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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Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England was born to Thored Northumbria.
On 18th March 978 King Edward I of England [aged 16] was murdered at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map] when visiting his younger half-brother [her future husband] Æthelred [aged 12] and his [Æthelred's] mother [her future mother-in-law] Aelfthryth [aged 33]. He was buried in Wareham, Dorset [Map] without ceremony. His half brother Æthelred succeeded II King of England.
Around 985 King Æthelred II of England [aged 19] and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Thored Northumbria. He the son of King Edgar I of England and Aelfthryth Queen Consort England [aged 40].
Around 990 [her son] King Edmund "Ironside" I of England was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England [aged 24] and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He married 1015 Ealdgyth Unknown and had issue.
Between 991 and 1001 [her son] Æthelstan Ætheling Wessex, [her daughter] Unamed Wessex Abbess Wherwell, Wulfhilda Wessex, Aelfgifu Wessex, Eadgyth or Edith Wessex, Edgar Ætheling Wessex, Eadwig Ætheling Wessex and Eadred Ætheling Wessex were born to King Æthelred II of England [aged 25] and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England.
In or before 1002 [her son] Ecgberht Ætheling Wessex was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England [aged 35] and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He died aged three point zero zero zero zero one nine nine nine nine nine nine nine nine three in 1005.
In 1002 [her husband] King Æthelred II of England [aged 36] and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Gunnora Countess Ponthieu. He the son of King Edgar I of England and [her mother-in-law] Aelfthryth Queen Consort England [aged 57].
Around 1002 Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England died.
On 23rd April 1016 [her former husband] King Æthelred II of England [aged 50] died. His son Edmund [aged 26] succeeded I King of England although the Witan meeting at Southampton chose King Cnut of England [aged 21].