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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Paternal Family Tree: Herbert
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath 1509-1561
Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury and Catherine Newport Baroness Herbert Chirbury were married. She the daughter of Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford and Diana Russell Countess Bradford. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 19th November 1627 [his father] Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 23] and [his mother] Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury were married at Bridgwater House Barbican. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 48] and [his grandmother] Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater [aged 44].
Around 1640 Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury was born to [his father] Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 36] and [his mother] Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
On 5th August 1648 [his grandfather] Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 66] died. His son [his father] Richard [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury.
On 13th May 1655 [his father] Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 51] died. His son [his brother] Edward [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury. [his mother] Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
In 1659 [his mother] Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury died.
Before 9th December 1678 [his brother] Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 45] and [his former sister-in-law] Ann Myddelton were married.
On 9th December 1678 Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 45] died. He was buried at Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 38] succeeded 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury. Catherine Newport Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
Around 1680 Godfrey Kneller [aged 33]. Portrait of Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 40].
Before 1681 Gilbert Soest [aged 75]. Portrait of Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 40]. Powis Castle.
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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In 1691 Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury [aged 51] died. Baron Herbert Chirbury extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Herbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Herbert
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Jones
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Herbert
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Herbert
GrandFather: Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Newport 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Newport 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Corbet 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Corbet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalen Newport 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Bromley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bromley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bromley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lyster
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Lyster
Father: Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Herbert of St Julians 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Herbert of Caerleon 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Herbert 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Herbert 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandMother: Mary Herbert Baroness Herbert Chirbury 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Egerton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Egerton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Egerton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sparkes of Bickerton
GrandFather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Ravenscroft
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Ravenscroft of Bretton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Grosvenor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cotton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Brereton
Mother: Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert Chirbury 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland 
Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France 
Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Graunt
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knightley 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Knightley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath