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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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
On 6th October 1903 [his father] Andrew Glücksburg [aged 21] and [his mother] Princess Alice of Battenburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 49] and [his grandmother] Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 40]. He the son of George I King Greece [aged 57] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 52]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 10th June 1921 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh was born to [his father] Andrew Glücksburg [aged 39] and [his mother] Princess Alice of Battenburg [aged 36] at Mon Repos. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1931 [his brother-in-law] Georg Donatus Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 24] and [his sister] Cecilie Glücksburg Grand Duchess [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. He the son of Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke [aged 62] and Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Around 1935 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 13] educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Moray.
On 16th November 1937 [his sister] Cecilie Glücksburg Grand Duchess [aged 26] died.
Before 25th April 1939 Thomas William Anson [aged 26] and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon [aged 21] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the [his future father-in-law] King [aged 43] and [his future mother-in-law] Queen [aged 38], Princesses [his future wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 13] and [his future sister-in-law] Princess Margaret [aged 8] - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 52].
On 3rd December 1944 [his father] Andrew Glücksburg [aged 62] died at the Metropole Hotel Monte Carlo.
On 21st October 1947 David Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury [aged 25] and Ursula James [aged 23] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. Princesses [his future wife] Elizabeth [aged 21] and [his future sister-in-law] Margaret [aged 17] attended the wedding, as did the Duke [aged 47] and Duchess [aged 45] of Gloucester.
Before 20th November 1947 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 26] was created 1st Duke Edinburgh.
On 20th November 1947 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 26] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 21] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 51] and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 47]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 14th November 1948 [his son] King Charles III was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 27] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 22]. He married (1) 29th July 1981 Diana Spencer Princess Wales, daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer, and had issue (2) 9th April 2005 Queen Consort Camilla Shand.
On 15th August 1950 [his daughter] Princess Anne Windsor was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 29] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 24].
On 6th February 1952 [his father-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 56] died at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. He was buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His daughter [his wife] Elizabeth [aged 25] succeeded II Queen of the United Kingdom; she was at her Kenyan home Sagana Lodge.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 10th January 1953 Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 9th Duke Buccleuch 11th Duke Queensberry [aged 29] and Jane McNeill Duchess of Buccleuch [aged 23] were married at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. The ceremony was attended by [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 26] and the Duke of Edinburgh [aged 31] as well as a number of other members of the Royal family. He the son of Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry [aged 58] and Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury [aged 52].
On 19th February 1960 [his son] Prince Andrew Windsor 1st Duke of York was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 38] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 33] at Belgian Suite Buckingham Palace. He was baptised on 8th April 1960 by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher [aged 72] at the Music Room, Buckingham Palace.
On 10th December 1962 Lawrence of Arabia received its premiere in London at the Odeon Cinema Leicester Square. The event was attended by Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 41] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 36]. Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, David Lean (Director), Sam Spiegel (Producer) and Freddie Young (cameraman) attended. In the audience were Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Attenborough, his wife and son. Noël Coward attended the after-party.
On 10th March 1964 [his son] Prince Edward Windsor Duke of Edinburgh was born to Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 42] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 37].
On 5th December 1969 [his mother] Princess Alice of Battenburg [aged 84] died.
On 29th July 1981 Prince Charles [aged 32] and Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 20] were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 57] and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 45]. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 60] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 55].
On 12th April 1990 [his wife] Queen Elizabeth II [aged 63] distributed the Royal Maundy in the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. Sge was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh [aged 68].
In On 6th November 2004 Edward van Cutsem [aged 31] and Tamara Katherine Grosvenor [aged 24] were married at Chester Cathedral [Map] at a service officiated by Canon Lawrence Skipper [aged 87] who had officated at her parent's marriage in 1978. She the daughter of Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster [aged 52] and Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster [aged 45].
The bride was given away by her father the Duke of Westminster.
The bridesmaids included Viola Grosvenor [aged 12].
The ushers were Princes [his grandson] William [aged 22] and Harry [aged 20].
Guests included:
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 83] and Her Majesty the Queen [aged 78] and the Duke of Edinburgh.
the Duchess of Westminster and her daughter Edwina Grosvenor [aged 23].
Local guests included Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, William Bromley Davenport, Richard Thomas, chief executive of Chester Race Company and the Duke's personal assistant Vicky Bolton.
Coaches and cars departed for a buffet reception at Eaton Hall [Map], near Eccleston, Cheshire, the ancestral home of the Grosvenors, with a spectacular fireworks display at 9pm.
On 9th April 2005 Prince Charles [aged 56] and Queen Consort Camilla Shand [aged 57] were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 83] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 78].
On 9th April 2021 Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 99] died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His son Charles [aged 72] succeeded 2nd Duke Edinburgh.
On 8th September 2022 [his former wife] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 96] died. Her son Charles [aged 73] succeeded 3rd King of the United Kingdom.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 32 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
King Charles III [1]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Andrew Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Duke Württemberg 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Hesse Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
GrandFather: Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Julia Hauke
Mother: Princess Alice of Battenburg Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia
GrandMother: Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England