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On 30th June 1891 Stanley Spencer was born at Cookham, Berkshire. He was the eighth surviving child of William Spencer and Anna Caroline Slack.
From 1908 to 1912 Stanley Spencer (age 16) studied at the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks. So attached to Cookham most days he would take the train back home in time for tea. It even became his nickname.
1912-13. Stanley Spencer (age 20). Self-portrait.
1914. Stanley Spencer (age 22). Self-portrait.
1915-19. Stanley Spencer (age 23). "Swan Upping at Cookham".
On 23rd February 1925 Stanley Spencer (age 33) and Hilda Anne Carline (age 35) were married.
Around 1931. Stanley Spencer (age 39). "Turk's Boatyard Cookham".
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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Around 1932. Stanley Spencer (age 40). "Terry's Lane, Cookham".
1933. Stanley Spencer (age 41). Portrait of [his future wife] Patricia Preece (age 38).
Patricia Preece: On 22nd January 1894 she was born. In May 1937 Stanley Spencer and Hilda Anne Carline were divorced. A week later he married Patricia Preece. On 19th May 1966 she died.
1937. Stanley Spencer (age 45). "Greenhouse and Garden".
Around 1937. Stanley Spencer (age 45). "Family Group: [his wife] Hilda (age 47), Unity and Dolls". Hilda being the artist's wife and Unity their child.
In May 1937 Stanley Spencer (age 45) and Hilda Anne Carline (age 47) were divorced. A week later he married Patricia Preece (age 43).
In May 1937 Stanley Spencer (age 45) and Patricia Preece (age 43) were married in Maidenhead a week atter his divorce from Hilda Anne Carline (age 47). Her lover Dorothy Hepworth was present at the wedding (left in photo). She and Hepworth then went to St. Ives for the "honeymoon" while Spencer remained in Cookham to complete a painting. He, apparently, in his wife's absence slept with his former wife Hilda Anne Carline. Preece, as a consequence, refused to have sexual relations with him. He signed over his house to Preece. Preece and Hepworth evicted him from the house in 1938.
Around 1939 Stanley Spencer (age 47) and Daphne Gribble began an affair after the breakdown of his second marriage
1939. Stanley Spencer (age 47). "The Woolshop". Model Daphne Gribble.
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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1939. Stanley Spencer (age 47). "Zacharias and Elizabeth".
1940. Stanley Spencer (age 48). "Daphne".
1940. Stanley Spencer (age 48). "Farm Pond, Leonard Stanley".
1941. Stanley Spencer (age 49). "Shipbuilding on the Clyde: Burners".
1941. Stanley Spencer (age 49). Portrait of Daphne Gribble.
1945. Stanley Spencer (age 53). "The Resurrection: The Reunion of Families".
On 1st November 1950 [his former wife] Hilda Anne Carline (age 60) died. She was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Cookham [Map].
1951. Stanley Spencer (age 59). Portrait of the artist's niece Daphne Spencer.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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1953. Stanley Spencer (age 61). Portrait of Daphne Gribble.
1956-57. Stanley Spencer (age 64). "Dinner on the Hotel Lawn".
1958. Stanley Spencer (age 66). "Miss Ashwanden in Cookham". The artist's last completed painting of his dying neighbour aged seventeen.
12th July 1959-16th. Stanley Spencer (age 68). Self-portrait. Painted over five days from July 12 to July 16; his final self-portrait.
On 14th December 1959 Stanley Spencer (age 68) died at the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital on the Cliveden estate. His ashes were buried at Holy Trinity Church, Cookham [Map] in the same grave as his first wife [his former wife] Hilda Anne Carline: "To the memory of Stanley Spencer Kt. CBE RA, 1891–1959, and his wife Hilda, buried in Cookham cemetery 1950. Everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God: He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love."
On 19th May 1966 [his former wife] Patricia Preece (age 72) died.