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On 25th December 1850 [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 31) and [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 24) were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His address given as 23 Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, hers as 4 Church Place.
Eliza Bernard: Around 1826 she was born to John Bernard. He, John, a Turner and Dishing Tackle Manufacturer according to her marriage certificate. In 1879 she died.
On 27th November 1853 Frank Bernard Dicksee was born to [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 33) and [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 27).
In 1879 [his mother] Eliza Bernard (age 53) died.
1881. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 27). Portrait of Elspeth Thomson (age 19).
Elspeth Thomson: In 1862 she was born to Robert William Thomson. In 1899 Kenneth Grahame and she were married. In 1928 she died.
1881. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 27). "Cleopatra".
1883. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 29). Self-Portrait.
1888. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 34). "The End of the Quest".
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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In 1891 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 37) was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy.
1893. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 39). "Funeral of a Viking". Donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester.
On 6th November 1895 [his father] Thomas Francis Dicksee (age 75) died.
1901. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 47). Portrait of Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos (age 54).
Around 1901. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 47). "La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats".
1905. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 51). Portrait of "Lady Hillingdon (age 47)".
Alice Marion Harbord Baroness Hillingdon: On 23rd June 1857 she was born to Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield. In 1886 Charles Mills 2nd Baron Hillingdon and she were married. They were half fourth cousin once removed. On 3rd April 1898 Charles Mills 1st Baron Hillingdon died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baron Hillingdon, 3rd Baronet Mills of Hillingdon. She by marriage Baroness Hillingdon. In 1940 Alice Marion Harbord Baroness Hillingdon died.
Around 1908. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 54). Portrait of Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 31).
1910. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 56). Portrait of Charlotte Mary Emily Nugent Dunbar (age 45).
Charlotte Mary Emily Nugent Dunbar: In 1865 she was born to Robert Nugent Dunbar. On 2nd April 1891 James Cleland Burns 3rd Baron Inverclyde of Castle Wemyss and she were married. In 1951 she died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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1912. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 58). Portrait of Marie Clothilde Russell.
Marie Clothilde Russell: she was born to George Russell 4th Baronet and Constance Charlotte Lennox. In July 1903 Arthur Ernest Guinness and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness. In 1953 she died.
1920. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 66). Portrait of Lavinia Lyttelton (age 70).
Lavinia Lyttelton: On 10th October 1849 she was born to George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton and Mary Glynne Lady Lyttelton. On 29th June 1870 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot and she were married. In 1878 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot and Lavinia Lyttelton founded Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. In 1939 Lavinia Lyttelton died.
In 1924 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 70) was appointed President of the Royal Academy.
In 1925 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 71) was knighted.
1926. Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 72). Portrait of Edith Fitton nee Deamer (age 53). Known as "Mrs Edith Fitton".
Edith Fitton nee Deamer: Thomas Fitton and she were married. In 1873 she was born. In 1953 she died.
In 1927 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 73) was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order.
On 17th October 1928 Frank Bernard Dicksee (age 74) died.
GrandFather: Richard Dicksee
Father: Thomas Francis Dicksee
GrandFather: John Bernard
Mother: Eliza Bernard