Deeds of King Henry V

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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Biography of William Bruce Ellis Ranken 1881-1941

William Bruce Ellis Ranken is in Painters.

On 11th April 1881 William Bruce Ellis Ranken was born in Edinburgh.

May 1899. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 18]. Edwin Morgan [aged 8] and Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet [aged 1] on an open-air 'veranda' on the stern of their steam yacht.

Edwin Morgan: On 17th May 1890 he was born. In 1920 he and Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet were married. On 18th October 1954 he died.

Around 1900. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 18]. Portrait of Catherine d'Erlanger [aged 26].

Catherine d'Erlanger: In 1874 she was born. At birth she was named Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine de Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude. In 1959 she died.

1904. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 22]. Self-Portrait.

1907. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 25]. Portrait of Olga de Meyer [aged 35].

Olga de Meyer: On 8th August 1871 she was born at 14 William Street Lowndes Square. Possibly a daughter of the Prince of Wales. On 6th January 1931 she died.

Around 1912. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 30]. "Fashion".

1919. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 37]. Portrait of Violet Keppel [aged 24].

1928. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 46]. Portrait of Mary Lygon [aged 17].

Mary Lygon: On 12th February 1910 she was born to William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor Countess Beauchamp. On 27th September 1982 Mary Lygon died.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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Around 1929. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 47]. Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden [aged 52].

Around 1930. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 48]. Portrait of Irene Denison Marchioness Carisbrooke [aged 39].

Around 1931. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 49]. "Magnolia".

1932. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 50]. "Miss Marina Koshetz".

1933. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 51]. Portrait of Mrs Edwin D. Morgan i.e. Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet [aged 35].

Around 1938. William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 56]. Portrait of Else "Mona" Schiwe Countess Beauchamp [aged 43].

Else "Mona" Schiwe Countess Beauchamp: In 1895 he was born to Viggo Schiwe. In 1989 he died.

On 31st March 1941 William Bruce Ellis Ranken [aged 59] died.