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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 1 Annals of London and Annals of St Paul's

This volume brings together two important medieval chronicles of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II: the Annals of London (Annales Londonienses) and the Annals of St Paul’s (Annales Paulini). Written close to the events they describe, these chronicles offer a vivid contemporary record of English political, military, ecclesiastical and civic life from the late thirteenth to the early fourteenth century. Their particular strength lies in their London perspective, recording not only the affairs of kings, nobles and bishops, but also parliaments, royal proclamations, civic disputes, elections of mayors and sheriffs, executions, tournaments, religious ceremonies, fires, floods, disturbances and the everyday concerns of the capital. The chronicles cover some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the wars of Edward I, conflict with Scotland, the turbulent reign of Edward II, the rise and fall of Piers Gaveston and the Despensers, the rebellion of Thomas of Lancaster, Queen Isabella’s invasion of England, the deposition of Edward II, and the accession of Edward III. The Annales Paulini, associated with St Paul’s Cathedral, is particularly rich in detailed observations of London and its clergy and citizens. An essential primary source for students and readers interested in medieval England, London history, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, the Scottish wars, medieval politics, and ecclesiastical history, this volume provides an unusually immediate view of a kingdom undergoing profound political upheaval.

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Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary

Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is in Pursuivant.

Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is the oldest of the Pursuivants in Ordinary being established in the reign of Henry IV. The Red Cross refers to the Cross of St George.

Around 1505 William Wriothesley [aged 16] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

In 1524 Thomas Wriothesley [aged 36] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary with the annual salary of £10.

In 1544 William Flower [aged 46] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

On 15th November 1546 Lawrence Dalton [aged 36] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

In 1553 Henry Cotgrove was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

On 14th November 1553 Nicholas Tubman was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

In 1567 William Dethick [aged 25] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

On 29th May 1621 Augustine Vincent [aged 37] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

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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 1639 William Dugdale [aged 33] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.

The London Gazette 23152. Whitehall, August 16, 1866.

The Queen [aged 47] has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto John von Sonnentag Haviland, gentleman, the office of Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, vacant by the promotion of James Robinson Planche", Esq., to the office of Somerset Herald.

In 1983 Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld 10th Baronet [aged 39] was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.