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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Nathaniel Jocelyn is in Painters.
On 31st January 1796 Nathaniel Jocelyn was born.
1825. Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 28). Portrait of William C. Leffingwell.
1839. Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 42). Portrait of Joseph Cinqué.
1840. Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 43). Portrait of Reverend Edward Elias Atwater.
1846. Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 49). Portrait of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt (age 51).
Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt: On 27th May 1794 he was born to Cornelius van Derbilt and Phebe Hand at Staten Island. On 19th December 1813 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and Sophia Johnson were married after which they lived at a boarding house on Broad Street Manhattan. They were half first cousins. On 21st August 1869 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt and Frank Armstrong Crawford were married. She signed a pre-nuptial agreement, agreeing to receive $500,000 in bonds after his death. Confederate Generals Braxton Bragg and his brother, Thomas Bragg, both attended the wedding. The difference in their ages was 44 years. On 4th January 1877 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt died at his home 10 Washington Place. He left 95% of his $105 million estate to his son William Henry Vanderbilt, who becme the rishest Amercican, and his four sons, with the remainder being divided between his other children. Litigation ensued.
1847. Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 50). Portrait of Clarissa W. Munger Badger.
On 13th January 1881 Nathaniel Jocelyn (age 84) died.