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: Oxenden
10th July 1690 10th July 1690 [his father] George Oxenden [aged 38] and [his mother] Elizabeth Dixwell were married.
On 26th October 1694 George Oxenden 5th Baronet was born to [his father] George Oxenden [aged 43] and [his mother] Elizabeth Dixwell.
On 21st February 1703 [his father] George Oxenden [aged 51] died.
On 21st April 1720 Henry Oxenden 4th Baronet [aged 29] died without issue. His brother George [aged 25] succeeded 5th Baronet Oxenden of Dene in Kent. Elizabeth Dunch Lady Oxenden [aged 9] by marriage Lady Oxenden of Dene in Kent.
In May 1720 George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 25] and Elizabeth Dunch Lady Oxenden [aged 9] were married. They had three sons and three daughters.
On 9th May 1720 George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 25] was elected MP Sandwich at a by-election probably caused by the death of his brother Henry Oxenden 4th Baronet [deceased]. He was re-elected in 1722, 1727 and 1734 (when he also contested MP Kent), 1741 and 1747. He stood down in 1754.
On 5th September 1721 [his son] Henry Oxenden 6th Baronet was born to George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 26] and [his wife] Elizabeth Dunch Lady Oxenden [aged 10]. He married 28th July 1755 Margaret Chudleigh Lady Oxenden, daughter of George Chudleigh 4th Baronet and Frances Davie, and had issue.
In 1725 George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 30] was appointed Lord of the Admiralty.
On 3rd April 1735 Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester were married. He the son of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 21st October 1739 William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester [aged 39] died. His brother Robert [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Duke Manchester, 6th Earl Manchester, 6th Viscount Mandeville, 6th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. [his sister-in-law] Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester by marriage Duchess Manchester.
In 1750 [his uncle] Basil Dixwell 2nd Baronet [aged 85] died. Baronet Dixwell of Broome House in Kent extinct. His nephew George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 55] inherited the Dixwell estate. As a condition of the inheritance he was required to take on the surname of Dixwell, but although he procured an Act of Parliament in 1751, to this effect, it is not clear if he took the surname on in practice.
In 1755 [his wife] Elizabeth Dunch Lady Oxenden [aged 44] died.
On 28th July 1755 [his son] Henry Oxenden 6th Baronet [aged 33] and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Chudleigh Lady Oxenden [aged 31] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 20th January 1775 George Oxenden 5th Baronet [aged 80] died. His son Henry [aged 53] succeeded 6th Baronet Oxenden of Dene in Kent. Margaret Chudleigh Lady Oxenden [aged 51] by marriage Lady Oxenden of Dene in Kent.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Oxenden of Deane
GrandFather: Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Nevinson of Eastry in Kent
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Nevinson
Father: George Oxenden
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Meredith 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Elizabeth Meredith
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Barker
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susannah Barker of London Lady Meredith
George Oxenden 5th Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Basil Dixwell 1st Baronet
Mother: Elizabeth Dixwell 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Peyton 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Peyton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Peyton 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Peyton 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Dorothy Peyton 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England