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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: Henley
In 1753 Mary Henley Countess Ligonier was born to [her father] Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 45) and [her mother] Jane Huband.
On 1st May 1762 Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 81) was created 1st Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell with a remainder to his nephew [her future husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 22).
In 1764 [her father] Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 56) was created 1st Earl Northington.
On 12th November 1764 [her future husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 24) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 20).
In 1766 Angelica Kauffmann (age 24) was persuaded by Baroness Wentworth (age 13), wife of the Ambassador to Venice to accompany her to England. The identity of Baroness Wentworth is somewhat difficult. Probably Mary Henley Countess Ligonier daughter of [her father] Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 58) who subsequently married [her future husband] Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 20) in 1788.
On 6th December 1766 [her future husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 26) and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 17) were married at the chapel of the British Embassy, Paris.
On 28th April 1770 Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 89) died unmarried. Earl Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier of Enniskillen and Baron Ligonier extinct. His nephew His nephew [her future husband] Edward (age 30) succeeded Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell and was created Earl Ligonier albeit in the Irish peerage six years later. Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 21) by marriage Countess Ligonier.
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 7th November 1771 [her future husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 31) and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 22) were divorced.
On 14th January 1772 [her father] Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 64) died. His son [her brother] Robert (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Northington.
On 14th December 1773 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 33) and Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and Jane Huband.
On 31st October 1774 Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 59) died. His son [her future husband] Thomas (age 28) succeeded 2nd Viscount Wentworth, 10th Baron Wentworth. His son Thomas de jure 14th Baron Despencer, 7th Baronet Noel.
On 19th July 1776 [her husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 36) was created 1st Earl Ligonier. Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 23) by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 14th June 1782 [her husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 42) died. Earl Ligonier extinct.
On 7th August 1783 [her brother-in-law] Morton Eden 1st Baron Henley (age 31) and [her sister] Elizabeth Henley Baroness Henley were married. She the daughter of [her father] Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and [her mother] Jane Huband.
On 5th July 1786 [her brother] Robert Henley 2nd Earl Northington (age 39) died unmarried. He was buried at St John the Evangelist Church, Winchester. Earl Northington extinct.
On 2nd February 1788 Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 42) and Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 35) were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and Jane Huband.
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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In 1799 [her brother-in-law] Morton Eden 1st Baron Henley (age 46) was created 1st Baron Henley. [her sister] Elizabeth Henley Baroness Henley by marriage Baroness Henley.
In 1814 Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 61) died.
On 17th April 1815 [her former husband] Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 69) died without legitmate issue. Viscount Wentworth, Baronet Noel extinct. Baron Wentworth, Baron Despencer abeyant. His sister [her former sister-in-law] Judith Noel (age 64) inherited his estates at which time her husband Ralph Milbanke aka Noel 6th Baronet (age 67) changed his name from Milbanke to Noel by Royal Licence.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Henley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Henley
GrandFather: Anthony Henley
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Every
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Every
GrandFather: John Huband 2nd Baronet
Mother: Jane Huband