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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: Calthorpe
On 30th January 1410 William Calthorpe was born to [his father] John Calthorpe (age 31).
In 1431 [his son] John Calthorpe was born to William Calthorpe (age 20) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Grey (age 25).
Before 1434 William Calthorpe (age 23) and Elizabeth Grey (age 27) were married.
In 1437 [his wife] Elizabeth Grey (age 31) died.
After 1441 William Calthorpe (age 30) and Elizabeth Stapleton were married. Her father Miles Stapleton of Ightham in Norfolk (age 31) settled the manor of Hempstead, Norfolk, upon Elizabeth. The difference in their ages was 30 years.
In 1442 William Calthorpe (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1457 [his daughter] Anne Calthorpe was born to William Calthorpe (age 46) and [his wife] Elizabeth Stapleton (age 16). She married before 1494 Robert Drury and had issue.
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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1458 William Calthorpe (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1464 William Calthorpe (age 53) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
On 26th May 1465 Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 28) was crowned Queen Consort England by Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 47) at Westminster Abbey [Map].
King Edward IV of England (age 23) attended.
John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne (age 23), Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 25), Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers (age 12) and William Calthorpe (age 55) were created Knight of the Bath.
Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey (age 21) carried her train.
Richard Choke (age 45) was created Knight of the Bath.
In 1469 [his son] John Calthorpe (age 38) died.
In 1476 William Calthorpe (age 65) was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
Before 1494 [his son-in-law] Robert Drury (age 39) and [his daughter] Anne Calthorpe (age 36) were married.
On 15th November 1494 William Calthorpe (age 84) died.
Before 18th February 1505 Edward Howard (age 29) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Stapleton (age 64) were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 62) and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey.
On 18th February 1505 [his former wife] Elizabeth Stapleton (age 64) died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Calthorpe was born to William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Grey. She married in or before 1515 Francis Haselden of Guilden Morden in Cambridgeshire and had issue.
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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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[his son] Francis Calthorpe was born to William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. He married before 1544 Elizabeth Barney.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Calthorpe 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Calthorpe 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ros Baroness Lovel 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Lovell 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Phillip Burnell 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda aka Maud Fitzalan 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: William Calthorpe 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Father: John Calthorpe 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
William Calthorpe 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England