Brighton is in East Sussex.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 17th September 1666. Up betimes, and shaved myself after a week's growth, but, Lord! how ugly I was yesterday and how fine to-day! By water, seeing the City all the way, a sad sight indeed, much fire being still in. To Sir W. Coventry [aged 38], and there read over my yesterday's work: being a collection of the particulars of the excess of charge created by a war, with good content. Sir W. Coventry was in great pain lest the French fleete should be passed by our fleete, who had notice of them on Saturday, and were preparing to go meet them; but their minds altered, and judged them merchant-men, when the same day the Success, Captain Ball, made their whole fleete, and come to Brighthelmstone, and thence at five o'clock afternoon, Saturday, wrote Sir W. Coventry newes thereof; so that we do much fear our missing them. Here come in and talked with him Sir Thomas Clifford [aged 36], who appears a very fine gentleman, and much set by at Court for his activity in going to sea, and stoutness everywhere, and stirring up and down.
On 25th July 1787 Arthur Devis [aged 75] died at Brighton.
On 31st May 1847 John Beckett 2nd Baronet [aged 72] died at Brighton. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His brother Thomas [aged 68] succeeded 3rd Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
On 13th August 1850 Martin Archer Shee [aged 80] died at Brighton.
On 22nd February 1855 John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby [aged 85] died at Brighton. Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly in Cork extinct. His nephew William [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork.
On 31st May 1883 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby [aged 53] died at Brighton. Algernon Edwyn Burnaby [aged 15] inherited Baggrave Hall.
On 3rd April 1890 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby [aged 70] died at Brighton. His son Constantine [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Marquess Normanby, 4th Earl Mulgrave, 4th Viscount Normanby, 6th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 4th Baron Mulgrave.
On 3rd March 1891 Leonard Jerome "King of Wall Street" Financier [aged 73] died in Brighton. His wife Clarissa Hall [aged 66] and daughters Clarita "Clara" Jerome [aged 40], Jenny Jerome [aged 37] and Leonie Blanche Jerome Lady Leslie [aged 32] were present.
On 17th August 1899 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 89] died at Brighton. His son John [aged 56] succeeded 5th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 20th November 1917 Cecil Weld-Forester 5th Baron Forester [aged 75] died at Brighton. He was buried at Willey Church, Shropshire. His son George [aged 50] succeeded 6th Baron Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.
On 27th December 1830 Lucius Cary 10th Viscount Falkland [aged 27] and Amelia Fitz-Clarence Viscountess Falkland [aged 23] were married at the Brighton Royal Pavilion. King William IV [aged 65] gave away his daughter. The service was conducted by Bishop Charles Richard Sumner. She the illegitmate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan".
On 21st October 1864 Christabel Cockerell was baptised at the Chapel Royal, Brighton.
On 22nd November 1926 Francis Pelham 7th Earl Chichester [aged 21] died of pneumonia unmarried at Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother John [aged 14] succeeded 8th Earl Chichester, 9th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 13th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 28th May 1902 Walter John Pelham 4th Earl Chichester [aged 63] died at Stanmer House Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. He was buried at Stanmer Church Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother Francis [aged 57] succeeded 5th Earl Chichester, 6th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 10th Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Alice Carr Glyn Countess Chichester by marriage Countess Chichester.
On 28th May 1902 Walter John Pelham 4th Earl Chichester [aged 63] died at Stanmer House Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. He was buried at Stanmer Church Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother Francis [aged 57] succeeded 5th Earl Chichester, 6th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 10th Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Alice Carr Glyn Countess Chichester by marriage Countess Chichester.
On 2nd December 1624 Anthony Shirley [aged 78] died at Preston Manor Brighton.
On 24th September 1930 Ellis William Roberts [aged 69] died at the Queens Hotel Brighton. His will was proved 31st December 1930 the summary of which reads:
Ellis William of 6 William Street Lowndes Square Westminster Middlesex and of 12 Wexford Road Wandsworth Common Surrey died 24 Sep 1930 at Queens Hotel Brighton. Probate London 31 December to Eliza Roberts widow Robert Ellis Roberts [aged 40] schoolmaster Walter Kearsey Smith cashier and Millicent Elsie Fraser (wife of Ronald Fraser). Effects £12732 2s 8d. Resworn £12832 15s 3d.
In 1892 the Sassoon Mausoleum was built as an extension to the Sassoon family home 1 Eastern Terrace Brighton.
On 24th May 1912 Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet [aged 55] died. He was buried in the Sassoon Mausoleum. His son Philip [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Baronet Sassoon of Kensington-gore in London.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 2 Chapters 61-109 1342-1361
The Chronicle of Jean le Bel, Volume 2 continues one of the most important fourteenth-century accounts of the early Hundred Years’ War. Written by the Liège chronicler Jean le Bel, this vivid narrative follows the fortunes of Edward III, Jean II of France, the Black Prince, the great nobles of France and England, and the soldiers, captains and companies who shaped the conflict. This volume covers some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, the siege and capture of Calais, the captivity of King John, the rise of the Jacquerie, the turmoil in Paris under Étienne Marcel and Charles of Navarre, the devastation caused by the free companies, Edward III’s great campaign of 1359–1360, and the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Brétigny. Jean le Bel’s chronicle is especially valuable for its lively detail, its interest in chivalry, warfare, politics and reputation, and its influence on later chroniclers, most famously Froissart. This English translation presents the text in clear, readable British English while preserving the force and character of the original narrative. The translation includes extensive notes to help the reader better understand Jean le Bel's text. Volume 2 also includes translated appendices drawn from royal and administrative records, many from the English Record Office, which illuminate Edward III’s campaigns in Brittany, the siege and occupation of Calais, naval preparations, military finance, appointments, safe conducts and related affairs.
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In 1933 the remains of the Sassoon family interred in the Sassoon Mausoleum were removed to the Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Wilesden.
On 18th May 1830 Richard Henry Rycroft 3rd Baronet [aged 36] and Charlotte Ann Josephine Tennant Lady Rycroft were married at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton. She by marriage Lady Rycroft of Calton in Yorkshire.
On 17th June 1835 Admiral Francis Laforey 2nd Baronet [aged 67] died unmarried and without issue. He was buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Brighton. Baronet Laforey of Whitby in Devon extinct.
Around 3600BC. Whitehawk Camp [Map] is a causewayed enclosure near Brighton in Sussex. In 1929 R. P. Ross Williamson and E. Cecil Curwen undertook atn excavation at Whitehawk Camp. In 1930, the archaeologist E. Cecil Curwen identified sixteen sites that were definitely or probably Neolithic causewayed enclosures.
The Iron-Age Hill Fort consists of a well-defined bank and ditch, with a smaller outer bank, in an irregular nine-sided polygon. There are two gaps, at the east-northeast and west-southwest edges, indicating entrances. The depth of the ditch and the height of the bank vary, with the highest point reaching 5.5 m (6.0 yd) above the bottom of the ditch.
On 2nd January 1821 Edward Kerrison 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet [aged 44] and Mary Martha Ellice at Wick House, Brighton. He married 23rd July 1844 Caroline Margaret Fox-Strangways Lady Kerrison, daughter of Henry Fox-Strangways 3rd Earl of Ilchester and Caroline Leonora Murray Countess Ilchester.