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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Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston was born to [her father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet and [her mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann.
In 1890 [her father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 32) and [her mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 26) were married at Vevey, Switzerland.
On 6th February 1912 [her father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge. [her mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 48) by marriage Lady Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 13th September 1916 [her father] Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet (age 59) died. His son [her brother] Cecil (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Neumann of Cecil Lodge.
On 17th February 1920 Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 26) and Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married. This marriage was annulled in 1921.
On 24th October 1923 Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 26) and Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston were married.
On 14th June 1925 [her son] Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston 2nd Baron Grimston was born to [her husband] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 28) and Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston. He married 21st June 1949 June Mary Ponsonby Baroness Grimston, daughter of Hubert William Ponsonby 5th Baron de Mauley and Elgiva Margaret Dundas Baroness de Mauley, and had issue.
In October 1942 [her husband] Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 49) and Eileen Beryl Tilley (age 34) were married.
On 21st June 1949 [her son] Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston 2nd Baron Grimston (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] June Mary Ponsonby Baroness Grimston (age 25) were married.
In 1951 [her mother] Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann (age 87) died.
On 11th March 1952 [her husband] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston by marriage Lady Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
On 11th December 1964 [her husband] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 67) was created 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston by marriage Baroness Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
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 19th November 1977 Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston died.
On 8th December 1979 [her former husband] Robert Villiers Grimston 1st Baron Grimston (age 82) died. His son [her son] Robert (age 54) succeeded 2nd Baron Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire, 2nd Baronet Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire. [her daughter-in-law] June Mary Ponsonby Baroness Grimston (age 55) by marriage Baroness Grimston of Westbury in Wiltshire.
On 8th June 1986 [her former husband] Captain Victor Malcolm Wombwell (age 93) died.
GrandFather: Gustav Neumann
Father: Sigmund Neumann 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Babette m Neumann
Sybil Rose Neumann Baroness Grimston
GrandFather: Jacques Hakim of Alexandria
Mother: Anna Allegra Hakim Lady Neumann