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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Biography of Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 1361-1413

Paternal Family Tree: Strange

Maternal Family Tree: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford

In or before 1353 [her father] John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 20] and [her mother] Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel and [her grandmother] Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1361 Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot was born to John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 28] and Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere.

On 12th May 1361 [her father] John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 29] died at Black Mere, Whitchurch. His son [her brother] John [aged 8] succeeded 5th Baron Strange Blackmere.

In or before 1382 [her brother] John Strange 5th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 28] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Beauchamp Countess Suffolk were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1382 [her brother] John Strange 5th Baron Strange Blackmere [aged 29] died. His sister Elizabeth [aged 20] succeeded 6th Baroness Strange Blackmere.

Before 1383 Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 21] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 21] were married. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1383 [her son] John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was born to [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 22] at Black Mere Castle, Whitchurch [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) before 12th March 1407 his third cousin once removed Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall, daughter of Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall and Joan Furnival 5th Baroness Furnivall, and had issue (2) 6th September 1425 his second cousin twice removed Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford, daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick, and had issue.

In 1383 [her son] Archbishop Richard Talbot was born to [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 22]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

Around 1383 [her son] Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot was born to [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 22]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) before 1400 his second cousin once removed Joan Plantagenet Baroness Strange and Talbot, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (2) 1415 his half fifth cousin Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter and had issue.

On 20th February 1383 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 14] and [her sister] Elizabeth Strange Countess Nottingham [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

Deeds of King Henry V

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 23rd August 1383 Elizabeth Strange Countess Nottingham [aged 21] died. Her sister Ankaret [aged 22] succeeded 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere. Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] by marriage Baron Strange Blackmere.

On 23rd September 1383 [her daughter] Mary Talbot was born to [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 22] at Hatford, Cheshire. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married her fifth cousin once removed Thomas Green and had issue.

In or before 1384 [her future husband] Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall [aged 21] and Joan Furnival 5th Baroness Furnivall [aged 8] were married. He by marriage Baron Furnivall. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24th April 1386 [her father-in-law] Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot [aged 54] died at Roales del Pan. His son [her husband] Richard [aged 25] succeeded 4th Baron Talbot. Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Talbot.

Around 1393 [her daughter] Anne Talbot Countess Devon was born to [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 32] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 32]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married before 1414 her third cousin Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon, son of Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon and Maud Camoys Countess Devon, and had issue.

After 23rd May 1395 Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall [aged 33] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 34] were married. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 7th September 1396 [her husband] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 35] died in London. His son Gilbert [aged 13] succeeded 8th Baron Strange Blackmere, 5th Baron Talbot.

Before 29th November 1396 [her brother-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 32] and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She the illegitmate daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 56] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 46]. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1400 [her son] Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 16] and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Plantagenet Baroness Strange and Talbot [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere Baroness Talbot. She the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 15th February 1404 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 27] and [her step-daughter] Margaret Neville Countess Dorest [aged 20] were married. He the illegitmate son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 14th March 1406 [her husband] Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall [aged 44] died at Worksop Priory [Map]. His daughter [her future daughter-in-law] Maud [aged 13] succeeded 6th Baroness Furnivall.

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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Before 12th March 1407 [her son] John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 24] and [her daughter-in-law] Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Baron Furnivall. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 1st June 1413 Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 52] died.

[her daughter] Alice Talbot was born to Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married Thomas Barre and had issue.

Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 1361-1413 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 1361-1413

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 1361-1413
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [1]

George Wharton [1]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [1]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [15]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [6]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [31]

Ancestors of Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 1361-1413

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Strange

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Strange

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Tregoz

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Tregoz

Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk Strange 1st Baron Strange Blackmere

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Blancminster

GrandFather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Giffard

Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias Giffard

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Berkeley

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maltravers

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alicia Maltravers

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Giffard Baroness Strange Blackmere 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Cundy Baroness Clifford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Clifford Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margred verch Llewellyn Baroness Clifford Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England

Father: John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice le Boteler

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph III Boteler of Oversley

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Boteler

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Boteler 1st Baron Wem and Oversley 3 x Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Angharad Mathrafal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Audley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Audley Princess Powys Fadog

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring

GrandMother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Herdeburgh

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ela Herdeburgh Baroness Wem and Oversley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Odingsells

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Odingsells

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Fitzrobert 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ela Longespee Fitzrobert Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida II Longespée Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel D'Aubigny 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Butler

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohesia Verdun

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 7 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

GrandFather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas I Marquess Saluzzo 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy 14 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Mother: Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey 10 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Warenne 7 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême 12 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

GrandMother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

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 7 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Vere 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford