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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In 1703 Andrea Soldi was born in Florence, Tuscany.
1738 Andrea Soldi (age 35). Portrait of Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 32).
Around 1739 Andrea Soldi (age 36). Portrait of Mary Assheton Baroness Curzon (age 45) and her children Nathaniel Curzon 1st Baron Scarsdale (age 13) and Assheton Curzon 1st Viscount Curzon (age 8).
In 1743 Andrea Soldi (age 40). Self-Portrait.
In 1745 Andrea Soldi (age 42). Portrait of Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon (age 48) and Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon (age 38) and their two children.
In 1748 Andrea Soldi (age 45). Portrait of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 3).
Around 1750 Andrea Soldi (age 47). Portrait of Edith Phelips (age 55).
Edith Phelips: In March 1694 she was born to Edward Phelips and Edith Blake at Montacute House. On 17th May 1744 Carew Mildmay and she were married. On 12th October 1772 Edith Phelips died in Queen Camel, Somerset. She was buried in Church of St Barnabus, Queen Camel.
In 1751 Andrea Soldi (age 48). Portrait of Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 48).
In 1753 Andrea Soldi (age 50). Portrait of John Michael Rysbrack (age 58).
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In or before 1771 Andrea Soldi (age 67). Portrait of Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond (age 59).
Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond: On 10th November 1711 he was born to George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull and Abigail Harley Countess Kinnoul. In 1749 Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond and Henrietta d'Auriol were married. He the son of George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull and Abigail Harley Countess Kinnoul. On 3rd October 1761 Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond was elected at Archbishop of York. On 10th December 1776 Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond died at Bishopthorpe York.
In or before 1771 Andrea Soldi (age 67). Portrait of Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex (age 59).
Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex: Around 1711 she was born to Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford. After January 1724 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and she were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford. He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex. They were fourth cousins. In 1784 Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex died.
In 1771 Andrea Soldi (age 68) died.