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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St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne is in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map], Churches in Northumberland.
St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] is a 13th-century church.
On 15th March 1729, or 1730, Henry Askew of Redheugh was born. He was baptised at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 21st April 1730.
In the 1730s composer Charles Avison was appointed Organist at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. At the time he was living on Rosemary Lane.
In 1778 Anne Fisher was buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
On 18th March 1792 Dorothy Boultby [aged 52] died. Memorial at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map]. She was buried at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
Dorothy Boultby: Around 1740 she was born to Adam Boultyby of Whitby. Before 18th March 1792 Henry Askew of Redheugh and she were married.
On 10th March 1796 Henry Askew of Redheugh [aged 66] died. He was buried at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 23rd March 1796. Memorial at the Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] sculpted by Henry Webber [aged 41].
Henry Askew of Redheugh: On 15th March 1729, or 1730, he was born. He was baptised at St John the Baptist's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 21st April 1730.
