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Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham

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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Baron Mordaunt

Baron Mordaunt is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Baron Mordaunt:

1st. 1529. John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt. Extinct. 28th May 1836.

2nd. 10th July 1659. John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt. Extinct. 16th June 1814.

Baron Mordaunt 1st Creation 1529

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Summary

1529. 1st. John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 49] created.

18th August 1562. 2nd. Son John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt [aged 54] succeeded.

1571. 3rd. Son Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt [aged 32] succeeded.

16th June 1601. 4th. Son Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt [aged 34] succeeded.

1608. 5th. Son John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough succeeded.

18th June 1642. 6th. Son Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [aged 20] succeeded.

19th June 1697. 7th. Daughter Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk [aged 38] succeeded.

17th November 1705. 8th. First Cousin Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 47] succeeded.

25th October 1735. 9th. Grandson Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 27] succeeded.

1st August 1779. 10th. Son Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth [aged 21] succeeded.

16th June 1814. 11th. Half Sister Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt 11th Baroness Mordaunt [aged 75] succeeded.

22nd June 1819. 12th. Second Cousin Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon [aged 76] succeeded.

17th June 1827. 13th. Son George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon [aged 57] succeeded.

28th May 1836. 13th. George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon extinct.

In 1529 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Mordaunt. Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt by marriage Baroness Mordaunt.

On 18th August 1562 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 82] died at Bedford, Bedfordshire [Map]. His son John [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baron Mordaunt.

In 1571 John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt [aged 63] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map]. His son Lewis [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Baron Mordaunt.

On 2nd June 1543 Ellen Fitzlewis [aged 21] died. In April 1592 Joan Fermor [aged 27] died.

Elizabethan Period monument with eight Doric Columns with John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt in an elevated position with a wife either side, each lying on a rush mat. All three wearing ruffs. .

Ellen Fitzlewis: In 1522 she was born to John Fitzlewis. Before 1538 John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt and she were married.

Joan Fermor: Around 1516 she was born to Richard Fermor and Anne Browne. After 1543 John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt and she were married.

The Mordaunt crest an Blackamoor's Head.

What appear to be Harpies supporting the monument.

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On 16th June 1601 Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt [aged 62] died at Drayton, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Henry [aged 34] succeeded 4th Baron Mordaunt.

He was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map] where he has a black-painted alabaster pall and black marble slab. The Mordaunt crest appears to have changed to an African woman.

Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt: In 1567 he was born to Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt. Before 1608 he and Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt were married. She by marriage Baroness Mordaunt. She the daughter of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset. In 1608 he died. His son John succeeded 5th Baron Mordaunt.

Before 1608 Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt [aged 40] and Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt were married. She by marriage Baroness Mordaunt. She the daughter of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset.

In 1608 Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt [aged 41] died. His son John succeeded 5th Baron Mordaunt.

On 18th June 1642 John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough died. His son Henry [aged 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Peterborough, 6th Baron Mordaunt.

On 19th June 1697 Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [aged 75] died. His nephew Charles [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary [aged 38] succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 37] by marriage Countess Peterborough.

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Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham

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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On 17th November 1705 Mary Mordaunt Duchess Norfolk [aged 46] died. Her first cousin Charles [aged 47] succeeded 8th Baron Mordaunt. Her husband John Germain 1st Baronet [aged 55] inherited her Drayton estates and the rest of her inheritance, valued at £70,000.

On 25th October 1735 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 77] died. His grandson Charles [aged 27] succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.

On 1st August 1779 Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 21] succeeded 5th Earl Peterborough, 3rd Earl Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt, 4th Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 4th Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.

On 22nd June 1819 Mary Anastasia Grace Mordaunt 11th Baroness Mordaunt [aged 80] died. Her second cousin Alexander [aged 76] succeeded 12th Baron Mordaunt.

On 17th June 1827 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon [aged 83] died. His son George [aged 57] succeeded 5th Duke Gordon, 8th Marquess Huntly, 13th Earl Huntley, 13th Baron Mordaunt. Elizabeth Brodie Duchess Gordon [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Gordon.

On 28th May 1836 George Gordon 5th Duke Gordon [aged 66] died without legitimate issue at Belgrave Square, Belgravia. Duke Gordon, Baron Mordaunt extinct. His fourth cousin once removed George [aged 74] succeeded 9th Marquess Huntly, 14th Earl Huntley.

Baron Mordaunt of Reigate 2nd Creation 1659

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Summary

10th July 1659. 1st. John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 33] created.

5th June 1675. 2nd. Son Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 17] succeeded.

25th October 1735. 3rd. Grandson Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 27] succeeded.

1st August 1779. 4th. Son Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth [aged 21] succeeded.

16th June 1814. 4th. Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth extinct.

On 10th July 1659 John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 33] was created 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 1st Baron Mordaunt of Reigate. Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt [aged 27] by marriage Viscountess Mordaunt of Avalon.

On 5th June 1675 John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt [aged 48] died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His son Charles [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 2nd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.

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The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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On 25th October 1735 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 77] died. His grandson Charles [aged 27] succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.

On 1st August 1779 Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 21] succeeded 5th Earl Peterborough, 3rd Earl Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt, 4th Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 4th Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.

On 16th June 1814 Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth [aged 56] died. Earl Peterborough, Earl Monmouth, Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, Baron Mordaunt of Reigate extinct. His half sister Mary [aged 75] succeeded 11th Baroness Mordaunt.