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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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Earl Holland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1624. Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 33) created.
9th March 1649. Son Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland (age 30) succeeded. See Execution of Three Lords.
16th April 1675. Son Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland (age 2) succeeded.
31st July 1710. Son Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland (age 12) succeeded.
16th August 1721. Second Cousin Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland (age 26) succeeded.
7th September 1759. Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland extinct.
In 1624 Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 33) was created 1st Earl Holland. Isabel Cope Countess Holland by marriage Countess Holland.
On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...
Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 41) was beheaded. His son Arthur (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.
Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was beheaded. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 26) by marriage Countess Holland.
James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 42) was beheaded. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.
John Owen (age 49) had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.
In 1661 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland (age 42) and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester (age 59) and Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville. He the son of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were first cousin once removed.
On 16th April 1675 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland (age 56) died. His son Edward (age 2) succeeded 6th Earl Warwick, 3rd Earl Holland, 8th Baron Rich of Leez.
On 31st July 1710 Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland (age 37) died. His son Edward (age 12) succeeded 7th Earl Warwick, 4th Earl Holland, 9th Baron Rich of Leez.
On 16th August 1721 Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland (age 23) died. His second cousin Edward (age 26) succeeded 8th Earl Warwick, 5th Earl Holland, 10th Baron Rich of Leez. Mary Stanton Countess Warwick and Holland by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Holland.
On 7th September 1759 Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland (age 64) died without male issue. He was buried at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington. Earl Warwick, Earl Holland, and Baron Rich of Leez extinct.