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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: Thynne
In May 1594 [his uncle] Thomas Thynne (age 16) and [his mother] Mary Tuchet were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 43) and [his grandmother] Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet.
Around 1610 Thomas Thynne was born to [his uncle] Thomas Thynne (age 32) and [his mother] Mary Tuchet.
After 1611 [his uncle] Thomas Thynne (age 33) and [his step-mother] Catherine Howard (age 13) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 28th June 1620 Thomas Thynne (age 10) was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford University.
In 1629 Thomas Thynne (age 19) entered at Middle Temple.
On 1st August 1639 [his uncle] Thomas Thynne (age 61) died.
On 19th August 1642 Thomas Thynne (age 32) was knighted.
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 6th September 1642 Thomas Thynne (age 32) and Stuarta Balcanquhall were married.
In 1648 [his son] Thomas "Tom of Ten Thousand" Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne (age 38) and [his wife] Stuarta Balcanquhall. He married 15th November 1681 Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset, daughter of Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland.
On 25th April 1660...
Thomas Thynne (age 50) was elected MP Hindon.
Henry Carey 4th Viscount Falkland (age 26) was elected MP Oxfordshire.
Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 29) was elected MP Derbyshire.
John Glynne (age 58) was elected MP Caernarfonshire.
William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 22) was elected MP Caernarfon.
Francis Godolphin (age 54) was elected MP Heytesbury.
Richard Jennings (age 41) was elected MP St Albans.
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After 29th May 1661 [his son-in-law] Edward Bayntun (age 43) and [his daughter] Stuarta Thynne were married.
On 14th October 1669 Thomas Thynne (age 59) died.
[his daughter] Stuarta Thynne was born to Thomas Thynne and Stuarta Balcanquhall. She married after 29th May 1661 Edward Bayntun and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Boteville 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Thynne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Eynns
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Eynns
GrandFather: John Thynne
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gresham 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Gresham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Gresham
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Lynne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne
Father: Thomas Thynne
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hayward 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rowland Hayward
GrandMother: Joan Hayward
Thomas Thynne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tuchet 8th Baron Audley, 5th Baron Tuchet 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Darrell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tuchet 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Griffin 9th Baron Latimer Braybrooke 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Griffin Baroness Audley Heighley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Tuchet 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Brian Tuke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tuke Baroness Audley Heighley
GrandFather: George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sneyd of Bradwell Cheshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sneyd Baroness Audley Heighley
Mother: Mary Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Mervyn
GrandMother: Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet