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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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Paternal Family Tree: Adams aka Anson
Maternal Family Tree: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield 1800-1879
On 11th February 1819 [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 23] and [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 19] were married.
On 20th December 1840 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson was born to Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 45] and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 40]. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 29th August 1843 [his brother-in-law] Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 25] and [his sister] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 47] and [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 43]. He the son of Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl of Wemyss [aged 47] and Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss [aged 45].
On 7th June 1851 [his brother-in-law] Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon [aged 22] and [his sister] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 51]. They were third cousins.
On 18th March 1854 [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 58] died. His son [his brother] Thomas [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
On 10th April 1855 [his brother] Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 44] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 42]. He the son of [his father] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 55].
Between 1875 and 1883 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [aged 34] was Rector of St Mary Magdalene Church, Woolwich.
On 5th November 1878 [his nephew] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 22] and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 24] were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 55] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of [his brother] Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 53] and [his sister-in-law] Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 44]. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20th August 1879 [his mother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 79] died in Hill Street.
In 1883 [his nephew] Hugo Charteris 11th Earl of Wemyss [aged 25] and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss [aged 20] were married. He the son of [his brother-in-law] Francis Richard Charteris 10th Earl of Wemyss [aged 64] and [his sister] Anne Frederica Anson Countess Wemyss [aged 59].
On 24th June 1884 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [aged 43] was consecrated Bishop of Bishop of Qu'Appelle in Canada by Archbishop of Canterbury at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map].
In or after 1892 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [aged 51] was appointed Master of St John's Hospital, Lichfield, until 1898.
On 27th May 1909 Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [aged 68] died. He was buried at St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map].
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Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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After 27th May 1909. Grave of Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson [deceased] at St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map].


Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sambrooke Adams
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Janette Anson
Grandfather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon
9 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon
10 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pigot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt
15 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt
16 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton
17 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Father: Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gabriel Roberts
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Coke
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Coke
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne of Wardington
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral Thomas Hardy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Hardy
Grandmother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson
12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond
Bishop Adelbert John Robert Anson 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: Nathaniel Phillips
Mother: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield