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: Wyntoun aka Seton
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Graham Countess Ross
1497 Perkin Warbreck Rebellion
1499 Trial and Execution of Perkin Warbreck and Edward Earl of Warwick
Catherine Gordon was born to George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley. Mother not certain but likely.
On 20th May 1455 [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Dunbar were married. She the daughter of John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray and Marjorie Stewart Countess Moray. He the son of [her grandfather] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and [her grandmother] Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 45].
In 1458 [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 2] and Anabella Stewart [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [her grandfather] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and [her grandmother] Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 47].
On 15th July 1470 [her grandfather] Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley died. His son [her father] George [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Huntley. Anabella Stewart [aged 34] by marriage Countess Huntley.
On 18th August 1471 [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 16] and [her mother] Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 21] were married; she having been his mistress. She by marriage Countess Huntley. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and [her grandmother] Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll. He the son of Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley and Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley [aged 61].
After 20th October 1474 [her half-brother] Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and [her sister-in-law] Jean Stewart Countess Huntley [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl [aged 34] and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl [aged 17]. He the son of [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 19].
Before September 1496 Perkin Warbreck [aged 22] and Catherine Gordon were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 41] and Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 46].
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. August 1497... and in August [her husband] Perkin Warbeck [aged 23] landed in Cornewale,g and by pursuit fledd to Bowdley St. Marie [Map],h but by appoyntment he came to the Kinge, followinge the Courte.i
Note g. In Whitsand Bay; and, having sent his wife, the Lady Catherine Gordon, for safety to Mount St Michael, assumed the title of Richard IV.
Note h. The Sanctuary of Beaulieu [Map] in the New Forest, written in Arnold "Bewdeley sent wary," which has been erroneously transcribed in our MS. "St. Marie."
Note i. In Arnold this passage is, "and so remained following the Court."
Polydore Vergil [1470-1555]. 4th October 1497. Learning that [her husband] Peter [aged 23] had decamped, Henry sent out horsemen in every direction to follow him and seek his capture, but he, having covered most of the distance, was not seen before he reached the asylum. But not so his captains, who were taken in mid-flight and brought to the king. And the mob, when they could not see Peter nor his captains' standards, having no idea where he was, whether he had been killed by some trick or had fled, were unsure of what counsel to take or what was best to do. In the end, learning of his shameful flight, everybody, immediately unhinged by their common evil, their common fear, their common danger, cast aside their weapons and began to hold up their hands, and out of his kindness the king [aged 40] readily forgave them. Being a victor without having had a fight, he went to Exeter, Devon [Map], where he praised the citizenry for having done its duty and extended his thanks, and while there he presided over the execution of some of the Cornishmen responsible for the recent rising. Meanwhile the king's horsemen rode as far as St. Michael's Mount, and there they found Peter's wife Catherine and brought her captive to the king. Henry, marveling at the woman's beauty, thought she was not plunder for soldiers, but worthy of an emperor, and forthwith sent her to the queen [aged 31] at London with an escort of honorable matrons, as a sure harbinger of the victory he had won.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. 21st October 1497 ... and from thens to Shene, where to her Grace was brought, the Saterday before Saynt Symon and Jude, the wif of Perkyn [Catherine Gordon] aforsaid; which said wif was a Scottissh woman and doughter vnto the [her father] Erie of Huntley [aged 42] of Scotland.
Around 1498 Andrew Gray 2nd Lord Gray [aged 52] and [her mother] Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 48] were married. She by marriage Lord Gray. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Hay 1st Earl Erroll and [her grandmother] Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll.
On 23rd November 1499 [her husband] Perkin Warbreck [aged 25] and John Atwater were hanged at Tyburn [Map]. They were buried at Austin Friars and 'and their heedes set after vpon London Brigge.'
On 8th June 1501 [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley [aged 46] died. His son [her half-brother] Alexander succeeded 3rd Earl Huntley. [her sister-in-law] Jean Stewart Countess Huntley [aged 40] by marriage Countess Huntley.
On 27th June 1509 [her mother] Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley [aged 59] died.
After 27th July 1511 [her half-brother] Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. He the son of [her father] George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. They were third cousins.
On 21st January 1524 [her half-brother] Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley died at Perth [Map]. His grandson George [aged 10] succeeded 4th Earl Huntley.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
In October 1537 Catherine Gordon died without issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Wyntoun
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Seton 1st Lord Seton 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Seton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Seton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Cheney 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Seton 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: Alexander Gordon 1st Earl Huntley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Gordon
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gordon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon
Father: George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Crichton of Crichton
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Lord Crichton
GrandMother: Elizabeth Crichton Countess Huntley
Catherine Gordon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Hay 6th Baron Erroll 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hay 7th Baron Erroll
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hay 1st Lord Hay Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert II of Scotland 
Grand Son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Hay Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
GrandFather: William Hay 1st Earl Erroll 2 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Mother: Elizabeth Hay Countess Huntley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Hardy" Douglas 2nd Lord Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: James "Black" Douglas 4 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Baroness Douglas 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas 5 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale 6 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice de Moravia Strathearn 1st Earl Strathearn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas
GrandMother: Beatrice Douglas Countess Erroll 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale Great Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas 5 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Nithsdale" Douglas 6 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert II of Scotland Grand Son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Egidia Stewart Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland