentery at Leicester Abbey, on the third day of his jourmey, about 8 o'clock in the morning of the 29th of November, being in the sixtieth year of his age. He was buried at midnight, without any solemnity, in Our Lady Chapel in the church of that monastery.

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby, Cawood, Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map]

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Selby, Chapel Haddlesey [Map]

Europe, British Isles, England, North Yorkshire, Skipwith Selby

In or before 1336 Margaret Skipwith was born to William Skipwith (age 44) at Skipwith Selby. Date adjusted from 1340 to 1336 to be consistent with father's death in 1336.