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: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne
On 1st May 1740 [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort.
On 16th October 1744 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort was born to [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 31).
On 26th February 1745 [his uncle] Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 37) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His brother [his father] Charles (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Beaufort, 6th Marquess Worcester, 10th Earl Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert of Raglan. [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
In 1748 Andrea Soldi (age 45). Portrait of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 3).
On 28th October 1756 [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 47) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 5th Duke Beaufort, 7th Marquess Worcester, 11th Earl Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 6th December 1758 George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton (age 66) died. His nephew [his future brother-in-law] Charles (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl of Northampton. [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 17) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 13th September 1759 [his brother-in-law] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 22) and [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 46). They were third cousin once removed.
On 18th October 1760 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 16) matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University.
On 18th May 1763 [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 22) died in Naples [Map].
On 7th July 1763 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 18) graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University witha Doctor of Civil degree.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 2nd January 1766 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. He the son of Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 53). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd December 1766 [his son] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 19). He married 16th May 1791 his half fourth cousin once removed Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford, and had issue.
On 12th December 1767 [his son] Charles Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20) at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He married (1) 7th June 1788 Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon, and had issue (2) 9th August 1821 Mary Paulett, daughter of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett, and had issue.
In 1768 [his son] Edward Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20). He died aged one in 1769.
In 1768 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) was appointed Master of the Horse to the Queen Consort.
In 1769 [his son] Edward Somerset (age 1) died.
In 1771 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) was appointed Lieutenant of Monmouthshire which office he held until his death.
On 4th May 1771 [his son] Norbonne Berkeley Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 23).
On 11th February 1773 [his daughter] Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 25). She married before 28th February 1823 Dean Charles Talbot and had issue.
On 26th December 1775 [his brother-in-law] Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland (age 21) and [his sister] Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 62). They were half fourth cousins.
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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On 19th December 1776 [his son] Robert Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 29). He married 17th October 1805 Louisa Augusta Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon, and had issue.
On 29th May 1779 John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland (age 82) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 25) succeeded 4th Duke Rutland, 4th Marquess Grandby, 12th Earl of Rutland, 4th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire. [his sister] Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 22) by marriage Duchess Rutland.
On 12th February 1780 [his son] Arthur John Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 32). He married 23rd June 1808 his first cousin Elizabeth Bocawen, daughter of George Evelyn Boscawen 3rd Viscount Falmouth.
On 2nd September 1784 [his son] William George Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 37). He married 29th June 1813 Elizabeth Molyneux, daughter of General Thomas Molyneau 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Perrin Lady Molyneux.
In 1786 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 18),
602nd Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 14),
603rd Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 12),
604th Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 11),
605th William Elector of Hesse (age 42),
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41),
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 32),
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 47).
On 7th June 1786 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 39).
In 1787 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) was appointed Lieutenant of Brecnockshire which office he held until his death.
On 30th August 1787 [his son] John Thomas Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 40). He married 4th December 1814 Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris and Sarah Cavendish Countess Mountnorris.
On 7th June 1788 Charles Henry Somerset (age 20) and Elizabeth Courtenay (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 45) and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41).
On 30th September 1788 [his son] Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41). He married 6th August 1814 his fifth cousin Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole Baroness Raglan, daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington, and had issue.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
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 8th April 1799 [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 86) died.
On 4th June 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) abeyance terminated 5th Baron Botetort.
On 22nd September 1803 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Somerset (age 17) died.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 15th June 1828 [his former wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 81) died.
[his son] Frances Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
[his daughter] Harriet Isabella Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
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 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
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 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Worcester 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
GrandFather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Father: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Greville 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Copley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh
Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Norborne