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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Lamplugh, Cumberland is in Cumberland.
Around May 1899 Joseph Edwin Sewell was born to William Sewell at Lamplugh, Cumberland
31st March 1901. Census. Bird Dyke, Lamplugh.
William Sewell. Iron Ore Miner.
Joseph Edwin Sewell (age 1).
On 12th June 1918 Joseph Edwin Sewell (age 19) died from wounds at Southampton, Hampshire [Map]. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map].
Joseph Sewell was born in 1899 at Lamplugh, Cumberland. The second son of iron ore miner William Sewell and his wife Maria (nee Hope) of Bird Dyke, Lamplugh. He enlisted at Workington in 1917. Letters home show that he was stationed at Edinburgh Castle in August 1917. He had served with the Royal Fusiliers.
1595. The Gateway at Lamplugh Hall, Cumberland is in stone and consists of a moulded archway with a pointed head, a rectangular hood mould, and a stepped parapet. On the front is a panel containing an armorial, the date 1595 and the name John Lamplugh, and in the apex is a datestone. At the rear is a sundial inscribed Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (sic) with brass gnomon set in carved sun's disc with Roman numerals to sides.
Lamplugh Stone Circle is also in North England Stone Circles.
Lamplugh Stone Circle [Map] was
Parish of Lamplugh. On an eminence in the Stockhow Hall estate, in this parish, are the remains of a druidical circle [Map] called Standing Stones. Only the northern segment is now to be seen; the remainder having been blasted and removed a few years ago to make fences with. The part remaming consists of six large stones, of the kind provincially called the smooth blue cobble, placed at irregular distances, varying from eighteen paces to one; and the circle, when perfect, may have been one hundred paces in diameter. The stones are mostly of an oblong figure, placed endwise in the circumference of the circle; four of the largest are nearly four feet in height above ground, and are supported in an upright position by other large stones around their bases underground. The neighbouring rock is of limestone. We can ascertain no tradition relating to the stones beyond the name, which is common to similar erections in other parts of the kingdom.
St Michael's Church, Lamplugh is also in Churches in Cumberland.
On 19th January 1687 Frances Lamplugh died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map].
After 21st July 1731. Memorial at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map] to Margaret Lamplugh (deceased).
Margaret Lamplugh: On 7th October 1693 she was born to Thomas Lamplugh and Frances Moline. Around 14th July 1731 Richard Brisco and she were married. She was dead a week later. The churchwarden at Lamplugh church explained this a possibly being a means for Richard to gain the estate of her father with whose wife, Margaret's mother, he Richard was conducting an affair. Alternatively it may have been a means by which Lamlugh Hall would retained by Richard Brisco. On 21st July 1731 Margaret Lamplugh died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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After 1750. Memorial at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map] to Thomas Lamplugh, his wife Frances Moline and their son-in-law Richard Brisco (age 51).
Frances Moline: In 1665 she was born to Abraham Moline of Cumberland and Frances Bullock. Before 7th October 1693 Thomas Lamplugh and she were married. On 5th January 1746 she died.
Richard Brisco: On or before 28th February 1698 he was born to John Brisco of Crofton. On 26th January 1750 he died.
After 1800 Stained glass windows at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map].
In 1870 St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map] was constructed from local sandstone by William Butterfield. A chapel or church is believed to have been on the site since 1150 with two previous reconstructions recorded in 1658 and 1771. The vestry was previously part of the Lamplugh family mortuary chapel.
On 12th June 1918 Joseph Edwin Sewell (age 19) died from wounds at Southampton, Hampshire [Map]. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map].
Joseph Sewell was born in 1899 at Lamplugh, Cumberland. The second son of iron ore miner William Sewell and his wife Maria (nee Hope) of Bird Dyke, Lamplugh. He enlisted at Workington in 1917. Letters home show that he was stationed at Edinburgh Castle in August 1917. He had served with the Royal Fusiliers.
June 1921. St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map]. The war memorial, immediately to the west of the church, unveiled and consecrated in June 1921, is inscribed with 30 names from World War I and four names from World War II. When the names of the fallen of World War II were added it as moved from its original site under the West window to face the Church.
Leading Aircraftman James Benn (1076715). Son of Braithwaite And Sarah Benn, of Lamplugh, Cumberland. On 4th November 1943, early in the morning, he took his service rifle from the rack in a hut in East Anglia, went outside and shot himself. Lancashire Evening Post, 5 November 1943. He is buried at St Michael's Church, Lamplugh [Map].