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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In April 1763 [his father] Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Cecilia Sutherland were married.
On 8th March 1779 [his father] Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 40] and [his mother] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond were married.
On 30th December 1779 Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 41] and [his mother] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond.
On 18th December 1783 [his father] Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 45] was created 1st Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire with a special remainder to his nephew, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas. [his mother] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond by marriage Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 3].
The Battle of Copenhagen was fought on 2nd April 1801 was a naval battle in which a British fleet fought and defeated a smaller force of the Dano–Norwegian Navy anchored near Copenhagen.
Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 21] commanded the fifth-rate HMS Blanche.
On 5th October 1804 Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 24] took part in an action when three Spanish frigates laden with treasure were captured. He was then given command of the third-rate HMS Victorious and took part in the attack on Flushing during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign.
In December 1806 Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 26] and Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond were married.
On 3rd October 1811 [his son] Andrew Snape Hamond-Graeme 3rd Baronet was born to Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 31] and [his wife] Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond.
On 7th September 1838 [his mother] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond died.
On 12th October 1838 [his father] Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 99] died. His son Graham [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond by marriage Lady Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire.
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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On 8th September 1842 [his son-in-law] Francis Grosvenor Hood [aged 33] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Hamond were married. They were first cousins.
On 20th December 1862 Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 82] died. His son Andrew [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire.
On 24th December 1872 [his former wife] Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Hamond was born to Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond. She married 8th September 1842 her first cousin Francis Grosvenor Hood.
GrandFather: Major Henry Graeme
Mother: Anne Graeme Lady Hamond