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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Cowper
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen 1742-1802
In 1833 [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper (age 26) and [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 51) and [his grandmother] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey (age 48). He the son of [his grandfather] Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper (age 54) and [his grandmother] Emily Lamb Countess Cowper (age 45).
On 11th June 1834 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th was born to [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper (age 27) and [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 28).
On 21st June 1837 [his grandfather] Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper (age 59) died. His son [his father] George (age 30) succeeded 6th Earl Cowper, 5th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 7th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 15th April 1856 [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper (age 49) died. His son Francis (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Cowper, 6th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 8th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 14th November 1859 [his grandfather] Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 77) died. His nephew George (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter [his mother] Ann (age 53) succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble (age 42) in 1864.
Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
In 1865 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th (age 30) was appointed 746th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 45).
In 1870 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th (age 35) and Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 52). He the son of George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 64).
In 1880 [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper (age 74) died. Her son Francis (age 45) succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
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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In 1884 [his brother-in-law] William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton (age 32) and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton (age 23) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 66) and Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton.
In 1897 [his father-in-law] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton (age 79) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William (age 45) succeeded 5th Marquess Northampton, 13th Earl of Northampton, 5th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 5th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 18th July 1905 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th (age 71) died. Earl Cowper, Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent and Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent extinct. His nephew Auberon (age 29) succeeded 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 23rd March 1913 [his former wife] Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper (age 68) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cowper 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Clavering 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clavering Countess Cowper 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Thompson
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gore
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Cockerill
Father: George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb of Southwell in Nottinghamshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Coke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Coke
GrandMother: Emily Lamb Countess Cowper 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mark Milbanke 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Milbanke 4th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Milbanke 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Delaval Lady Milbanke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blake
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson of York 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tancred
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Aislabie of Studley Royal, Yorkshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham
GrandFather: Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cocks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Somers
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amabel Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cole
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen
GrandMother: Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Galbraith Lowry aka Lowry-Corry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen