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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Around 1520 Hans Eworth was born.
In 1550 Hans Eworth [aged 30]. Portrait of Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel [aged 37] with the motto Invidia Torquet Autorem meaning Let envy torment its author.
In 1550 Hans Eworth [aged 30]. Portrait of Mary Dudley [aged 20].
Around 1556 Hans Eworth [aged 36]. Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland [aged 32] with an inset portrait of husband Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland.
Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland: In 1524 she was born to George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny and Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1536 Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. He had been a ward of her father George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1576 Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland died.
Around 1556 Hans Eworth [aged 36]. Portrait of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 39].
In 1559 Hans Eworth [aged 39]. Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland [aged 35] and her son Gregory Fiennes 10th Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 19].
In 1559 Hans Eworth [aged 39]. Portrait of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu [aged 30] wearing a Garter Collar and St George Pendant.
In 1561 Hans Eworth [aged 41]. Portrait of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent [aged 30].
In 1562 Hans Eworth [aged 42]. Portrait of Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk [aged 22].
In 1563 Hans Eworth [aged 43]. Portrait of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 26].
1563. Hans Eworth [aged 43]. Portrait of either Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland or her daughter Margaret Clifford Countess Derby [aged 23].
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.
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Around 1565 Hans Eworth [aged 45]. Portrait of Mary Browne Countess Southampton [aged 12].
In 1567 attrbuted to Hans Eworth [aged 47]. Portrait of Richard Knightley [aged 34].
1567. Attributed to Hans Eworth [aged 47]. Portrait of Richard Knightley [aged 34].
1568. Formerly attributed to Hans Eworth [aged 48]. Portrait of Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth [aged 43].
Around 1570 Hans Eworth [aged 50]. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 36].
In 1574 Hans Eworth [aged 54] died.