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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In 1320 Robert de Baldock was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
On 4th May 1389 Bishop Edmund Stafford [aged 45] was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
From 1396 to 1397 Bishop Guy Mone Aka Mohun was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
On 28th July 1461 Bishop Robert Stillington [aged 41] was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
On 1st November 1461 Bishop Robert Stillington [aged 41] was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
In May 1474 Bishop John Russell was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
On 25th May 1523 Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall [aged 49] was appointed Keeper of the Privy Seal.
John Evelyn's Diary. 23rd January 1683. Sir Francis North [aged 45], son to the Lord North, and Lord Chief Justice, being made Lord Keeper on the death of the Earl of Nottingham, the Lord Chancellor, I went to congratulate him. He is a most knowing, learned, and ingenious man, and, besides being an excellent person, of an ingenious and sweet disposition, very skillful in music, painting, the new philosophy, and politer studies.
John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd December 1685. Our patent for executing the office of Privy Seal during the absence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, being this day seal'd by the Lord Chancellor [aged 40], we went afterwards to St James's, where the Court then was on occasion of building at Whitehall; his Ma* [aged 52] deliver'd the seale to my Lord Tiviot and myselfe, the other Commissioners not being come, and then gave us his hand to kisse. There were the two Venetian Ambassadors, and a world of company; amongst the rest the first Popish Nuncio that had ben in England since the Reformation, so wonderfully were things chang'd, to the universal jealousy.
The London Gazette 26496. Crown Office, March 19, 1894.
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased by Letters Patent to appoint the Right Honourable Edward, Lord Tweedmouth, to be Keeper of the Privy Seal.