Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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St Mary's Church, Buckden is in Buckden, Churches in Cambridgeshire.
St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
On 14th July 1551 Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk [aged 15] died of sweating sickness at the Bishop of Lincoln's Palace, Buckden [Map]. His brother Charles [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Duke Suffolk, 3rd Viscount Lisle.
Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk died of sweating sickness an hour or so after his brother also at the Bishop of Lincoln's Palace, Buckden [Map]. Duke Suffolk, Viscount Lisle extinct.
They were buried at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]
Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk: In 1537 he was born to Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk. Henry Machyn's Diary. 22nd September 1551. The xxij day of September was the monyth['s mind of the] ij dukkes of Suffoke [Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Charles Brandon 3rd Duke of Suffolk] in Chambryge-shyre, with [ij] standards, ij baners grett of armes and large, and banars rolles of dyver armes, with ij elmets, ij [swords, ij] targetts crownyd, ij cotes of armes, ij crests, and [ten dozen] of schochyons crounyd; and yt was grett pete of [their] dethe, and yt had plesyd God, of so nobull a stok they wher, for ther ys no more left of them.
On 8th October 1691 Bishop Thomas Barlow [aged 83] died. He was buried in the Chancel of St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
After 18th October 1778. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Margaret Green.
After 7th May 1779. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to John Green, S.T.P. ie Sacrae Theologiae Doctor ie Doctor of Sacred Theology.
After 1822. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
On 7th February 1827 Bishop George Pelham [aged 60] died at his residence at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map] to Bishop George Pelham sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily [aged 38].
After 2nd April 1827. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to John Green.
After 16th August 1831. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Robert Stuart Hurst Whitworth.
After 10th May 1834. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to an unamed Officer.
After 9th April 1847. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Louisa Linton nee Wingfield wife of Colonel Linton who fought at Waterloo.
In 17th April 1868 Margaret Green [aged 84] died. Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map].
Margaret Green: Around 1784 she was born. In 1826 Bishop Edward Maltby and she were married.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
After September 1869. St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map]. Monument to Katherine Frances Champion and to Charles Stuart Champion, the latter of whom was killed accidentally at Offord Station on 7th Sep 1869 aged nine. Sculpted by W Willet of 260, Marylebone Road, London.
