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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
William Blake Richmond 1842-1921 is in Painters.
On 29th November 1842 William Blake Richmond was born.
In December 1854 Henry Holiday (age 15) entered the Royal Academy Schools as a probationer. His fellow students included Simeon Solomon (age 14), Albert Moore (age 13), William Blake Richmond (age 12), William De Morgan (age 15), Frederick Walker, and Marcus Stone (age 14).
13th May 1863. William Blake Richmond (age 20). Portrait of the artists' first wife [his future wife] Charlotte Foster (age 22).
Charlotte Foster: In 1841 she was born. In 1864 William Blake Richmond and she were married. On 31st December 1865 she died.
July 1863. William Blake Richmond (age 20). Self-portrait.
In 1864 William Blake Richmond (age 21) and Charlotte Foster (age 23) were married.
On 31st December 1865 [his wife] Charlotte Foster (age 24) died.
In 1867 William Blake Richmond (age 24) and Clara Jane Richards (age 21) were married.
Around 1885. William Blake Richmond (age 42). Portrait of William Morris (age 50).
1886. William Blake Richmond (age 43). "The Slave". Model Fanny Entwhistle aka Eaton (age 50).
1887. William Blake Richmond (age 44). Portrait of Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet (age 30).
Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet: On 9th May 1856 she was born to Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford. On 19th March 1885 Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford. On 12th January 1904 Henry Malet 3rd Baronet died. His brother Edward succeeded 4th Baronet Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire. She by marriage Lady Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire. On 22nd March 1927 Ermytrude Sackville Russell Lady Malet died.
1887. William Blake Richmond (age 44). Portrait of Edward Baldwin Malet 4th Baronet (age 49).
1887. William Blake Richmond (age 44). Portrait of Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet1810-1891 (age 77).
Marianne Dora Spalding Lady Malet1810-1891: In 1810 she was born to John Spalding and Mary Eden Baroness Brougham and Vaux. In 1834 Alexander Malet 2nd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire. On 2nd January 1891 she died.
1890. William Blake Richmond (age 47). Portrait of Bishop Arthur Hervey (age 81).
Bishop Arthur Hervey: On 20th August 1808 he was born to Frederick William Hervey 1st Marquess of Bristol and Elizabeth Albana Upton. On 18th November 1869 he was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells. On 9th June 1894 Bishop Arthur Hervey died.
1895. William Blake Richmond (age 52). Portrait of Muriel Thetis Wilson (age 19).
Muriel Thetis Wilson: On 24th March 1875 she was born to Arthur Wilson. On 19th October 1964 Muriel Thetis Wilson died.
1902. William Blake Richmond (age 59). "Hera in the House of Hephaistos".
1906. The Gladstone Chapel, Church of St Deniol was designed by William Blake Richmond (age 63). Details ot the Windows; by James Powell and Sons after designs by Sir William Richmond RA.
In 1915 [his wife] Clara Jane Richards (age 69) died.
Before 1921. William Blake Richmond (age 78). Portrait of Helen Gladstone (age 71).
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 11th February 1921 William Blake Richmond (age 78) died at his home, Beavor Lodge, in Hammersmith.