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 25th February 1723 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey was born.
In 1747 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 23) and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Mary Howard Countess Deloraine.
On 16th March 1749 [his son] John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 26) and [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 22). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1755 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 31) was elected MP Seaford.
In 1760 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 36) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 21).
On 1st April 1771 [his son-in-law] George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke (age 24) and [his daughter] Georgiana Peachey were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 51) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 51). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th March 1772 [his grandson] George Greville was born to [his son-in-law] George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke (age 25) and [his daughter] Georgiana Peachey. His mother died from childbirth a few days later on 3rd April 1772. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1791 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 67) was appointed Master of the Robes which position he held until his death.
In 1794 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 70) was created 1st Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex. [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 67) by marriage Baroness Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
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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On 1st February 1808 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 84) died. His son John (age 58) succeeded 2nd Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
In October 1809 [his former wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 82) died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
[his daughter] Georgiana Peachey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 1st April 1771 her fifth cousin once removed George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke, son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick, and had issue.