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: Mauley
Around 1371 [her father] Piers Mauley (age 14) and [her mother] Margery Sutton Baroness Ferrers Harewood Baroness Haversham were married. They were third cousin twice removed.
Around 1383 Constance Mauley Lady Morley was born to [her father] Piers Mauley (age 26) and [her mother] Margery Sutton Baroness Ferrers Harewood Baroness Haversham.
After March 1383 [her step-father] William Aldeburgh 2nd Baron Aldeburgh Harewood (age 35) and [her mother] Margery Sutton Baroness Ferrers Harewood Baroness Haversham were married.
Before 19th March 1383 [her father] Piers Mauley (age 26) died at Nether Hallam Manor West Riding.
On 19th March 1383 [her grandfather] Piers Mauley 4th Baron de Mauley (age 52) died at Nether Hallam Manor West Riding. His grandson [her brother] Piers (age 5) succeeded 5th Baron Mauley.
Before 7th July 1410 John Bigod (age 34) and Constance Mauley Lady Morley (age 27) were married.
On 7th July 1410 [her son] Ralph Bigod Lord Morley was born to [her husband] John Bigod (age 34) and Constance Mauley Lady Morley (age 27) at Settrington. He married 18th February 1432 his fourth cousin Anne Greystoke, daughter of John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke and Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke, and had issue.
Before 6th September 1415 [her brother] Piers Mauley 5th Baron de Mauley (age 38) and [her sister-in-law] Maud Neville Baroness Haversham (age 32) were married. She by marriage Baroness Haversham. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 51) and Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 6th September 1415 [her brother] Piers Mauley 5th Baron de Mauley (age 38) died at Mulgrave Castle. Baron Mauley abeyant between his sisters Constance Mauley Lady Morley (age 32) and [her sister] Elizabeth Mauley (age 32).
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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On 19th February 1427 [her husband] John Bigod (age 51) died.
On 18th February 1432 [her son] Ralph Bigod Lord Morley (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Greystoke (age 20) were married. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 15th December 1450 Constance Mauley Lady Morley (age 67) died.
William Fairfax and Constance Mauley Lady Morley were married.
John Normanville and Constance Mauley Lady Morley were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Mauley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Piers Mauley 1st Baron de Mauley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Piers Mauley 2nd Baron de Mauley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gaunt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nicola Gaunt
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers Mauley 3rd Baron de Mauley 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Furnival 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Furnival Baroness Mauley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Basset 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Piers Mauley 4th Baron de Mauley 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Botreaux
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Vipont Lord Westmoreland 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Vipont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Fitzjohn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Baroness Mauley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 
3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly 
Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Piers Mauley 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Meinhill
GrandMother: Elizabeth Meinhill Baroness Darcy Knayth and Haversham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ros 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel de Albini
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Vaux 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vaux Baroness Ros
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Ros 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gunselin Badlesmere 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzbernard
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Constance Mauley Lady Morley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sayer III Sutton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sayer IV Sutton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sutton 1st Baron Sutton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ros
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ros
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Mac William Dunkeld 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Ros
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Fitzherbert 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Fitzpiers
GrandFather: Thomas Sutton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sampson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Constantia Sampson Baroness Lexington
Mother: Margery Sutton Baroness Ferrers Harewood Baroness Haversham