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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Marquess Hastings is in Marquessates of England Alphabetically, Marquessates of England Chronologically, Extinct Marquessates of England.
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6th December 1816. Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 61] created.
28th November 1826. Son George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings [aged 18] succeeded.
13th January 1844. Son Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings [aged 11] succeeded.
17th January 1851. Brother Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings [aged 8] succeeded.
10th November 1868. Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings extinct.
On 6th December 1816 Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 61] was created 1st Marquess Hastings. Flora Mure-Campbell Marchioness of Hastings [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
On 28th November 1826 Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess Hastings [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Marquess Hastings, 3rd Earl Moira, 18th Baron Botreaux, 17th Baron Hungerford, 15th Baron Moleyns and 15th Baron Hastings. Barbara Yelverton Marchioness Hastings [aged 16] by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
On 13th January 1844 George Augustus Francis Rawdon-Hastings 2nd Marquess Hastings [aged 35] died. His son Paulyn [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Marquess Hastings, 8th Earl Loudon, 4th Earl Moira, 19th Baron Botreaux, 18th Baron Hungerford, 16th Baron Moleyns and 16th Baron Hastings.
On 17th January 1851 Paulyn Reginald Serlo Rawdon-Hastings 3rd Marquess Hastings [aged 18] died. His brother Henry [aged 8] succeeded 4th Marquess Hastings, 9th Earl Loudon, 5th Earl Moira, 21st Baron Grey of Ruthyn, 20th Baron Botreaux, 19th Baron Hungerford, 17th Baron Moleyns and 17th Baron Hastings. Florence Cecilia Paget Marchioness Hastings [aged 8] by marriage Marchioness Hastings.
On 10th November 1868 Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings 4th Marquess Hastings [aged 26] died. Marquess Hastings and Earl Moira extinct. Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Hastings, Baron Moleyns and Baron Grey of Ruthyn abeyant. His sister Edith [aged 34] succeeded 10th Countess Loudon.