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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On 9th February 1845 Adrian Jones was born to [his father] James Brookholding Jones at Ludlow, Shropshire [Map] to James Brookholding Jones and Jane Marshal.
In 1867 Adrian Jones (age 21) enrolled in the Army as a veterinary officer in the Royal Horse Artillery.
In 1868 Adrian Jones (age 22) saw service in the Abyssinian Expedition.
In 1869 Adrian Jones (age 23) joined the 3rd Hussars. From 1871 to 1881 he served with the Queen's Bays in Ireland and was then attached to the 7th Queen's Own Hussars and fought with them in the First Anglo-Boer War in 1881.
In 1870 Adrian Jones (age 24) and Emma Buckingham of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire1887 were married.
In 1887 [his wife] Emma Buckingham of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire1887 died.
In 1891 Adrian Jones (age 45) and Emma Wedlake were married.
In 1912 Adrian Jones (age 66) became a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. He was elected Fellow in 1923.
On 24th January 1938 Adrian Jones (age 92) died at his home 147 Church Street, Chelsea.