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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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François Flameng is in Painters.
In 1856 François Flameng was born.
1894. François Flameng (age 38). Portrait of Elizabeth Feodorovna Hesse Darmstadt (age 29).
Elizabeth Feodorovna Hesse Darmstadt: On 1st November 1864 she was born to Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. On 18th July 1918 Elizabeth Feodorovna Hesse Darmstadt died.
1894. François Flameng (age 38). Portrait of Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg (age 46).
Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg: On 26th November 1847 she was born to King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. On 9th November 1866 Tsar Alexander III of Russia and she were married. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 13th October 1928 Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg died.
1894. François Flameng (age 38). Portrait of Princess Zinaida Yusupova with her sons Felix and Nikolai at Arkhangelskoye.
1894. François Flameng (age 38). Portrait of Princess Zinaida Yusupova with the famous Yusupov family La Pelegrina pearl.
1898. François Flameng (age 42). Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (age 7).
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia: On 6th April 1890 she was born. On 13th December 1958 she died.
1910. François Flameng (age 54). Portrait of Elsie Salomon (age 29). Ferens Art Gallery.
Elsie Salomon: In 1881 she was born to Gustav Salomon of New York. On 31st July 1889 Joseph Duveen 1st Baron Duveen and she were married. Dollar Princess. In 1963 she died.
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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In 1923 François Flameng (age 67) died.