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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Baron Fitzwalter is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Fitzwalter is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Abeyant Baronies of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
30th September 1295. Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 48] created. See 1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament.
18th January 1326. Son Robert Fitzwalter 2nd Baron Fitzwalter [aged 26] succeeded.
6th May 1328. Son John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter [aged 13] succeeded.
18th October 1361. Son Walter Fitzwalter 4th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 16] succeeded.
1386. Son Walter Fitzwalter 5th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 18] succeeded.
1406. Son Humphrey Fitzwalter 6th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 8] succeeded.
1415. Brother Walter Fitzwalter 7th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 15] succeeded.
24th November 1432. Daughter Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 2] succeeded.
22nd August 1485. Son John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 33] succeeded.
24th November 1496. Son Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 13] succeeded. See Perkin Warbreck Plot.
27th November 1542. Son Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex [aged 35] succeeded.
17th February 1557. Son Thomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex [aged 32] succeeded.
9th June 1583. Brother Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex [aged 51] succeeded.
14th December 1593. Son Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex [aged 20] succeeded.
22nd September 1629. Half First Cousin Henry Mildmay 15th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 44] de jure.
1654. Grandson Henry Mildmay 16th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 9] de jure.
24th March 1662. Brother Benjamin Mildmay 17th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 16] succeeded.
1679. Son Charles Mildmay 18th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 9] succeeded.
1728. Brother Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter [aged 55] succeeded.
29th February 1756. Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter abeyant.
30th September 1924. First Cousin Six times Removed Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter [aged 63] abeyance terminated.
12th September 1932. Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter abeyant.
28th May 1953. Nephew FitzWalter Brook Plumptre 21st Baron FitzWalter [aged 39] abeyance terminated.
14th October 2004. Son Julian Brook Plumptre 22nd Baron FitzWalter [aged 52] succeeded.
On 24th June 1295 King Edward I of England [aged 56] created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament
John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.
Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg [aged 75] was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.
Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 35] was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Furnivall.
Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 48] was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.
The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30th September 1295.
John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.
Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Astley.
Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.
Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton [aged 73] by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.
John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.
Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby [aged 32] was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.
John Beke 1st Baron Beke [aged 72] was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).
Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.
After 10th May 1308 Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 61] and Alice Montfort Baroness Fitzwalter were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 18th January 1326 Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 79] died. His son Robert [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Baron Fitzwalter. Not clear why his father Robert Fitzwalter 2nd Baron Fitzwalter didn't succeed? Joan de Multon Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
On 6th May 1328 Robert Fitzwalter 2nd Baron Fitzwalter [aged 28] died. His son John [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Baron Fitzwalter.
In or before 1345 John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter [aged 29] and Eleanor Percy Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. The difference in their ages was 21 years. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 18th October 1361 John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter [aged 46] died. He was buried at Little Dunmow Priory [Map]. His son Walter [aged 16] succeeded 4th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1386 Walter Fitzwalter 4th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 41] died. His son Walter [aged 18] succeeded 5th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1406 Walter Fitzwalter 5th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 38] died. His son Humphrey [aged 8] succeeded 6th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1415 Humphrey Fitzwalter 6th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 17] died. In 1415 His brother Walter [aged 15] succeeded 7th Baron Fitzwalter.
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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On 25th November 1431 Walter Fitzwalter 7th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 31] drowned at sea in a storm whilst returning from France.
Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 2] succeeded 8th Baroness Fitzwalter. Note. Chronicle of Gregory 1432 states 24th November 1432 or, more specifically, "on Syn Kateryn ys eve" - St Katherine's feast day is 25 Nov.
Before 27th October 1444 John Radclyffe Baron Fitzwalter [aged 18] and Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Baron Fitzwalter. They were third cousins.
On 22nd August 1485 Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 55] died. Her son John [aged 33] succeeded 9th Baron Fitzwalter.
On 24th November 1496 John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 44] was beheaded at Calais [Map] for trying to bribe his jailers. His son Robert [aged 13] succeeded 10th Baron Fitzwalter.
After 23rd July 1505 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 22] and Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. She the daughter of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 27th November 1542 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 59] died. His son Henry [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl of Sussex, 2nd Viscount Fitzwalter, 11th Baron Fitzwalter. Anne Calthorpe 2nd Countess Sussex [aged 21] by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 17th February 1557 Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex [aged 50] died. He was buried at St Lawrence Pountney Church. His son Thomas [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl of Sussex, 3rd Viscount Fitzwalter, 12th Baron Fitzwalter. Frances Sidney Countess Sussex [aged 26] by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 9th June 1583 Thomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex [aged 58] died. His brother Henry [aged 51] succeeded 4th Earl of Sussex, 4th Viscount Fitzwalter, 13th Baron Fitzwalter. Honora Pound Viscountess Fitzwalter by marriage Countess of Sussex.
On 14th December 1593 Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex [aged 61] died. He was buried at Boreham, Essex [Map]. His son Robert [aged 20] succeeded 5th Earl of Sussex, 5th Viscount Fitzwalter, 14th Baron Fitzwalter.
On 22nd September 1629 Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex [aged 56] died at Clerkenwell [Map]. His first cousin once removed Edward [aged 70] succeeded 6th Earl of Sussex, 6th Viscount Fitzwalter. His half first cousin Henry [aged 44] de jure 15th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1654 Henry Mildmay 15th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 69] died. His grandson Henry [aged 9] de jure 16th Baron Fitzwalter. His title was recognised in August 1660
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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Before 24th March 1662 Henry Mildmay 16th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 17] died. He was buried on 24th March 1662. His brother Benjamin [aged 16] succeeded 17th Baron Fitzwalter.
In 1679 Benjamin Mildmay 17th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 33] died. His son Charles [aged 9] succeeded 18th Baron Fitzwalter.
On 8th June 1693 Charles Mildmay 18th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 23] and Elizabeth Bertie Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
In 1728 Charles Mildmay 18th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 58] died without issue. His brother Benjamin [aged 55] succeeded 19th Baron Fitzwalter. Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.
On 29th February 1756 Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter [aged 83] died. Earl Fitzwalter, Viscount Harwich Essex extinct. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant between the issue of his aunt Mary Mildmay. The abeyance was terminated 30 Sep 1924 after nearly 169 years in favour of one of the co-heirs Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter.
On 11th June 1765 Brook Bridges 3rd Baronet [aged 31] and Fanny Fowler [aged 18] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She an heiress to Baron Fitzwalter through her maternal grandmother Frances Mildmay who was a daughter of Mary Mildmay who was sister of Henry Mildmay 16th Baron Fitzwalter and Benjamin Mildmay 17th Baron Fitzwalter, and aunt of Benjamin Mildmay 1st Earl Fitzwalter who was the 19th and last Baron Fitzwalter on whose death the Barony became abeyant.
In 1841 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 39] claimed Baron Fitzwalter which had been in abeyance since 1756. The House of Lords, for unknown reasons, decided against terminating the abeyance in his favour.
On 30th September 1924 Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter [aged 63] abeyance terminated 20th Baron Fitzwalter.
The London Gazette 32980. Crown Office, House of Lords, S:W. 1, 6th October, 1924.
A Writ dated the 30th day of September, 1924, directed to Henry FitzWalter Plumptre [aged 10], summoning him to the Upper House of Parliament by the name, style and title of Henry FitzWalter Plumptre de FitzWalter, Chevalier, has been passed under the Great Seal, pursuant to Warrant under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual
On 12th September 1932 Henry FitzWalter Plumptre 20th Baron FitzWalter [aged 71] died. Baron Fitzwalter abeyant.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 28th May 1953 FitzWalter Brook Plumptre 21st Baron FitzWalter [aged 39] abeyance terminated 21st Baron Fitzwalter.
On 14th October 2004 FitzWalter Brook Plumptre 21st Baron FitzWalter [aged 90] died. His son Julian [aged 52] succeeded 22nd Baron Fitzwalter.
Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1868. Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 66] created.
6th December 1875. Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter extinct.
In 1868 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 66] was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex.
On 6th December 1875 Brook William Bridges 1st Baron FitzWalter [aged 74] died. Baron Fitzwalter of Woodham Walter in Essex extinct. His brother Brook [aged 73] succeeded 6th Baronet Bridges of Goodneston in Kent.