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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Augustus John is in Painters.
On 4th January 1878 Augustus John was born to [his father] Edwin William John and [his mother] Augusta Smith (age 30) at Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the Esplanade, now known as The Belgrave Hotel.
In 1884 [his mother] Augusta Smith (age 36) died.
1902. George Charles Beresford (age 37). Portrait of Augustus John (age 23).
Around 1906. Augustus John (age 27). Portrait of Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck aka Lady Ottoline Morrell.
Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck: On 16th June 1873 Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish Bentinck and Augusta Mary Elizabeth Browne 1st Baroness Bolsover On 21st April 1938 she died.
Between 1915 and 1919 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 24) and his wife Anaïs Melisande Folin lived in Ireland where they were friends with Augustus John (age 36) and his circle.
1917, reworked 1922. Augustus John (age 38). Portrait of Margherita Dorothy van Raalte Baroness Howard de Walden (age 27). Augustus John was first invited to Chirk Castle [Map] in 1912 to paint Margherita's portrait. Although she attended many sittings, the end result was in her words 'a horrible picture which, after a while, he simply painted over'.
Margherita Dorothy van Raalte Baroness Howard de Walden: In 1890 she was born. In 1912 Thomas Scott-Ellis 8th Baron Howard de Walden 4th Baron Seaford and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Howard de Walden, Baroness Seaford of Seaford in Sussex. In 1974 she died.
1919. Augustus John (age 40). Portrait of Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman Marchesa Casati (age 37).
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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1919. Augustus John (age 40). Portrait of Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman Marchesa Casati (age 37).
Around 1925. Augustus John (age 46). Portrait of Edgar Vincent 1st Viscount D'Abernon (age 67).
1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head (age 22).
Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head: On 29th April 1907 she was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury. On 23rd July 1935 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head and she were married. She the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 9th Earl of Shaftesbury and Constance Grosvenor Countess of Shaftesbury. In 1960 Antony Head 1st Viscount Head was created 1st Viscount Head of Throope in Wiltshire. She by marriage Viscountess Head of Throope in Wiltshire. In 1987 Dorothea Louise Ashley-Cooper Viscountess Head died.
Around 1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Bapsybanoo Pavry Marchioness of Winchester (age 28).
Bapsybanoo Pavry Marchioness of Winchester: In 1902 she was born. In 1952 Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester and she were married. She by marriage Marchioness Winchester. The difference in their ages was 39 years. He the son of John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester and Mary Robinson Montagu Marchioness Winchester. On 6th September 1995 she died.
Around 1930. Augustus John (age 51). Portrait of Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Baroness Alington (age 27).
In 1931 Mortimer Wheeler (age 40) and Mabel aka Mabel Wright (age 23) were married. She was at the time the mistress of the painter Augustus John (age 52).
Before 18th September 1937 Lois Sturt (age 37) had relationships with Reginald Herbert 15th Earl Pembroke 12th Earl Montgomery (age 57), Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 34), Alfred Duff Cooper 1st Viscount Norwich (age 47) and Augustus John (age 59).
1942. Augustus John (age 63). Portrait of Luisa Adele Rosa Maria Amman Marchesa Casati (age 60).
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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1942. Augustus John (age 63). Portrait of Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith (age 44).
Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith: On 26th February 1897 she was born to Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith and Emma Margaret "Margot" Tennant. On 7th April 1945 Princess Elizabeth Bibesco nee Asquith died.
On 30th July 1954 Anthony Vivian 5th Baron Vivian (age 48) was shot in the abdomen by Mavis Wheeler (age 46), the former wife of both Sir Mortimer Wheeler (age 63) and Horace de Vere Cole, and the mistress of the painter Augustus John (age 76). She was subsequently jailed for six months.
On 31st October 1961 Augustus John (age 83) died.