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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 2

The Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, Volume 2, comprising A Sorrowful Commendation on King Edward, the Life of Edward II by a Monk of Bridlington, Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury and Life of Edward by Thomas de la More, presents a rich collection of medieval English chronicles illuminating the political, military, ecclesiastical and social upheavals of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The volume offers contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a period marked by war with Scotland, conflict between Crown and nobility, disputes over royal government, ecclesiastical tensions, rebellion, deposition and civil violence. Particular attention is given to the struggle surrounding Piers Gaveston, Thomas of Lancaster and the Despensers, as well as the turbulent final years of Edward II and the political circumstances that shaped the early reign of Edward III. These chronicles are especially valuable for their vivid narrative detail. They preserve speeches, political arguments, descriptions of battles and executions, accounts of parliaments and royal councils, reports of diplomatic missions, ecclesiastical controversies, prodigies and natural events, and contemporary judgements on the conduct of kings, magnates and churchmen. Written from differing institutional and regional perspectives, the texts reveal not only what happened but how medieval observers interpreted events, often through ideas of divine judgement, legitimate kingship, loyalty, treason and moral retribution. An important primary-source collection for readers interested in Edward I, Edward II, medieval politics, the Scottish wars, the baronial opposition, the fall of Edward II, church history and fourteenth-century England, Volume 2 provides an indispensable window into one of the most turbulent periods of the English Middle Ages.

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Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, South-East England, British Isles

Winchester College, Winchester is in Winchester, Hampshire [Map].

In 1382 Bishop William of Wykeham [aged 62] founded Winchester College, Winchester.

Around 1500 Dean Henry Cole was born. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and New College, Oxford University.

In 1510 Bishop John White was born to Robert White at Farnham, Surrey [Map]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and New College, Oxford University.

In 1516 John Philpot was born at Compton, Hampshire. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and New College, Oxford University.

On 28th December 1581 Bishop Arthur Lake [aged 12] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

In 1716 James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon [aged 13] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

On 3rd August 1718 John Wallop Viscount Lymington was born to John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth [aged 28] and Bridget Bennet Viscountess Lymington [aged 21]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester from 1731 to 1734, and Christ Church College, Oxford University from 1739 to 1740. He married 8th July 1740 Catherine Conduit and had issue.

Around 1758 James Harris 1st Earl Malmesbury [aged 11] was educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Around 1761 Richard Worsley 7th Baronet [aged 9] was educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Around 1771 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury [aged 9] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Around 1777 Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath [aged 11] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Around 1777 George Grey 6th Earl Stamford 2nd Earl Warrington [aged 11] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

On 29th March 1804 John Parkinson [aged 16] died at Winchester College, Winchester. Monument at St James' Church, Kinnersley [Map]

John Parkinson: Around 1788 he was born to Leonard Parkinson at Jamaica.

On 21st December 1810 Thomas Neville Abdy 1st Baronet was born to Captain Anthony Abdy [aged 30] and Grace Rich [aged 18]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester. He was baptised at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington on 14th December 1811. He married 19th October 1841 Harriet Alston and had issue.

On 16th March 1828 Bishop George Ridding was born at Winchester College, Winchester where his father was vicar.

Around 1876 Walter Shirley 11th Earl Ferrers [aged 11] educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Ataúlfo Alejandro Orléans Galliera educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

John White was born to Robert White at Farnham, Surrey [Map]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and New College, Oxford University. He married 1. before 1558 Sybil White 2. 1558 Catherine Soday.

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Deeds of King Henry V

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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Alonso María Orléans Galliera educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

Alvaro Antonio Orléans Galliera educated at Winchester College, Winchester.