Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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1857. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of William Morris [aged 22].
Around 1864. Unknown Photographer. Jane Morris nee Burden [aged 24] and Jane Alicia Morris [aged 2].
Around 1865. Unknown Photographer. Jane Morris nee Burden [aged 25] and Jane Alicia Morris [aged 3].
Around 1865 . Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Thomas Woolner [aged 39].
After 19th September 1870. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 24] in mourning.
1873. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Julia Prinsep Jackson [aged 26] in mourning with her daughter Stella.
After 1875 From: The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Photograph of Philip Richard Morris [aged 38].
1882 or 1883. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of John White Alexander [aged 25].
Around 1883. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Paul César Helleu [aged 23].
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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Around 1883. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of John Jackson [aged 79].
John Jackson: In 1804 he was born to George Jackson and Mary Howard of Bengal. On 17th January 1837 he and Maria "Mia" Theodosia Pattle were married at Calcutta, India. In 1887 he died.
1889-1891. Philip Richard Morris A.R.A., ca.1889-1891. Photograph of Philip Richard Morris [aged 52]. From the Book "Members And Associates Of The Royal Academy Of Arts 1891 Photographed In Their Studios" By Ralph W. Robinson Of Redhill - [London] 1892.
1891 Unknown Photographer. Photograph of John Townshend 6th Marquess Townshend [aged 24] in 'The Marchioness Townshend of Raynham, It Was – And it Wasn’t'.
1891. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Consuelo Yznaga Duchess Manchester [aged 38].
1893. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire [aged 20].
1894. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 19].
Between 1900 and 1905. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough [aged 22].
Around 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey [aged 24].
Around 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey [aged 24].
After 1900. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Henry Cyril "Toppy" Paget 5th Marquess Anglesey [aged 24].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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1901. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.
1903. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Ernest William Beckett 2nd Baron Grimthorpe [aged 46].
3rd November 1909. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Mary "May" Morris [aged 47].
1910. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway [aged 40].
Around 1910. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough [aged 32].
1911. Unknown Photographer. Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer [aged 18] on his horse "Maybury" in front of Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
1915. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Desmond Fitzgerald [aged 26].
Before 13th May 1915. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Clement Freeman-Mitford [aged 38].
His death occurred in heroic circumstances, during an attack made by the 10th Hussars that also resulted in the deaths of the CO Lt-Col Shearman and Captain Gerald Stewart. Clem, as he was called by his fellow officers, lived at Batsford Park, Moreton-in-Marsh.
1916. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.
1922. Harris & Ewing, Inc.. Photograph of Simon Elwes [aged 19] leaving the White House after completing sketches of President Harding.
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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1924. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Howard Carter [aged 49].
Around 1925. Rita Martin. Photograph of Mimi Crawford [aged 27].
Around 1925. Lenare. Photograph of Mimi Crawford [aged 27].
1927. Sasha aka Alexander Stewart. Photograph of Mimi Crawford [aged 29].
24th June 1927. Sasha aka Alexander Stewart. Photograph of Mimi Crawford [aged 29].
Around 1930. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Cecil Beaton [aged 25] and his sisters Barbara "Baba" Beaton [aged 17] and Nancy Beaton [aged 20] arriving at an Eton.
Nancy Beaton: On 30th September 1909 she was born to Ernest Beaton and Esther "Etty" Sisson. In January 1933 Hugh Houston Smiley 3rd Baronet and she were married. The eight bridesmaids included the bride's sister Barbara "Baba" Beaton, Margaret Whigham, Lady Bridget Poulett, and Lady Anne Wellesley On 6th June 1999 Nancy Beaton died.
1938. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of debutante Sarah Norton [aged 17].
January 1938. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Thelma Morgan Viscountess Furness [aged 33], Dorothé Mabel Lewis [aged 38], a month before she died, and Patrick Plunket 7th Baron Plunket [aged 14].
Dorothé Mabel Lewis: In 1900 she was born illegitimately to Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry and Fanny Ward aka Buchanan. On 24th February 1938 husband and wife Terence Plunket 6th Baron Plunket and Dorothé Mabel Lewis died in a plane crash. They were bound for the Hearst ranch at San Simeon, now known as Hearst Castle. In the coastal fog surrounding the airstrip on the ranch, the pilot overshot the field by nearly a mile and a half. One wing struck the ground, causing the plane to burst into flames and crash. James Lawrence was the only survivor, having been thrown clear of the plane. He suffered burns and a broken ankle. Her son Patrick succeeded 7th Baron Plunket of Newtown in County Cork. Their children were subsequently were raised by Lord Plunket's sister, The Helen Rhodes, and her husband, Arthur Rhodes.
Patrick Plunket 7th Baron Plunket: On 8th September 1923 he was born to Terence Plunket 6th Baron Plunket and Dorothé Mabel Lewis. On 19th December 1961 David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon was baptised in the Music Room, Buckingham Palace. His godparents were Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth Cavendish, Patrick Plunket 7th Baron Plunket, Rupert Charles Montacute Neville and Bishop Simon Phipps. On 28th May 1975 Patrick Plunket 7th Baron Plunket died. His brother Robin succeeded 8th Baron Plunket of Newtown in County Cork.
Around 1942. Unknown Photographer. Navy file photo of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. [aged 26] from JFK Presidential Library & Museum.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy: On 25th July 1915 he was born to Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald. On 12th August 1944 Joseph Patrick Kennedy was killed at Blythburgh, Suffolk when his plane exploded over the English Channel during a top-secret mission.