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: Bedell
Maternal Family Tree: Philippe Thornbury 1431-1485
In or before 1602 [his father] Thomas Bedell of Hamerton in Huntingdonshire (age 21) and [his mother] Winifred Capell (age 17) were married.
On 27th September 1602 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Thomas Bedell of Hamerton in Huntingdonshire (age 22) and [his mother] Winifred Capell (age 18).
On or before 11th July 1613 [his father] Thomas Bedell of Hamerton in Huntingdonshire (age 33) died. He was buried on 11th July 1613.
In 1618 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 15) matriculated at Queen's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In June 1619 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 16) and Alice Fanshawe (age 22) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On or before 10th September 1620 [his daughter] Elizabeth Bedell was born to Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 17) and [his wife] Alice Fanshawe (age 23) at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. She was baptised on 10th September 1620. She married in or before 1662 her half sixth cousin Francis Compton, son of Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton and Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton.
On 3rd June 1622 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 19) was created 1st Baronet Capell of Hamerton in Huntingdonshire.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1626 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.
In 1626 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Hertford.
In 1628 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Huntingdonshire which seat he held until 1629.
In 1628 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.
In 1632 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 29) was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire.
Around 1635 [his daughter] Mary Bedell was born to Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Alice Fanshawe (age 38) at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. She married 2nd January 1655 her fifth cousin Thomas Leventhorpe 4th Baronet, son of Thomas Leventhorpe 2nd Baronet and Dorothy Alington Lady Leventhorpe, and had issue.
In 1640 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.
In April 1640 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.
On or before 14th December 1643 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 41) died. Baronet Capell of Hamerton in Huntingdonshire extinct. He was buried on 14th December 1643.
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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In 1667 [his former wife] Alice Fanshawe (age 70) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: John Bedell
Capell Bedell 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Capell
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Capell of Rayne Hall 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Arundell 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Capell 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Capell 11 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Manners 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Ros 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Leger 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne York Duchess Exeter 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paston 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Brewes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Heydon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Boleyn 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Winifred Capell 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
GrandMother: Margaret Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Browne 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gage
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gage
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Gage
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Guildford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Guildford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Pympe