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Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406

The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.

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Bolam, Northumberland, Alnwick Region, North-East England, British Isles

Bolam, Northumberland is in Alnwick Region.

In 1661 Samuel Garth was born in Bolam, Northumberland. He attended Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1679 and an M.A. in 1684. He later earned his M.D. and became a member of the College of Physicians in 1691.

Bolam Hall, Northumberland, Alnwick Region, North-East England, British Isles [Map]

Before 1809 Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland [aged 59] commissioned the building of Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map].

On 23rd December 1809 Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland [aged 60] died. Monument at St Andrew's Church, Bolam [Map] to Robert Horsley, his wife Catherine, who died in 1818, and five of their children. His daughter Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley [aged 35] inherited Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map].

Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland: Around 1749 he was born to John Horlsey. Before 1809 Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland commissioned the building of Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map].

Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley: On 20th January 1774 she was born to Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland. On 26th July 1810 John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies and she were married.

Around 1818 John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies [aged 43] commissioned John Dobson of Newcastle to lay out the grounds of Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map], including a large and beautiful lake

On 1st March 1865 John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies [aged 91] died. His son William [aged 53] succeeded 3rd Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford and inherited Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map]. Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford.

On 3rd July 1893 William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies [aged 82] died. His son William [aged 28] succeeded 4th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford and inherited Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map]..

In 1902 William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies [aged 36] sold Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map] to Frank H. Burn.

Around 1912 Frank H Burn sold Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map] to Arthur Fenwick (d. 1917) who then sold it to William Boustead Dickenson.

Around 1929 William Boustead Dickenson sold Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map] to Maj. Richard Straker; sold or leased to Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont 2nd Viscount Allendale [aged 38].

In 1980 Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map] was divided into two properties, with the grounds becoming a country park.