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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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Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset

Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.

On 26th January 1674 Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet [aged 24] was created 1st Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On or before 7th April 1702 Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet [aged 53] died. He was buried on 7th April 1702 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On 25th December 1704 John Tynte 2nd Baronet [aged 21] and Jane Kemeys Lady Tynte [aged 19] were married at St Michael's Church, Clapton-in-Gordano. She by marriage Lady Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On or before 16th March 1710 John Tynte 2nd Baronet [aged 27] died. He was buried on 16th March 1710 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His son Halswell [aged 4] succeeded 3rd Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On 28th September 1727 Halswell Tynte 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Mary Waters Lady Tynte were married. She by marriage Lady Tynte of Halswell in Somerset. They had two daughters

On 12th November 1730 Halswell Tynte 3rd Baronet [aged 24] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His brother John [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On 15th August 1740 John Tynte 4th Baronet [aged 33] died unmarried. His brother Charles [aged 30] succeeded 5th Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset. Anne Busby Lady Tynte by marriage Lady Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.

On 25th April 1785 Charles Tynte 5th Baronet [aged 74] died. Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset extinct. He was buried on 8th September 1785 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map] where he has amonument by Joseph Nollekens [aged 47]. His estates were inherired by his niece Jane Hassell, daughter of his sister Jane Tynte, who had married Colonel John Johnson aka Kemeys-Tynte who changed his name from Johnson to Kemeys-Tynte.