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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Paternal Family Tree: Prinsep
In 1837 [her father] Charles Robert Prinsep [aged 47] and [her mother] Louisa Anne White [aged 18] were married in Calcutta, India. They had three sons and three daughters, The difference in their ages was 29 years.
On 16th September 1853 May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson was born to [her father] Charles Robert Prinsep [aged 64] and [her mother] Louisa Anne White [aged 34].
On 29th January 1855 [her mother] Louisa Anne White [aged 36] died at Calcutta, India from childbirth.
On 8th June 1864 [her father] Charles Robert Prinsep [aged 75] died.
Around 1865. Julia Margaret Cameron nee Pattle [aged 49]. Photograph of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 11].
1867. George Frederick Watts [aged 49]. Portrait of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 13].
On 25th June 1884 [her future husband] Hallam Tennyson 2nd Baron Tennyson [aged 31] and Audrey Georgiana Florence Boyle Baroness Tennyson were married.
1885. Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton [aged 54]. Portrait of May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 31].
On 6th October 1892 Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson [aged 83] died. His son [her future husband] Hallam [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight. Audrey Georgiana Florence Boyle Baroness Tennyson by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 27th July 1918 Hallam Tennyson 2nd Baron Tennyson [aged 65] and May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 64] were married. She by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.
On 2nd December 1928 [her husband] Hallam Tennyson 2nd Baron Tennyson [aged 76] died. His son [her step-son] Lionel [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baron Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight. Clarissa Madeline Tennant Baroness Tennyson [aged 32] by marriage Baroness Tennyson of Aldworth in Sussex and of Freshwater in the Isle of Wight.
On 19th July 1931 May Prinsep Baroness Tennyson [aged 77] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend John Prinsep
GrandFather: John Prinsep
Father: Charles Robert Prinsep
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Auriol
GrandMother: Sophie Elizabeth Auriol
Mother: Louisa Anne White