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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1897 Emil Fuchs (age 30) moved to London where he was tutored by John Singer Sargent (age 40).
1901. Emil Fuchs (age 34). "Lady in Black".
1901. Emil Fuchs (age 34). "The Flower Girl"
1901. Monument at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map] to George Wombwell and Stephen Frederick Wombwell (age 34), only sons of George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet (age 68), who both died on active service. Sculpted by Emil Fuchs (age 34).
George Wombwell: In 1865 he was born to George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet and Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers Lady Wombwell. In 1889 George Wombwell died at Meerut in India on active service.
Stephen Frederick Wombwell: In 1867 he was born to George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet and Julia Sarah Alice Child-Villiers Lady Wombwell. In 1901 Stephen Frederick Wombwell died of enteric fever at Vryburg in South Africa during the Second Boer War while serving as a captain with the Imperial Yeomanry.
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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.
1904. Emil Fuchs (age 37). Portrait of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 62).
1905. Emil Fuchs (age 38). Self-Portrait.
1906. Emil Fuchs (age 39). Portrait of Freeman Thomas Freeman.
Around 1906. Emil Fuchs (age 39). Emily Post.
Around 1906. Emil Fuchs (age 39). "Lady in Blue" aka Mrs. Edward R. Thomas.
1911. Emil Fuchs (age 44). Portrait of Prince Francis of Teck.
Prince Francis of Teck: On 9th January 1870 he was born to Francis Teck and Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. On 22nd October 1910 Prince Francis of Teck died.
1915. Emil Fuchs (age 48). Portrait of Mrs Olga Myers.
In 1924 Emil Fuchs (age 57) became as US Citizen.
1925. Emil Fuchs (age 58). "A Young Juno" aka Miss Ellen Kamerly.
In 1928 Emil Fuchs (age 61) had surgery for cancer.
Before 1929. Emil Fuchs (age 62). Portrait of Joseph Duveen 1st Baron Duveen (age 59).
Joseph Duveen 1st Baron Duveen: On 14th October 1869 he was born. On 31st July 1889 he and Elsie Salomon were married. Dollar Princess. On 25th May 1939 he died.
On 13th January 1929 Emil Fuchs (age 62) committed suicide by shooting himself at the Hotel des Artistes in New York.
