Thomas Walsingham

Thomas Walsingham (died c. 1422) was an English chronicler, and is the source of much of the knowledge of the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and the latter reign of Edward III depicting the decline of the state of affairs of the English. He also documented the careers of John Wycliff and Wat Tyler.

Walsingham was a Benedictine monk who spent most of his life at St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire where he was superintendent of the copying room (scriptorium). His works include the ''Chronicon Angliæ'', controversially attacking John of Gaunt, and the''Ypodigma Neustriæ'' (Chronicle of Normandy), justifying Henry V's invasion, and dedicated it to him in 1419.

He has no relation to the 16th century Francis Walsingham, spymaster to Queen Elizabeth I. Provided by Wikipedia