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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St Andrew's Church, Wimpole
De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton
St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Thomas Banks is in Sculptors.
On 29th December 1735 Thomas Banks was born.
Around 1755 Thomas Banks (age 19), in his spare time, spent his evenings at the studio of sculptor Peter Scheemakers (age 64).
In 1784 Thomas Banks (age 48) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1785 Thomas Banks (age 49) was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy.
In 1789 Thomas Banks (age 53) completed his work Shakespeare Attended by Painting and Poetry for which he was paid 500 guineas. It was originally installed to a recess in the upper façade of John Boydell's new Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. In 1871 it was relocated the garden of New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon.
On 16th May 1790 Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 69) died. His nephew Philip (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Hardwicke, 3rd Viscount Royston. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks (age 54)..
After 16th May 1790. St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (deceased). White marble stele carved in bold relief with a kneeling female mourner garlanding an urn; signed 'T. BANKS, R.A. SCULPT.' (age 54).
After 19th March 1791. Monument to Penelope Boothby (deceased) at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks (age 55). Her epitaph reads "She was in form and intellect most exquisite. The unfortunate Parents ventured their all on this frail Bark. And the wreck was total."
Penelope Boothby: On 11th April 1785 she was born to Brooke Boothby 6th Baronet in Lichfield, Staffordshire [Map]. On 19th March 1791 Penelope Boothby died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. She was buried in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].
On 2nd February 1805 Thomas Banks (age 69) died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Paddington.