William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Academy Architecture is in Modern Era.
1904. Love and Life, Sacred and Profance, F. Derwent Wood [aged 32], Sculptor.
1904. St George, Status, Part of War Memorial, Radley College, George Frampton [aged 43], R.A., Sculptor.
1905. Figure of "Glory" for the Islington War Memorial, Bertram MacKennal [aged 41], Sculptor.
1905. Memorial to the late Marchioness of Lothian at Blickling [Map], Arthur G. Walker [aged 43], Sculptor.
Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian: On 15th June 1836 she was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map]. On 12th August 1857 William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian and she were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian. They were first cousins. On 10th October 1901 Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian died without issue at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].
1905. The Invocation, Gilbert Bayes [aged 32], Sculptor, R.G.I.F.A. Ex., 1905.
1905. Endymion, A. Bertram Pegram [aged 32], Sculptor.
Alfred Betram Pegram: In 1873 he was born. In 1941 he died.
1905. Circe, Bertram MacKennal [aged 41], Sculptor. R.G.I.F.A. Ex., 1905.
1905. Truth, Bertram MacKennal [aged 41], Sculptor. R.G.I.F.A. Ex., 1905.
1905. Study of a Female Torso, F. Derwent Wood [aged 33], Sculptor. R.S.A. Ex., 1905.
1905. Brotherhood, Part of the Gladstone Memorial, Hamp Thornycroft [aged 54], R. A., Sculptor.
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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1905. A Drummer Boy, Dettingen, 1743, Part of the Memorial to the King's Liverpool Regiment. W. Goscombe John [aged 44], A. R. A., Sculptor.
1905. Greek Dancer, Gilbert Bayes [aged 32], Sculptor.
War, Bertram MacKennal, Sculptor.
"For the Right", Gilbert Bayes, Sculptor.
Madonna and the Child Christ, Bertram MacKennal, Sculptor.
Narcissus, A. Bertram Pegram, Sculptor.
Narcissus: he was born to Cephissus and Liriope following his rape of her.
Alfred Betram Pegram: In 1873 he was born. In 1941 he died.
Abdunance, F. Derwent Wood, Sculptor.
The Bud and the Bloom, A. C. Lucchesi, Sculptor.
"Atalanta", F. Derwent Wood, Sculptor.
Memorial Group, Bertram MacKennal, Sculptor.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Earth and the Elements, Bertram MacKennal, Sculptor.