Ralph Neville (died 1244) was a medieval clergyman and politician who served as Bishop of Chichester and Lord Chancellor of England. Neville first appears in the historical record in 1207 in the service of King John, and remained in royal service for the rest of his life. By 1213 Neville had custody of the Great Seal of England, although he was not named chancellor, the office responsible for the seal, until 1226. He was rewarded with the bishopric of Chichester in 1222. He was briefly Archbishop-elect of Canterbury and Bishop-elect of Winchester, but both elections were set aside, or quashed, and he held neither office. As keeper of the seal, and later as chancellor, Neville was noted for his impartiality and for overseeing changes in the way the chancery operated. Neville was deprived of the Great Seal in 1238 after quarrelling with the king, but continued to hold the title of chancellor until his death.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1882:

Boer mercenaries declared their independence from the Transvaal Republic and established the Republic of Stellaland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaland

1936:

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial, dedicated to the Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War, was unveiled near Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial

1953:

In Short Creek, Arizona, police conducted a mass arrest of approximately 400 Mormon fundamentalists for polygamy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Creek_raid

2009:

The militant Islamist group Boko Haram launched an attack on a Nigeria Police Force station, sparking violence across several states in northeastern Nigeria, leaving more than 1,000 people dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Boko_Haram_uprising

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

effulgent: (literary, also figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effulgent

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Emotion is the chief source of all becoming-conscious. There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion.   --Carl Jung https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Jung