William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Brienne
Maternal Family Tree: Emmeline Riddlesford 1223-1276
Before 1361 [his father] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and [his grandmother] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 52]. He the son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1361 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont was born to [his father] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On or before 17th June 1369 [his father] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 29] died at Sempringham Priory [Map]. His son John [aged 8] succeeded 4th Baron Beaumont.
In 1377 [his step-father] John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux [aged 40] and [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and [his grandmother] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1380 [his son] Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 19] and [his future wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married before 1387 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont, daughter of William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby and Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby, and had issue.
In 1381 [his son] Thomas Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and [his future wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married Philippa Maureward and had issue.
On 28th September 1384 [his step-father] John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux [aged 47] was created 1st Baron Devereux. [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont by marriage Baroness Devereux.
Before 1387 [his son] Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont [aged 6] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont [aged 2] were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 20th May 1388 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 27] was appointed Admiral of the North.
In 1389 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 28] and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont.
In 1389 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 28] was appointed Warden of the West Marches.
Around 17th August 1390 [his half-brother] John Devereux 2nd Baron Devereux [aged 12] and [his sister-in-law] Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux were married. She by marriage Baroness Devereux. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.
In 1392 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 31] was appointed Constable of Dover Castle.
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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On 22nd February 1393 [his step-father] John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux [aged 56] died. He was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map]. His son [his half-brother] John [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Baron Devereux.
Around 1394 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 33] was appointed 84th Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England [aged 26].
On 9th September 1396 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 35] died. His son Henry [aged 16] succeeded 5th Baron Beaumont.
In 1426 [his former wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Beaumont Baroness Botreaux was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married before 1411 William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux, son of William Botreaux 2nd Baron Botreaux and Elizabeth St Lo Baroness Botreaux, and had issue.
[his daughter] Eleanora Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
[his son] Richard Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Brienne Viscount Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Beaumont Sarthe 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes de La Flèche Flèche Viscountess
GrandFather: John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Comyn Earl Buchan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Buchan Countess Buchan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Latimer of Corby
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Latimer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Ledet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alicia Ledet Baroness Latimer Corby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Lisle 
Father: Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England 
Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 
3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
GrandMother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 
John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alphonse Vere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford
GrandFather: John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Foliot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jordan Foliot
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stuteville
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Stuteville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Say 6th Baroness Burford 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Foliot
Mother: Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gunselin Badlesmere 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Fitzbernard
GrandMother: Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford