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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St Wulfram's Church, Grantham is in Grantham [Map], Churches in Lincolnshire.
Interior of St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
Exterior of St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
1496. Font with 1899 Font Cover at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
After 1678. Monument to William Bury [deceased] at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
William Bury: In 1631 he was born. Before 1678 he and Dorothy Dockwray were married. In 1678 he died.
On 21st February 1698 Gabriel More [aged 63] died. Monument at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
Gabriel More: Around 1635 he was born.
After 29th March 1701. Monument to Elizabeth Saunderson [deceased] at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
Elizabeth Saunderson: In May 1657 she was born to Thomas Saunderson. Before 29th March 1701 Richard Middlemore and she were married. On 29th March 1701 she died.
After 8th March 1748. Monument to William Cust [deceased] at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
William Cust: In 1720 he was born to Richard Cust 2nd Baronet and Anne Brownlow Lady Cust.
1759. Monument to Dudley Ryder at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map] sculpted by Henry Cheere 1st Baronet [aged 56].
Dudley Ryder: In 1691 he was born to Richard Ryder of Hackney in Middlesex. In November 1733 Dudley Ryder and Anne Newnham were married. On 24th May 1756 Dudley Ryder died.
After 5th January 1769. Monument to Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford [deceased] at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map] sculpted by E Bingham of Peterborough.
Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford: On 11th October 1688 he was born to John Turnor and Diana Cecil. On 5th January 1769 Edmund Turnor of Stoke Rochford died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In or after 1808. Monument to William Thorold [deceased] at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].
William Thorold: In 1774 he was born to John Thorold 9th Baronet and Jane Hayford Lady Thorold. In 1808 William Thorold died.
After 1919. First World War Memorial at St Wulfram's Church, Grantham [Map].