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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Baronet Forster is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
Baronet Forster of Bamburgh is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
7th March 1620. Claudius Forster 1st Baronet (age 45) created.
1623. Claudius Forster 1st Baronet extinct.
On 7th March 1620 Claudius Forster 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Forster of Bamburgh.
Around 1623 Claudius Forster 1st Baronet (age 48) died without issue at Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh [Map]. Baronet Forster of Bamburgh extinct. His brother John Forster (age 46) inherited his estates including Blanchland Abbey, Northumberland [Map].
Baronet Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
20th May 1620. Humphrey Forster 1st Baronet (age 25) created.
1663. Grandson Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet (age 14) succeeded.
December 1711. Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet extinct.
On 20th May 1620 Humphrey Forster 1st Baronet (age 25) was created 1st Baronet Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire.
In 1663 Humphrey Forster 1st Baronet (age 68) died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston [Map]. His grandson Humphrey (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baronet Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire.
On 26th November 1672 Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Judith Winch Lady Forster were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Lady Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire.
In December 1711 Humphrey Forster 2nd Baronet (age 62) died. Baronet Forster of Aldermaston in Berkshire extinct.
The estate of Aldermaston devolved on Elizabeth, Baroness Stawell (age 34), da. of his sister Elizabeth, by her first husband, William Pert. She d. in 1721. To its subsequent devolution, as given in Burke's Extinct Baronetage, may be added its purchase, in 1899, by Charles Keyser.