Nigel (c. 1100 – 1169) was Treasurer of England under King
Henry I, before being appointed to the see of Ely in 1133. Nigel owed
his advancement to his uncle, Roger of Salisbury, a bishop and
government minister. After the accession of Henry I's successor, King
Stephen, Nigel remained as treasurer only briefly. He deserted to
Stephen's rival Empress Matilda, and never regained high office under
Stephen. On the king's death, Nigel was returned to the treasurership by
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:
1872:
Yellowstone National Park (bison pictured), located mostly in
the present-day U.S. state of Wyoming, was established by President
Ulysses S. Grant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park>
1921:
The Kronstadt rebellion began following mass protests in
Petrograd demanding greater freedom in Russia with sailors and citizens
taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt_rebellion>
1944:
World War II: American and Australian troops won the Battle of
Sio against Japanese forces in New Guinea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sio>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
enough is enough:
1. One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required.
2. Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience
or tolerance has been reached.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enough_is_enough>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
A thrush, because I'd been wrong,Burst rightly into songIn a
world not vague, not lonely,Not governed by me only.
--Richard Wilbur
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