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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Frederick Hall is in Painters.
On 6th February 1860 Frederick Hall was born at Stillington, Hambleton.
Between 1879 and 1881 Frederick Hall (age 18) studied at Lincoln School of Art.
1881. Frederick Hall (age 20). The Judgement Porch [Map] at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Before 1885 Frederick Hall (age 24) established a Newlyn studio by 1885 following a visit there the previous year. The number of former associates he found working there possibly encouraged him. It could be said that the Newlyn School was founded in Antwerp in the early 1880's as the artists who formed the backbone of the group had formed friendships during their time in the Academy. Hall studied there under Verlat in 1882 and 1883 and developed a friendship with Norman Garstin. He shared lodgings with Walter Osborne. Fellow students at the Academy were Nathaniel Hill and Joseph Malachy Kavanagh.
1886. Frederick Hall (age 25). "In The Fields".
1887. Frederick Hall (age 26). "One for Sorrow".
1887. Frederick Hall (age 26). "Farmyard with Goats".
1887. Frederick Hall (age 26). "Primrose Day". The portrayal of rural life in a remote English village. The painting almost certainly depicts Primrose Day, celebrated on the 19th April to commemorate Disraeli who regarded the flower as his favourite.
In or after 1887. Frederick Hall (age 26). "Horses Watering".
Around 1898. Frederick Hall (age 37). "The Drinking Pool".
1910. Frederick Hall (age 49). "Changing Pastures".
Around 1911. Frederick Hall (age 50). "Twilight".
Around 1911. Frederick Hall (age 50). Portrait of Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet.
Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet: On 18th February 1804 he was born. On 20th July 1842 Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet and Margaret Pattinson were married. On 21st July 1855 Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Bell of Rounton Range and Washington Hall in County Durham. On 20th December 1904 Isaac Lowthian Bell 1st Baronet died. His son Thomas succeeded 2nd Baronet Bell of Rounton Range and Washington Hall in County Durham. Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Lady Bell by marriage Lady Bell of Rounton Range and Washington Hall in County Durham.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Around 1935. Frederick Hall (age 74). "Preparing for Sheep Washing".
On 21st August 1948 Frederick Hall (age 88) died.