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 Powis is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Powis is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1674. William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 48] created.
2nd June 1696. Son William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis [aged 36] succeeded.
22nd October 1745. Son William Herbert 3rd Marquess Powis [aged 47] succeeded.
8th March 1748. William Herbert 3rd Marquess Powis extinct.
In 1674 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 48] was created 1st Earl Powis. Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 39] by marriage Countess Powis.
On 2nd June 1696 William Herbert 1st Marquess Powis [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Marquess Powis, 2nd Earl Powis, 4th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 3rd Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire. Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis. Mary Preston Marchioness Powis by marriage Marchioness Powis.
On 22nd October 1745 William Herbert 2nd Marquess Powis [aged 85] died. His son William [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Marquess Powis, 3rd Earl Powis, 5th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 4th Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire.
On 8th March 1748 William Herbert 3rd Marquess Powis [aged 50] died unmarried. Marquess Powis, Earl Powis, 6th Baron Powis of Powis Castle in Powys, 5th Baronet Powis of Red Castle in Montgomeryshire extinct.
Earl Powis is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1748. Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis [aged 44] created.
10th September 1772. Son George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 17] succeeded.
16th January 1801. George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis extinct.
In 1748 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis [aged 44] was created 1st Earl Powis.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 30th March 1751 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis [aged 47] and Barbara Herbert Countess Powis [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Powis. The difference in their ages was 32 years.
On 10th September 1772 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Powis [aged 69] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Welshpool. His son George [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Earl Powis.
On 16th January 1801 George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 45] died at York House Hotel Albermarle Street. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Welshpool. Earl Powis extinct. In 1784 his sister Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 42] had married Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 46] who was created Earl Powis in 1784.
Earl Powis is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
14th May 1804. Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 50] created.
16th May 1839. Son Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 54] succeeded.
17th January 1848. Son Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis [aged 29] succeeded.
7th May 1891. Nephew George Herbert 4th Earl Powis [aged 28] succeeded.
9th November 1952. First Cousin Once Removed Edward Herbert 5th Earl of Powis [aged 63] succeeded.
15th January 1974. Brother Christian Herbert 6th Earl of Powis [aged 69] succeeded.
7th October 1988. Second Cousin George Herbert 7th Earl of Powis [aged 63] succeeded.
13th August 1993. Son John Herbert 8th Earl of Powis [aged 41] succeeded.
On 14th May 1804 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 50] was created 1st Earl Powis. Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis [aged 45] by marriage Countess Powis.
On 16th May 1839 Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis [aged 85] died at 45 Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bromfield. His son Edward [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Earl Powis. Lucy Graham Countess Powis [aged 45] by marriage Countess Powis.
On 17th January 1848 Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis [aged 62] died. he had been shot accidentally in the thigh ten days before by his son George Herbert [aged 22] during a pheasant shoot at Powis Castle [Map]. He died His son Edward [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Earl Powis.
On 7th May 1891 Edward Herbert 3rd Earl Powis [aged 72] died unmarried at 45 Berkeley Square, Mayfair. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Welshpool. His nephew George [aged 28] succeeded 4th Earl Powis. Violet Ida Evelyn Lane-Fox Countess Powis [aged 26] by marriage Countess Powis.
On 9th November 1952 George Herbert 4th Earl Powis [aged 90] died. His first cousin once removed Edward [aged 63] succeeded 5th Earl Powis.
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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On 15th January 1974 Edward Herbert 5th Earl of Powis [aged 84] died. His brother Christian [aged 69] succeeded 6th Earl Powis.
On 7th October 1988 Christian Herbert 6th Earl of Powis [aged 84] died. His second cousin George [aged 63] succeeded 7th Earl Powis.
On 13th August 1993 George Herbert 7th Earl of Powis [aged 68] died. His son John [aged 41] succeeded 8th Earl Powis. Katharine Odeyne de Grey Countess Powis [aged 65] by marriage Countess Powis.