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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Paternal Family Tree: Oisingas
King Ecgberht I of Kent was born to [his father] King Eorcenberht of Kent and [his mother] Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent.
On 20th January 640 [his grandfather] King Eadbald of Kent died. His son [his father] Eorcenberht succeeded King of Kent. [his mother] Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent by marriage Queen Consort Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 664. This year the sun was eclipsed, on the eleventh of May; and [his father] Erkenbert, King of Kent, having died, Egbert his son succeeded to the kingdom. Colman with his companions this year returned to his own country. This same year there was a great plague in the island Britain, in which died Bishop Tuda, who was buried at Wayleigh-Chad and Wilferth were consecrated-And Archbishop Deus-dedit died.
Bede. 664. Deusdedit, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Dying, Wighard was sent to Rome to succeed him in that dignity; But he dying there, Theodore was ordained Archbishop, and sent into Britain with the Abbot Hadrian.
In the above-mentioned year of the aforesaid eclipse, which was presently followed by the pestilence, in which also Bishop Colman, being overcome by the unanimous consent of the Catholics, returned home, Deusdedit, the sixth bishop of the church of Canterbury, died on the 14th of July. [his father] Erconbert, also, king of Kent, departed this life the same month and day; leaving his kingdom to his son Egbert, which he held nine years. The see then became vacant for some considerable time, until the priest Wighard, a man skilled in ecclesiastical discipline, of the English race, was sent to Rome by the said King Egbert, and Oswy, king of the Northumbrians, as was briefly mentioned in the foregoing book, with a request that he might be ordained bishop of the church of England; sending at the same time presents to the apostolic pope, and many vessels of gold and silver. Arriving at Rome, where Vitalian presided at that time over the Apostolic See, and having made known to the aforesaid pope the occasion of his journey, he was not long after snatched away, with almost all his companions that went with him, by a pestilence which happened at that time.
On 14th July 664 [his father] King Eorcenberht of Kent died. His son Ecgberht succeeded I King of Kent.
Before 14th July 664 [his father] King Eorcenberht of Kent and [his mother] Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Anna of East Anglia. He the son of [his grandfather] King Eadbald of Kent and [his grandmother] Emma Austrasia Queen Consort Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 667. This year Oswy (age 55) and Egbert sent Wighard, a priest, to Rome, that he might be consecrated there Archbishop of Canterbury; but he died as soon as he came thither.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 669. This year King Egbert gave to Bass, a mass-priest, Reculver [Map] - to build a minster upon.
Around 670 [his son] King Wihtred of Kent was born to King Ecgberht I of Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 673. This year died Egbert, King of Kent; and the same year there was a synod at Hertford [Map]; and [his aunt] St. Etheldritha (age 37) began that monastery at Ely [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 4th July 673 King Ecgberht I of Kent died. His son Eadric succeeded King of Kent.
[his son] King Eadric of Kent was born to King Ecgberht I of Kent.
Bede. They proceeded by sea to Marseilles, and thence by land to Arles, and having there delivered to John, archbishop of that city, Pope Vitalian's letters of recommendation, were by him detained till Ebrin, the king's mayor of the palace, sent them a pass to go where they pleased. Having received the same, Theodore repaired to Agilbert, bishop of Paris, of whom we have spoken above, and was by him kindly received, and long entertained. But Hadrian went first to Emme, and then to Faro, bishops of Sens and Meaux, and lived with them a considerable time; for the hard winter had obliged them to rest wherever they could. King Egbert, being informed by messengers that the bishop they had asked of the Roman prelate was in the kingdom of France, sent thither his prefect, Redfrid, to conduct him; who, being arrived there, with Ebrin's leave, conveyed him to the port of Quentavic; where, being indisposed, he made some stay, and as soon as he began to recover, sailed over into Britain. But Ebrin detained Hadrian, suspecting that he went on some message from the emperor to the kings of Britain, to the prejudice of the kingdom, of which he at that time took especial care; however, when he found that he really had no such commission, he discharged him, and permitted him to follow Theodore. As soon as he came, he received from him the monastery of St. Peter the apostle [Map], where the archbishops of Canterbury are usually buried, as I have said before; for at his departure, the apostolic lord had ordered that he should provide for him in his diocese, and give him a suitable place to live in with his followers.
Bede. This synod was held in the year from the incarnation of our Lord 673. In which year, Egbert, king of Kent, died in the month of July; his brother [his brother] Lothere succeeded him on the throne, which he had held eleven years and seven months. Bisi, the bishop of the East Angles, who is said to have been in the aforesaid synod, was successor to Boniface, before spoken of, a man of much sanctity and religion; for when Boniface died, after having been bishop seventeen years, he was by Theodore substituted in his place. Whilst he was still alive, but hindered by much sickness from administering his episcopal functions, two bishops, Ecci and Badwin, were elected and consecrated in his place; from which time to the present, that province has had two bishops.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Octa King of Kent
Great x 2 Grandfather: Eormenric King of Kent
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Æthelberht of Kent
GrandFather: King Eadbald of Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: Clothar "The Old" I King Paris Merovingian King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charibert King Paris Merovingian
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bertha Merovingian Queen Consort Kent
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ingoberga Unknown Queen Consort Paris
Father: King Eorcenberht of Kent
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theudebert II King Austrasia
GrandMother: Emma Austrasia Queen Consort Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wehha Wuffingas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wuffa King East Anglia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tytila King East Anglia
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eni Wuffingas
GrandFather: King Anna of East Anglia