William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde was born to [her father] General Anson Stager of Chicago.
On 26th March 1885 [her father] General Anson Stager of Chicago [aged 59] died at Chicago.
On 8th March 1887 James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 37] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde were married. She brought a fortune of £200,000 to the marriage. He the son of John Butler 2nd Marquess Ormonde and Frances Paget Marchioness Ormonde [aged 70].
On 20th December 1887 [her daughter] Evelyn Frances Butler was born to [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 38] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. She married 1920 Edmund Rupert Drummond.
In 1890 [her son] James George Anson Butler 5th Marquess Ormonde was born to [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 40] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. He married 23rd February 1915 his third cousin once removed Sybil Fellowes Marchioness of Ormonde, daughter of William Henry Fellowes 2nd Baron de Ramsey of Ramsey Abbey and Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer-Churchill, and had issue.
In 1891 [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 41] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde were living at 21 Park Lane.
In 1893 [her son] James Arthur Norman Butler 6th Marquess Ormonde was born to [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 43] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde.
On 24th April 1894 [her daughter] Eleanor Rachel Butler was born to [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 44] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. She married 17th August 1915 Captain Edward Brassey Egerton.
On 23rd February 1915 James George Anson Butler 5th Marquess Ormonde [aged 25] and Sybil Fellowes Marchioness of Ormonde [aged 26] were married. He the son of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 65] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde. They were third cousin once removed.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 17th August 1915 [her son-in-law] Captain Edward Brassey Egerton [aged 26] and Eleanor Rachel Butler [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 65] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde.
On 26th October 1919 [her brother-in-law] James Butler 3rd Marquess Ormonde [aged 75] died. His brother [her husband] James [aged 70] succeeded 4th Marquess Ormonde, 22nd Earl Ormonde, 16th Earl Ossory, 4th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire. Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
In 1920 [her son-in-law] Edmund Rupert Drummond [aged 35] and Evelyn Frances Butler [aged 32] were married. She the daughter of James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 70] and Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde.
Around 1925 [her sister] Annie Stager died at Monte Carlo. She left a total estate of $847,207, half of which was left to Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde.
In 1943 [her husband] James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde [aged 93] died. His son James [aged 53] succeeded 5th Marquess Ormonde, 23rd Earl Ormonde, 17th Earl Ossory, 5th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire. Sybil Fellowes Marchioness of Ormonde [aged 54] by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
In 1949 [her son] James George Anson Butler 5th Marquess Ormonde [aged 59] died. His brother James [aged 56] succeeded 6th Marquess Ormonde, 23rd Earl Ormonde, 17th Earl Ossory, 6th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.
On 17th June 1951 Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde died.