Holinshed's Chronicles (1577)

Cordeilla Queene Cordeilla the yongest daughter of Leir was admitted for Queen & supreme gouernoure of Britayne, in the yeere of the World. 355. before the building of Rome. . . This Cordeilla ofter hir fathers desease ruled the land of Britayne right worthily during the space of fiue yeres.

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Death of Cordeilla . . . about the end of those fiue yeres, hir two Nephewes Margan and Cunedagius sonnes to hir aforesaide sisters, disdeigning to be vnder the gouernement of a woman, leuied warre against hir . . . and finally tooke hir prisoner, . . . wherewith shee tooke suche griefe, beeing a woman of a manly courage, and despayring to recouer libertie, there she slew hirselfe.

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Voadicia [The ancient Britains] chose hir to bee Captayne (for they in rule and gouernment made no difference then of sexe, whether they committed the same to man or woman) . . . There were of them a hundred and twentie thousande gotte togither in one armie vnder the leading of the sayde Voadicia, or Bunduica (as some name hir.). . .

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Henry V attacks Faleis The frenchmen notwithstandyng thys siege, valiantly defended their walles, and sometimes made issues forth, but small to their gaine, and still the Englishmen with their gunnes and great ordinance made batterie to the walles and bulwarkes.

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The Hanging of Sir John Oldcastle Aboute the same season, was sir John Oldcastell...taken... not without daunger and hurtes of some that were at the taking of him, for they could not take him, till he was wounded himselfe...in the end he was condemned, and finally was drawen from the tower unto S. Giles fielde, and there hanged in a chayne by the midle, and after consumed with fire, the gallawes and all.

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In Richmond's camp The Earle of Richmonde hauing his armie thus encreased, departed from Herford well to the towne of Cardigan...While the souldiours were refreshing and trimming themselues in their campe, straunge tidings sprong among them without any certain authour that sir Walter Herbert...was nowe with a greate armie readie to approche and byd them battaile.

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The Battle of Bosworth Field . . . King Richards men were driven backe and fledde, and he himselfe manfully fighting in the middle of his enimies, was slaine and brought to his death as he worthily had deserued.

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