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: Poyntz
Around 1450 Robert Poyntz was born to [his father] John Poyntz and [his mother] Alice Cox at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
Around 1450 [his father] John Poyntz and [his mother] Alice Cox were married at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
Around 1466 [his father] John Poyntz died at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
In 1469 Robert Poyntz [aged 19] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
On 12th September 1479 Robert Poyntz [aged 29] and Margaret Woodville [aged 18] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers [aged 39] and Gwenllian Stradling [aged 37].
In 1480 Robert Poyntz [aged 30] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1480 [his son] Anthony Poyntz was born to Robert Poyntz [aged 30] and [his wife] Margaret Woodville [aged 19]. He married (1) before 6th September 1533 Joan Vaux "Mother Guildford" (2) before 6th September 1533 Elizabeth Huddersfield and had issue.
In 1483 Robert Poyntz [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1484 Robert Poyntz [aged 34] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1484 [his son] John Poyntz was born to Robert Poyntz [aged 34] and [his wife] Margaret Woodville [aged 23]. He married (1) 1526 Elizabeth Browne (2) in or before 1542 Margaret Saunders and had issue.
In or after 1485 [his son] Francis Poyntz was born to Robert Poyntz [aged 35] and [his wife] Margaret Woodville [aged 24].
On 22nd August 1485 King Richard III of England [aged 32] was killed during the Battle of Bosworth. His second cousin once removed Henry Tudor [aged 28] succeeded VII King of England.
Humphrey Cotes [aged 35] died. It isn't clear on which side he was fighting.
Those supporting Henry Tudor included:
John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy [aged 35].
John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 43].
Richard Guildford [aged 35].
Walter Hungerford [aged 21].
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 50].
Edward Woodville Lord Scales [aged 29].
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26].
Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 36].
Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford [aged 53].
William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont [aged 47].
Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 34].
William Stanley [aged 50].
Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 52].
Henry Marney 1st Baron Marney [aged 38].
William Brandon [aged 29] was killed.
James Harrington [aged 55] was killed.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 60] was killed and attainted. He was buried firstly at Thetford Priory, Norfolk [Map] and therafter at Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham [Map]. Duke Norfolk, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave, Baron Howard forfeit.
John Sacheverell [aged 85] was killed.
Philibert Chandee 1st Earl Bath
William Norreys [aged 44], Gilbert Talbot [aged 33], John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 42] and John Savage [aged 41] commanded,.
Robert Poyntz [aged 35] was knighted.
Those who fought for Richard III included:
John Bourchier 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 47].
John Conyers [aged 74].
Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 17].
William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 59].
Richard Fitzhugh 6th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 28].
John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 48].
Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 26].
Henry Grey 4th or 7th Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 50].
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent [aged 68].
Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland [aged 29].
John de la Pole Earl Lincoln 1st [aged 23].
Humphrey Stafford [aged 59].
George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 17].
Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 42] was wounded, captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map] for three years. He was attainted; Earl Surrey forfeit.
Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell [aged 29] fought and escaped.
John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 26] was captured.
John Babington [aged 62], William Alington [aged 65], Robert Mortimer [aged 43], Robert Brackenbury, Richard Ratclyffe [aged 55] and Richard Bagot [aged 73] were killed
Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 53] was killed.
William Catesby [aged 35] was executed at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map] after the battle.
George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 25] held as a hostage by Richard III before the Battle of Bosworth.
Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 36] betrayed King Richard III of England by not committing his forces at the Battle of Bosworth.
John Iwardby [aged 35] was killed.
In 1494 Robert Poyntz [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1500 Robert Poyntz [aged 50] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
On 29th October 1507 [his mother] Alice Cox died.
On 4th November 1520 Robert Poyntz [aged 70] died at Iron Acton, Gloucestershire [Map].
Before 5th November 1520 [his former wife] Margaret Woodville [aged 59] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz 
GrandFather: Nicholas Poyntz
Father: John Poyntz
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Mill
GrandMother: Elizabeth Mill
GrandFather: John Cox
Mother: Alice Cox