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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 Clanricarde is in Earl Ireland.
In 1544 Ulick na "gCeann aka of the Heads" Burke 1st Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Earl Clanricarde.
In 1582 Richard Burke 2nd Earl Clanricarde died. His son Ulrick succeeded 3rd Earl Clanricarde.
In 1601 Ulrick Burke 3rd Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard (age 29) succeeded 4th Earl Clanricarde.
On 12th November 1635 Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans (age 63) died. His son Ulick (age 31) succeeded 5th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Earl St Albans. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 42) was blamed for his death making an enemy of Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde and his half-brother (they shared the same mother Frances Walsingham Countess Essex) Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 44).
In July 1657 Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 53) died. His first cousin Richard succeeded 6th Earl Clanricarde. Earl St Albans extinct.
In 1666 Richard Burgh 8th Earl Clanricarde (age 27) died. His brother John (age 24) succeeded 9th Earl Clanricarde.
In 1666 Richard Burke 6th Earl Clanricarde died. His brother William succeeded 7th Earl Clanricarde.
In or before 1674 William Burke 7th Earl Clanricarde and Helen MacCarty Countess Clanricarde (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Clanricarde.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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After 1708 William Burke 7th Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard succeeded 8th Earl Clanricarde.
In 1722 John Burke 9th Earl Clanricard (age 80) died. His son Michael (age 36) succeeded 10th Earl Clanricarde.
In 1726 Michael Burke 10th Earl Clanricarde (age 40) died. His son John (age 5) succeeded 11th Earl Clanricarde.
On 1st July 1740 John Smith Burgh 11th Earl Clanricarde (age 19) and Hester Amelia Vincent Countess Clanricarde were married. She by marriage Countess Clanricarde. He the son of Michael Burke 10th Earl Clanricarde.
On 21st April 1782 John Smith Burgh 11th Earl Clanricarde (age 61) died. His son Henry (age 40) succeeded 12th Earl Clanricarde.
On 8th December 1797 Henry Burgh 1st Marquess Clarincade (age 55) died without issue. Marquess Clarincade extinct. His brother John (age 53) succeeded 13th Earl Clanricarde.
On 10th April 1874 Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 71) died at Stratton Street. His son Hubert (age 41) succeeded 2nd Marquess Clarincade, 15th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Baron Somerhill of Somerhill in Kent.
Ulick na "gCeann aka of the Heads" Burke 1st Earl Clanricarde was created 1st Earl Clanricarde.