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: Carpenter
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter
On 26th August 1722 [her father] George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 27] and [her mother] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter were married at Leyton, Essex.
Around 1726 Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont was born to George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 31] and Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter.
On 10th February 1732 [her grandfather] George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter [aged 75] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son [her father] George [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [her mother] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 17th June 1740 William Wyndham 3rd Baronet [aged 52] died. His son [her future husband] Charles [aged 29] succeeded 4th Baronet Wyndham of Orchard in Somerset.
1745. Arthur Devis [aged 32]. Portrait of Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 19].
In March 1748 [her brother] George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 24] and [her sister-in-law] Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel were married.
On 12th July 1749 [her father] George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 54] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son [her brother] George [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [her sister-in-law] Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 7th February 1750 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset [aged 65] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. Earl Hertford, Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset and Baron Seymour of Trowbridge extinct. His half fifth cousin once removed Edward [aged 55] succeeded 8th Duke Somerset. Mary Webb Duchess Somerset [aged 53] by marriage Duchess Somerset. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baroness Percy. His nephew [her future husband] Charles [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Earl Egremont.
On 12th March 1751 Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 40] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Egremont.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 18th December 1751 [her son] George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 41] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 25]. He married 1801 Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont and had issue.
Before 29th November 1752, the date she was baptised, [her daughter] Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 42] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 26]. She married 5th July 1771 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon and had issue.
On 9th July 1755 [her daughter] Frances Wyndham was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 44] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 29] at Petworth. She married 30th August 1776 Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney, son of Robert Marsham 2nd Baron Romney and Priscilla Pym Baroness Romney, and had issue.
In 1756 [her brother-in-law] Percy Wyndham O'Brien 1st Earl Thomond [aged 43] was created 1st Earl Thomond.
On 23rd September 1757 [her son] Percy Charles Wyndham was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 47] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 31].
On 8th October 1760 [her son] Charles William Wyndham was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 50] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 34]. He married 1801 his fifth cousin Anne Barbara Frances Villiers, daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden.
Letters of Horace Walpole. P. S. Saturday. — I forgot to tell you that Lord Hardwicke has written some verses to Lord Lyttelton, upon those the latter made on Lady Egremont [aged 35].1 If I had been told that he had put on a bag, and was gone off with Kitty Fisher [aged 19],2 I should not have been more astonished.
Note 1. The following are the lines alluded to, "Addition extempore to the verses on Lady Egremont:
"Fame heard with pleasure — straight replied.
First on my roll stands Wyndham's bride,
My trumpet oft I 've raised to sound Her modest praise the world around;
But notes were wanting — canst thou find A muse to sing her face, her mind?
Believe me, I can name hut one,
A friend of yours — 'tis Lyttelton."
Note 2. A celebrated courtesan of the day. — E.
On 29th May 1761 [her brother] George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 37] was created 1st Earl Tyrconnel. [her sister-in-law] Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Countess Tyrconnel.
1762-1763. William Hoare [aged 55]. Portrait of Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 36].
On 9th March 1762 [her brother] George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 38] died. His son [her nephew] George [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Earl Tyrconnel, 4th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In 1763 [her son] William Frederick Wyndham was born to [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 52] and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 37]. He married before 30th August 1786 Frances Mary Harford, daughter of Frederick Calvert 6th Baron Baltimore and Hester Whelan, and had issue.
On 21st August 1763 [her husband] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont [aged 53] died. His son George [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Earl Egremont, 5th Baronet Wyndham of Orchard in Somerset.
On 5th July 1771 [her son-in-law] Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 29] and Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 45].
On 30th August 1776 [her son-in-law] Charles Marsham 1st Earl Romney [aged 31] and Frances Wyndham [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 50].
Before 30th August 1786 William Frederick Wyndham [aged 23] and Frances Mary Harford [aged 27] were married. He the son of Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 60].
On 1st June 1794 Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont [aged 68] died.
1799. Thomas Phillips [aged 28]. Portrait of Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Warncombe Carpenter
GrandFather: George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter
Father: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Caulfeild
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John King
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Drury 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carew 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Loftus 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: David Petty
Mother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter