This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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James Archer is in Painters.
On 10th June 1823 James Archer was born at Edinburgh.
1860. James Archer (age 36). "Le Mort D'Arthur" aka "The Death of Arthur".
1860. James Archer (age 36). "Summertime, Gloucestershire".
1866. James Archer (age 42). "How Sir Launcelot Carried Queen Guinivere to Her Tomb".
1866. James Archer (age 42). "Emelye".
1871. James Archer (age 47). Portrait of Caroline Philips Lady Trevelyan (age 22).
Caroline Philips Lady Trevelyan: In 1849 she was born to Robert Needham Philips. In 1869 George Trevelyan 2nd Baronet and she were married. In 1928 she died.
1871. James Archer (age 47). Portrait of George Trevelyan 2nd Baronet (age 32).
1889. James Archer (age 65). Portrait of John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie painted posthumously.
John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie: On 29th January 1847 he was born. In 1877 he and Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 6th Earl Tankerville and Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville. In July 1880 John William Maule Ramsay 13th Earl Dalhousie succeeded 13th Earl Dalhousie. Ida Louise Bennet Countess Dalhousie by marriage Countess Dalhousie. On 25th November 1887 he died. His son Arthur succeeded 14th Earl Dalhousie.
1890 to 1891. James Archer (age 66). Portrait of John Pettie (age 50).
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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1890 to 1900. James Archer (age 66). Self-Portrait.
On 3rd September 1904 James Archer (age 81) died.