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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Before 1st May 1829 [his father] Anthony Sands [aged 23] and [his mother] Mary Ann Brown were married.
On 1st May 1829 Frederick Sandes was born to [his father] Anthony Sands [aged 23] and [his mother] Mary Ann Brown. His birth name being Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands.
In 1843 [his sister] Emma Sandes was born to [his father] Anthony Sands [aged 37] and [his mother] Mary Ann Brown. Note she was some fourteen years younger than her brother Frederick Sandes [aged 13]. Named Mary Ann Emma Sands at birth.
Around 1847. Frederick Sandes [aged 17]. Portrait of his mother Mary Ann Brown.
Mary Ann Brown: Before 1st May 1829 Anthony Sands and she were married. In 1883 she died.
1848. Frederick Sandes [aged 18]. Self-Portrait.
1848. [his father] Anthony Sands [aged 42]. Portrait of his son Frederick Sandes [aged 18].
1849. Frederick Sandes [aged 19]. Portrait of his father Anthony Sands [aged 43].
On 28th May 1853 Frederick Sandes [aged 24] and Georgiana Creed [aged 28] were married at St Pancras Old Church [Map]. He the son of Anthony Sands [aged 47] and Mary Ann Brown.
Around 1854. Frederick Sandes [aged 24]. Portrait of his sister Emma Sandes [aged 11].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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1857 . Frederick Sandes [aged 27]. "A Nightmare of Sir Isumbras at the Ford". A parody of John Everett Millais' [aged 27] "Sir Isumbras at the Ford". See description in George Price Boyce's Diary.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1855-1857. 29th June 1857. Rossetti [aged 29] and his friend Morris [aged 23] (of 17 Red Lion Square), called on me in Buckingham St. and had tea. R. told me he was sure it was a man of the name of Sandys [aged 28] who had done the caricature.
1858. Frederick Sandes [aged 28]. "Queen Eleanor". Note the cup of poison in her right hand and the dagger in her left hand with which she would offer Rosamund, mistress of her husband Henry II, a choice as to how to die.
1859. Frederick Sandes [aged 29]. Portrait Adelaide Mary d'Eye [aged 24].
Adelaide Mary d'Eye: On 31st December 1834 she was born to Reverend Edgar Rust d'Eye of Abbot's Hall. In June 1855 Philip Bedingfeld of Ditchingham Hall Norfolk and she were married. On 19th September 1912 she died.
1859. Frederick Sandes [aged 29]. "Study of the head of a young mulatto woman, full face". Model Fanny Entwhistle aka Eaton [aged 23].
1859. Frederick Sandes [aged 29]. "Mary Magdalene". Mary is depicted in front of a patterned forest-green damask. She holds an alabaster ointment cup, a traditional attribute which associates her with the unnamed sinful woman who anointed Jesus' feet in Luke 7:37. In 1894 the painting was acquired by Samuel Bancroft.
In the 1860s and 1870s James Anderson Rose [aged 40] collected the works of Frederick Sandes [aged 30] and James Abbott McNeill Whistler [aged 25].
1860. Frederick Sandes [aged 30]. Drawing of Fanny Entwhistle aka Eaton [aged 24].
1860. Frederick Sandes [aged 30]. Portrait Hannah Louisa Blyth [aged 35].
Hannah Louisa Blyth: On 21st November 1824 she was born. On 11th June 1846 William Houghton Clabburn Shawl Manufacturer and she were married. Around February 1878 she died.
1860. Frederick Sandes [aged 30]. Portrait Philip Bedingfeld of Ditchingham Hall Norfolk [aged 29].
Philip Bedingfeld of Ditchingham Hall Norfolk: On 25th April 1830 he was born to John Longeville Bedingfield. In December 1870 he died.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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1861. Frederick Sandes [aged 31]. "Oriana". This subject is taken from a poem The Ballad of Oriana by Alfred Tennyson. Oriana stands on the wall of a castle, watching her betrothed in battle below. An arrow aimed at him goes astray and she is killed instead.
1862. Frederick Sandes [aged 32]. Fanny Eaton [aged 26] as Morgan le Fay.
1862. Frederick Sandes [aged 32]. Portrait of Susanna Rose nee Anderson [aged 67]. Mother of collector James Anderson Rose [aged 42]. Sandys exhibited this portrait at the Royal Academy in 1863.
Susanna Rose nee Anderson: In 1795 she was born to William Anderson at Manchester, Lancashire. On 19th May 1818 Arthur Miller Rose and she were married at St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch. In 1870 she died.
In 1863 [his illegitimate daughter] Ethel Gray was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 33] and Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 21].
1863. Frederick Sandes [aged 33]. "Vivien". The subject of the picture is Vivien, also known as the Lady of the Lake, the enchantress of Merlin from Alfred Tennyson's [aged 53] poetic work Idylls of the King. The model was Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 21].
In 1863 Frederick Sandes [aged 33] and Georgiana Creed [aged 37] were divorced; or, he petitioned for divorce. It may not have been completed.
Around 1863. Frederick Sandes [aged 33]. "Cassandra". The model was Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 21].
Letters of James McNeill Whistler 1863. 31st May 1863. 7 Lindsey Row Old Chelsea. Sunday
Dear Sandys [aged 34] -
You have done the proper thing thoroughly and I only wish I could accept your jolly invitation and do the yachting and eat the dinner which I have no doubt will be stunning -
but it's of no use - I must stick to a couple of pictures, commissions! for I am just about cleaned out - and tin will be forked over on their completion -
Your "Vivien" is splendid in tone and colour especially the head - of course it is badly hung -
One of my pictures [is] refused and one put on the floor - You will perhaps be pleased to hear that the "White Girl" is a real success in Paris - and already I have had a letter to know if it may be possessed for gold! -
Adieu mon cher - Remember me to Tom Geckyl [aged 35] -
Jo [aged 20] says many things aimables - and if ever I lent her to anyone to paint, it should certainly be to you mon ami -
Adieu again - and success to the trip -
Ever yours,
J. Whistler [aged 28]
Around 1864. Frederick Sandes [aged 34]. "Morgan-le-Fay". The enchantress of Arthurian legend also known as Morgana. Fay meaning Fairy. The model was Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 22].
In 1865 Frederick Sandes [aged 35] exhibited "Gentle Spring" at the Royal Academy. To the frame was attached a sonnet by Algernon Charles Swinburne [aged 27] also called "Gentle Spring" as follows:
O Virgin Mother! of gentle days and nights,.
Spring of fresh buds and spring of soft delights,.
Come, with lips kissed of many an amorous hours,.
Come, with hands heavy from the fervent flower,.
The fleet first flower that feels the wind and sighs,.
The tenderer leaf that draws the sun and dies;.
Light butterflies like flowers alive in the air.
Circling and crowning thy delicious hair,.
And many a fruitful flower and floral fruit.
Born of thy breath and fragrant from thy foot.
Thee, Mother, all things born desire, and thee.
Earth and the fruitless hollows of the sea.
Praise, and thy tender winds of ungrown wing.
Fill heaven with murmurs of the sudden spring.
In 1865 [his illegitimate son] Frederick Cyril Gray was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 35] and Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 23].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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The Diary of George Price Boyce 1865. 5th December 1865. December 5. To Gabriel Rossetti [aged 37]'s at Chelsea. He at home and Wm. and Fanny—Sandys [aged 36] and his gipsy girl (Kiomi [aged 24]) there also.
1866. Frederick Sandes [aged 36]. "Perdita". Model Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 21].
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Isolde with the Love Potion".
In 1867 [his illegitimate daughter] Madeline Gray was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 37] and Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 25].
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Berenice, Queen of Egypt".
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Grace Rose". Lady Grace Charlotte Rose was the daughter of Captain Winterton Snow of the Madras Army and the wife of Sir William Anderson Rose [aged 46], whose portrait Frederick Sandys also painted, along with several other members of the family. The armorial shield and crest in the top right of this picture carries the Rose family motto: "Constant and true."
Grace Charlotte Snow: she was born to Captain Winterton Snow. Before 1866 Colonel William Anderson Rose and she were married.
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Love's Shadow". The model Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 22].
1867. Frederick Sandes [aged 37]. "Helen of Troy". The model probably Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 22].
In 1868 [his illegitimate son] Henry Herbert Gray was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 38] and Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 26].
1868. Frederick Sandes [aged 38]. "Medea". From Wikipeadia: In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, appearing in Hesiod's Theogony around 700 BC, but best known from Euripides's tragedy Medea and Apollonius of Rhodes' epic Argonautica. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress and is often depicted as a priestess of the goddess Hecate. The model was Keomi aka Keytumas Gray [aged 26].
1871. Frederick Sandes [aged 41]. "The Coral Necklace". Portrait of the artist's partner Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 26].
In January 1871 [his illegitimate daughter] Winifred Gertrude Sandes was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 41] and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 26].
1872. Frederick Sandes [aged 42]. Portrait of Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea [aged 28].
Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea: On 30th August 1843 he was born. In 1877 he and Constance Rothschild Baroness Battersea were married. No issue. In 1892 Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea was created 1st Baron Battersea of Battersea in London and of Overstrand in Norfolk. On 27th November 1907 Cyril Flower 1st Baron Battersea died of pneumonia. Baron Battersea of Battersea in London and of Overstrand in Norfolk extinct.
In or after 1872 [his illegitimate daughter] Gertrude Sandes was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes [aged 42] and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 27].
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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1874. [his sister] Emma Sandes [aged 31]. Portrait of her brother Frederick's [aged 44] partner Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" [aged 29]..
In November 1877 [his sister] Emma Sandes [aged 34] died.
In 1883 [his mother] Mary Ann Brown died.
1883. Frederick Sandes [aged 53]. Portrait of Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet [aged 33].
Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet: On 9th May 1849 he was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet and Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh. In 1876 Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet died unmarried. His brother Thomas succeeded 7th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. On 22nd December 1880 Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet and Florence Emily Sharon were married at Ralston Hall. On 19th April 1924 Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet died. His son Thomas succeeded 8th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
In 1883 [his father] Anthony Sands [aged 77] died.
1890. Frederick Sandes [aged 60]. Portrait of Julia Smith Caldwell.
1893. Frederick Sandes [aged 63]. Portrait of Marie Meredith [aged 22], daughter of his friend the novelist George Meredith [aged 64], (who sat for Henry Wallis's Death of Chatterton). This drawing was done in 1893, when Marie was 23, and just married. Sandys was fond of her and called her by the affectionate names of 'Marietta' or 'Riette', while her father called her 'Dearie'. In December 1894 Meredith wrote to Sandys 'I have bidden the Dearie march to the finish of her portrait, and she has vowed over again that she wished to and would. Your call will compel her. She has had visitings and receivings to do since her marriage'.
Marie Eveleen Meredith: In 1871 she was born to George Meredith. In 1933 she died.
1902. Frederick Sandes [aged 72]. Portrait of Emily Winter Rose nee Chadwick [aged 77], wife of collector James Anderson Rose.
Emily Winter Rose nee Chadwick: In 1825 she was born. On 15th March 1849 James Anderson Rose and she were married. Possibly at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. In 1907 she died.
1902. Frederick Sandes [aged 72]. "The White Mayde of Avenel". Model [his illegitimate daughter] Winifred Gertrude Sandes [aged 30]. The subject is taken from Sir Walter Scott's novel, The Monastery, published in 1820. The beautiful white maid was a capricious spirit in the tradition of Shakespeare's Ariel. The product of a 'mysterious union between the creatures of the elements and the children of men' (Scott's Introduction to The Monastery, ed. 1830). She was first summoned by the young Halbert Glendenning at the close of chapter 11:
'Thrice to the holly brake-
Thrice to the well:-
I bid thee awake,
White Maid of Avenel!
Noon gleams on the Lake-
Noon Glows on the Fell-
Wake thee, O wake,
White Maid of Avenel!'
Winifred Gertrude Sandes: In January 1871 she was born illegitimately to Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive". In July 1913 Lionel Francis Crane and Gertrude Sandes were married. an example of Married to Two Siblings - following her death in 1920 he married her sister Winifred Gertrude Sandes. She the illegitmate daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive". He the son of Walter Crane and Mary Frances Andrews. In 1921 Lionel Francis Crane and she were married. an example of Married to Two Siblings - he had previously been married to her sister Gertrude Sandes who had died in 1920. She the illegitmate daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive". He the son of Walter Crane and Mary Frances Andrews. On 29th January 1944 she died.
On 25th June 1904 Frederick Sandes [aged 75] died.