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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Paternal Family Tree: Sassoon
In 1818 [his father] David Sassoon (age 25) and [his mother] Hannah Joseph were married. They had two sons and two daughters.
On 25th July 1818 Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet was born to [his father] David Sassoon (age 25) and [his mother] Hannah Joseph at Baghdad.
In 1826 [his mother] Hannah Joseph died.
In 1828 [his father] David Sassoon (age 35) and [his step-mother] Farha Hyeem (age 16) were married. They had six sons and three daughters.
On 9th December 1839 [his daughter] Aziza Abraham Sassoon was born to Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 21).
On 20th June 1856 [his son] Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet was born to Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 37) in Bombay, India. He married 19th October 1887 Aline Caroline de Rothschild and had issue.
Before 7th November 1864. [his father] David Sassoon (age 72), seated, with his sons Elias David, Albert Abdallah (age 46) and [his half-brother] Sassoon David (age 32).
Sassoon David Sassoon: In August 1832 he was born to David Sassoon and Farha Hyeem at Bombay, India. In 1858 Sassoon David Sassoon travelled to London where he opened a bank on Leadenhall Street [Map]. On 24th June 1867 Sassoon David Sassoon died.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 7th November 1864 [his father] David Sassoon (age 72) died.
In 1866 Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 47) was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India.
In 1872 Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 53) was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath.
In 1873 Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 54) received the freedom of the City of London.
On 19th October 1887 [his son] Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Aline Caroline de Rothschild (age 19) were married two days before her twentieth birthday in a ceremony in the synagogue at the Rue de la Victoire in Paris. The couple set up home at 25 Kensington Gore, where Aline, a talented artist, set up her own studio.
The London Gazette 26019. Whitehall, January 31, 1890. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Albert Abdallah David Sassoon (age 71), of Kensington-gore, in the parish of St. Mary Abbots,. Kensington, in the county of London, and of Eastern-terrace, in the borough of Brighton, in the county of Sussex, Knight, Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
In 1896 [his daughter] Aziza Abraham Sassoon (age 56) died.
On 24th October 1896 Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His son Edward (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baronet Sassoon of Kensington-gore in London.
Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet
Mother: Hannah Joseph