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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John Ternouth 1796-1848

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On 30th January 1796 John Ternouth was born at Andover, Hampshire [Map].

On 13th August 1814 John Ternouth [aged 18] and Sarah Abbot were married. Their first child, William, was born the following May. Three more sons and five daughters were born between 1816 and 1830 and two orphaned nieces joined the sculptor's family in 1839.

Around 1820 John Ternouth [aged 23] entered the Royal Academy Schools and studied under Francis Leggatt Chantrey [aged 38].

In 1827 John Ternouth [aged 30] and his family moved to 9 Lower Belgrave Place, close to Chantrey's workshops at 13 Ecclestone Street and his home at 30 Lower Belgrave Place.

On 11th May 1829 Charlotte Mary Hughes Lady Williams died. Monument in St Marys and St Nicholas Church Beaumaris [Map]. Sculpted by John Ternouth [aged 33].

The inscription: In memory of Charlotte Mary, wife of Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley of Baron Hill in this County, esquire and eldest daughter of William Lewis Hughes of Kinmel Park in Denbighshire, esquire, who died on the 11th of May, 1829 aged twenty three.

Er coffadwriaeth am Charlotte Mary, gwraig Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley o'r Baron Hill yn y Sir yma, yswaen a merch hynaf William Lewis Hughes o'r Kinmel Park yn Sir Ddinbech, yswaen, yr hon a fu farw yr 11eg o fis Mai, 1829 yn dair blwydd ar hugain oed.

Charlotte Mary Hughes Lady Williams: she was born to William Lewis Hughes. Before 17th May 1829 Richard Williams-Bulkeley 10th Baronet and she were married. On 1st December 1830 Robert Williams 9th Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 10th Baronet Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire. She by marriage Lady Williams.

On 13th December 1848 John Ternouth [aged 52] died of typhus. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. His grave is marked by a Carrara marble stela with a classical relief of a grieving draped woman embracing an urn-topped pedestal. This may be one of his own works.