William Paterson Cross

William Cross ( Will ) was born in Scotland in 1953. He is a writer and researcher, now based in Newport,South Wales, United Kingdom. His researches into the lives of a number of British Society women as well as other topics, can be gleaned by entering " William Cross, FSA Scot" into the Google search engine.

Will is the author of a four books relating to Almina, 5th Countess of Carnarvon of Highclere Castle, Hampshire. Almina's first husband was George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, (1866-1923,) 5th Earl of Carnarvon and co-discoverer with Howard Carter of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

" The Life and Secrets of Almina Carnarvon" is the only full length biography of Lady Carnarvon. "Lady Carnarvon's Nursing Homes" and "The Dustbin Case" cover aspects of Almina's life of nine decades in minute detail.

"Lordy!Tutankhamun's Patron As A Young Man" is a detailed study of the pedigree, birth, childhood and early manhood of George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, and describes his life before marrrying Almina. A controversial Epilogue to this book hones in on later events in Lord Carnarvon's life, including his personal relationship with Howard Carter and his extraordinary death in Egypt in 1923.

Will is also the co-biographer ( with Monty Dart ) of "A Beautiful Nuisance", about the life and mysterious death of Hon. Gwyneth Ericka Morgan (1895-1924) the wayward daughter of Courtenay Morgan (1867-1934) and Lady Katharine Agnes Blanche Carnegie, ( 1867-1949), sometime Viscount and Viscountess Tredegar. Gwyneth's body was fished from the River Thames in 1925.

Will has two new books well underway for 2012-13. "The Court Martial of Evan, Viscount Tredegar" ( incorporating "Aspects of Evan") is a biographical sketch ( to be co- written again with Monty Dart ) of Hon. Evan Morgan,( 1893-1949) the last Viscount Tredegar ( Gwyneth Morgan's' curious brother. A final Carnarvon conquest "The Dancing Countess of Carnarvon : Tilly Losch & Her Husbands is the tragic story of Tilly Losch a film actress and dancer who was briefly the 6th Countess of Carnarvon.

William Cross, FSA Scot is a member of the Society of Authors and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He lectures on many aspects of Scottish history and on all the subjects covered in his books and papers.

Will also edits third party manuscripts in conjunction with Book Midden Publishing. Among the titles he has contributed to are "Daphne's Story: The Long Journey From The Red Brick Building" by Daphne Condon and " Steaming Light" by Bernard Pearson.

Will's latest books include " Catherine and Tilly. Porchey Carnarvon's Two Duped Wives" - the tragic tales of the two Sixth Countesses of Carnarvon of Highclere Castle ( Read Downton Abbey).

In 2018 Cross published a controversial book " Myths About The Morgans of Tredegar House" " Busting the History Fraudsters" which aims to strip away all the fake news in the public domain about the Morgan dynasty. Also in 2018 he published a book of sexually explicit verse and jokes from the collection of two minor aristocrats, from the flapper age. The book contains detailed biographical sketches of these characters, Lois Sturt and Reggie Pembroke who conducted a tangled love affair over many years.