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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James Lafayette is in Painters, Photographers.
In 1853 James Lafayette was born.
1888. James Lafayette (age 35). Photograph of sisters Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 22) and Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster (age 23).
Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster: On 30th March 1864 she was born to William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.57%. On 17th January 1884 Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Duke Leinster and she were married. She the daughter of William Duncombe 1st Earl Feversham and Mabel Violet Graham Countess Feversham. He the son of Charles William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald 4th Duke Leinster and Caroline Leveson-Gower Duchess Leinster. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 10th February 1887, coincidentally the same day his father died, 10 February, Charles William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald 4th Duke Leinster died at Carton House, Carton, Kildare, County Kildare. His son Gerald succeeded 5th Duke Leinster. She by marriage Duchess Leinster. On 19th March 1895 Hermione Wilhelmina Duncombe Duchess Leinster died of tuberculosis at Menton.
1897. James Lafayette (age 44). Photograph of Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton (age 24) as "Brittania" at the 1897 Devonshire House Ball.
Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton: On 16th September 1872 she was born to William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley. On 5th January 1895 Frederic Glyn 4th Baron Wolverton and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Wolverton. She the daughter of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley. On 6th June 1956 Edith Amelia Ward Baroness Wolverton died.
12th July 1897. James Lafayette (age 44). Photograph of Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount Chaplin (age 56) as "Marshal Lefevre" at the 1897 Devonshire House Ball.
1897. James Lafayette (age 44). Photograph of Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester (age 20).
1897. James Lafayette (age 44). Photograph of Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 35).
Late 1890s. James Lafayette (age 45). Photograph of Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 31).
10th May 1898. James Lafayette (age 45). Photograph of Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 32). After leaving Woburn Abbey in a DH.60GIII Moth Major (G-ACUR), she crashed into the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. The airplane's struts were later washed up at Yarmouth, Gorleston, Lowestoft and Southwold. Her body was never recovered. On 14th May, a body of a woman in a flying suit was found in the English Channel, by a train ferry, five miles out from Dover, but Flight Lieut. Preston said there was no chance of the body being the Duchess - there were quite a few daring female aviators lost over the sea in those early years.
2nd September 1898. James Lafayette (age 45). Photograph of Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West (age 25).
Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West: On 28th June 1873 she was born to William Cornwallis-West and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick at Ruthin Castle [Map]. On 29th June 1943 Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West died.
4th May 1899. James Lafayette (age 46). Photograph of Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 37).
14th February 1900. James Lafayette (age 47). Detail of photograph of Sybil Mary St Clair-Erskine Countess of Westmorland (age 28)
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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14th February 1900. James Lafayette (age 47). Photograph of Sybil Mary St Clair-Erskine Countess of Westmorland (age 28)
11th May 1900. James Lafayette (age 47). Photograph of Harriet Jacqueline Buller Lady Salusbury-Trelawny (age 79) and her daughetrs Rebecca Harriet Salusbury-Trelawny (age 25) and Doloroes Olga Salusbury-Trelawny Baroness Rendlesham (age 17).
Rebecca Harriet Salusbury-Trelawny: Around 1875 she was born to William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny 10th Baronet and Harriet Jacqueline Buller Lady Salusbury-Trelawny. On 27th November 1947 Rebecca Harriet Salusbury-Trelawny died.
Doloroes Olga Salusbury-Trelawny Baroness Rendlesham: On 18th February 1883 she was born to William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny 10th Baronet and Harriet Jacqueline Buller Lady Salusbury-Trelawny. On 27th October 1931 Frederick Archibald Charles 6th Baron Rendlesham and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Rendlesham of Rendlesham in Suffolk. On 5th August 1959 Doloroes Olga Salusbury-Trelawny Baroness Rendlesham died.
1902. James Lafayette (age 49). Photograph of Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 26).
1902. James Lafayette (age 49). Photograph of William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 34).
1902. James Lafayette (age 49). Photograph of Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 26).
24th June 1902. James Lafayette (age 49). Photograph of Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton.
Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton: she was born to William Bromley-Davenport. In 1880 Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton and she were married. On 15th December 1898 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton died. His son Thomas succeeded 2nd Baron Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire. She by marriage Baroness Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire. In September 1931 she died.
Around 1906. James Lafayette (age 53). Photograph of Gwladys Sutherst Marchioness Townshend (age 22).
1907. James Lafayette (age 54). Photograph of Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 31).
In 1923 James Lafayette (age 70) died.
12th November 1923. James Lafayette. Photograph of Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk (age 30) and Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk (age 30) on their wedding day.
Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk: In 1893 he was born to Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk. On 12th November 1923 Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk and Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk were married at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. She the daughter of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife. He the son of Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk. On 10th November 1941 Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk died. His son Charles succeeded 11th Earl Southesk, 7th Baronet Carnegie of Pittarrow in Kincardine. Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk by marriage Countess Southesk. In 1992 Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk died.