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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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Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 24th June 1800 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 25) and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 59) and [his grandmother] Harriet Stewart. He the son of [his grandfather] Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and [his grandmother] Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
On 20th December 1804 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset was born to [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 29) and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 32). He was baptised on 16th February 1805 at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
Around 1816 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 11) educated at Eton College [Map].
Around 1818 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 13) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1827 [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset (age 55) died.
In 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 25) was elected MP Okehampton.
On 10th June 1830 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 25) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 20) were married at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He the son of Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 55) and Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.
On 1st January 1832 [his daughter] Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 27) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 22). She married before 10th September 1854 her first cousin once removed Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet, son of James Graham 2nd Baronet and Frances "Fanny" Callander Lady Graham, and had issue.
On 12th January 1833 [his daughter] Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 28) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 23). She married 1st June 1858 Henry Frederick Thynne, son of Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath, and had issue.
In 1834 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 29) was elected MP Totnes.
On 17th July 1835 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 30) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 25) at Dover Street.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 28th July 1836 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 61) and Margaret Shaw Stewart Duchess Somerset were married at Marylebone. She by marriage Duchess Somerset. He the son of [his grandfather] Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset and [his grandmother] Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset.
In 1837 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 61) was appointed 680th Knight of the Garter by King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 71).
In 1839 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 34) was appointed Joint Secretary to the Board of Control.
In June 1841 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 36) was appointed Under Secretary of State for the Home Department.
On 19th August 1841 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 36) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 31).
On 17th May 1845 [his brother] Algernon St Maur 14th Duke of Somerset (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Horatia Isabella Harriet Morier Duchess Somerset (age 25) were married. He the son of [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 70) and [his mother] Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset.
In 1846 [his daughter] Helen Guendolen Seymour was born to Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 41) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 36). She married 2nd August 1865 John William Ramsden 5th Baronet and had issue.
In 1847 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 42) was appointed Royal Commission on the British Museum.
In 1849 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 44) was appointed First Commissioner of Woods and Forests.
In August 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 46) was appointed First Commissioner of Works.
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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In October 1851 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 46) was appointed Privy Council.
Before 10th September 1854 [his son-in-law] Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet (age 34) and [his daughter] Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 49) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 44). They were first cousin once removed.
On 15th August 1855 [his father] Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset (age 80) died at Somerset House 40 Park Lane. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His son Edward (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Somerset, 10th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 45) by marriage Duchess Somerset.
On 1st June 1858 [his son-in-law] Henry Frederick Thynne (age 25) and [his daughter] Ulrica Frederica Jane Seymour (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 53) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 48). He the son of Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath (age 54).
In 1859 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 54) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty.
In 1862 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 42) appointed seven Knights of the Garter:
729th Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning (age 49). He died a month later.
730th Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 57).
731st. John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 69).
732nd Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60).
733rd William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (age 46).
734th Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 24).
735th Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (age 42).
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In 1863 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 58) was created 1st Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon. [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 53) by marriage Countess St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon.
On 2nd August 1865 [his son-in-law] John William Ramsden 5th Baronet (age 33) and [his daughter] Helen Guendolen Seymour (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 60) and [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 55).
On 20th December 1865 [his son] Edward Percy Seymour (age 24) died having been mauled by a bear while shooting at Yellapoor.
On 30th September 1869 [his son] Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour (age 34) died.
On 14th December 1884 [his wife] Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 75) died.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 28th December 1885 Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 81) died. His brother [his brother] Archibald (age 74) succeeded 13th Duke Somerset, 11th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Earl St Maur of Berry Pomeroy in Devon extinct.
The Times. 27th January 1916. The death of [his daughter] Lady Ulrica Thynne (deceased) took place on Wednesday at 30, Grosvenor-gardens. She was the second daughter of the 12th Duke of Somerset and was born in 1833. She married, in 1858, [his former son-in-law] Lord Henry Frederick Thynne, second son of the third Marquess of Bath, who was Treasurer of the Household to Queen Victoria and for over 25 years M.P. for South Wilts. There were four sons and two daughters of the marriage. The funeral will be at Findon, near Worthing, on Monday, at 1 o'clock.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wale
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 8th Duke of Somerset 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Popham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Laetitia Popham Baroness Seymour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Webb Seymour 10th Duke of Somerset 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Webb
Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel Webb of Monkton Farleigh
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Webb Duchess Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Somner of Seend
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Somner
Father: Edward Seymour 11th Duke of Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bonnell of Stanton Harcourt
GrandMother: Anne Maria Bonnell Duchess Somerset
Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield
GrandFather: Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon
Mother: Charlotte Hamilton Duchess Somerset 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
GrandMother: Harriet Stewart 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England