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 Peterborough is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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9th March 1628. John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough created.
18th June 1642. Son Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [age 20] succeeded.
19th June 1697. Nephew Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [age 39] succeeded.
25th October 1735. Grandson Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [age 27] succeeded.
1st August 1779. Son Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth [age 21] succeeded.
16th June 1814. Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth extinct.
On 9th March 1628 John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough was created 1st Earl Peterborough. Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough [age 25] by marriage Countess Peterborough.
On 18th June 1642 John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough died. His son Henry [age 20] succeeded 2nd Earl Peterborough, 6th Baron Mordaunt.
In 1644 Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [age 22] and Penelope O'Brien Countess Peterborough [age 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough. She the daughter of Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond and Anne or Mary Fermor [age 52]. He the son of John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough [age 41].
On 19th June 1697 Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl Peterborough [age 75] died. His nephew Charles [age 39] succeeded 3rd Earl Peterborough. His daughter Mary [age 38] succeeded 7th Baroness Mordaunt. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [age 37] by marriage Countess Peterborough.
Before 1735 Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [age 26] and Mary Cox Countess Peterborough and Monmouth were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough, Countess Monmouth.
On 25th October 1735 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [age 77] died. His grandson Charles [age 27] succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
In 1755 Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [age 47] and Robiana Brown were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough, Countess Monmouth.
On 1st August 1779 Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [age 71] died. His son Charles [age 21] succeeded 5th Earl Peterborough, 3rd Earl Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt, 4th Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 4th Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 16th June 1814 Charles Henry Mordaunt 5th Earl Peterborough 3rd Earl Monmouth [age 56] died. Earl Peterborough, Earl Monmouth, Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, Baron Mordaunt of Reigate extinct. His half sister Mary [age 75] succeeded 11th Baroness Mordaunt.