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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1552 Trial and Execution of Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset and his Supporters
1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding
In 1525 John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 21] and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 16] were married. They had grown up together since John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland had become her father's ward. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Around 1531 Henry Dudley was born to [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 27] and [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 22].
Around 1549 [his brother] Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 19] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Whorwood were married. He the son of [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 45] and [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 40].
On 27th August 1549 the rebels were defeated by an army led by [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 45]. Henry Willoughby [aged 32] was killed at Mousehold Heath, Norwich [Map].
On 3rd June 1550 [his brother] John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick [aged 12] were married at Sheen Palace [Map]. She the daughter of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 50] and Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset [aged 53]. He the son of [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 46] and [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 41]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 4th June 1550 [his brother] Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 17] and [his sister-in-law] Amy Robsart [aged 17] were married at Sheen Palace [Map]. King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 12] and William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley [aged 29] attended. He the son of [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 46] and [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 41].
On 26th February 1552 Miles Partridge and Ralph Fane were hanged. Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle [aged 50] and Michael Stanhope [aged 45] were beheaded at Tower Hill [Map] for plotting to assassinate [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 48].
Thomas Arundell of Wardour Castle was buried at St Peter ad Vincula Church, Tower of London [Map].
In 1553 [his brother] Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick [aged 30] were married. She the daughter of Gilbert Tailboys 1st Baron Tailboys and Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount Baroness Clinton and Tailboys. He the son of [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49] and [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 44]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
In January 1553 [his brother] John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26] by writ of acceleration 2nd Earl Warwick through a summons to Parliament. [his sister-in-law] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick [aged 15] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 25th May 1553 a triple wedding was celebrated at Durham Place, the London townhouse of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49], father of Guildford Dudley [aged 18] and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon [aged 15]...
Guildford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 36] and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk [aged 35]. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 44]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon [aged 18] and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 39] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 15] and Catherine Grey Countess Hertford [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 52] and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 25th July 1553. The xxv day of July, the wyche was Saynt James, [there] cam in-to London, and so to the Towre, serten traturs; the first was doctur Sandes, a prest; and next hym ser Thomas Palmer, ser Hare Gattes, ser John Gattes, ser [his uncle] Andrew Dudley [aged 46], lord H[are Dudley] [aged 22], [his brother] lord Ambrose Dudlay [aged 23], lord Hastynges, the erle of Huntingdon [aged 39], the erle of Warwyke [aged 26], the duke of Northumber land [aged 49] [attended by] iiij M1. men be-syd the garde with gettenes and trompeters, [and] with speres and gunnes to the Towre.
On 25th July 1553 [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49], [his brother] John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26], Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 21], Guildford Dudley [aged 18], Andrew Dudley [aged 46], Henry Dudley [aged 22] and Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland [aged 26] and Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 39] were imprisoned at the Tower of London [Map] for supporting Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [aged 17].
On 22nd August 1553 [his father] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke Northumberland, Earl Warwick and Viscount Lisle forfeit. [his brother] John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26], his son, was also attainted, with the Earldom of Warwick forfeit.
Thomas Palmer and John Gates [aged 49] were hanged, drawn and quartered.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Before 22nd August 1553 Henry Dudley [aged 22] and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk [aged 13] were married. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49] and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 44]. They were third cousin once removed.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 13th November 1553. [The 13th of November were arraigned at Guildhall doctor Cranmer [aged 64], archbishop of Canterbury, the lord] [his brother] Gylfford Dudlay [aged 18], the sune of the [his father] duke of Northumberland and my lade Jane [aged 17] ys wyff, the doythur of the duke of Suffoke-Dassett [aged 36], and the lord Hambrosse Dudlay [aged 23], [and the] lord Hare Dudlay [aged 22], the wyche lade Jane was proclamyd [Queen]: they all v wher cast for to dee.
On 21st October 1554 [his brother] John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 27] died at Penshurst Place, Kent [Map] not long after he had been released from the Tower of London.
On 26th December 1554 [his brother] Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 24] was created 1st Baron Lisle. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick [aged 32] by marriage Countess Warwick.
In 1555 [his mother] Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 46] died.
On 10th August 1557 Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland [aged 30] fought being Captain-General of the cavalry at the Battle of St Quentin.
Jean Bourbon Count Soissons and Enghien [aged 29] was killed at the Battle of St Quentin. His brother Louis [aged 27] succeeded Count Soissons.
Henry Dudley [aged 26] was killed.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th August 1557. The xiiij day of August cam tydynges from beyond the see that the Kyng [aged 30] our master had taken mony nobull men of France gohyng to vetell Sant Qwynten, the constabull of Fransse and a vj m. presonares taken, and vj .. cartes and wagens laden with tresur and vetell, at a plasse callyd Sant Qwynten, and ther my lord Hare Dudley [deceased] was slayn at the wynnyng of ytt.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 3rd September 1557. The sam day at nyght cam commondement that evere chyrche in London, and oder contrey and shyre, to syng and make bonfeyrs for the wynnynge of Sant Qwynten; and ther was slayn my lord Hare Dudley [deceased] the yonger sone of the [his father] duke of Northumberland that was he[aded,] with mony mo, at the wynnyng of yt.
Note. P. 150. Death of lord Harry Dudley. Fourth son of John duke of Northumberland. He was condemned at the time of the ruin of his family, (see p. 48,) but pardoned by the queen. He married Margaret only daughter of lord chancellor Audley; and, leaving no issue, his widow became the second wife of Thomas fourth duke of Norfolk, and from this match descend the earls of Suffolk and Carlisle. The duke's former lady had expired just before the death of lord Henry Dudley, and their surviving partners intermarried before the end of the year. The duchess Margaret died at Norwich Jan. 9, 1563-4. (See lord Braybrooke's History of Audley End, 1836, 4to. pp. 27, 296.)
In 1558 Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 21] and [his former wife] Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk, Countess Surrey. They were fourth cousins.
On 9th January 1564 [his former wife] Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk [aged 24] died at Norwich, Norfolk [Map] following the birth of her fourth child. She was initially buried at Church of St John the Baptist, Norwich [Map]. Her remains were moved to the Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sutton 3rd Baron Sutton 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sutton 4th Baron Sutton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Unknown Baroness Sutton Dudley
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Blount 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Blount Baroness Sutton Dudley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Toledo
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Dudley 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 
3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne
GrandFather: Edmund Dudley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bramshott
Father: John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Grey Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Astley 4th Baron Astley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Willoughby Baroness Astley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Grey 1st Viscount Lisle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Clifford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers Groby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Grey Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Viscountess Lisle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cheddar
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Cheddar Viscountess Lisle
Henry Dudley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Guildford
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Guildford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Waller
GrandFather: Edward Guildford
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pympe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ann Pympe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippe Thornbury
Mother: Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas West 1st Baron West 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald West 6th Baron De La Warr 3rd Baron West 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ware Baroness West 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard West 7th Baron De La Warr 4th Baron West 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Thorley Baroness De La Warr Baroness West
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hungerford 2nd Baron Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Hungerford Baroness De La Warr Baroness West 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beaumont Baroness Botreaux 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Eleanor West 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mortimer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness De La Warr and West 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cornwall 5th Baron Burford 
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Cornwall 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Cornwall 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Barre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barre 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Talbot 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England