Alternatively, the name could have been derived from brearton, a village and civil parish in the harrogate borough of north yorkshire. Brereton, sir william by 152159, of brereton, cheshire. Breretons journal is a book made up of letters from the english civil war 16421646. Testament stories of gods offers to israel and the consequences of. The letter book of sir william brereton, spring 1646, mcfarland, reprint 2012. Brereton, sir william, and mckenna, joseph, ed a journal of the english civil war. The letter books of sir william brereton sir william. The letter books of sir william brereton edited by r. Travels of sir william brereton in ireland, 1635 celt ucc. The letters show that like a large number of participants in the war, brereton underwent something of a radicalisation.
The letter books of sir william brereton book, 1990. Ives did you know there is an organization that researches and recreates the middle ages in the present. A parliamentary general, sir william was engaged in the siege of dudley castle, bridgnorth castle and the fortifield cathedral close at lichfield. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Observations upon the history of one of the old cheshire. The letter books of sir william brereton the record. Dore record society of lancashire and cheshire chester wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Sir william brereton english civil war letter 1644 collectors weekly. A journal of the english civil war by sir william brereton. More like lions than mensir william brereton and the. The letter book of sir william brereton, spring 1646 by sir william brereton 20121022 on. I have written two articles about the life and fall of sir william brereton, one of the men who was executed for adultery with anne boleyn. The letter books of sir william brereton book, 1984. The letter books of sir william brereton, lancashire and cheshire record society. Sir william brereton, 1st baronet project gutenberg self. An extant letter of the first lord brereton, dated 26th january, 1624, lays claim to. Sir william brereton and englands wars of religion jstor.
T he eldest son of william brereton of handforth in cheshire, he inherited substantial estates in cheshire on the death of his parents around 1610. The letter books of sir william brereton record society of lancashire and cheshire brereton, william published by record society of lancashire and cheshire 1984. Sir william brereton and englands wars of religion. Brereton s journal is a book made up of letters from the english civil war 16421646. It is said that he was named william after william the conqueror and it became a recurring name within the family.
Robert norman dore volume 128 of the series is called volume 2 on the title page, which refers to the second part of the brereton letters. The first reference to brereton is in the doomsday book which refers to the manor of bretune. Travels in holland, the united provinces, england, scotland, and ireland. Brereton hall, built for sir william brereton 15501631 is a country house north of the village of brereton green. William brereton or bryerton was the sixth some say seventh son of a leading, landowning cheshire family. The letter books of sir william brereton, lancashire and cheshire record society, vol. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. After attending oxford and grays inn, brereton emerged as an energetic. Breretons book made up of letters comes out of the english civil war 16421646. The letter books of sir william brereton record society. The letter book contains copies of letters sent and received by brereton. The arrests of sir francis weston and sir william brereton. A series of letter books survive in which he preserved copies of letters he wrote, especially during the english civil war.
William brereton is the author of journal of the english civil war 2. A journal of the english civil war mcfarland books. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online. He was not a jesuit priest sent to assassinate anne boleyn, as the tudors portrayed him, so find out more by reading the following articles. The letter books of sir william brereton the record society of lancashire and cheshire unknown binding by william brereton author extraordinary newes from colonell iohn barkeer governour of coventry, to a merchant of london. The legend of the muzzle bear the queen ann boleyn story a picture of a brereton arms brereton coat of arms sections of the brereton book a lecture on sir william brereton and the pork barrel by professor eric w. The letter books of sir william brereton record society of lancashire and cheshire william brereton on. I have written two articles about the life and fall of sir william brereton, one of the men who. According to morrill brereton may also have already been linked to the radical congregationalist samuel eaton, just returned from exile in new england, whose sermons not. There is also a miscellany of breretons papers relating to public affairs in the chester city archives office cao, cr63702.
The letters also offer insight on daily life during the war, with details on supplies, armaments, and mutinies. The subject of the first part of this article is sir william brereton. Discover book depositorys huge selection of william brereton books online. There is also a miscellany of brereton s papers relating to public affairs in. Jane was the daughter of sir william brereton of brereton, knight and jane warburton. Five letter books survived the war containing over some 2000 letters. Robert norman dore volume 128 of the series is called volume 2 on the title page, which.
Record society of lancashire and cheshire, 1990 cheshire 658 pages. The letter book of sir william brereton, spring 1646 na. Browse the best of ebay, connect with other collectors, and explore the history behind your favorite finds. In may 1536, brereton, the queens brother george boleyn, 2nd viscount rochford, henry norris, sir francis weston and a musician, mark smeaton, were tried and executed for treason and adultery with anne boleyn, the kings second wife. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Posts about sir william brereton written by juliah.
Cinii books the letter books of sir william brereton. Brereton s book made up of letters comes out of the english civil war 16421646. The letter books of sir william brereton, volume 2. A journal of the english civil war by brereton, william. Sir william brereton married as his first wife susanna, daughter of sir george booth of dunham massey, baronet. Author of travels in holland, the united provinces, england, scotland and ireland,mdcxxxivmdcxxxv, letters from sir william brereton sir thomas middleton, sir john meldrum, of the great victory by gods providence given them, in raising the siege from before mountgomerycastle, travels in holland, two intercepted letters from sr. Jane leigh brereton, of brereton 1548 1620 genealogy. The letter books of sir william brereton the record society of lancashire 1 copy. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The letter books of sir william brereton download ebook. The life and times of sir edward coke, 15521634, little brown and company, canada, 1956, reissued in paperback, 1990.
The letter book of sir william brereton, spring 1646. His widow was granted the wardship of their son william in may 1560 and shortly afterwards she married sir lawrence smith. The tower of london now held mark smeaton, henry norris, george boleyn, sir francis weston, william brereton and anne boleyn, but there were more to come in these bloody days. Sir william breretons letter concerning the surrender of the city of 1 copy. Sir william brereton, 160461 energetic commander of parliamentarian forces in cheshire and the northwestern counties during the english civil war. The letter books of sir william brereton in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. William brereton author of journal of the english civil war. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Buy the letter books of sir william brereton the record society of lancashire and cheshire by brereton, william isbn. This is key, because the king had to award letters of patent, which. Parliamentary general sir william brereton collected letters he sent and received during the period from april 4 to may 29, 1646, describing various battles of the english civil war. The five surviving volumes of letter books of sir william brereton remain.
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