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4 days ago · In 1098 Earl Hugh marched from Chester as joint leader of an ill-fated expedition to Anglesey. (fn. 136) Later comital expeditions became the stuff of legend. One led by Earl Richard (1101-20), for example, was believed to be the occasion of a relief march by the constable of Chester and of a miracle of St. Werburg.
3 days ago · After the battle of Blore Heath (Staffs.) in 1459, two of the Yorkist leaders, the earl of Salisbury's sons Thomas and John Neville, were imprisoned in Chester castle. (fn. 46) Despite such links between Chester and the house of Lancaster, in 1460 Richard, duke of York, granted the city's mayor, John Southworth, an annual pension of £10 for ...
4 days ago · After 1066 William I gave it to Earl Hugh, whose successors as earls of Chester ruled the city until 1237, when the earldom was annexed by the Crown. The fact that Chester belonged for over 150 years to Anglo-Norman earls rather than English kings, unlike most large towns, did not in practice make much difference to its development, though there may have been economic advantages from being the earls' headquarters.
2 days ago · 7 Norbertine Saints You Should Know. Sts. Evermode, Frederick of Hallum, Godfrey of Cappenberg, St. Gilbert, Gerlaach and Pierre-Adrien Toulorge, and Bl. Hugh of Fosse — pray for us! Kevin Di Camillo, June 19, 2019. June 6 is the feast of St. Norbert, founder of the Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians or ...
1 day ago · Pages 301-317. Journal of the House of Lords Volume 32, 1768-1770.Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
2 days ago · Edited by C P Lewis and A T Thacker. This is the first of two volumes providing an authoritative and detailed treatment of Chester's history, meticulously researched from the original sources. Victoria County History - Chester. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2003. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
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4 days ago · A particularly striking example of a letter addressed to the Exchequer is CFR 1217–18, no. 69 which sets out the terms on which the earl of Chester was to hold Lancashire and Shropshire-Staffordshire, terms which reflect the terrible weakness of central government at this time; see Carpenter, Minority, p. 81.The clerks were not always clear whether to enroll writs on the fine roll or the close roll.
