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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: Joan Arches 1410-1497
On 3rd June 1550 John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick (age 23) and [his mother] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 12) were married at Sheen Palace [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 50) and [his grandmother] Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 53). He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 46) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 41). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 29th April 1555 [his uncle] Edward Unton (age 21) and [his mother] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 17) were married. They had seven children. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset and [his grandmother] Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 58).
Around 1556 Edward Unton was born to [his uncle] Edward Unton (age 22) and [his mother] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 18).
In 1573 Edward Unton (age 17) graduated BA from Oriel College, Oxford University.
Before 1579 [his future wife] Dorothea Knightley (age 18) died.
In or before 1579 Edward Unton (age 22) and Dorothea Knightley (age 18) were married. There were no children from the marriage. He the son of Edward Unton (age 44) and Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 40).
In 1579 Edward Unton (age 23) and Katherine Hastings (age 22) were married. There were no children from the marriage. She the daughter of George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Edward Unton (age 45) and Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 41). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
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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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On 16th September 1582 [his uncle] Edward Unton (age 48) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Faringdon. The inscription on his monument ... Here lyeth Sir Edward Unton, Knight of the Noble Order of the Bathe, whoe married [his mother] Anne Countess of Warwick (age 44), daughter of [his grandfather] Edwarde Seymer Duke of Somersett and Protector of England, by whome he had ffive sonnes, whereof 3 died younge in the life of their father; Two, namelye Edwarde (age 26) and [his brother] Henry (age 24) onely, survyved and succeeded him, the one after the other in their father's inheritance; and two daughters, [his sister] Anne (age 27) married to Sir [his former brother-in-law] Valentine Knightley (age 27), Knight, and [his sister] Scissil (age 21) married to John Wentworth (age 18), Esquire.
In 1584 Edward Unton (age 28) was elected MP Berkshire.
In 1586 Edward Unton (age 30) was elected MP Berkshire.
In 1587 Edward Unton (age 31) went as a colonist to Munster but was recalled due to the imminent threat of the Spanish Armada.
In 1588 [his mother] Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick (age 50) died.
On 27th June 1589 Edward Unton (age 33) died at Plymouth, Devon [Map]. His brother [his brother] Henry Unton (age 31) was his heir.
On or after 13th April 1605, the date of the licence, Walter Chetwynd (age 45) and [his former wife] Katherine Hastings (age 48) were married. She the daughter of [his former father-in-law] George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon and [his former mother-in-law] Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 25th May 1638 [his former wife] Katherine Hastings (age 81) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Unton
GrandFather: Alexander Unton
Father: Edward Unton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Thomas Bulstrode
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Bulstrode
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bulstrode
GrandMother: Cecily Bulstrode
Edward Unton 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Seymour 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Seymour 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Williams
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Seymour 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coker
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Darrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Darrell of Littlecote
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darrell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton 1st Baron Stourton 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stourtron 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clifford Baroness Despencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Saye 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Saye 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Stanhope 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jerningham 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret or Mary Jerningham
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervase Clifton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clifton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Finch 
GrandMother: Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bourchier Baron Fitzwarin Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford 
Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hankford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Lovell 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Arches of Eythrop
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Arches