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: Royds
On or after 28th December 1819, the date of the licence, [his father] Reverend Edward Royds (age 29) and [his mother] Mary Molyneux (age 26) were married.
On 24th October 1825 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds was born to [his father] Reverend Edward Royds (age 35) and [his mother] Mary Molyneux (age 32).
On 25th December 1825 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds was baptised at St Oswald's Church, Brereton [Map].
On 15th June 1843 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 17) matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford University. He was awarded BA in 1847 and MA in 1850.
On 13th January 1852 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 26) and Cornelia Frances Blomfield (age 22) were married at Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
In 1855 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 29) was appointed Rector of St Mary's Church, Coddington [Map].
On 6th July 1860 [his son] Edmund Royds of Stubton Hall was born to Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 34) and [his wife] Cornelia Frances Blomfield (age 31). He was baptised on 29th July 1860 at Coddington, Cheshire [Map]. He married 21st May 1889 Rachel Louisa Fane.
On 21st May 1889 [his son] Edmund Royds of Stubton Hall (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Rachel Louisa Fane (age 20) were married by the groom's father Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 63) assisted by the Rev. Vere Francis Willson at St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck.
In 1892 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 66) was appointed Rural Dean of Malpas.
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 1894 Reverend Francis Coulman Royds (age 68) was appointed Honourary Canon of Chester Cathedral [Map].
GrandFather: James Royds of Falinge
Father: Reverend Edward Royds
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Smith of Summer Castle in Rochdale
GrandMother: Mary Smith
Reverend Francis Coulman Royds
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Molyneux of Wall Hill and Newsham House 
GrandFather: Thomas Molyneux of Newsham House in West Derby in Lancashire
Mother: Mary Molyneux
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Watson of Ormskirk in Lancashire
GrandMother: Ann Watson