National History

1086 The Domesday Book. Commissioned by 1135—1154 King Stephen 1066—1087 William the Conqueror William the Conqueror. The first national census

Fountains

1132 Archbishop Thurston helps 13 monks from to 1170 The abbey is well established with around 60 monks and 200 start a new abbey laybrothers Studley Royal

Studley (Roger) appears in the Domesday Book Households : 5 villagers, 3 smallholders 1200 Small farming communities begin to grow 1455—1487 Wars of the Roses

1350 The Black Death claims many 1485 Richard III killed at the Battle 1314 Battle of Bannockburn lives 1483—1485 King Richard III of Bosworth

1230 Wool sales increase the abbey’s 1314 Hungry Scots raid the abbey and its farms 1381 Only 34 monks remain at 1300 Sheep disease and poor harvests lead the abbey into debt 1480s Abbot Darnton repairs and rebuilds the Abbey Church 1500 Abbot Huby builds the great tower

C. 1400 Studley village disappears. The manor house, Studley Hall, remains

1452 William Mallorie is owner of Studley Hall. The Mallories live at Studley for the next 200 years Fallow deer were well-established at Studley 1356 Sir Richard Tempest is Lord of Studley 1642—1651 English Civil War 1653 –1658 Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of

1509—1547 King Henry VIII 1558—1603 Queen Elizabeth I

1627 The Messenger family owns the Foun- tains Abbey estate for six generations

The Aislabies of Studley make approaches to buy but the Messengers refuse

1539 Fountains Abbey is surrendered to King 1604 Sir Stephen Proctor builds Fountains Henry VIII. All the monks leave Hall and lives there

1667 George Aislabie of York marries Mary Mallorie of Studley

1693 inherits Studley from his Father. He begins to plan his water garden

1600 Studley is shown on a map of the time 1666 The Great Fire of London

1665—1666 Great Plague of London From 1760 The Industrial Revolution

‘If any person shall be eavesdroppers, common scold, tale callers, drawlarks or An extract from the William Sexton’s Map of common hedgebreakers — fine 6/8 Rules of the Court the area during the 17th For hunting in ripe corn, a fine of 40/- Leet at century in 1667 If waifs or strays are concealed from the bailiff for over 3 days — fine 40/- If bread weighers or ale tasters fail in their duty—fine 10/-’

1742 William Aislabie inherits the estate from his father

He develops the Water Garden, a Chinese garden and rebuilds Studley Hall

1716 Work starts on the Lake, Canal and Moon Pond

1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act

1781 William dies, with the Water Garden 1767 The Messengers fall on hard much as it is today times and agree to sell the estate to William Aislabie

Fountains Abbey and Studley 1845 The Earl de Grey owns the estate

Royal estates merge in 1767

1767 William buys the Fountains Abbey estate and the two estates 1790s Mrs Allanson, William’s become one daughter creates a ‘garden fea- ture’at the Surprise View to reveal the abbey ruins

1849 –58 JR Walbran excavates the abbey 1918—1920 Spanish Flu killed 1837—1901 Queen more people across the world than Victoria during World War 1

1914—1918 World War 1 1928 Women get the vote

1859 The future Marquess of inherits the estate

1909 2nd Marquess of Ripon inherits

1870s designs St Mary’s Church for the 1st Marquess of Ripon

1897—1926 Studley Royal Golf Club is 1923 Clare and Doris Vyner own the set out in the park estate 1936 The year of 3 Kings George 1930s The Great Depression V, Edward VIII, George VI 1939—1945 World War II 1952—Queen Elizabeth II

1966 Henry Vyner sells the estate, to be bought by West Riding County Council

The second World War memorial to Charles and Elizabeth Vyner who both died in the war aged just Up until the 1930s the Mill saws timber as well 18 and 19 as grinding flour

1970s Sika deer were introduced in the deer park

1983 The buys the estate

1986 Studley Royal with Fountains Ab- 1939 Queen Ethelburga’s School is billeted at bey becomes a Studley Hall 1946 A great fire destroys Studley Hall. World Heritage Site Only the stable block survives