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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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Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
July 1627. Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 30) created.
1666. Son Mountjoy Blount 2nd Earl Newport succeeded.
20th March 1675. Brother Thomas Blount 3rd Earl Newport succeeded.
4th May 1675. Brother Henry Blount 4th Earl Newport succeeded.
25th September 1679. Henry Blount 4th Earl Newport extinct.
In July 1627 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 30) was created 1st Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight. Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 27) by marriage Countess Newport in the Isle of Wight.
In 1666 Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 69) died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map]. His son Mountjoy succeeded 2nd Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight.
Before 20th March 1675 Mountjoy Blount 2nd Earl Newport died. His brother Thomas succeeded 3rd Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight.
Before 4th May 1675 Thomas Blount 3rd Earl Newport died. His brother Henry succeeded 4th Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight.
Before 25th September 1679 Henry Blount 4th Earl Newport died. Earl Newport in the Isle of Wight extinct.