Before 24th December 1818 [his father] Benjamin Joule [aged 34] and [his mother] Alice Prescott [aged 35] were married.
On 24th December 1818 James Prescott Joule was born to Benjamin Joule [aged 34] and Alice Prescott [aged 35] at New Bailey Street, Salford.
In 1836 [his mother] Alice Prescott [aged 53] died.
On 18th August 1847 James Prescott Joule [aged 28] and Amelia Grimes [aged 33] were married. They had three children.
In 1850 James Prescott Joule [aged 31] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1852 James Prescott Joule [aged 33] was awarded the Royal Medal by the Royal Society for his paper on the mechanical equivalent of heat, printed in the Philosophical Transactions for 1850'
On 6th September 1854 [his wife] Amelia Grimes [aged 40] died.
In 1858 [his father] Benjamin Joule [aged 74] died.
1882. John Collier [aged 31]. Portrait of James Prescott Joule [aged 63].
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 11th October 1889 James Prescott Joule [aged 70] died.