In April 1917 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson was appointed an official war artist by the Department of Information. Wearing the uniform of a war correspondent, he visited the Western Front from 5 July to 4 August 1917, a period which included the start of the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July. Nevinson was billeted with other visitors in the Château d'Harcourt, south of Caen.
CRW aka Christopher Nevinson. "Banking at 400 Feet".
In 1884 [his father] Henry Nevinson [aged 27] and [his mother] Margaret Wynne Jones [aged 25] were married.
On 13th August 1889 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson was born to Henry Nevinson [aged 32] and Margaret Wynne Jones [aged 31].
Around 1900. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 10]. "The Weir, Charenton".
Around 1900. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 10]. Portrait of Elizabeth Darley.
1911-1912. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 21]. "The Railway Bridge, Charenton".
1911. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 21]. Self-portrait.
1913. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 23]. "The Arrival".
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 1st November 1915 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 26] and Kathleen Knowlman were married at Hampstead Town Hall. After a week-long honeymoon, he reported back to the RAMC but was invalided out of the service in January 1916 with acute rheumatic fever.
1916. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 26]. "A Taube".
1916. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 26]. "The Doctor".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. Portrait of Edith Sitwell [aged 29].
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. "A Group of Soldiers".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. "After The Push".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. "Paths of Glory".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. "Building Aircraft: Acetylene Welder".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 27]. "War Profiteers".
1918. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 28]. "The Harvest of Battle".
On 8th June 1932 [his mother] Margaret Wynne Jones [aged 74] died.
In 1933 [his father] Henry Nevinson [aged 76] and [his step-mother] Evelyn Jane Sharp [aged 63] were married.
1940. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 50]. "Anti-aircraft Defences" depicting anti-aircraft batteries and London Blitz spotlights.
On 9th November 1941 [his father] Henry Nevinson [aged 85] died.
Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406
The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.
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On 7th October 1946 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson [aged 57] died.