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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On or before 10th August 1594 Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway was born to [his father] Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway (age 30). He was baptised on 10 Aug 1594 at Arrow, Warwickshire.
In 1621 Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 26) and Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 24) were married.
Around 1623 [his son] Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway was born to Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 28) and [his wife] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 26). He married (1) 11th February 1651 Anne Finch (2) after 23rd February 1679 his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway, daughter of George Booth 1st Baron Delamer and Elizabeth Grey Baroness Delamer (3) after 4th July 1681 Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway.
Around 1625 [his father] Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway (age 61) was created 1st Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.
In 1627 [his father] Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway (age 63) was created 1st Viscount Conway of Conway Castle.
In 1628 Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 33) by writ of acceleration 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.
On 3rd January 1631 [his father] Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway (age 67) died in St Martin's Lane. His son Edward (age 36) succeeded 2nd Viscount Conway of Conway Castle. [his wife] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 34) by marriage Viscountess Conway of Conway Castle.
On 28th August 1640 the Battle of Newburn was fought at the Newburn, Northumberland [Map] ford over the River Tyne between the Scottish army of 20,000 men commanded by Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven (age 60) and the English army of 5000 commanded by Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 46). The Scottish army was successful.
On 11th February 1651 [his son] Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Finch (age 19) were married.
On 26th June 1655 Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway (age 60) died in Lyon, France [Map]. His son Edward (age 32) succeeded 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1671 [his former wife] Frances Popham Viscountess Conway (age 74) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Conway 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Conway
GrandFather: John Conway of Arrow
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Verney 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Verney of Pendley in Hertfordshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Verney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Verney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Weston 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Weston
Father: Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Greville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Greville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Poyntz 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Greville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk Greville Baron Latimer, Baron Willoughby
GrandMother: Helen Greville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby 9th Baron Latimer 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Champernowne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Willoughby of Broke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby 11th Baroness Latimer 3rd Baroness Willoughby of Broke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Neville 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fray
Edward Conway 2nd Viscount Conway 8 x Great Grand Son of