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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John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft -1443

Paternal Family Tree: Tiptoft

John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft was born to Pain Tiptoft and Agnes Wrothe.

In 1399 John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft was knighted.

Before 24th February 1408 John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Philippa Talbot [aged 41] were married.

Around 1413 [his father] Pain Tiptoft died.

Around 2nd May 1417 [his wife] Philippa Talbot [aged 50] died.

In 1421 Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton [aged 51] died. Baron Cherleton abeyant between his daughters [his future sister-in-law] Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville [aged 21] and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 17] and their heirs.

On or after 28th February 1422, the date of the licence, John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Tiptoft. She the daughter of Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton and Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster.

Around 1423 [his daughter] Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros of Helmsley was born to John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 19]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married 1. before 1455 her third cousin Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley, son of Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset, and had issue 2. after 25th April 1464 her third cousin Thomas Wingfield.

Around 1425 [his daughter] Joan Tiptoft was born to John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 21]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married before 1441 Edmund Ingaldsthorpe and had issue.

After 1425 [his daughter] Joyce Tiptoft was born to John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 21]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married in or before 1459 her fourth cousin once removed Edmund Sutton, son of John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley, and had issue.

On 18th January 1425 Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster [aged 33] died at Trim Castle. He was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk [Map]. His nephew Richard [aged 13] succeeded 6th Earl March, 5th Earl of Ulster, 8th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

On 17th September 1425 [his sister-in-law] Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville [aged 25] died.

On 7th January 1426 John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft was created 1st Baron Tiptoft. Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Tiptoft.

On 8th May 1427 John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester was born to John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 23] at Eversden. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 1. 1449 his second cousin Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick, daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 2. before 1452 Elizabeth Greyndour Countess of Worcester and had issue 3. after 1452 Elizabeth Hopton Countess of Worcester and had issue.

Before 1441 [his son-in-law] Edmund Ingaldsthorpe [aged 30] and [his daughter] Joan Tiptoft [aged 15] were married.

On 27th January 1443 John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Enfield. His son John [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Baron Tiptoft.

After 27th January 1443 Christopher Talbot [aged 24] and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 39] were married. She the daughter of Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton and Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster. He the son of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 60] and Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1446 Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft [aged 42] died. She was buried at St Andrew's Church, Enfield.

On 16th July 1449 John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 22] was created 1st Earl Worcester. Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick [aged 25] by marriage Countess Worcester. It isn't clear why he was he was created Earl at such a young age. His father John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft had died six years earlier so he had inherited Baron Tiptoft. His mother Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft had died three years earlier when he was eighteen. In 1449 he married Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick daughter of the influential Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 49]. His earldom may have been a consequence of this marriage.

Royal Ancestors of John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft -1443

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft -1443
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [2]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [8]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [5]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [32]

Ancestors of John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft -1443

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft

Great x 1 Grandfather: Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Chaworth

Grandfather: John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot 4 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Ros Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Fitzpiers

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley 2 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Albini 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel de Albini 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot 3 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Vaux

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vaux

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Vaux Baroness Ros

Father: Pain Tiptoft 5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Grandmother: Elizabeth Aspall Baroness Tibetot

John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland

Mother: Agnes Wrothe