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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.
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.
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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.
Before 9th November 1802. Thomas Girtin [aged 27]. Great Gatehouse [Map] of Denbigh Castle.
On 9th November 1802 Thomas Girtin [aged 27] died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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1803. Thomas Girtin. Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire [Map].
1808. Thomas Girtin. The White House at Chelsea.