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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On 25th November 1692 Edward Clinton 5th Earl Lincoln died. His second cousin twice removed Francis succeeded 6th Earl Lincoln.
On 5th October 1711 Paulet St John 3rd Earl Bolingbroke [aged 76] died unmarried. Earl Bolingbroke extinct. His second cousin twice removed Paulet succeeded 8th Baron St John of Bletso.
On 5th May 1748 John Hermengil Tichborne 5th Baronet [aged 69] died unmarried. His second cousin twice removed Henry [aged 38] succeeded 6th Baronet Tichborne of Tichborne in Hampshire.
On 29th June 1779 John Every 7th Baronet [aged 69] died. His second cousin twice removed Edward [aged 25] succeeded 8th Baronet Every of Egginton in Derbyshire.
On 5th December 1791 George Walpole 3rd Earl Orford [aged 61] died. His uncle Horace [aged 74] succeeded 4th Earl Orford. His second cousin twice removed Robert [aged 27] succeeded 17th Baron Clinton.
On 23rd December 1810 William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry [aged 86] died. His second cousin twice removed Francis [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl March. He, Francis, assumed the additional surname Douglas. Earl Ruglen extinct.
On 26th January 1890 Very Reverend John Wolseley 8th Baronet [aged 86] died without issue. His second cousin twice removed Capel [aged 19] succeeded 9th Baronet Wolseley of Mount Wolseley in County Carlow.
On 1st September 1932 Robert Alan Clayton-East-Clayton 9th and 5th Baronet [aged 24] died without issue. Baronet Clayton-East of Hall Place in Berkshire extinct. His second cousin twice removed Harold [aged 55] succeeded 10th Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey. Leila Cecilia Clayton Lady Clayton [aged 50] by marriage Lady Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
On 25th March 1947 Henry Hugh Hoare 6th Baronet [aged 81] died. His second cousin twice removed Peter [aged 48] succeeded 7th Baronet Hoare of Barn Elms in Surrey. Laura Ray Esplen Lady Hoare by marriage Lady Hoare of Barn Elms in Surrey. His wife Alda Weston died on the same day, within six hours of her husband; it isn't clear who died first.
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 2nd April 1963 Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey [aged 83] died. His second cousin twice removed Richard [aged 24] succeeded 6th Earl Grey, 6th Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 6th Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 7th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland.
On 1st May 1974 Vernon Henry St John 6th Viscount Bolingbroke 7th Viscount St John [aged 78] died. His second cousin twice removed Kenneth [aged 47] succeeded 8th Viscount St John, 7th Viscount Bolingbroke, 11th Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.