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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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St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield is in Chesterfield, Derbyshire [Map], Churches in Derbyshire.
St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map]. Monument to Thomas Foljambe.
After December 1584. Elizabethan Period monument to Godfrey Foljambe (deceased) and Troth Tyrwhitt (age 50) at the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map]. She wearing a Bongrace.
Godfrey Foljambe: On 4th March 1527 he was born to James Foljambe and Alice Fitzwilliam at Walton, Derbyshire [Map]. Before 21st November 1558 Godfrey Foljambe and Troth Tyrwhitt were married. In December 1584 Godfrey Foljambe died at Chesterfield, Derbyshire [Map].
Troth Tyrwhitt: In 1534 she was born to William Tyrwhitt and Isabel Girlington at Walton, Derbyshire [Map]. On 11th April 1617 Troth Tyrwhitt died at Aldwark, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 14th June 1595 Godfrey Foljambe (age 36) died at Bedale. On 12th February 1623 Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy died. Monument in St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map] to Godfrey Foljambe and Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy.
Godfrey Foljambe: Godfrey Foljambe and Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy were married. On 21st November 1558 he was born to Godfrey Foljambe and Troth Tyrwhitt at Walton, Derbyshire [Map].
Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy: she was born to Christopher Wray and Anne Girlington. After 14th June 1595 William Bowes and she were married. On 7th May 1617 John Darcy 3rd Baron Darcy Aston and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Darcy of Aston.
On 27th September 1600 Francis Foljambe was buried at the Foljambe Vault of the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map].
On 15th January 1604 Thomas Foljambe was buried at the Foljambe Vault of the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map].