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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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Thomas Gibson is in Painters.
Around 1680 Thomas Gibson was born.
Before 2nd September 1692 Thomas Gibson (age 12). Portrait of Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset (age 50).
Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset: In 1642 she was born to Edward Alston. In 1656 John Seymour 4th Duke of Somerset and she were married. He the son of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset. On 12th December 1671 William Seymour 3rd Duke of Somerset died. His uncle John succeeded 4th Duke Somerset, 3rd Marquess Hertford, 4th Earl Hertford, 4th Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. On 2nd September 1692 Sarah Alston Duchess Somerset died.
Around 1715 Thomas Gibson (age 35). Portrait of Edward Russell 1st Earl Orford (age 62).
Around 1715 Thomas Gibson (age 35). Portrait of Edward Russell 1st Earl Orford (age 62).
Before 1720 Thomas Gibson (age 39). Portrait of Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk (age 30).
Around 1720 Thomas Gibson (age 40). Portrait of George Vertue (age 36).
Before 1737 Thomas Gibson (age 56). Portrait of Archbishop William Wake (age 79).
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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Before 1751 Thomas Gibson (age 70). Portrait of Mary Joanna Cutts Revett (age 43).
Mary Joanna Cutts Revett: In 1707 she was born to Colonel Edmund Revett. Before 31st October 1741 Charles Russell and she were married. In 1764 she died.
On 28th April 1751 Thomas Gibson (age 71) died.