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: Robinson Family 3
On 19th November 1655 William Robinson 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Thomas Robinson of York and [his mother] Elizabeth Tancred.
On 6th February 1671 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 15] was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1676 [his father] Thomas Robinson of York died.
On 8th September 1679 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 23] and Mary Aislabie were married.
Around 1685 [his son] Tancred Robinson 3rd Baronet was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 29] and [his wife] Mary Aislabie. He married in or before 1694 Mary Norton Lady Robinson and had issue.
From December 1688 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 33] was a Captain of the Yorkshire horse militia.
In 1689 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Northallerton.
In March 1689 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire which office he held until Nov 1689.
In 1690 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 34] was created 1st Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His uncle Metcalfe Robinson 1st Baronet, who had died without issue the previous year, was the first and last Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire of the first creation.
In or before 1694 Tancred Robinson 3rd Baronet [aged 8] and Mary Norton Lady Robinson were married. They had three sons (the eldest of whom predeceased him) and four daughters.
Around 1695 [his son] Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 39] and [his wife] Mary Aislabie.
In 1700 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 44] was appointed Lord Mayor of York.
On 22nd December 1736 William Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 81] died. He was buried at St Columba's Church, Topcliffe [Map]. His son Metcalfe succeeded 2nd Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire although he died four days later.
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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[his son] Metcalfe Robinson 2nd Baronet was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet and Mary Aislabie.
GrandFather: William Robinson 
Father: Thomas Robinson of York
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Metcalfe
GrandMother: Frances Metcalfe
GrandFather: Charles Tancred of Arden, Yorkshire
Mother: Elizabeth Tancred