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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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Paternal Family Tree: Brugge
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Norbury 1464-1564
In 1546 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 24) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 22) were married.
Around 1548 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos was born to [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 26) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 24) at Sudeley Castle [Map].
In 1553 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 31) was appointed Knight of the Shire Gloucestershire.
On 12th April 1557 [his grandfather] John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos (age 65) died at Sudeley Castle [Map]. His son [his father] Edmund (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 33) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
In 1571 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 23) was elected MP Cricklade.
In 1572 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 24) was elected MP Gloucestershire.
In 1572 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 50) was appointed 358th Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38).
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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Before 1573 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 24) and Anne Clinton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley. She the daughter of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 60) and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 11th March 1573 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 51) died. His son Giles (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley.
Around 1578 [his daughter] Elizabeth Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 30) and [his wife] Anne Clinton (age 26).
Around 1580 [his daughter] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Clinton (age 28). She married before August 1616 Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford, son of William Russell 1st Baron Russell and Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh, and had issue.
On 16th January 1585 [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 73) died at London. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 44) succeeded 2nd Earl Lincoln, 10th Baron Clinton. Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln (age 42) by marriage Countess Lincoln.
On 20th October 1586 [his brother-in-law] Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45) and Elizabeth Morrison Countess Lincoln were married. She by marriage Countess Lincoln. She the daughter of Richard Morrison and Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford (age 60). He the son of [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousins.
1589. Hieronimo Custodis. Portrait of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 41).
In 1592 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 44) entertained Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 58).
On 21st February 1594 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 46) died. His brother [his brother] William (age 42) succeeded 4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. Mary Hopton Baroness Chandos by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
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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Before 1595 [his step-father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 50) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 70) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In 1629 [his former wife] Anne Clinton (age 77) died.
[his son] John Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.
[his son] Charles Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos
Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Darrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Darrell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos
GrandFather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Baynham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos
Father: Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Grey 6th Baron Grey of Wilton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 7th Baron Grey of Wilton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Vache Baroness Grey Wilton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Tacine Beaufort Baroness Grey Wilton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Grey Wilton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Leonard Hastings
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Sutton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tattershall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Tattershall
Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bray of Eaton Bray 
GrandFather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye
Mother: Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Halwell of Halwell in Devon
GrandMother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Norbury 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Norbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boteler 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John IV Norbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Norbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England