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: Dashwood
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood 1716-1798
On 17th February 1739 [her father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet [aged 26] and [her mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Lady Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire. They had three sons and three daughters.
In 1743 Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway was born to [her father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet [aged 30] and [her mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood [aged 27] at Kirtlington, Oxfordshire.
On 14th August 1762 [her future husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 26] and Charlotte Mary Greville [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 42] and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 42]. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 68] and [her future mother-in-law] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 53]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd October 1762 [her brother-in-law] George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester [aged 25] and [her sister] Elizabeth Dashwood Duchess Manchester [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. He the son of Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester and Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester.
In 1764 Joshua Reynolds [aged 40]. Portrait of Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 21].
On 13th June 1764 John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 28] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 21] were married. He the son of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 70] and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 55].
In 1765 [her daughter] Catherine Stewart Lady Graham was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 28] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 22]. She married 9th June 1785 James Graham 1st Baronet and had issue.
In 1766 [her son] Alexander Stewart died.
In 1766 [her son] Alexander Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 29] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 23]. He died aged less than one years old.
On 10th April 1767 [her daughter] Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 31] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 24]. She married 15th September 1791 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough, son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough, and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1768 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 46] and [her sister-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 74] and [her mother-in-law] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 59]. He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 24th March 1768 [her son] George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 32] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 25]. He married April 1797 Jane Paget Countess Galloway, daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge, and had issue.
In 1769 [her daughter] Anne Harriet Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 32] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 26]. She married before 8th January 1797 her half second cousin Spencer Stanley Chichester, son of Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal and Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal, and had issue.
Around 1770 Angelica Kauffmann [aged 28]. Portrait of Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 27] and her daughter Susan [aged 2].
Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough: On 10th April 1767 she was born to John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway. On 15th September 1791 George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough and she were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway. He the son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough. On 29th January 1817 George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough died. His son George succeeded 5th Duke Marlborough, 5th Marquess of Blandford, 5th Earl of Marlborough, 5th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 7th Earl of Sunderland, 9th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. She by marriage Duchess Marlborough. On 2nd April 1841 Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough died.
In 1771 [her daughter] Elizabeth Euphemia Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 34] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 28]. She married 5th January 1798 William Phillips Inge.
In 1772 [her son] Leveson Keith Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 35] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 29]. He died aged eight in 1780.
On 24th September 1773 [her father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 79] died. His son [her husband] John [aged 37] succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 30] by marriage Countess Galloway.
In 1774 [her son] William Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 37] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 31].
In 1775 [her son] Charles James Bishop Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 38] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 32].
In 1776 [her daughter] Georgiana Frances Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 39] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 33].
In 1777 [her daughter] Charlotte Stewart Lady Crofton was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 40] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 34]. She married 12th September 1801 Edward Crofton 3rd Baronet, son of Edward Crofton 2nd Baronet and Anne Croker 1st Baroness Crofton, and had issue.
In 1778 [her daughter] Caroline Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 41] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 35]. She married 1803 Reverend George Rushout-Bowles, son of John Rushout 1st Baron Northwick and Rebecca Bowles, and had issue.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 10th November 1779 [her father] James Dashwood 2nd Baronet [aged 66] died. His son [her brother] Henry [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Baronet Dashwood of Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire.
In 1780 [her son] Montgomery Granville John Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 43] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 37].
In 1780 [her son] Leveson Keith Stewart [aged 8] died.
On 5th May 1782 [her son] Edward Richard Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 46] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 39]. He married 19th November 1805 his fourth cousin once removed Katharine Charteris and had issue.
In 1783 [her son] James Henry Keith Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 46] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 40].
In 1785 [her daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Sophia Stewart was born to [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 48] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 42].
On 9th June 1785 [her son-in-law] James Graham 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Catherine Stewart Lady Graham [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 49] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 42].
In 1786 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 64] was created 1st Marquess Stafford. [her sister-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
On 15th September 1791 [her son-in-law] George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough [aged 25] and Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 55] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 48]. He the son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough [aged 52] and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough [aged 48].
Before 8th January 1797 [her son-in-law] Spencer Stanley Chichester [aged 21] and Anne Harriet Stewart [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 60] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 54]. He the son of Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal [aged 57] and Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal. They were half second cousins.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In April 1797 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 29] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 52] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 55]. He the son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 61] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 54].
On 5th January 1798 [her son-in-law] William Phillips Inge [aged 24] and Elizabeth Euphemia Stewart [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 61] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 55].
On 19th April 1798 [her mother] Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood [aged 82] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She was buried at Woodbridge, Suffolk [Map].
On 12th September 1801 [her son-in-law] Edward Crofton 3rd Baronet [aged 22] and Charlotte Stewart Lady Crofton [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 65] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 58].
In 1803 [her son-in-law] Reverend George Rushout-Bowles [aged 30] and Caroline Stewart [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 66] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 60].
In 1804 [her daughter] Georgiana Frances Stewart [aged 28] died.
In 1805 [her sister-in-law] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford died.
On 19th November 1805 Edward Richard Stewart [aged 23] and Katharine Charteris were married. He the son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 69] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 62]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 13th November 1806 [her husband] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 70] died. His son George [aged 38] succeeded 8th Earl Galloway, 7th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 6th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 32] by marriage Countess Galloway.
In 1809 [her daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Sophia Stewart [aged 24] died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1818 [her daughter] Caroline Stewart [aged 40] died.
In 1827 [her son] William Stewart [aged 53] died.
On 8th January 1830 Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 87] died.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Dashwood
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dashwood 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Perry
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Perry
GrandFather: Robert Dashwood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chamberlayne 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Chamberlayne 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Penelope Chamberlayne Lady Dashwood
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Prideaux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Prideaux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Ivery
Father: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Reade
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Reade 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Brocket
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Brocket
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Lytton
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Reade 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Style
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Style 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Style Lady Reade
GrandMother: Dorothy Reade
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dring of Isleworth, Middlesex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Love Dring Lady Reade
Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandfather: Leonard Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
GrandFather: Edward Spencer
Mother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood