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: Oisingas
King Eadbert I of Kent was born to [his father] King Wihtred of Kent.
In 687 Mul King of Kent was killed. [his father] King Wihtred of Kent [aged 17] succeeded King of Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 725. This year died [his father] Wihtred [aged 55], King of Kent, on the ninth day before the calends of May, after a reign of thirty-two winters. His pedigree is above; and he was succeeded by Eadbert. Ina [aged 55] this year also fought with the South-Saxons, and slew Ealdbert, the etheling, whom he had before driven into exile.
On 23rd April 725 [his father] King Wihtred of Kent [aged 55] died. His son Eadbert succeeded King of Kent. He may have eigned with his brothers King Æthelbert II of Kent and King Alric of Kent.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 748. This year was slain Cynric, etheling of the West-Saxons; Edbert, King of Kent, died; and [his brother] Ethelbert [aged 23], son of [his father] King Wihtred, succeeded to the kingdom.
In 748 King Eadbert I of Kent died. His brother Æthelbert [aged 23] succeeded King of Kent.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eormenric King of Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Æthelberht of Kent
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Eadbald of Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charibert King Paris Merovingian
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha Merovingian Queen Consort Kent
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ingoberga Unknown Queen Consort Paris
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Eorcenberht of Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theudebert II King Austrasia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Austrasia Queen Consort Kent
GrandFather: King Ecgberht I of Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: Tytila King East Anglia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Eni Wuffingas
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Anna of East Anglia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent
Father: King Wihtred of Kent