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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Before 12th December 1518 [her future husband] George Rolle (age 23) and Eleanor Dacres (age 28) were married.
Before 1522 [her future husband] George Rolle (age 26) and Elizabeth Ashton were married.
Before 1533 [her future husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 29) and Dorothy Newdigate (age 27) were married.
Before 1545 Henry Brinklow and Margery Unknown were married.
On or before 20th January 1546 [her husband] Henry Brinklow died.
In 1549 [her husband] Stephen Vaughan Merchant (age 47) died.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Before 23rd June 1551 George Rolle (age 56) and Margery Unknown were married.
Before 20th November 1552 Leonard Chamberlain (age 48) and Margery Unknown were married.
On 20th November 1552 [her husband] George Rolle (age 57) died.
Before 29th November 1554 [her husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 50) and Dorothy Andrews of Woodstock were married.
Before 5th May 1557 Margery Unknown died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th May 1557. The v day of May a-for non was bered my lade Chamburlayne, the wyff of ser [her husband] Lenard Chamburlayne (age 53) of Oxffordshyre, with ij whyt branchys and a fayr [herse] of wax, and v dosen penselles and skochyons and ij dosen of [staff-torches]; xxiiij powre men and women dyd bere them, and they [had] gownes of fyne brode cottun of blake; and iiij baners borne abowte her; and with prestes and clarkes, a grett compene of mornars; and ther dyd pryche att the masse docthur Chadsay, and he mad a godly sermon; and after a grett dener; and master Longkaster was the harold; and ther was a grett dolle of money at the cherche.
After 5th May 1557 [her former husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 53) and Anne Blount (age 57) were married.
Around August 1561 [her former husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 57) died at Guernsey [Map].