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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Baronet Fletcher is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Baronet Fletcher:
1st. 1641. Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet. Extinct. 19th May 1712.
2nd. 1782. Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet. Extant.
3rd. 27th June 1786. Lionel Wright Vane-Fletcher 1st Baronet. Extinct. 10th June 1934.
4th. 24th August 1798. Thomas Fletcher 1st Baronet. Extant.
Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
1641. Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 41] created.
24th September 1645. Son George Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 12] succeeded.
23rd July 1700. Son Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet [aged 39] succeeded.
19th May 1712. Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet extinct.
In 1641 Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 41] was created 1st Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland.
On 24th September 1645 Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 45] died. His son George [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland.
On 23rd July 1700 George Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 67] died. His son Henry [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland.
On 19th May 1712 Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet [aged 51] died unmarried and without issue having converted to a monk and lived at the English monastery of Douai in France where he was buried. Baronet Fletcher of Hutton le Forest in Cumberland extinct.
Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
1782. Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 55] created.
29th March 1807. Son Henry Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 35] succeeded.
10th February 1821. Son Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet [aged 13] succeeded.
6th September 1851. Son Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 4th Baronet [aged 15] succeeded.
19th May 1910. Brother Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher 5th Baronet [aged 64] succeeded.
5th January 1937. Son Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 6th Baronet [aged 49] succeeded.
30th May 1969. Son John Aubrey-Fletcher 7th Baronet [aged 56] succeeded.
19th June 1992. Son Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher 8th Baronet [aged 46] succeeded.
In 1782 Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 29th March 1807 Henry Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 80] died. His son Henry [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. Frances Sophia Vaughan Lady Fletcher by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 10th February 1821 Henry Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 49] died. His son Henry [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
Before 24th October 1835 Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet [aged 28] and Emily Maria Browne Lady Fletcher were married. She by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 6th September 1851 Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet [aged 43] died. His son Henry [aged 15] succeeded 4th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 19th May 1910 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 4th Baronet [aged 74] died without issue. His brother Lancelot [aged 64] succeeded 5th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. He changed his surname under Royal Licence to Henry Aubrey-Fletcher to reflect his inheritance from the Aubrey estate. Emily Harriet Wade Lady Fletcher by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 5th January 1937 Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher 5th Baronet [aged 90] died. His son Henry [aged 49] succeeded 6th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. Mary Augusta Chilton Lady Fletcher by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
In 1965 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 6th Baronet [aged 77] and Nancy Cecil Bull Lady Fletcher were married. She by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 30th May 1969 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 6th Baronet [aged 81] died. His son John [aged 56] succeeded 7th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland. Diana Mary Fynola Egerton Lady Fletcher [aged 58] by marriage Lady Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
On 19th June 1992 John Aubrey-Fletcher 7th Baronet [aged 79] died. His son Henry [aged 46] succeeded 8th Baronet Fletcher of Clea Hall in Cumberland.
Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England. See Hutton in the Forest, Skelton.
Summary
27th June 1786. Lionel Wright Vane-Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 62] created.
19th July 1786. Son Frederick Vane-Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 26] succeeded.
26th February 1832. Son Francis Fletcher-Vane 3rd Baronet [aged 34] succeeded.
15th February 1842. Son Henry Ralph Fletcher-Vane 4th Baronet [aged 12] succeeded.
1908. First Cousin Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane 5th Baronet [aged 46] succeeded.
10th June 1934. Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane 5th Baronet extinct.
On 27th June 1786 Lionel Wright Vane-Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 62] was created 1st Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland.
On 19th July 1786 Lionel Wright Vane-Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 63] died. His son Frederick [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland.
On 26th February 1832 Frederick Vane-Fletcher 2nd Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Francis [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 15th February 1842 Francis Fletcher-Vane 3rd Baronet [aged 44] died. His son Henry [aged 12] succeeded 4th Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland.
In 1908 Henry Ralph Fletcher-Vane 4th Baronet [aged 77] died at Hutton in the Forest, Skelton without issue. His first cousin Francis [aged 46] succeeded 5th Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland.
On 10th June 1934 Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane 5th Baronet [aged 72] died. Baronet Fletcher of Hutton in Cumberland extinct.
Baronet Fletcher of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
24th August 1798. Thomas Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 51] created.
1812. Son John Fletcher aka Boughey 2nd Baronet [aged 27] succeeded.
27th June 1823. Son Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 3rd Baronet [aged 14] succeeded.
6th October 1880. Son Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 4th Baronet [aged 44] succeeded.
30th August 1906. Brother Reverend George Boughey 5th Baronet [aged 69] succeeded.
4th August 1910. Brother William Fletcher Boughey 6th Baronet [aged 69] succeeded.
1912. Brother Robert Boughey 7th Baronet [aged 68] succeeded.
22nd May 1921. Brother George Fenton Fletcher Boughey 8th Baronet [aged 73] succeeded.
6th March 1927. First Cousin Once Removed George Menteth Boughey 9th Baronet [aged 47] succeeded.
28th June 1959. Son Richard James Boughey 10th Baronet [aged 33] succeeded.
3rd October 1978. Son John Boughey 11th Baronet [aged 19] succeeded.
On 24th August 1798 Thomas Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Fletcher of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
In 1812 Thomas Fletcher 1st Baronet [aged 65] died. His son John [aged 27] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fletcher of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 27th June 1823 John Fletcher aka Boughey 2nd Baronet [aged 39] died. His son Thomas [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 6th October 1880 Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 3rd Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Thomas [aged 44] succeeded 4th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 30th August 1906 Thomas Fletcher Fenton Boughey 4th Baronet [aged 70] died. His brother George [aged 69] succeeded 5th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 4th August 1910 Reverend George Boughey 5th Baronet [aged 73] died without male issue. His brother William [aged 69] succeeded 6th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In 1912 William Fletcher Boughey 6th Baronet [aged 71] died without issue. His brother Robert [aged 68] succeeded 7th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 22nd May 1921 Robert Boughey 7th Baronet [aged 78] died. His brother George [aged 73] succeeded 8th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 6th March 1927 George Fenton Fletcher Boughey 8th Baronet [aged 78] died unmarried. His first cousin once removed George [aged 47] succeeded 9th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 28th June 1959 George Menteth Boughey 9th Baronet [aged 80] died. His son Richard [aged 33] succeeded 10th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.
On 3rd October 1978 Richard James Boughey 10th Baronet [aged 53] died. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 11th Baronet Boughey of Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire.