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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After 1913. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 22]. Portrait of the Anaïs Melisande Folin.
Around 1914. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 23]. Portrait of the Anaïs Melisande Folin.
In October 1914 or on 5th December 1914 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 23] and Anaïs Melisande Folin were married in Chelsea. She became his model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood from 1920 till 1934.
Between 1915 and 1919 [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 24] and his wife Anaïs Melisande Folin lived in Ireland where they were friends with Augustus John [aged 36] and his circle.
1921. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 30]. "L'Eventail (Anaïs)", aka "The Fan". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin.
1922. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 31]. "Le Beguin (Anaïs)". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin. The title is taken from the French-Moorish cap or head band worn by women from Anaïs's home town of Dax, in southwest France. Beguin means bonnet and also, colloquially, an infatuation.
In 1922 [her husband] Brockhurst's [aged 31] marriage with Anaïs Melisande Folin came under strain when she discovered he was having a relationship with her sister Marguerite Folin.
1925. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 34]. "The Dancer (Anaïs)". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin.
Before February 1928 [her daughter] Melisande Brockhurst was born to [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 37] and Anaïs Melisande Folin.
February 1928. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 37]. "The Two Mélisandes". Portrait of the artist's wife Anaïs Melisande Folin and their daughter Melisande.
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 12th April 1940 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 49] and Anaïs Melisande Folin were divorced.
In 1947 [her former husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 56] and Kathleen Woodward [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
On 4th May 1978 [her former husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 87] died at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.