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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St Andrew's Church, Hartburn, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, North-East England, British Isles [Map]

St Andrew's Church, Hartburn is in Hartburn, Northumberland [Map], Churches in Northumberland.

Around 1200 the chancel of St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map] was rebuilt and, thereafter, extended in the 13th century.

On 23rd April 1743 John Brown [aged 35] and Jane Loraine [aged 35] were married at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map].

After 17th December 1816. Memorials in St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map] to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hollis Bradford [deceased] and Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Fitzroy [aged 8].

Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Fitzroy: On 14th May 1808 he was born to Henry Fitzroy and Caroline Pigot. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 27th February 1828 he died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map]. On 9th August 1831 he and Lucy Sarah Lethbridge were married. On 4th December 1856 he and Louisa Emily Macdonald were married.

On 27th February 1828 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Fitzroy [aged 19] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map].

On 14th February 1830 Mary Ann Atkinson died at sea on their passage homewards from India. She was buried in the vault at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map] on 16th May 1830.

1834. Monument to Mary Ann Atkinson by Francis Leggatt Chantrey [aged 52] at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map].

Mary Ann Atkinson: On 1st June 1818 General Thomas Bradford and she were married. On 14th February 1830 she died at sea on their passage homewards from India. She was buried in the vault at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map] on 16th May 1830.

On 28th November 1853 General Thomas Bradford [aged 75] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map].

In August 1921 a memorial to Captain Willoughby Thornton Wrigley was unveiled at a ceremony at St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map] attended by Colonel E P A Riddell CMG DSO.

Captain Willoughby Thornton Wrigley: On 8th March 1895 he was born to Reverend Daniel Wrigley at Nhill. He was educated at St John's School Leatherhead. On 15th August 1920 Captain Willoughby Thornton Wrigley was killed in action by rebels at Sharaban in Iraq. He was buried at the Baghdad North Gate Cemetery.

2022. Photos of the interior and exterior of St Andrew's Church, Hartburn [Map].