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: Cope
Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton were married.
Before 1548 [his father] Edward Cope [aged 23] and [his mother] Elizabeth Mohun [aged 11] were married.
In 1548 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet was born to Edward Cope [aged 24] and Elizabeth Mohun [aged 12].
On 20th June 1557 [his father] Edward Cope [aged 33] died.
In 1571 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 23] was elected MP Banbury.
Around 1577 [his son] William Cope 2nd Baronet was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 29] and Frances Lytton. He married 8th April 1602 Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope, daughter of George Chaworth and Anne Paston Lady Hanwell, and had issue.
In 1581 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
In 1586 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 38] was elected MP Banbury.
Around 1587 [his mother] Elizabeth Mohun [aged 51] died.
On 27th February 1587 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 39] was imprisoned for presenting the Speaker of the House of Commons with a Puritan revision of the Book of Common Prayer and a bill abrogating existing ecclesiastical law at Tower of London [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 23rd March 1587 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 39] was released.
In 1590 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 42] was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
In 1593 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 45] was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 59].
On 7th April 1600 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 52] and Anne Paston Lady Hanwell [aged 47] were married.
On 8th April 1602 [his son] William Cope 2nd Baronet [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope were married at Hanwell, Oxfordshire.
In 1603 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 55] was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.
In 1603 [his son-in-law] Richard Cecil [aged 32] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Cope were married. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 60] and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 55].
In 1606 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 58] entertained King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 39] at Hanwell, Oxfordshire.
In 1606 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 58] was elected MP Oxfordshire.
On 29th June 1611 another tranche of Baronets were created by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 45]...
Francis Barrington 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Barrington of Barrington Hall.
Thomas Bendish 1st Baronet [aged 43] was created 1st Baronet Bendish of Steeple Bumstead in Essex.
Robert Cholmondeley 1st Earl Leinster [aged 27] was created 1st Baronet Cholmondley of Cholmondeley. Catherine Stanhope Countess Leinster by marriage Lady Cholmondley of Cholmondeley.
Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 63] was created 1st Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire. [his wife] Anne Paston Lady Hanwell [aged 58] by marriage Lady Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
William Constable 1st Baronet [aged 31] was created 1st Baronet Constable of Flamborough in Yorkshire.
Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Cotton of Conington in Huntingdonshire.
George Gresley 1st Baronet [aged 31] was created 1st Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire. Susan Ferrers Lady Gresley by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.
Edward Hales 1st Baronet [aged 35] was created 1st Baronet Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstall.
James Harrington 1st Baronet [aged 69] was created 1st Baronet Harington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire.
Edward Hussey 1st Baronet [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet Hussey of Honington in Lincolnshire.
William Kniveton 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Kniveton of Mercaston in Derbyshire.
Henry Lee 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.
Thomas Mildmay 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Mildmay of Moulsham.
John Molyneux 1st Baronet [aged 30] was created 1st Baronet Molyneux of Teversall in Nottinghamshire.
Richard Molyneux 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. Frances Gerard Lady Molyneux [aged 42] by marriage Lady Molyneux of Sefton.
Thomas Monson 1st Baronet [aged 46] was created 1st Baronet Monson of Carleton in Lincolnshire.
Estrange Mordaunt 1st Baronet [aged 39] was created 1st Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
Charles Morrison 1st Baronet [aged 24] was created 1st Baronet Morrison of Cashiobury. Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison by marriage Lady Morrison of Cashiobury.
Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet [aged 26] was created 1st Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
Samuel Peyton 1st Baronet [aged 20] was created 1st Baronet Peyton of Knowlton in Kent.
John Savage 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Savage of Rocksavage in Cheshire.
Henry Savile 1st Baronet [aged 32] was created 1st Baronet Savile of Methley.
William Sedley 1st Baronet [aged 53] was created 1st Baronet Sedley of Ailesford in Kent.
Edward Seymour 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour by marriage Lady Seymour of Berry Pomeroy.
Thomas Spencer 1st Baronet [aged 26] was created 1st Baronet Spencer of Yarnton in Oxfordshire.
George St Paul 1st Baronet [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet St Paul in Snarford in Lincolnshire. Frances Wray Countess Warwick by marriage Lady St Paul in Snarford in Lincolnshire.
Lewis Tresham 1st Baronet [aged 36] was created 1st Baronet Tresham of Rushton in Northamptonshire.
John Tufton 1st Baronet [aged 67] was created 1st Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
William Twysden 1st Baronet [aged 45] was created 1st Baronet Twysden of Roydon in Kent. Anne Finch Lady Twysden [aged 37] by marriage Lady Twysden of Roydon in Kent.
John Wentworth 1st Baronet [aged 28] was created 1st Baronet Wentworth of Gosfield. Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth [aged 23] by marriage Lady Wentworth of Gosfield.
William Wentworth 1st Baronet [aged 49] was created 1st Baronet Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire.
Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet [aged 31] was created 1st Baronet Willoughby of Risley in Derbyshire.
Philip Wodehouse 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall. Note. Date uncertain.
Richard Worsley 1st Baronet [aged 22] was created 1st Baronet Worsley of Appuldurcombe.
John Wynn 1st Baronet [aged 58] was created 1st Baronet Wynn of Gwydir.
In 1612 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 64] entertained King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 45] at Hanwell, Oxfordshire.
On 6th July 1614 Anthony Cope 1st Baronet [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire. Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope by marriage Lady Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
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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In 1637 [his former wife] Anne Paston Lady Hanwell [aged 84] died.
George Chaworth and Anne Paston Lady Hanwell were married.
[his son] Richard Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton.
[his son] John Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton.
[his daughter] Anne Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton. She married John Leigh.
[his son] Anthony Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton. She married 1603 Richard Cecil, son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter, and had issue.
Nicholas Strange and Anne Paston Lady Hanwell were married.
[his daughter] Mary Cope was born to Anthony Cope 1st Baronet and Frances Lytton. She married Henry Champernowne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cope
GrandFather: Anthony Cope
Father: Edward Cope
Anthony Cope 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Mohun 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Mohun 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Walter Mohun 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Elizabeth Mohun 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England