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: Bagot
On 27th July 1724 [his father] Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet (age 21) and [his mother] Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot (age 15) were married. She by marriage Lady Bagot of Blithfield Hall. They had eight sons and eight daughters. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth (age 51) and [his grandmother] Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth.
On 28th February 1728 William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot was born to [his father] Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet (age 25) and [his mother] Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot (age 19).
In 1747 [his father] Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Staffordshire in a fiercely fought contest. He stood down in 1754 in favour of his son William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 18).
On 20th August 1760 William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 32) and Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot were married.
On 29th October 1765 [his mother] Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot (age 56) died.
On 20th January 1768 [his father] Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet (age 65) died. His son William (age 39) succeeded 6th Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall.
On 11th September 1773 [his son] William Bagot 2nd Baron Bagot was born to William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot. He married (1) 30th May 1799 Emily Fitzroy Baroness Bagot, daughter of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton (2) 17th February 1807 his second cousin once removed Louisa Legge Baroness Bagot, daughter of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth, and had issue.
On 17th October 1780 William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 52) was created 1st Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire. [his wife] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot by marriage Baroness Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire.
On 23rd September 1781 [his son] Charles Bagot was born to William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 53) and [his wife] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot at Blithfield Hall. He married 22nd July 1806 Mary Charlotte Anne Wellesley-Pole, daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington, and had issue.
In 1782 [his brother] Bishop Lewis Bagot (age 41) was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 22nd November 1782 [his son] Bishop Richard Bagot was born to William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 54) and [his wife] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot. He married 1806 his fifth cousin once removed Harriet Villiers, daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden, and had issue.
In 1783 [his brother] Bishop Lewis Bagot (age 42) was appointed Bishop of Norwich.
In 1783 [his brother] Bishop Lewis Bagot (age 42) was appointed Bishop of St Asaph.
On 9th November 1785 [his daughter] Frances Bagot was born to William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 57) and [his wife] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot. She married 22nd May 1805 General Edward Paget, son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge, and had issue.
On 22nd October 1798 William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot (age 70) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, 7th Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall. [his future daughter-in-law] Emily Fitzroy Baroness Bagot (age 27) by marriage Baroness Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hervey Bagot 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cave
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Edward Bagot 4th Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Salusbury 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Salusbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Salusbury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Salusbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thelwall
Father: Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Legge 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel William Legge
Great x 4 Grandfather: Percy Walshe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Walshe
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Washington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Willam Washington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Villiers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
GrandFather: William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Archbold
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth
Mother: Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Bell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Knyvet 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
GrandMother: Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Caleb Banks of Maidstone in Kent
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Dann
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dethick of West Newington in Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dethick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Methwold
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Travers of London
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Travers