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 1485 Alice aka Agnes Cotell was born. Cotell being the name of her first husband rather than her maiden name.
Before 26th July 1518 John Cotell and Alice aka Agnes Cotell (age 33) were married.
On 26th July 1518 [her husband] John Cotell was strangled by his wife Alice aka Agnes Cotell (age 33) at Farleigh Hungreford Castle [Map] with the aid of William Mathewe and William Inges, yeomen of Heytesbury, Wiltshire [Map]. He, John, was steward to [her future husband] Edward Hungerford who she subsequently married.
Before 1521 [her future husband] Edward Hungerford and Jane Zouche (age 40) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Before 24th January 1522 Edward Hungerford and Alice aka Agnes Cotell (age 37) were married.
On 24th January 1522 [her husband] Edward Hungerford died.
Annales of England by John Stow. 20th February 1523. The 20 of February, the ladie Alice Hungerford (age 38) a knights wife, for murdering her husband, was led from the tower of London to Holborn, and there put in a cart with one of her servants and so carried to Tyburn [Map], and both hanged. He was buried in the Greyfriers church at London.