William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Ambrose McEvoy is in Painters.
On 12th August 1877 Ambrose McEvoy was born at Crudwell, Wiltshire [Map].
Around 1900. Ambrose McEvoy (age 22). Self-Portrait.
Around 1902 Ambrose McEvoy (age 24) enrolled at the Slade School of Art.
After 1909. Ambrose McEvoy (age 31). Portrait of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe nee Clough (age 21).
Dorothy Una Ratcliffe nee Clough: On 20th April 1887 she was born to George Benson Clough at Preston. In 1909 Charles Frederick Ratcliffe and she were married at St Stephen's Church, Kensington. On 20th November 1967 she died.
1915 to 1916. Ambrose McEvoy (age 37). Portrait of Maude Baring nee Lorillard (age 38).
Maude Baring nee Lorillard: On 22nd August 1876 she was born to Pierre Lorillard IV. On 8th November 1902 Cecil Baring 3rd Baron Revelstoke and she were married. On 2nd April 1922 she died.
1917. Ambrose McEvoy (age 39). Portrait of Maude Baring nee Lorillard (age 40).
1920. Ambrose McEvoy (age 42). Portrait of Lois Sturt (age 19).
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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1920. Ambrose McEvoy (age 42). Portrait of Lois Sturt (age 19).
Around 1920. Ambrose McEvoy (age 42). Portrait of Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie Viscountess Tredegar (age 53).
Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie Viscountess Tredegar: In 1867 she was born to James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk and Susan Catherine Mary Murray Countess Southesk. In 1890 Courtenay Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar and she were married. She the daughter of James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk and Susan Catherine Mary Murray Countess Southesk. In 1926 Courtenay Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar was created 1st Viscount Tredegar. She by marriage Viscountess Tredegar. In 1949 Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie Viscountess Tredegar died.
Around 1924. Ambrose McEvoy (age 46). Portrait of Daphne Baring (age 19).
Daphne Baring: On 15th February 1904 she was born to Cecil Baring 3rd Baron Revelstoke and Maude Baring nee Lorillard. In 1986 Daphne Baring died.
In 1924 Ambrose McEvoy (age 46) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.
Before 1927. Ambrose McEvoy (age 49). Portrait of Elizabeth Vere Cavendish Marchioness Salisbury (age 31).
Elizabeth Vere Cavendish Marchioness Salisbury: After 1895 she was born to Richard Frederick Cavendish and Moyra De Vere Beauclerk. On 8th December 1915 Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil 5th Marquess Salisbury and she were married. He the son of James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury. On 4th April 1947 James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury died. His son Robert succeeded 5th Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 11th Earl Salisbury. She by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire. On 5th June 1982 Elizabeth Vere Cavendish Marchioness Salisbury died.
On 4th January 1927 Ambrose McEvoy (age 49) died at Pimlico.