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: Willoughby
In 1667 [his father] Francis Willoughby (age 31) and [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 21) were married.
On 9th April 1672 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton was born to [his father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) and [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 26).
On 3rd July 1672 [his father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) died.
On 8th August 1676 [his step-father] Josiah Child (age 45) and [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 30) were married.
Around 1686 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 13) educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University.
Around 1686 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 13) educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge University.
In 1688 [his brother] Francis Willoughby 1st Baronet (age 20) died unmarried. His brother Thomas (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton.
On 9th April 1691 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 19) and Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby Broke.
On 4th October 1692 [his son] Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) and [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton. He married 1723 Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton and had issue.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1693 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 11th June 1694 [his son] Thomas Willoughby was born to Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton. He married Elizabeth Southby and had issue.
In 1695 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 22) was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
In 1698 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 25) was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
In 1699 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 26) was elected MP Lincolnshire.
In 1699 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.
In 1703 [his half-brother] Richard Child aka Tylney 1st Earl Tylney (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Dorothy Glynne Countess Castlemaine were married.
On 1st January 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46), on behalf of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50), created a number of new Baronies to balance power in Parliament, known as Harley's Dozen,...
Allen Bathurst 1st Earl Bathurst (age 27) was created 1st Baron Bathurst.
Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 29) by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Bruce of Skelton in Yorkshire.
James Compton 5th Earl of Northampton (age 24) by writ of acceleration 6th Baron Compton of Compton in Warwickshire.
Thomas Foley 1st Baron Foley (age 38) was created 1st Baron Foley.
George Granville 1st Baron Lansdowne (age 45) was created 1st Baron Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon. Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne by marriage Baroness Lansdowne of Bideford in Devon.
George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull (age 22) was created 1st Baron Hay of Pedwardine in Herefordshire.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baron Mansel (age 44) was created 1st Baron Mansel of Margam. Martha Millington Baroness Mansel by marriage Baroness Mansel of Margam.
Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 33) was created 1st Baron Masham of Otes in Essex. Abigail Hill Baroness Masham (age 42) by marriage Baroness Masham of Otes in Essex.
Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge (age 48) was created 1st Baron Burton.
Thomas Trevor 1st Baron Trevor Bromham (age 53) was created 1st Baron Trevor Bromham.
Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 39) was created 1st Baron Middleton. [his wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
Thomas Windsor 1st Viscount Windsor (age 42) was created 1st Baron Mountjoy.
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On 4th August 1713 [his brother-in-law] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 40) and [his sister] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 43) were married. They were half first cousins.
On 16th October 1714 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 72) died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. [his sister] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 19th October 1714 [his brother-in-law] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. [his sister] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
In 1719 [his brother-in-law] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 45) was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. [his sister] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 48) by marriage Duchess Chandos.
In 1723 [his son] Francis Willoughby 2nd Baron Middleton (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton were married.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 16th October 1725 [his mother] Emma Barnard (age 79) died.
In 1729 Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 56) died. His son Francis (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Middleton, 3rd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
Before February 1736 [his former wife] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harte
Great x 3 Grandfather: Percival Hart
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Filiol
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Packington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres
Father: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Cassandra Ridgway
Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Barnard
Mother: Emma Barnard