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: Brienne
On 26th March 1751 [his father] George Beaumont 6th Baronet (age 25) and [his mother] Rachel Howland (age 33) were married at St John's Church, Clerkenwell [Map].
On 6th November 1753 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet was born to [his father] George Beaumont 6th Baronet (age 27) and [his mother] Rachel Howland (age 35) at Great Dunmow, Essex [Map]. He was baptised at St Mary's Church, Great Dunmow on 17th December 1753.
In 1762 [his father] George Beaumont 6th Baronet (age 36) died. His son George (age 8) succeeded 7th Baronet Beaumont of Stoughton Grange in Leicestershire.
On 4th May 1772 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 18) matriculated New College, Oxford University.
On 6th May 1778 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 24) and Margaret Willes Lady Beaumont (age 22) were married. Margaret Willes Lady Beaumont
In 1790 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Bere Alston which seat he held until 1796.
The British Institution was founded in June 1805 by a group of private subscribers who met in the Thatched House Tavern in London. The founding "Hereditory Governors" included Sir George Beaumont (age 51), 7th Baronet and Charles Long (age 45), 1st Baron Farnborough. George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 49) was appointed the first President of the British Institution.
On 5th May 1814 [his mother] Rachel Howland (age 96) died.
In 1826 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 72) presented a number of his paintings to the newly established National Gallery.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 7th February 1827 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 73) died without issue at Coleorton Hall. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Coleorton [Map]. His first cousin once removed George (age 28) succeeded 8th Baronet Beaumont of Stoughton Grange in Leicestershire.
On 14th July 1829 [his former wife] Margaret Willes Lady Beaumont (age 73) died at Coleorton Hall.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 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 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Farnham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Turpin
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Turpin
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beaumont of Great Dunmow 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Trott
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trott
GrandFather: William Beaumont 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: George Beaumont 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Michael Howland of Stone Hall, Matching Green
Mother: Rachel Howland