On 1st May 1874 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard was born.
1894. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 19].
1894. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 19]. "Peter (A Young English Girl)".
On 3rd June 1903 John Ellingham Brooks [aged 40] and Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 29] were married in Capri, Italy [Map].
In 1905, after leaving her husband John Ellingham Brooks [aged 42] with a generous annuity, Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 30] cut her hair, donned men's clothes and returned to Paris, where she began painting the portraits for which she became renowned.
1907. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 32]. "The Black Cap".
1908-1910. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 33]. "Madame Errázuriz".
1910. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35]. "Azalées Blanches" aka "White Azaleas".
1910 to 1913. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35]. "Spring" aka "La Primavera". Model believed to be Ida Rubinstein [aged 26].
Around 1910. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 35].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1911 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 36] began a relationship with Ida Rubinstein [aged 27].
1914. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 39]. "La France Croisée" i.e. "The Cross of France".
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. Portrait of Ida Rubinstein [aged 33].
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. "At the Seaside". Self-Portrait.
1917. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 42]. Self-Portrait.
1920. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 45]. "Renata Borgatti at the Piano".
1924. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 49]. "La Baronne Emile D'Erlanger".
1924. Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 49]. "Una, Lady Troubridge [aged 36]".
Margot Taylor aka Una Vincenzo Lady Troubridge: On 8th March 1887 she was born to Harry Ashworth Taylor and Minna Gordon Handcock. On 10th October 1908 Ernest Charles Troubridge and she were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. On 24th September 1963 she died. She is buried in the Campo Verano Cemetery in Rome, and on her coffin is inscribed "Una Vincenzo Troubridge, the friend of Radclyffe Hall"
On 31st May 1929 [her husband] John Ellingham Brooks [aged 66] died. He was buried at the Protestant Cimitero Acattolico, Capri [Map].
1935. Photograph of Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 60] and Natalie Narney.
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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On 7th December 1970 Romaine Brooks aka Goddard [aged 96] died. She is buried at the Cimetière Caucade, Nice.