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Bishop of Exeter

Bishop of Exeter is in Bishop. See Exeter Cathedral [Map].

On 11th August 1107 Bishop William Warelwast was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 10th February 1194 Bishop Henry Marshal (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

Around 13th April 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 5th October 1214 Bishop Simon Apulia was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.

Around 1220 Bishop Walter Branscombe was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 23rd February 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 10th March 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was ordained priest and was consecrated Bishop of Exeter by Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 51).

On 14th April 1258 Bishop Walter Branscombe (age 38) was enthroned Bishop of Exeter at Exeter Cathedral [Map].

In 1308 Bishop Walter Stapledon (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 5th December 1326 Bishop James Berkeley was appointed Bishop of Exeter; see Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker.

On 10th August 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 18th October 1327 Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

On 5th March 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 12th May 1370 Bishop Thomas de Brantingham was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

On 15th January 1395 Bishop Edmund Stafford (age 51) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 3rd December 1458 Archbishop George Neville (age 26) was consecrated as Bishop of Exeter.

On 15th March 1465 Bishop John Booth was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1478 Bishop Peter Courtenay was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 29th January 1487 Bishop Richard Foxe (age 39) was elected Bishop of Exeter. He was consecrate on 8th April 1487.

On 1st October 1492 Bishop Oliver King (age 60) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 1st October 1492 Bishop William Smyth (age 32) was appointed Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.

On 3rd February 1493 Bishop Oliver King (age 61) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 6th November 1495 Bishop Richard Redman was translated to Bishop of Exeter.

On 24th November 1504 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 52) was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 12th January 1505 Bishop Hugh Oldham (age 53) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

In 1519 Bishop John Vesey aka Harman (age 57) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

1555 Consecrations

On 4th September 1555 Bishop Edmund "Bloody" Bonner of London (age 55) consecrated an Archbishop and two Bishops at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]:

Archbishop Hugh Curwen (age 55) was consecrated Archbishop of Dublin.

Bishop James Turbeville was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

Bishop William Glynne (age 51) was consecrated Bishop of Bangor.

On 20th May 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was elected Bishop of Exeter on the recommendation of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 26). Henry Machyn in his diary of 02 Apr 1560 refers to Bishop William Alley as being 'bishop elect of Exeter'.

On 14th July 1560 Bishop William Alley (age 50) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

In 1627 Bishop Joseph Hall (age 52) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 3rd November 1660 Bishop John Gauden was elected Bishop of Exeter.

On 2nd December 1660 Bishop John Gauden was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

In 1667 Anthony Sparrow (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1676 Archbishop Thomas Lamplugh (age 61) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1689 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 38) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1724 Bishop Stephen Weston (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 1762 Bishop Frederick Keppel (age 33) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1792 Bishop William Buller (age 57) was elected Bishop of Exeter.

In March 1797 Bishop Reginald Courtenay (age 55) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1803 Bishop John Fisher (age 55) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

In 1807 Bishop George Pelham (age 40) was translated to Bishop of Exeter.

In 1820 Bishop William Carey (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

In 1885 Bishop Edward Bickersteth (age 59) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.