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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Baronet Hunter of Plâs Côch in Anglesey is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
26th November 1906. Colonel Charles Hughes-Hunter 1st Baronet (age 62) created.
2nd February 1907. Son William Bulkeley Hughes Hughes-Hunter 2nd Baronet (age 27) succeeded.
1951. William Bulkeley Hughes Hughes-Hunter 2nd Baronet extinct.
The London Gazette 27971. Whitehall, November 26, 1906.
The King has been pleased to direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's lioyal Sign Manual, authorizing1 Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
Frederick Cawley, of Prestwich, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esquire;
Francis Allston Channing, of Maiden Newton, in the county of Dorset, Esquire;
John Hatt Noble Graham, of Larbert House, in the parish of Larbert, and of Househill, in the parish of Dunipace, both in the county of Stirling, Esquire; and
Charles Hughes-Hunter (age 62), of Plâs Côch, in the parish of Llanedwen, in the county of Anglesey, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
On 2nd February 1907 Colonel Charles Hughes-Hunter 1st Baronet (age 62) died. He was buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen [Map]. His son William (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hunter of Plâs Côch in Anglesey.
Colonel Charles Hughes-Hunter 1st Baronet: In July 1844 he was born to James Hunter and Jane Gordon. Before 1880 he and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes were married.
William Bulkeley Hughes Hughes-Hunter 2nd Baronet: In 1880 he was born to Colonel Charles Hughes-Hunter 1st Baronet and Sarah Elizabeth Hughes. In 1951 he died. Baronet Hunter of Plâs Côch in Anglesey extinct.
In 1951 William Bulkeley Hughes Hughes-Hunter 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. Baronet Hunter of Plâs Côch in Anglesey extinct.