Biography of Robert Waterton 1360-1425

Around 1360 Robert Waterton was born to John Waterton and Joan Mauley.

Before 1398 Robert Waterton (age 37) and Cecily Fleming were married.

In 1399 Robert Waterton (age 39) was appointed Constable of Pontefract Castle. In January 1400 he was given custody of King Richard II of England (age 31) who died shortly thereafter.

On 20th November 1399 Robert Waterton (age 39) was appointed Master of the Horse to the newly crowned King Henry IV of England (age 32).

In 1408 [his son] Robert Waterton was born to Robert Waterton (age 48) and [his wife] Cecily Fleming.

On 20th November 1419 [his brother-in-law] Bishop Richard Fleming (age 32) was nominated by papal provision to be Bishop of Lincoln.

On 28th April 1420 [his brother-in-law] Bishop Richard Fleming (age 33) was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln by by Martin V in Florence.

In or before 1422 Robert Waterton (age 61) and Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter (age 24) were married. The difference in their ages was 37 years.

Around 1424 [his wife] Cecily Fleming died.

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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 17th January 1425 Robert Waterton (age 65) died.

After 17th January 1425. Monument in Church of St Oswald, Methley [Map] to Robert Waterton (deceased) and [his former wife] Cecily Fleming.

York School of Carving. Crocketed arch. He in Early Plate Bascinet Period armour. Large Orle highly decorated with head resting on great helm with feathered crest. Beard with spiral twists. Collar Esses and Crowns Alternating. Misericorde. Hip Belt with decorated buckle. She wearing a squared crespine headress and small Esses Collar. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields. Chunky Lions Mane.