On 9th January 1819 William Powell Frith was born in Aldfield, North Yorkshire [Map].
1838. William Powell Frith [aged 18]. Self-portrait.
1843. William Powell Frith [aged 23]. Portrait of John Ruskin [aged 23].
In or before 1848 William Powell Frith [aged 28] and Isabelle were married. They had twelve children.
1854. William Powell Frith [aged 34]. "Ramsgate Sands".
1855. William Powell Frith [aged 35]. "At the Opera".
1859. William Powell Frith [aged 39]. "Charles Dickens [aged 46] in His Study".
10th March 1863. William Powell Frith [aged 44]. Marriage of the future King Edward VII and Alexandra. The artist has depicted the moment when the Prince [aged 21] is about to place the ring on the Princess' [aged 18] finger. The two little boys dressed in tartan are Prince Leopold [aged 9] and Prince Arthur [aged 12], Queen Victoria's youngest sons. At the top right of the painting the Queen [aged 43] herself looks down on the ceremony.
1872. William Powell Frith [aged 52]. "The Fair Toxophilites".
1875. William Powell Frith [aged 55]. "Polly Peachum".
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 1880 William Powell Frith [aged 60] and Mary Alford were married after year after the death of his first wife. She and he already had seven children
Before 1900. William Powell Frith [aged 80] and Thomas Creswick. "Haddon Hall, Derbyshire [Map] Steps".
1901. William Powell Frith [aged 81]. Self-portrait.
1901. William Powell Frith [aged 81]. "The Signal".
On 2nd November 1909 William Powell Frith [aged 90] died.