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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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Joseph Karl Stieler is in Painters.
On 1st November 1781 Joseph Karl Stieler was born.
1826. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 44). Portrait of Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (age 44).
1826. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 44). Portrait of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (age 39).
King Ludwig I of Bavaria: On 25th August 1786 he was born. The Gallery of Beauties is a collection of thirty-eight portraits, painted between 1827 and 1863, of the most beautiful women from the nobility and bourgeoisie of Munich, Germany, gathered by King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the south pavilion of his Nymphenburg Palace. On 29th February 1868 he died.
1827. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 45). Second portrait of Auguste Strobi. One of the Gallery of Beauties.
1827. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 45). Portrait of Maximiliane Borzaga. One of the Gallery of Beauties.
1828. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 46). Portrait of Isabella von Tauffkirchen-Engelberg. One of the Gallery of Beauties.
1828. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 46). Portrait of Antonietta Cornelia Vetterlein Baroness von Künsberg (age 15). One of the Gallery of Beauties.
Antonietta Cornelia Vetterlein Baroness von Künsberg: On 25th December 1812 she was born. On 5th March 1862 she died.
1841. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 59). Portrait of Katerina Botsari. One of the Gallery of Beauties.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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1847. Joseph Karl Stieler (age 65). Portrait of Lola Montez, mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (age 60). One of the Gallery of Beauties.
On 9th April 1858 Joseph Karl Stieler (age 76) died.