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: Savoy
Maternal Family Tree: Tomasina Morosini
On 1st November 1433 [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 20] and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [her grandfather] Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 50] and [her grandmother] Mary Valois Countess Savoy.
On 25th June 1436 [her future husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 12] and Margaret Stewart Dauphine of France [aged 11] were married at Tours Castle. They had met the day before. She by marriage Dauphine . She the daughter of King James I of Scotland [aged 41] and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [aged 32]. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Charles "Victorious" VII King France [aged 33] and [her future mother-in-law] Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France [aged 31]. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 16th November 1441 Queen Charlotte of Savoy was born to [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 28] and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 23].
In 1451 King Louis XI of France [aged 27] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 9] were married. She the daughter of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 37] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 32]. He the son of Charles "Victorious" VII King France [aged 47] and Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France [aged 46]. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 7th January 1451 [her grandfather] Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 67] died. His son [her father] Louis [aged 37] succeeded I Count Savoy.
In 1452 [her brother] Amadeus "Happy" Savoy IX Duke Savoy [aged 16] and [her sister-in-law] Yolande Valois Duchess Savoy [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Charles "Victorious" VII King France [aged 48] and [her mother-in-law] Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France [aged 47]. He the son of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 38] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 33]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 18th October 1458 [her son] Louis Valois was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 35] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 16]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. He died aged one in 1460.
In December 1458 [her brother-in-law] John IV Marquis of Montferrat [aged 45] and [her sister] Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 45] and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 40]. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 15th July 1459 [her son] Joachim Valois was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 36] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 17]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 29th November 1459 [her son] Joachim Valois died.
In 1460 [her daughter] Louise Valois was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 36] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 18]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. She died aged less than one years old.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1460 [her daughter] Louise Valois died.
In 1460 [her son] Louis Valois [aged 1] died.
On 7th March 1461 Gaston V Count Foix [aged 18] and [her sister-in-law] Magdalena Valois Countess Foix [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Charles "Victorious" VII King France [aged 58] and [her mother-in-law] Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France [aged 56]. He the son of Gaston IV Count Foix [aged 38] and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre [aged 35]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 3rd April 1461 [her daughter] Anne Valois Duchess Bourbon was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 37] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 19]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. She married 3rd November 1473 her second cousin once removed Peter Bourbon II Duke Bourbon, son of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon, and had issue.
On 22nd July 1461 [her father-in-law] Charles "Victorious" VII King France [aged 58] died. His son [her husband] Louis [aged 38] succeeded XI King France: Capet Valois. Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 19] by marriage Queen Consort of France.
On 11th November 1462 [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 44] died.
On 23rd April 1464 [her daughter] Joan Valois Queen Consort France was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 40] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 22]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. She married 1476 her second cousin once removed Louis XII King France, son of Charles Valois Duke Orléans and Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans.
After 29th August 1464 [her brother-in-law] Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons [aged 24] and [her sister] Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 51] and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. He the son of Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 46] and Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 29th January 1465 [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 51] died. His son [her brother] Amadeus [aged 29] succeeded IX Duke Savoy.
On 4th December 1466 [her son] Louis Valois was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 43] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 25]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 4th December 1466 [her son] Louis Valois died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 30th June 1470 [her son] Charles VIII King France was born to [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 46] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 28]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%. He married before 11th October 1492 his third cousin Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France and had issue.
On 30th March 1472 Amadeus "Happy" Savoy IX Duke Savoy [aged 37] died. His brother Philip [aged 34] succeeded II Duke Savoy.
On 3rd November 1473 [her son-in-law] Peter Bourbon II Duke Bourbon [aged 34] and Anne Valois Duchess Bourbon [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Duchess Bourbon. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of King Louis XI of France [aged 50] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 31]. He the son of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon [aged 66]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 19th December 1475 Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 57] was beheaded at Paris [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] Peter [aged 35] succeeded II Count Saint Pol. [her sister] Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol [aged 36] by marriage Countess Saint Pol.
In or before 1476 [her brother] Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy [aged 37] and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Bourbon [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon [aged 68]. He the son of [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1476 [her son-in-law] Louis XII King France [aged 13] and Joan Valois Queen Consort France [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King Louis XI of France [aged 52] and Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 34]. He the son of Charles Valois Duke Orléans and Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin once removed.
In or before 1480 [her brother-in-law] François Valois II Duke Longueville [aged 1] and [her sister] Agnes Savoy Duchess Longueville [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. He the son of François Valois Duke Longueville [aged 32] and Agnès de Savoy Duchess Longueville. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 10th December 1481 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou [aged 35] died without issue. His first cousin [her husband] Louis [aged 58] succeeded Duke Anjou.
On 4th May 1482 [her sister-in-law] Joan Valois Duchess Bourbon [aged 47] died.
After 1483 [her brother] Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy [aged 44] and [her sister-in-law] Claudine Brosse [aged 33] were married. He the son of [her father] Louis Savoy I Count Savoy and [her mother] Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
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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Memoirs of Philip de Commines [1447-1511]. Our master was a cunning politician, and understood well enough that Flanders was of little importance to him, unless he could have Artois with it, which lies betwixt France and them, and is as it were a bridle to the Flemings, affording good soldiers upon occasion, to correct their wantonness and folly; and therefore in taking from the Earl of Flanders the county of Artois, he would leave him the most inconsiderable prince in Europe, without either subjects or authority, except by the permission of the Gantois; whose commissioners, William Ryn and Coppenole, whom I mentioned before (governors of Ghent), were at that time principal in the embassy. Upon the return of the ambassadors, the Lady Margaret [aged 2] was conducted to Hesdin, and delivered into the hands of the Lord des Cordes, in the year 1483, and with her came Madame de Eavestain, Duke Philip of Burgundy's natural daughter, and they were received by the present Monsieur and Madame de Bourbon1, the Lord d'Albret2, and others from the king; and they brought her to Amboise, where the dauphin met her3. If the Duke of Austria could have taken her from her convoy, he would willingly have done it before she left his dominions; but the Gantois had placed too strong a guard about her, for they had begun to abate much of their obedience to him, and many considerable persons joined with them, as having the custody of the young heir, and power of placing and displacing whom they pleased. Among the nobility who were resident in Ghent, there was the Lord of Ravestain, brother to the Duke of Cleves, and chief governor to the young prince, whose name is Philip, still living, and like to possess vast territories, if it please God to spare his life.
Note 1. Anne of France [aged 21], daughter of Louis XI [aged 59] and Charlotte of Savoy [aged 41], married Pierre de Bourbon, Lord of Beaujeu, in 1474, and assumed the title of Duchess of Bourbon in 1488. She died on the 14th of November, 1522, after having governed the kingdom with great prudence and energy during the minority of Charles V1IL
Note 2. Alain le Grand [aged 43], son of Jean d'Albret, Viscount de Tartas, succeeded his grandfather Charles II in 1471. He married Frances, daughter of Jean de Blois, Count of Penthievre; and in virtue of this marriage, set up a claim to the duchy of Brittany, and became a competitor for the hand of Anne of Brittany. He died in October, 1522. [Note. This note appears incorrect? Alain married Francois Chatillon, daughter of William Viscount of Limoges.]
Note 3. Margaret was then three years and a half old, and the Dauphin rather more than twelve. Their meeting took place on Sunday, the 22nd of June, 1483, at a place called Metairie le Rayne, near Amboise. "The Dauphin," says a contemporary letter, "left the Castle of Amboise, dressed in a robe of crimson satin, lined with black velvet, and mounted on a hackney, and attended by thirty archers. At the bridge he dismounted, after having saluted the ladies, and changed his dress and put on a long robe of cloth of gold... Presently the Dauphiness arrived, and descended from her litter; and immediately they were betrothed by the prothonotary, nephew of the Grand Seneschal of Normandy, who demanded of the Dauphin in a loud voice, so that all could hear him, If he would have Margaret of Austria in marriage? and he answered, Yes; and a similar question was put to the Dauphiness, who gave the same answer. Upon which, they joined hands, and the Dauphin kissed the Dauphiness twice; and then they returned to their lodgings. And the streets of Amboise were hung with cloth, and in the market place was a figure of a Siren, who spouted forth white wine and red from her breasts." The next day, the young couple went through the ceremony of marriage in the chapel of the castle. Dupont, iii. 345. 352.
On 9th March 1483 [her sister] Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol [aged 43] died.
On 30th August 1483 [her husband] King Louis XI of France [aged 60] died. He was buried at the Basilica of Notre Dame-de-Cléry, Cléry-Saint-André [Map]. His son Charles [aged 13] succeeded VIII King France: Capet Valois.
On 1st December 1483 Queen Charlotte of Savoy [aged 42] died at Amboise. She was buried with her former husband King Louis XI of France , who had died three months before, in the Basilica of Notre Dame-de-Cléry, Cléry-Saint-André [Map].
[her son] Francis Valois was born to King Louis XI of France and Queen Charlotte of Savoy. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.69%.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus V "Great" Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybille Bagé
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard VI Count Armagnac
Great x 3 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
GrandMother: Mary Valois Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 
6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip V King France I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant 
Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Queen Charlotte of Savoy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Janus of Cyprus
Mother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pope Gregory X
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matteo I Visconti
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 4 Grandfather: Squarcino Borri
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonacossa Borri
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 2 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
GrandMother: Anglesia Visconti
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jacopo I da Carrara
Great x 2 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pietro Gradenigo
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Gradenigo
Great x 4 Grandmother: Tomasina Morosini