| Date |
Newman |
Elgar |
Events |
| 1801 |
b. 21 Feb.
in London. Protestant middle-class family of bankers, regular bible
reading, believed literally. Siblings:
Harriet and
Jemima both married CofE ministers (strong disapproval of RCs)
Frank,
atheist
Charles,
atheist
Mary,
d. aged 19
|
|
Napoleon Bonaparte
crowned Emperor of France and prepares for an invasion of England
(1804).Defeat of French Fleet at Trafalgar & d. Nelson (1805). |
| 1808 |
aged 7: to Ealing
boarding school studied Latin and Greek language & literature |
|
Napoleon retreats
from Moscow (1812)
Wagner born
(1813)
|
| 1816 |
aged 15: father's
bank fails , influence of Evangelical Calvanist teacher, life task
decision devoted to service of God
(a) importance
of Christian Dogma
(b) love of Christian Fathers
(c) belief of celibate life
(d) adhorrence of RC Church
|
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| c1817 |
to Trinity College,
Oxford aim to have clerical/academic career |
|
d. George III/Prince
Regent (1820) |
| 1822 |
aged 21: elected
fellow of Oriel College |
|
|
| 1824 |
aged 23: ordained
CofE deacon; curate of Oxford church |
|
|
| 1825 |
aged 24: ordained
CofE priest |
|
|
| 1828 |
aged 27: Vicar
of St Mary's, Oxford University church |
|
d. Beethoven(1827) |
| 1830 |
aged 29: resigned
as Oxford tutor |
|
d. George IV/
brother William IV |
| 1832 |
aged 31: tour
to Italy |
|
|
| 1833 |
aged 32: wrote
'Lead, kindly light' on boat becalmed between Corsica & Sardinia.
John Keble preached 'National Apostasy': start of Oxford movement
to reform CofE |
|
Abolition of
Slavery Bill |
| 1833- 1841 |
90 Tracts published,
26 by Newman |
|
d. William IV/
Victoria (1837)
marries Albert (1840) |
| 1842 |
aged 41: lived
in a group with friends as a Religious Order |
|
|
| 1843 |
aged 42: resigned
as Vicar of St Mary's |
|
BFCS established |
| 1845 |
aged 44: received
into RC Church |
|
|
| 1846 |
aged 45: group
moved to Oscott; to Rome to study for Priesthood & join Oratorians |
|
Elijah
premiere |
| 1847 |
aged 46: ordained
as RC Priest |
|
d. Mendelssohn |
| 1849 |
London Oratory
established |
|
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| 1852 |
aged 51: moved
Oratorians to Hagley Rd, Edgbaston |
|
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| 1853 |
aged 52: found
guilty of slander and fined £100 with £1400 costs, the
latter raised from RC subscriptions |
|
Crimean War
(1854) |
| 1857 |
aged 56 |
b.
Broadheath, nr. Worcester RC family, father organist, music dealer
and piano tuner |
Indian Mutiny |
| 1859 |
St. Paul's school,
Edgbaston founded |
|
Tristan and
Isolde |
| 1864 |
aged 63: 'Apologia
pro vita sua', the account of his life up to 1845 |
aged 7: starts
piano lessons |
d. Prince Albert
(1861) |
| 1865 |
aged 64: Gerontius
drafted during the night of 17 Jan on 52 scraps of paper; fair copy
finished 7 Feb and published May/June |
aged 8: BACH
motif on two crossed staves |
|
| 1869 |
aged 68 |
aged 12: starts
violin lessons |
Suez Canal opened |
| 1872 |
aged 71: |
aged 15: plays
organ for Mass |
|
| 1879 |
aged 78: elected
Hon Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford; elected Cardinal Mar 15; attended
BTMF in August and wrote thanks to Stockley |
aged 22: |
Victoria Empress
of India (1877) |
| 1882 |
aged 81 |
aged 25: plays
in Stockley's Band |
Parsival |
| 1884 |
aged 83 |
aged 27: plays
violin in Dvorak's 6th Symphony & Stabat Mater conducted
by Dvorak |
d. Wagner (1883) |
| 1885 |
aged 84: Dvorak
possibly visited the Oratory and met Newman; at some time he receives
a copy of Gerontius |
aged 28
(1887) plays in Verdi Requiem in B'ham Town Hall |
|
| 1889 |
aged 88 |
aged 32: marries
Caroline Alice Roberts aged nearly 41(9 years his elder) in Brompton
Oratory |
|
| 1890 |
aged 89: d 11
August |
aged 33: Carice
b 14 August (name mother's initials/name/Elgar) |
|
| 1891 |
|
aged 34: moved
to Malvern |
Premiere of
Dvorak's Requiem 'inspired by Gerontius'? |
| 1893 |
|
aged 36: plays
violin in Three Choirs Festival for last time |
Dvorak's Mass
in D performed at the Oratory |
| 1895 |
|
aged 38 |
Stockley
resigns BFCS |
| 1900 |
|
aged 43: Gerontius
premiere Aug 5 |
d. Swinnerton
Heap Jun 11 |
| 1901 |
|
aged 44 |
d. Victoria/
Edward VII |
| 1904 |
|
aged 47: Knighted |
|
| 1910 |
|
aged 53: OM
(1911) |
d. Edward VII/
George V |
| 1920 |
|
aged 63: d.
Lady Elgar |
Great War (1914-1918) |
| 1922 |
|
aged 65: Carice
marries |
|
| 1924 |
|
aged 67: Master
of King's Musick |
|
| 1931 |
|
aged 74: First
Baronet of Broadheath |
General Strike
(1926) |
| 1934 |
|
aged 76: d.
Feb 23 |
Hitler obtains
power in Germany (1933) |