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By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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30 November 1340<\/h3>\n

Birth at Vincennes of John de Valois, Duke of Berry and third son of King John II of France. A major patron of the arts, Valois\u2019 Tres Riches Heures has been described as the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century.<\/p>\n

30 November 1508<\/h3>\n

Andrea Palladio is born in Padua. His designs for palaces and villas and his treatise The Four Books of Architecture will make him one of Western Europe\u2019s most influential architects.<\/p>\n

30 November 1601: Elizabeth I delivers her \u201cgolden speech\u201d<\/h3>\n

The troubled and ailing queen poignantly proclaims her love for her subjects<\/em><\/p>\n

During her last years, Elizabeth I<\/a> cut an ageing, weary and often gloomy figure, beset by troubles personal and political. Foreign visitors noted that she wore a wig and remarked on her rotten teeth, a consequence of her enthusiasm for sugar.<\/p>\n

When, on 30 November 1601, the queen rose to address more than 140 members of the House of Commons, most expected her to address the country\u2019s mounting economic problems. To their surprise, she instead gave a kind of farewell address, reflecting on her reign and looking forward to the judgment of the Almighty. Of the different versions of her speech, the most complete comes from the MP and diarist Hayward Townshend. In his version, Elizabeth assured them that she \u201cnever was any greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait fast-holding prince, nor yet a waster. My heart was never set on any worldly goods, but only for my subjects\u2019 good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do assure you there is no prince that loves his subjects better, or whose love can countervail our love,\u201d said the queen. \u201cThere is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love. For I do esteem it more than any treasure or riches; for that we know how to prize, but love and thanks I count invaluable. And, though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown, that I have reigned with your loves.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is, said Elizabeth, \u201cmy desire to live nor reign no longer than my life and reign shall be for your good. And though you have had, and may have, many princes more mighty and wise sitting in this state, yet you never had nor shall have, any that will be more careful and loving.\u201d Needless to say, her audience loved it, and versions were reprinted for decades. | Written by Dominic Sandbrook\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

30 November 1667<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Satirist Jonathan Swift is born in Dublin.<\/p>\n

30 November 1761<\/h3>\n

English optician and scientific instrument maker John Dollond died in London, aged 54. He had been appointed optician to King George III in December 1760.<\/p>\n

30 November 1936: Fire destroys the Crystal Palace<\/h3>\n

Londoners watch in horror as one of Britain\u2019s best-loved structures burns to the ground<\/em><\/p>\n

When, at seven o\u2019clock on the evening of 30 November 1936, Sir Henry Buckland stepped out of his front door to take his dog for their evening stroll, he could scarcely have imagined what lay ahead.<\/p>\n

For more than 20 years, Sir Henry had been the manager of the Crystal Palace, the vast, glittering cast-iron and glass building originally designed for the Great Exhibition of 1851<\/a>, but which had been relocated to Sydenham, south London. Buckland loved his job; he had even named his daughter, Chrystal, after the building. But now, as father, daughter and dog meandered along Crystal Palace Parade, they noticed a strange red glow inside the great glass edifice.<\/p>\n

When Sir Henry went to investigate, he found two night watchmen struggling to put out a fire inside the central office area. Within minutes, the blaze was out of control, and at 7.59pm the first telephone call reached Penge fire station. The first fire engine arrived just four minutes later. But already the Crystal Palace\u2019s fate was sealed; as the\u00a0Radio Times<\/em>\u00a0later put it: \u201cThe cavernous building glowed with an eerie incandescence, like some vast chandelier.\u201d<\/p>\n