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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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Henry Pickering is in Painters.
Around 1720 Henry Pickering was born.
Around 1740 . Henry Pickering (age 20). Portrait of Howe Hicks 6th Baronet (age 17).
Howe Hicks 6th Baronet: On 8th August 1722 he was born to Howe Hicks. On 28th July 1739 Howe Hicks 6th Baronet and Martha Browne Lady Hicks were married. They had ten children. On 23rd November 1792 John Baptist Hicks 5th Baronet died. His second cousin Howe succeeded 6th Baronet Hicks of Beverston in Gloucestershire. Martha Browne Lady Hicks by marriage Lady Hicks of Beverston in Gloucestershire. In August 1801 Howe Hicks 6th Baronet died. His son William succeeded 7th Baronet Hicks of Beverston in Gloucestershire.
Around 1740 . Henry Pickering (age 20). Portrait of Martha Browne Lady Hicks (age 23).
Martha Browne Lady Hicks: In 1717 she was born. In 1802 she died.
1741 . Henry Pickering (age 21). Portrait of Wolstan Dixie 4th Baronet (age 41).
Wolstan Dixie 4th Baronet: In 1700 he was born at Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire. In 1767 he died.
Around 1750 . Henry Pickering (age 30). Portrait of (probably) Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet (age 23).
Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet: In 1727 he was born to Thomas Hesketh. In 1761 Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
1752 . Henry Pickering (age 32). Portrait of Rowland Winn 4th Baronet (age 46).
1755 . Henry Pickering (age 35). Wolstan Dixie 4th Baronet (age 55) of Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, and his family seated around a harpsichord.
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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In 1771 Henry Pickering (age 51) died.