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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Buckenham, Norfolk, East England, British Isles [Map]

Buckenham, Norfolk is in Norfolk.

In 1366 Catherine Pole [aged 27] died at Buckenham, Norfolk [Map].

Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, East England, British Isles [Map]

See Castles in Norfolk.

Around 1340 Ivetta Grey was born to Thomas Grey [aged 60] and Agnes Bayles at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map]. She married William Clopton and had issue.

Before 22nd October 1369 Thomas Grey [aged 41] died at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map].

On 24th September 1394 Elizabeth Cromwell [aged 37] died at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map].

Around 1461 Edmund Knyvet was born to William Knyvet [aged 21] and Alice Grey [aged 26] at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map]. He married in or before 1484 Eleanor Tyrrell and had issue.

Around 1484 Edmund Knyvet Baron Berners was born to Edmund Knyvet [aged 23] and Eleanor Tyrrell at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map]. He married before 1510 his fourth cousin once removed Joan Bourchier 3rd Baroness Berners, daughter of John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners and Katherine Howard Baroness Berners, and had issue.

In 1485 Thomas Knyvet was born to Edmund Knyvet [aged 24] at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map]. He married before 1508 his fourth cousin Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle, daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey, and had issue.

Around 1510 Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire was born to Thomas Knyvet [aged 25] and Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle [aged 25] at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map]. He married in or before 1537 his fourth cousin once removed Anne Pickering and had issue.

Buckenham Wayland, Norfolk, East England, British Isles