Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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Paternal Family Tree: Smithson
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 23rd December 1868 [his father] Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 22] and [his mother] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 45] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 58] and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins.
On 17th April 1880 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland was born to [his father] Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 33] and [his mother] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 30].
On 2nd January 1899 [his grandfather] Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 88] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son [his father] Henry [aged 52] succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his mother] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 49] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 18th November 1911 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 31] and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 65] and Isabel Sophie Craven. He the son of Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 65] and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 62]. They were fifth cousins.
On 15th July 1912 [his son] Henry George Alan Percy 9th Duke Northumberland was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 32] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 25].
30th August 1912. The Morpeth Herald 30/08/1912 reports:
Earl Percy's Heir Christened In London.
Lord Warkworth, the infant son of Earl [aged 32] and Countess Percy [aged 25], was christened at St. Peter's, Eton Square, London, on Saturday morning. At the time of the service there were not a dozen people in the church, which was entirely devoid of special decoration, and the service itself was of the simplest possible description. The King, who had graciously consented to act sponsor, was represented by the Duke of Northumberland [aged 66], the other god father, on whose right hand stood Earl Percy. Others present included Countess Percy and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox [aged 67]. Prebendary Storrs. vicar the parish, officiated, and Lord Warkworth, who raised no protest when water fell upon his forehead, was given the names of Henry George Alan Percy.
On 6th July 1913 [his mother] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 63] died. She was buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland: On 7th November 1849 she was born to George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. On 23rd December 1868 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and she were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins. On 2nd January 1899 Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. She by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 6th April 1914 [his son] Hugh Algernon Percy 10th Duke Northumberland was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 33] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 27]. He married 12th June 1946 his fourth cousin Elizabeth Diana Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Northumberland, daughter of Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry and Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury, and had issue.
On 25th May 1916 [his daughter] Elizabeth Ivy Percy was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 36] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 29].
On 23rd November 1917 [his daughter] Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 37] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 30]. She married 29th April 1939 her fourth cousin John Sutherland Egerton 6th Duke Sutherland, son of John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton 4th Earl Ellesmere and Violet Lambton Countess Ellesmere.
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 14th May 1918 [his father] Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map]. His son Alan [aged 38] succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 11th February 1921 [his son] Richard Charles Percy was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 40] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 34].
In 1925 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 44] was appointed 869th Knight of the Garter by King George V of the United Kingdom [aged 59].
On 8th July 1925 [his son] Geoffrey William Percy was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 45] and [his wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 38].
On 18th January 1928 [his father-in-law] Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 82] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 57] succeeded 8th Duke Richmond, 3rd Duke Gordon, 8th Earl March, 8th Baron Settrington. Hilda Madeline Brassey Duchess Richmond [aged 55] by marriage Duchess Richmond, Duchess Gordon.
On 23rd August 1930 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 50] died. His son Henry [aged 18] succeeded 9th Duke Northumberland, 6th Earl Beverley, 12th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire.
On 13th June 1965 [his former wife] Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 78] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Langdale Smithson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Burrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Burrell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amy Raymond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lewis 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lewis
GrandFather: Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute 
14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Campbell Countess Bute 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wortley-Montagu 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Cunynghame 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cunynghame
Father: Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Drummond
GrandMother: Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Abigail Harley Countess Kinnoul 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter d'Auriol
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta d'Auriol
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Hay-Drummond 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Harley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bangham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bangham
Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 4th Duke Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Elphinstone 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bellenden 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Drummond Bellenden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Moore 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke Argyll 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Barnaby Gunning
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Bourke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Bourke
GrandFather: George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Glassel
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Glassel
Mother: Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England