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: Carew
George Carew and Thomasine Godolphin were married.
George Carew was born to Thomas Carew and Elizabeth Edgecombe.
Before 17th July 1555 [his father] Thomas Carew [aged 28] and [his mother] Elizabeth Edgecombe [aged 23] were married.
On 12th February 1565 [his father] Thomas Carew [aged 38] died.
In 1584 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
In 1586 George Carew was elected MP Saltash.
In 1588 George Carew was elected MP Saltash.
In 1593 George Carew was elected MP Saltash.
In 1597 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
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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In 1601 George Carew was elected MP St Germans.
On 24th March 1603 Elizabeth I [aged 69] died at Richmond Palace [Map] around three in the morning. Her first cousin twice removed James [aged 36] succeeded I King England Scotland and Ireland.
Immediately following her death Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 43] started on horseback for Edinburgh to inform King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland arriving at Holyrood Palace [Map] late on the 26 Mar 1603. His conduct met with general disapproval and merited censure as contrary to all decency, good manners and respect. George Carew and Thomas Lake [aged 35] were sent by the Council to formally inform James of her death.
On 23rd July 1603 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 37] created a number Knights at the Royal Gardens Whitehall Palace:
Henry Savile 1st Baronet [aged 24], William Morgan [aged 43], George Carew, Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 46], Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet [aged 18], James Calthorpe [aged 44], Thomas Gresham [aged 56], George Fane of Burston [aged 22], Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 23], Robert Chichester [aged 25], William Pope 1st Earl Downe [aged 29], Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 15], Thomas Berkeley [aged 28], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 40], William Herbert 1st Baron Powis [aged 30], Anthony Irby [aged 26], Drue Drury of Eccles and Rollesby in Norfolk and Arnold Lygon [aged 45].
24th July 1603 Richard Browne [aged 64].
On 13th November 1612 George Carew died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 12 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Baron Hydon" Carew 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Carew 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Wymond Carew 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Father: Thomas Carew 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Denny 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Denny
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Denny
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Denny
GrandMother: Martha Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Troutbeck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Troutbeck 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Baroness Grey Codnor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
George Carew 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Edgecombe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers Edgecombe
GrandFather: Richard Edgecombe 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John 
17 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bradshaigh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine St John 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jenkyn ap Philip
Great x 3 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor
Mother: Elizabeth Edgecombe 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England