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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Earl St Albans is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl St Albans is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1628. Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans [aged 56] created.
12th November 1635. Son Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde [aged 31] succeeded.
July 1657. Richard Burke 6th Earl Clanricarde extinct.
In 1628 Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans [aged 56] was created 1st Earl St Albans.
On 12th November 1635 Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans [aged 63] died. His son Ulick [aged 31] succeeded 5th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Earl St Albans. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford [aged 42] was blamed for his death making an enemy of Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde and his half-brother (they shared the same mother Frances Walsingham Countess Essex) Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [aged 44].
In July 1657 Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde [aged 53] died. His first cousin Richard succeeded 6th Earl Clanricarde. Earl St Albans extinct.
Earl St Albans is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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27th April 1660. Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans [aged 55] created. See Charles II Proclaimed.
January 1684. Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans extinct.
On 27th April 1660 Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans [aged 55] was created 1st Earl St Albans.
In January 1684 Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans [aged 78] died at St James' Square. Earl St Albans extinct. His nephew Thomas [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baron Jermyn of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk. Mary Merry Baroness Jermyn by marriage Baroness Jermyn of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk.