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: Osborne
Before 12th December 1596 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Hewett Osborne (age 29) and [his mother] Joyce Fleetwood. On 12th December 1596 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet was baptised.
In 1599 [his father] Hewett Osborne (age 31) died.
Before 12th December 1599 [his father] Hewett Osborne and [his mother] Joyce Fleetwood were married.
In 1604 [his step-father] Peter Freschville (age 33) and [his mother] Joyce Fleetwood were married.
On 13th October 1618 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 21) and Margaret Belasyse (age 9) were married.
After 13th October 1618 [his son] Edward Osborne was born to Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 21) and [his wife] Margaret Belasyse (age 9).
After 13th October 1618 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 21) and Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne (age 18) were married.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1619 [his mother] Joyce Fleetwood died.
On 13th July 1620 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. [his wife] Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne (age 20) by marriage Lady Osborne of Kiveton.
On 7th November 1624 [his wife] Margaret Belasyse (age 15) died. Monument in the chancel of All Hallows' Church Harthill [Map]. Kneeler in recess facing right and flanked by columns and draped figures, open pediment with finials and arm bearers. Her arms impaled with those of her husband Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 27). Above those her arms 
Belasyse Arms.
Margaret Belasyse: In or before 1609 she was born to Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg and Barbara Cholmley. On 13th October 1618 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet and she were married.
Before 10th April 1629 [his half-brother] John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Bruce Nichols were married.
In 1630 [his half-brother] John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 22) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Derbyshire.
In April 1630 [his half-brother] John Freschville 1st Baron Frescheville (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Sarah Harrington were married.
On 20th February 1632 [his son] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds was born to Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne (age 32). He married 1651 Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds, daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness, and had issue.
In 1638 [his son] Edward Osborne (age 19) died when the roof of the family home collapsed.
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 9th September 1647 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (age 50) died. His son Thomas (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Osborne of Kiveton.
After 9th September 1647. Monument to Edward Osborne 1st Baronet (deceased) in the Osborne Family Chapel at All Hallows' Church Harthill [Map]. His arms impaled with those of his second wife [his former wife] Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne (age 47).
Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne: Around 1600 she was born to Thomas Walmesley and Eleanor Danvers. After 13th October 1618 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet and she were married. On 13th July 1620 Edward Osborne 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. She by marriage Lady Osborne of Kiveton. On 20th August 1666 she died.
On 20th August 1666 [his former wife] Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne (age 66) died.
The Times. 24th December 1895. The Duke of Leeds (deceased) died at Hornby Castle [Map], yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. He recently contracted a severe chill, which led to an attack of bronchitis. He took to his bed about a week ago and gradually sank. George Godolphin Osborne, ninth Duke of Leeds in the peerage of England, Marquis of Carmarthen, Earl of Danby, Viscount Latimer, and Baron Osbome of Kiveton, all in the peerage of England; Viscount Osbome and Viscount Dunblane in the peerage of Scotland; and Baron Godolphin of Paraham Royal, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, a baronet, and a Prince or the Holy Roman Empire, was born in Paris in 1828, the eldest son of the eighth duke. He married, in 1861, the Hon. Fanny Georgiana Pitt (age 58), daughter of the fourth Baron Rivers, who was born in 1836 and was Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales from 1863 to 1873. He was appointed captain in the North Yorks Militia in 1852, and resigued in 1859, but was reappoined in 1861. He succeeded to the family honours in 1872, and has issue living three sons and five daughters. The family descends from Sir Edward Osborne, knight, who was Vice-President of the Council of the North in 1629 and Lieutenant-General of the forces raised there against the Parliamentary Army in 1841. His son was Treasurer of the Navy and Lord High Chancellor, and as Earl of Danby was impeeched by the Commons in 1679. The fifth duke married Amelia, in her own right Baroness Conyers, but this title left the main line in 1859 on the death of the seventh duke. The late duke was nephew of the late Rev. Lord Sydney Godolphin Osborne, who wrote much over the familiar signature "S.G.O.," and brother of Lord Francis George Godolphin Osborne (age 65), who was rector of Great Elm, but joined the Church of Rome in 1875. The Duke of Leeds is succeeded by his eldest surviving son (age 33), the Marquis of Carmarthen, who was born in 1862, was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was formerly a lieutenant in the Yorkshire Hussars. Lord Carmarthen unsuccessfully contested the Newmarket Division of Cambridgeshire as a Conservative in 1886, and has sat since July, 1887, for the Brixton Division of Lambeth, in which constituency his sucoession to the peerage now creates a vacancy. Lord Carmarthen was an assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary for the Colonies (Lord Knutsford) from 1886 to 1888. He was appointed Treasurer of the Household on the formation of the present Ministry. He married, in 1884, Lady Katherine Frances Lambton (age 33), daughter of the second Earl of Durham, and has issue four daughters.
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GrandFather: Edward Osborne 
Father: Hewett Osborne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hewett
GrandMother: Anne Hewett
GrandFather: Thomas Fleetwood 
Mother: Joyce Fleetwood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Spring 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Spring
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spring
GrandMother: Bridget Spring
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Waldegrave 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Waldegrave