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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: Gorges aka Russell
In 1569 Arthur Gorges was born to [his father] William Gorges (age 55).
In 1584 Arthur Gorges (age 15) and Douglas Howard were married. They were third cousin once removed.
In 1584 [his father] William Gorges (age 70) died.
In 1597 Arthur Gorges (age 28) and Elizabeth Clinton (age 8) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 55) and Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln (age 54). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 28th September 1625 Arthur Gorges (age 56) died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd February 1662. I went to Chelsea, to see Sir Arthur Gorges' house.
Survey London Volume 4 Chelsea Part II. Cecil does not seem to have carried out his larger schemes and he sold the house to Henry Clinton, second Earl of Lincoln, in 1599.
Lincoln settled the estate on Sir Arthur Gorges, who had married his daughter. He lived in the house just mentioned, adjoining the great house, built for him by his father-in-law, and some four years after the latter's death in 1615, he sold Sir Thomas More's house to Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex. [See Close Roll, 18 Jas. I., pt. 18.] The new owner purchased several additions to the property, including "Brick Barn Close" and "The Sandhills," both north of the King's Road. These he converted into the Park, which is shown in Kip's view and was not built upon until after 1717. Cranfield fell under the displeasure of the King, and in consequence forfeited his property, which Charles I. granted in 1627 to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. After the Duke's assassination, the family continued to reside here until the outbreak of the Civil War, when the house was seized by the Parliament, and Mr. Randall Davies has referred to the record in the Perfect Occurrences of the petition in 1646 of the Duchess of Lennox, Buckingham's daughter, for leave to come to London, or to her house in Chelsea, to be under Dr. Mayerne's hands for her health. The great physician was then living at Lindsey House, the old farmhouse belonging to the estate.
[his son] Arthur Gorges was born to Arthur Gorges and Elizabeth Clinton.
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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[his daughter] Elizabeth Gorges Countess Lincoln was born to Arthur Gorges and Elizabeth Clinton. She married before 21st May 1667 her first cousin Theophilus Clinton 4th Earl Lincoln, son of Thomas Clinton 3rd Earl Lincoln and Elizabeth Knyvet Countess Lincoln.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gorges 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Gorges
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beauchamp 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Gorges
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Gorges
GrandFather: Edward Gorges 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 
3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tendring
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Moleyns
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaumont 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: William Gorges 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mill
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cox
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Cox
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stradling
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwenllian Stradling
GrandMother: Mary Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Huddersfield
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Arthur Gorges 8 x Great Grand Son of