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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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Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael is in Painters.
Before 1st June 1856 [his father] Gustave Schmalz and [his mother] Margaret Carmichael were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James aka John Wilson Carmichael (age 55) and [his grandmother] Mary Sweet (age 52).
On 1st June 1856 Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael was born to [his father] Gustave Schmalz and [his mother] Margaret Carmichael. His father was the German Consul to England. He studied at the South Kensington Art School and the Royal Academy of Arts, where he studied with Frank Dicksee (age 2), Stanhope Forbes and Arthur Hacker.
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 27). "Too Late".
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 27). "The Temple of Eros".
1884. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 27). "Queen of the May".
1885. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 28). "Girl With a Red Umbrella".
1885. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 28). "Topsy".
1888. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 31). "Zenobia".
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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1888. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 31). "Imogen". Probably modelled by future wife, [his future wife] Edith Ellen Pullen (age 22).
1889. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 32). "A Fair Beuaty". Probably a portrait of his wife, or future wife, [his future wife] Edith Ellen Pullen (age 23).
On or after 24th April 1889, the date of the licence, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 32) and Edith Ellen Pullen (age 23) were married.
Around 1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 33). "A message of love"
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 33). "Flowers of the Levant".
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 33). "Celeste".
1890. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 33). "Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompeii".
1891. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 34). "Return from Calvary".
1894. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 37). Portrait of Mrs Alec Tweedie (1862-1940).
In 1900 [his wife] Edith Ellen Pullen (age 34) died.
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.'
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1900. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 43). Portrait of Emilie Charlotte Le Breton "Lily Langtry" (age 46).
1911. Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 54). "Faithful unto Death: 'Christianae ad Leones!'"
In 1918, in view of Germany's defeat in World War I, Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 61) changed his surname from Schmalz to his mother's surname Carmichael.
On 24th November 1935 Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael (age 79) died.
Father: Gustave Schmalz
Herbert Gustav Schmalz aka Carmichael
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carmichael
GrandFather: James aka John Wilson Carmichael
Mother: Margaret Carmichael
GrandMother: Mary Sweet