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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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Trearddur aka Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber is in Holyhead, Anglesey, Prehistoric Anglesey Burial Chambers.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1867. About a quarter of a mile further on, near Trearddur farm, close to the road on the right, there are the traces of a similar cromlech [Trearddur aka Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber [Map]] (now nearly obliterated), called Coetan Arthur. Near this spot, in 1837, a vessel containing a great many Roman copper coins was found, of the later emperors. I took them to the British Museum, but there was none peculiar; and I regret that they were purloined in transmission by post to the owner. Nearer Holyhead, on the same road, there is a fine maenhir on the right, in a field near Ty Mawr farm. W. O. Stanley. Penrhos. March 23, 1867.
Archaeological Journal Volume 28 1871 Pages 97-108. 23. Trearddur [Map] (w).
A cromlech called Coetan Arthur, Arthur's quoit; about a quarter of a mile from the last. In 1837 a fictile vase was found there, containing Roman coins; Angh. Llwyd, p. 208; Arch. Cambr., third series, vol. xiii. p. 234. A few stones only remain.