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: Hobart
On 16th May 1757 [his father] George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 25) and [his mother] Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 18) were married at Chislehurst, Kent. He the son of [his grandfather] John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Bristow Countess Buckinghamshire.
On 6th May 1760 Robert Hobart was born to [his father] George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 28) and [his mother] Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 21) at Hampden House, Great Hampden.
In 1784 Robert Hobart (age 23) was elected MP Portarlington which seat he held until 1790.
On 30th September 1785 [his brother-in-law] George Augustus North 3rd Earl Guildford (age 28) and [his sister] Maria Frances Hobart Countess Guilford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his father] George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 54) and [his mother] Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 46). He the son of Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 53) and Anne Speke Countess Guilford (age 45). They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1788 Robert Hobart (age 27) was elected MP Bramber which seat he held until 1790. He sat concurrently in the Houses of Commons of Ireland and Great Britain.
In 1790 Robert Hobart (age 29) was elected MP Armagh Borough which seat he held until 1797.
In 1790 Robert Hobart (age 29) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1796. He sat concurrently in the Houses of Commons of Ireland and Great Britain.
Before 1791 Thomas Adderley (age 78) and [his future wife] Margaretta Bourke (age 35) were married. The difference in their ages was 43 years.
In 1792 Robert Hobart (age 31) and Margaretta Bourke (age 37) were married. He the son of George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 60) and Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 53).
On 5th August 1792 Frederick North 2nd Earl Guildford (age 60) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 34) succeeded 3rd Earl Guildford, 9th Baron North, 5th Baron Guildford. [his sister] Maria Frances Hobart Countess Guilford (age 30) by marriage Countess Guildford.
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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In 1793 Robert Hobart (age 32) was appointed Governor of Madras which office he held until 1798.
In 1793 [his daughter] Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart was born to Robert Hobart 4th Earl Buckinghamshire (age 32) and [his wife] Margaretta Bourke (age 38). She married 1814 Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon, son of Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham and Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham, and had issue.
On 3rd August 1793 [his uncle] John Hobart 2nd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 69) died. His half brother [his father] George (age 61) succeeded 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire, 3rd Baron Hobart, 7th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. [his mother] Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 54) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire. Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 31) inherited Blickling Hall, Norfolk [Map].
On 23rd April 1794 [his sister] Maria Frances Hobart Countess Guilford (age 32) died.
On 9th March 1796 Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner (age 26) and [his step-daughter] Maria Elizabeth Adderley Baroness Gardner (age 20) were married at either Fort George, Chennai, or Fort George, West Indies.
On 7th August 1796 [his wife] Margaretta Bourke (age 41) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Madras.
In 1797 Robert Hobart (age 36) by writ of acceleration 4th Baron Hobart.
In 1799 Robert Hobart (age 38) and Eleanor Eden (age 22) were married. He the son of George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 67) and Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire (age 60).
On 14th November 1804 [his father] George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire (age 73) died. His son Robert (age 44) succeeded 4th Earl Buckinghamshire, 8th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. [his wife] Eleanor Eden (age 27) by marriage Countess Buckinghamshire.
In 1814 [his son-in-law] Frederick John Robinson 1st Earl Ripon (age 31) and [his daughter] Sarah Albinia Louisa Hobart (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Robert Hobart 4th Earl Buckinghamshire (age 53) and [his former wife] Margaretta Bourke.
On 28th May 1814 [his father-in-law] William Eden 1st Baron Auckland (age 69) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 4th February 1816 Robert Hobart 4th Earl Buckinghamshire (age 55) died from a fall from a horse. His nephew George (age 26) succeeded 5th Earl Buckinghamshire, 5th Baron Hobart, 9th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Monument at All Saints' Church, Nocton [Map] sculpted by John "The Younger" Bacon (age 39).
George Hobart-Hampden 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire: On 1st May 1789 he was born to George Vere Hobart. On 1st February 1849 George Hobart-Hampden 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire died. His brother Augustus succeeded 6th Earl Buckinghamshire, 6th Baron Hobart, 10th Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
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 October 1851 [his former wife] Eleanor Agnes Eden Countess Buckinghamshire (age 74) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 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 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Hobart
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hobart 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Peyton 1st Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Peyton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Osborne 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hobart 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hampden 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hampden
GrandFather: John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Maynard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Joseph Maynard
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maynard Lady Hobart
Father: George Hobart 3rd Earl Buckinghamshire 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bristow
GrandMother: Elizabeth Bristow Countess Buckinghamshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Wooley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Wooley
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Norbury 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Norbury
Great x 4 Grandfather: Isaac Sutton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Sutton
Robert Hobart 4th Earl Buckinghamshire 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wharton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Wharton 4th Baron Wharton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wandesford Baroness Wharton
GrandFather: Vere Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Farington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven
Mother: Albinia Bertie Countess Buckinghamshire 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wray 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Wray 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Drury Lady Glentworth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Drury Wray 9th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Albinia Cecil 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Noel 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Wray 11th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Casey of Rathcannon in Limerick
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Casey
GrandMother: Ann Casey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England