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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Baron Southampton is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
17th October 1780. Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 43] created.
21st March 1797. Son George Fitzroy 2nd Baron Southampton [aged 35] succeeded.
24th June 1810. Son Charles Fitzroy 3rd Baron Southampton [aged 5] succeeded.
16th July 1872. Son Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton [aged 5] succeeded.
9th December 1958. Son Charles Fitzroy 5th Baron Southampton [aged 54] succeeded.
1989. Son Charles James Fitzroy 6th Baron Southampton [aged 60] succeeded.
10th January 2015. Son Edward Charles Fitzroy 7th Baron Southampton [aged 59] succeeded.
On 17th October 1780 Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Southampton. Anne Warren Baroness Southampton [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 2nd July 1784 George Fitzroy 2nd Baron Southampton [aged 22] and Laura Keppel Baroness Southampton [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton. She the daughter of Bishop Frederick Keppel and Laura Walpole. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st March 1797 Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 59] died at his home on Stanhope Street. His son George [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baron Southampton.
Before 28th September 1804 George Fitzroy 2nd Baron Southampton [aged 43] and Frances Isabella Seymour Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th June 1810 George Fitzroy 2nd Baron Southampton [aged 48] died. He was buried at St James' Church, Piccadilly. His son Charles [aged 5] succeeded 3rd Baron Southampton.
On 23rd February 1826 Charles Fitzroy 3rd Baron Southampton [aged 21] and Harriet Stanhope Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th February 1862 Charles Fitzroy 3rd Baron Southampton [aged 57] and Ismania Katharine Nugent Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 16th July 1872 Charles Fitzroy 3rd Baron Southampton [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 5] succeeded 4th Baron Southampton.
On 9th July 1892 Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton [aged 25] and Hilda Mary Dundas Baroness Southampton [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton. She the daughter of Lawrence Dundas 1st Marquess Zetland [aged 47] and Lilian Selina Elizabeth Lumley Marchioness Zetland [aged 40].
On 22nd June 1927 Charles Fitzroy 5th Baron Southampton [aged 23] and Margaret Drake Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 12th January 1940 Charles Fitzroy 5th Baron Southampton [aged 36] and Phyllis Joan Leslie Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 3rd February 1951 Charles Fitzroy 5th Baron Southampton [aged 47] and Rachel Christine Zaman Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 29th May 1951 Charles James Fitzroy 6th Baron Southampton [aged 22] and Pamela Anne Henniker Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 9th December 1958 Charles Fitzroy 4th Baron Southampton [aged 91] died. His son Charles [aged 54] succeeded 5th Baron Southampton.
On 30th March 1978 Edward Charles Fitzroy 7th Baron Southampton [aged 22] and Rachel Caroline Vincent Millett Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
In 1989 Charles Fitzroy 5th Baron Southampton [aged 84] died. His son Charles [aged 60] succeeded 6th Baron Southampton.
On 1st October 1997 Charles James Fitzroy 6th Baron Southampton [aged 69] and Alma Pasqual Slater Baroness Southampton were married. She by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 10th January 2015 Charles James Fitzroy 6th Baron Southampton [aged 86] died. His son Edward [aged 59] succeeded 7th Baron Southampton.