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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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Guilio Romano is in Painters.
Around 1499 Guilio Romano was born.
Between 1516 and 1520. Guilio Romano (age 17). Portrait of a Young Woman. The painting by is by Raphael and Giulio Romano.
Around 1518. Guilio Romano (age 19). Portrait of Doña Isabel de Requesens y Enríquez de Cardona-Anglesola.
Around 1523. Guilio Romano (age 24). "Madonna & Child".
Between 1537 and 1540. Guilio Romano (age 38). "The Triumph of Titus and Vespasian".
Between 1537 and 1540. Guilio Romano (age 38). "Noli me Tangere" i.e. "Do not touch me." The encounter between Mary Magdalene and the resurrected Christ follows a composition by Dürer.
Before 1546. Guilio Romano (age 46). Portrait of Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua (age 35).
Margaret Palaeologina Duchess Mantua: Federico Gonzaga II Duke Mantua and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Mantua. She the daughter of William IX Marquis of Montferrat and Anne Valois Marchioness of Montferrat. On 11th August 1510 she was born to William IX Marquis of Montferrat and Anne Valois Marchioness of Montferrat. On 28th December 1566 she died at Mantua.
On 1st November 1546 Guilio Romano (age 47) died.