Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 24th June 1826 [his father] Frederic Leighton [aged 26] and [his mother] Augusta Susan Nash [aged 21] were married.
On 3rd December 1830 Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton was born to [his father] Frederic Leighton [aged 31] and [his mother] Augusta Susan Nash [aged 25]. at Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].
1853. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 22]. Portrait of Alexandra Leighton [aged 24], the artist's sister.
1858. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 27]. Portrait of Augusta Frances Clayton-East [aged 38].
Augusta Frances Clayton-East: Around 1820 she was born to East George Clayton-East 1st Baronet. In 1845 Henry Ainslie Hoare 5th Baronet and she were married. On 12th April 1903 Augusta Frances Clayton-East died.
Around 1860. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 29]. Portrait of Henry Evans-Gordon [aged 18].
Henry Evans-Gordon: he and Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris were married. In 1842 he was born. On 19th December 1909 he died.
Around 1860. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 29]. Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris [aged 15], "Mrs Evans Gordon".
Around 1860. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 29]. Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris [aged 15].
Around 1860. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 29]. Portrait of Frederic Leighton [aged 60], the artist's father.
Around 1860. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 29]. Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris [aged 15], "Mrs Evans Gordon".
In 1865 [his mother] Augusta Susan Nash [aged 60] died.
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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The Diary of George Price Boyce 1866. 8th April 1866 (Sunday). To Fred Leighton's [aged 35] to breakfast, meeting there Gabriel [aged 37] and Wm. Rossetti [aged 36] and Simeon Solomon [aged 25]. L. excessively jolly and interesting. Has a large picture, young Greek girls in procession to sacrifice to Diana the first large picture1 he has painted.
Note 1. See The Syracusan Bride leading Wild Animals in Procession to the Temple of Diana.
May 1866 . Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 35]. "The Syracusan Bride leading Wild Animals in Procession to the Temple of Diana". The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1866 and in the Paris International Exhibition in 1868. See review in the Illustrated London News.
1875. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 44]. "Little Fatima". Model Connie Gilchrist [aged 9].
Around 1876. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 45]. "Study: At a Reading Desk". Model Connie Gilchrist [aged 10].
1876. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 45]. "The Daphnephoria". The model for all five girls centre Connie Gilchrist [aged 10].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1877. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 46]. "The Music Lesson". Model originally Connie Gilchrist [aged 11] who was replaced by Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 4]. See The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton.
Frederick Leighton Biography. Chapter V. Leighton [aged 47] As President Of The Royal Academy 1878-1896.
Around 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. Portrait of Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow.
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. "Cimabue's Madonna Carried in Procession".
Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. "Miss Dene". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 20].
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Frederick Leighton Biography. 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. Sketch for "Elijah in the Wilnerness".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. "Neruccia".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1879. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 48]. "Elijah in the Wilnerness".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. "Sister's Kiss". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 7].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. "Letty". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 7].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. "The Light of the Harem". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 7].
1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. Self-Portrait.
1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. "Yasmeenah". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 7].
1880. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 49]. "Crenaia, the Nymph of the Dargle". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 21].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1882. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 51]. "Bianca". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 23].
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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Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1882. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 51]. "Antigone". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 23].
Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1882. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 51]. "Return of Persephone". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 23].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1883. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 52]. Study For Sleeping Group For "Cymon And Iphigenia". Given by Lord Leighton to G.F. Watts, O.M., and given by the latter to the Collection in Leighton House
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1884. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 53]. "Cymon and Iphigenia". Models sisters Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 25] and Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 11].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1884. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 53]. "Kittens". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 11].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1884. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 53]. Study In Colour For "Cymon And Iphigenia."
1885. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 54]. Portrait of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 31].
Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1886. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 55]. "Clytie". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 27].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1886. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 55]. Study For Figure In Frieze, "Music." Leighton House Collection
The London Gazette 26551. Whitehall, January 21, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, grant ing the dignity of a Baronet of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto the undermentioned Gentlemen, namely:—
Sir Frederic Leighton [aged 55], of Holland Park-road, in the parish of St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, Knt., President of the Royal Academy, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, of Gateacre Grange, in the parish of Childwall, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and of Osmaston Manor, in the parish of Osmaston, in the county of Derby, Knt., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Claud Alexander, of Ballochmyle, in the parish of Mauchline, in the county of Ayr, Esq., Major General (retired) of Her Majesty's Forces, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
John Edward Dorington, of Lypiatt Park, in the parish of Stroud, in the county of Gloucester, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Francis Abraham Montefiore, of Worth Park, in the parish of Worth, in the county of Sussex, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Frederick Leighton Biography. 1887. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 56]. "The Last Watch Of Hero."
Around 1888. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 57]. Portrait of Augusta Frances Hoare [aged 42].
Augusta Frances Hoare: In October 1845 she was born to Henry Ainslie Hoare 5th Baronet and Augusta Frances Clayton-East. Before 23rd February 1892 William John Nettleship Angerstein and she were married. On 7th November 1922 Augusta Frances Hoare died.
Around 1888. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 57]. Portrait of Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge.
Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge: she was born to Henry Baring Lawford. On 13th August 1885 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon. On 27th May 1933 she died.
1889. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 58]. Portrait of Alexandra Leighton [aged 60], the artist's sister.
Around 1889. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 58]. "Greek Girls Playing Ball". Model left Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 30].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1889. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 58]. Study In Colour For "Greek Girls Playing At Ball."
Before 1890. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 59]. Portrait of Hannah Rothschild Countess of Rosebery [aged 38].
Hannah Rothschild Countess of Rosebery: On 27th July 1851 she was born to Mayer Amschel Rothschild. On 20th March 1878 Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl Rosebery 1st Earl Midlothian and she were married at Board of Guardians Mount Street Grosvenor Square. She by marriage Countess Camden. He the son of Archibald John Primrose and Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope Duchess of Cleveland. On 19th November 1890 Hannah Rothschild Countess of Rosebery died.
Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1890. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 59]. "The Bath of Psyche". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 31].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1890. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 59]. Study For "Andromeda." Leighton House Collection.
Around 1890. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 59]. "The Bath of Psyche". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 31].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1890. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 59]. Study In Colour For "Tragic Poetess."
Around 1891. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 60]. "The Vestal". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 32].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Around 1891. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 60]. "Solitude". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 32].
The Royal Academy Conversazione, 1891, by George Henry Grenville Manton [aged 36].
John Seymour Lucas, Dame Alice Ellen Terry [aged 43], Sir William Quiller Orchardson, Rachel, Countess of Dudley [aged 23], Marcus Stone, Henry Stacy Marks, Sir Henry Irving, Unidentified man, Unidentified man, Sir John Everett Millais [aged 61], William Charles Thomas Dobson.
Unidentified woman, James Sant, William Powell Frith, Sir Hubert von Herkomer [aged 41], Unidentified woman, Briton Riviere, Unidentified man, John Pettie, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema [aged 54], Frederic Leighton [aged 60], Baron Leighton.
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, Walter William Ouless, Thomas Faed, Robert Walker Macbeth, Edward Onslow Ford [aged 38], William Frederick Yeames, Unidentified woman, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones [aged 57], Unidentified man.
Mary Anderson, John Calcott Horsley, possibly Joanna Margaret Hadley, Unidentified man, Henry Tanworth Wells, possibly Alice Joanna Street, Marion Harry Spielmann, Unidentified woman.
Around 1891. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 60]. "The Return of Persephone". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 32].
Around 1891. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 60]. "Perseus and Andromeda". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 32].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1891. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 60]. From Sketch In Clay For Perseus, In The Picture "Perseus And Andromeda."
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1892. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 61]. "Bacchante".
1892. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 61]. Portrait of Alexandra Leighton [aged 63], the artist's sister.
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1892. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 61]. Study in Oils for "Bacchante".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1892. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 61]. "And The Sea Gave Up The Dead Which Were In It". Sketch for Complete Design.
On 24th January 1892 [his father] Frederic Leighton [aged 92] died at 11 Kensington-park-gardens.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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[his father] Leighton, Frederic Septimus, of 11 Kensington Park Gardens, Middlesex, M.D. died 24 January 1892, Probate London 1 March [1892], to Sir Frederic Leighton [aged 61], baronet, P.R.A., and [his sister] Alexandra Orr [aged 63], and Augusta Newnburg Matthews [aged 56], widows. Effects £65,929 6s. 4d.
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1893. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 62]. "Atalanta."
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1894. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 63]. "Fatidica".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1894. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 63]. "Fatidica".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1894. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 63]. Studies for "Fatidica".
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1895. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 64]. "Flaming June". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 36].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1895. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 64]. "The Jealousy of Simœtha, the Sorceress". Model Henrietta Sarah Pullen [aged 27].
Henrietta Sarah Pullen: In October 1867 she was born to Abraham Pullen and Sarah Eagle.
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1895. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 64]. "Memories". Model Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 29].
Frederick Leighton Biography. Around 1895. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 64]. "Cleobouline". Model Isabella Helena "Lena" Pullen [aged 22].
Frederick Leighton Biography. 1895. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 64]. Study for "Flaming June". Model Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 36].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Frederick Leighton Biography. Before 1896. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 65]. "Farewell". Model Henrietta Sarah Pullen [aged 28].
The London Gazette 26705. Whitehall, January 24, 1896. THE Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 24th of January, 1896, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto Sir Frederic Leighton [aged 65], Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Leighton, of Stretton, in the counly of Salop.
Note. He died the following day and the title became extinct.
On 25th January 1896 Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 65] died. Baron Leighton of Stretton in Shropshire and Baronet Leighton of Holland Park Road in St Mary Abbots in Kensington in Middlesex extinct. He left Ada Alice "Dorothy Dene" Pullen [aged 37] £5,000, plus another £5,000 in trust for herself and her sisters; the largest bequest he made.
Frederick Leighton Biography. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton. Study For Figure In Panel In Royal Exchange—"Phœnicians Bartering With Britons". Leighton House Collection.
GrandFather: James Bonifcae Leighton
Father: Frederic Leighton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward l'Anson
GrandMother: Frances l'Anson