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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: Northcote
On 27th October 1818 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh was born to [his father] Henry Stafford Northcote (age 26) at 23 Portland Place, Marylebone.
In 1843 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 24) and Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh were married. They had seven sons and three daughters.
On 7th August 1845 [his son] Walter Stafford Northcote 2nd Earl Iddesleigh was born to Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 26) and [his wife] Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh. He married 23rd September 1868 Elizabeth Lucy Meysey-Thompson, daughter of Harry Meysey-Thompson 1st Baronet, and had issue.
On 18th November 1846 [his son] Henry Northcote 1st Baron Northcote was born to Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 28) and [his wife] Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh.
On 3rd January 1850 [his son] Reverend John Stafford Northcote was born to Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 31) and [his wife] Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh.
On 22nd February 1850 [his father] Henry Stafford Northcote (age 57) died.
On 17th March 1851 [his grandfather] Stafford Henry Northcote 7th Baronet (age 88) died. His grandson Stafford (age 32) succeeded 8th Baronet Northcote of Hayne in Devon.
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 23rd September 1868 [his son] Walter Stafford Northcote 2nd Earl Iddesleigh (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Lucy Meysey-Thompson (age 24) were married. He the son of Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 49) and [his wife] Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh.
In 1875 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 56) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1881 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 62) was living at 30 St James' Place, Westminster; Census.
The London Gazette 25486. Whitehall, July 2, 1885. The Queen (age 66) has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignities of a Viscount and an Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Stafford Henry Northcote (age 66), Bart, GCB, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, styles, and titles of Viscount Saint Gyres, of Newton Saint Gyres, in the county of Devon, and Earl of Iddesleigh, in the said county.
On 12th January 1887 Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh (age 68) died at 10 Downing Street, Westminster [Map]. His son Walter (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl of Iddesleigh in Devon, 2nd Viscount St Gyres of Newton St Gyres in Devon, 9th Baronet Northcote of Hayne in Devon
In 1910 [his former wife] Cecilia Frances Farrer Countess Iddesleigh died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Northcote 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Northcote 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Godolphin Baroness Northcote 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Northcote 5th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Lovett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Lovett Lady Northcote
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stafford Northcote 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Stafford Henry Northcote 7th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of
Father: Henry Stafford Northcote 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Baring
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Baring
GrandMother: Jacquetta Baring Lady Northcote
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Gould
Stafford Henry Northcote 1st Earl Iddesleigh 14 x Great Grand Son of