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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 Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire

Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.

                    Summary
                
                    29th September 1780. 1st.  Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 39] created.
                
                    3rd June 1811. 2nd. Son  Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon [aged 39] succeeded.
                
                    16th April 1833. 3rd. Son  Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon [aged 32] succeeded.
                
                    10th December 1849. 4th. Son  Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon [aged 18] succeeded.
                
                    29th June 1890. 5th. Son  George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon [aged 24] succeeded.
                
                    5th April 1923. 6th. Son  Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon [aged 24] succeeded.
                
                    22nd September 1987. 7th. Son  Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon [aged 63] succeeded.
                
                    11th September 2001. 8th. Son  George Herbert 8th Earl of Carnarvon [aged 44] succeeded.

The London Gazette 12124. The Article in last Saturday's Gazette, notifying the Creation of Lord Portchester, having been incorrectly sent, we are desired to substitute the following in the Room thereof. St. James's, September 29 [1780].

The King has been pleased to grant to Henry Herbert [aged 39], Esq; and to his Heirs Male, the Dignity of a Baron of the Kingdom of Great Britain, by the Name, Stile and Title of Baron Portchester, of Highclere, in the County of Southampton. [Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 27] by marriage Baroness Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire]

On 3rd June 1811 Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 69] died. His son Henry [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon [aged 38] by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 16th April 1833 Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon [aged 60] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at Burghclere, Hampshire. His son Henry [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl Carnarvon, 3rd Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Henrietta Anna Howard-Molyneux-Howard Countess Carnarvon [aged 28] by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 10th December 1849 Henry John George Herbert 3rd Earl Carnarvon [aged 49] died at Pusey, Oxfordshire. His son Henry [aged 18] succeeded 4th Earl Carnarvon, 4th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.

On 29th June 1890 Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl Carnarvon [aged 59] died. His son George [aged 24] succeeded 5th Earl Carnarvon, 5th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.

On 5th April 1923 George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon [aged 56] died in the Continental Savoy Hotel, Cairo of an mosquito bite infected by a razor cut. His son Henry [aged 24] succeeded 6th Earl Carnarvon, 6th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Anne Catherine Tredick Wendell Countess Carnarvon [aged 22] by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 22nd September 1987 Henry Herbert 6th Earl Carnarvon [aged 88] died. His son Henry [aged 63] succeeded 7th Earl Carnarvon, 7th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire. Jean Margaret Wallop Countess of Carnarvon [aged 52] by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

On 11th September 2001 Henry Herbert 7th Earl of Carnarvon [aged 77] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 8th Earl Carnarvon, 8th Baron Porchester of Highclere in Hampshire.