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: Elizabeth Dinley 1495-1550
Before 1613 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning [aged 24] and [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning were married.
On 23rd April 1619 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning was born to [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning [aged 31] and [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning.
On 27th February 1628 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning [aged 40] was created 1st Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex. [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning by marriage Baroness Bayning of Horkesley in Essex.
On 8th March 1628 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning [aged 40] was created 1st Viscount Bayning. [her mother] Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning by marriage Viscountess Bayning.
On 29th July 1629 [her father] Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning [aged 41] died at Mark Lane [Map]. His son [her brother] Paul [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Viscount Bayning, 2nd Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex.
On 29th December 1630 Oliver St John 1st Viscount Grandison [aged 71] died. His great nephew [her future brother-in-law] William [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Viscount Grandison. [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 7] by marriage Viscountess Grandison.
On 26th November 1635 Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 16] were married.
On 11th June 1638 [her brother] Paul Bayning 2nd Viscount Bayning [aged 22] died without male issue. Viscount Bayning, Baron Bayning of Horkesley in Essex extinct.
Before 27th November 1640 [her brother-in-law] William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison [aged 26] and [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 17] were married. She the heiress of a fortune of £180,000.
In 1641 [her daughter] Anne Murray was born to [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 21]. She married after 27th March 1661 Robert Pierrepont and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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After 20th September 1643 [her brother-in-law] Charles Villiers 2nd Earl Anglesey and [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Anglesey. He a cousin of her first husband. He the son of Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey [aged 35].
Around 1650 [her daughter] Elizabeth Murray was born to [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 30]. She married (1) 1st May 1673 Randolph Egerton of Betley (2) before 11th December 1717 Charles Egerton of Newborough, son of John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater and Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater, and had issue.
After 27th March 1661 [her son-in-law] Robert Pierrepont [aged 24] and [her daughter] Anne Murray [aged 20] were married.
In 1672 [her sister] Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey [aged 49] died.
On 10th July 1672 [her son-in-law] John Bowyer 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and [her daughter] Jane Murray were married.
Before September 1672 [her husband] Henry Murray of Berkhampstead died.
Around 1st May 1673 [her son-in-law] Randolph Egerton of Betley [aged 54] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Murray [aged 23] were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years.
In 1674 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 54] was created 1st Viscountess Bayning for life.
Before 1678 John Baber [aged 52] and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 58] were married.
In October 1678 Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning [aged 59] died. Viscount Bayning extinct.
On 15th February 1681 [her former husband] John Baber [aged 55] and Bridget Drury were married.
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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In 1704 [her former husband] John Baber [aged 78] died.
In 1797 Charles Townshend 1st Baron Bayning [aged 67] was created 1st Baron Bayning of Foxley in Berkshire. He was a decendant on his mother's side of Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning by her daughter Elizabeth Murray and her daughter Anne Egerton mother of Henrietta Paulett who was his mother. Annabella Smith-Powlett [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Bayning of Foxley in Berkshire.
[her daughter] Jane Murray was born to Henry Murray of Berkhampstead and Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning. She married 10th July 1672 John Bowyer 2nd Baronet, son of John Bowyer 1st Baronet, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning 
Anne Bayning Viscountess Bayning 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Henry Glemham
Mother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sackville of Buckhurst 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sackville 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Digges
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Boleyn 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Brydges
Great x 2 Grandmother: Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Ayloffe
GrandMother: Anne Sackville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Baker
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Dinley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dinley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dinley