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 16th April 1693 Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born.
On 5th December 1695 [her future husband] Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway [aged 24] and Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 28] were married. He the son of Christian V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 49] and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 45]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 25th August 1699 Christian V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 53] died. His son [her future husband] Frederick [aged 27] succeeded IV King of Denmark and Norway. Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 31] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.
On 15th March 1721 Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 53] died. The day after her funeral her husband Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway [aged 49] married Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 27] whom he had previously married bigamously.
On 4th April 1721 Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway [aged 49] and Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Christian V King of Denmark and Norway and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.
On 12th October 1730 [her husband] Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway [aged 59] died. His son [her step-son] Christian [aged 30] succeeded VI King of Denmark and Norway.
On 7th January 1743 Anne Sophie Reventlow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 49] died.