Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406

The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.

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Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill is in Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, Churches in Leicestershire.

On 12th September 1570 John Shirley [aged 37] died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

After 12th September 1570. Monument to John Shirley [deceased] at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Helm with Folds. Richard and Gabriel Royley of Burton-upon-Trent.

John Shirley: In 1533 he was born to Francis Shirley and Dorothy Giffard at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. On 12th September 1570 he died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

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On 27th July 1571 Francis Shirley [aged 56] died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried in the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Elizabethan Period. Chest with Weepers holding Shields. Helm with Folds. Richard and Gabriel Royley of Burton-upon-Trent.

Francis Shirley: he and Dorothy Giffard were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years; she, unusually, being older than him. Around 26th January 1515 he was born to Ralph Shirley at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map].

On 29th December 1595 Frances Berkeley [aged 31] died. She was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. Monument to Frances Berkeley and George Shirley 1st Baronet [aged 36]. The armorial shows Shirley Arms and Berkeley Arms impaled. Cadaver Underneath. Attributed to Jasper Hollemans.

Frances Berkeley: Around 1564 she was born to Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley. After 21st February 1587 George Shirley 1st Baronet and she were married.

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On 27th April 1622 George Shirley 1st Baronet [aged 63] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His son Henry [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Devereux Lady Shirley [aged 22] by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

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1787. Monument to Nathaniel Curzon -1787 in Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

On 22nd February 1827 Elizabeth Mundy Countess Ferrers died. She was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

On 2nd May 1827 Robert Shirley 7th Earl Ferrers [aged 70] died. He was buried at Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map]. His brother Washington [aged 66] succeeded 8th Earl Ferrers, 14th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

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1848. Monument to Nathaniel Curzon 1779-1848 in Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill [Map].

Stemmata Shirleiana. His [Robert Shirley 4th Baronet] body was brought into Leicestershire, and having previously laid in state some days in the ancient Priory church of Bredon [Map], deposited there on the 22d of December, and finally in 1661 removed to the vault beneath the chancel of the church of Staunton Harold. At his funeral, we are told, a sermon was preached front Luke, VII verse 5: "He loved our country, and hath built us a synagogue." On the north side of the chapel of Staunton Harold is à very handsome mural monument, with this inscription:

Here nearby lies Robert Shirley, Baronet, son of Henry and grandson of George. He married Katherine, daughter of Humphrey Okeover of Okeover in the county of Stafford, Esquire, by whom he had sons Seymour, Sewall (who died in the cradle), and Robert, and daughters Katherine and Dorothea. For his steadfast loyalty to the King he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. He died in the year 1656, in the … year of his age.

Hic juxta situs est Robertus Shirley, Baronettus, Henrici F. Georaii N. uxorem duxit Katharinam, filiam Humphridi Okeover de Okeover in Agro Staff. Armigeri, ex quâ filios suscepit Seymovrem, Sewalvm in cunis Defunctum, ac Robertym, filias Katharinam, et Dorotheam. Ob Summam erga Regem Fidelitatem in Arce Londiniensi incarceratus, obit MDCLVI. A^o Aitatis....

Note 1. Inscription on Robert Earl Ferrers' monument at Eatington, and Dr. Thomas's ed, of Dugdale's Warwickshire, under Eatington.