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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On 8th July 1822 William Lindsay Windus was born to [his father] John Windus and [his mother] Agnes Meek in Liverpool. He was baptised on 15th September 1822
1840-1845. William Lindsay Windus (age 17). Self-portrait.
Around 1849. William Lindsay Windus (age 26). "The Interview of the Apostate Shaxton, Bishop of Salisbury, with Anne Askew".
1856. William Lindsay Windus (age 33). "Burd Helen".
1858. William Lindsay Windus (age 35). "Too Late". The picture was bought by Windus’ patron, a tobacco merchant named John Miller and is now in the possession of the Tate. In the picture the woman on the left is dying from consumption and a broken heart. Her errant lover has returned, but too late for them to enjoy any time together. Ruskin condemned it ‘as the product of sickness, temper, and dimmed sight,’ a criticism which so pained Windus that he never sent to the Academy again.
In 1858 William Lindsay Windus (age 35) and Mary Tonge were married.
On 8th September 1862 [his wife] Mary Tonge died.
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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1864. William Lindsay Windus (age 41). "The Baa Lamb: View on a Tributary of the River Duddon".
On 9th October 1907 William Lindsay Windus (age 85) died.