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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John Buckler is in Painters.
On 30th November 1770 John Buckler was born at Calbourne, Isle of Wight.
1798. John Buckler (age 27). To the Reverend Samuel Partridge, M.A. Vicar of Boston, Lincolnshire
1801. John Buckler (age 30). Winchester Cathedral [Map].
1803. John Buckler (age 32). St. Mary's Church [Map], Sherborn, Dorsetshire.
1803. John Buckler (age 32). St Augustine's Hospital, Sherborn.
1808. John Buckler (age 37). South East View of the Cathedral Church of Winchester [Map].
1809. John Buckler (age 38). Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire [Map].
1809. John Buckler (age 38). Burton-upon-Trent Bridge.
Around 1814. John Buckler (age 43). Eton College [Map].
1821. John Buckler (age 50). Wells Cathedral [Map].
1825. John Buckler (age 54). Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey.
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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1850. John Buckler (age 79). Ely Cathedral [Map].
Before 1851. John Buckler (age 80). Font in St Werburgh's Church, Hanbury [Map] showing a round bowl resting on a cluster of stunted pillars, upon round steps.
On 6th December 1851 John Buckler (age 81) died
Archaeologia Volume 29 Section III. The task of completing Mr. Stothard's design has been recently adopted by Mr. George Hollis (the son-in-law of Mr. John Buckler, F.S.A.), and his son Mr. Thomas Hollis: and among the objects of their earliest attention have been the royal effigies just named. In the course of making his drawings from the monument of Richard the Second, Mr. Thomas Hollis discovered that the robes of the effigies, and the platform or bed upon which they are placed, are ornamented with various patterns, punctured upon the metal, which had become so entirely concealed by the accumulated dirt of centuries that they were at length forgotten and unknown.