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: St John
Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison and Joan Roydon Viscountess Grandison were married. She by marriage Viscountess Grandison.
In or before 1552 [his father] Nicholas St John [aged 27] and [his mother] Elizabeth Blount [aged 11] were married.
In 1559 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison was born to Nicholas St John [aged 34] and Elizabeth Blount [aged 19].
On 8th November 1589 [his father] Nicholas St John [aged 64] died at Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire.
On 11th May 1597 [his mother] Elizabeth Blount [aged 57] died.
On 3rd January 1612 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison [aged 53] was created 1st Viscount Grandison.
On 24th January 1620 James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon [aged 70] was created 1st Baron Dillon in a ceremony performed by the Lord Deputy Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison [aged 61] in the Presence Chamber of Dublin Castle.
On 29th December 1630 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison [aged 71] died. His great nephew William [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Viscount Grandison. Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 7] by marriage Viscountess Grandison.
Before 5th August 1661 Cornelius Janssens aka Johnson [aged 67]. Portrait of Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison. Lydiard House.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville Baroness Scrope Bolton 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Iwardby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Iwardby
Father: Nicholas St John 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Carew 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Fiennes 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holland 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Felton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Welles Baroness Hoo and Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
GrandMother: Margaret Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge
Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Blount 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Blount 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Toledo
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Blount 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gresley 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Gresley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Blount of Iver in Buckinghamshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Richard Blount of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England