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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In April 1841 [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 19) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bromley (age 22) were married. They were half first cousins.
On 19th July 1843 Emma Lucy Madox Brown was born to [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 22) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bromley (age 24) at Paris [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.
On 5th June 1846 [her mother] Elizabeth Bromley (age 27) died of tuberculosis in Paris [Map]. She was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map].
After 5th June 1846 following the death of her mother Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 2) was sent to live with her aunt [her aunt] Helen Bromley at Gravesend, Kent [Map].
On 5th April 1853 [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 31) and [her step-mother] Emma Matilda Hill (age 23) were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. The witnesses were [her future brother-in-law] Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 24) and Thomas Seddon (age 31). Rector Edward Auriol (age 48) performed the ceremony.
Edward Auriol: On 27th February 1805 he was born to James Peter Auriol. In or before 1841 he was appointed Rector of St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map]. In or before 1841 Edward Auriol and Georgina Morris were married. On 10th July 1880 Edward Auriol died.
In 1856 Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 12) was sent to live with the household of [her future brother-in-law] Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 27).
On 11th February 1862 at twenty past seven in the morning Elizabeth Siddal (age 32) overdosed on laudanum at 14 Chatham Place. Possibly suicide - there may have been a note that said "look after Harry (her invalid brother)" which [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 40) persuaded [her future brother-in-law] Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 33) to burn. Shortly after her death Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth (age 27) moved into the family home to become housekeeper to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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The 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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On 28th December 1865 William Holman Hunt (age 38) and Fanny Waugh (age 32) were married at Christ Church Paddington. [her future husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 36), and her brother and sister George and Emily were witnesses. She, Fanny, would die the following year eight days short of their anniversary. He would, ten years later, marry her younger sister Marion Edith Waugh (age 18); an example of Married to Two Siblings.
1870. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 26). "The Tempest".
1870. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 26). Study for "The Tomb Scene from Romeo and Juliet".
1870. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 26). "The Duet".
1871. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 27). "The Tomb Scene from Romeo and Juliet".
2nd April 1871. Census. 37 Fitzroy Square.
[her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 49). Head. 49.
[her step-mother] Emma Matilda Hill (age 41). Wife. 36.
Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 27). Daughter. 26.
[her illegitimate half-sister] Catherine Emily Brown (age 20). Daughter. 20.
[her half-brother] Oliver Madox Brown (age 16). Son. 16.
Charloote Kirkby. Servant. 29.
Mary Ann Edwards. Servant. 19.
Oliver Madox Brown: In 1855 he was born to Ford Madox Brown and Emma Matilda Hill. In 1874 he died.
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1872. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 28). "Study for The Tempest, Ferdinand and Miranda playing chess".
1872. Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 28). "Margaret Roper Receiving the Head of her Father".
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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On 3rd September 1872 [her brother-in-law] Francis Heuffer (age 27) and [her illegitimate half-sister] Catherine Emily Brown (age 21) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 51) and [her step-mother] Emma Matilda Hill (age 43).
In 1873 [her future husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 43) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 29) were engaged.
1874. [her future brother-in-law] Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 45). Portrait of Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 30).
On 31st March 1874 William Michael Rossetti (age 44) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Ford Madox Brown (age 52) and Elizabeth Bromley.
On 30th September 1875 [her daughter] Olivia Madox Rossetti was born to [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 46) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 32).
In February 1877 [her son] Gabriel Arthur Rossetti was born to [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 47) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 33).
In November 1879 [her daughter] Helen Maria was born to [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 50) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 36).
In April 1881 [her daughter] Mary Elizabeth was born to [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 51) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 37).
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Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In April 1881 [her son] Michael Ford was born to [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 51) and Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 37). He died in infancy.
On 9th April 1882 [her brother-in-law] Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 53) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Birchington on Sea [Map]. There is a Celtic Cross marking his grave commissioned by his mother [her mother-in-law] Frances Mary Lavinia Polidori (age 81), designed by [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 60) and erected in the presence of his brother [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 52) and sister [her sister-in-law] Christina Georgina Rossetti (age 51) as written on the base of the cross.
5th April 1891. Census. 3 St Edmunds Terrace.
[her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 61). Head. 61.
Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 47). Wife. 47.
[her daughter] Olivia Madox Rossetti (age 15). Son. 15
[her son] Gabriel Arthur Rossetti (age 14). Son. 14.
[her daughter] Helen Maria (age 11). Daughter. 11.
[her daughter] Mary Elizabeth (age 10). Daughter. 9.
3 x Servants.
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On 6th October 1893 [her father] Ford Madox Brown (age 72) died. He was buried at St Pancras and Islington Cemetery.
On 12th April 1894 Emma Lucy Madox Brown (age 50) died at Hotel Victoria. Her husband [her husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 64) and daughter [her daughter] Olivia Madox Rossetti (age 18) were present.
On 5th February 1919 [her former husband] William Michael Rossetti (age 89) died. He was buried in the Rossetti Family Grave.
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brown
GrandFather: Ford Brown
Father: Ford Madox Brown
Great x 1 Grandfather: Unknown Brown
GrandMother: Caroline Madox
GrandFather: Samuel Bromley
Mother: Elizabeth Bromley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Unknown Brown
GrandMother: Mary Madox