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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Biography of George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet 1845-1912

Paternal Family Tree: Baker

On 2nd June 1840 [his father] George Baker 3rd Baronet [aged 23] and [his mother] Mary Isabella Sutton Lady Baker were married St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Lady Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.

On 26th January 1845 George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet was born to [his father] George Baker 3rd Baronet [aged 28] and [his mother] Mary Isabella Sutton Lady Baker.

On 6th May 1855 [his mother] Mary Isabella Sutton Lady Baker died.

On 16th November 1858 [his father] George Baker 3rd Baronet [aged 42] and [his step-mother] Augusta Catherine Fitzwygram [aged 39] were married.

On 4th April 1872 George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet [aged 27] and Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham [aged 22] were married.

On 17th September 1875 [his son] Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet was born to George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet [aged 30] and [his wife] Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham [aged 26]. He married 8th August 1901 Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham, daughter of John Henry Kennaway 3rd Baronet and Frances Arbuthnot Lady Kennaway, and had issue.

On 27th August 1882 [his father] George Baker 3rd Baronet [aged 66] died. His son [his brother] Frederick [aged 39] succeeded 4th Baronet Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.

On 30th April 1900 [his father-in-law] Lieutenant-General Richard Wilbraham [aged 89] died at Rode Hall, Cheshire. Memorial at All Saints Church, Old Rode. He was the last of the male line of Wilbraham's. His estate, including Rode Hall, Cheshire was inherited by his daughter [his wife] Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham [aged 50] and her husband George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet [aged 55].

Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham: On or before 23rd May 1849 she was born to Lieutenant-General Richard Wilbraham and Elizabeth Frances Egerton. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.04%. On 4th April 1872 George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet and she were married. On 4th October 1911 Frederick Edward Baker aka Rhodes 4th Baronet died unmarried. His brother George succeeded 5th Baronet Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon. She by marriage Lady Baker of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.

On 14th July 1900 George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet [aged 55] changed his surname from Baker to Wilbraham by Royal Licence.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 8th August 1901 [his son] Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham [aged 24] were married.

On 28th August 1912 George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet [aged 67] died. Memorial at All Saints Church, Old Rode. His son Philip [aged 36] succeeded 6th Baronet Wilbraham of Loventor in Totnes in Devon. Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham [aged 35] by marriage Lady Wilbraham of Loventor in Totnes in Devon.

Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet: On 17th September 1875 he was born to George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet and Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham. On 8th August 1901 Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham 6th Baronet and Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham were married.

Joyce Christabel Kennaway Lady Wilbraham: On 21st December 1876 she was born to John Henry Kennaway 3rd Baronet and Frances Arbuthnot Lady Kennaway. On 25th August 1958 she died.

On 8th July 1945 [his former wife] Katharine Frances Wilbraham Lady Wilbraham [aged 96] died. Memorial at All Saints Church, Old Rode.

Royal Ancestors of George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet 1845-1912

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet 1845-1912

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Baker of Alvington, Devon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Aaron Baker

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Baker

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Joseph Tompson of Exminster, Devon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Tompson

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Baker 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bishop Stephen Weston

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Weston

GrandFather: Frederick Baker 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Morris

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Morris

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jackson

Father: George Baker 3rd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Simeon

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Simeon 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hutton

GrandMother: Harriet Simeon Lady Baker

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cornwall of Hendon House in Middlesex

Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Cornwall

George Barrington Baker Wilbraham 5th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sutton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sutton of Averham

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sutton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Sutton 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tichborne

Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Tichborne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Tichborne Countess Sunderland

GrandFather: Robert Nassau Sutton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Williams Baroness Sutton

Mother: Mary Isabella Sutton Lady Baker 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners-Sutton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford Baroness Lexington 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners-Sutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chaplin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chaplin of Blankney

Great x 2 Grandmother: Diana Chaplin 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Archer 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Diana Archer 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dashwood

GrandMother: Mary Georgiana Manners-Sutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford Baroness Lexington 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Manners 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England