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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: Wentworth
Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208
Before 1458 [her father] Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer (age 9) and [her mother] Anne Saye Baroness Despencer (age 4) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Around 1470 Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath was born to [her father] Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer (age 22) and [her mother] Anne Saye Baroness Despencer (age 17) at Nettlestead, Suffolk.
On 20th April 1478 Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros (age 81) died. Her grandson [her father] Henry (age 30) succeeded 4th Baron Despencer. [her mother] Anne Saye Baroness Despencer (age 25) by marriage Baroness Despencer.
On 18th September 1479 Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin (age 33) died. He was buried at St Brannock's Church, Braunton. His son [her future husband] John (age 9) succeeded 11th Baron Fitzwarin.
After 22nd February 1484 [her mother] Anne Saye Baroness Despencer (deceased) died.
On 22nd October 1494 [her father] Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer (age 46) and [her step-mother] Elizabeth Neville Baroness Scrope and Despencer were married. She by marriage Baroness Despencer. She the daughter of John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Isabel Ingaldsthorpe. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In or shortly before 1499 [her future husband] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 28) and Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwarin. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 1501 [her brother] Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer (age 20) and [her sister-in-law] Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer were married. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
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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Around 1501 [her daughter] Margaret Wyndham was born to [her future husband] Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 35) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 31). She married in or before 1519 her half sixth cousin Andrew Luttrell and had issue.
Before 27th February 1501 [her father] Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer (age 53) died. His son [her brother] Richard (age 21) de jure 5th Baron Despencer. [her sister-in-law] Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer by marriage Baroness Despencer.
Before 4th December 1506 Roger Darcy (age 28) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 36) were married.
On 4th December 1506 [her son] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy was born to [her husband] Roger Darcy (age 28) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 36). He married (1) September 1521 Audrey Raynsford and had issue (2) in or after 1527 Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche, daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford, and had issue.
Around 1507 [her daughter] Thomasine Darcy was born to [her husband] Roger Darcy (age 29) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 37). She married 1540 Richard Southwell and had issue.
In 1508 [her son] Thomas Wyndham was born to [her future husband] Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 42) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 38) at Crownthorpe, Norfolk.
On 30th December 1508 [her husband] Roger Darcy (age 30) died at Maldon, Essex [Map].
After 4th August 1509 Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 43) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 39) were married. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In or before 1519 [her son-in-law] Andrew Luttrell (age 30) and [her daughter] Margaret Wyndham (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 52) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 48). They were half sixth cousins.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Around September 1521 [her son] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy (age 14) and [her daughter-in-law] Audrey Raynsford (age 17) were married. He the son of [her former husband] Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 51).
Around 1522 [her husband] Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 56) died.
Before 30th October 1524 [her future husband] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 54) and Florence Bonville Countess Bath (age 52) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
After 30th October 1524 John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 54) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 54) were married. They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In or after 1527 [her son] Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 56) and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford (age 31). He the son of [her former husband] Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 57).
On 17th October 1528 [her brother] Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer (age 48) died. His son [her nephew] Thomas (age 27) de jure 6th Baron Despencer.
On 9th July 1536 [her husband] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 65) was created 1st Earl Bath. Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 66) by marriage Countess Bath.
On 30th April 1539 [her husband] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 68) died. He was buried at St Brannock's Church, Braunton. His son [her step-son] John (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Bath, 4th Count Eu, 12th Baron Fitzwarin. Eleanor Manners Countess Bath (age 36) by marriage Countess Bath.
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 1540 [her grandson-in-law] Richard Southwell (age 37) and [her daughter] Thomasine Darcy (age 33) were married at Danbury, Essex. She the daughter of [her former husband] Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 70).
After 22nd September 1545 Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (deceased) died at Little Malden, Suffolk.
[her daughter] Margaret Darcy was born to Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath.
Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham and Eleanor Scrope were married. They were sixth cousins.
[her daughter] Elizabeth Darcy was born to Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath.
[her son] Mary Wyndham was born to Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath.
[her daughter] Eleanor Darcy was born to Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wentworth 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Hooton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Tyas
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield
GrandFather: Philip Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 3rd Baron Tibetot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Deincourt 2nd Baron Deincourt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Tibetot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Millicent Zouche Baroness Deincourt 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Father: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Berkeley Baroness Clifford Baroness Musgrave 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 6th Baron Clifford 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Mary Clifford Baroness Despencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Montagu Countess March 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence 
Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Saye 1st Baron Say 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say
Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonea Leybourne Baroness Say
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Saye 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Say 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Saye 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boteler 2nd Baron Wem and Oversley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boteler 3rd Baron Wem and Oversley 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Wem and Oversley 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boteler Baroness Ferrers Wem 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: John Saye 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Mother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Henry Cheney
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cheney
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
GrandMother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cockayne 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cockayne
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cockayne
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vernon 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecilia Vernon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Grey 1st Baron Grey Ruthyn 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ida Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere 
3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England