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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Bathurst Paternal Family Tree
6 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Father: Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst
Mother: Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick Countess Bathurst Sussex
Allen Bathurst
Born 03 Aug 1895
27 Feb 1924 m Violet Meeking x 1
Died 17 Dec 1942 (47)
7 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Father: Allen Bathurst
George Bertram Bathurst
Born 1929
Died 2010 (81)
6 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Father: Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst
Mother: Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick Countess Bathurst Sussex
William Ralph Seymour Bathurst
Born 21 Sep 1903
Died 10 Sep 1970 (66)
6 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Father: Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst
Mother: Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick Countess Bathurst Sussex
Ralph Henry Bathurst
Born 26 Sep 1904
Died 05 Dec 1965 (61)
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Father: Benjamin Bathurst
Mother: Frances Apsley
Benjamin Bathurst
Born 1692
12 Dec 1713 m Finetta Poole
22 Oct 1741 m Catherine Brodrick x 1
Died 05 Nov 1767 (75)
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Father: Benjamin Bathurst
Mother: Catherine Brodrick
Bishop Henry Bathurst
Born 16 Oct 1744
Died 05 Apr 1837 (92)
