On 3rd October 1843 Luke Fildes was born.
1895. Luke Fildes [aged 51]. Portrait of Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck [aged 33].
1896. Luke Fildes [aged 52]. Portrait of Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Lady Lever [aged 45].
1897. Luke Fildes [aged 53]. Portrait of William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme [aged 45].
1901. Luke Fildes [aged 57]. Coronation Portrait of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 59].
1901. Luke Fildes [aged 57]. Coronation Portrait of Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 56].
1911. Luke Fildes [aged 67]. Self-Portrait.
1911. Luke Fildes [aged 67]. Drawing of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom on his deathbed.
1911. Luke Fildes [aged 67]. Coronation Portrait of King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 45].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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1912. Luke Fildes [aged 68]. Portrait of Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart [aged 60].
In 1915 Frederick Luke Val Fildes and Muriel John were married. She the daughter of William Goscombe John [aged 54] and Marthe Weiss. He the son of Luke Fildes [aged 71].
On 28th February 1927 Luke Fildes [aged 83] died.
[his son] Frederick Luke Val Fildes was born to Luke Fildes. His godfather was Valentine Cameron Prinsep. He married 1915 Muriel John, daughter of William Goscombe John and Marthe Weiss.