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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Earl Hardwicke is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1754. Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 63) created.
6th March 1764. Son Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 43) succeeded.
16th May 1790. Nephew Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (age 32) succeeded.
18th November 1834. Nephew Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 35) succeeded.
17th September 1873. Son Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) succeeded.
18th May 1897. Son Albert Yorke 6th Earl of Hardwicke (age 30) succeeded.
29th November 1904. Uncle John Manners Yorke 7th Earl of Hardwicke (age 64) succeeded.
13th March 1909. Son Charles Yorke 8th Earl of Hardwicke (age 39) succeeded.
1st February 1936. Nephew Philip Grantham Yorke 9th Earl of Hardwicke (age 29) succeeded.
31st December 1974. Grandson Joseph Yorke 10th Earl of Hardwicke (age 3) succeeded.
In 1754 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 63) was created 1st Earl Hardwicke, 1st Viscount Royston. Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 6th March 1764 Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 73) died. His son Philip (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Hardwicke, 2nd Viscount Royston. Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 40) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 16th May 1790 Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 69) died. His nephew Philip (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Hardwicke, 3rd Viscount Royston. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks (age 54)..
On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke (age 77) died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. His nephew Charles (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke (age 24) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 17th September 1873 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke (age 74) died. His son Charles (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Hardwicke, 5th Viscount Royston. Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke (age 33) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke: On 2nd April 1799 he was born to Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke and Elizabeth Weake Rattray at Sydney Lodge, Hamble le Rice. In August 1833 Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke were married. On 18th November 1834 Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke died. He was buried in St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. His nephew Charles succeeded 4th Earl Hardwicke, 4th Viscount Royston. Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke: On 23rd April 1836 he was born to Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. In 1863 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke and Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke were married. She the daughter of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. He the son of Charles Yorke 4th Earl of Hardwicke and Susan Liddell Countess Hardwicke. On 18th May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke died. His son Albert succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.
Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke: On 3rd March 1840 she was born to Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley. On 3rd June 1923 Sophia Georgiana Robertina Wellesley Countess Hardwicke died.
On 18th May 1897 Charles Philip "Champagne Charlie" Yorke 5th Earl of Hardwicke (age 61) died. His son Albert (age 30) succeeded 6th Earl Hardwicke, 6th Viscount Royston.
On 29th November 1904 Albert Yorke 6th Earl of Hardwicke (age 37) died unmarried. His uncle John (age 64) succeeded 7th Earl Hardwicke, 7th Viscount Royston. Edith Mary Oswald Countess of Hardwicke by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
On 13th March 1909 John Manners Yorke 7th Earl of Hardwicke (age 68) died. His son Charles (age 39) succeeded 8th Earl Hardwicke, 8th Viscount Royston.
On 1st February 1936 Charles Yorke 8th Earl of Hardwicke (age 66) died at Bournemouth, Dorset [Map]. His nephew Philip (age 29) succeeded 9th Earl Hardwicke, 9th Viscount Royston.
On 31st December 1974 Philip Grantham Yorke 9th Earl of Hardwicke (age 68) died. His grandson Joseph (age 3) succeeded 10th Earl Hardwicke, 10th Viscount Royston.