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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Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Dewe 1668
On 28th July 1658 [her father] Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 41] and [her mother] Margaret Dewe were married at St Margaret Pattens.
In 1659 Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow was born to Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 42] and Margaret Dewe.
On 6th February 1659 [her grandmother] [aged 67] died at Lobthorpe. She was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. Her memorial reads as follows: "Near this Place Lieth interred The Body of Elizabeth Sherard, Lately the Wife, in second Marriage Of [her grandfather] John Sherard of Lopthorp, Esq;, And Daughter of Richard Brownlowe Of Belton near Grantham, Esq;. She died on the sixth of February 1658, Having had issue [her father] Mr. Richard Sherard [aged 42], her only Son, Who married Margaret, Daughter to Lumley Dewe Of Bishop-Upton in the County of Hereford, Esq;, And Mary, married to Mr. George Middlemore of London, Merchant; Frances, married to Mr. Roger Smith Of Withcock in the County of Rutland; And Audrie, married to Humphrie Brooks Of London, Doctor in Physick."
After 1668 [her mother] Margaret Dewe died.
On 3rd July 1668 [aged 25] died. His son [her future husband] John [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Armorial 
Brownlow Arms with a canton of the Rad Hand of Ulster impaled his wife's Freke Arms.
: Before 1643 he was born to and Elizabeth Duncombe. Before 26th June 1659 and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow were married. In 1666 died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
On 12th September 1668 [her father] Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 51] died at Lobthorpe. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. His memorial reads: "Near this Place lies the Body of Richard Sherard Of the Hamlet of Lopthorp in the County of Lincoln, Esq;, the only Son of [her grandfather] John Sherard, Esq;, who was the eldest Son of Sir William Sherard; the which Richard married [her mother] Margaret, Daughter of Lumley Dewe of Bishop-Upton [aged 68] in the County of Hereford, Esq;, and had by her six Children, namely, three Sons, (viz.) John [aged 6], Richard [aged 2], and Brownlow; and Three Daughters, (viz.) Alice [aged 9], Mary, and Elizabeth. He died the twelfth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1668."
On 27th March 1676 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 16] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 17] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were half second cousins.
On 24th November 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet [aged 89] died without issue. Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire extinct. He left Belton House [Map] to his great-nephew [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 20] (grand-son of his brother ) and niece Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 20] (grand-daughter of his sister [her grandmother] ) who had married three years before in 1676. He also left them an income of £9,000 per annum and £20,000 in cash. They immediately bought a townhouse in Southampton Square.
In 1681 [her daughter] was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 22]. She married 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter, son of and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter, and had issue.
In 1684 [her daughter] was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 24] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 25]. She married 1703 Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford, son of Francis North 1st Baron Guildford, and had issue.
Around 1685. John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 26].
In 1687 [her daughter] was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 27] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 28].
Before 10th September 1687 Willem Wissing [aged 31]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 28].
Before 1691. John Riley [aged 44]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 31].
In 1691 [her daughter] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 31] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 32]. She married 1712 her first cousin John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel, son of William Brownlow 4th Baronet and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow.
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 16th July 1697 [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 38] committed suicide after suffering from severe gout. His brother [her brother-in-law] William [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map]. Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow [aged 30] by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by William Stanton [aged 58].
In 1699 [her son-in-law] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter [aged 24] and [her daughter] [aged 18] were married. He the son of [aged 51] and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter [aged 50].
In 1703 [her son-in-law] Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford [aged 29] and [her daughter] [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Guildford.
In 1710 [her daughter] [aged 23] died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, [aged 29], [aged 26] and Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel [aged 19].
In June 1711 [her son-in-law] Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 25] and [her daughter] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 50] and .
In 1712 [her son-in-law] John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel [aged 21] and [her daughter] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were first cousins.
On 27th July 1721 Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 62] died.
[her daughter] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow. She married June 1711 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and , and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sherard
GrandFather: John Sherard of Lobthorpe
Father: Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe
Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow
GrandFather: Lumley Dewe of Bishop Upton in Hereforeshire
Mother: Margaret Dewe