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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Before 1st June 1856 [his father] Gustave Schmalz and [his mother] Margaret Carmichael were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James aka John Wilson Carmichael [aged 55] and [his grandmother] Mary Sweet [aged 52].
On 1st June 1856 Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael was born to Gustave Schmalz and Margaret Carmichael. His father was the German Consul to England. He studied at the South Kensington Art School and the Royal Academy of Arts, where he studied with Frank Dicksee [aged 2], Stanhope Forbes and Arthur Hacker.
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 27]. "Too Late".
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 27]. "The Temple of Eros".
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 27]. "Queen of the May".
1885. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 28]. "Girl With a Red Umbrella".
1885. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 28]. "Topsy".
1888. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 31]. "Zenobia".
1888. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 31]. "Imogen". Probably modelled by future wife, Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 22].
1889. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 32]. "A Fair Beuaty". Probably a portrait of his wife, or future wife, Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 23].
On or after 24th April 1889, the date of the licence, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 32] and Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 23] were married.
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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Around 1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 33]. "A message of love"
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 33]. "Flowers of the Levant".
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 33]. "Celeste".
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 33]. "Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompeii".
1891. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 34]. "Return from Calvary".
1894. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 37]. Portrait of Mrs Alec Tweedie (1862-1940).
In 1900 [his wife] Edith Ellen Pullen [aged 34] died.
1900. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 43]. Portrait of Emilie Charlotte Le Breton "Lily Langtry" [aged 46].
1911. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 54]. "Faithful unto Death: 'Christianae ad Leones!'"
In 1918, in view of Germany's defeat in World War I, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 61] changed his surname from Schmalz to his mother's surname Carmichael.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 24th November 1935 Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael [aged 79] died.
Father: Gustave Schmalz
Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carmichael
GrandFather: James aka John Wilson Carmichael
Mother: Margaret Carmichael
GrandMother: Mary Sweet