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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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Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" is in Painters.
On 4th July 1837 Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" was born.
1876. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 38). Portrait of Julia Tahl "Mademoiselle de Lancey" (age 25).
Julia Tahl "Mademoiselle de Lancey": In 1851 he was born at Baltimore.
1879. John Singer Sargent (age 22). Portrait of Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 41).
1883. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 45). Portrait of Maria Pia of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal (age 35).
Maria Pia of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal: On 16th October 1847 she was born. On 6th October 1862 Luis I King Portugal and she were married. He the son of Ferdinand Saxe Coburg Gotha King Consort Portugal and Maria II Queen Portugal. On 5th July 1911 she died.
1883. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 45). Portrait of Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran".
1884. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 46). Portrait of Lucy-Lee Robbins (age 19).
Lucy-Lee Robbins: In 1865 she was born. In 1943 she died.
1890. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 52). Portrait of Mrs William Astor Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (age 59).
Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn: On 22nd September 1830 she was born. At the time of her birth her family were living at 1 Greenwich Street. On 23rd September 1853 William Backhouse Astor Jr and she were married at Trinity Church, New York. On 30th October 1908 she died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1891. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 53). Portrait of Margaret Helen Anderson Baroness Grevillee (age 27).
Margaret Helen Anderson Baroness Grevillee: On 20th December 1863 she was born illegitimately to William McEwan. Her parents subsequently married. On 25th April 1891 Ronald Henry Fulke Greville and she were married. On 15th September 1942 she died.
1895. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 57). "Hebe".
1895. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 57). Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 17).
On 17th February 1917 Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 79) died.
[his daughter] Marie ann Durand was born to Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran".