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Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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Baron Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon

Baron Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.

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                    2nd July 1885. 1st.  Robert Collier 1st Baron Monkswell [aged 68] created.
                
                    27th October 1886. 2nd. Son  Robert Collier 2nd Baron Monkswell [aged 41] succeeded.
                
                    22nd December 1909. 3rd. Son  Robert Collier 3rd Baron Monkswell succeeded.

        
                    The London Gazette 25486. Whitehall, July 2, 1885. The Queen [aged 66] has been please'd to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of 'Great Britain and Ireland unto the undermentioned persons and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten, namely:
                
                    Mervyn Edward [aged 48], Viscount Powerscourt, in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, K.P., by the name, style, and title of Baron Powerscourt, of Powerscourt, in the county of Wicklow.
                
                    Sir Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild [aged 44], Bart., by the name, style, and title of Baron Rothschild, of Tring, in the county of Hertford. [Emma Louise von Rothschild Baroness Rothschild [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Rothschild of Tring in Hertfordshire]
                
                    Edward Charles Baring [aged 57], Esq., by the name, style, and titie of Baron Revelstoke, of Membland, in the county of Devon. [Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke [aged 46] by marriage Baroness Revelstoke of Membland in Devon]
                
                    The Right Honourable Sir Robert Porrett Collier [aged 68], Knt., a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, by the name, style, and title of Baron Monkswell, of Monkswell, in the county of Devon. [Isabella Rose Baroness Monkswell [aged 70] by marriage Baroness Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon]
                
                    The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Hobhouse, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, by the name, style, and title of Baron Hobhouse, of Hadspen, in the county of Somerset.
                
                    Sir Ralph Robert Wheeler Lingen, KC.B., by the name, style, and title of Baron Lingen, of Lingen, in the county of Hereford.
                
                    The Right Honourable Edward Gibson, Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, by the name, style, and title of Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne, in the county of Meath.
                
                    Rowland Winn [aged 65], Esq., by the name, style, and title of Baron Saint Oswald, of Nostell, in the West Riding of the county of York [Harriet Dumaresq Baroness St Owsald by marriage Baroness St Oswald of Nostell in the West Riding of Yorkshire.]

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On 27th October 1886 Robert Collier 1st Baron Monkswell [aged 69] died. His son Robert [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baron Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon. Mary Josephine Hardcastle Baroness Monkswell [aged 36] by marriage Baroness Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon.

On 22nd December 1909 Robert Collier 2nd Baron Monkswell [aged 64] died. His son Robert succeeded 3rd Baron Monkswell of Monkswell in Devon.