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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Eugene de Blaas is in Painters.
On 24th July 1843 Eugene de Blaas was born at Albano near Rome, one of three artist sons of the Austrian artist Carl von Blaas and an Italian mother. His father became professor at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna, from 1851 and later professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice from 1856.
1865. Eugene de Blaas (age 21). Portrait of Philip Richard Morris (age 28). Philip Morris and Eugen von Blaas shared lodgings in Rome in 1865; the painting is believed to be from this period.
On 10th February 1931 Eugene de Blaas (age 87) died.