Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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Biography of Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford 1726-1782

Paternal Family Tree: Stewart

Maternal Family Tree: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester 1666-1712

On 30th April 1713 [her father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 29] and [her mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton and [her grandmother] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton [aged 45]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On or before 9th August 1726 Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford was born to [her father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 42] and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton [aged 35]. He mother died on 9th August 1726. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 9th August 1726 [her mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton [aged 35] died.

On 3rd February 1732 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway [aged 52] died at Lisburn, Antrim. His son [her future husband] Francis [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.

On 29th May 1741 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 22] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 57] and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 12th February 1743 [her son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 16]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married (1) 4th February 1768 his fifth cousin once removed Alice Elizabeth Windsor, daughter of Herbert Windsor 2nd Viscount Windsor and Alice Clavering Viscountess Windsor (2) 20th May 1776 his sixth cousin Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford, daughter of Charles Ingram 9th Viscount Irvine and Frances Shepheard, and had issue.

On 1st August 1744 [her daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 26] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 17]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 15th February 1766 Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda, son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby, and had issue.

On 11th August 1746 [her brother-in-law] William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington [aged 26] and [her sister] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 62] and [her mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He the son of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 63] and Anne Griffith.

On 15th December 1746 [her son] Henry Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 28] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 20]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 27th September 1747 [her daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 29] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 21]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married before 1769 Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and had issue.

On 20th January 1748 [her son] Robert Seymour was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 29] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 21]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 2nd May 1806 Anderlechtia Clarissa Chetwynd, daughter of William Chetwynd 4th Viscount Chetwynd and Susannah Cope.

In August 1750 [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 23] by marriage Countess Hertford.

On 9th October 1750 [her daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 32] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 24]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 10th February 1772 her fourth cousin once removed George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison, son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison, and had issue.

In 1752 [her son] Edward Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 33] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 25]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1754 [her daughter] Elizabeth Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 35] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 27]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 25th December 1755 [her daughter] Isabella Rachel Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 37] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 29]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 73] died. His son [her brother-in-law] William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. [her sister] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 34] by marriage Countess Harrington.

On 28th April 1759 [her son] William Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 40] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'

This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.

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On 29th April 1759 [her son] Hugh Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 40] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1785 his second cousin once removed Anne Horatia Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.

On 21st July 1763 [her son] George Seymour-Conway was born to [her husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 45] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 36]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1795 Isabella Hamilton and had issue.

1765. Alexander Roslin [aged 46]. Portrait of Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 38].

On 15th February 1766 [her son-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda [aged 35] and Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 47] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 39]. He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby.

On 4th February 1768 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 24] and Alice Elizabeth Windsor [aged 18] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 49] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 41]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1769 [her son-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry [aged 29] and Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 50] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 42].

On 20th July 1770 [her daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway [aged 22] died.

On 10th February 1772 [her son-in-law] George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison [aged 20] and Gertrude Seymour-Conway [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 53] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 45]. He the son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 21st May 1775 [her son-in-law] Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton [aged 24] and Frances Seymour-Conway were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 56] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 48]. He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 55] and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20th May 1776 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford [aged 33] and Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 16] were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 57] and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 49]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 10th November 1782 Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford [aged 56] died.

On 14th June 1794 [her former husband] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford [aged 75] died. His son Francis [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford [aged 35] by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall, Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.

[her daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 21st May 1775 her sixth cousin Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln, and had issue.

Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford 1726-1782 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford 1726-1782

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford 1726-1782
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1]

Ancestors of Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford 1726-1782

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Glemham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sackville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bennet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crofts

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susannah Crofts 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Crofts 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dormer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Dormer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux

GrandFather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden

Mother: Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Child

Great x 1 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft

GrandMother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester