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: Gower
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 24th December 1809 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and [his grandmother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 3rd May 1819 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower was born to [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 45) and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 33).
On 21st October 1824 [his brother-in-law] George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 22) and [his illegitimate half-sister] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 24) were married at the British Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 51) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1829 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 2nd February 1833 [his brother-in-law] George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 22) and [his sister] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers (age 23) were married at British Embassy, Paris. She by marriage Baroness Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire. She the daughter of [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47).
On 10th May 1833 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) was created 1st Earl Granville. [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47) by marriage Countess Granville.
In 1837 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 17) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1840 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 20) graduated Bachelor of Arts at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1840 [his brother] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 27) were married. He the son of [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 66) and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 54).
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1844 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 24) graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
On 8th January 1846 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 72) died. His son [his brother] Granville (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Viscount Granville. [his sister-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 33) by marriage Countess Granville.
In May 1847 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 27) was elected MP Derby.
On 15th February 1850 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 72) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. [his illegitimate half-sister] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 49) by marriage Baroness Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.
On 1st June 1851 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 32) and Margaret Compton (age 21) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She the daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 65). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
In 1852 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 32) was elected MP Stoke.
On 28th October 1852 [his illegitimate half-sister] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 52) died.
In 1858 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 38) was elected MP Bodmin.
On 19th May 1858 [his son] George Leveson-Gower was born to Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 39) and [his wife] Margaret Compton (age 28). His mother died three days later. He married 8th June 1898 Adelaide Violet Cicely Monson, daughter of Debonnaire John Monson 8th Baron Monson.
On 22nd May 1858 [his wife] Margaret Compton (age 28) died from childbirth. Monument at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map] erected by her husband Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 39). Sculpted by Baron Pietro Carlo Marochetti (age 53).
Margaret Compton: On 14th March 1830 she was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton in Rome, Italy [Map]. On 1st June 1851 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower and she were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She the daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 25th November 1862 [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 77) died.
On 26th September 1865 [his brother] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 50) and [his sister-in-law] Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years. He the son of [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville. They were half third cousin twice removed.
In 1866 [his sister] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers (age 56) died.
On 31st March 1891 [his brother] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 75) died. His son [his nephew] Granville (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Granville, 3rd Viscount Granville.
Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville. Letters Of [his mother] Harriet Countess Granville 1810 — 1845 Edited By Her Son The Hon. F. Leveson Gower (age 74) In Two Volumes. With Portrait Third Edition. 1894.
On 8th June 1898 [his son] George Leveson-Gower (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Adelaide Violet Cicely Monson were married.
On 30th May 1907 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 88) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 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 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth 
Father: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
GrandMother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
GrandFather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Noel
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England