Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Wuffingas
Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent founded Minster on Sheppey Abbey [Map].
Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent founded Holy Trinity Church, Milton Regis [Map].
Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent was born to [her father] King Anna of East Anglia.
Around 636 [her father] King Anna of East Anglia succeeded King East Anglia.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 640. This year died Eadbald, King of Kent, after a reign of twenty-five winters. He had two sons, Ermenred and [her future husband] Erkenbert; and Erkenbert reigned there after his father. He overturned all the idols in the kingdom, and first of English kings appointed a fast before Easter. His daughter was called [her daughter] Ercongota - holy damsel of an illustrious sire! whose mother was Sexburga, the daughter of [her father] Anna, king of the East-Angles. Ermenred also begat two sons [Note. Æthelberht Oiscingas and Æthelred Oiscingas], who were afterwards martyred by Thunnor.
On 20th January 640 King Eadbald of Kent died. His son [her future husband] Eorcenberht succeeded King of Kent. Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent by marriage Queen Consort Kent.
Around 652 [her brother-in-law] Tondberct Gwyre and [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [her father] King Anna of East Anglia.
In 654 King Penda of Mercia defeated the East Anglian army at the Battle of Bulcamp at Bulcamp, Blythburgh. [her father] King Anna of East Anglia and his son [her brother] Jurmin Wuffingas were killed. Anna's son His uncle [her uncle] Æthelhere succeeded King East Anglia.
After 655 [her brother-in-law] King Ecgfrith of Northumbria (age 10) and [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [her father] King Anna of East Anglia. He the son of King Oswiu of Northumbria (age 43) and Eanflæd Queen Consort Bernicia (age 28).
Before 658 [her son-in-law] King Wulfhere of Mercia (age 17) and [her daughter] Ermenilda Oiscingas Queen Consort Mercia were married. She the daughter of [her future husband] King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent. He the son of King Penda of Mercia.
Around 664 Ealhfrith King Deira (age 34) died. His half brother [her brother-in-law] Ecgfrith (age 19) succeeded King Deira. [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 28) by marriage Queen Consort Deira.
Before 14th July 664 King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent were married. She the daughter of King Anna of East Anglia. He the son of King Eadbald of Kent and Emma Austrasia Queen Consort Kent.
On 14th July 664 [her husband] King Eorcenberht of Kent died. His son [her son] Ecgberht succeeded I King of Kent.
On 15th February 670 King Oswiu of Northumbria (age 58) died. He was buried at Whitby Abbey [Map] - see Bede. In 670 His son [her brother-in-law] Ecgfrith (age 25) succeeded King Northumbria. [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 34) by marriage Queen Consort Northumbria.
In 673 [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 37) founded Ely Abbey [Map] and was appointed Abbot Ely.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 4th July 673 [her son] King Ecgberht I of Kent died. His son [her grandson] Eadric succeeded King of Kent.
Bede. [her sister] She was succeeded in the office of abbess by her sister Sexberga, who had been wife to [her former husband] Erconbert, king of Kent; who, when her sister had been buried sixteen years, thought fit to take up her bones, and putting them into a new coffin, to translate them into the church. Accordingly she ordered some of the brothers to provide a stone to make a coffin of; they accordingly went on board ship, because the country of Ely is on every side encompassed with the sea or marshes, and has no large stones, and came to a small abandoned city, not far from thence, which, in the language of the English, is called Grantchester [Map], and presently, near the city walls, they found a white marble coffin, most beautifully wrought, and neatly covered with a lid of the same sort of stone. Concluding therefore that God had prospered their journey, they returned thanks to him, and carried it to the monastery.
On 23rd June 679 [her sister] Æthelthryth Wuffingas Queen Consort Deira and Northumbria (age 43) died. She was buried at Ely Abbey [Map].
On 23rd June 679 Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent was appointed Abbot Ely.
On 6th February 685 [her son] King Hlothhere of Kent died of wounds received in a battle with his nephew, and co-ruler, [her grandson] King Eadric of Kent.
Bede. As soon, therefore, as he was recovered, he sold him at London, to a Freson, but he could not be bound by him the whole way as he was led along; but though his enemies put several sorts of bonds on him, they were all loosed. The buyer, perceiving that he could in no way be bound, gave him leave to ransom himself if he could; now it was at the third hour (nine in the morning) when the masses were wont to be said, that his bonds were generally loosed. He, having taken an oath that he would either return, or send him the money for his ransom, went into Kent to [her son] King Lothaire, who was son to the sister of [her sister] Queen Etheldrida, above spoken of, for he had once been her servant. From him he obtained the price of his ransom, and as he had promised, sent it to his master.
[her son] King Ecgberht I of Kent was born to King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent.
[her son] King Hlothhere of Kent was born to King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent.
[her daughter] Ermenilda Oiscingas Queen Consort Mercia was born to King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent. She married before 658 King Wulfhere of Mercia.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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[her daughter] Eorcengota Oiscingas was born to King Eorcenberht of Kent and Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wehha Wuffingas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wuffa King East Anglia
Great x 1 Grandfather: Tytila King East Anglia
GrandFather: Eni Wuffingas
Father: King Anna of East Anglia