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: Wotton
On 6th June 1608 [her father] Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton [aged 21] and [her step-mother] Mary Throckmorton [aged 18] were married.
In 1609 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield was born to Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton [aged 22].
On 19th January 1626 [her grandfather] Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton [aged 78] died. His son [her father] Thomas [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Baron Wotton.
In 1628 Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 19] were married. He the son of Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield [aged 44] and Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield.
In 1630 [her daughter] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby was born to [her future husband] Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 35] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 21]. She married before 1655 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby, son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby, and had issue.
On 2nd April 1630 [her father] Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton [aged 43] died. Baron Wotton extinct. His daughter Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 21] inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
Before 9th May 1630 Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 35] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 21] were married.
In 1634 [her son] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield was born to [her husband] Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 25]. He married (1) 1652 his fourth cousin once removed Anne Percy 2nd Countess Chesterfield, daughter of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland and Anne Cecil (2) after 1654 Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield, daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde, and had issue (3) after July 1665 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield, daughter of Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon, and had issue.
On 29th November 1634 [her husband] Henry Stanhope died.
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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Around 1635 Anthony Van Dyck [aged 35]. Portrait of Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 26].
On 21st December 1639 [her brother-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden [aged 28] and [her sister] Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden [aged 24] were married.
On 8th March 1643 Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden [aged 61] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Baptist [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Viscount Campden, 3rd Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire. [her sister] Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden [aged 28] by marriage Viscountess Campden.
On 9th May 1643 [her son] Charles Kirkoven 1st Earl Bellomont was born to [her husband] Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 48] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 34] at The Hague. He married 25th August 1679 Frances Willoughby Countess Bellomont, daughter of William Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby of Parham and Anne Carey Baroness Willoughby of Parham.
In 1652 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 18] and Anne Percy 2nd Countess Chesterfield [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland [aged 49] and Anne Cecil. He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 43]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
After 1654 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 20] and Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 43] and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 38]. He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 45].
Before 1655 [her son-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 26] and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 60] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 45]. He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 55].
After 1655 [her sister] Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden [deceased] died.
In 1660 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 51] was created 1st Countess Chesterfield.
On 7th March 1660 [her husband] Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 65] died.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In September 1660 Daniel O'Neill [aged 48] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 51] were married.
Before 1662 [her son-in-law] William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington [aged 21] and Catherine Stanhope Baroness Alington were married. She by marriage Baroness Alington of Killard. She the daughter of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 52]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 19th November 1662 [her daughter] Catherine Stanhope Baroness Alington died.
On 24th October 1664 [her husband] Daniel O'Neill [aged 52] died.
After July 1665 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 31] and Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon [aged 32] and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon [aged 32]. He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 56]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 9th April 1667 Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 58] died. Earl Chesterfield extinct. Her son Charles Kirkoven 1st Earl Bellomont [aged 23] inherited Boughton aka Bocton Place, Kent [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 2nd June 1676. We returned in the evening by Hampstead, to see [her son] Lord Wotton's [aged 33] house and garden (Bellsize House), built with vast expense by [her former husband] Mr. O'Neale, an Irish gentleman who married Lord Wotton's mother, Baroness Stanhope. The furniture is very particular for Indian cabinets, porcelain, and other solid and noble movables. The gallery very fine, the gardens very large, but ill kept, yet woody and chargeable. The soil a cold weeping clay, not answering the expense.
[her daughter] Catherine Stanhope Baroness Alington was born to Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield. She married before 1662 her third cousin once removed William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington, son of William Alington 1st Baron Alington and Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington.
[her daughter] Mary Stanhope was born to Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield.
[her son] Wotton Stanhope was born to Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Wotton of Boughton Place in Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Belknap
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Belknap
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton
GrandFather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Father: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton