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: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
On 26th May 1842 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 24) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of [his grandfather] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and [his grandmother] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 52). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 3rd June 1843 Frederick VIII King Denmark was born to [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 25) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 25). He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%.
In 1863 Charlotte Knollys (age 27) was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to [his sister] Alexandra Princess Wales (age 18).
On 10th March 1863 [his brother-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 21) and [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 18) were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 44) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 45). He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 43). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 30th March 1863 [his brother] George I King Greece (age 17) succeeded I King Greece.
On 15th November 1863 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 45) succeeded IX King Denmark.
In 1865 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 46) was appointed 744th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 45)..
On 15th October 1867 [his brother] George I King Greece (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. He the son of [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 49) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 50). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
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 28th July 1869 Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 26) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 17) were married. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark (age 51) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 51).
On 26th September 1870 [his son] Christian X King of Denmark was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 27) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 18). He married his fourth cousin once removed 26th April 1898 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark and had issue.
On 3rd August 1872 [his son] Haakon VII King Norway was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 29) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 20). He married his first cousin 1896 Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway, daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England, and had issue.
On 17th February 1875 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 31) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 23).
In 1876 [his brother] George I King Greece (age 30) was appointed 766th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 56).
On 8th October 1876 [his son] Harald Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 33) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 24). He married his second cousin Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie Glücksburg, daughter of Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg, and had issue.
On 2nd August 1878 [his daughter] Princess Ingeborg Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 35) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 26). She married her first cousin 22nd May 1919 Prince Axel of Denmark and had issue.
On 22nd December 1878 [his brother-in-law] Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale (age 33) and [his sister] Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. She the daughter of [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 60) and [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 61). He the son of George V King Hanover and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 4th March 1880 [his daughter] Thyra Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 36) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 28).
On 4th March 1887 [his son] Gustav Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 43) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 35).
On 23rd May 1890 [his daughter] Dagmar Glücksburg was born to Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 46) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 38).
In 1896 [his son] Haakon VII King Norway (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 54) and [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 52) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 26th April 1898 [his son] Christian X King of Denmark (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 54) and [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 29th September 1898 [his mother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 81) died.
In 1901 Alice Maude Olivia Montagu Countess Derby (age 38) was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 56).
On 9th August 1902 [his brother-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 60) was crowned VII King of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey [Map]. [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 57) was crowned Queen Consort by Archbishop William Dalrymple Maclagan (age 76).
Winifred, Duchess of Portland (age 38), wearing the Portland Diamond Tiara, commissioned esppecially for the event, served as a canopy bearer to Queen Alexandra.
On 29th January 1906 [his father] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 87) died. His son Frederick (age 62) succeeded VIII King Denmark. [his wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 54) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
On 4th April 1906 [his daughter] Louise Glücksburg (age 31) died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1912 George Holford (age 51) and Susannah West Wilson (age 47) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 16), Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 11), [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 67) and [his niece] Princess Victoria Windsor (age 43) were present. The Times reported ... "The aisle was lined by non-commissioned officers of the bridegroom's old regiment the 1st Life Guards. The bride who was given away by her two sons, wore a gown of old Point d'Alençon lace with a train of gold brocade veiled in chiffon. Instead of a hat she wore a headdress of gold lace and pink roses and she carried a bouquet of orchids ... The King and Queen gave Sir George Holford a pair of sleeve links bearing the Royal monogram in diamonds and rubies."
On 14th May 1912 Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 68) died. His son Christian (age 41) succeeded X King Denmark.
On 20th May 1912 [his nephew] George William Hanover (age 31) died in a car accident. Somewhat ironically he was driving to the funeral of his maternal uncle Frederick VIII King Denmark (deceased) when he skidded on a newly laid road surface. He and his valet Karl Grebe were killed in the accident. There is a monument at the site.
From the web:
Probably overtired, the car raced into loose gravel rock at 90 kilometers per hour, came off the road to the right, knocked down three trees and drilled into the earth with a destroyed front axle. Prince Georg Wilhelm and his valet Grebe – Karl Grebe – died instantly. The chauffeur sitting in the back survived slightly injured. The dead were laid out in the church of Nackel and brought a little later with military honors to Friesack station.
At the station, the coffins were loaded into the carriage to the songs of the Friesacker men's choir, which brought the crown prince to the funeral in Gmunden, Austria. The Friesacker stationmaster, Joachim Gahl, it is said, received a letter from Austria including two cufflinks decorated with diamonds and the initials "GW" thanks to his duty. Hanover's royal family thanked the villagers because they had shown themselves so compassionate. Monetary donations were made to the church, the warrior federation and the virgin association. In the church, a plaque commemorates the laying out and that the congregation sang before the transfer of the dead.
On 18th March 1913 [his brother] George I King Greece (age 67) died. His son [his nephew] Constantine (age 44) succeeded I King Greece. Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
On 20th November 1925 [his sister] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 80) died at Sandringham House, Norfolk at 5.25pm following a heart attack.
On 20th March 1926 [his former wife] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.
On 26th February 1933 [his sister] Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale (age 79) died.
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 England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
GrandFather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Father: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Frederick VIII King of Denmark 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Mother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England