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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On or before 25th September 1864 Agatha Cox was born to [her father] Homersham Cox. She was baptised on 25th September 1864 at St Mary's Church Fetcham, Surrey.
On 24th February 1884 William Owen Stanley (age 81) died. Monument in the Stanley Chapel, St Cybi's Church, Holyhead [Map] sculpted by [her future husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 33).
Around May 1884 William Hamo Thornycroft (age 34) and Agatha Cox (age 19) were married at Tonbridge, Kent [Map]. He the son of Thomas Thornycroft (age 68) and Mary Francis (age 75).
In 1891 [her daughter] Rosalind Thornycroft was born to [her husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 40) and Agatha Cox (age 26). She married 1926 Arthur E Hugh Popham.
In 1891 [her husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 40) was living at 18 Wynnstay Gardens, Kensington [Map] with his wife Agatha Cox (age 26) with two children Oliver and Joan.
In 1901 [her husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 50) was living at The Chalet, Redington Road, Hampstead with his wife Agatha Cox (age 36) with two children Joan (12) and Rosalind (9).
In 1911 [her husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 60) was living at The Chalet, Redington Road, Hampstead with his wife Agatha Cox (age 46) with four children Oliver (25), Joan (25), Rosalind (22) and Elfrida (9).
On 18th December 1925 [her husband] William Hamo Thornycroft (age 75) died. He was buried at Wolvercote Cemetery Oxford [Map].
In 1926 [her son-in-law] Arthur E Hugh Popham (age 36) and [her daughter] Rosalind Thornycroft (age 35) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] William Hamo Thornycroft and Agatha Cox (age 61).
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1958 Agatha Cox (age 93) died.