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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Biography of Henry Hobart 4th Baronet 1657-1698

Paternal Family Tree: Hobart

Around 1640 [his step-father] Robert Pye (age 20) and [his mother] Anne Hampden (age 15) were married.

In 1647 [his father] John Hobart 3rd Baronet (age 18) and Philippa Hobart (age 11) were married. They were first cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In June 1656 [his father] John Hobart 3rd Baronet (age 28) and [his step-mother] Mary Hampden (age 26) were married at St Giles' Field Holborn.

In 1657 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet was born to [his father] John Hobart 3rd Baronet (age 28) and [his mother] Anne Hampden (age 32).

In 1671 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 14) was knighted by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 40) at Blickling, Norfolk.

In 1671 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 14) educated at St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].

In 1681 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 24) was elected MP King's Lynn.

On 22nd August 1683 [his father] John Hobart 3rd Baronet (age 55) died. His son Henry (age 26) succeeded 4th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

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On 9th July 1684 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 27) and Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart were married. She by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

In 1689 [his daughter] Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk was born to Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart. She married (1) 2nd March 1706 Charles Howard 9th Earl Suffolk, son of Henry Howard 5th Earl Suffolk and Mary Stewart, and had issue (2) 1735 George Berkeley, son of Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley.

In January 1689 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Thetford.

After February 1689 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Norfolk.

Before 1st July 1690 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 33) was appointed Gentleman of the Horse to King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 39).

Battle of the Boyne

                    On 1st July 1690 the Battle of the Boyne was fought between the armies of Protestant King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 39) and Catholic King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 56).
                
                    The English army was commanded by Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke Schomberg (age 74).
                
                    The English or Protestant army included Colonel Albert Conyngham, Richard Lumley 1st Earl Scarborough (age 40), Osmund Mordaunt and Henry Sidney 1st Earl Romney (age 49).
                
                    For the Irish or Catholic army James Fitzjames 1st Duke Berwick (age 19) and Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 33) fought. Richard Hamilton was captured.
                
                    Drury Wray 9th Baronet (age 56) fought for James II for which he subsequently forfeit his lands.

In 1691 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 34) was appointed Vice Admiral: Norfolk.

On 11th October 1693 [his son] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire was born to Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart. He married (1) 1717 Judith Britiffe and had issue (2) 10th February 1728 Elizabeth Bristow Countess Buckinghamshire and had issue.

In 1694 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Bere Alston.

In 1695 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Norfolk.

On 20th August 1698 Oliver le Neve (age 36) and Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 41) fought a duel at Cawston Heath, Norfolk. Henry Hobart 4th Baronet received a fatal wound; he died the next day.

On 20th August 1698 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 41) died from wounds he had received in a duel with Oliver le Neve (age 36) at Cawston Heath, Norfolk. His son John (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

[his daughter] Catherine Hobart was born to Henry Hobart 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart. She married before 2nd June 1725 Charles Churchill.