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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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Alexandre Cabanel is in Painters.
On 28th September 1823 Alexandre Cabanel was born.
In 1840 Alexandre Cabanel (age 16) entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied with François-Édouard Picot.
1843. Alexandre Cabanel (age 19). "Cincinnatus receiving the ambassadors of Rome".
1844. Alexandre Cabanel (age 20). "Christ in the Garden of Olives".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel (age 23). "Fallen Angel".
1847. Alexandre Cabanel (age 23). Portrait of Emperor Napoléon III (age 38).
1848. Alexandre Cabanel (age 24). "Albaydé".
1852. Alexandre Cabanel (age 28). Self-portrait.
In 1855 Alexandre Cabanel (age 31) and Marie-Clémentine Legrand were married.
1857. Alexandre Cabanel (age 33). "Aglaida and Boniface".
In 1863 Alexandre Cabanel (age 39) was elected a member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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1863. Alexandre Cabanel (age 39). "The Birth of Venus". Exhibited at the Salon of 1863, and which was immediately purchased by Napoleon III for his personal collection.
In 1864 Alexandre Cabanel (age 40) was appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts where he taught until his death in 1889.
In 1867 [his wife] Marie-Clémentine Legrand died.
1870. Alexandre Cabanel (age 46). "The death of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta".
1871. Alexandre Cabanel (age 47). Portrait of Cornelia Warren.
1873. Alexandre Cabanel (age 49). "Pandora".
1873. Alexandre Cabanel (age 49). Portrait of the Countess de Keller.
1874. Alexandre Cabanel (age 50). "Thamar".
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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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1874. Alexandre Cabanel (age 50). "Echo".
1880. Alexandre Cabanel (age 56). "Phaedra".
1883. Alexandre Cabanel (age 59). "Ruth glanant dans les champs de Booz" aka Ruth harvesting in the fields of Booz.
1883. Alexandre Cabanel (age 59). "Ophelia".
1887. Alexandre Cabanel (age 63). Portrait of Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston (age 17).
1887. Alexandre Cabanel (age 63). "Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners".
On 23rd January 1889 Alexandre Cabanel (age 65) died in his hotel at 14 rue Alfred de Vigny, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. His funeral was on 26th January 1889 at the Saint-Philippe du Roule church. He was buried at Saint Lazaire Cemetery.