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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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Paternal Family Tree: Pattle
Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle is in Photographers.
On 11th June 1815 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle was born to [her father] James Peter Pattle (age 39) and [her mother] Adeline Marie de l'Etang (age 21) at Garden Reach, Calcutta.
On 1st February 1838 Charles Hay Cameron (age 42) and Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 22) were married at Calcutta, India. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 4th September 1845 [her father] James Peter Pattle (age 69) died.
On 11th November 1845 [her mother] Adeline Marie de l'Etang (age 52) died.
In 1850 [her brother-in-law] Charles Somers-Cocks 3rd Earl Somers (age 30) and [her sister] Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers (age 22) were married. He the son of John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers (age 61) and Caroline Yorke Countess Somers (age 55).
1850 to 1852. George Frederick Watts (age 32). Portrait of Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 34).
On 5th October 1852 John Somers-Cocks 2nd Earl Somers (age 64) died. His son [her brother-in-law] Charles (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl Somers 3rd Viscount Eastnor of Eastor Castle in Herefordshire, 4th Baron Somers. [her sister] Virginia Somers-Cocks Countess Somers (age 25) by marriage Countess Somers.
1856. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 40). Photograph of the photograher's niece Julia Prinsep Jackson (age 9) and her mother [her sister] Maria "Mia" Theodosia Pattle (age 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.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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1864. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 48). Photograph of Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson (age 54).
1864. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 48). Photograph of George Frederick Watts (age 46).
Around 1865. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 49). Photograph of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson (age 11).
May 1865. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 49). Photograph of Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow.
1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 51). "A Beautiful Vision" [Julia Prinsep Jackson (age 20)].
1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 51). My niece [Julia Prinsep Jackson (age 20)] full-face.
1st April 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 51). "Saint Julia", "My Niece Julia", "My Favorite Picture of all my works". [Julia Prinsep Jackson (age 21)] full-face.
1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 52). Photograph of Charles Darwin (age 58).
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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March 1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 52). Photograph of Christine Spartali Countess d'Anvers (age 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.
March 1868. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 52). Photograph of Marie Spartali aka Stillman (age 23).
1872. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 56). Photograph of the photograher's niece Julia Prinsep Jackson (age 25). Distributed by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio) carbon print on cabinet card.
On 26th January 1879 Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle (age 63) died.
On 8th May 1880 [her former husband] Charles Hay Cameron (age 85) died.
Father: James Peter Pattle
Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle
GrandFather: Ambroise Pierre de l'Etang
Mother: Adeline Marie de l'Etang