On 3rd March 1912 Kathleen Woodward was born at Edgbaston, Warwickshire.
In October 1914 or on 5th December 1914 [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 23] and Anaïs Melisande Folin were married in Chelsea. She became his model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood from 1920 till 1934.
In 1928 [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 37] was appointed Visitor to the Royal Academy Schools. It was at this time that he met the sixteen-year-old artist's life model Kathleen Woodward [aged 15] who he named Dorette.
1932. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 41]. "Adolescence". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 19].
1934. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 43]. "Jeunesse Dorée (Gilded Youth)". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 21]. Painted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was bought for £1000 by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme [aged 45], for his Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] on the very first day of the show.
Around 1935. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 44]. "Dorette". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 22].
In 1937 Kathleen Woodward [aged 24] gave an interview to the Sunday Express in which she described her relationship with [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 46].
In August 1939 [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 48] and Kathleen Woodward [aged 27] moved to America. They lived at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.
On 12th April 1940 [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 49] and Anaïs Melisande Folin were divorced.
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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1942. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 51]. "Ophelia". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 29].
1942. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 51]. Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 29].
In 1947 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 56] and Kathleen Woodward [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
Before 1978 [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 87]. "Dorinda". Portrait of Kathleen Woodward [aged 65].
On 4th May 1978 [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst [aged 87] died at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.
On 23rd April 1995 Kathleen Woodward [aged 83] died at Ridgewood Village, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.