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: Poyntz
On 12th September 1479 [his father] Robert Poyntz [aged 29] and [his mother] Margaret Woodville [aged 18] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers [aged 39] and [his grandmother] Gwenllian Stradling [aged 37].
In 1480 Anthony Poyntz was born to [his father] Robert Poyntz [aged 30] and [his mother] Margaret Woodville [aged 19].
After 1490 Richard Guildford [aged 40] and [his future wife] Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" [aged 27] were married.
In 1500 [his daughter] Mary Poyntz was born to Anthony Poyntz [aged 20] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 21] at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map]. She married in or before 1514 her half fourth cousin twice removed Edward Gorges and had issue.
Around 1505 [his daughter] Margaret Poyntz was born to Anthony Poyntz [aged 25] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 26]. She married her half fifth cousin once removed John Newton of Hawtrey and had issue.
In 1507 Anthony Poyntz [aged 27] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1510 [his son] Nicholas Poyntz was born to Anthony Poyntz [aged 30] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 31]. He married 24th June 1527 his sixth cousin Joan Berkeley, daughter of Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley and Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
In or before 1514 [his son-in-law] Edward Gorges [aged 39] and [his daughter] Mary Poyntz [aged 13] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.
In June 1520 Henry VIII [aged 28] hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].
Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 42] carried the Sword of State.
Bishop John Stokesley [aged 45] attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.
Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 36], Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 42], Anthony Poyntz [aged 40], William Coffin [aged 25], William "Great" Courtenay [aged 43], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 37], William Paston [aged 41], William Denys [aged 50], Richard Cecil [aged 25], William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton [aged 37], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 22], John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40], Henry Guildford [aged 31], Marmaduke Constable [aged 40], William Compton [aged 38], William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 42], Thomas Cheney [aged 35], Henry Willoughby [aged 69], John Rodney [aged 59], John Marney 2nd Baron Marney [aged 36], William Sidney [aged 38], John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 20], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 49], Edmund Walsingham [aged 40], William Skeffington [aged 55] and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 63] attended.
William Carey [aged 20] jousted.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 50] organised.
Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 15] attended.
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 50], Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer [aged 48], Anthony Wingfield [aged 33], William Scott [aged 61], Thomas Wriothesley [aged 32], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 48], Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 20] and Edward Chamberlayne [aged 36] were present.
On 4th November 1520 [his father] Robert Poyntz [aged 70] died at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Before 5th November 1520 [his mother] Margaret Woodville [aged 59] died.
In April 1521 Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 43] was arrested and imprisoned at Tower of London [Map]. He was accused of listening to prophecies of the King's death and intending to kill the King. Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 48] presided at his trial. Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 43] and Henry Guildford [aged 32] acted as judges. Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 51], Anthony Poyntz [aged 41] and Edmund Walsingham [aged 41] as jurors.
In 1522 Anthony Poyntz [aged 42] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1527 Anthony Poyntz [aged 47] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
On 12th April 1527 [his future wife] Elizabeth Huddersfield [aged 48] died.
On 24th June 1527 [his son] Nicholas Poyntz [aged 17] and [his daughter-in-law] Joan Berkeley [aged 1] were married. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1533 Anthony Poyntz [aged 53] died.
Before 6th September 1533 Anthony Poyntz and Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" [aged 70] were married.
Before 6th September 1533 Anthony Poyntz and Elizabeth Huddersfield were married.
On 4th September 1538 [his former wife] Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" [aged 75] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz
GrandFather: John Poyntz
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Mill
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mill
Father: Robert Poyntz
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cox
GrandMother: Alice Cox
Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Woodville 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp
GrandFather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 
8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Count of Enghien
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Nicholas Orsini 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Sabran
Mother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stradling
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stradling
GrandMother: Gwenllian Stradling