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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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Paternal Family Tree: Worsley of Hovingham Hall
On 20th May 1924 [his father] William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet (age 34) and [his mother] Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley (age 29) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
On 6th April 1925 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet was born to [his father] William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet (age 35) and [his mother] Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley (age 30).
In 1936 [his grandfather] William Henry Arthington Worsley 3rd Baronet (age 75) died. His son [his father] William (age 45) succeeded 4th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
On 10th December 1955 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 30) and Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley (age 29) were married.
On 12th December 1956 [his son] William Ralph Worsley was born to William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley (age 30).
In 1959 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Keighley which seat he held until 1964.
On 8th June 1961 [his brother-in-law] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent (age 25) and [his sister] Katharine Worsley Duchess of Kent (age 28) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. He the son of Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 54).
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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 1966 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Chelsea which seat he held until 1974.
On 4th December 1973 [his father] William Arthington Worsley 4th Baronet (age 83) died. His son William (age 48) succeeded 5th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall. [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley (age 47) by marriage Lady Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
On 3rd January 1979 [his mother] Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley (age 83) died.
On 22nd May 2004 [his wife] Bridget Assheton Lady Worsley (age 77) died.
On 18th December 2012 William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet (age 87) died at Hovingham Hall. His son William (age 56) succeeded 6th Baronet Worsley of Hovingham Hall.
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Worsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Worsley 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cayley 5th Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cayley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthington Cayley Worsley
GrandFather: William Henry Arthington Worsley 3rd Baronet
William Marcus Worsley 5th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend John Brunner
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brunner 1st Baronet
GrandFather: John Brunner 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Salome Davies
Mother: Joyce Morgan Brunner Lady Worsley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan of Pipton in Breconshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Octavius Vaughan Morgan
GrandMother: Lucy Marianne Morgan Lady Brunner