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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St Bartholomew's Church Welby, Kesteven, Lincolnshire, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

St Bartholomew's Church Welby is in Welby, South Kesteven [Map], Churches in Lincolnshire.

St Bartholomew's Church Welby [Map]. Interior. The screen is around 1450 restored in 1948 as a memorial to William and Emma Avery of Welby.

Around 1170. St Bartholomew's Church Welby [Map]. Exterior. The present building is Early English and dates from around 1170. The oldest part being the middle section of the west wall where the steep pitch of the original roof may be seen. The North Aisle and Tower were added around 1200 to 1275 and the south wall taken down and rebuilt further southwards around 1400. The porch and turret were added at the same time. The Chancel beyond the screen were rebuild in 1872 by Hakewell.

Around 1350. St Bartholomew's Church Welby [Map]. Within the porch is a 14th-century stone tomb cover with relief depictions of a woman's head and shoulders, within a quatrefoil recess, along with a shrouded baby. It was originally sited in the graveyard.