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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Baron Wenlock is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Baron Wenlock:
1st. 29th March 1461. John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock. Extinct. 4th May 1471. 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury.
2nd. 1831. Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock. Extinct. 10th April 1834.
3rd. 1839. Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock. Extinct. 14th June 1932.
Baron Wenlock is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
29th March 1461. John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 61] created.
4th May 1471. John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock extinct. See 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury.
After 29th March 1461 John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Wenlock.
After 3rd July 1461 John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 61] and Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock [aged 53] were married. She by marriage Baroness Wenlock.
In 1467 John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 67] and Agnes Say Baroness Wenlock were married. She by marriage Baroness Wenlock.
On 4th May 1471 King Edward IV of England [aged 29] was victorious at the 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury. His brother Richard [aged 18], Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick [aged 36], John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 46], George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny [aged 31], John Savage [aged 49], John Savage [aged 27], Thomas St Leger [aged 31], John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet [aged 45], Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough [aged 40] fought. William Brandon [aged 46], George Browne [aged 31], Ralph Hastings, Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 38], James Tyrrell [aged 16], Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 38] were knighted. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 40] commanded.
Margaret of Anjou [aged 41] was captured. Her son Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 17] was killed. He was the last of the Lancastrian line excluding the illegitmate Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 11] whose line continues to the present.
John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] was killed and attainted. Earl Devon forfeit. Some sources refer to these titles as being abeyant?
John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 71] was killed. Baron Wenlock extinct.
John Delves [aged 49], John Beaufort [aged 30], William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 35] and Robert Whittingham [aged 42] were killed.
Edmund Beaufort [aged 32], Humphrey Tuchet [aged 37] and Hugh Courtenay [aged 44] were captured.
Henry Roos fought and escaped to Tewkesbury Abbey [Map] where he sought sanctuary. He was subsequently pardoned.
William Carey [aged 34] was killed.
On 14th June 1931 Algernon Lawley 5th Baron Wenlock [aged 74] died. His brother Arthur [aged 70] succeeded 6th Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 13th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire which titles he enjoyed for a year dying a year later on the same day as his brother. Annie Allen Cunard Baroness Wenlock [aged 68] by marriage Baroness Wenlock.
Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1831. Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 63] created.
10th April 1834. Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock extinct.
In 1831 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 63] was created 1st Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire. Anna Maria Denison Baroness Wenlock [aged 60] by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.
On 10th April 1834 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 66] died. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire extinct. His brother Francis [aged 52] succeeded 7th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.
Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Summary
1839. Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 54] created.
9th May 1852. Son Beilby Lawley 2nd Baron Wenlock [aged 34] succeeded.
6th November 1880. Son Beilby Lawley 3rd Baron Wenlock [aged 31] succeeded.
15th January 1912. Brother Richard Lawley 4th Baron Wenlock [aged 56] succeeded.
1918. Brother Algernon Lawley 5th Baron Wenlock [aged 61] succeeded.
14th June 1931. Brother Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock [aged 70] succeeded.
14th June 1932. Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock extinct.
14th June 1932. Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock extinct.
In 1839 Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 54] was created 1st Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire. Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.
On 9th May 1852 Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 67] died in Florence. His son Beilby [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 9th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire. Elizabeth Grosvenor Baroness Wenlock [aged 27] by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.
On 6th November 1880 Beilby Lawley 2nd Baron Wenlock [aged 62] died. His son Beilby [aged 31] succeeded 3rd Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 10th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire. Constance Mary Lascelles Baroness Wenlock [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.
On 15th January 1912 Beilby Lawley 3rd Baron Wenlock [aged 62] died. His brother Richard [aged 56] succeeded 4th Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 11th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.
In 1918 Richard Lawley 4th Baron Wenlock [aged 62] died. His brother Algernon [aged 61] succeeded 5th Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 12th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.
On 14th June 1931 Algernon Lawley 5th Baron Wenlock [aged 74] died. His brother Arthur [aged 70] succeeded 6th Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire, 13th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire which titles he enjoyed for a year dying a year later on the same day as his brother. Annie Allen Cunard Baroness Wenlock [aged 68] by marriage Baroness Wenlock.
On 14th June 1932 Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock [aged 71] died in Freiburg. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire and Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire extinct.
After 14th June 1932 Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock [deceased] was buried in St Helen's Church Escrick North Yorkshire. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire extinct.