[1] The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King William IV. Book by Charles Greville – published 1874
[2] Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford (1870 – 1957) was an English baritone singer of the 20th century.
[3] Osborne House – Queen Victoria’s palatial holiday home on the Isle of Wight
[4] Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 – 1912) is one of the most highly renowned romantic artists of late 19th century Britain.
[5] Sir Edward Poynter was second only to Frederic Leighton as an exponent of Victorian neo-classicism.
[6] John Singer Sargent – (1856 –1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the “leading portrait painter of his generation” for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury.
[7] Alfred William Parsons RA (1847 – 1920) was an English artist: illustrator, landscape painter and garden designer.
[8] Sir David Murray RA was a Scottish landscape painter.
[9] Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee KCVO PRA (1853 –1928) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes.
[10] Edward Onslow Ford RA (1852 – 1901) was an English sculptor.
[11] Jackanapes (1884) by Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty) (1841 – 1885), an English writer of children’s stories. Her writings display a sympathetic insight into children’s lives, an admiration for things military, and a strong religious faith.
[12] Four centuries of English Letters by W Baptiste Scoones – published 1893.
[13] Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (1854 – 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology.
[14] Lord Lawrence by James Joseph Ellis – published 1891.
[15] Papers on Art by J U Carr – publised 1885.
[16] The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys.
[17] The Dispatches of field marshal the Duke of Wellington, during his various campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries and France, from 1799 to 1818 : compiled from official and authentic documents by Wellington, Duke of; John Gurwood
[18] Table Talk (German: Tischreden) is a collection of Martin Luther‘s sayings around the dinner table at Lutherhaus, Luther’s home, but also at other times and locations, such as walks in the garden or notes taken while on journeys. It is based on notes taken by various students of Luther between 1531 and 1544.
[19] Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1769 – 1852), commonly known as the Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister.
The Diaries of my Great-Great-Aunt Kate 