Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Around 1364 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke was born to John Cornwall [aged 49] at Mount's Bay, Cornwall. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.
Around 1364 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke was baptised at Marazion, Cornwall.
On 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 7] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 17] were married at Kenilworth Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 40] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke and Anne Manny Countess Pembroke. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 7] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 17] marriage annulled since she had become pregnant by John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 28] whom she subsequently married. It isn't clear whether John Holland was punished; he was half-brother to King Richard II of England [aged 13] through their mother Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 51].
On 24th June 1386 John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 34] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married at Plymouth, Devon [Map]. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 46] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1400 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 36] and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 15th February 1400 Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford [aged 62] died. His son Richard [aged 14] succeeded 11th Earl of Oxford. [his step-daughter] Alice Holland Countess of Oxford [aged 8] by marriage Countess of Oxford.
Before 1st June 1402 Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham [aged 16] and [his step-daughter] Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk, Countess Nottingham. She the daughter of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and [his wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 39]. He the son of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk [aged 36]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1403 [his son] John Cornwall was born to John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 39] and [his wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 39]. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 7th February 1403 [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 35] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 33] were married at Winchester, Hampshire [Map]. His third marriage, her second. She had eight children with her first husband but, despite ten years of marriage, none with Henry. She the daughter of Charles "Bad" II King Navarre and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 21st July 1403 [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 36], with his son the future King Henry V of England [aged 16], defeated the rebel army of Henry "Hotspur" Percy [aged 39] at the Battle of Shrewsbury at the site now known as Battlefield, Shrewsbury [Map]. King Henry V of England took an arrow to the side of his face. John Stanley [aged 53] was wounded in the throat. Thomas Strickland [aged 36] fought and was awarded £38 and two of the rebel Henry's horses. Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 21] fought for the King. Walter Blount [aged 55], the King's Standard Bearer, was killed by Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine [aged 31].
Thomas Wendesley [aged 59], Edmund Cockayne [aged 47] and Robert Goushill were killed.
Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford [aged 25] was killed. His son Humphrey Stafford succeeded 6th Earl Stafford, 7th Baron Stafford.
Hugh Shirley [aged 52] was killed; he was one of four knights dressed as King Henry IV of England.
Of the rebels, Henry "Hotspur" Percy, Madog Kynaston [aged 43] and John Clifton were killed.
Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 60] was beheaded after the battle. Earl Worcester extinct.
Richard Vernon 11th Baron Shipbrook [aged 48] was hanged. Baron Shipbrook forfeit.
John Rossall was killed. His sister Eleanor Rossall [aged 26] inherited a half-share in the Rossall Shrewsbury [Map] estates.
John Massey [aged 65] was killed.
Before 15th February 1404 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 27] and Margaret Neville Countess Dorest [aged 20] were married. He the illegitmate son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.
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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On 26th November 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel [aged 24] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married. [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 38] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 35] were present at their wedding feast. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal [aged 53] and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Around 1406 [his step-daughter] Alice Holland Countess of Oxford [aged 14] died.
In 1409 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 45] was appointed 117th Knight of the Garter by [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 41].
Around 1410 John Grey [aged 23] and [his step-daughter] Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Ruthyn. She the daughter of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and [his wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 46]. They were half third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 16th March 1410 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset [aged 37] died at Hospital of St Katharine's by the Tower, Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at St Michael's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. His son Henry [aged 9] succeeded 2nd Earl Somerset.
On 5th July 1411 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 34] was created 1st Earl Dorset. Margaret Neville Countess Dorest [aged 27] by marriage Countess Dorset.
In 1412 Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 24] was created 1st Duke Clarence by [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 44]. Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Clarence.
After 1413 [his step-son] Edward Holland [deceased] died.
On 20th March 1413 [his brother-in-law] King Henry IV of England [aged 45] died in the Jerusalem Chamber, Cheyneygates, Westminster Abbey [Map] in Westminster Abbey confirming a prophesy that he would die in Jerusalem. His son Henry [aged 26] succeeded V King of England. His sons King Henry V of England and Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester [aged 22] were present. He was buried in the Chancel of Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
After 1415 Ampthill Castle, Bedfordshire [Map] was commissioned by John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 51] paid for with ransoms from the Battle of Agincourt.
On 19th July 1415 [his sister-in-law] Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [aged 55] died at Sacavém.
25th October 1415. At the Battle of Agincourt the English included: Louis Robbessart [aged 25], Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 33], William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux [aged 26], William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu [aged 41], Thomas Rokeby [aged 35], John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 51], Edward Courtenay [aged 30], Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell [aged 12], Thomas Dutton [aged 19], Edmund Ferrers 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 29], Roger Fiennes [aged 31], Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh [aged 57], John Grey [aged 28], John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 31], William Harrington [aged 42] as the King's Standard Bearer, Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford [aged 37], Piers Legh [aged 26] (wounded), Alfred Longford, Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 27], Thomas Morley 6th Baron Marshal 5th Baron Morley [aged 22], John Rodney, Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 22], Robert Strelley [aged 18], James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet [aged 17], Robert Umfraville [aged 52], Thomas West 2nd Baron West [aged 35], Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby [aged 30]. Thomas Erpingham [aged 60] commanded the archers. Thomas Rempston [aged 26] was present. Thomas Strickland [aged 48] carried the Banner of St George.
Thomas Tunstall [aged 57] was killed.
The Welsh included: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert [aged 35], Walter Sais [aged 95], Roger Vaughan [aged 70] and his son Roger Vaughan [aged 5]. Owen Tudor [aged 15] is believed to have been present as a squire.
In 1416 [his step-son] John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter [aged 20] was restored 2nd Duke Exeter, 2nd Earl Huntingdon.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 18th November 1416 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter [aged 39] was created 1st Duke Exeter by King Henry V of England [aged 30] for the remainder of his natural life for 'his service to the king and the realm on both sides of the seas'. At the time the only other dukes were the King's brothers.
On 2nd June 1418 [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile [aged 45] died at Valladolid [Map]. She was buried at Capilla de los Reyes Nuevos, Cathedral of Toledo.
In October 1421 King Henry V of England [aged 35] commenced the Siege of Meaux. John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 57] fought. His son John Cornwall [aged 18] was killed; his head being blown off by a cannon ball witnessed by his father. Meaux [Map] was eventually captured on 11th May 1422.
In 1426 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] Cardinal Henry Beaufort [aged 51] was appointed Cardinal.
On 24th November 1426 [his wife] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 63] died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Burford [Map].
Before 1427 [his son-in-law] John Fitzalan 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel [aged 18] and Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel were married. There is some uncertainty as to whether they did marry; they were betrothed as children. She the daughter of John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 62] and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. He the son of John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel [aged 44]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1427 [his daughter] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel died.
On 17th July 1433 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 69] was appointed Privy Council.
On 17th July 1433 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 69] was created 1st Baron Fanhope.
On 30th January 1442 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 78] was created 1st Baron Milbroke.
On 11th December 1443 John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke [aged 79] died at Ampthill Castle, Bedfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Blackfriars Priory, Ludgate. Baron Fanhope, Baron Milbroke extinct.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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[his daughter] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel was born to John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married before 1427 her third cousin once removed John Fitzalan 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel, son of John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer I Count Angoulême 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 
4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cornwall Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Fitzroy de Cornwall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Valletort
Grandfather: Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzalan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William D'Aubigny 3rd Earl Lincoln 3rd Earl of Arundel 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel D'Aubigny 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Walter 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Vavasour 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel 
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Verdun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rohesia Verdun
father: John Cornwall 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Say 6th Baroness Burford 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer 8 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Zouche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Zouche Baroness Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Trailly
Grandmother: Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford 9 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Baroness Mortimer
John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England