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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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Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland is in Seaton Delavall, Northumberland.
Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
In 1560 Mary Carey (age 59) died at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
On 22nd June 1723 Admiral George Delaval (age 56) died. He was buried at Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map] on 4th July 1723. His nephew Francis Blake Delaval (age 30) inherited Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map] which had yet to be completed. By 1729 the house was completed according to Vanbrugh's original plan at an estimated cost of £10,000.
In 1745. Arthur Pond (age 40). View of the North Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
In 1745. Arthur Pond (age 40). View of the South Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
On 9th December 1752 Francis Blake Delaval (age 59) died after falling down steps at his home Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
In 1759 Frances Delaval was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 30) and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval (age 29) at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. She married 22nd August 1778 John Fenton-Cawthorne.
1775. William Bell (age 42). View of the South (Park) Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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1775. William Bell (age 42). View of the North (Entrance) Front of Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].