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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Paternal Family Tree: Rice
On 16th August 1756 [his father] George Rice and [his mother] Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 46] and [his grandmother] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot [aged 37].
On 8th October 1765 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor was born to [his father] George Rice and [his mother] Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor [aged 30].
Around 1775 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 9] educated at Westminster School [Map].
On 3rd August 1779 [his father] George Rice died.
On 27th April 1782 [his grandfather] William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot [aged 71] died at Lincoln's Inn. Earl Talbot extinct. His daughter [his mother] Cecil [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. His nephew John [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 1st February 1783 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 17] was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 30th May 1786 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 20] was awarded Master of Arts: Oxford University at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1790 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 24] was elected MP Carmarthenshire.
On 14th March 1793 [his mother] Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor [aged 57] died at Dynevor Castle [Map]. Her son George [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.
On 20th October 1794 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 29] and Frances Townshend Baroness Dynevor were married. She by marriage Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.
On 5th August 1795 [his son] George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor was born to George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 29] and [his wife] Frances Townshend Baroness Dynevor. He married 27th November 1824 his half fifth cousin Frances Fitzroy Baroness Dynevor and had issue.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 27th November 1824 [his son] George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor [aged 29] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Fitzroy Baroness Dynevor were married. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th April 1852 George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor [aged 86] died. His son George [aged 56] succeeded 4th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. Frances Fitzroy Baroness Dynevor by marriage Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: George Rice
George Talbot Rice 3rd Baron Dynevor 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sharington Talbot 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Talbot 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Washbourne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Doughty
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton
GrandFather: William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot
Mother: Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Adam Cardonnel
GrandMother: Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot