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: Woodman aka Horsley aka Delaval
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Carr 1640-1729
Before 1690 [his father] Edward Delaval of South Dissington (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Blake (age 25) were married.
On 27th December 1692 Francis Blake Delaval was born to [his father] Edward Delaval of South Dissington (age 28) and [his mother] Mary Blake (age 28).
On or before 7th December 1711 [his mother] Mary Blake (age 47) died. She was buried 7th December 1711.
In 1716 Francis Blake Delaval (age 23) was elected MP Northumberland at a by-election.
In March 1719 Francis Blake Delaval (age 26) wrote to his father ... The Admiralty have ... given me a commission to command the Gosport, a new forty gun ship. She is at Deptford and I shall go down on Saturday to put her in commission.
On 22nd June 1723 [his uncle] Admiral George Delaval (age 56) died. He was buried at Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map] on 4th July 1723. His nephew Francis Blake Delaval (age 30) inherited Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map] which had yet to be completed. By 1729 the house was completed according to Vanbrugh's original plan at an estimated cost of £10,000.
Before 1st July 1725 Francis Blake Delaval (age 32) and Rhoda Apreece were married.
On 1st July 1725 [his daughter] Rhoda Delaval was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 32) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece. She was named after her mother. She married 23rd May 1751 Edward Astley 4th Baronet, son of Jacob Astley 3rd Baronet and Lucy L'Estrange, and had issue.
On 16th March 1727 [his son] Francis Blake Delaval was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 34) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece. He married before 10th January 1764 his half sixth cousin Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet.
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 17th March 1728 [his son] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 35) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece. He married in or before 1755 his first cousin Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval and had issue.
In 1729 Francis Blake Delaval (age 36) was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
In 1729 [his son] Edward Hussey Delaval was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 36) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece.
In 1742 [his daughter] Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 49) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece. She married 1760 John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough and had issue.
Around 1743 [his daughter] Anne Hussey Delaval was born to Francis Blake Delaval (age 50) and [his wife] Rhoda Apreece. She married 6th October 1759 William Stanhope, son of Philip Stanhope 3rd Earl Chesterfield and Elizabeth Savile, and had issue.
On 3rd August 1744 [his father] Edward Delaval of South Dissington (age 80) died. He was buried at Newburn, Northumberland [Map].
On 23rd April 1749 [his mother-in-law] Sarah Hussey (age 77) died. Her daughter [his wife] Rhoda Apreece inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
On 23rd May 1751 [his son-in-law] Edward Astley 4th Baronet (age 21) and [his daughter] Rhoda Delaval (age 25) were married.
On 9th December 1752 Francis Blake Delaval (age 59) died after falling down steps at his home Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map].
In 1758 [his former wife] Rhoda Apreece died. [his son] John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 29) inherited Doddington Hall [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Delaval 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Delaval 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Delaval 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Ogle 3rd Baron Ogle 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Ogle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne Baroness Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Delaval 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Delaval of North Dissington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Selby
Father: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Grey 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Grey of Chillingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Morpeth and Howick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey of Horton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Ogle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Grey of Bitchfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Strange of Hunstanton 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Strange of Hunstanton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Vaux 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Strange 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Margaret Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Francis Blake Delaval 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Francis Blake of Cogges
Mother: Mary Blake
GrandMother: Elizabeth Carr 