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: Zouche
Around 1554 [his father] George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 28] and [his mother] Margaret Welby were married.
On 6th June 1556 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth was born to [his father] George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] and [his mother] Margaret Welby.
On 19th June 1569 [his father] George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 43] died at Harringworth, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Edward [aged 13] succeeded 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Around April 1570 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 13] was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1571 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 14] graduated Master of Arts: Cambridge University at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1575 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 18] admitted at Gray's Inn.
On 14th February 1579 [his daughter] Elizabeth Zouche was born to Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 22]. She married in or before 1606 William Tate and had issue.
In 1582 [his daughter] Mary Zouche was born to Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 25].
On 14th October 1586 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton [aged 42], Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt [aged 48], Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth [aged 28], Christopher Wray [aged 62], John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton [aged 33] and Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] sat in judgement on Mary Queen of Scots [aged 43] in the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu [aged 57], George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland [aged 28], Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln [aged 45], Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent [aged 45], Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland [aged 37], Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby [aged 55], Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 56], George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 58], Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 36], William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester [aged 60], William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley [aged 66], Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 48] and Thomas Bromley [aged 56] were present on the side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John St John 2nd Baron St John [aged 51] was present on the left side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton was a juror.
Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland was a commissioner.
On 25th October 1586 Mary Queen of Scots [aged 43] was convicted and sentenced to death. Only Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] offered any dissent against the judgement.
In 1603 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 46] was appointed Privy Council.
In or before 1606 [his son-in-law] William Tate [aged 46] and Elizabeth Zouche [aged 26] were married. They had four sons and three daughters The difference in their ages was 20 years.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Around 21st April 1617 [his daughter] Elizabeth Zouche [aged 38] died.
On 18th August 1625 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 69] died. Baron Zouche Harringworth abeyant between his two daughters Elizabeth Zouche and Mary Zouche [aged 43].
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 England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
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 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Zouche 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche 6th Baron Zouche Harringworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice St Maur Baroness Zouche Harringworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Lenthall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Lenthall 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Grey 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Zouche 8th Baron Zouche Harringworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Lovell 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dynham Baroness Zouche Harringworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Arches of Eythrop
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Arches
GrandFather: Richard Zouche 9th Baron Zouche Harringworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Capell
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Capell of Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Capell
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Capell Baroness Zouche Harringworth 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burghesh 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Arundell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Margaret Welby