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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Drury Paternal Family Tree
Nicholas Drury of Thurston
Born 1350
Died Jan 1393 (43)
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: Robert Drury
Mother: Anne Calthorpe
William Drury
Born 30 May 1500
Before 07 Feb 1516 m Jane St Maur
Before Feb 1521 m Elizabeth Sothill x 3
Died 11 Jan 1558 (57)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Father: William Drury
Mother: Elizabeth Sothill
Anne Drury
Born 19 Aug 1523
1539 m Christopher Heydon x 1
Died 05 Sep 1561 (38)
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: William Drury
Mother: Elizabeth Sothill
Robert Drury
Born 13 Feb 1524
Before 08 Mar 1550 m Audrey Rich x 13
Died 07 Dec 1557 (33)
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: Richard Drury
Mother: Catherine Beswick
William Drury
Born 1604
Died 1690 (86)
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: William Drury
Richard Drury
Born 1657
Died 1692 (35)
13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: Richard Drury
Richard Drury
Born 1673
Died 01 Nov 1738 (65)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Father: William Drury
Mother: Elizabeth Sothill
Bridget Drury
Born 11 Sep 1534
In or before 1558 m Henry Yelverton x 1
Died 29 Apr 1617 (82)
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: Robert Drury
Edmund Drury
Born 1525
Died 1610 (85)
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Father: Robert Drury
Drue Drury
Born 1531
Died 29 Apr 1617 (86)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Robert Drury
Lucy Drury
Married Robert Tesche
