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: Henniker
On 15th June 1724 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker was born.
In 1747 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 22] and Anne Major Baroness Henniker were married.
On 19th April 1752 [his son] John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 27] and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker. He married 27th April 1791 Emily Jones Baroness Henniker.
On 9th May 1755 [his son] Major Henniker was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 30] and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker.
In 1758 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Essex.
In 1761 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 36] was elected MP Sudbury.
On 5th May 1765 [his father-in-law] John Major 1st Baronet [aged 66] was created 1st Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk with a special remainder to his son-in-law John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 40].
On 10th November 1767 [his son] Brydges Trecothic Henniker 1st Baronet was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 43] and [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker. He married 25th September 1791 Mary Press and had issue.
In 1779 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 54] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 22nd February 1781 [his father-in-law] John Major 1st Baronet [aged 82] died. His son-in-law John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk in accordance with the special remainder added at the creation.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 24th May 1787 [his son-in-law] Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough [aged 51] and [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Henniker Countess Aldborough were married. She by marriage Countess Aldborough. She brought a fortune of £50,000. He the son of John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough and Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough [aged 81].
On 2nd February 1789 [his son] Major Henniker [aged 33] died.
On 27th April 1791 [his son] John Henniker-Major 2nd Baron Henniker [aged 39] and [his daughter-in-law] Emily Jones Baroness Henniker were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 25th September 1791 [his son] Brydges Trecothic Henniker 1st Baronet [aged 23] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Press were married.
In July 1800 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 76] was created 1st Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow. [his wife] Anne Major Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
On 14th July 1802 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Henniker Countess Aldborough died.
On 18th April 1803 John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker [aged 78] died. His son John [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baron Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow, 3rd Baronet Major of Worlingsworth Hall in Suffolk. Emily Jones Baroness Henniker by marriage Baroness Henniker of Stratford upon Slaney in County Wicklow.
1806. Rochester Cathedral [Map]. Monument to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker sculpted by John "The Younger" Bacon [aged 29].
[his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Henniker Countess Aldborough was born to John Henniker 1st Baron Henniker and Anne Major Baroness Henniker. She married 24th May 1787 Edward Stratford 2nd Earl Aldborough, son of John Stratford 1st Earl Aldborough and Martha O'Neale Countess Aldborough.