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: Strange
Maternal Family Tree: Clemence Roches Countess Blois
On 15th September 1375 [his grandfather] John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster [aged 55] died. Since he had no male issue the title Baron Mohun of Dunster went into abeyance between his three daughters. Elizabeth Mohun Countess of Salisbury had one child who died in 1397. Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 8] didn't have issue. Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 18] had one son Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin who succeeded as 3rd Baron Mohun of Dunster on the death of his aunt Philippa Mohun Duchess York.
In or before 1380 [his father] John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 28] and Jane Charleton Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In or before 1381 1369 [his father] John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 29] and [his mother] Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. They were fourth cousins.
On 1st August 1381 Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin was born to [his father] John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 30] and [his mother] Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 24].
On 26th August 1382 [his grandfather] Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 56] died. His son [his father] John [aged 31] succeeded 6th Baron Strange Knockin.
On 28th July 1397 [his father] John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 46] died at Whitchurch, Shropshire. His son Richard [aged 15] succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.
On 20th September 1400 [his mother] Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin [aged 43] died.
Chronicle of Gregory. 1417. Ande the same year, a-pon Estyr daye at aftyr none, the Lord Stronge [aged 35] and Syr John Trusselle [aged 68], knyght, fylle at debate for her wyvys in the chyrche of Syn Donstonys in the Este [Map], evyn at the prechyng tyme. In the same fraye Thomas Pedwardynne, fyschemonger, was slayne as he wolde have lettyde them of her fyghtynge, and many men were i-hurte; and therefore the chyrche was suspendyd. Ande thenne was the Lord Stronge a-restyde and brought unto the Counter in the Pultrye, and the Sonday nexte aftyr he was cursyde in every chyrche in London, whithe boke, belle, and candelle, in one houre of the day. And aftyr he dyde his penaunsse opynly thorow London for his trespas ayenst Hooly Chyrche.
On 17th July 1431 [his aunt] Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 64] died at Carisbrooke Castle [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Her nephew Richard [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Baron Mohun of Dunster as a result of her death bring the title out of abeyance.
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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Before 18th March 1434 Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 52] and Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Baroness Mohun of Dunster. The difference in their ages was 37 years. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 20th May 1443 [his son] John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster was born to Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 61] and [his wife] Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 24]. He married 27th March 1450 his sixth cousin Jacquetta Woodville Baroness Strange and Mohun, daughter of Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford, and had issue.
On 9th August 1449 Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 68] died. His son John [aged 6] succeeded 8th Baron Strange Knockin, 4th Baron Mohun of Dunster. Jacquetta Woodville Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 4] by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
In 1450 Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 17] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 31] were married.
On 17th March 1454 [his former wife] Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 35] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 8 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 9 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Somery 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Strange 4th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isolde Chaworth Baroness Strange Knockin 
GrandFather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver Ightham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Ightham Baroness Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Millicent Cantilupe 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Zouche 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Lovell Baroness Zouche Harringworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ros Baroness Lovel 
Father: John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 
Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas I Marquess Saluzzo 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandMother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Warenne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Vere
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford
Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mohun 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mohun 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ferrers 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Fitzpiers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzpiers
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mohun 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Chaworth
GrandFather: John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Segrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey de Lucy of Newington in Kent 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud de Lucy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Nichole Cantilupe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiana Segrave
Mother: Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gunselin Badlesmere 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Badlesmere Baroness Burghesh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzbernard
GrandMother: Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Botiller" Verdun
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 1st Lord Verdun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret "Lady of Dulek" Lacy 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 2nd Lord Verdun
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Bohun Lady Verdun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor de Braose
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Verdun Baroness Burghesh 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud de Braose
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Mortimer Lady Verdun 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England