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On 12th April 1882 [his father] Arthur Brockhurst (age 23) and [his mother] Amelia Ward (age 21) were married.
On 31st October 1890 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst was born to [his father] Arthur Brockhurst (age 31) and [his mother] Amelia Ward (age 29) at 106 Summer Road, Edgbaston. Their fourth son. He was baptised at St Thomas' Church, Birmingham on 8th February 1891. His father's trade is given as Coal Merchant.
Around 1902 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 11) entered the Birmingham Art School.
1905. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 14). Self-Portrait.
In 1907 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 16) was a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools.
In 1913 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 22) won the Royal Academy School's gold medal and a travelling scholarship enabling him to visit both France and Italy.
After 1913. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 22). Portrait of the [his future wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin.
Around 1914. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 23). Portrait of the [his future wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin.
In October 1914 or on 5th December 1914 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 23) and Anaïs Melisande Folin were married in Chelsea. She became his model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood from 1920 till 1934.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Between 1915 and 1919 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 24) and his wife [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin lived in Ireland where they were friends with Augustus John (age 36) and his circle.
In 1916 and 1919 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 25) stage exhibitions at Chelsea's Chenil Gallery.
On 10th August 1918 [his father] Arthur Brockhurst (age 59) died
1921. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 30). "L'Eventail (Anaïs)", aka "The Fan". Model [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin.
In 1922 Brockhurst's (age 31) marriage with [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin came under strain when she discovered he was having a relationship with her sister Marguerite Folin.
1922. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 31). "Le Beguin (Anaïs)". Model [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin. The title is taken from the French-Moorish cap or head band worn by women from Anaïs's home town of Dax, in southwest France. Beguin means bonnet and also, colloquially, an infatuation.
Around 1922. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 31). "Nadia".
1925. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 34). Portrait of Charles Carpenter.
1925. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 34). "The Dancer (Anaïs)". Model [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin.
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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In 1928 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 37) was appointed Visitor to the Royal Academy Schools. It was at this time that he met the sixteen-year-old artist's life model [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 15) who he named Dorette.
Before February 1928 [his daughter] Melisande Brockhurst was born to Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 37) and [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin.
February 1928. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 37). "The Two Mélisandes". Portrait of the artist's wife [his wife] Anaïs Melisande Folin and their daughter Melisande.
March 1930. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 39). Henry Rushbury No 2.
Around 1931. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 40). Portrait of Margaret Whigham Duchess of Argyll (age 18).
1932. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 41). "Adolescence". Portrait of [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 19).
1934. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 43). "Jeunesse Dorée (Gilded Youth)". Portrait of [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 21). Painted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was bought for £1000 by William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 45), for his Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map] on the very first day of the show.
Around 1935. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 44). Portrait of Merle Oberon (age 23).
Merle Oberon: On 19th February 1911 she was born. On 23rd November 1979 she died.
Around 1935. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 44). Portrait of Nancy Woodward. Sister of his wife.
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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Around 1935. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 44). "Dorette". Portrait of [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 22).
In 1937 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 46) was elected Fellow of the Royal Academy.
1937. Howard Coster. Photograph of Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 46).
1937. Howard Coster. Photograph of Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 46) in the process of painting his portrait of Marlene Dietrich.
In 1937 [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 24) gave an interview to the Sunday Express in which she described her relationship with Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 46).
1939. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 48). "By the Hills". Model Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 25). The painting achieved top price at the Royal Academy summer exhibition that year.
1939. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 48). Portrait of Marlene Dietrich (age 37).
Marlene Dietrich: On 27th December 1901 she was born. On 6th May 1992 she died.
1939. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 48). Portrait of Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor (age 42). Cost 1,000 guineas (around £39,000 today) with the Duchess sitting for Brockhurst at his New York studio. It depicts the Duchess in a navy blue silk blouse and chiffon skirt by Mainbocher and includes the fabulous Bouquet of Flowers brooch by Van Cleef and Arpels (catalogued by Van Cleef and Arpels as the Hawaii brooch and purchased for Wallis by the Duke in 1938).
In August 1939 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 48) and [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 27) moved to America. They lived at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.
On 30th March 1940 [his mother] Amelia Ward (age 79) died.
On 12th April 1940 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 49) and Anaïs Melisande Folin were divorced.
1942. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 51). "Ophelia". Portrait of [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 29).
1942. Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 51). Portrait of [his future wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 29).
In 1947 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 56) and Kathleen Woodward (age 34) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
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 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait known as "Basque Boy".
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of A C J Wall.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of Edward Partington 3rd Baron Doverdale.
Edward Partington 3rd Baron Doverdale: On 25th February 1904 he was born to Oswald Partington 2nd Baron Doverdale and Clara Isabel Murray Baroness Doverdale. On 18th May 1933 Edward Partington 3rd Baron Doverdale and Audrey Ailsa Pointing were married. On 23rd May 1935 Oswald Partington 2nd Baron Doverdale died. His son Edward succeeded 3rd Baron Doverdale of Westwood Park in Worcestershire. On 18th January 1949 Edward Partington 3rd Baron Doverdale died. Baron Doverdale of Westwood Park in Worcestershire extinct.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of Gilliam.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of Jeannette Horlick-Bowles, Wife of John Bowles, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
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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Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of unknown person.
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). "Dorinda". Portrait of [his wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 65).
Before 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87). Portrait of Mrs Lebus.
On 4th May 1978 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87) died at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.
On 23rd April 1995 [his former wife] Kathleen Woodward (age 83) died at Ridgewood Village, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.