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Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham

The Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham is a remarkable medieval history of one of England’s great Benedictine monasteries. Beginning with the abbey’s legendary and royal foundations, it traces the fortunes of Evesham through centuries of religious devotion, political conflict, legal struggle, rebuilding, reform, and royal patronage. At the heart of the chronicle is the abbey’s determination to defend its ancient liberties. Its monks record disputes with bishops, appeals to popes and papal legates, contested elections of abbots, lawsuits over lands and privileges, and the long struggle to preserve Evesham’s exemption from episcopal control. Alongside these institutional battles are vivid accounts of saints and miracles, including St Ecgwine, St Odulf and the royal martyr St Wistan, whose relics and cult formed an important part of the abbey’s identity. The chronicle also preserves a wealth of detail about everyday monastic life. It describes the building and repair of churches, cloisters, chapels, halls, mills, granges and fishponds; the acquisition of estates and revenues; the making of vestments, shrines, bells and liturgical books; and the provision of food, clothing, recreation and medical care for the monks. Successive abbots emerge not merely as religious superiors but as administrators, builders, patrons, diplomats and defenders of the community. Extending into the later Middle Ages, the narrative reflects the changing political world around Evesham, from the Norman Conquest and the Angevin kings to the Wars of the Roses and the reign of Henry VIII. The result is both a history of a single monastery and a richly detailed record of medieval English religious, legal, economic and political life. This edition offers modern readers direct access to one of the most important monastic chronicles of medieval England, revealing how the monks of Evesham understood their saints, their privileges, their rulers and their place in history.

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Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos 1847-1931

In 1847 Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos was born to Graham Graham-Montgomery 3rd Baronet [aged 23].

On 15th October 1857 [her future husband] Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 25] and Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 52] and Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst [aged 43].

In 1870 [her brother-in-law] William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple [aged 22] and [her sister] Helen Mabel Graham-Montgomery Countess Temple of Stowe were married.

In 1885 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos [aged 61] and Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and Mary Campbell Duchess Buckingham and Chandos.

On 26th March 1889 [her husband] Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos [aged 65] died from diabetes at 2 Queen Anne Street aka Chandos House Marylebone. Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Marquess Buckingham, Marquess of Chandos, Earl Temple, Earl Nugent extinct.

[her brother-in-law] William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple [aged 41] succeeded 4th Earl Temple of Stowe according to the special remainder in its patent. [her sister] Helen Mabel Graham-Montgomery Countess Temple of Stowe by marriage Countess Temple of Stowe.

Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham [aged 46] succeeded 8th Viscount Cobham. Mary Susan Cavendish Viscountess Cobham [aged 36] by marriage Viscountess Cobham.

On 8th August 1894 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 62] and Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 47] were married.

In 1897 [her husband] Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 64] was created 1st Earl Egerton. Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 50] by marriage Countess Egerton.

1901. Frank Bernard Dicksee [aged 47]. Portrait of Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 54].

On 2nd June 1901 [her father] Graham Graham-Montgomery 3rd Baronet [aged 77] died.

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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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On 16th March 1909 [her husband] Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 77] died. Earl Egerton extinct. His brother [her brother-in-law] Alan [aged 63] succeeded 3rd Baron Egerton Tatton. Anna Louisa Taylor Baroness Egerton [aged 58] by marriage Baroness Egerton Tatton.

In 1931 Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 84] died.