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He was born at Shustoke, near Coleshill, Warwickshire, of an old Lancashire family, and he was educated at Coventry. To please his elderly father, he married at seventeen, and lived with his wife's family until his father's death in 1624, when he went to live at Fillongley, near Shustoke, an estate formerly purchased for him by his father. In 1625 he purchased the manor of Blythe, near Shustoke, and moved there. He had already shown an inclination for antiquarian studies, and in 1635, meeting Sir Symon Archer (1581-1662), himself a learned antiquary, who was then employed in collecting materials for a history of Warwickshire, he accompanied him to London. There he made the acquaintance of Sir Christopher Hatton, Baron Hatton of Kirby, Comptroller of the Household, and Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel, then Earl Marshal of England. Shustoke is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. ... Map sources for Coleshill at grid reference SP1989 Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole. ... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Fillongley is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, England. ... Shustoke is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. ... Blythe End is a hamlet in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ... Shustoke is a village in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire in England. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Christopher Hatton (c. ... The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Stewards department, and often a cabinet member. ... Earl Marshal (alternatively Marschal or Marischal) is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ...

In 1638 Dugdale was created a pursuivant of arms extraordinary by the name of Blanch Lyon, and in 1639 rouge croix pursuivant in ordinary. He now had a lodging in the Heralds' Office, and spent much of his time in London examining the records in the Tower and the Cottonian and other collections of manuscripts. In 1641 Sir Christopher Hatton, foreseeing the war and dreading the ruin and spoliation of the Church, commissioned him to make exact drafts of all the monuments in Westminster Abbey and the principal churches in England, including Peterborough Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral. Newark, Beverley Minster, Southwell Minster, Kingston-upon-Hull, York Minster, Selby Abbey, Chester Cathedral, Lichfield Cathedral, Tamworth and Warwick Cathedral. Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... A Pursuivant is a minor herald. ... For the film with this title, see Tower of London (1939 film). ... The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... Peterborough Cathedral from the south east, circa 1898 Peterborough Cathedral - west prospect in the seventeenth century Peterborough Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, and is very unusual amongst medieval cathedrals in Great Britain because of its triple front (dominated by the statues of the three... Front of Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Ely. ... Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of the same name in Norfolk, England dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. ... Norman West front Plan East elevation. ... Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a town in Nottinghamshire, located on the River Trent. ... The West front of Beverley Minster. ... Southwell Minster Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in the British town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, six miles away from Newark. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a city and unitary authority situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... York Minster Close The southwest tower of York Minster Inside York Minster The interior of the tower York Minster is an imposing Gothic cathedral in York, northern England. ... Selby Abbey is one of the relatively few surviving abbey churches of the medieval period, and, although not a cathedral, is one of the biggest. ... Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England. ... The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. ... Tamworth town centre Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25 km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ...

In June 1642 he was summoned to attend the king at York. When war broke out Charles deputed him to summon to surrender the castles of Banbury and Warwick, and other strongholds which were being rapidly filled with ammunition and rebels. He went with Charles to Oxford, remaining there till its surrender in 1646. He witnessed the battle of Edgehill, where he made afterwards an exact survey of the field, noting how the armies were drawn up, and where and in what direction the various movements took place, and marking the graves of the slain. In November 1642 he was admitted M.A. of the university, and in 1644 the king created him Chester herald. Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... The east front of Warwick Castle as painted by Canaletto in 1752. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first major engagement of the First English Civil War. ...

During his leisure at Oxford he collected material at the Bodleian Library and college libraries for his books. In 1646 Dugdale returned to London and compounded for his estates, which had been sequestrated, by a payment of £268. After a visit to France in 1648 he continued his antiquarian researches in London, collaborating with Roger Dodsworth in his Monasticon Anglicanum, which was published successively in single volumes in 1655, 1664 and 1673. At the Restoration he obtained the office of Norroy king-at-arms, and in 1677 was created garter principal king-at-arms, and was knighted. He died "in his chair" at Blythe Hall. Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events Wars of the Three Kingdoms, including the English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... // Events January 17 - Englands Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War. ... Roger Dodsworth (1585–1654), English antiquary, was born near Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire. ... King Charles II The English Restoration or simply Restoration was an episode in the history of Great Britain beginning in 1660 when the monarchy was restored under King Charles II after the English Civil War. ... Blythe End is a hamlet in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ...

Dugdale's most important works are Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656); Monasticon Anglicanum (1655-1673); History of St Paul's Cathedral (1658); and Baronage of England (1675-1676). His Life, written by himself up to 1678, with his diary and correspondence, and an index to his manuscript collections, was edited by William Hamper, and published in 1827.

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• This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.