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: Glynne
1659 Third Protectorate Parliament
1661 Creation of Baronets and Peerages by Charles II Post Coronation
Before 20th January 1638 [his father] John Glynne (age 36) and [his mother] Frances Squib were married.
On 20th January 1638 William Glynne 1st Baronet was born to [his father] John Glynne (age 36) and [his mother] Frances Squib.
After 19th October 1646 [his father] John Glynne (age 44) and Anne Manning Lady Lawley were married.
In 1656 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 17) graduated at Jesus College, Oxford University.
In 1659 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 20) was elected MP Caernarfon during the Third Protectorate Parliament.
On 25th April 1660...
Thomas Thynne (age 50) was elected MP Hindon.
Henry Carey 4th Viscount Falkland (age 26) was elected MP Oxfordshire.
Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 29) was elected MP Derbyshire.
[his father] John Glynne (age 58) was elected MP Caernarfonshire.
William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 22) was elected MP Caernarfon.
Francis Godolphin (age 54) was elected MP Heytesbury.
Richard Jennings (age 41) was elected MP St Albans.
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In May 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) created new Baronetcies and Peerages...
10th May 1661 William Smyth 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Smyth of Redcliff in Buckinghamshire.
16th May 1661 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 29) was created 1st Baronet Smyth of Ashton Court in Somerset. Anne Ashburnham Lady Smyth (age 23) by marriage Lady Smyth of Ashton Court in Somerset.
18th May 1661 Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet (age 40) was created 1st Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.
20th May 1661 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
23rd May 1661 Henry Ingram 1st Viscount Irvine (age 21) was created 1st Viscount Irvine.
Before 1663 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 24) and Penelope Anderson Lady Bicester aka Bisseter were married. She by marriage Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
On 17th May 1663 [his son] William Glynne 2nd Baronet was born to William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Penelope Anderson Lady Bicester aka Bisseter. He married 5th July 1688 Mary Evelyn Lady Bicester aka Bisseter, daughter of Edward Evelyn 1st Baronet, and had issue.
In 1665 [his son] Stephen Glynne 3rd Baronet was born to William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Penelope Anderson Lady Bicester aka Bisseter. He married after 1691 Sophia Evelyn Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter, daughter of Edward Evelyn 1st Baronet, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 15th November 1666 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 28) inherited at Hawarden, Flintshire.
On 15th November 1666 [his father] John Glynne (age 64) died. He was buried in his own vault under the alter at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
In 1668 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 29) was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
In 1673 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 34) was appointed High Sheriff of Flintshire.
In 1688 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 49) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Oxfordshire.
On 5th July 1688 [his son] William Glynne 2nd Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Evelyn Lady Bicester aka Bisseter (age 12) were married.
In 1689 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 50) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Carnarvonshire.
On 8th September 1690 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 52) died. His son William (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Evelyn Lady Bicester aka Bisseter (age 14) by marriage Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
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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In 1691 [his former wife] Penelope Anderson Lady Bicester aka Bisseter died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Glynne
GrandFather: William Glynne
Father: John Glynne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Griffith Chamberlain
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Griffith
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Griffith
GrandMother: Jane Griffith
GrandFather: Arthur Squib
Mother: Frances Squib