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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On 6th November 1779 Henry Pierce Bone was born.
1829. Henry Pierce Bone [aged 49]. Portrait of Mary Thoroton.
Mary Thoroton: she was born to Thomas Thoroton and Roosilia Drake. In 1788 Archbishop Charles Manners-Sutton and she were married. They had, probably, eloped. They were half first cousins.
1831. Henry Pierce Bone [aged 51] after John Jackson [aged 52]. Portrait of Francis Leggatt Chantrey [aged 49] in black morning suit, blue waistcoat with gold fob-seal, standing beside the bust of William Hyde Wollaston, F.R.S. (1766-1828) on a plinth signed, dated and inscribed on the counter-enamel 'Francis Chantrey Sculptor. R.A. London 1831. Painted in Enamel
1837. Henry Pierce Bone [aged 57]. Portrait of George "Lord Byron" 6th Baron Byron.
1839. Henry Pierce Bone [aged 59]. Portrait of Margaret aka Mary Feilding.
Margaret aka Mary Feilding: In 1613 she was born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh. On 16th June 1622 James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and she were married. She the daughter of William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh. He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton. On 2nd March 1625 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His son James succeeded 3rd Marquess Hamilton, 2nd Earl Cambridge, 2nd Baron Innerdale. She by marriage Marchioness Hamilton. Before 10th May 1638 Margaret aka Mary Feilding died.
Before 1855. Henry Pierce Bone [aged 75]. Self-Portrait.
On 21st October 1855 Henry Pierce Bone [aged 75] died at 22 Percy Street, Bedford Square.