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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Paternal Family Tree: Lyon
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Drummond m Douglas
In or before 1521 [his father] John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis and [his mother] Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 22] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1521 John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon was born to [his father] John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis and [his mother] Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 23].
In 1528 [his father] John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis died. His son John [aged 7] succeeded 7th Lord Glamis. His wife [his mother] Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 30] was accused of poisoning him.
Around July 1532 [his step-father] Archibald Campbell of Skipness and [his mother] Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 34] were married. He the son of Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart Countess Argyll [aged 68]. They were half third cousins.
On 17th July 1537 [his mother] Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 39] was burned at the stake at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for conspiring against the king's [aged 25] life. Her son, John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon [aged 16], was supposedly a witness to the burning.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 23rd November 1559. The xxiij day of November was bered in sant [Olave's] [Map] in Hart strett master Watsun the quen('s) marchand.
The sam day was bered in sant Sythe parryche [his father] John Lyons' sune and here [aged 38], with armes, and xij pore [men] had xij nuw gownes, and they bare xij gret stayffe torchys bornyng, and ther was a sarmon. [Note. John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon is often reported as having died in 1558 so it may be incorrect to attribute this diary entry to him. Neither is it clear what 'sant Sythe' refers to?]
Before 23rd December 1559 John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon [aged 38] died. His son John succeeded 8th Lord Glamis.
Before 23rd December 1559 John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon [aged 38] and Janet Keith were married. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
[his daughter] Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton was born to John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon and Janet Keith. She married (1) before 1575 her half fifth cousin Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis, son of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis, and had issue (2) 30th December 1577 her second cousin John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton, son of James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran and Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault, and had issue.
[his son] Thomas Lyon Master of Glamis was born to John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon and Janet Keith.
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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[his son] John Lyon 8th Lord Glamis was born to John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon and Janet Keith. He married before 1575 his fifth cousin Elizabeth Abernethy and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 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 10 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyon Lord of Glamis
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyon of Glamis 1377-1435 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Johanna aka Jean Stewart 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Lyon 1st Lord Glamis 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lyon 3rd Lord Glamis 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: John Lyon 4th Lord Glamis 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Father: John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Douglas 1st Earl Angus 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 2nd Earl Angus 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Angus 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Douglas 4th Earl Angus 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hay 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Countess Angus
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus
GrandFather: George Douglas 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boyd 5th of Kilmarnock
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Boyd 1st Lord Boyd
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus
Mother: Janet Douglas Lady Glamis 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond
GrandMother: Elizabeth Drummond m Douglas