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Biography of William Calthorpe 1410-1494

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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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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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.

Coronation of Elizabeth Woodville

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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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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[his son] Francis Calthorpe was born to William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapleton. He married before 1544 Elizabeth Barney.

Royal Ancestors of William Calthorpe 1410-1494

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

Royal Descendants of William Calthorpe 1410-1494
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [3]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [2]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [12]

Ancestors of William Calthorpe 1410-1494

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