In 1733 William Bell was born.
1770. William Bell [aged 37]. Portrait of John Delaval [aged 14], as an Archer, with a Black Page, in a Landscape Setting.
John Delaval: In 1756 he was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. In 1775 John Delaval died.
1770. William Bell [aged 37]. Portrait of Sophia Anne Delaval [aged 15].
Sophia Anne Delaval: In 1755 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. In 1780 John Godfrey Maximillian Jadis and she were married. The age difference, and difference in social status, perhaps a reflection of her having been pregnant On 26th July 1793 Sophia Anne Delaval died. She was buried at St Peter's Church, Doddington [Map].
1770. William Bell [aged 37]. Portrait of Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval [aged 40], Lady Delaval, as Venus, beside an Urn on a Pedestal, in a Landscape Setting.
Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval: Around 1730 she was born to Ralph Robinson of Gateshead and Margaret Delaval. In or before 1755 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and she were married. They were first cousins. On 1st October 1783 she died.
1771. William Bell [aged 38]. Portrait of sisters Frances Delaval [aged 12] and Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel [aged 8].
Frances Delaval: In 1759 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. On 22nd August 1778 John Fenton-Cawthorne and she were married. In 1839 Frances Delaval died.
1774. William Bell [aged 41]. Portrait of John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval [aged 45], in Van Dyck Dress.
1774. William Bell [aged 41]. Portrait of Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley [aged 17], Playing a Lyre in a Landscape.
Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley: In 1757 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. On 21st May 1781 George Thicknesse 19th Baron Audley 16th Baron Tuchet and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire. On 11th July 1785 Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley died.
1775. William Bell [aged 42]. View of the South (Park) Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
1775. William Bell [aged 42]. View of the North (Entrance) Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
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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In 1794 William Bell [aged 61] died.