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Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Charles Edward Perugini is in Painters.
In 1860 Charles Allston Collins (age 31) and [his future wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 20) were married.
1870. Charles Edward Perugini (age 30). "I Know A Maiden Fair To See, Take Care".
1870. Charles Edward Perugini (age 30). "Greensleeves". Model the artist's future wife [his future wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 30).
1872. Charles Edward Perugini (age 32). "La Cucitrice" aka Seamstress.
1872. Charles Edward Perugini (age 32). "Playing at Work".
1872. Charles Edward Perugini (age 32). "The Goldfish Bowl".
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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In 1874 Charles Edward Perugini (age 34) and Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 34) were married.
After 1874. Charles Edward Perugini (age 34). Portrait of [his wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 34), the artist's wife.
1878. Charles Edward Perugini (age 38). "Faithful".
1878. Charles Edward Perugini (age 38). "A Girl Reading".
Before 1882. Charles Edward Perugini (age 42). Portrait of Sophie Gray (age 38).
1887. Charles Edward Perugini (age 47). "Peonies".
1888. Charles Edward Perugini (age 48). "A Summer Shower".
1888. Charles Edward Perugini (age 48). "Silvia".
Before 1890. Charles Edward Perugini (age 50). "Girl With Mirror".
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 1890. Charles Edward Perugini (age 50). "Dressing Up".
1893. Charles Edward Perugini (age 53). "Pandora's Box.
Before 1918. Circle of Charles Edward Perugini (age 78). Portrait of Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville (age 70).
Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville: On 24th July 1847 she was born to Walter Frederick Campbell and Katherine Isabella Cole. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.56%. On 26th September 1865 Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville and she were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville. They were half third cousin twice removed. On 12th November 1938 she died.
On 22nd December 1918 Charles Edward Perugini (age 79) died.
On 9th May 1929 [his former wife] Catherine "Kate" Perugini nee Dickens (age 89) died.