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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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Connaught Place, Bayswater is in Bayswater.
On 7th February 1827 Bishop George Pelham (age 60) died at his residence at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map] to Bishop George Pelham sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily (age 38).
On 12th March 1845 William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon was born to William Alexander Archibald Hamilton 11th Duke Hamilton 8th Duke Brandon (age 34) at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He married 10th December 1873 his fourth cousin once removed Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon, daughter of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester, and had issue.
On 21st January 1878 George Vivian 4th Baron Vivian was born to Hussey Vivian 3rd Baron Vivian (age 43) at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He married (1) 1st August 1903 Barbara Cicely Fanning Baroness Vivian and had issue (2) 5th January 1911 Nancy Lycett Green Baroness Vivian, daughter of Edward Lycett Green 2nd Baronet and Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green, and had issue.