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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 1851 [his father] James Lorimer (age 32) and [his mother] Hannah Stodart (age 16) were married.
On August 1856 John Henry Lorimer was born to [his father] James Lorimer (age 37) and [his mother] Hannah Stodart (age 21).
1878. John Henry Lorimer (age 21). Portrait of the artists father [his father] James Lorimer (age 59).
James Lorimer: On 4th November 1818 he was born. In 1851 he and Hannah Stodart were married. On 13th February 1890 he died.
On 13th February 1890 [his father] James Lorimer (age 71) died.
1906. John Henry Lorimer (age 49). "The Flight of the Swallows".
In 1916 [his mother] Hannah Stodart (age 81) died.
Before 1929 John Henry Lorimer (age 72) in the style of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet. Portrait of Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian (age 81).
On 4th November 1936 John Henry Lorimer (age 80) died.