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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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Dean of Salisbury

Dean of Salisbury is in Dean, Salisbury Cathedral [Map].

In 1155 Henry Beaumont was appointed Dean of Salisbury which position he held until 1164.

Before 17th January 1258 Robert Wickhampton was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

On 9th September 1271 Bishop Walter Scammel was elected Dean of Salisbury.

In 1382 Thomas Montagu was appointed Dean of Salisbury which position he held until his death on 31st August 1404.

From 1441 to 1446 Adam Moleyns was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

In 1463 Bishop James Goldwell was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

In 1503 Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 31] was appointed Archdeacon of Gloucester Cathedral, Dean of Salisbury and Chancellor of Cambridge.

In 1514 Bishop John Longland [aged 41] was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

In May 1521 Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall [aged 47] was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

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Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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In 1533 Bishop Edward Fox [aged 37] was appointed Dean of Salisbury.

On 4th May 1675 Dean Thomas Pierce [aged 53] was appointed Dean of Salisbury.