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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Ascott-Under-Wychwood Long Barrow is in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds Neolithic Tombs.
Carbon Date. 3198BC. Middle Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from primary ditch fill at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4357, C14 ID: BM-835 Date BP: 5198 +/- 225, Start Date BP: 4973, End BP: 5423
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 3020BC. Middle Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from burnt structure within long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4358, C14 ID: BM-833 Date BP: 5020 +/- 92, Start Date BP: 4928, End BP: 5112
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2942BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from burnt structure at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4359, C14 ID: BM-832 Date BP: 4942 +/- 74, Start Date BP: 4868, End BP: 5016
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2930BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult femur, ref 891/55 from Deposit A, Chamber 3 in cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1976.)
ID: 8852, C14 ID: BM-1976R Date BP: 4930 +/- 100, Start Date BP: 4830, End BP: 5030
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (orig date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2893BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from Neolithic pit at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4355, C14 ID: BM-491b Date BP: 4893 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4823, End BP: 4963
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2735BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from soil surface at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4356, C14 ID: BM-492 Date BP: 4735 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4665, End BP: 4805
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2714BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from upper levels of ditch at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4360, C14 ID: BM-837 Date BP: 4714 +/- 166, Start Date BP: 4548, End BP: 4880
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 2680BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult humerus, ref 534/7, from Deposit E, Chamber 7 in cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1974.)
ID: 8850, C14 ID: BM-1974R Date BP: 4680 +/- 160, Start Date BP: 4520, End BP: 4840
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (original date): Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
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Carbon Date. 2445BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from upper levels of ditch overlying BM-837 at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4361, C14 ID: BM-836 Date BP: 4445 +/- 61, Start Date BP: 4384, End BP: 4506
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe, 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
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Carbon Date. 1870BC. Middle Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult femur, ref 330/5, from thick deposit of bones piled outside and against outer stone of outer cist, sealing Abingdon bowl, of cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1975.)
ID: 8851, C14 ID: BM-1975R Date BP: 3870 +/- 100, Start Date BP: 3770, End BP: 3970
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (orig date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
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