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The Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham is a remarkable medieval history of one of England’s great Benedictine monasteries. Beginning with the abbey’s legendary and royal foundations, it traces the fortunes of Evesham through centuries of religious devotion, political conflict, legal struggle, rebuilding, reform, and royal patronage. At the heart of the chronicle is the abbey’s determination to defend its ancient liberties. Its monks record disputes with bishops, appeals to popes and papal legates, contested elections of abbots, lawsuits over lands and privileges, and the long struggle to preserve Evesham’s exemption from episcopal control. Alongside these institutional battles are vivid accounts of saints and miracles, including St Ecgwine, St Odulf and the royal martyr St Wistan, whose relics and cult formed an important part of the abbey’s identity. The chronicle also preserves a wealth of detail about everyday monastic life. It describes the building and repair of churches, cloisters, chapels, halls, mills, granges and fishponds; the acquisition of estates and revenues; the making of vestments, shrines, bells and liturgical books; and the provision of food, clothing, recreation and medical care for the monks. Successive abbots emerge not merely as religious superiors but as administrators, builders, patrons, diplomats and defenders of the community. Extending into the later Middle Ages, the narrative reflects the changing political world around Evesham, from the Norman Conquest and the Angevin kings to the Wars of the Roses and the reign of Henry VIII. The result is both a history of a single monastery and a richly detailed record of medieval English religious, legal, economic and political life. This edition offers modern readers direct access to one of the most important monastic chronicles of medieval England, revealing how the monks of Evesham understood their saints, their privileges, their rulers and their place in history.

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Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet 1655-1716

Paternal Family Tree: Middleton

Before 1651 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 26] and [his mother] Maria Cholmondeley [aged 22] were married.

On 23rd March 1655 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Maria Cholmondeley [aged 27].

In 1658 [his mother] Maria Cholmondeley [aged 30] died.

After 1658 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 33] and Jane Trevor were married.

On 13th July 1663 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 38] died. His son [his brother] Thomas [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.

In 1670 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 14] matriculated Brasenose College, Oxford University travelling abroad thereafter.

In 1684 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 28] became Recorder and a common councilman for Denbigh and was appointed Custos Rotulorum for Denbighshire. He was an alderman from 1685 to April 1686.

On 5th February 1684 [his brother] Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 33] died. His brother Richard [aged 28] succeeded 3rd Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.

In 1685 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Denbighshire unopposed at which time he was restored as Custos Rotulorum.

In 1685 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Denbighshire unopposed.

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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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Before 19th April 1686 William Whitmore of Balmes House in Hackney and [his future wife] Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton [aged 19] were married.

On 19th April 1686 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 31] and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle.

In 1688 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 32] was appointed High Sheriff of Denbighshire at which time he lost his positions as Recorder and Custos Rotulorum.

In 1690 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 34] was elected MP Denbighshire.

Around 1694 [his son] William Myddelton 4th Baronet was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 38] and [his wife] Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton [aged 27].

In 1695 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 39] was elected MP Denbighshire which seat he held until his death in 1716 being re-elected in 1698, Feb 1701, Dec 1701, 1702, 1705, 1708, 1710, 1713 and 1715.

After 1695 [his former wife] Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton [deceased] died.

On 29th April 1716 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet [aged 61] died and was buried at St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. His funeral cost £365. His son William [aged 22] succeeded 4th Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.

After 1718. St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. Monument to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and his wife Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton, their daughter Frances Myddelton who died young and their son William Myddelton 4th Baronet [aged 24] who died two years after his father. Sculpted by Robert Wynne of Ruthin, commissioned by Mary Myddelton.

White marble, a gadrooned and panelled base, with a long inscription, set forward carrying the life-sized recumbent figure of William Myddelton 4th Baronet, behind, his standing parents, fashionably dressed and flanking a corniced die with an urn crest, and displaying on its front a swaddled child. The figures are flanked by Corinthian Columns supporting an entablature, the cornice arched at the centre with roses on its soffit. Flaming urns stand above the columns, and the family crest, garlanded with a helmet and red hand crest above the arch.

Frances Myddelton: she was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton. She died young.

William Myddelton 4th Baronet: Around 1694 he was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton. On 29th April 1716 Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet died and was buried at St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. His funeral cost £365. His son William succeeded 4th Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle. On 5th January 1718 he died unmarried. Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle extinct.

Mary Myddelton: she was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton.

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[his daughter] Mary Myddelton was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton.

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Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'

This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.

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[his daughter] Frances Myddelton was born to Richard Myddelton 3rd Baronet and Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton. She died young.