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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Biography of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Paternal Family Tree: Noel-Hill

On 14th February 1723 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood [aged 30] and Anne Powys [aged 18] were married.

On 3rd May 1740 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood [aged 47] and [his mother] Susan Maria Noel [aged 20] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.

On 16th April 1745 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick was born to [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood [aged 52] and [his mother] Susan Maria Noel [aged 25] at 3 Cleveland Court, St James'.

On 21st March 1761 [his brother-in-law] Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 51] and [his half-sister] Margaret Hill Countess Harborough [aged 31] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She by marriage Countess Harborough. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough.

In 1767 [his half-sister] Margaret Hill Countess Harborough [aged 37] died.

In 1768 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 22] was elected MP Shrewsbury which seat he held until 1774.

On 19th May 1768 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 23] and Anna Vernon [aged 20] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.

On 21st September 1770 [his son] Thomas Noel-Hill 2nd Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 25] and [his wife] Anna Vernon [aged 22]. He married 8th February 1812 Sophia Dubochet.

On 21st October 1773 [his son] William Noel-Hill 3rd Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 28] and [his wife] Anna Vernon [aged 25].

In 1774 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 28] was elected MP Shropshire which seat he held until 1784.

On 7th November 1774 [his son] Richard Noel-Hill 4th Baron Berwick was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 29] and [his wife] Anna Vernon [aged 26]. He was baptised at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map] on 11th November 1774. He married before 22nd November 1800 Frances Maria Owen and had issue.

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 11th June 1782 [his father] Thomas Hill aka Harwood [aged 89] died.

In 1784 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Grosvenor. [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Vernon Countess Grosvenor [aged 48] by marriage Countess Grosvenor.

On 19th May 1784 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Berwick of Attingham in Shropshire.

On 6th January 1789 Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick [aged 43] died at Portman Square Marylebone. On 20th January 1789 he was buried at St Eata's Church, Atcham. His son Thomas [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham in Shropshire.

On 23rd March 1797 [his former wife] Anna Vernon [aged 49] died.

[his daughter] Amelia Louisa Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon.

[his daughter] Anna Matilda Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon.

[his daughter] Henrietta Maria Hill was born to Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick and Anna Vernon. She married 10th April 1793 Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury, son of Thomas Brudenell 1st Earl Ailesbury and Susanna Hoare Countess Ailesbury, and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III 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 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 1745-1789

Noel Hill 1st Baron Berwick 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Noel

Great x 3 Grandfather: Varney Noel 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Noel 2nd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Noel 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lovelace 1st Baron Lovelace

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lovelace 2nd Baron Lovelace

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dodworth Baroness Lovelace

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lovelace Lady Noel 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 7th Baroness Wentworth Baroness Lovelace 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Noel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clobery of Winchester in Hampshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Clobery

Mother: Susan Maria Noel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Trollope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope 1st Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Clitherow

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clitherow Lady Trollope

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Campbell

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Trollope 3rd Baronet

GrandMother: Elizabeth Trollope

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clobery of Winchester in Hampshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Susannah Clobery