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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Godfrey Bingley is in Photographers.
On 3rd July 1842 Godfrey Bingley was born.
August 1887. Godfrey Bingley (age 45). The Devil's Arrow's [Map].
12th April 1892. Godfrey Bingley (age 49). Historic Stonehenge.
25th July 1894. Godfrey Bingley (age 52). Micklegate Bar, York [Map].
27th April 1896. Godfrey Bingley (age 53). Whitby Abbey [Map]. Photograph of the view from the Choir of St. Hilda's Abbey, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
August 1896. Godfrey Bingley (age 54). Maen y bardd Burial Chamber [Map].
August 1896. Godfrey Bingley (age 54). Caister Castle, Norfolk [Map].
1st May 1897. Godfrey Bingley (age 54). Bolton Castle [Map].
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Caerlaverock Castle [Map].
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Monnow Bridge, Monmouth [Map].
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Raglan Castle [Map].
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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14th February 1906. Godfrey Bingley (age 63). Bootham Bar, York.
21st May 1906. Godfrey Bingley (age 63). Photographs of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire [Map].
18th July 1907. Godfrey Bingley (age 65). Ludlow Castle [Map].
23rd July 1907. Godfrey Bingley (age 65). Wenlock Priory, Shropshire [Map].
23rd July 1907. Godfrey Bingley (age 65). Stokesay Castle, Shropshire [Map].
In 1927 Godfrey Bingley (age 84) died.