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: Manners
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Vaux 1465
Around 1600 Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham was born to [her father] George Manners [aged 27] and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont [aged 25].
Before 10th June 1604 [her father] George Manners [aged 32] and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont [aged 29] were married.
In 1609 [her future husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 21] and Catherine Bertie [aged 14] were married.
On 14th April 1616 [her brother-in-law] Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton [aged 21] and [her sister] Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Baroness Lexinton of Aram in Nottinghamshire.
On 3rd October 1620 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 33] and Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham [aged 20] were married.
On 23rd June 1621 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham [aged 21] by marriage Lady Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 23rd April 1623 [her father] George Manners [aged 51] died at Aylestone, Leicestershire [Map].
After 23rd April 1623. Monument to [her father] George Manners [deceased] and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont [aged 48] at All Saint's Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire [Map]. Stuart Kneeling monument representing them and their nine children, four boys (one died an infant) on the left, five girls on the right.
The armorials include: 
Manners Augmented Arms Manners Augmented with a Crescent difference.
Their daughter Dorothy Manners [aged 13] married Thomas Lake [aged 28].
Their daughter Frances [aged 23] was married to Nicholas Saunderson 2nd Viscount Castleton.
Their daughter Eleanor [aged 23] was married to Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 35].
Before 2nd June 1629 [her brother] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 24] and [her sister-in-law] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland [aged 15] were married.
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 30th June 1630 [her son] Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham was born to [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 42] and Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham [aged 30]. He married 13th November 1654 his fifth cousin once removed Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham, daughter of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles, and had issue.
Around 1635 [her sister] Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington [aged 40] died.
On 29th March 1641 George Manners 7th Earl of Rutland [aged 61] died. His second cousin [her brother] John [aged 36] succeeded 8th Earl of Rutland. [her sister-in-law] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland [aged 27] by marriage Countess of Rutland. Monument sculpted by Grinling Gibbons at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map].
On 29th January 1645 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 57] was created 1st Baron Rockingham of Northampton for having served the King during the Civil War. Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham [aged 45] by marriage Baroness Rockingham of Northampton.
In 1650 [her mother] Grace Pierrepont [aged 75] died.
On 5th January 1653 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham [aged 65] died. His son Edward [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 2nd Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham [aged 23] by marriage Lady Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 13th November 1654 [her son] Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham [aged 24] and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 29th September 1679 [her brother] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland [aged 75] died at Nether Haddon, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son [her nephew] John [aged 41] succeeded 9th Earl of Rutland. Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 22] by marriage Countess of Rutland.
On 23rd October 1679 Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham [aged 79] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Manners 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Ros 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros of Helmsley 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St Leger 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Donet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne York Duchess Exeter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paston 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paston
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Mautby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brewes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Brewes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Debenham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Heydon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vernon 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dymoke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Welles 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville Baroness Kyme 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Pierrepont 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Melton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Empson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Empson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Empson
GrandFather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Thwaites
Great x 1 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites
Mother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Staventon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scudamore
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Scudamore 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alys Mathrafal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carrington Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Smith
GrandMother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pinchbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pinchbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Greene 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leeke of Lakeford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leeke of Hasland 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chaworth 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Vaux
