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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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Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent 1709-1788

Paternal Family Tree: Nugent of Carlanstown

In 1709 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent was born to Michael Nugent.

On 14th July 1730 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 21] and Emilia Plunkett were married. She the daughter of Peter Plunkett 4th Earl of Fingall and Frances Hales Countess Fingall.

On 16th August 1731 [his wife] Emilia Plunkett died in childbirth.

On 16th August 1731 [his son] Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Nugent was born to Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 22] and [his wife] Emilia Plunkett.

On 23rd March 1736 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 27] and Anne Craggs were married.

In 1739 [his father] Michael Nugent died.

On 7th May 1744 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley [aged 29] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. He the son of James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley.

On 2nd January 1757 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 48] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 37] were married.

In 1758 [his daughter] Louisa Nugent was born to Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 38].

In 1758 [his daughter] Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham was born to Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 38]. She married 1775 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham and had issue.

In 1767 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 58] was created 1st Viscount Clare, 1st Baron Nugent. [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 47] by marriage Viscountess Clare.

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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 2 Chapters 61-109 1342-1361

The Chronicle of Jean le Bel, Volume 2 continues one of the most important fourteenth-century accounts of the early Hundred Years’ War. Written by the Liège chronicler Jean le Bel, this vivid narrative follows the fortunes of Edward III, Jean II of France, the Black Prince, the great nobles of France and England, and the soldiers, captains and companies who shaped the conflict. This volume covers some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, the siege and capture of Calais, the captivity of King John, the rise of the Jacquerie, the turmoil in Paris under Étienne Marcel and Charles of Navarre, the devastation caused by the free companies, Edward III’s great campaign of 1359–1360, and the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Brétigny. Jean le Bel’s chronicle is especially valuable for its lively detail, its interest in chivalry, warfare, politics and reputation, and its influence on later chroniclers, most famously Froissart. This English translation presents the text in clear, readable British English while preserving the force and character of the original narrative. The translation includes extensive notes to help the reader better understand Jean le Bel's text. Volume 2 also includes translated appendices drawn from royal and administrative records, many from the English Record Office, which illuminate Edward III’s campaigns in Brittany, the siege and occupation of Calais, naval preparations, military finance, appointments, safe conducts and related affairs.

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On 30th May 1767 William Craven 6th Baron Craven [aged 28] and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 47].

In 1771 [his son] Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Nugent [aged 39] died unmarried.

In 1775 [his son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 21] and Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 66] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 55].

In 1776 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 67] was created 1st Earl Nugent. [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 56] by marriage Countess Nugent.

In 1784 [his step-son] George Cranfield Berkeley [aged 30] and Emily Charlotte Lennox [aged 20] were married. He the son of Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and [his wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 64]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 13th October 1788 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 79] died. [his son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Nugent. Viscount Clare, Baron Nugent extinct.

On 29th June 1792 [his former wife] Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 72] died.

Letters of Horace Walpole. Nugent is most affectedly an humble servant of Mr. Pelham, and seems only to have attached himself to the Prince, in order to make the better bargain with the ministry; he has great parts, but they never know how to disentangle themselves from bombast and absurdities. Besides those, there are two young men who make some figure in the rising Opposition, Bathurst(4) attorney to the Prince; and Potter, whom I believe you have had mentioned in my letters of last year; but he has a bad constitution, and is seldom able to be in town. Neither of these are in the scale of moderation.

(4) The Hon. Henry Bathurst, second heir of Allen, first Lord Bathurst, He became heir to the title upon the death, without issue, of his elder brother, the Hon. Benjamin Bathurst, in 1761. In 1746 he was appointed Attorney-General to Frederick, Prince of Wales; in 1754, one of the puisne judges of the Court of Common Pleas, and in 1771, Lord Chancellor. He was, upon this occasion, created a peer, by the title of Lord Apsley. He succeeded his father as second Earl Bathurst in 1775, and died in 1794.-D.