Before 3rd January 1835 [her father] William Cox [aged 21] and [her mother] Jane Woolgar [aged 21] were married.
On 3rd January 1835 Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth was born to William Cox [aged 21] and Jane Woolgar [aged 21] at Steyning, Sussex. She was baptised on 1st February 1835.
In 1847 [her mother] Jane Woolgar [aged 33] died.
1854. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 25]. "Found". Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 18].
Around 1858. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 29]. Drawing of Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 22].
1858. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 29]. Fair Rosamund. Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 22].
1858. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 29]. Drawing of Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 22].
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1858. 15th December 1858. To Rossetti [aged 30]. The new things I noticed were an intensely impressive water colour of the Virgin in the house of John, the latter seated at the window and striking a light and looking out upon Jerusalem at twilight. The Virgin is spinning. A Knight girded for combat embracing his Lady Love [The Chapel before the Lists]. Several studies of Miss Herbert [aged 27] (Mrs. Crabbe). A most beautiful pen and ink study of Topsy's (Morris's) "Stunner" at Oxford. He showed me some fine medieval drapery and some gorgeous Eastern pieces lent him from the India House. We went off at dusk and dined at the Cock, and afterwards adjourned to 24 Dean St., Soho, to see "Fanny [aged 23]." Interesting face and jolly hair and engaging disposition.
In 1859 [her father] William Cox [aged 45] died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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1859. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 30]. Bocca Baciata aka "mouth that has been kissed". Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 23] The first of Rossetti's single female figures which thereafter became his signature style. The flowers in the background are marigolds, a white rose in her hair. An apple on the balustrade. The title from the Italian proverb from the last line of the Seventh story of the Second Book of Boccacio's Decameron "Bocca baciata non perde ventura, anzi rinnova come fa la luna" aka "The mouth that has been kissed does not lose its good fortune; rather, it renews itself just as the moon does."
Around August 1860 Timothy Hughes and Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 25] were married. At some time thereafter she adopted the surname Cornforth, the surname of her husband's stepfather.
On 11th February 1862 at twenty past seven in the morning Elizabeth Siddal [aged 32] overdosed on laudanum at 14 Chatham Place. Possibly suicide - there may have been a note that said "look after Harry (her invalid brother)" which Ford Madox Brown [aged 40] persuaded Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 33] to burn. Shortly after her death Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 27] moved into the family home to become housekeeper to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
1865. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 36]. "The Blue Bower". Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 29].
1865. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 36]. Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 29].
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1865. 19th May 1865. Dined with Rossetti [aged 37] and Fanny [aged 30] and Howell at Chelsea. Settled to take for 50 eleven selected pencil studies of heads, R. in addition giving me one of a new model he has got to sit.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1865. 22nd May 1865. Rossetti [aged 37] sent down by Pope 13 pencil studies of heads, of which 2 (one of Ellen Smith and another ¾ of a new model) are gifts.
The other 11, viz, 3 of Fanny Cornforth [aged 30], 2 of Ellen Smith, 1 of Ada, 1 of Mrs. Morris of Upton, £10, 1 of the negro boy, 1 of a negro girl, 1 of Mrs. Eaton, and 1 of Marie Ford I pay £60 for.
1867. Dante Gabriel Rossetti [aged 38]. "Lady Lilith". Watercolor. Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 31]. Painted after the original Lady Lilith. On a label attached to its frame is a verse from Goethe's Faust translated by Shelley:
"Beware of her fair hair, for she excells
All women in the magic of her locks,
And when she twines them round a young man's neck
she will not ever set him free again."
In October 1872 [her husband] Timothy Hughes died.
Between 1873 and 1878. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet [aged 39]. Study for "Laus Veneris". Model Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 37].
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In Nov 1879 John Schott and Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 43] were married after which they ran the Rose Tavern.
In 1891 [her husband] John Schott died.
On 30th March 1907 Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 72] was admitted to the West Sussex County Lunatic Asylum, the records of which state that she was suffering from "senile mania, confusion, weak-mindedness and an inability to sustain a rational conversation, a poor memory and sleeplessness."
On 24th February 1909 Sarah Cox aka Fanny Cornforth [aged 74] died.