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: Hastings
On 1st October 1792 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet was born to Charles Hastings 1st Baronet [aged 40] and Parnel Abney.
Before September 1823 [his father] Charles Hastings 1st Baronet [aged 71] and [his mother] Parnel Abney were married. He the illegitmate son of [his grandfather] Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon.
In September 1823 [his father] Charles Hastings 1st Baronet [aged 71] committed suicide. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baronet Hastings of Willesley Hall in Derbyshire.
On 1st December 1823 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet [aged 31] adopted the additional surname Abney by Royal Licence.
In 1825 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet [aged 32] was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1826 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Leicester which seat he held until 1831.
On 30th July 1858 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet [aged 65] died. Baronet Hastings of Willesley Hall in Derbyshire extinct. His estates of Blackfordby and Packington were inherited by Henry 4th Marquess Hastings [aged 16]. Willesley Hall and its estate were left to Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 10th Countess Loudon [aged 24] and her husband Charles Frederick Abney-Hastings 1st Baron Donington [aged 36] who changed his surname to Abney-Hastings.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinando Hastings 6th Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Davies
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Davies Countess Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Leveson Fowler
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon
GrandFather: Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 4th Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Okeover Lady Shirley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Washington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Levinge
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers
Father: Charles Hastings 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Thomas Abney of Willesley Hall in Derbyshire
Mother: Parnel Abney