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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Joseph Mallord William Turner is in Painters.
On 23rd April 1775 Joseph Mallord William Turner was born to [his father] William Turner (age 30) and [his mother] Mary Marshall at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden. He was baptised on 14th May 1775 at the St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. His father was a barber and wig maker.
Around 1785 [his mother] Mary Marshall, mother of Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 9), showed signs of mental disturbance from 1785 and was admitted to St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in Old Street in 1799. She was moved in 1800 to Bethlem Hospital, a mental asylum, where she died in 1804.
1787. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 11). "View of Nuneham Courtenay from the Thames".
1787. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 11). "Eton College [Map] from the Thames".
1787. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 11). "Folly Bridge, Oxford and Bacon's Tower, Oxford".
After 1788. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 12). Walton Bridges [Map].
1789. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 13). "Radley Hall, Oxfordshire from the North-West".
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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In 1789 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 13) studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, enrolling when he was 14, and exhibited his first work there at 15.
1792. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 16). Tintern Abbey [Map]
1792. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 16). "The Rising Squall, Hot Wells, from St Vincent's Rock, Bristol".
1793-4. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 17). St Briavels Castle [Map].
1795. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 19). Lincoln Cathedral [Map]
1798. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 22). Norham Castle [Map]: Sunrise.
Around 1799. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 23). Self-portrait.
1799. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 23). Notebook sketch of Stonehenge
1799. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 23). Notebook sketch of Stonehenge
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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1799. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 23). Warkworth Castle, Northumberland [Map]
Around 1800. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 24). Painting of Easby Abbey, Yorkshire [Map].
In 1804 [his mother] Mary Marshall died at Bethlem Hospital. Her son Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 28) was sent to his maternal uncle, Joseph Mallord William Marshall, a butcher in Brentford, where Turner attended school.
1805. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 29). Kew Bridge [Map] and the River Thames, with Brentford Eyot in the Foreground and Strand-on-Green Seen through the Arches: Low Tide. From the Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14.
1810. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 34). "Cockermouth Castle [Map]".
1817. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 41). Raby Castle, County Durham [Map].
Around 1822. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 46). Norham Castle [Map], on the River Tweed.
1828. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 52). Stonehenge
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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In 1829 [his father] William Turner (age 84) died.
After 7th January 1830. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 54). "Funeral of Sir Thomas Lawrence (deceased): A Sketch from Memory". The day after the funeral he wrote to a friend: 'It is something to feel that gifted talent can be acknowledged by the many who yesterday waded up to their knees in snow and muck to see the funeral pomp swelled up by carriages of the great'.
Around 1834. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 58). Flint Castle [Map]
1838. John Linnell (age 45). Portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 62).
1845. Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 69). Norham Castle [Map]: Sunrise.
Around 1850. The house in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden where Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 74) was born.
On 19th December 1851 Joseph Mallord William Turner (age 76) died of 'natural decay' at the home of Sophia Caroline Booth at his cottage 119 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea aka Davis Place, Cremorne Road. He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1851. 30th December 1851. Called for John Seddon (age 24) at 10 0'clock, who accompanied me to St. Paul's Cathedral to witness Turner's (deceased) funeral. We first looked over the Cathedral and criticised the wretched taste of the greater part of the monuments, one by Behnes (age 56) seemed to be almost the only one that was simple, grand, and characteristic. The mourners, consisting of the Members of the Royal Academy and many personal friends, alighted at the west entrance and advanced slowly to the choir preceded by the choristers, etc. Seddon and I obtained a central place in the choir, close to the coffin. The beautiful and awe-striking service for the dead was then gone through, its influence being much augmented by the sublimity of the scene. The body was then conveyed into the vaults, followed by the mourners. Father, who had brought Joanna (age 20), bought a ticket which admitted us all three into the vaults. I remained to see the stone rolled over him and to assist in adjusting the same—they first threw a basket full of human bones on and beside the coffin before rolling the stone over it. It was placed between the resting places of James Barry, the painter (next to which was that of Sir Joshua Reynolds), and Constantia, the great grand-daughter of Sir Christopher Wren, next to the tomb of Sir Christopher himself.