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 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 1803-1868

Paternal Family Tree: Talbot

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776

In 1800 [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 22] and [his mother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Talbot. He the son of [his grandfather] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot and [his grandmother] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot.

On 8th November 1803 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury was born to [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 26] and [his mother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot [aged 31].

On 3rd January 1819 [his mother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot [aged 47] died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] to her and her son Walter who died young commissioned by her husband [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 41].

On 5th April 1820 [his brother-in-law] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 35] and [his sister] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 42] and [his mother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 59].

On 4th October 1823 [his sister] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth [aged 22] died.

In 1828 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 24] and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford. He the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 50] and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. They were fifth cousins.

On 13th April 1830 [his son] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 26] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 22]. He married 15th February 1855 Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford and had issue.

In 1831 [his brother-in-law] John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian [aged 36] and [his sister] Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 53] and [his mother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore.

On 27th February 1831 [his daughter] Victoria Susan Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 27] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 23].

Before 1st June 1831. John Jackson [aged 53]. Portrait of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 27].

On 27th March 1834 [his son] Walter Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot aka Carpenter was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 30] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 26] at Ingestre, Staffordshire. He married (1) 27th October 1869 Maria Georgiana Mundy and had issue (2) 10th February 1887 Beatrice Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey 5th Baron Walsingham and Emily Julia Thellusson Baroness Walsingham.

On 15th June 1836 [his daughter] Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 32] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 28] at Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map]. She married 12th August 1857 her first cousin William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian, son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian.

Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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On 21st March 1840 [his daughter] Gertrude Frances Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Pembroke and Montgomery was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 36] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 32]. She married 8th May 1877 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery, son of Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Lea.

On 11th July 1841 [his son] Reginald Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 37] and [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 33]. He married 8th May 1877 Margaret Jane Stuart-Wortley.

In June 1842 [his brother-in-law] Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquess Waterford [aged 31] and Louisa Anne Stuart Marchioness Waterford [aged 24] were married byy his uncle Archbishop John Beresford [aged 68] at the Chapel Roal, Whitehall. She by marriage Marchioness Waterford. He the son of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford.

On 10th January 1849 [his father] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 71] died at Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire. His son Henry [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Earl Talbot, 3rd Viscount Ingestre, 5th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. [his wife] Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 41] by marriage Countess Talbot.

On 15th February 1855 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot [aged 24] and Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 18] were married. He the son of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 51] and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 47].

In 1856 Bertrand Arthur Talbot 17th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 24] died. His half eighth cousin Henry [aged 52] succeeded 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, 18th Earl Waterford.

On 8th June 1856 [his daughter] Victoria Susan Chetwynd-Talbot [aged 25] died at Naples [Map]. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] sculpted by Ernesto Cali [aged 35].

Victoria Susan Chetwynd-Talbot: On 27th February 1831 she was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. Adeline Horsey Recollections. Lady Victoria Talbot, who was staying at Gopsall, was very much in love with Lord Anson, and was always trying to make a sketch of him. I got tired of seeing impressions of the Anson profile, full face, three-quarter face, lying about as thick as leaves in Vallambrosa; but Lady Victoria went on blissfully sketching, until one morning her mother discovered the work of the love-smitten amateur artist. "Who did these .'" she demanded, thinking somebody was Anson mad. Lady Victoria apparently dreaded confession, for the Countess seemed by her manner to consider sketching young men rather a fast proceeding. Lady Victoria cast an appealing glance at me - "Miss de Horsey did them, mamma!" I accepted the lie, and after that the Anson sketching mania died a natural death.

Ernesto Cali: In 1821 he was born.

On 12th August 1857 [his son-in-law] William Schomberg Kerr 8th Marquess Lothian [aged 25] and Constance Harriet Mahonesa Talbot Marchioness Lothian [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 53] and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 49]. He the son of John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian [aged 49]. They were first cousins.

On 29th March 1859 [his brother-in-law] Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquess Waterford [aged 47] died in a hunting accident. His brother John [aged 44] succeeded 4th Marquess Waterford. Christiana Leslie Marchioness of Waterford [aged 39] by marriage Marchioness Waterford.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Around 1865. George Frederick Watts [aged 47]. Portrait of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 61].

In 1865 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 61] was appointed Admiral.

On 6th November 1866 [his brother-in-law] John Beresford 4th Marquess Waterford [aged 52] died. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 5th Marquess Waterford.

In 1868 [his son-in-law] Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow [aged 23] and Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow were married. She by marriage Countess Brownlow. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 64] and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford [aged 60]. They were half fifth cousins.

On 4th June 1868 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 64] died. His son Charles [aged 38] succeeded 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, 19th Earl Waterford, 4th Earl Talbot, 4th Viscount Ingestre, 6th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 32] by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury, Countess Waterford, Countess Talbot.

Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] sculpted by John Steell [aged 63].

Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot: On 13th April 1830 he was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. On 15th February 1855 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot and Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford were married. He the son of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. In 1874 he was appointed Privy Council. On 11th May 1877 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 19th Earl of Shrewsbury 4th Earl Talbot died. His son Charles succeeded 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot, 5th Viscount Ingestre, 7th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.

Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford: On 20th February 1836 she was born to Richard Howe Cockerell and Theresa Howe Newcomen. On 29th July 1912 Anna Theresa Cockerell Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford died.

[his daughter] Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. She married 1868 her half fifth cousin Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow.

Royal Ancestors of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 1803-1868

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 1803-1868

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Talbot 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Doughty

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot

GrandFather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Rudge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susannah Broughton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Roane of Tullesworth in Chaldon in Surrey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Roane

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Kent

Great x 2 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd

Father: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Hill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Trevor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire

GrandMother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Boyle Countess Kildare

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Clotworthy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 2nd Earl Inchiquin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Boyle Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles Lambart

Mother: Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Naper

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Duncombe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Barwick

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton

GrandMother: Frances Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Bond

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Bond