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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Walter William Ouless is in Painters.
On 21st September 1848 Walter William Ouless was born.
1875. Walter William Ouless (age 26). Portrait of Charles Darwin (age 65).
1897. Walter William Ouless (age 48). Portrait of Charles Seely 1st Baronet (age 63).
Charles Seely 1st Baronet: On 11th August 1833 he was born. The London Gazette 26713. Whitehall, February 18, 1896. 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 Charles Seely, of Sherwood; Lodge, in the parish of Arnold, in the county of Nottingham, and of Brooke House, in the parish; of Brooke, in the Isle of Wight, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. On 16th April 1915 he died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baronet Seely of Brooke in the Isle of Wight.
1918. Walter William Ouless (age 69). Self-portrait.
On 25th December 1933 Walter William Ouless (age 85) died.