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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 1784 Thomas Banks (age 48) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1792 Thomas Stothard (age 36) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1798 Martin Archer Shee (age 28) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1805 Richard Westmacott (age 29) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1812 Alfred Edward Chalon (age 31) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1816 Francis Leggatt Chantrey (age 34) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
On 4th November 1833 John Gibson (age 43) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy despite not meeting the criterion of being resident in Britain.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1838 Richard "The Younger" Westmacott (age 39) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy at which time he was living at 21 Wilton Place, Belgravia.
In 1844 William Calder Marshall (age 30) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy. He participated in an exhibition held at Westminster Hall to select artists to decorate the rebuilt Palace of Westminster. It proved to be the turning point of his career, leading to many commissions for public monuments not only for the new Houses of Parliament - for which he made statues of the Lord Chancellors Clarendon and Somers, and of Chaucer.
In 1868 William Quiller Orchardson (age 35) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
On 16th January 1875 Henry Hugh Armstead (age 46) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1891 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 37) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1895 John William Waterhouse (age 45) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1899 Alfred East (age 54) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1907 Frank Cowper (age 57) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1909 Adrian Scott Stokes (age 54) was elected Associate of the Royal Academy.
In 1924 Ambrose McEvoy (age 46) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.