The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Anna Alma-Tadema is in Painters.
1863. [her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 26). A portrait of the artist's daughters Laurense and Anna Alma-Tadema.
Life of Lawrence Alma-Tadema by Helen Zimmern. Four years after joining her son [[her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 28)], Madame Tadema died. It is sad to think that this good parent did not live to witness her son's world-wide fame, but pleasant to know that she still heard the praise aroused by some of his first exhibited pictures, and to see him the recipient of his first gold medal, that accorded to him at Amsterdam in 1862. In 1865 Tadema married a French lady, and removed to Brussels, where he remained until his wife's death. This occurred in 1869, when he was left alone with his sister and two little girls, the eldest, Laurence, who has developed into a gifted writer, and the second, Anna, the delicate, dainty artist who has inherited so much of her father's power for reproducing detail.
It was during the lifetime of his first wife that Alma Tadema paid his first visit to Italy and saw with his own eyes the homes of those Romans who were destined to become his most familiar friends.
Lawrence Alma-Tadema and [her mother] Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin were married at the City Hall in Antwerp.
On 16th May 1867 Anna Alma-Tadema was born to [her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 31) and [her mother] Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin.
Life of Lawrence Alma-Tadema by Helen Zimmern. An accident brought Tadema to London in 1870, and here he at once took root. A year later he remarried1, his wife this time being Miss [her step-mother] Laura Theresa Epps (age 19), a woman of rare beauty, and herself a painter of distinction.
Note 1. In July 1871 [her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 35) and Laura Theresa Epps were married.
1877. Robert Faulkner (age 54). Photograph of Anna Alma-Tadema (age 9).
1884 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 16). "The Gold Room".
1885. [her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 48). Portrait of the artist's daughter Anna Alma-Tadema (age 17).
1885 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 17). "Eton College Chapel [Map]".
1885 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 17). "The Drawing Room, Townshend House".
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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1886-7. Anna Alma-Tadema (age 18). "The Garden Studio".
1887. Anna Alma-Tadema (age 19). "Drawing Room, 1a Holland Park".
Around 1892 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 24). Self-portrait.
1900 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 32). "The idler's harvest".
1900 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 32). "The Closing Door".
1902 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 34). "Girl in a Bonnet with her Head on a Blue Pillow".
On 25th June 1912 [her father] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 76) died at Kaiserhof Spa, Wiesbaden, Germany where he had travelled with his daughter Anne (age 45) for treatment of his stomach ulcers. He was buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
On 5th July 1943 Anna Alma-Tadema (age 76) died unmarried.
Father: Lawrence Alma-Tadema
GrandFather: Eugène Gressin-Dumoulin
Mother: Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin