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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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Avebury South Circle Extant Stones, Avebury Stone Circles, Avebury Henge and Stones, Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, South-West England, British Isles

Avebury South Circle Extant Stones is in Avebury South Circle.

. There are five extant Avebury South Stone Circle stones.

Avebury South Circle Stone 101, Avebury South Circle Extant Stones, Avebury Stone Circles, Avebury Henge and Stones, Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, South-West England, British Isles [Map]

1938-39. General view of stones 101 [Map], 102 [Map], 103 [Map], 104 [Map] and, in the foreground, 105 [Map] before restoration.

Avebury South Circle Stone 102 aka Devil's Chair, Avebury South Circle Extant Stones, Avebury Stone Circles, Avebury Henge and Stones, Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, South-West England, British Isles [Map]

Standing stones in the south-east sector of Avebury stone circle, showing the 'Devil's Chair [Map]' in the foreground

1896. John Benjamin Stone (age 57). Photograph of the Great Stone [Avebury South Circle Stone 102 aka Devil's Chair [Map]] at Avebury.

1938-39. General view before restoration of Stone 102 [Map] in the Southern Circle in the henge at Avebury.

Avebury South Circle Stone 104, Avebury South Circle Extant Stones, Avebury Stone Circles, Avebury Henge and Stones, Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, South-West England, British Isles [Map]

1938-39. General view of stones 101 [Map], 102 [Map], 103 [Map], 104 [Map] and, in the foreground, 105 [Map] before restoration.

Avebury South Circle Stone 105, Avebury South Circle Extant Stones, Avebury Stone Circles, Avebury Henge and Stones, Selkley Hundred, Wiltshire, South-West England, British Isles [Map]

1938-39. General view of stones 101 [Map], 102 [Map], 103 [Map], 104 [Map] and, in the foreground, 105 [Map] before restoration.