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 23rd June 1913 Francis Goodman was born Francis Julian Gutmann in London to German-Jewish parents, 'Franzie' was brought up in Munich from 1919.
October 1955. Francis Goodman (age 42). Photograph of Margaret Whigam Duchess of Argyll (age 42) and her daughter Frances Helen Sweeny Duchess of Rutland (age 18), future Duchess of Rutland. Source: National Portrait Gallery.
Frances Helen Sweeny Duchess of Rutland: In 1937 she was born to Charles Francis Sweeny and Margaret Whigham Duchess of Argyll. On 15th May 1958 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Rutland. She the daughter of Charles Francis Sweeny and Margaret Whigham Duchess of Argyll. He the son of John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland and Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland.
In 1989 Francis Goodman (age 75) died.