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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Before 29th April 1843 [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti and [her mother] Euphrosyne m Cassavetti were married.
On 29th April 1843 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco was born to [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti and [her mother] Euphrosyne m Cassavetti.
In 1858 [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti died. His daughter Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 14] inherited his fortune allowing her to live an independent life.
In 1860 Dr Zambaco and Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 16] were married.
1866. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 32]. Study of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 22].
In 1866 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 22] left her husband in France and returned to London to live with her mother around which time she first met Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 32].
1870. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 41]. Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26].
1870. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 41]. Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26].
1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 36]. "The Mill: Girls Dancing to Music by a River". Left to right: Maria Zambaco [aged 26], Marie Spartali Stillman [aged 25], and Aglaïa Coronio née Ionides [aged 35].
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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Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 36]. "Phyllis and Demophoon". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26]. The moment after the embraces the almond tree into which she was said to have transformed after death.
Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 36]. Study of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26].
1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 36]. Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26].
Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 36]. "Cupid and Psyche". The models Marie Spartali aka Stillman [aged 25] and Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 26].
1871. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 37]. Drawing of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 27].
1874 to 1877. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 40]. "The Beguiling of Merlin". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 30]. In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. The painting was commissioned by Frederick Richards Leyland [aged 42].
Before 1880 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 36] studied art at the Slade School of Art under Alphonse Legros and Auguste Rodin.
1882. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 48]. "The Tree of Forgiveness". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 38].
On 14th July 1914 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco [aged 71] died.