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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: Bridgeman
On 5th March 1818 [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 28) and [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 55) and [his grandmother] Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford (age 51).
On 24th April 1819 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford was born to [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 29) and [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 28).
On 7th September 1825 [his grandfather] Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford (age 63) died. His son [his father] George (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Bradford, 2nd Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 3rd Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 7th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 35) by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 12th October 1842 [his mother] Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford (age 52) died.
On 20th April 1844 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 24) and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford were married. He the son of George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 54) and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1845 [his son] George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 25) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. He married 7th September 1869 his second cousin once removed Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford, daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough, and had issue.
In 1846 [his son] Francis Charles Bridgeman was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 26) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.
On 30th October 1849 [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 60) and [his step-mother] Helen Mackay Countess Bradford (age 49) were married. She by marriage Countess Bradford. She the widow of his first wife [his mother] Georgina's brother [his uncle] David Moncrieffe 6th Baronet. He the son of [his grandfather] Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford and [his grandmother] Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford.
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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The London Gazette 21397. St, James's-Palace, December 30, 1852. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Lord Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce (age 41), to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Orlando-George-Charles-Bridgeman (age 33), Viscount Newport, resigned.
In 1859 [his daughter] Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 39) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. She married 5th November 1881 her third cousin Henry Ulrick Lascelles 5th Earl Harewood, son of Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh, and had issue.
On 22nd March 1865 [his father] George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford (age 75) died. His son Orlando (age 45) succeeded 3rd Earl Bradford, 3rd Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 4th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 8th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford by marriage Countess Bradford.
On 7th September 1869 [his son] George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman 4th Earl Bradford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough (age 56) and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He the son of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 50) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. They were second cousin once removed.
On 5th November 1881 [his son-in-law] Henry Ulrick Lascelles 5th Earl Harewood (age 35) and [his daughter] Florence Katharine Bridgeman Countess Harewood (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 62) and [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford. He the son of Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood (age 57) and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh. They were third cousins.
The London Gazette 25486. Whitehall, July 1, 1885. The Queen (age 66) has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, appointing the Right Honourable Orlando George Charles (age 66), Earl of Bradford, to be Master of the Horse to Her Majesty.
On 27th July 1885 [his sister-in-law] Anne Weld-Forester Countess Chesterfield (age 82) died.
In November 1894 [his wife] Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford died.
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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On 12th March 1898 Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford (age 78) died at Weston Park, Staffordshire. His son George (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Bradford, 4th Viscount Newport of Shropshire, 5th Baron Bradford in Shropshire, 9th Baronet Bridgeman of Great Lever in Lancashire. [his daughter-in-law] Ida Frances Annabella Lumley Countess Bradford (age 49) by marriage Countess Bradford.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. My girlhood's friend, the Marquis of Granby, was very much in love with his cousin, Miss Forester, but as his father did not approve of cousins marrying, Lord Granby promised the Duke not to think of her as a wife. Miss Forester married the Earl of Bradford, but she and Granby indulged in a very romantic flirtation after her marriage, both posing as the unfortunate victims of a stern father's caprice. Lady Bradford did not like me and always snubbed me as much as she dared. One day at Melton I met her at Egerton Lodge when she was uncommonly disagreeable. Lady Wilton asked me to play and of course I willing complied. Lady Bradford and Jim Macdonald were sitting near the pianoforte, and under cover of the music I heard the heroine of Granby's blighted love affair say in languishing tones, "Oh, Jim, whenever I meet you I always take off my wedding ring and forget I'm married". Of course I was highly amused, and the next time I met Lady Bradford with Granby in attendance I could not resist saying quite innocently, "Oh, Lady Bradford, what did you mean the other day when you told Jim Macdonald that you always took off your wedding ring and forgot you were married when you saw him?".
It was rather mean of me, but I had not forgotten my undeserved snubbings from her Ladyship.
[his daughter] Mabel Selina Bridgeman was born to Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford and Selina Weld-Forester Countess Bradford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 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 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bridgeman 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bridgeman 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Orlando Bridgeman 4th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bridgeman 1st Baron Bradford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford 
11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Russell Countess Bradford 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Newport Lady Bridgeman 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim
GrandFather: Orlando Bridgeman 1st Earl Bradford 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend John Simpson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Simpson Baroness Bradford
Father: George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington
GrandMother: Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 2nd Earl Orrery 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sackville Countess Orrery 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Orlando Bridgeman 3rd Earl Bradford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Moncrieffe 4th Baronet
GrandFather: Thomas Moncrieffe 5th Baronet
Mother: Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford