Exeter Cathedral is in Exeter, Devon [Map], Cathedrals in England.
On 11th August 1107 Bishop William Warelwast was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 10th February 1194 Bishop Henry Marshal (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 24th or 27th October 1206 Bishop Henry Marshal (age 58) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map] where his tomb is extant.
Around 13th April 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 5th October 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.
Around 1220 Bishop Walter Branscombe was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 23rd February 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 10th March 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was ordained priest and was consecrated Bishop of Exeter by Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 51).
On 14th April 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was enthroned Bishop of Exeter at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 22nd July 1280 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 60) died at Bishopsteignton, Devon. He was buried in Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 11th August 1300 Isabel Vere Baroness Okehampton (age 78) died at Okehampton, Devon. She was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1302 William Pontington Canon Exeter was appointed Precentor Exeter Cathedral.
Before 1307 William Pontington Canon Exeter was appointed Canon Exeter Cathedral.
In 1308 Bishop Walter Stapledon (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 5th December 1326 Bishop James Berkeley was appointed Bishop of Exeter; see Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker.
On 10th August 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 18th October 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 16th September 1360 William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 50) died. He was buried either in the Courtenay Chantry Chapel at Exeter Cathedral [Map] or at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son Humphrey (age 19) succeeded 2nd Earl of Northampton. Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 13) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 16th July 1369 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 77) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map]. His nephew Thomas (age 30) succeeded 4th Baron Grandison. Margaret Carew Baroness Grandison and Beauchamp by marriage Baroness Grandison.
On 5th March 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 12th May 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
After 2nd May 1377. Exeter Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (deceased) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 66). Note the de Bohun Swans Effigies on which her feet rest.
Margaret Bohun Countess Devon: On 3rd April 1311 she was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. On 11th August 1325 Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon and she were married. She the daughter of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon and Agnes St John Countess Devon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. On 23rd December 1340 Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon died. His son Hugh succeeded 2nd Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. She by marriage Countess Devon. On 16th December 1391 Margaret Bohun Countess Devon died.
On 18th February 1383 John Dynham (age 24) killed John Broun (his father's murderer) at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
Around 23rd December 1394 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham died. He was buried in the nave in Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 15th January 1395 Bishop Edmund Stafford (age 51) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 2nd February 1405 Peter Courtenay (age 59) died. He was buried at the Courtenay Chantry Chapel at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
On 3rd September 1419 Bishop Edmund Stafford (age 75) died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1457 Bishop John Hales (age 57) was appointed Dean of Exeter in which post he remained until 1459.
In 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 3rd December 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.
On 15th March 1465 Bishop John Booth was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1478 Bishop Peter Courtenay was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In November 1478 Bishop Lionel Woodville (age 31) was appointed Dean of Exeter which he held until 1482.
On 29th January 1487 Bishop Richard Foxe (age 39) was elected Bishop of Exeter. He was consecrate on 8th April 1487.
On 1st October 1492 Bishop Oliver King (age 60) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 1st October 1492 Bishop William Smyth (age 32) was appointed Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
On 3rd February 1493 Bishop Oliver King (age 61) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 6th November 1495 Bishop Richard Redman was translated to Bishop of Exeter.
On 24th November 1504 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 52) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 12th January 1505 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 53) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1519 Bishop John Vesey aka Harman (age 57) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1535 George Carew (age 37) was appointed Canon Exeter Cathedral.
On 4th September 1555 Bishop Edmund "Bloody" Bonner of London (age 55) consecrated an Archbishop and two Bishops at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]:
Archbishop Hugh Curwen (age 55) was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin.
Bishop James Turbeville was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
Bishop William Glynne (age 51) was consecrated Bishop of Bangor.
In 1556 George Carew (age 58) was appointed Archdeacon Exeter.
On 20th May 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was elected Bishop of Exeter on the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 26). Henry Machyn in his diary of 02 Apr 1560 refers to Bishop William Alley as being 'bishop elect of Exeter'.
On 14th July 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1571 George Carew (age 73) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
On 21st March 1619 George Smith of Exeter died. He was buried at Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In 1627 Bishop Joseph Hall (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 21st July 1644 Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans was baptised at Exeter Cathedral [Map]. John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley (age 42) attended. Elizabeth Villiers Countess Morton (age 35) was her godmother in whose care she was left.
On 3rd November 1660 Bishop John Gauden was elected Bishop of Exeter.
On 2nd December 1660 Bishop John Gauden was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1667 Anthony Sparrow (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1676 Archbishop Thomas Lamplugh (age 61) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 24th October 1676 Edward Lake (age 34) was appointed Archdeacon Exeter.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1681 Richard Annesley 3rd Baron Altham (age 26) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1689 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1703 Archbishop William Wake (age 45) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1717 Archdeacon Lancelot Blackburne (age 58) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1724 Bishop Stephen Weston (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
On 4th June 1748 Charles Lyttelton (age 34) was appointed Dean of Exeter.
In 1762 Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 33) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1784 Bishop William Buller (age 49) was elected Dean of Exeter.
On 16th June 1788 Martha Baker died unmarried. She was buried in Exeter Cathedral [Map] on 27th June 1788. She is commemorated on her father's monument.
In 1792 Bishop William Buller (age 57) was elected Bishop of Exeter.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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1797. Thomas Girtin (age 21). Exeter Cathedral [Map].
In March 1797 Bishop Reginald Courtenay (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1803 Bishop John Fisher (age 55) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.
In 1807 Bishop George Pelham (age 40) was translated to Bishop of Exeter.
In 1820 Bishop William Carey (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1885 Bishop Edward Bickersteth (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
In 1916 Bishop Rupert Gascoyne-Cecil (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.
General Photos of Exeter Cathedral [Map]. Hand On Skull.
In 1458 Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon (age 44) died at Yattendon Castle [Map]. He was buried at Courtenay Chantry Chapel Exeter Cathedral. His son Thomas (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Devon, 9th Baron Okehampton, 7th Baron Courtenay.