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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Earl Bantry is in Earl Ireland.
On 22nd January 1816 two new Irish Eardom's were created...
Richard White 1st Earl Bantry (age 48) was created 1st Earl Bantry. Margaret Anne Hare Countess Bantry by marriage Countess Bantry.
Richard Butler 1st Earl Glengall (age 40) was created 1st Earl Glengall.
On 2nd May 1851 Richard White 1st Earl Bantry (age 83) died. His son Richard (age 50) succeeded 2nd Earl Bantry. Mary O'Brien Countess Bantry by marriage Countess Bantry.
On 16th July 1868 Richard White 2nd Earl Bantry (age 67) died. His brother William (age 66) succeeded 3rd Earl Bantry.
On 15th January 1884 William Henry Hare Hedges-White 3rd Earl Bantry (age 82) died. His son William (age 30) succeeded 4th Earl Bantry.
On 18th February 1886 William Henry Hare Hedges-White 4th Earl Bantry (age 32) and Rosamund Catherine Petre Countess Bantry (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Bantry. He the son of William Henry Hare Hedges-White 3rd Earl Bantry.
In 1891 William Henry Hare Hedges-White 4th Earl Bantry (age 37) died without issue. Earl Bantry extinct.