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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Maternal Family Tree: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot 1654
In or before 1669 [his father] John Cole 1st Baronet [aged 48] and [his mother] Elizabeth Chichester [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Lady Cole of Newland.
Around 1669 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh was born to John Cole 1st Baronet [aged 49] and Elizabeth Chichester [aged 39].
On 3rd July 1675 [his brother-in-law] Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda [aged 20] and [his sister] Mary Cole [aged 15] were married. He the son of Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda [aged 53] and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda [aged 49]. They were second cousin once removed.
On 18th June 1679 Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Drogheda, 5th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 5th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. [his sister] Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda [aged 19] by marriage Countess Drogheda.
In 1691 [his father] John Cole 1st Baronet [aged 71] died. His son Arthur Jones [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Baronet Cole of Newland.
In 1692 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh [aged 23] and Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh were married. She by marriage Lady Cole of Newland.
Around 1700 [his mother] Elizabeth Chichester [aged 70] died.
In 1715 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh [aged 46] was created 1st Baron Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow. [his wife] Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh by marriage Baroness Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow.
On 6th May 1726 [his sister] Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda [aged 66] died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1746 [his wife] Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh died.
In 1748 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh [aged 79] and Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh were married. She by marriage Baroness Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow.
On 5th October 1754 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh [aged 85] died without issue. Baron Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow and Baronet Cole of Newland extinct.
On 30th September 1755 John Elwill 4th Baronet and [his former wife] Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh were married.
On 9th February 1781 [his former wife] Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 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
Great x 1 Grandfather: Emmanuel Cole
GrandFather: William Cole
Father: John Cole 1st Baronet
Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chichester 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Chichester
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chichester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Courtenay 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" Courtenay 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Cheney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gainsford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Gainsford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Shaa
GrandFather: Lieutenant-Colonel John Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Copleston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Copleston
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Biston
Mother: Elizabeth Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Jones 1st Viscount Ranelagh
GrandMother: Mary Jones
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Moore
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot