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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Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet is in Painters.
On 9th June 1860 [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 19) were married at Manchester Cathedral [Map].
Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones 1861. Before the birth of our first child [Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet] we removed from Russell Place into a larger set of rooms just left by Mr. Henry Wallis, at No. 62, Great Russell Street. Here Edward's studio was again only the front room on the first floor, but as the house was opposite to the British Museum the large open space before it gave a better painting light than usual. Behind the studio and communicating with it by a door was our sitting-room, and beyond that a very small third one. The outlook of the sitting-room was upon a little back-yard entirely built over and covered with a skylight; beyond this was the high blank wall of the back of a house. This had once been coloured and was now blotched in a leprous way. Our own walls inside were beautified with some old tapestry left there by Mr. Wallis while he was travelling abroad.
On 21st October 1861 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 28) and [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 21). He was baptised at Manchester Cathedral [Map] with his godfathers, by proxy, being John Ruskin (age 42) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 33). See Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones.
In 1864 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 2) contracted scarlet fever which his mother [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 23) then contracted which bring about the premature birth of her second child who died soon afterwards.
From 1883. [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 49). Portrait of his wife [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 42) and their children Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 21) and [his sister] Margaret Burne-Jones (age 16).
Margaret Burne-Jones: Around July 1866 she was born to Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet and Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones at 41 Kensington Square. In 1953 she died.
1892. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 30). Portrait of Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex (age 59).
Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex: In 1833 he was born. On 14th March 1861 he and Esther Lucy Thacker were married. In 1901 he died.
1893. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 31). Portrait of Susan Stirling Findlay (age 22) aka Ridsdale.
Susan Stirling Findlay: On 12th August 1870 she was born. In 1900 Edward Aurelian Ridsdale and she were married. On 9th June 1935 she died
1893. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 31). Portrait of Edward Aurelian Ridsdale (age 28).
Edward Aurelian Ridsdale: On 23rd February 1864 he was born to Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex and Esther Lucy Thacker. On 6th September 1923 he died.
1898. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 36). Portrait of his father [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 64).
On 17th June 1898 [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 64) died. His son Philip (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Burne-Jones of Rottingdean in Sussex and The Grange in Fulham in London.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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1906. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 44). Portrait of Esther Lucy Thacker (age 63).
Esther Lucy Thacker: Around November 1842 she was born. On 28th August 1909 she died.
1909. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 47). Portrait of Edward Poynter 1st Baronet (age 72).
On 2nd February 1920 [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 79) died.
1921. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 59). Portrait of John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh.
John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh: On 12th November 1842 he was born to John James Strutt 2nd Baron Rayleigh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1871 John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh and Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour Baroness Rayleigh were married. In 1873 John James Strutt 2nd Baron Rayleigh died. His son John succeeded 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex. Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour Baroness Rayleigh by marriage Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex. On 30th June 1919 John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh died. His son Robert succeeded 4th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex.
On 21st June 1926 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 64) died. Baronet Burne-Jones of Rottingdean in Sussex and The Grange in Fulham in London extinct.
GrandFather: Edward Richard Jones
Father: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Elizabeth Coley
Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Reverend George Browne Macdonald
Mother: Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones
GrandMother: Hannah Jones