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Biography of George Knapton 1698-1778

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In 1698 George Knapton was born in Christchurch.

Around 1735 George Knapton (age 37). Portrait of William Capell 3rd Earl Essex (age 37).

Before 1739 George Knapton (age 40). Portrait of Elizabeth Anne Howard (age 37).

Elizabeth Anne Howard: In 1701 she was born to Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle. In 1739 Elizabeth Anne Howard died.

Around 1740 George Knapton (age 42). Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 50).

Around 1740 George Knapton (age 42). Portrait of Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston (age 15).

Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston: On 14th May 1724 she was born to Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. On 10th October 1741 George Fitzroy Earl Euston and she were married. She died seven months later. He was accused of treating her with the "utmost brutality". She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 2nd May 1742 Dorothy Boyle Countess Euston died.

Around 1740 George Knapton (age 42). Portrait of William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford.

Around 1741 Francis Cotes (age 14) was apprenticed to George Knapton (age 43) before establishing is own business in Cork Street.

Around 1745 George Knapton (age 47). Portrait of Philip Stanhope 4th Earl Chesterfield (age 50).

Around 1748 George Knapton (age 50). Portrait of Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 16).

Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington: On 27th October 1731 she was born to Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. Before 1748 William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and she were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington. He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire and Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 4th December 1753 Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington died. Earl Burlington, Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky extinct. His daughter Charlotte succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford. On 8th December 1754 Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington died. Her son William succeeded 7th Baron Clifford.

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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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Before 25th October 1760 George Knapton (age 62). Portrait.of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76) wearing his Garter Robes.

In December 1778 George Knapton (age 80) died in Kensington.