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The following is a Chronology of events
relating to the de Warenne family and Conisbrough Castle. It is by no
means a complete Chronology and has many gaps. If you discover other
pieces of information that you consider should be included, please Email us at info@conisbroughcastle.org.uk
Saxon Period
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1000-04
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The lands of Kyningesburg
were granted by Wulfric Spott, one of the ministers of King Edward, to
Eltheim, another Saxon nobleman.
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1066
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King Harold II lost the estates of
Kyningesburg (which he then owned) along with the rest of England, to
the Normans.
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Norman Period
William:
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the first Earl
Warenne
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1069
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The Great
Northern Rising was put-down by William the Conqueror. As a
result, the lands of the north of England were parcelled up and given by
the King to his loyal followers. This is probably the date that
William de Warenne became the first Earl of Conisbrough.
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1075
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Whilst he was the joint Chief Justiciar,
William and Gundrada (his wife and daughter of King William I), visited
the monastery of Cluny
during a pilgrimage to Rome.
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1079
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William established the first Cluniac
monastery in England at Lewes.
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1085
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William's wife Gundrada died in
childbirth at Castle Acre (Norfolk) in May of that year, she was buried
in the chapter house at the Cluniac Abbey of St. Pancras in Lewes.
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1086
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The Domesday
Survey records that the Honour of Conisbrough was a large estate
centred on the burh, and some twenty eight vills (small townships)
belonged to it.
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1088 May
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William was created Earl of Surrey,
making him one of the wealthiest men in England.
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1088 24th June
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The first Earl de Warenne died from
wounds received at the siege of Pevensey Castle. He was buried
next to his wife at St. Pancras Abbey.
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William:
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the second Earl
Warenne
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1088
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The first Earl was succeeded by his
son William.
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1101
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William joins with the King's brother
Robert Curthose in an unsuccessful invasion of England, Robert claims
the crown, but the English support Henry.
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1103
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William de Warenne is pardoned by
Henry I.
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| 1106 |
William distinguished himself at the battle
of Tenchebrai during Henry I conquest of Normandy against Robert
Curthose. |
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1107
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The lands of Sandal near Wakefield
were granted to William by the King.
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1118
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William married Isabel, widow of
Robert de Beaumont, count of Meulun.
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| 1119 |
William at the battle of Brémule with
Henry I, Walter Gifford and Roger fitz Richard against King Louis VI of
France. |
| 1121 |
William grants the churches in the honours
of Conisbrough and Wakefield to the abbey of St. Pancras in Lewes. |
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1138
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The second Earl Warenne died.
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William:
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the third Earl
Warenne
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1138
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William succeeds his father to become
the third Earl.
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1141
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William de Warenne fought at the
battle of Lincoln in February of that year, when King Stephen was
captured by supporters of the Empress Matilda.
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1146
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William joined his step brother
Waleran, count of Meulun to take part in the Second Crusade.
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1147
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The third Earl de Warenne was killed
by the Turks near Laodicea in what is now Syria, leaving no male heir,
having only a daughter, Isabel.
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William:
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the fourth Earl
Warenne
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1148 ?
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The de Warenne heiress Isabel was
married to William de Blois, the younger son of King Stephen there by
becoming the fourth Earl Warenne.
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1159
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The fourth Earl William died without
issue (having no children) leaving the estates in the hands of his
widow, Isabel and the King.
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Hamelin:
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the fifth Earl
Warenne
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1163
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Henry II arranged another marriage for
the widowed Isabel, to his illegitimate half brother Hamelin Plantagenet
son of Geoffrey of Anjou.
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1180
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Hamelin ordered the building of stone
castles at Conisbrough and Sandal.
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1189
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Hamelin and Isabel jointly founded an
endowment for a priest for the chapel of St. Philip and St. James within
the castle at Conisbrough.
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1199
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Hamelin attended the coronation of his
nephew King John.
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1200
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Hamelin travelled to Lincoln to
witness the King of Scotland's oath of homage.
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1201
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King John visited the new castle at
Conisbrough, granting a market charter for the town during his visit.
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1202
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Hamelin died and was buried at Lewes
Priory.
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William:
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the sixth Earl
Warenne
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1202
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Hamelin and Isabel's son William
became the sixth Earl Warenne.
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1203
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Isabel de Warenne died and was buried
next to her husband Hamelin.
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1204
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Earl William lost his Norman lands
following their conquest by Philip Augustus the King of France. By
way of compensation, William was granted lands at Grantham and Stamford
in Lincolnshire by King John.
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1215
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William was one of the few nobles
still loyal to King John, and was one of the councillors by whose advice
the King issued Magna Carta.
William is one of only four barons named in the document as standing
with the King at the signing of the charter at Runnymede.
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1216
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William was appointed Warden of the Cinque
Ports, but soon after, William deserted King John in favour of Louis
of France.
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1217
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William de Warenne swears unquestioned
support to the young Henry III.
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1225
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William married Matilda, daughter and
co-heiress of William the Marshall Earl of Pembroke.
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1231
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William and Matilda's only son, John
is born.
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1239
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The sixth Earl Warenne died.
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John:
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the seventh Earl
Warenne
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1239
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The sixth Earl's son John was 8 years
old at the time of his father's death. Although he was made the seventh
Earl Warenne, his estates were held in his minority by his mother,
Matilda.
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1247
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Earl John married Alice de Lusignan,
half sister to Henry III.
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1256
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Alice died but not before giving John
a son, William, and two daughters.
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1258
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John de Warenne supported Henry III in
his quarrel with the barons led by Simon de Montfort. John is
angered firstly by the Provisions of Oxford and then by the truce made
with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd.
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1261
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John transferred his allegiance to de
Montfort.
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1263
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John changed sides again giving his
support to Henry III and Price Edward at the siege of Rochester Castle.
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1264
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John fought alongside Henry III at the
battle of Lewes after giving hospitality to his King the preceding
night. Upon the King's defeat, John went into exile in France and
Flanders.
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1265
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John returned to England and joined
Prince Edward before the battle of Evesham which led to the death of de
Montfort.
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1268
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John de Warenne received a pardon from
the King.
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1270
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John was rebuked by Walter Giffard,
archbishop of York, for the severity of his exactions upon his Yorkshire
Tenants; this may coincide with building work at Conisbrough and Sandal.
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1278
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Earl John resisted the application of
the statute Quo Warranto (Who Holds?) by stating that:- his lands
were gained by his ancestors by the sword and that he (John) would
defend them with his sword against all who might desire to seize them.
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1282-84
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John took a leading role in the
campaigns leading to the conquest of Wales, he was rewarded with the
border lordships of Bromfield and Yale. The building of Holt
castle near Chester was begun.
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1285
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John de Warenne took a prominent part
at the negotiating table in the attempted conquest of Scotland.
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1286
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John's only son William was ambushed
and killed at a tournament held at Croydon.
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1297
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John lost the battle of Stirling
Bridge to the Scot, William Wallace.
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1298
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John is at the successful (for the
English) battle of Falkirk.
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1300
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Earl John attended the successful
action at Caerlaverock Castle.
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1304
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The seventh Earl de Warenne died in
his London Home and was buried at Lewes Priory.
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John:
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the eighth Earl
Warenne
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1304
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The eighteen year old John succeeded
his grandfather to become the eighth Earl Warenne.
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1306
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The young Earl entered into full
occupation of his lands and was given in marriage, King Edward I's ten
year old granddaughter Joan de Barr.
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1312
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John was instrumental in the capture
of Piers Gaveston at Scarborough Castle, but the subsequent execution at
the hands of the Earls of Warwick, Lancaster, Hereford and Arundel
incensed the Earl of Surrey and he made his peace with Edward II.
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1313
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John separated from his wife to live
in adultery with Maude de Nerford, a gentleman's daughter from a village
near Castle Acre in Norfolk. John began a series of efforts to
obtain a divorce from Joan.
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1316
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After many unsuccessful attempts it
seemed that divorce would be allowed, but once again judgement went
against him. Earl John was also excommunicated in this year for
adultery and for openly maintaining a mistress.
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1317
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John de Warenne was sufficiently
unwise to become involved in the marital affairs of Thomas, Earl of
Lancaster. John helped Lancaster's wife Alice to elope from her
husband. Enraged, Lancaster seized Conisbrough and Sandal.
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1318
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Lancaster captured de Warenne's lands
of Bromfield and Yale.
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1322
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Lancaster led the rebellion of the
Northern Barons, he was captured at the battle of Boroughbridge and held
captive at his own castle at Pontefract. One of those presiding
over Lancaster's trial for treason was non other than John de
Warenne. Lancaster was found guilty and executed outside the walls
of Pontefract Castle.
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1326
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As a reward for his support of Edward
II against queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, John regained his lands,
but the King only granted him the use of them during the Earl's
lifetime, after which they would revert back to the Crown.
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1327
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John loses his lands of Sandal and
Conisbrough yet again to the Crown.
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1334
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de Warenne regained his Yorkshire
holdings.
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1336
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John is made Earl of Strathearn by the
Baliol king of Scotland as a reward for his help.
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1347
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John, the eighth and last Earl de
Warenne died leaving no legitimate heirs. His estates and the Earldom of
Surrey reverted back to the Crown.
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