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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: Cavendish
Photograph of George Henry Cavendish from the House of Commons Library Photograph Albums.
On 18th July 1807 [his father] William Cavendish (age 24) and [his mother] Louisa O'Callaghan were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 53) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 47).
On 19th August 1810 George Henry Cavendish was born to [his father] William Cavendish (age 27) and [his mother] Louisa O'Callaghan at Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
On 15th January 1812 [his father] William Cavendish (age 29) died.
In 1829 [his brother] William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Georgiana Howard (age 16) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 55) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 45). They were second cousins.
On 4th May 1834 [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 80) died. His grandson [his brother] William (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.
After 4th May 1834 George Henry Cavendish (age 23) was elected MP North Derbyshire succeededing his older brother [his brother] William (age 26) when William succeeded his grandfather [his grandfather] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (deceased) as Earl Burlington. He held the seat until his death in 1880.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 4th July 1835 George Henry Cavendish (age 24) and Louisa Lascelles (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 67) and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood.
On 24th May 1836 [his son] Henry George Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 25) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 23).
On 18th July 1837 [his daughter] Alice Louisa Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 26) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 24). She married 1863 her third cousin Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton, son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere, and had issue.
On 15th November 1838 [his son] James Charles Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 28) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 26).
On 24th November 1841 [his father-in-law] Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 73) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 44) succeeded 3rd Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 3rd Viscount Lascelles, 3rd Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire. Louisa Thynne Countess Harewood (age 40) by marriage Countess Harewood in Yorkshire.
On 12th December 1841 [his son] Arthur Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 31) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 29).
On 6th November 1844 [his son] Walter Frederick Cavendish was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 34) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 32).
On 29th July 1846 [his daughter] Susan Henrietta Cavendish Viscountess Hampden was born to George Henry Cavendish (age 35) and [his wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 33). She married 14th April 1868 Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden, son of Henry Brand 1st Viscount Hampden and Eliza Ellice, and had issue.
On 22nd February 1857 [his brother-in-law] Henry Lascelles 3rd Earl Harewood (age 59) died. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Harewood in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Lascelles, 4th Baron Harewood of Harewood in Yorkshire.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1858 George Henry Cavendish (age 47) was granted the rank and style of a younger son of a Duke by Royal Warrant.
On 18th January 1858 William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 67) died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His first cousin once removed [his brother] William (age 49) succeeded 7th Duke Devonshire, 10th Earl Devonshire, 10th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Baron Clifford abeyant.
On 13th March 1858 [his son] Arthur Cavendish (age 16) died.
1860. Camille Silvy. Photograph of George Henry Cavendish (age 49), Samuel Gregson and Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant 1st Baron Penrhyn (age 59).
On 28th February 1860 George Henry Cavendish (age 49) raised the 9th (High Peak Rifles of Bakewell) Derbyshire Rifle Volunteer Corps with Headquarters at Bakewell. This later became part of the 3rd Administrative Battalion of Derbyshire Volunteers under his command. He retired and became Honorary Colonel of the unit in 1867. It was later commanded by his son, [his son] James Charles Cavendish (age 21).
In 1863 [his son-in-law] Algernon Fulke Leveson-Gower aka Egerton (age 37) and [his daughter] Alice Louisa Cavendish (age 25) were married. He the son of Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere (age 60). They were third cousins.
On 9th November 1865 [his son] Henry George Cavendish (age 29) died. On 18th May 1891 [his nephew] Edward Cavendish (age 27) died. They were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].
Henry George Cavendish: On 24th May 1836 he was born to George Henry Cavendish and Louisa Lascelles.
Edward Cavendish: On 28th January 1838 he was born to William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire and Blanche Georgiana Howard at Marylebone. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%. On 3rd August 1865 Edward Cavendish and Emma Elizabeth Lascelles were married. He the son of William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire and Blanche Georgiana Howard. They were first cousins.
On 26th November 1866 [his son] Walter Frederick Cavendish (age 22) died.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 14th April 1868 [his son-in-law] Henry Brand 2nd Viscount Hampden (age 26) and [his daughter] Susan Henrietta Cavendish Viscountess Hampden (age 21) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hampden.
On 23rd September 1880 George Henry Cavendish (age 70) died at Ashford Hall, Ashford in the Water [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].
After 23rd September 1880. Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water [Map]. Memorial to George Henry Cavendish (deceased).
On 10th March 1886 [his former wife] Louisa Lascelles (age 73) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 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 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 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 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of
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: George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of
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
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: William Cavendish 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Fox 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne
George Henry Cavendish 10 x Great Grand Son of
Mother: Louisa O'Callaghan