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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Before 928 Archbishop Oda was consecrated as Bishop of Ramsbury.
In 936 Archbishop Oda was sent to France to arrange the return to the throne of France of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia [aged 16] by King Æthelstan I of England [aged 42]. Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia being Athelstan's nephew (According to the chronicler Richer of Rheims).
In 937 King Æthelstan I of England [aged 43] and his son Edmund [aged 16] defeated the Scottish, Irish Viking and Strathclyde army at the Battle of Brunanburh. Two of Æthelstan's cousins, Æthelwine Wessex and Aelfwine Wessex were killed.
Archbishop Oda was present although there are no contemporary records of Oda's appearance at the battle. He is said to have miraculously provided a sword to the king when the king's own sword slipped out of its scabbard.
In 940 Archbishop Oda arranged a truce between Olaf III Guthfrithson, King of Dublin and York, and King Edmund I of England [aged 19].
In 941 Archbishop Oda was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
Around 957 Archbishop Dunstan [aged 48] was consecrated as Bishop Wprcester by Archbishop Oda.
In or before 958 King Eadwig I of England and Ælfgifu Queen Consort of England were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The were separated in 958 on the instruction of Archbishop Oda for being too closely related. He the son of King Edmund I of England and Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Queen Consort England.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 958. This year Archbishop Oda separated King Edwy and Elfgiva; because they were too nearly related.
In 958 Archbishop Oda died.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 961. This year departed Odo, the good archbishop, and St. Dunstan [aged 52] took to the archbishopric. This year also died Elfgar, a relative of the king, in Devonshire; and his body lies at Wilton [Map]: and King Sifferth killed himself; and his body lies at Wimborn [Map]. This year there was a very great pestilence; when the great fever was in London; and St. Paul's minster was consumed with fire, and in the same year was afterwards restored. In this year Athelmod the masspriest, went to Rome, and there died on the eighteenth before the calends of September.