This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Frank Bernard Dicksee is in Painters.
On 25th December 1850 [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 31) and [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 24) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His address given as 23 Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, hers as 4 Church Place.
Eliza Bernard: Around 1826 she was born to John Bernard. He, John, a Turner and Dishing Tackle Manufacturer according to her marriage certificate. In 1879 she died.
On 27th November 1853 Frank Bernard Dicksee was born to [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 33) and [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 27).
In 1879 [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 53) died.
1881. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 27). Portrait of Elspeth Thomson (age 19).
Elspeth Thomson: In 1862 she was born to Robert William Thomson. In 1899 Kenneth Grahame and she were married. In 1928 she died.
1881. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 27). "Cleopatra".
1883. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 29). Self-Portrait.
1888. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 34). "The End of the Quest".
In 1891 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 37) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.
1893. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 39). "Funeral of a Viking". Donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester.
On 6th November 1895 [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 75) died.
1901. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 47). Portrait of Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos (age 54).
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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Around 1901. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 47). "La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats".
1905. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 51). Portrait of "Lady Hillingdon (age 47)".
Alice Marion Harbord Baroness Hillingdon: On 23rd June 1857 she was born to Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield. In 1886 Charles Mills 2nd Baron Hillingdon and she were married. They were half fourth cousin once removed. On 3rd April 1898 Charles Mills 1st Baron Hillingdon died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baron Hillingdon, 3rd Baronet Mills of Hillingdon. She by marriage Baroness Hillingdon. In 1940 Alice Marion Harbord Baroness Hillingdon died.
Around 1908. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 54). Portrait of Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 31).
1910. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 56). Portrait of Charlotte Mary Emily Nugent Dunbar (age 45).
Charlotte Mary Emily Nugent Dunbar: In 1865 she was born to Robert Nugent Dunbar. On 2nd April 1891 James Cleland Burns 3rd Baron Inverclyde of Castle Wemyss and she were married. In 1951 she died.
1912. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 58). Portrait of Marie Clothilde Russell.
Marie Clothilde Russell: she was born to George Russell 4th Baronet and Constance Charlotte Lennox. In July 1903 Arthur Ernest Guinness and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness. In 1953 she died.
1920. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 66). Portrait of Lavinia Lyttelton (age 70).
Lavinia Lyttelton: On 10th October 1849 she was born to George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton and Mary Glynne Lady Lyttelton. On 29th June 1870 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot and she were married. In 1878 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot and Lavinia Lyttelton founded Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. In 1939 Lavinia Lyttelton died.
In 1924 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 70) was appointed President of the Royal Academy.
In 1925 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 71) was knighted.
1926. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 72). Portrait of Edith Fitton nee Deamer (age 53). Known as "Mrs Edith Fitton".
Edith Fitton nee Deamer: Thomas Fitton and she were married. In 1873 she was born. In 1953 she died.
In 1927 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 73) was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 17th October 1928 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 74) died.
GrandFather: Richard Dicksee
Father: Thomas Francis Dicksee
GrandFather: John Bernard
Mother: Eliza Bernard