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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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Before 29th April 1843 [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti and [her mother] Euphrosyne m Cassavetti were married.
On 29th April 1843 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco was born to [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti and [her mother] Euphrosyne m Cassavetti.
In 1858 [her father] Demetrios Cassavetti died. His daughter Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 14) inherited his fortune allowing her to live an independent life.
In 1860 Dr Zambaco and Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 16) were married.
1866. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 32). Study of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 22).
In 1866 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 22) left her husband in France and returned to London to live with her mother around which time she first met Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 32).
1870. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 41). Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26).
1870. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 41). Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26).
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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1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36). "The Mill: Girls Dancing to Music by a River". Left to right: Maria Zambaco (age 26), Marie Spartali Stillman (age 25), and Aglaïa Coronio née Ionides (age 35).
Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36). "Phyllis and Demophoon". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26). The moment after the embraces the almond tree into which she was said to have transformed after death.
Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36). Study of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26).
1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36). Portrait of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26).
Around 1870. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 36). "Cupid and Psyche". The models Marie Spartali aka Stillman (age 25) and Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 26).
1871. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 37). Drawing of Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 27).
1874 to 1877. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 40). "The Beguiling of Merlin". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 30). In the collection of the Lady Lever Art Gallery [Map]. The painting was commissioned by Frederick Richards Leyland (age 42).
Before 1880 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 36) studied art at the Slade School of Art under Alphonse Legros and Auguste Rodin.
1882. Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 48). "The Tree of Forgiveness". Model Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 38).
On 14th July 1914 Maria Terpsithea Cassavetti aka Zambaco (age 71) died.