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].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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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.