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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: Cadogan
On 1st August 1671 [his father] Henry Cadogan (age 29) and [his mother] Bridget Waller (age 32) were married.
In 1672 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan was born to [his father] Henry Cadogan (age 30) and [his mother] Bridget Waller (age 33).
In April 1704 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 32) and Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan were married at The Hague.
In 1705 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 33) was elected MP Woodstock.
On 18th September 1705 [his daughter] Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond was born to William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 33) and [his wife] Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. She married 4th December 1719 Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond, son of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond, and had issue.
On 21st February 1707 [his daughter] Margaret Cadogan was born to William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 35) and [his wife] Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. She married 11th January 1738 Charles John Bentinck, son of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland.
In 1714 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 42) was appointed Master of the Robes.
In 1714 [his father] Henry Cadogan (age 72) died.
On 21st June 1716 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 44) was created 1st Baron Cadogan. [his wife] Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan by marriage Baroness Cadogan.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 26th July 1717 [his brother] Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan (age 22) were married at Church of St George the Martyr, Queen Square. The marriage transferred the 250-acre (1.0 km2) Sloane estate in suburban Chelsea to the Cadogan family, which has been the basis of the family wealth ever since.
On 8th May 1718 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 46) was created 1st Earl Cadogan. [his wife] Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 4th December 1719 [his son-in-law] Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 18) and [his daughter] Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 14) were married at The Hague. He was, apparently, forced into the marriage to pay off his, or his father's debts since she brought a considerable dowry. She the daughter of William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 47) and [his wife] Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan. He the son of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 47) and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond (age 48).
In December 1721 [his mother] Bridget Waller (age 82) died.
On 17th July 1726 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan (age 54) died without male issue. Earl Cadogan extinct. His brother [his brother] Charles (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Cadogan. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan (age 31) by marriage Baroness Cadogan.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan 
GrandFather: William Cadogan
Father: Henry Cadogan
William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Waller of Groombridge
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Waller of Groombridge
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Waller of Groombridge
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Waller
GrandFather: Hardress Waller
Mother: Bridget Waller