Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Paternal Family Tree: Townshend
Before 22nd May 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 42] and Mary Lewkenor [aged 38] were married.
On 24th November 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 42] and [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend [aged 21] were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
On 18th April 1674 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend was born to [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 43] and [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend [aged 22].
In 1682 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 51] was created 1st Viscount Townsend. [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend [aged 30] by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
In December 1685 [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend [aged 33] died.
On 10th December 1687 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend [aged 56] died. His son Charles [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Viscount Townsend, 2nd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 4th Baronet Townshend.
On 11th July 1700 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 26] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married 29th May 1723 Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison and had issue.
On 2nd June 1701 [his son] Thomas Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 27] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married 1730 Albinia Selwyn and had issue.
In 1702 [his son] William Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 27] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married before 27th August 1729 his fifth cousin once removed Henrietta Paulett and had issue.
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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On 5th June 1708 [his son] Roger Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 34] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
Before 11th May 1711 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 37] and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
On 11th May 1711 [his wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend died.
Before 25th July 1713 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 39] and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
In 1716 [his son] Augustus Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 41] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 29].
On 29th October 1716 [his son] George Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 42] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 30].
In 1718 [his son] Horatio Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 43] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 31].
On 25th October 1719 [his son] Dean Edward Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 45] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 33].
In 1721 [his son] Richard Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 46] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 34].
In 1722 [his daughter] Dorothy Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 47] and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 35].
On 28th November 1722 [his son-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis [aged 22] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis were married.
On 29th May 1723 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison [aged 15] were married.
In 1724 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 49] was appointed 543rd Knight of the Garter by King George I [aged 63].
On 29th March 1726 [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend [aged 39] died although the circumstances are somewhat mysterious; possibly smallpox.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Before 27th August 1729 [his son] William Townshend [aged 27] and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Paulett [aged 29] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1730 [his son] Thomas Townshend [aged 28] and [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Selwyn were married.
Before 1735 attributed to Thomas Murray [aged 71]. Portrait of Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 60].
On 29th January 1738 [his son] William Townshend [aged 36] died.
On 21st June 1738 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend [aged 64] died. His son Charles [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Viscount Townsend, 3rd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 5th Baronet Townshend.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. She married 28th November 1722 Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis, son of Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis, and had issue.
[his daughter] Mary Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend. She married Edward Cornwallis, son of Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Townshend 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Lunsford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 4 Grandfather: William
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne de Brewse aka Braose
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton of Blythburgh
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Townshend 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke
GrandFather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bacon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bacon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Eleanor Cage
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nathaniel Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferneley of West Creeting in Suffolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Ferneley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Gresham 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gresham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Gresham
Father: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet
Mother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend