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: Howe
Maternal Family Tree: Martha Jeanes
Before November 1648 [his father] John Grobham Howe [aged 23] and [his mother] Annabella Scrope [aged 19] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland and [his grandmother] Martha Jeanes.
In November 1648 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe was born to John Grobham Howe [aged 23] and Annabella Scrope [aged 19].
On 8th September 1665 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 16] was awarded Master Arts at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1674 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 25] and Anne Manners [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 69] and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland.
In 1674 [his daughter] Anabella Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 25] and [his wife] Anne Manners [aged 19].
In 1679 [his father] John Grobham Howe [aged 54] died. On 27th May 1679 he was buried at Langar, Nottinghamshire.
In 1698 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 49] and Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe [aged 49] were married.
In 1700 [his son] Emanuel Howe 2nd Viscount Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 51] and [his wife] Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe [aged 51]. He married 8th August 1719 Sophia Von Keilmansegg Viscountess Howe, daughter of Johan Adolf Von Kielmansegg and Sophia Charlotte Hanover Countess of Darlington and Leinster, and had issue.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th April 1701. The Duke of Norfolk [deceased] died of an apoplexy, and Mr. Thomas Howard of complicated disease since his being cut for the stone; he was one of the Tellers of the Exchequer. Mr. How [aged 52] made a Baron.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 16th May 1701 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 52] was created 1st Viscount Howe, 1st Baron Glenawley. [his wife] Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe [aged 52] by marriage Viscountess Howe.
In 1703 [his mother] Annabella Scrope [aged 74] died.
On 26th January 1713 Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe [aged 64] died. His son Emanuel [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Viscount Howe, 2nd Baron Glenawley.
On 10th September 1747 [his former wife] Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe [aged 98] died.
[his daughter] Anne Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe and Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe.
[his daughter] Judith Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe and Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe. She married 29th May 1725 Thomas Page, son of Gregory Page 1st Baronet and Mary Trotman Lady Turner.
[his daughter] Mary Howe Countess Pembroke and Montgomery was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe and Juliana Alington Viscountess Howe. She married (1) after 1st August 1721 her fourth cousin twice removed Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery, son of Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (2) November 1735 her second cousin once removed John Mordaunt.
[his son] John Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe and Anne Manners.
[his daughter] Margaret Howe was born to Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe and Anne Manners.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 15 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Father: John Grobham Howe
Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scrope 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Dacre Baroness Scrope Bolton 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Clifford Baroness Scrope Bolton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
GrandFather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Mother: Annabella Scrope 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Martha Jeanes