Nigel (c. 1100 – 1169) was Treasurer of England under King Henry I, before being appointed to the see, or bishopric, of Ely in 1133. Nigel owed his advancement to his uncle, Roger of Salisbury, a bishop and government minister. Following the accession of Henry I's successor, King Stephen, Nigel remained as treasurer only briefly. He rebelled and deserted to Stephen's rival Matilda, and never regained high office under Stephen. On the king's death, Nigel was returned to the treasurership by the new king, Henry II. In Nigel's second tenure as treasurer, he returned the administration to the practices of Henry I. He withdrew from much of his public work after around 1164, following an attack of paralysis. He was succeeded as treasurer by his son, Richard FitzNeal, whom he had trained in the operations of the Exchequer, or Treasury of England. Most historians have felt that Nigel's administrative abilities were excellent; he is considered to have been more talented as an administrator than as a religious figure.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Old Well pictured), one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century, received its charter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
1886:
The London-based football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played their first match on the Isle of Dogs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Arsenal_F.C._(1886%E2%80%931966)
1920:
Irish War of Independence: Following an Irish Republican Army ambush of a British Auxiliary patrol in Cork, British forces burned and looted numerous buildings in the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Cork
1962:
Convicted murderers Ronald Turpin and Arthur Lucas were the last two persons to be executed in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Canada
1981:
Salvadoran Civil War: About 900 civilians were killed by the Salvadoran armed forces in an anti-guerrilla campaign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mozote_massacre
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scree: 1. (uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. 2. (uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc. 3. (countable) A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scree
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