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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John "The Younger" Bettes is in Painters.
In or before 1569 John "The Younger" Bettes was born to [his father] John "The Elder" Bettes (age 37).
In 1569 [his father] John "The Elder" Bettes (age 38) died.
In 1579 John "The Younger" Bettes (age 10). Portrait of Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos.
Around 1587 John "The Younger" Bettes (age 18). Portrait of Dorothy Bagot (age 24).
Dorothy Bagot: Before 16th May 1562 she was born to Richard Bagot. On 16th May 1562 Dorothy Bagot was baptised at Blithfield, Rugeley. On 1st August 1587 Ralph Okeover and she were married at Blithfield, Rugeley. In March 1628 Dorothy Bagot died.
In 1616 John "The Younger" Bettes (age 47) died.