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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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Charles "Younger" King Franks was appointed Duke Maine.
Around 768 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and [his step-mother] Himiltrude Unknown Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 770 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) and Desiderata Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 771 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 28) and [his mother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 772 Charles "Younger" King Franks was born to [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 29) and [his mother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 781 [his brother] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks (age 3) succeeded King Aquitaine.
In 784 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 41) and [his step-mother] Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Around 794 [his brother] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks (age 16) and [his sister-in-law] Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 51) and [his mother] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 794 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 51) and [his step-mother] Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
On 25th December 800 Charles "Younger" King Franks (age 28) was crowned King of the Franks.
On 25th December 800 [his father] Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 58) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo III.
On 4th December 811 Charles "Younger" King Franks (age 39) died at Bavaria.
Kings Franks: Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor