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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Paternal Family Tree: Pattle
On 11th June 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle was born to James Peter Pattle [aged 39] and Adeline Marie de l'Etang [aged 21] at Garden Reach, Calcutta.
On 1st February 1838 Charles Hay Cameron [aged 42] and Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 22] were married at Calcutta, India. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 4th September 1845 [her father] James Peter Pattle [aged 69] died.
On 11th November 1845 [her mother] Adeline Marie de l'Etang [aged 52] died.
1850 to 1852. George Frederick Watts [aged 32]. Portrait of Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 34].
In 1850 [her brother-in-law] Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers [aged 30] and [her sister] Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers [aged 22] were married. He the son of John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers [aged 61] and Caroline Yorke Countess Somers [aged 55].
On 5th October 1852 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers [aged 64] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Charles [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. [her sister] Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers [aged 25] by marriage Countess Somers.
1856. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 40]. Photograph of the photograher's niece Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 9] and her mother [her sister] Maria "Mia" Theodosia Pattle [aged 37].
Maria "Mia" Theodosia Pattle: On 7th July 1818 she was born to James Peter Pattle and Adeline Marie de l'Etang, apparently at sea off the Cornish coast. She the fifth of seven sisters. On 17th January 1837 John Jackson and she were married at Calcutta, India. On 2nd April 1892 Maria "Mia" Theodosia Pattle died.
1864. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 48]. Photograph of Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson [aged 54].
1864. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 48]. Photograph of George Frederick Watts [aged 46].
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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Around 1865. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 49]. Photograph of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 11].
May 1865. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 49]. Photograph of Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow.
1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 51]. My niece [Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 20]] full-face.
1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 51]. "A Beautiful Vision" [Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 20]].
1st April 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 51]. "Saint Julia", "My Niece Julia", "My Favorite Picture of all my works". [Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 21]] full-face.
1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 52]. Photograph of Charles Darwin [aged 58].
1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 52]. "The Rosebud Garden of Girls". Portrait of sisters Etheldred, Christina, Mary [aged 18] and Eleanor Fraser Tytler, and an unknown girl who is probably their youngest sister Eva.
1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 52]. "The Rosebud Garden of Girls". Portrait of sisters Etheldred, Christina, Mary [aged 18] and Eleanor Fraser Tytler.
March 1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 52]. Photograph of Marie Spartali aka Stillman [aged 23].
March 1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 52]. Photograph of Christine Spartali Countess d'Anvers [aged 21].
Christine Spartali Countess d'Anvers: On 19th May 1846 she was born to Michael Spartali and Euphrosyne Varsini. In December 1868 Eduard Joseph Cahen d'Anvers Marquis de Torre-Alfina and she were married.
1872. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 56]. Photograph of the photograher's niece Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 25]. Distributed by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio) carbon print on cabinet card.
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 26th January 1879 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 63] died.
On 8th May 1880 [her former husband] Charles Hay Cameron [aged 85] died.
Father: James Peter Pattle
Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle
GrandFather: Ambroise Pierre de l'Etang
Mother: Adeline Marie de l'Etang