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: Anjou aka Plantagenet
On 7th June 1788 [his father] Charles Henry Somerset (age 20) and Elizabeth Courtenay (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 45) and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41).
On 9th August 1821 [his father] Charles Henry Somerset (age 53) and [his mother] Mary Paulett were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and [his grandmother] Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 74).
On 19th June 1822 Poulett George Henry Somerset was born to [his father] Charles Henry Somerset (age 54) and [his mother] Mary Paulett.
On 18th February 1831 [his father] Charles Henry Somerset (age 63) died.
Around 1832 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].
Around 1838 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 15) educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
In 1839 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 16) commissioned as Coldstream Guards.
On 15th April 1847 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 24) and Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (age 24) were married.
On 20th November 1852 [his daughter] Cecily Mary Caroline Somerset was born to Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 30) and [his wife] Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (age 30). She died aged ten in 1862.
On 20th September 1854 Charles Pierrepont Darcy Lane-Fox (age 24) was wounded, Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) fought.
Major-General John Douglas (age 37) commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot.
William Frederick Waldegrave (age 38) died from wounds received.
Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 37) was shot through the arm.
General George Augustus Frederick Paget (age 36), Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar (age 23) and Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 25) fought.
Arthur Williams-Wynn (age 35), Captain of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was killed.
On 25th October 1854 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) and William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 18) fought.
Major-General John Douglas (age 37) commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot.
General George Augustus Frederick Paget (age 36) and Henry Hugh Manvers Percy (age 37) fought.
On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman..
Granville Charles Cornwallis Eliot (age 26) and Cavendish Hubert Greville (age 19) were killed.
Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) fought; his horse was killed under him by a shell.
William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst (age 18) was wounded.
Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton (age 25) and Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 24) fought.
Captain William Kent Allix (age 31) was killed in action whilst serving with the 1st Royal Regiment.
Robert Lydston Newman 2nd Baronet (age 32) was killed in action. His brother Lydston (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baronet Newman of Stokeley and Mamhead in Devon.
Charles Francis Seymour-Conway (age 35) was killed in action.
On 20th December 1854 [his son] Vere Francis John Somerset was born to Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 32) and [his wife] Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (age 32).
In 1859 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 36) was elected MP Monmouthshire.
In June 1860 [his mother] Mary Paulett died.
On 23rd August 1860 [his son] Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset was born to Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 38) and [his wife] Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (age 38).
On 30th December 1862 [his daughter] Cecily Mary Caroline Somerset (age 10) died.
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 4th June 1870 [his wife] Barbara Augusta Norah Mytton (age 47) died.
On 10th September 1870 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 48) and Emily Moore were married.
In 1871 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 48) was appointed Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
In 1871 [his daughter] Cecily Emily Paulett Somerset was born to Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 48) and [his wife] Emily Moore.
On 7th September 1875 Poulett George Henry Somerset (age 53) died. He was buried at Nave, Bristol Cathedral.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 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 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke 
GrandFather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne
Father: Charles Henry Somerset 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Rolle 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jael Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Godfrey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Nutfield
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Evelyn Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn
Poulett George Henry Somerset 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paulett 3rd Baron Paulett 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vere Baroness Poulett 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Herbert Baroness Poulett 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Vere Paulett 3rd Earl Paulett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Countess Paulett 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Butt of Arlington in Gloucestershire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Butt
Mother: Mary Paulett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Admiral George Pocock
GrandMother: Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett