In 1857 Alice Hughes was born.
1890 to 1900. Alice Hughes [aged 33]. Photograph of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife [aged 22].
Around 1895. Alice Hughes [aged 38]. Photograph of Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway [aged 25].
1895. Alice Hughes [aged 38]. Photograph of Blanche Maynard [aged 30].
1899. Alice Hughes [aged 42]. Photograph of Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe [aged 21] as "Lady Melbourne" after Cosway.
Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe: In 1878 she was born to Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon In 1911 Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and she were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon. He the son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25th September 1917 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe died. His son Piers succeeded 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 6th Baron Edgcumbe. She by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe. In 1935 Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe died.
1899. Alice Hughes [aged 42]. Photograph of Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon [aged 33].
1899. Alice Hughes [aged 42]. Photograph of Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland [aged 35] as the "Duchess of Savoy".
Around 1902. Alice Hughes [aged 45]. Photograph of Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley [aged 55].
Around 1905. Alice Hughes [aged 48]. Photograph of Catherine d'Erlanger [aged 31].
Catherine d'Erlanger: In 1874 she was born. At birth she was named Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine de Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude. In 1959 she died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1909. Alice Hughes [aged 52]. Photograph of Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 22].
1918 to 1919. Alice Hughes [aged 61]. Photograph of Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood [aged 20].
In 1939 Alice Hughes [aged 82] died.