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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Biography of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath 1862-1946

Paternal Family Tree: Thynne

Maternal Family Tree: Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 1784-1856

On 20th August 1861 [his father] John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath [aged 30] and [his mother] Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath were married. She by marriage Marchioness of Bath. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath and [his grandmother] Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath [aged 57].

Before 15th July 1862 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath was born to [his father] John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath [aged 31] and [his mother] Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath.

On 19th April 1890 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 27] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 21] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Lowry Cole 4th Earl Enniskillen [aged 44] and Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt [aged 42]. He the son of John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath [aged 59] and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath. They were sixth cousins.

On 27th March 1891 [his daughter] Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 28] and [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 22]. She married 8th July 1919 Oliver Hugh Stanley, son of Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury and Mary Catherine Bell Baroness Stanley, and had issue.

On 5th July 1893 [his daughter] Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 30] and [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 24]. She married (1) 15th October 1921 her second cousin once removed William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton, son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton.

On 29th November 1895 [his son] John Alexander Thynne was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 33] and [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 26].

On 20th April 1896 [his father] John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath [aged 65] died. His son Thomas [aged 33] succeeded 5th Marquess of Bath, 7th Viscount Weymouth, 7th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 8th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 27] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

In August 1901 [his future brother-in-law] Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer [aged 60] was created 1st Viscount Errington Hexham Northumberland. [his sister] Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer [aged 36] by marriage Viscountess Errington Hexham Northumberland.

In August 1901 [his future brother-in-law] Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer [aged 60] was created 1st Earl Cromer. [his sister] Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer [aged 36] by marriage Countess Cromer.

On 22nd October 1901 [his brother-in-law] Evelyn Baring 1st Earl Cromer [aged 60] and [his sister] Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer [aged 36] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of [his father] John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath and [his mother] Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath. They were first cousin twice removed.

Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet

Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.

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On 6th May 1903 [his daughter] Mary Beatrice Thynne Baroness Nunburnholme was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 40] and [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 34]. She married 24th November 1927 her fourth cousin Charles John Wilson 3rd Baron Nunburnholme, son of Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 2nd Baron Nunburnholme and Marjorie Cecilia Wynn-Carington Baroness Willoughby of Parham, and had issue.

On 26th January 1905 [his son] Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath was born to Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 42] and [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 35]. He married (1) 27th October 1927 Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath, daughter of George Vivian 4th Baron Vivian and Barbara Cicely Fanning Baroness Vivian, and had issue.

On 13th February 1916 [his son] John Alexander Thynne [aged 20] died.

In 1917 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 54] was appointed 859th Knight of the Garter.

After 1918. War Memorial to [his brother] Alexander George Thynne [aged 44] and the men of Norton erected by Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 55] outside All Saints Church, Norton [Map].

Alexander George Thynne: On 17th February 1873 he was born to John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath. On 16th September 1918 Alexander George Thynne died.

On 8th July 1919 [his son-in-law] Oliver Hugh Stanley [aged 39] and Alice Kathleen Violet Thynne [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 56] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 50].

On 15th October 1921 [his son-in-law] William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 36] and Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 59] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 52]. He the son of William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton. They were second cousin once removed.

On 27th October 1927 Henry Frederick Thynne 6th Marquess of Bath [aged 22] and Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath [aged 23] were married. He the son of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 65] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 58].

On 24th November 1927 [his son-in-law] Charles John Wilson 3rd Baron Nunburnholme [aged 23] and Mary Beatrice Thynne Baroness Nunburnholme [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Nunburnholme. She the daughter of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 65] and Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 58]. They were fourth cousins.

On 29th May 1928 [his wife] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath [aged 59] died.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 4th March 1933 [his sister] Katherine Georgina Louisa Thynne Countess Cromer [aged 67] died.

Before 18th June 1942 [his son-in-law] William Bingham Compton 6th Marquess Northampton [aged 56] and [his daughter] Emma Margery Thynne Marchioness Northampton [aged 48] were divorced.

On 9th June 1946 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath [aged 83] died. His son Henry [aged 41] succeeded 6th Marquess of Bath, 8th Viscount Weymouth, 8th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 9th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. Daphne Vivian Marchioness Bath [aged 41] by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath 1862-1946

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 27 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 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath 1862-1946

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Baroness Lansdowne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

GrandFather: Henry Frederick Thynne 3rd Marquess of Bath 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Father: John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Baring

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Baring 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Baring 1st Baron Ashburton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Herring Lady Baring

GrandMother: Harriet Baring Marchioness Bath

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Bingham

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bingham

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bingham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ann Louisa Bingham Baroness Ashburton

Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop Thomas Vesey 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vesey 1st Baron Knapton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Muschamp

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vesey 1st Viscount Vesci

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brownlow

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brownlow

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Vesey 2nd Viscount Vesci 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Brooke 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Selina Elizabeth Brooke Viscountess Vesci 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fortescue

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Thomas Vesey 3rd Viscount Vesci 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brownlow

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Letitia Brownlow Viscountess Vesci

Mother: Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 6th Earl Montgomery 9th Earl Pembroke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Herbert 10th Earl Pembroke 7th Earl Montgomery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzwilliam 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fitzwilliam Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Shelley Viscountess Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Emma Herbert Viscountess Vesci 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Semyon Romanovich Vorontsova

Great x 1 Grandmother: Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery