Esquire to the Body is in Royal Household.
In 1441 John Norreys [aged 41] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In 1460 John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 18] was appointed Esquire to the Body to Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 23].
Before December 1462 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough [aged 31] was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Edward IV of England [aged 20], and to the Privy Council.
In 1469 William Norreys [aged 28] was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Edward IV of England [aged 26].
On 27th October 1485 Thomas Lovell was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 28].
In 1509 Edward Chamberlayne [aged 25] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In 1509 Giles Strangeways [aged 22] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In or before 1522 Francis Bryan [aged 31] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
Before 1525 Robert Tyrwhitt Master [aged 21] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
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.
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Before 1528 William Carey [aged 27] was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Before 1528 Thomas Morgan [aged 45] was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 36].
In 1533 George Harper [aged 29] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
Before 1534 Edward Rogers [aged 35] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In 1539 Richard Manners [aged 30] was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1541 Robert Oxenbridge [aged 33] was appointed Esquire to the Body.
On 5th January 1656 Sharington Talbot was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 25].
William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Edward Neville was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Henry Knollys was appointed Esquire to the Body to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
Ambrose Willoughby was appointed Esquire to the Body to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
