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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George Spencer Watson is in Painters.
On 8th March 1869 George Spencer Watson was born to [his father] William Spencer Burton Watson (age 33).
From 1889 George Spencer Watson (age 19) studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He exhibited from 1891 winning a Silver Medal in 1889 and 1891, and the Landseer Scholarship in 1892.
In 1900 George Spencer Watson (age 30) was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1904, Associate of the Royal Academy in 1923, and a Member of the Royal Academy in 1932.
On 17th September 1906 [his father] William Spencer Burton Watson (age 70) died.
In 1909 George Spencer Watson (age 39) and Hilda Mary Gardiner were married.
1911. George Spencer Watson (age 41). "Hilda and Maggie". Portrait of [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
Hilda Mary Gardiner: In 1909 George Spencer Watson and she were married.
On 7th May 1913 [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson was born to George Spencer Watson (age 44) and [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
1917. George Spencer Watson (age 47). Portrait of the artist's brother [his brother] Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson (age 40).
Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson: On 7th September 1876 he was born to William Spencer Burton Watson. On 28th March 1918 Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson was killed in action. He was awarded the Victoria Cross - see The Gazette.
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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1922. George Spencer Watson (age 52). "A Lady in Black" aka "Miss Mullock".
1922. George Spencer Watson (age 52). "Four Loves I found, a Woman, a Child, a Horse and a Hound". George Spencer Watson, [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner and [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson (age 8).
Mary Spencer Watson: On 7th May 1913 she was born to George Spencer Watson and Hilda Mary Gardiner. On 7th March 2006 she died. She bequeathed Dunshay Manor [Map] to the Landmark Trust.
In 1923 George Spencer Watson (age 53) puchased Dunshay Manor [Map] in the hills of the Isle of Purbeck.
1924. George Spencer Watson (age 54). Portrait of 2nd Lieutenant William Gilbert Houldsworth (1891-1914) of the 1st Batallion, Scots Guard.
1924. George Spencer Watson (age 54). Portrait of Marcelle Azra Hincks, Countess Morphy, wearing a Spanish mantilla.
Around 1925. George Spencer Watson (age 55). "Sunlight Nude".
1926. George Spencer Watson (age 56). "Marishka".
1926. George Spencer Watson (age 56). "The Orange Dress".
1927. George Spencer Watson (age 57). "Nude".
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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1928. George Spencer Watson (age 58). "A Study from Life".
1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). Portrait of a lady holding a parasol.
1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). Portrait of Miss Dewitt wearing a leopard stole.
1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). "Dorothy, daughter of F.J. Elliott Esq."
1932. George Spencer Watson (age 62). "Cynthia".
1932. George Spencer Watson (age 62). "Mary". Portrait of the artist's daughter [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson (age 18).
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). Self-portrait.
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). "'Baba' Beaton, Mrs. Alec Hambro". Portrait of Barbara "Baba" Beaton (age 21).
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). Portrait of the artist's wife [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
On 11th April 1934 George Spencer Watson (age 65) died.