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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Paternal Family Tree: Popham
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Arches 1410-1497
Before 1531 [his father] Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset and [his mother] Jane aka Joan Stradling [aged 25] were married.
In 1531 John Popham was born to [his father] Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset and [his mother] Jane aka Joan Stradling [aged 25] in Huntworth, North Petherton.
In 1555 [his mother] Jane aka Joan Stradling [aged 49] died.
Around 1573 [his son] Francis Popham was born to John Popham [aged 42].
In 1580 John Popham [aged 49] was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons which post he held for three years.
In 1581 John Popham [aged 50] was appointed Attorney General which post he held for eleven years until 1592.
In 1592 John Popham [aged 61] was appointed Lord Chief Justice which post he held for life.
In or before September 1593 [his son-in-law] John Malet and [his daughter] Mary Popham were married.
State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason. The Trials of ROBERT WINTER, THOMAS WINTER, GUY FAWKES, JOHN GRANT, AMBROSE ROOKWOOD, ROB. KEY ES, THOMAS BATES, and Sir EVERARD DIGBY, at Westminster, for High Treason, being Conspirators in the Gunpowder-Plot: 3 Jac. I. 27th Jan. A. D. 1606.
On 27th January 1606 the trial of the conspirators took place at Westminster Hall [Map].
The Commissioners were: Earl of Nottingham [aged 70], Suffolk [aged 44], Worcester [aged 56], Devonshire [aged 43], Northampton [aged 65], Salisbury [aged 42], John Popham [aged 75], the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Thomas Fleming [aged 61], Peter Warburton [aged 66], knight, one of the Justices of the Common Pleas.
The Effect of the Indictment.
THAT whereas our Sovereign Lord the King [aged 39] had, by the Advice and Assent of his Council, for divers weighty and urgent Occasions concerning, his Majesty, the State, and Defence of the Church and Kingdom of England, appointed a Parliament to be holden at his City of Westminster; That Henry Garnet [aged 50], Superior of the Jesuits within the Realm of England, (called also by the several names of Wally, Darcy, Roberts, Farmer, and Henry Philips), Oswald Tesmond Jesuit [aged 43], otherwise called Oswald Greenwell, John Gerrard Jesuit [aged 41], (called also by the several names of Lee and Brooke), Robert Winter [aged 38], Thomas Winter [aged 35], Gentlemen, Guy Fawkes [aged 35] Gent. otherwise called Guy Johnson, Robert Keyes [aged 41] Gent. and Thomas Bates Yeoman, late Servant to Robert Catesby Esquire; together with the said Robert Catesby and Thomas Percy Esquires, John Wright and Christopher Wright Gentlemen, in open Rebellion and Insurrection against his Majesty, lately slain, and Francis Tresham Esq; lately dead; as false Traitors against our said Sovereign Lord the King, did traitorously meet and assemble themselves together; and being so met, the said Henry Garnet, Oswald Tesmond, John Gerrard, and other Jesuits, did maliciously, falsly, and traitorously move and persuade as well the said Thomas Winter, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, and Thomas Bates, as the said Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy, John Wright, Christopher Wright, and Francis Tresham, That our said Sovereign Lord the King, the Nobility, Clergy, and whole Commonalty of the Realm of England, (Papists excepted) were Hereticks; and that all Hereticks were accursed and excommunicate; and that none Heretick could be a King; but that it was lawful and meritorious to kill our said Sovereign Lord the King, and all other Hereticks within this Realm of England, for the Advancing and Enlargement of the pretended and usurped Authority and Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, and for the restoring of the superstitious Romish Religion within this Realm of England.
On 10th June 1607 John Popham [aged 76] died.
[his daughter] Jane Popham was born to John Popham. She married (1) before 21st August 1619 William Borlase and had issue (2) in or before 1628 Thomas Luttrell and had issue.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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[his daughter] Mary Popham was born to John Popham. She married in or before September 1593 John Malet and had issue.
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 22 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stradling
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stradling
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel St Barbe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stradling 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cardinal Henry Beaufort 
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan aka Jane Beaufort Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Baroness Cherleton 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stradling 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon
GrandFather: Edward Stradling 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor aka Annorah Lambourne
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burghesh 
6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Burghesh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ismania Hanham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chidiock 5th Baron Fitzpayn
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Lumley 1st Baron Lumley 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Lumley 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Arundell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lovell 6th Baron Lovel 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Lovell 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Dinham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Arches of Eythrop
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Arches