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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Paternal Family Tree: Pepys
On 29th April 1781 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham was born to William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet [aged 41].
On 30th June 1821 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 40] and Charlotte Maria Wingfield were married at St George's Church, Bloomsbury.
On 30th April 1824 [his son] Charles Edward Pepys 2nd Earl of Cottenham was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 43] and [his wife] Charlotte Maria Wingfield.
On 2nd June 1825 [his father] William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet [aged 85] died. His son [his brother] William [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street
On 15th August 1825 [his son] William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 44] and [his wife] Charlotte Maria Wingfield. He married 11th October 1870 Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham, daughter of Robert Dallas 2nd Baronet, and had issue.
On 20th January 1836 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire.
On 5th October 1845 William Weller Pepys 2nd Baronet [aged 67] died unmarried. His brother Charles [aged 64] succeeded 3rd Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street.
On 8th July 1849 Henry Leslie Pepys 3rd Baronet [aged 65] died. His first cousin Charles [aged 68] succeeded 4th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 11th June 1850 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 69] was created 1st Earl of Cottenham, 1st Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey.
On 29th April 1851 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham [aged 70] died. His son Charles [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl of Cottenham, 2nd Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 2nd Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 4th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 5th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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[his daughter] Elizabeth Theresa Pepys was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham and Charlotte Maria Wingfield. She married 23rd July 1864 Gerald Edmund Boyle.
[his daughter] Caroline Pepys was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham and Charlotte Maria Wingfield. She married 25th May 1852 her fifth cousin once removed Lister Lister-Kaye, son of John Lister Lister-Kaye 2nd Baronet, and had issue.
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pepys of Cottenham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pepys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Pepys
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pepys
GrandFather: William Pepys
Father: William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet