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: Fitzherbert of Tissington
On 10th October 1871 [his father] Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert (age 21) were married at St Mary's Church, Cromford [Map].
On 3rd July 1872 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet was born to [his father] Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert (age 21).
On 12th October 1896 [his grandfather] William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet (age 88) died. His son [his father] Richard (age 50) succeeded 5th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. [his mother] Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert (age 46) by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 4th January 1906 [his father] Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet (age 59) died. His son Hugo (age 33) succeeded 6th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet: On 12th April 1846 he was born to William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet and Ann Alleyne Lady Fitzherbert. On 10th October 1871 Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert were married at St Mary's Church, Cromford [Map]. On 12th October 1896 William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 5th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 15th June 1920 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 47) and Diana Isabel Erskine Lady Fitzherbert (age 28) were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
In 1930 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 57) and Diana Isabel Erskine Lady Fitzherbert (age 37) were divorced.
On 5th January 1931 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 58) and Muriel Dorey Lady Fitzherbert were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 12th September 1934 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet (age 62) died. His brother [his brother] William (age 59) succeeded 7th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert (age 59) by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet: On 21st September 1874 he was born to Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
On 19th April 1948 [his former wife] Diana Isabel Erskine Lady Fitzherbert (age 56) died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 5th February 1959 [his former wife] Muriel Dorey Lady Fitzherbert died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzherbert 
14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzherbert 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Bagshaw
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Littleton Pointz Meynell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Meynell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Perrin
GrandFather: William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet 18 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beresford 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend William Beresford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Beresford Lady Fitzherbert
Father: Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet 19 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gay Alleyn 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reynold Abel Alleyne 2nd Baronet
GrandMother: Ann Alleyne Lady Fitzherbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Alton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Alton Lady Alleyne
Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Arkwright
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Arkwright
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Arkwright
GrandFather: Edward Arkwright
Mother: Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert 16 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wilmot 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reverend Richard Wilmot 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Sacheverell 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Sacherevell Wilmot aka Wilmot-Sitwell 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Sacheverell Wilmot-Sitwell 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wheler 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wheeler 6th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler 16 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Wheeler 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Knightley of Woodford in Northamptonshire 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler
GrandMother: Charlotte Wilmot-Sitwell 15 x Great Grand Daughter of