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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James Archer is in Painters.
On 10th June 1823 James Archer was born at Edinburgh.
1860. James Archer (age 36). "Le Mort D'Arthur" aka "The Death of Arthur".
1860. James Archer (age 36). "Summertime, Gloucestershire".
1866. James Archer (age 42). "How Sir Launcelot Carried Queen Guinivere to Her Tomb".
1866. James Archer (age 42). "Emelye".
1871. James Archer (age 47). Portrait of Caroline Philips Lady Trevelyan (age 22).
Caroline Philips Lady Trevelyan: In 1849 she was born to Robert Needham Philips. In 1869 George Trevelyan 2nd Baronet and she were married. In 1928 she died.
1871. James Archer (age 47). Portrait of George Trevelyan 2nd Baronet (age 32).
1889. James Archer (age 65). Portrait of John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie painted posthumously.
John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie: On 29th January 1847 he was born. In 1877 he and Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville and Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville. In July 1880 John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie succeeded 13th Earl Dalhousie. Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie by marriage Countess Dalhousie. On 25th November 1887 he died. His son Arthur succeeded 14th Earl Dalhousie.
1890 to 1891. James Archer (age 66). Portrait of John Pettie (age 50).
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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1890 to 1900. James Archer (age 66). Self-Portrait.
On 3rd September 1904 James Archer (age 81) died.