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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St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey, South-East England, British Isles [Map]

St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey is in Lambeth, Surrey [Map], Churches in Surrey.

On 3rd April 1538 Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 58] died at the Abbot of Reading's Place next to Baynard's Castle [Map]. She was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map] in a crypt beneath the floor of the Howard Chapel. The Chapel no longer exists but the ledger slab is extant with the inscription: "Here lyeth the Lady Elizabeth Howard, sometime Countess of Wiltshire".

In 1606 Archbishop Matthew Hutton [aged 77] died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 2nd November 1610 Archbishop Richard Bancroft [aged 66] died at Lambeth Palace [Map]. he was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 23rd January 1646 Jane Needham [aged 1] was baptised at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 18th June 1660 Charles Myddelton of Ruabon [aged 28] and Jane Needham [aged 15] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

In 1691 Charles Myddelton of Ruabon [aged 59] died. He was buried in St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 18th May 1692 Elias Ashmole [aged 74] died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 14th December 1715 Archbishop Thomas Tenison [aged 79] died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

The History and Antiquities of Surrey Volume 5. St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. On a Brass Plate was this Inscription: "Here lyeth the Lady Elizabeth Howard sometime Countess of Wiltshire."

On 17th December 1751 John Bettesworth [aged 74] died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 25th May 1772 Robert Hodgson of Congleton [aged 31] and Mildred Porteus [aged 27] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 19th March 1783 Archbishop Frederick Cornwallis [aged 70] died. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort [aged 24] and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 20] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 69] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 46] and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 43]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

On 18th January 1805 Archbishop John Moore [aged 74] died at Lambeth Palace [Map]. He was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

In 1818 Catherine Eden [aged 76] died. She was buried at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].

On 24th June 1884 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [aged 43] was consecrated Bishop of Bishop of Qu'Appelle in Canada by Archbishop of Canterbury at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].