#OnThisDay 28 September 1735 Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton was born. He served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1768 to 1770 as a member of the Whigs. #OTD #history #gb #greatbritain #ukpol #ukpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 27 September 1442 John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk was born. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland in 1478. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 27 September 1304 John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey died at the age of about 73 in Kennington, Surrey, England. He served as Regent of Scotland in 1296. #OTD #history #scotpol #scottishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 26 September 1698 William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire was born. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1737 to 1744. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #gb #greatbritain #ukpol #ukpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 26 September 1087 William II became King of the English, and was crowned, succeeding his father William the Conqueror, who died on the 9th. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 23 September 788 Ælfwald I was assassinated. He had reigned as King of Northumbria since 779. He was succeeded by his first cousin Osred II. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #northumbria #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

and 1455 to 1456. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #france #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 21 September 1327 Edward II died at the age of 43 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England. He reigned as Count of Ponthieu from 1290 to 1325, as Duke of Aquitaine from 1306 to 1325, and as King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 to 1327. #OTD #history #ukpol #royals #engpoli

#OnThisDay 20 September 1217 Louis the Lion was forced to abdicate as de facto King of England, having reigned since 1216, leaving his rival Henry III as sole king. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 16 September 1745 James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde died at the age of 80 in Avignon, Papal States. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1703 to 1707, and 1710 to 1713. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #scotpol #scottishpolitics

#history #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #scotpol #scottishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #france #politics

#OnThisDay 16 September 1386 Henry V and IV was born in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. He reigned as Duke of Aquitaine as Henry IV from 1400 to 1422, as King of England and Lord of Ireland as Henry V from 1413 to 1422, and as Regent of France from 1420 to 1422. #OTD #history #royals #engpoli

#OnThisDay 15 September 1384 William de Windsor, Baron Windsor died at the age of about 59 in Haversham, Buckinghamshire, England. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1369 to 1376. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 14 September 1435 John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford died at the age of 46 in the Castle of Joyeux Repos, Normandy, France. He had served as Regent of France and Lord Protector of England since 1422. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #france #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics

#OnThisDay 14 September 792 Osred II was murdered. He reigned as King of Northumbria from 788 to 790. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #northumbria #northumberland #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

English Empire from 1554 to 1558. He was immediately succeeded by his son Philip III and II. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #naples #sicily #italy #spain #sardinia #portugal #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #netherlands #thenetherlands #belgium

#OnThisDay 10 September 1167 Matilda died at the age of 65 in Rouen, Normandy, France. She reigned as Lady of the English in 1141. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #normandy #france #anjou #hre #holyromanempire #germany #politics

26th by his son William II. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #normandy #france #politics

#OnThisDay 8 September 1372 Thomas Holland, Duke of Surrey was born. He served as the King's Lieutenant of Ireland from 1398 to 1399. #OTD #history #iepol #irlpol #irishpolitics #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics

from 1189 to 1199. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #aquitaine #maine #france #engpoli #englishpolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #anjou #normandy #politics