Yorkshire Almanac 2025

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This day Sir John Stapylton was slain near Aberford by a fall from a horse, frightened by a sheep which lay in a hedge bottom, which rose up suddenly. The horse started sideways, Sir John fell down, he spoke a few words, and died immediately. He had designed to start candidate for a knight of the shire at the next election. He is succeeded by Sr Miles Stapylton, who is about 25 years old, and will stand candidate.

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This day, Sr John Stapylton, of Myton, was slain near Abberfirth, by a fall from a horse, frightened by a sheep which lay in a hedge bottom, which rose up suddenly. The horse started sideways; Sr John fell down; he spoke a few words, and died immediately. He had designed to start candidate for a knight of the shire at the next election. He is succeeded by Sr Miles Stapylton, who is about 25 years old, and will stand candidate.

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• 1734 British general election (1) ·
• 📌Aberford (2) ·
• Accident (27) ·
• Horse (72) ·
• John Stapylton (2) ·
• Mole (animal) (2) ·
• Myton-on-Swale (2) ·
• Sheep (28) ·
• Sir Miles Stapylton, 4th Baronet (2) ·
• Tories (1678-ca. 1760, ca. 1783-1834) (11), political faction and, later, party, supported divine right of kings, opposed state-sponsored Catholicism, succeeded by the Conservative Party ·
• William III (9) ·

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