Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, North-Central England, British Isles

Wollaton, Nottinghamshire is in Nottinghamshire.

See: St Leonard's Church, Wollaton [Map], Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire.

Around 1340 Edmund Willoughby was born to Richard Willoughby [aged 50] and Joan Grey at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Alice Somerville and had issue.

Around 1357 Edmund Willoughby was born to Edmund Willoughby [aged 17] and Alice Somerville at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Isabel Annesley and had issue.

Around 1395 Edmund Willoughby [aged 38] died at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire.

In 1414 Edmund Willoughby [aged 74] died at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire.

Around 1427 Robert Willoughby was born to Hugh Willoughby and Margaret Freville [aged 26] at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Margaret Griffith and had issue.

Around 1452 Sanchia Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby [aged 25] and Margaret Griffith at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married before 1478 John Strelley and had issue.

Around 1468 Anna Leeke [aged 43] died in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She was buried at St Leonard's Church, Wollaton [Map].

In 1475 Anne Filiol was born to William Filiol of Woodlands and Filiols Hall [aged 22] in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married in or before 1517 Edward Willoughby and had issue.

In 1517 Henry Willoughby was born to Edward Willoughby [aged 50] and Anne Filiol [aged 42] at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married before 1540 Anne Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset, and had issue.

On 21st October 1566 Margaret Willoughby was born to Francis Willoughby [aged 20] and Elizabeth Lyttelton [aged 18] at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married 15th February 1587 Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer and had issue.

On 29th November 1795 Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon [aged 48] and Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon [aged 28] were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

Alice Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby and Margaret Griffith at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married in or before 1432 Richard Curzon and had issue.

Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, North-Central England, British Isles

Prodigy House. A large house built in the Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean periods defined by their use of glass. Prodigy houses include: Longford Castle, Wiltshire [Map], Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, Longleat House, Burghley House, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire [Map] and Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire [Map].