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5 days ago · For Henry III’s reign (1216–1272), there are fifty-six rolls, written in Latin on parchment, with each roll being composed of separate membranes sewn together, the membranes measuring roughly 50 cm in length and 35 cm in width. Since Henry’s regnal year began on 28 October, each roll runs from 28 October in one calendar year to 27 October ...
3 days ago · Early Record Commission volumes dealt with inquisitions from Henry III to Richard III, but were more a catalogue of landholders and places than a true calendar; documents from 1236 to 1422 were then calendared in detail by the Public Record Office, as were those for 1485–1509, leaving a large gap.
5 days ago · The story itself – a French prince who came to control large parts of England at the invitation of an English baronage in revolt against their king – is interesting enough. However, Louis’ ultimate failure, and the subsequent successes enjoyed by Henry III, explains why Louis is so little-known in Britain.
5 days ago · Forthcoming publications. Calendar of the Fine Rolls of the Reign of Henry III preserved in The National Archives. Volume IV: 1242–1248, eds. Paul Dryburgh & Beth Hartland, technical eds. Paul Caton & José Miguel Vieira (Woodbridge, 2014). Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2024.
4 days ago · Fines from the fifteenth year of King Henry, son of King John. 1. 28 Oct . Portsmouth. For Nicholas de Neville. By the fine of £20 that Nicholas de Neville made with the king, for which he has given the king surety by Henry of Audley, Hugh Despenser, Godfrey of Crowcombe and Thomas of Hengrave, the king has granted him the custody of the land ...
4 days ago · The deanery of Wimborne in Dorset is worth 20 m. 1. 1. On the dorse of this membrane is a contemporary note which reads ‘H. of Pattishall, treasurer, received this roll under the seal of Silvester of Everdon in the feast of St. Edmund, 23 Henry III [20 Nov. 1238], by the hand of Henry of Belgrave’.
4 days ago · Fine of the Month: October 2006. 1. Adam de St. Martin and the king’s tenants of Mansfield 1217–1222. ⁋1 During the minority of Henry III, the men of the important royal demesne manor and soke of Mansfield, in central Nottinghamshire and at the centre of Sherwood Forest, acted in a self-confident and assertive way to defend their own ...
