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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Biography of Anaïs Melisande Folin

After 1913. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 22). Portrait of the Anaïs Melisande Folin.

Around 1914. [her future husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 23). Portrait of the Anaïs Melisande Folin.

In October 1914 or on 5th December 1914 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 23) and Anaïs Melisande Folin were married in Chelsea. She became his model for most of his early etchings of young womanhood from 1920 till 1934.

Between 1915 and 1919 [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 24) and his wife Anaïs Melisande Folin lived in Ireland where they were friends with Augustus John (age 36) and his circle.

1921. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 30). "L'Eventail (Anaïs)", aka "The Fan". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin.

1922. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 31). "Le Beguin (Anaïs)". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin. The title is taken from the French-Moorish cap or head band worn by women from Anaïs's home town of Dax, in southwest France. Beguin means bonnet and also, colloquially, an infatuation.

In 1922 [her husband] Brockhurst's (age 31) marriage with Anaïs Melisande Folin came under strain when she discovered he was having a relationship with her sister Marguerite Folin.

1925. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 34). "The Dancer (Anaïs)". Model Anaïs Melisande Folin.

Before February 1928 [her daughter] Melisande Brockhurst was born to [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 37) and Anaïs Melisande Folin.

February 1928. [her husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 37). "The Two Mélisandes". Portrait of the artist's wife Anaïs Melisande Folin and their daughter Melisande.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 12th April 1940 Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 49) and Anaïs Melisande Folin were divorced.

In 1947 [her former husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 56) and Kathleen Woodward (age 34) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.

On 4th May 1978 [her former husband] Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (age 87) died at Franklin Lakes New Jersey.