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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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Skipton is in West Yorkshire.
See: Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], Skipton Castle [Map], The Strid, West Yorkshire.
Around 1120 Richard Fitzeustace 5th Baron of Halton was born to Eustace Fitzjohn 4th Baron Halton (age 32) and Agnes Fitznigel at Skipton [Map]. He married before 1163 Albreda Lissours and had issue.
Around 1461 Elizabeth Clifford was born to John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 25) and Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 27) at Skipton [Map]. She married in or before 1486 her fourth cousin Robert Aske and had issue.
In 1513 Catherine Clifford Baroness Scrope Bolton was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 20) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 13) at Skipton [Map]. She married (1) in or before 1534 her second cousin once removed John Scrope 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton, son of Henry Scrope 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Mabel Dacre Baroness Scrope Bolton, and had issue (2) after 22nd June 1549 her fourth cousin once removed Richard "The Great Black Knight of the North" Cholmeley and had issue.
In 1515 Elizabeth Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 22) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 15) at Skipton [Map].
In 1519 Ingeram Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 26) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 19) at Skipton [Map]. He married in or before 1578 Anne Radcliffe.
In 1520 Robert Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 27) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 20) at Skipton [Map].
Around 1523 Maud Clifford Baroness Conyers was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 30) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 23) at Skipton [Map]. She married before 28th October 1539 her half third cousin once removed John Conyers 3rd Baron Conyers, son of Christopher Conyers 2nd Baron Conyers and Anne Dacre Baroness Conyers, and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 1525 Jane Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 32) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 25) at Skipton [Map].
Around 1526 Thomas Clifford was born to Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 33) and Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford (age 26) at Skipton [Map].
In 1662 George Holmes was born at Skipton [Map].
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].
Holy Trinity Church Skipton is also in Churches in West Yorkshire.
On 22nd April 1542 Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland (age 49) died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Skipton [Map]. His son Henry (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl of Cumberland, 12th Baron de Clifford, 12th Lord Skipton. Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland (age 23).
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].
Skipton Castle is also in Castles in West Yorkshire.
In 1493 Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland was born to Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford (age 39) and Anne St John Baroness Clifford at Skipton Castle [Map]. He married (1) before 1512 his half third cousin once removed Margaret Talbot Baroness Clifford, daughter of George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury and Anne Hastings Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (2) in or before 1513 his fourth cousin Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford, daughter of Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland and Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland, and had issue.
On 30th January 1590 Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke was born to George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 31) and Margaret Russell Countess Cumberland (age 29) at Skipton Castle [Map]. She married (1) 27th February 1609 her fourth cousin once removed Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset, son of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset and Margaret Howard, and had issue (2) 1630 her half third cousin twice removed Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery, son of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke.
On 5th July 1635 Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 22) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 21) were married at Skipton Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland (age 44) and Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland (age 42). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 68) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
The River Aire rises around Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadley south-west past Skipton Castle [Map], Keighley, West Yorkshire [Map], Bingley [Map], Shipley, West Yorkshire [Map], Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map], Leeds [Map], Methley [Map], Castleford [Map], where it is joined by the River Calder, within 2km of All Saints Church, Ledsham [Map] then Brotherton [Map], Ferrybridge, where there was an historical crossing, Beal, North Yorkshire [Map], West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Chapel Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Temple Hirst, North Yorkshire [Map], Snaith, East Yorkshire [Map], Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 800m north of Airmyn [Map].
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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1908. John Benjamin Stone (age 69). Photograph of The Strid, West Yorkshire.
The River Wharfe rises on the moors above High Birkwith, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadly south past Kettlewell, North Yorkshire [Map], Grassington, North Yorkshire [Map], under the Hebden Suspension Bridge [Map], past Burnsall Craven [Map], Howgill, West Yorkshire [Map], under Barden Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], through te The Strid, West Yorkshire, past Bolton Priory, North Yorkshire [Map] and Bolton Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map], then Ilkley, North Yorkshire [Map], Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire [Map], Otley, West Yorkshire [Map], Harewood House [Map], Wetherby [Map] and Tadcaster, Yorkshire [Map], Kirkby Wharfe, West Yorkshire [Map], Rhyther, West Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 1.25 Km north of Confluence of the Rivers Wharfe and Ouse [Map].