On 18th February 1775 Thomas Girtin was born.
Around 1794. Thomas Girtin [aged 18]. Tintern Abbey [Map], Monmouthshire.
1795-1802. Thomas Girtin [aged 19]. Caernarfon Castle [Map].
1797. Thomas Girtin [aged 21]. Lindisfarne Abbey [Map].
1797. Thomas Girtin [aged 21]. Exeter Cathedral [Map].
1798. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire [Map].
1798. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Lindisfarne Abbey [Map].
1798. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Warkworth Castle, Northumberland [Map].
1798 to 1799. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Jedburgh Abbey.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Around 1798. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland [Map].
Around 1798. Thomas Girtin [aged 22]. Appledore, North Devon.
1799. Thomas Girtin [aged 23]. Durham Cathedral [Map] and Framwellgate Bridge, Durham [Map].
1799. Thomas Girtin [aged 23]. Near Beddgelert also known as "A Grand View of Snowdon".
1800-1801. Thomas Girtin [aged 24]. Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map].
Around 1800. Thomas Girtin [aged 24]. Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map].
1801. Thomas Girtin [aged 25]. Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map].
1801. Thomas Girtin [aged 25]. Guisborough Priory [Map].
Before 1802. Thomas Girtin [aged 26]. A Bridge in a Wooded Valley
Before 1802. Thomas Girtin [aged 26]. Jedburgh Abbey.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Before 9th November 1802. Thomas Girtin [aged 27]. Great Gatehouse [Map] of Denbigh Castle.
On 9th November 1802 Thomas Girtin [aged 27] died.
1803. Thomas Girtin. Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire [Map].
1808. Thomas Girtin. The White House at Chelsea.