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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Ffyst Samson Burial Chamber is in St Nicholas, Pembrokeshire, Prehistoric Wales Neolithic Burials.
Archaeologia Cambrensis 1872 Pages 81-143. In the adjoining parish of St. Nicholas is a dolmen [Ffyst Samson Burial Chamber [Map]] which might pass for one of the free-standing or tripod ones, as all that is left of the original chamber are two supporters and the capstone, the latter resting on two separate points of one of the supporters. It is 7 ft. 9 ins. long by 6 ft. 7. ins.: measurements which do not agree with those given by Sir Gardner, who gives the breadth only 3 ft. 10 ins., and which is probably an error of the printer. The highest of the two supporters is 5 ft. 8 ins., being 2 ft. more than the other. The thickness of the capstone is a little under 2 ft. The chamber must have been small. Slight remains of the cairn still lie around. The situation is very conspicuous. At a short distance, In the lower ground, stand some pillar-stones; portions, in all probability, of a stone circle.