Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1806 Anthony Sands was born.
Before 1st May 1829 Anthony Sands [aged 23] and Mary Ann Brown were married.
On 1st May 1829 [his son] Frederick Sandys was born to Anthony Sands [aged 23] and [his wife] Mary Ann Brown. His birth name being Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands. He married (1) 28th May 1853 Georgiana Creed.
In 1843 [his daughter] Emma Sandys was born to Anthony Sands [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Ann Brown. Note she was some fourteen years younger than her brother [his son] Frederick Sandys [aged 13]. Named Mary Ann Emma Sands at birth.
1848. Anthony Sands [aged 42]. Portrait of his son Frederick Sandys [aged 18].
1849. [his son] Frederick Sandys [aged 19]. Portrait of his father Anthony Sands [aged 43].
On 28th May 1853 Frederick Sandys [aged 24] and Georgiana Creed [aged 28] were married at St Pancras Old Church [Map]. He the son of Anthony Sands [aged 47] and Mary Ann Brown.
In 1863 [his son] Frederick Sandys [aged 33] and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Creed [aged 37] were divorced; or, he petitioned for divorce. It may not have been completed.
In November 1877 [his daughter] Emma Sandys [aged 34] died.
In 1883 [his wife] Mary Ann Brown died.
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.
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In 1883 Anthony Sands [aged 77] died.