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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Lytham St Annes, Lancashire is in Lancashire.
18th August 2012. Lytham St Annes Wartime Weekend.
Around 1435 William Stanley was born to Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley (age 30) and Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley (age 34) at Lytham, Lancashire. He married (1) after 28th February 1463 his half third cousin once removed Joan Beaumont Baroness Lovel, daughter of John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (2) September 1467 Elizabeth Hopton Countess of Worcester and had issue.
On 30th August 1696 Thomas Clifton was born to Thomas Clifton of Fairsnape (age 40) in Lytham, Lancashire. He married before 1728 Mary Molyneux, daughter of Richard Molyneux 5th Viscount Molyneux and Mary Brudenell Viscountess Molyneux, and had issue.
On 16th December 1734 Thomas Clifton (age 38) died in Lytham, Lancashire.
In 1773 Catherine Clifton was born to Thomas Clifton (age 44) and Jane Bertie (age 43) in Lytham, Lancashire. She married John Joseph Talbot and had issue.
St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham is also in Churches in Lancashire.
On 31st March 1880 Thomas Henry Clifton (age 35) died. He was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham [Map].
The erecting of Lytham St Anne's War memorial [Map] in 1924 was made possible by a gift of £10000, donated by Lord Ashton. The memorial commemorates the fallen of the Municipal Borough of Lytham St Anne's, formed in 1922 by the merger of Lytham and St Anne's urban district councils. It was unveiled on 12 October 1924 by Alderman Charles Critchley, whose son Burton 'Plum' Critchley was killed in 1918 while serving in the RAF. The ceremony was attended by the Rt Hon Stephen Walsh (Minister for War), Maj Gen Sir Cecil Lothian Nicholson KCB CMG (whose son was killed at Arras), Lt Gen Sir Richard Butler KCB KCMG and 1000 ex-servicemen. The unveiling was also attended by nine children of fallen servicemen, who were later presented with gold medals inscribed with the coat of arms of the borough. Sculpted by Walter Marsden (age 41).
