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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 8th September 1857 Julian Russell Story was born.
1884. Julian Russell Story (age 26). Portrait of Dowager Viscountess Wolseley, Louisa Erskine Holmes (age 40).
1884. Julian Russell Story (age 26). Portrait of Frances Wolseley (age 11).
Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley: On 15th September 1872 she was born to Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley and Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley. The London Gazette 25514. Whitehall, September 25, 1885. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Garnet Joseph, Baron Wolseley, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., General and General Officer Commanding in Chief the Forces in Egypt, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Wolseley, of Wolseley, in the county of Stafford, and in default of such issue male the dignity of a Viscountess to Frances Garnet Wolseley, Spinster, only daughter of the said Garnet Joseph, Baron Wolseley, and after her decease, the dignity of a Viscount to the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten. [See Viscountcies of England Created with a Special Remainder, Louisa Erskine Holmes Viscountess Wolseley by marriage Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire.] On 25th March 1913 Garnet Wolseley 1st Viscount Wolseley died. His daughter Frances succeeded 2nd Viscountess Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire. Baron Wolseley of Cairo and Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct. On 24th December 1936 Frances Garnet Wolseley 2nd Viscountess Wolseley died unmarried. Viscount Wolseley of Wolseley in Staffordshire extinct.
1889. Julian Russell Story (age 31). Portrait of Mrs Humhprey Ward i.e. Mary Augusta Arnold (age 37).
Around 1890. Julian Russell Story (age 32). Portrait of Geraldine Henry (1865–1892). She was raised in England and Ireland and, in 1887, married Edward Hooker Gilbert, a textile manufacturer from Ware, Massachusetts. Two years after this portrait was painted, she died at her father's home, Kylmore Castle in Ireland, in a drowning accident at the age of twenty-seven.
1891. Julian Russell Story (age 33). Portrait of George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon (age 36).
Before 1901. Julian Russell Story (age 43). Portrait of Frederick Roberts.
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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Before 1919. Julian Russell Story (age 61). Portrait of Lieutenant-General Reginald Pole-Carew (age 69).
Lieutenant-General Reginald Pole-Carew: On 1st May 1849 he was born to William Henry Pole-Carew. On 19th February 1901 Lieutenant-General Reginald Pole-Carew and Beatrice Butler were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of James Butler 3rd Marquess Ormonde and Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor Marchioness Ormonde.
On 24th February 1919 Julian Russell Story (age 61) died.