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: Basset
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Brereton 1454-1517
On 18th August 1551 William Bassett was born to [his father] William Bassett (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Fitzherbert (age 36) at Blore, Staffordshire.
After 1562 [his mother] Elizabeth Fitzherbert (deceased) died at Blore Hall, Staffordshire.
Around 1566 William Bassett (age 14) educated at St John's College, Oxford University.
In 1586 William Bassett (age 34) was elected MP Staffordshire.
Around 1592 [his daughter] Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne was born to William Bassett (age 40) at Blore, Staffordshire. She married (1) before 1616 Henry Howard, son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk, and had issue (2) 1618 William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, son of Charles Cavendish and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle, and had issue.
Before 1593 William Bassett (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1593 Thomas Fitzherbert (age 43) arrested by his cousin William Bassett (age 41).
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 9th December 1601 William Bassett (age 50) died at Blore Hall, Staffordshire. He was buried in St Bartholomew's Church, Blore [Map]. His two year old daughter [his daughter] Elizabeth Bassett (age 9) inherited his wealth; she married, firstly, [his future son-in-law] Henry Howard (age 9) and, secondly, [his future son-in-law] William Cavendish (age 9), subsequently Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and after her death, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Bassett Tomb at St Bartholomew's Church, Blore [Map]. William Bassett (centre), his wife Judith Corbet (his left), Henry Howard (his right) and kneeling [his granddaughter] Catharine aka Elizabeth Howard and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne. Sculpted by Jasper Hollemans. Elizabethan Period.
Henry Howard: In 1592 he was born to Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk in Henley In Arden, Warwickshire. Before 1616 Henry Howard and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk. Around 1616 Henry Howard died 'at his country house' [Blore Hall, Staffordshire?] at breakfast 'suddenly at the table without speaking one word'. He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Blore [Map].
[his father] William Bassett and [his mother] Elizabeth Fitzherbert were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Bassett 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sampson Meverell
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Meverell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Leche
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Meverell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Montgomery 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Meverell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Eyre of Padley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Eyre of Padley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Eyre
Father: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzherbert
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fitzherbert 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Longford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Fitzherbert 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Downes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzherbert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Booth of Barton in Lancashire 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Booth of Harleston in Derbyshire
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Trafford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Booth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Fynderne
GrandFather: Anthony Fitzherbert of Hamstall Ridware 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Marshall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Marshall
Mother: Elizabeth Fitzherbert 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cotton of Ridware
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Pole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Pole
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Pole
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grosvenor 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Grosvenor
GrandMother: Maud aka Matilda Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Brereton