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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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St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East England, British Isles

St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds is in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map].

1467. The Cadaver tomb of John Baret at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds. His tomb, which he had made before his death, once stood between the arch of the nave and his chantry. The roof painted with motto Grace me Govern and his SS collar is in wonderful preservation.

Around 1500. The nave roof at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds is of single hammer-beam constructions, with eleven pairs of life-sized angels. The angels show a procession in honour of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In 1501 William Carew died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds.

William Carew: he was born to Nicholas Carew and Joan Courtenay. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 1st March 1536 Robert Drury [aged 82] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds where he has a monument with him and his wife Anne Calthorpe represented.

Robert Drury: In 1454 he was born to Roger Drury of Hawstead in Suffolk at Hawstead, Suffolk. Before 1494 he and Anne Calthorpe were married. On 15th October 1495 he was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons during the 5th Parliament of Henry VII. After 12th November 1529 he and Anne Jerningham were married. The difference in their ages was 50 years.

During the dissolution, around 4th November 1539, the remains of Mary Tudor Queen Consort France were reburied at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds.

26th February 1852. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds to the fifty-five men of the Suffolk Regiment who drowned during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead from which the "Birkenhead Drill" i.e. women and children first, is named.

Rudyard Kipling's 1893 poem:

To take your chance in the thick of a rush, with firing all about,

Is nothing so bad when you've cover to 'and, an' leave an' likin' to shout;

But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drill is a damn tough bullet to chew,

An' they done it, the Jollies – 'Er Majesty's Jollies – soldier an' sailor too!

Their work was done when it 'adn't begun; they was younger nor me an' you;

Their choice it was plain between drownin' in 'eaps an' bein' mopped by the screw,

So they stood an' was still to the Birken'ead drill, soldier an' sailor too!

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