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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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Edwin Longsden Long is in Painters.
On 12th July 1829 Edwin Longsden Long was born in Bath, Somerset, the son of James Long, a hairdresser, from Kelston in Somerset.
1850. Edwin Longsden Long (age 20). "Harriet Margaret Maxwell Viscountess Bangor (age 44)".
Harriet Margaret Maxwell Viscountess Bangor: On 11th February 1805 she was born to Reverend Henry Maxwell 6th Baron Farnham and Anne Butler. On 14th February 1826 Edward Ward 3rd Viscount Bangor and she were married. On 4th July 1880 she died.
In 1853 Edwin Longsden Long (age 23) and Margaret Jemima Aiton (age 20) were married at the British Consulate in Rome. She the daughter of naval surgeon William Aiton.
1866. Edwin Longsden Long (age 36). "On the Road, Granada".
1873-1877. Edwin Longsden Long (age 43). "A Dorcas Meeting in the 6th Century".
1873. Edwin Longsden Long (age 43). "The Moorish Proselytes of Archbishop Ximenes, Granada".
1875. Edwin Longsden Long (age 45). "The Babylonian Marriage Market".
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1879. Edwin Longsden Long (age 49). "Vashti Refuses the King's Summons".
1881. Edwin Longsden Long (age 51). "Thisbe".
1884. Edwin Longsden Long (age 54). "Elizabeth Beatrice Fuller-Eliott-Drake (age 21)".
Elizabeth Beatrice Fuller-Eliott-Drake: On 7th July 1862 she was born to Francis George Augustus Fuller-Eliott-Drake 2nd Baronet. On 22nd June 1887 John Eliott-Drake-Colborne 3rd Baron Seaton and she were married. On 9th May 1937 she died.
1885. Edwin Longsden Long (age 55). "Mary Dickinson Viscountess Clifden".
Mary Dickinson Viscountess Clifden: she was born to Francis Henry Dickinson and Caroline Carey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. In 1878 Thomas Agar-Robartes 6th Viscount Clifden and she were married. They had ten children, of whom one died in infancy. On 10th September 1899 Leopold George Agar-Ellis 5th Viscount Clifden died. His half second cousin Thomas succeeded 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran in County Kilkenny, 6th Baron Mendip of Mendip in Somerset. Baron Dover extinct. She by marriage Viscountess Clifden of Gowran in County Kilkenny. In January 1921 she died.
1886. Edwin Longsden Long (age 56). "The Discovery of Moses".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "The Daughters of Our Empire. England: The Primrose".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "The Palace Guard".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "Queen Esther".
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Before 1891. Edwin Longsden Long (age 61). "The Chosen Five".
Before 1891. Edwin Longsden Long (age 61). "Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere".
On 15th May 1891 Edwin Longsden Long (age 61) died of pneumonia resulting from influenza at his home, "Kelston" in Netherhall Gardens, Hampstead. He was buried in West Hampstead Cemetery. His will, signed on the day of his death, was the subject of a lawsuit, to which his relatives were parties, but the matter in dispute was amicably settled.
On 27th January 1907 [his former wife] Margaret Jemima Aiton (age 74) died.