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 Peter's Church, Elmton is in Elmton, Derbyshire, Churches in Derbyshire.
Commorative plaque to Jedidiah Buxon, a self-taught mathematical genius who addressed the Royal Society and who was born at Elmton, Derbyshire and who was buried in the churchyard at St Peter's Church, Elmton [Map].
The first church [Map] at Elmton was a wooden Anglo-Saxon church commissioned by King Sweyn Cilt who owned the manor bwteen 979-1017. The Domesday entry for 'Helmetune' mentions a church and a priest. At the time of King Hnery II the church was given by Ralph Deincourt to Thurgarton Priory, Nottinghamshire, who provided a vicar.
A second church at Elmton was built in 1550 and was described as 'a very large and spaciouos structure with a steeple and tower in the centre and three aisles.' By the 1750's the church had badly decayed and need to be pulled dow and rebuilt. An estimate of £1,288 was given to rebuild the church in its present form.
St Peter's Church, Elmton [Map] was completed in 1771, of simple Georgian style, consisting of a nave, chancel, and bell towe.r
Memorial at St Peter's Church, Elmton [Map] to brothers William Milnes, died of wounds, 15th May 1918, aged 26, Thomas Milnes, killed in action, 11th March 1917 aged 23, and Joseph Milnes, killed in action 1st July 1917, aged 27.