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 Drogheda is in Earl Ireland.
In June 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 31] created new Baronetcies and Peerages...
5th June 1661 James Clavering 1st Baronet [aged 41] was created 1st Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.
13th June 1661 Thomas Adams 1st Baronet [aged 75] was created 1st Baronet Adams of London.
14th June 1661 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Drogheda.
On 17th June 1661...
Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Abraham Cullen 1st Baronet [aged 37] was created 1st Baronet Cullen of East Sheen in Surrey.
James Rushout 1st Baronet [aged 17] was created 1st Baronet Rushout of Northwick Park in Worcestershire aged only seveneteen.
William Stanley 1st Baronet [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire. Charlotte Molyneux Lady Stanley by marriage Lady Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire.
Griffith Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.
18th June 1661 Thomas Vyner 1st Baronet [aged 72] was created 1st Baronet Vyner of London.
18th June 1661 Henry Winchcombe 1st Baronet [aged 18] was created 1st Baronet Winchcombe of Bucklebury in Berkshire.
26th June 1661 Theobald Taaffe 1st Earl Carlingford [aged 58] was created 1st Earl Carlingford.
Before 11th January 1676 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda [aged 54] and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda [aged 50] were married. She by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 12th January 1676 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda [aged 54] died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Earl Drogheda, 4th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 4th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda [aged 26] by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 18th June 1679 Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda died. His brother Henry [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Drogheda, 5th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 5th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda [aged 19] by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 7th June 1714 Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda [aged 58] died. His grandson Henry [aged 13] succeeded 4th Earl Drogheda, 6th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 6th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 28th May 1727 Henry Moore 4th Earl of Drogheda [aged 26] died. His brother Edward [aged 26] succeeded 5th Earl Drogheda, 7th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 7th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 28th October 1758 Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda [aged 57] died at sea whilst travelling between Holyhead and Dublin. His son Charles [aged 28] succeeded 6th Earl Drogheda, 8th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 8th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 14] by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 22nd December 1822 Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda [aged 92] died. His son Edward [aged 52] succeeded 2nd Marquess Drogheda, 7th Earl Drogheda, 9th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 9th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 6th February 1837 Edward Moore 2nd Marquess Drogheda [aged 66] died unmarried. His nephew Henry [aged 11] succeeded 3rd Marquess Drogheda, 8th Earl Drogheda, 10th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 10th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 29th June 1892 Henry Seymour Moore 3rd Marquess Drogheda [aged 66] died. Marquess Drogheda extinct. His second cousin once removed Ponsonby [aged 46] succeeded 9th Earl Drogheda, 11th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 11th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 28th October 1908 Ponsonby William Moore 9th Earl of Drogheda [aged 62] died. His son Henry [aged 24] succeeded 10th Earl Drogheda, 12th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 12th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 3rd March 1909 Henry Moore 10th Earl of Drogheda [aged 24] and Kathleen Pelham Burn Countess Drogheda [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Drogheda. He the son of Ponsonby William Moore 9th Earl of Drogheda.
On 22nd November 1957 Henry Moore 10th Earl of Drogheda [aged 73] died. His son Charles [aged 47] succeeded 11th Earl Drogheda, 13th Viscount Moore of Drogheda.