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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 of Ely in Wicklow is in Earl Ireland.
In 1771 Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 61) was created 1st Earl of Ely in Wicklow. Frances Monroe Countess of Ely by marriage Countess of Ely in Wicklow.
On 8th May 1783 Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 73) died without issue. Earl of Ely in Wicklow, Viscount Loftus of Ely and Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford extinct. His estates passed to his nephew Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely (age 45), the son of his sister Elizabeth Loftus, who adopted the surname Loftus.
On 23rd October 1766 Nicholas Hume-Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 58) was created 1st Earl of Ely in Wicklow.
On 31st October 1766 Nicholas Hume-Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 58) died. His son Nicholas (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl of Ely in Wicklow, 3rd Viscount Loftus of Ely, 3rd Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford.
On 12th November 1769 Nicholas Hume-Loftus 2nd Earl of Ely (age 31) died. Earl of Ely in Wicklow extinct. His uncle Henry (age 59) succeeded 4th Viscount Loftus of Ely, 4th Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford. Frances Monroe Countess of Ely by marriage Viscountess Loftus of Ely.