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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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Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers is in Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, Churches in Northamptonshire.
Monuments to the Ashley Family in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map].
After 1634. Monument to Brian Jansen. Alabaster Wall Monument with kneeling figures and children below in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map].
After 1738. Monument to Joseph Ashley in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map]. Grey and white marble architectural wall tablet with Pediment and winged Cherubs heads below. Signed by Nathaniel Hedges.
Joseph Ashley: In 1738 he died.
After 1740. Monument to Moses Ashley in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map]. Grey and white marble Wall Monument with portrait bust in roundel sculpted by Nathaniel Hedges.
Moses Ashley: he was born to Joseph Ashley of Great Broughton. In 1740 he died.
On 21st September 1761 John Bentley Ashley (age 59) died. Monument to John Bentley Ashley in Saint Leodegarius Church, Ashby St Ledgers [Map]. Sculpted by John "The Elder" Bacon (age 20). Standing wall monument with two large allegorical figures flanking the inscription. Above them is a Sarcophagus on which is a Roman lamp on front of a black Obelisk. Also to James Ashley -1798. Simple Wall Monument with Urn and Obelisk. Also to Jane Pocock (age 51) and by whose will the. Monument was erected.
John Bentley Ashley: he and Jane Pocock were married. Around 1702 he was born to Joseph Ashley of Great Broughton.
Jane Pocock: In 1710 she was born. On 13th June 1784 she died.
