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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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Walter Stoneman is in Photographers.
On 6th April 1876 Walter Stoneman was born.
1920. Walter Stoneman (age 43). Photograph of Ralph Beckett 3rd Baron Grimthorpe (age 28).
Ralph Beckett 3rd Baron Grimthorpe: On 3rd May 1891 he was born to Ernest William Beckett 2nd Baron Grimthorpe and Lucy Tracy Lee. His mother died from childbirth six days later. On 3rd September 1914 Ralph Beckett 3rd Baron Grimthorpe and Mary Alice Archdale Baroness Beckett were married. On 9th May 1917 Ernest William Beckett 2nd Baron Grimthorpe died at a sanatorium in Banchory, Aberdeenshire. His son Ralph succeeded 3rd Baron Grimthorpe, 7th Baronet Beckett of Leeds. Mary Alice Archdale Baroness Beckett by marriage Baroness Grimthorpe. His ashes are interred in the gardens of Villa Cimbrone, Ravello. In 1963 Ralph Beckett 3rd Baron Grimthorpe died. His son Christopher succeeded 4th Baron Grimthorpe, 8th Baronet Beckett of Leeds. Elizabeth Lumley Baroness Grimthorpe by marriage Baroness Grimthorpe.
On 14th May 1958 Walter Stoneman (age 82) died.