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: Norman
Maternal Family Tree: Emmeline Riddlesford 1223-1276
In February 1275 [her father] Thomas de Clare [aged 30] and [her mother] Juliana Fitzgerald [aged 8] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of [her grandfather] Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and [her grandmother] Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford [aged 52]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1st April 1287 Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere was born to Thomas de Clare [aged 42] and Juliana Fitzgerald [aged 20]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 29th August 1287 [her father] Thomas de Clare [aged 42] died.
On 3rd November 1295 [her brother-in-law] Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 21] and [her sister] Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 19] were married at Clifford Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th September 1300 [her mother] Juliana Fitzgerald [aged 34] died.
In 1303 Gilbert Umfraville and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 15] were married. He the son of Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus [aged 58] and Elisabetha Comyn. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 20th September 1303 [her brother-in-law] Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus [aged 26] and Lucy Kyme were married. He the son of [her father-in-law] Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus [aged 58] and Elisabetha Comyn. They were fifth cousins.
Before 1308 [her husband] Gilbert Umfraville died.
In 1308 [her father-in-law] Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus [aged 63] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Robert [aged 31] succeeded 8th Earl Angus.
After 13th June 1308 [her daughter] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to [her future husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 32] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married before 25th November 1316 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley, son of William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros, and had issue.
On 30th June 1308 Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 32] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] were married.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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After 30th June 1308 [her daughter] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford was born to [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 32] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] at Castle Badlesmere [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married (1) 25th July 1316 Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn, son of Robert Fitzpayn 2nd Baron Fitzpayn (2) 1336 her third cousin twice removed John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and had issue.
In 1309 [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Badlesmere. Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] by marriage Baroness Badlesmere.
In 1313 [her daughter] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton was born to [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 37] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 25] at Castle Badlesmere [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married (1) 27th June 1316 her fourth cousin Edmund Mortimer, son of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville, and had issue (2) 1335 her fourth cousin William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton, son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland, and had issue.
On or before 18th October 1314, the day he was baptised at St Andrew's Church, Hambleton [Map], [her son] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere was born to [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 39] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 27]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married 1328 Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer, daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury.
In 1315 [her daughter] Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot was born to [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 39] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 27]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married in or before 1341 John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot, son of Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot and Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot, and had issue.
On 27th June 1316 [her son-in-law] Edmund Mortimer [aged 13] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 3] were married at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He the son of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 29] and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 30]. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th July 1316 [her son-in-law] Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 16] and [her daughter] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 8] were married.
Before 25th November 1316 [her son-in-law] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 31] and [her daughter] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
On 27th May 1320 Bishop Henry Burghesh [aged 28] was appointed Bishop of Lincoln due to the influence of his uncle [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 44] despite the chapter having already elected a new bishop.
Before 29th August 1320 [her brother-in-law] Robert Welles 2nd Baron Welles [aged 24] and [her sister] Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 44] were married. She by marriage Baroness Welles. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In October 1321 Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 34] refused entry to Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 26] at Leeds Castle, Kent [Map].
After October 1321 Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 34] was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].
On 13th October 1321 Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 26] was returning from Canterbury, Kent [Map] to London. She sought accommodation at Leeds Castle, Kent [Map] which was under the protection of Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 34] the wife of [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46]. Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere refused entry to the Queen killing around six of her retinue when they tried to force entry. King Edward II of England [aged 37] commenced the Siege of Leeds Castle. Once King Edward II of England gained possession of the castle, he had the garrison hanged from the battlements. His wife Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere, her five children ([her daughter] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 13], Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 13], Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 8], Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 6] and Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot [aged 6]), and her nephew Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 34], were imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map].
On 16th March 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 44] attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 52]. [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46], Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 34], John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort [aged 57] and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers [aged 32] fought for the rebels. [her nephew] Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford [aged 22], Nicholas Longford [aged 37], Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln, John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray [aged 35] were captured.
Warin Lisle [aged 51] was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].
Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 31] and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].
John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton [aged 22], Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke [aged 22], William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 46], Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 34], Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar [aged 29] and Peter Saltmarsh [aged 42] fought for the King.
Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton [aged 43] was captured.
Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 46] was killed. His son John [aged 15] succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.
Piers Grandison 2nd Baron Grandison [aged 31] fough for the rebels, and was captured.
Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley [aged 55] surrendered before the battle and was imprisoned in Wallingford Castle [Map] for the rest of his life
John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield [aged 34] was captured.
Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].
On 14th April 1322 [her husband] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46] was tried by Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 62] at Canterbury, Kent [Map].
Sentenced to death Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere was drawn for three miles behind a horse to Blean, Canterbury, where he held property, where he was beheaded. His head was displayed on the Burgh Gate, Canterbury and the rest of his body left hanging at Blean, Canterbury. He was buried at Whitefriars. His nephew Henry Burghesh's [aged 30] lands were also seized. These were restored around 1326.
On 3rd November 1322 Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 35] was released at Tower of London [Map].
In 1327 [her sister] Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 51] died.
Around 1328 [her son] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 13] and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer [aged 4] were married. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 27] and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury [aged 24].
On 22nd October 1333 Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 46] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [1]
King Richard III of England [1]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [4]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [1]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [2]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [3]
George Wharton [15]
President George Washington [2]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [68]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [272]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [85]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gernon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester
Great x 2 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester 
3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Gael Countess Leicester
GrandFather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Giffard 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter of Salisbury 2nd Baron Chitterne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Beaumont Countess Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Diarmait Macmurrough
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham
Father: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzeustace 5th Baron of Halton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Albreda Lissours
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vere Baroness Warkworth 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth 
GrandMother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf Gernon 4th Earl Chester
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzrobert Countess Chester Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon "Chauve" Montfort 4th Count Évreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux
Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald of Windsor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 3 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Nest ferch Rhys Dinefwr 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 1st Lord Offaly 4 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly 5 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers de Bermingham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert de Bermingham 1st Baron of Athenry
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eve Bermingham
GrandFather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly 6 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly 
Mother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy 
9 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Vitre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma de Dinan
GrandMother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford