After 1423. St Peter's Church, Elford [Map]. Monument to John Stanley. Early Plate Bascinet Period. Maiden's Face Buckle. Eagle and Baby Crest; the legend associated with Sir John's descent from his ancestor, Sir Thomas Latham, whose wanted his barren wife to adopt his illegitimate son so he placed the baby in a nearby eagle's nest. His wife was delighted with this 'miracle' and took the child as her own.
Historic England states ... "Knight of circa 1370, alabaster, with bogus Gothic inscription by Richardson to Sir John Stanley, died 1474".
Mark Downing, President of the Church Monuments Society states on FB ... My research concludes c.1410. On a modern alabaster tomb-chest in the north-east corner of the south aisle. Stebbing Shaw quotes the inscription and expenses by Humphrey Stanley who probably acquired the effigy from a dissolved monastic house, with the inscription added c.1540 by possibly a Burton-on-Trent workshop. Restored and re-cut by Richardson in 1848/49. He states that he renewed the eagle crest, parts of the basinet, aventail, left arm, gauntlets, grip of the dagger, rowel spurs, spur straps, first part of the inscription and tomb-chest. Inscription on the right side of the slab: Orate pro aia d'ni Joh'is Stanley milit quondam d'ni de pype clyfton caumpuyle elforde et stotfolde et hui' Cantarie et capelle fundator' Anno d'ni Mil'simo CCCCMO Septuagesimo quarto. It is worth commenting that the rapier sword was not introduced until the sixteenth century and that this sword was cut into the slab when the inscription was added.
Humphrey Stanley: Around 1450 he was born to John Stanley and Elizabeth Vernon at Pipe, Staffordshire. On 19th March 1505 Humphrey Stanley died.
In 1762 Stebbing Shaw was born to Stebbing Shaw at Stone, Staffordshire [Map]. He was educated at Repton School [Map].
On 24th May 1780 Stebbing Shaw [aged 18] was admitted as a pensioner at Queen's College, Cambridge University [Map]. He graudated BA in 1784, MA in 1787 and BD in 1796.
On 4th February 1784 Stebbing Shaw [aged 22] was elected scholar of Queen's College, Cambridge University [Map] and on 13th January 1786 he was elected a Fellow.
Around 1785 Stebbing Shaw [aged 23] became tutor to Francis Burdett 5th Baronet [aged 14] grandson of Robert Burdett 4th Baronet [aged 68].
On 5th March 1795 Stebbing Shaw [aged 33] was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In 1798 Stebbing Shaw [aged 36] published his first volume of the History and Antiquities of Staffordshire with part of the second volume being published in 1801.
On 27th April 1799 Stebbing Shaw [aged 37] succeeded his father as Rector of St Peter's Church, Hartshorne [Map].
On 27th April 1799 [his father] Stebbing Shaw died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 28th October 1802 Stebbing Shaw [aged 40] died.