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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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Paternal Family Tree: Cubitt
On 21st August 1890 [his father] Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 23) and [his mother] Maud Marianne Calvert (age 25) were married.
On 16th January 1901 Major Archibald Edward Cubitt was born to [his father] Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 33) and [his mother] Maud Marianne Calvert (age 35).
On 26th February 1917 [his grandfather] George Cubitt 1st Baron Ashcombe (age 88) died. His son [his father] Henry (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
On 16th November 1920 [his brother] Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Sonia Rosemary Keppel (age 20) were married at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks.
On 9th November 1926 Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 25) and Irene Helen Pratt (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden (age 54) and Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 49).
On 20th July 1931 Gerard Henry Fleetwood Fuller 2nd Baronet (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Fiona Pratt were married. They were divorced in 1944. She by marriage Lady Fuller of Neston Park in Corsham in Wiltshire. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden (age 59) and [his mother-in-law] Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 54).
In 1933 Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 31) and Irene Helen Pratt (age 26) were divorced.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 25th September 1934 Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 33) and Sibell Margaret Norman (age 26) were married.
On 13th June 1936 [his son] Mark Robin Cubitt was born to Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 35) and [his wife] Sibell Margaret Norman (age 28).
On 30th May 1941 [his daughter] Priscilla Margaret Cubitt Countess Harrington was born to Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 40) and [his wife] Sibell Margaret Norman (age 33). She married 14th October 1964 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington, son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton, and had issue.
On 15th December 1943 [his former father-in-law] John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden (age 71) died. His son [his former brother-in-law] John (age 44) succeeded 5th Marquess Camden, 5th Earl Brecknock, 6th Earl Camden, 6th Viscount Bayham of Bayham Abbey in Kent, 6th Baron Camden of Camden Place in Kent.
On 30th October 1944 Edward Agar 5th Earl Normanton (age 34) and [his former sister-in-law] Fiona Pratt Countess Normanton were married. She by marriage Countess Normanton. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden and [his former mother-in-law] Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 67). He the son of Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton and Amy Frederica Alice Byng Countess Normanton. They were fifth cousins.
On 7th March 1945 [his mother] Maud Marianne Calvert (age 79) died.
On 4th July 1947 [his brother] Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 48) and [his sister-in-law] Sonia Rosemary Keppel (age 47) were divorced.
On 27th October 1947 [his father] Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 80) died at Dorking, Surrey [Map]. His son [his brother] Roland (age 48) succeeded 3rd Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
Before 23rd June 1949, the date of her second marriage, Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 48) and Sibell Margaret Norman (age 41) were divorced.
On 23rd June 1949 Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Dawnay (age 41) and [his former wife] Sibell Margaret Norman (age 41) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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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On 28th October 1962 [his brother] Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 63) died. His son [his nephew] Henry (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
On 14th October 1964 [his son-in-law] William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington (age 42) and [his daughter] Priscilla Margaret Cubitt Countess Harrington (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton.
On 13th February 1972 Major Archibald Edward Cubitt (age 71) died.
In 1976 [his former wife] Irene Helen Pratt (age 69) died.
On 8th March 2010 [his former wife] Sibell Margaret Norman died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cubitt
GrandFather: George Cubitt 1st Baron Ashcombe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Anne Warner
Father: Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe
GrandFather: Archibald Motteux Calvert
Mother: Maud Marianne Calvert