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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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Baron Williams of Thame

Baron Williams of Thame is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.

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                    8th April 1554. 1st.  John Williams 1st Baron Williams [aged 54] created.
                
                    14th October 1559. 2nd. Son  Francis William 2nd Baron Thame succeeded.
                
                    15th February 1560. 2nd.  Francis William 2nd Baron Thame extinct.

On 8th April 1554 John Williams 1st Baron Williams [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Williams of Thame.

Before July 1554 John Williams 1st Baron Williams [aged 54] and Elizabeth Bledlow Baroness Williams [aged 50] were married. She by marriage Baroness Williams of Thame.

On 14th October 1559 John Williams 1st Baron Williams [aged 59] died at Ludlow Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame. Isabel Williams [aged 37] inherited Thame, Oxfordshire. His son Francis succeeded 2nd Baron Williams of Thame although he died four months later at which time the Barony became extinct. Some sources don't mention Francis William 2nd Baron Thame regarding the Barony as extinct following the death of John Williams 1st Baron Williams.

Before 15th February 1560 Francis William 2nd Baron Thame died. Baron Williams of Thame extinct.