Brief Life History of William
William Bostock was born about 1202, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
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World Events (3)
1215 · Magna Carta
King John of England agreed to a charter of rights called the Magna Carta. The document was originally drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to establish peace between King John and a group of rebel barons. The Magna Carta was completed in 1215 and is now considered to be one of the greatest constitutional documents of all time.
1224 · France Declares War on England
France declared war on England as Louis VIII of France attacked Poitou and northern Gascony.
1259 · 100 Years of Conflict Between England and France Ends
Treaty of Paris was signed on December 4, 1259, which ended 100 years of conflict between England and France.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bostock in Cheshire (Botestoch in Domesday Book), so named with an Old English personal name Bōta (see Bott ) + Old English stoc ‘place’.
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