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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Maxstoke, Warwickshire, South-Central England, British Isles

Maxstoke, Warwickshire is in Warwickshire.

See: Maxstoke Castle [Map].

Around March 1326 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton was born to John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton [aged 26] and Margery Corbet [aged 22] at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 1. before 1329 Joan Limbury Baroness Clinton and had issue 2. 1350 Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton, daughter of Geoffrey Saye 1st Baron Say and Idonea Leybourne Baroness Say, and had issue 3. before 8th September 1398 Elizabeth Plaunche Baroness Clinton Baroness Grey Rotherfield.

After 1343 Margery Corbet [deceased] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.

Around 1352 William Clinton was born to John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton [aged 25] and Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Deincourt, daughter of William Deincourt 3rd Baron Deincourt and Alice Neville Baroness Deincourt, and had issue.

On 25th October 1383 William Clinton [aged 31] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.

On 8th September 1398 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton [aged 72] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. His grandson William [aged 20] succeeded 4th Baron Clinton.

In 1571 Thomas Clinton 3rd Earl Lincoln was born to Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln [aged 29] and Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln [aged 28] at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married 1584 his half sixth cousin Elizabeth Knyvet Countess Lincoln and had issue.

Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, South-Central England, British Isles [Map]

See Castles in Warwickshire.

On 1st May 1325 Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton [aged 60] died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].

In 1375 Margaret Clinton [aged 25] died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].

On 3rd January 1458 Henry Stafford [aged 33] and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 14] were married probably at Maxstoke Castle [Map]. Her third marriage (second if you don't include the one annulled) aged fourteen and already the mother of the future King Henry VII. She had no further issue. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 48]. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 55] and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham [aged 50]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.