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Bishop of Ely is in Bishop. See Ely Cathedral [Map].
On 6th October 1174 Bishop Geoffrey Ridel was consecrated Bishop of Ely at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
On 15th September 1189 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 32) held a Council meeting at Pipewell [Map] at which he appointed a number of Bishops:
Bishop William Longchamp was elected Bishop of Ely.
Bishop Godfrey Lucy was elected Bishop of Winchester.
Bishop Richard Fitzneal (age 59) was elected Bishop of London.
Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 29) was elected Bishop of Salisbury.
On 31st December 1189 two of Richard I's new bishops were consecrated ...
Bishop William Longchamp was consecrated Bishop of Ely.
Bishop Richard Fitzneal (age 59) was consecrated Bishop of London.
On 6th January 1190 Bishop William Longchamp was enthroned Bishop of Ely at Ely Cathedral [Map].
In 1225 Bishop Geoffrey Burgh (age 45) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
On 3rd February 1229 Bishop Hugh of Northwold was elected Bishop of Ely.
On 19th June 1229 Bishop Hugh of Northwold was consecrated Bishop of Ely at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
Around 20th June 1316 Bishop John Hotham was elected Bishop of Ely.
On 3rd October 1316 Bishop John Hotham was consecrated Bishop of Ely.
In 1337 Bishop Simon Montagu was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In July 1345 Bishop Thomas Lisle (age 47) was consecrated as Bishop of Ely.
On 15th July 1345 Bishop Thomas Lisle (age 47) was elected Bishop of Ely.
On 13th August 1373 Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel (age 20) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
On 3rd April 1388 Bishop John Fordham was translated to Bishop of Ely.
Around 1437 Louis of Luxembourg travelled to England where he was appointed Bishop of Ely.
Around 1437 Louis of Luxembourg travelled to England where he was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1443 Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 25) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1454 Bishop William Grey was appointed Bishop of Ely.
On 8th August 1478 Cardinal John Morton (age 58) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
On 6th October 1486 Bishop John Alcock (age 56) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
On 26th May 1501 Bishop Richard Redman was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1506 Bishop James Stanley (age 41) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1515 Bishop Nicholas West (age 54) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
Before 19th April 1534 Bishop Thomas Goodrich was elected Bishop of Ely.
On 19th April 1534 Bishop Thomas Goodrich was consecrated Bishop of Ely by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (age 44) assisted by Bishop John Longland (age 61) and Bishop Christopher Lord.
In July 1554 Bishop Thomas Thirlby (age 48) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
In 1559 Bishop Richard Cox (age 66) was appointed Bishop of Ely where he remained for twenty-one years.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th July 1559. The v day of July was deposyd of ther byshopeprykes the archebyshope of Yorke doctur Heth (age 58), and the bysshope of Ely docthur Thurlbe (age 53), at my lord treysorer('s) (age 76) plasse at Frers Augustyne.
On 22nd September 1609 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes (age 54) was elected Bishop of Ely.
In 1628 Bishop John Buckeridge (age 66) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
On 15th November 1631 Bishop Francis White (age 67) was elected Bishop of Ely.
In 1638 Bishop Matthew Wren (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1667 Bishop Benjamin Lany (age 75) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1674 Bishop Peter Gunning (age 60) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
John Evelyn's Diary. 26th March 1675. Dr. Brideoak (age 62) was elected Bishop of Chichester, on the translation of Dr. Gunning (age 61) to Ely.
John Evelyn's Diary. 20th February 1676. Dr. Gunning (age 62), Bishop of Ely, preached before the King (age 45) from St. John xx. 21, 22, 23, chiefly against an anonymous book, called "Naked Truth", a famous and popular treatise against the corruption in the Clergy, but not sound as to its quotations, supposed to have been the Bishop of Hereford and was answered by Dr. Turner, it endeavoring to prove an equality of order of Bishop and Presbyter.
On 16th July 1684 Bishop Francis Turner (age 46) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th November 1684. Dr. Turner (age 47), now translated from Rochester to Ely upon the death of Dr. Peter Gunning, preached before the King (age 54) at White-hall on 3 Romans 8, a very excellent sermon, indicating the Church of England against the pernicious doctrines of the Church of Rome. He challenged the producing but of five Cleargymen who forsooke our Church and went over to that of Rome, during all the troubles & rebellion In England, which lasted neere twenty yeares; and this was to my certaine observation a greate truth.
In 1691 Bishop Simon Patrick (age 64) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
In 1707 Bishop John Moore (age 61) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
In 1723 Bishop Thomas Green (age 65) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1781 Bishop James Yorke (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In May 1812 Bishop Bowyer Sparke (age 53) was translated to Bishop of Ely which position he held until his death in 1836.
In 1836 Bishop Joseph Allen (age 66) was translated to Bishop of Ely.
In 1886 Bishop Alwyne Compton (age 61) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1924 Bishop Leonard Jauncey White Thompson (age 60) was appointed Bishop of Ely.