The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Francis Grant is in Painters.
Before 18th January 1803 [his father] Francis Grant Laird of Kilgraston and [his mother] Anne Oliphant of Rossie [aged 37] were married.
On 18th January 1803 Francis Grant was born to [his father] Francis Grant Laird of Kilgraston and [his mother] Anne Oliphant of Rossie [aged 37].
In 1819 [his father] Francis Grant Laird of Kilgraston died.
On 6th November 1837 [his mother] Anne Oliphant of Rossie [aged 72] died.
1839 Francis Grant [aged 35]. Portrait of Katherine Isabella Manners [aged 29].
Katherine Isabella Manners: On 4th April 1809 she was born to John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland. On 1st December 1830 Frederick Hervey 2nd Marquess of Bristol and she were married. She the daughter of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland. He the son of Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol and Elizabeth Albana Upton. They were sixth cousins. On 20th April 1848 Katherine Isabella Manners died of smallpox at 47 Eaton Place, Kensington.
1839 Francis Grant [aged 35]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 53].
Around 1840 Francis Grant [aged 36]. Portrait of Henry St John-Mildmay 5th Baronet [aged 30].
Henry St John-Mildmay 5th Baronet: In 1810 he was born to Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet and Charlotte Bouverie. His mother died in childbirth. On 17th January 1848 Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet shot himself. His reason for committing suicide believed to be financial difficulties. His son Henry succeeded 5th Baronet St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton. In 1851 Henry St John-Mildmay 5th Baronet and Helena Shaw Lefevre Lady St John-Mildmay were married. She by marriage Lady St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton. On 16th July 1902 Henry St John-Mildmay 5th Baronet died. His son Henry succeeded 6th Baronet St John-Mildmay of Farley in Southampton.
1841 Francis Grant [aged 37]. Portrait of James Brudenell 7th Earl Cardigan [aged 43].
1841 Francis Grant [aged 37]. Portrait of Marianne Margaret Compton [aged 23].
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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1844 Francis Grant [aged 40]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 58].
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Self portrait.
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 59].
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 59].
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis [aged 26].
Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis: On 5th November 1818 he was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis and Lucy Graham Countess Powis at The Angel Hotel, Pershore. On 17th January 1848 Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis died. He had been shot accidentally in the thigh ten days before by his son George Herbert during a pheasant shoot at Powis Castle [Map]. He died His son Edward succeeded 3rd Earl Powis. On 7th May 1891 Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis died unmarried at 45 Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Welshpool. His nephew George succeeded 4th Earl Powis. Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox Countess Powis by marriage Countess Powis.
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 25].
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Jane Lawley [aged 24].
Jane Lawley: On 5th December 1820 she was born to Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock and Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock in York [Map]. In 1846 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie and she were married. On 4th December 1900 Jane Lawley died at Ripley House, Ripley, Surrey.
1845 Francis Grant [aged 41]. Portrait of Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh [aged 16].
1851 Francis Grant [aged 47]. Portrait of John Hume Egerton [aged 38].
John Hume Egerton: On 15th October 1812 he was born to John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow and Amelia Sophia Hume. In 1841 John Hume Egerton and Marianne Margaret Compton were married. She the daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow and Amelia Sophia Hume. On 3rd January 1851 John Hume Egerton died.
1853 Francis Grant [aged 49]. Portrait of John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 60].
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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Around 1856. Francis Grant [aged 52]. Portrait of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan [aged 55].
1856 Francis Grant [aged 52]. Portrait of Lieutenant General George Pollock [aged 69].
1857 Francis Grant [aged 53]. Portrait of John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust 2nd Earl Brownlow [aged 14].
John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust 2nd Earl Brownlow: On 28th March 1842 he was born to John Hume Egerton and Marianne Margaret Compton at Carlton Gardens. On 15th September 1853 John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow died. His grandson John succeeded 2nd Earl Brownlow, 2nd Viscount Alford, 3rd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 6th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. On 20th February 1867 John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust 2nd Earl Brownlow died in Mentone Italy. His brother Adelbert succeeded 3rd Earl Brownlow, 3rd Viscount Alford, 4th Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 7th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. On 2nd March 1867 John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust 2nd Earl Brownlow was buried in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map].
Before 1860. Francis Grant [aged 56]. Portrait of Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough [aged 54].
1860 Francis Grant [aged 56]. Portrait of Louisa Anne Stuart Marchioness Waterford [aged 41].
1863 Francis Grant [aged 59]. Portrait of Percy Egerton Herbert [aged 40].
Percy Egerton Herbert: On 15th April 1822 he was born to Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis and Lucy Graham Countess Powis at Powis Castle [Map]. On 4th October 1860 Percy Egerton Herbert and Mary Caroline Louisa Petty Fitzmaurice were married. He the son of Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis and Lucy Graham Countess Powis. They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 7th October 1876 Percy Egerton Herbert died at The Styche, Market Drayton.
1865 Francis Grant [aged 61]. Portrait of William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton [aged 29].
1867 Francis Grant [aged 63]. Portrait of Emily Charlotte Wood [aged 27].
Emily Charlotte Wood: In 1840 she was born to Charles Wood 1st Viscount Halifax and Mary Grey Viscountess Halifax. On 21st December 1904 Emily Charlotte Wood died.
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha.
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury [aged 77].
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Algernon Percy 4th Duke Northumberland.
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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Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 64].
Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne: On 9th June 1814 she was born to Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon and Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. On 27th November 1832 Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and she were married. She the daughter of Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon and Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. He the son of Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne. On 28th November 1889 Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne died.
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine.
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Marianne Margaret Compton [aged 61].
Before 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75]. Portrait of Lucy Graham Countess Powis.
On 5th October 1878 Francis Grant [aged 75] died.