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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: Frankland
Around 1640 William Frankland 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire (age 31).
In December 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration by awarding them Baronetcies...
On 3rd December 1660 George Winn 1st Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire.
On 22nd December 1660 John Keyt 1st Baronet (age 44) was created 1st Baronet Keyt of Ebrington in Gloucestershire for having raised a troop of horse to fight in the Royalist cause.
On 24th December 1660 William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 20) was created 1st Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
In or before 1665 William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 24) and Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby (age 27) were married. She by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
In 1665 [his son] Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet was born to William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby (age 28). He married 1683 Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby, daughter of John Russell 3rd Baronet and Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell, and had issue.
In 1669 [his son] John Frankland was born to William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby (age 32) at Thirkleby, North Yorkshire.
In 1671 William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Thirsk.
Around 1672 [his father] Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire (age 63) died.
In 1683 [his son] Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby (age 19) were married. They had ten children.
On 26th February 1687 [his wife] Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby (age 50) died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 2nd August 1697 William Frankland 1st Baronet (age 57) died. His son Thomas (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby (age 33) by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
After 2nd August 1697. All Saints Church, Thirkleby, North Yorkshire [Map]. Memorial to William Frankland 1st Baronet (deceased).
[his daughter] Grace Frankland was born to William Frankland 1st Baronet and Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby. She married Leonard Smelt and had issue.
[his son] Henry Frankland was born to William Frankland 1st Baronet and Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby.
GrandFather: William Frankland