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: Radclyffe
Before 1483 [his father] John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 30] and [his mother] Margaret Whetehill were married.
Around 1483 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex was born to [his father] John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 31] and [his mother] Margaret Whetehill.
On 22nd August 1485 [his grandmother] Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter [aged 55] died. Her son [his father] John [aged 33] succeeded 9th Baron Fitzwalter.
On 24th November 1496 [his father] John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter [aged 44] was beheaded at Calais [Map] for trying to bribe his jailers. His son Robert [aged 13] succeeded 10th Baron Fitzwalter.
On 14th November 1501 Arthur Prince of Wales [aged 15] and Catherine of Aragon [aged 15] were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Henry Deane assisted by William Warham Bishop of London [aged 51] and a further eighteen bishops. She wore a white satin dress with a farthingale and over her head wore a veil of fine silk trimmed with gold and pearls. She would, eight years later, marry his younger brother King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 10] - see Marriage and Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon [aged 49] and Isabella Queen Castile [aged 50]. He the son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 44] and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England [aged 35]. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Prince Henry who escorted her up the aisle and gave her away.
Cecily York Viscountess Welles [aged 32] bore the train, Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 24] was Chief Answerer.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 18] and [his future brother-in-law] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 23] attended.
Thomas Englefield was appointed Knight of the Bath.
Immediately after their marriage Arthur Prince of Wales and Catherine of Aragon resided at Tickenhill Manor, Bewdley [Map] for a month. Thereafter they travelled to Ludlow, Shropshire [Map].
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1529. After 28th June 1529. Vit. B. XII. 70. B. M. 5774. Catharine of Arragon.
Cott. App. XXVII. 135. B. M.
9. Deposition of Robert Viscount Fitzwater [aged 46]. Is 46 years of age, or thereabouts. To the 1st and 2nd articles, agrees with Thomas marquis of Dorset. Was in the service of Henry VII. from the death of Prince Arthur to the death of the King. Princes Arthur and Henry were always considered as the natural and lawful sons of Henry and Elizabeth. Was assigned by the King to the service of Arthur as his eldest son, and served him till his death.
To the 3rd and 4th articles, was present at the marriage of Prince Arthur and lady Catharine. Believes Arthur was then 15 years of age, as he heard from credible witnesses, and that Catharine was older. Was with the earls of Oxford [aged 58] and Shrewsbury [aged 61], and others, at the Bishop of London's palace, waiting on Prince Arthur going from his own chamber to that of the Princess, and left him in the bed, where, he believeth surely, the Princess lay. They dwelled together at Ludlow till the Prince's death. As to public report, agrees with the Earl of Shrewsbury. To the 5th article, cannot depose, except as to reputation, cohabitation, and offspring, in which he agrees with the marquis of Dorset. To the 6th, 7th and 8th, cannot depose. The 9th contains the truth. Believes the 10th, 11th and 12th to be true. Has not been influenced by force, fear, or the like.
On 23rd April 1502 Prince Arthur's [deceased] funeral was held at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map] presided over by Bishop William Smyth [aged 42]. George Grey 2nd Earl Kent [aged 48], George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 34], Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent [aged 21], John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Powis [aged 17] and Richard Pole [aged 40] attended. Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 59] was Chief Mourner. Edward Howard [aged 26] and Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 19] carried The Canopy.
Richard Pole: In 1462 he was born to Geoffrey Pole and Edith St John at Isleworth. Around 1491 Richard Pole and Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury were married. She the daughter of George York 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence. On 15th January 1504 Richard Pole died.
After 23rd July 1505 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 22] and Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. She the daughter of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1507 [his son] Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 24] and [his wife] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 28]. He married (1) before 21st May 1524 his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk, and had issue (2) before 21st November 1538 Anne Calthorpe 2nd Countess Sussex and had issue.
Around 1509 [his son] Humphrey Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 26] and [his wife] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 30]. He married Isabel Harvey and had issue.
On 23rd June 1509 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 17] created Knights of the Bath..
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 26]
Henry Scrope 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 27]
George Fitzhugh 7th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 23]
William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 31]
Henry Daubeney 1st Earl Bridgewater [aged 15]
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 39]
Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [aged 16]
Maurice Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley [aged 42]
Thomas Knyvet [aged 24]
Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor [aged 42]
Thomas Parr [aged 26]
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 32]
Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer [aged 29]
Henry Ughtred 6th Baron Ughtred
Francis Cheney [aged 28]
Henry Wyatt [aged 49]
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 22]
Sir Thomas Metham of Metham, Yorkshire
Sir Thomas Bedingfield
John Shelton [aged 32]
Either Giles Alington [aged 26] or his son Giles Alington [aged 10].
Sir John Trevanion
Sir William Crowmer
Sir John Heydon of Baconsthorpe in Norfolk
Henry Sacheverell [aged 34].
On 24th June 1509 Henry VIII [aged 17] was crowned VIII King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Catherine of Aragon [aged 23] was crowned Queen Consort England.
[his brother-in-law] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 31], Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 32] and Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 66] attended. Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland [aged 16] was knighted. Robert Dymoke [aged 48] attended as the Kings's Champion. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 26] was created Knight of the Bath and served as Lord Sewer.
Around December 1509 George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 27th January 1510 [his brother-in-law] Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset [aged 49] by marriage Countess Wiltshire.
In 1515 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey [aged 41] received his Cardinal's hat at a ceremony attended by Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape [aged 47] and Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 32] at Westminster Abbey [Map].
In June 1520 Henry VIII [aged 28] hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].
Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 42] carried the Sword of State.
Bishop John Stokesley [aged 45] attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.
Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 36], Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 42], Anthony Poyntz [aged 40], William Coffin [aged 25], William "Great" Courtenay [aged 43], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 37], William Paston [aged 41], William Denys [aged 50], Richard Cecil [aged 25], William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton [aged 37], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 22], John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40], Henry Guildford [aged 31], Marmaduke Constable [aged 40], William Compton [aged 38], William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 42], Thomas Cheney [aged 35], Henry Willoughby [aged 69], John Rodney [aged 59], John Marney 2nd Baron Marney [aged 36], William Sidney [aged 38], John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 20], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 49], Edmund Walsingham [aged 40], William Skeffington [aged 55] and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 63] attended.
William Carey [aged 20] jousted.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 50] organised.
Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 15] attended.
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 50], Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer [aged 48], Anthony Wingfield [aged 33], William Scott [aged 61], Thomas Wriothesley [aged 32], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 48], Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 20] and Edward Chamberlayne [aged 36] were present.
On 17th May 1521 [his brother-in-law] Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham [aged 43] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. Duke of Buckingham, Earl Stafford and Baron Stafford forfeit.
He was executed for no specific reason other than his having a significant amount of Plantagenet blood and was, therefore, considered a threat by Henry VIII [aged 29]. He was posthumously attainted by Act of Parliament on 31 July 1523, disinheriting his children. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Britford [Map].
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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On 6th April 1523 [his brother-in-law] Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 44] died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.
On 7th May 1524 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 41] was appointed 284th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 32].
Before 21st May 1524 Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex [aged 17] and Elizabeth Howard [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 81] and Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk [aged 47]. He the son of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 41] and Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 45]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 18th June 1525 Henry Fitzroy [aged 6] was taken by barge to Bridewell Palace [Map] where he was enobled by his father King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 33].
In the morning Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
In the afternoon Henry Fitzroy was created 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset.
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland [aged 47] carried the Sword of State. Thomas More [aged 47] read the patents of nobility. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 41], Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 47],
Henry Courtenay [aged 29] was created 1st Marquess Exeter. Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 22] by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
Henry Clifford [aged 32] was created 1st Earl of Cumberland, Warden of the West Marches and Governor of Carlisle Castle.
Thomas Manners [aged 33] was created 1st Earl of Rutland. Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland [aged 30] by marriage Countess of Rutland. He was given the Earldom of Rutland to reflect his descent from Anne York Duchess Exeter sister of the previous Earl of Rutland. At the same time his arms 
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Henry Brandon [aged 2] was created 1st Earl Lincoln.
Robert Radclyffe [aged 42] was created 1st Viscount Fitzwalter.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 48] was created 1st Viscount Rochford. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 45] by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 52], William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 49] and John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 25] attended.
On 30th June 1528 William Compton [aged 46] died of sweating sickness. His son Peter Compton [aged 5] became a ward of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey [aged 55].. In his will he left [his sister-in-law] Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 45] a life interest in property in Leicestershire and founded a chantry where prayers would be said daily for her soul.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1529. 25th October 1529. Rym. XIV. 349. 6025. Cardinal Wolsey [aged 56].
Memorandum of the surrender of the Great Seal by Cardinal Wolsey, on 17 Oct., to the dukes of Norfolk [aged 56] and Suffolk [aged 45], in his gallery at his house at Westminster, at 6 o'clock p.m., in the presence of Sir William Fitzwilliam [aged 39], John Tayler, and Stephen Gardiner [aged 46]. The same was delivered by Tayler to the King [aged 38] at Windsor [Map], on the 20 Oct., by whom it was taken out and attached to certain documents, in the presence of Tayler and Gardiner, Henry Norris [aged 47], Thomas Heneage [aged 49], Ralph Pexsall, clerk of the Crown, John Croke, John Judd, and Thomas Hall, of the Hanaper.
On the 25th Oct. the seal was delivered by the King at East Greenwich to Sir Thomas More [aged 51], in the presence of Henry Norres and Chr. Hales, Attorney General, in the King's privy chamber; and on the next day, Tuesday, 26 Oct., More took his oath as Chancellor in the Great Hall [Map] at Westminster, in presence of the dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, Th. marquis of Dorset [aged 52], Henry marquis of Exeter [aged 33], John Earl of Oxford [aged 58], Henry Earl of Northumberland [aged 27], George Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 61], Ralph Earl of Westmoreland [aged 31], John Bishop of Lincoln [aged 56], Cuthbert Bishop of London [aged 55], John Bishop of Bath and Wells, Sir Rob. Radclyf, Viscount Fitzwater [aged 46], Sir Tho. Boleyn, Viscount Rocheforde [aged 52], Sir WilliamSandys, Lord and others.
Close Roll, 21 Henry VIII. m. 19d.
On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 38] created three Earldoms...
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 49] by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother [aged 75] was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. [his sister-in-law] Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 46] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Sussex. [his wife] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 50] by marriage Countess of Sussex.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1530. 22nd June 1530. S. B. 6469. PARLIAMENT.
Authority to Sir Tho. More [aged 52], chancellor, Thomas duke of Norfolk [aged 57], treasurer, Robert earl of Sussex [aged 47], and John bishop of Carlisle to prorogue the Parliament from this present day, Wednesday, to the 1st of October next, on account of the pestilence in London and its suburbs. Del. Westm., 22 June 22 Hen. VIII.
On 11th May 1532 [his wife] Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 53] died.
Around 16th May 1532 [his son] George Radclyffe died.
On 3rd June 1532 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 49] was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
Before 1st September 1532 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 49] and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex were married. She by marriage Countess of Sussex. She the daughter of Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby and Anne Hastings Countess Derby [aged 47]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 1st June 1533 the six months pregnant Queen Anne Boleyn of England [aged 32] was crowned Queen Consort England by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 43] at Westminster Abbey [Map]. See Coronation of Anne Boleyn.
John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 62] bore the Crown. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 16] carried the Salt. Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset [aged 46] rode in the procession. William Coffin [aged 38] was appointed Master of the Horse. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 50] served as Lord Sewer. Henry Parker [aged 20] and William Coffin were knighted. Thomas Berkeley 6th Baron Berkeley [aged 28], Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle [aged 26] and Henry Capell [aged 27] were created Knight of the Bath. Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset rode in the procession. Arthur Hopton [aged 44] attended.
Thomas More [aged 55] refused to attend. Shortly thereafter, More was charged with accepting bribes, but the charges had to be dismissed for lack of any evidence.
Anne Braye Baroness Cobham [aged 32] was the attendant horsewoman.
Charles Wriothesley [aged 25] attended.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 1st June 1533. Memorandum, the first dale of June,d Queene Anne [aged 32] was brought from Westminster Hall to the Abbey of Sainct Peeter's [Map] with procession, all the monkes of Westminster going in rytch copes of golde with 13 abbotts mitred; and after them all the Kinges Chappell in rych copes with fower bushopps and tow archbishopps mittred, and all the Lordes going in their Perliament roabes,e and the crowne borne afore her by the Duke of Suffolke [aged 49], and her tow sceptres by tow Earles, and she herself going under a rytch canapie of cloath of golde, apparailed in a kirtell of crymson velvett powdred with ermyns, and a robe of purple velvett furred with powdred ermines over that, and a rich cronett with a calla of pearles and stones on her hedde, and the olde Dutches of Norfolke [aged 56]b bearing upp her traine in a robe of scarlett with a cronett of golde on her bonett, and the Lorde Boroughe,c the Queenes Chamberlaine, staying the traine in the middes; and after her tenne ladies following in robes of scarlett furred with ermins and rounde cronettes of golde on their heades; and next after theim all the Queenes maides in gownes of scarlett edged with white lettushe furre; and so was shee brought to Sainct Peeters Church [Map] at Westminster, and their sett in her seate riall, which was made on a high scaffolde before the highe aulter; and their shee was anoynted and crowned Queene of Englande by the Archbishopp of Canterberied1 and the Archbishoppe of Yorke, and so sate crowned in her seate riall all the masse, and offred also at the said masse; and the masse donne, they departed everie man in their degrees to Westminster Hall [Map], she going still under the cannapie crowned with towe septers in hir handes, my Lorde of Wilshire, her father,e1 and the Lorde Talbottf leadinge her, and so theire dynned; wheras was made the most honorable feast that hath beene seene.
The great hall at Westminster was rytchlie hanged with rych cloath of Arras, and a table sett at the upper ende of the hall, going upp twelve greeses,a2 where the Queene dyned; and a rytch cloath of estate hanged over her heade; and also fower other tables alongest the hall; and it was rayled on everie side, from the highe deasse in Westminster Hall to the scaffold in the church in the Abbaj.
And when she went to church to her coronation their was a raye cloath,b2 blew, spreed from the highe dessesc of the Kinges Benche unto the high alter of Westminster, wheron she wente.
Note B. the Lorde William Howard, Lord Chamberlen [aged 23], in a purse of crymsen silk and gold knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
And when the Queenes grace had washed her handes, then came the Duke of Suffolke, High Constable that daie and stewarde of the feast, ryding on horsebacke rytchlie apparailed and trapped, and with him, also ridinge on horsebacke, the Lorde William Howarde as deputie for the Duke of Norfolke [aged 60] in the romthd2 of the Marshall of Englande, and the Queenes servicee2 following them with the Archbishopps, a certaine space betwene which was bornef2 all by knightes, the Archbishopp sitting at the Queenes borde, at the ende, on her left hande.g2 The Earle of Sussex [aged 50] was sewer, the Earle of Essex carver, the [his brother-in-law] Earle of Darbie [aged 24] cuppbearer, the Earle of Arrondell [aged 57] butler, the Viscount Lisle [aged 69] pantler, the Lord Gray almoner.
Att one of the fower tables sate all the noble ladies all on one side of the hall, at the second table the noble men, at the thirde table the Major of Londonh2 with the Aldermen, att the fowerth table the Barons of the Fortes with the Masters of the Chauncerie. The goodlie dishes with the delicate meates and the settles which were all gilt, with the noble service that daie done by great men of the realme, the goodlie sweete armonie of minstrells with other thinges were to long to expresse, which was a goodlie sight to see and beholde.
And when shee had dined and washed her handes she stoode a while under the canopie of estate, and behelde throwghe the hall, and then were spices brought with other delicates, which were borne all in great high plates of gold, wherof shee tooke a litle refection, and the residue geavinge among the lordes and ladies; and that donne she departed up to the White Hall, and their changed her apparell, and so departed secreetlie by water to Yorke Place [Map], which is called White Hall, and their laie all night.
Note d. Whitsanday. Compare this with the account of the receiving and coronation of Anne Boleyn in MS. Harleian. Cod. 41, arts. 2-5, and MS. Harleian. 543, fol. 119.
Note e. Henry's [aged 41] first wife, Katharine of Aragon [aged 47], was crowned with him, and a magnificent ceremony was ordained for her successful rival Anne Boleyn, but none of the other wives of Henry were honoured with a coronation.
Note a. A caul was a kind of net in which women inclosed their hair.
Note b. Grandmother of Anne Boleyn, being widow of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, whose daughter Elizabeth [aged 53] married Sir Thomas Boleyn [aged 56], afterwards Earl of Wiltshire, the father of Anne.
Note. b, immediately above, appears to be a mistake? The grandmother of Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey, first wife of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk. He, Thomas, married secondly his first wife's first cousin Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk who must be the old Duchess of Norfolk referred to since Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey died in Apr 1497.
Note c. Thomas, Lord Bnrgh of Gainsboroogh [aged 45].
d1. In Sir Henry Ellis's Collection of Original Letters occurs a very interesting letter written by Cranmer to the English ambassador at the Emperor's court, giving his own account of the pronouncing of sentence on Katharine and of the coronation of Anne Boleyn.
e1. Anne Boleyn's father had been created Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond on the 8th December, 1529.
a2. Steps or stain, Latin gressus.
b2. Striped cloth.
Note c. Desks.
d2. Room.
e2. Suite.
f2. Occupied.
g2. Stow expressly states that Archbishop Cranmer sat on the right hand of the Queen at the table's end. Ed. 1631, p. 567.
h2. Sir Stephen Pecocke.
After January 1534 [his former wife] Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex died.
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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On 14th January 1537 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 54] and Mary Arundell Countess Arundel were married. She by marriage Viscountess Fitzwalter. They were sixth cousins.
On 15th October 1537 the future Edward VI was christened by Bishop John Stokesley [aged 62] at the Chapel Royal in Hampton Court Palace [Map]. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 48] performed the Baptismal Rites, and was appointed Godfather. Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 64] and Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 21] were Godparents.
King Edward VI of England and Ireland was created Duke of Cornwall, 1st Earl Chester.
Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu carried the Salt. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 53] was Godfather and supported the Marchioness of Exeter. Richard Long [aged 43] was knighted. Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex [aged 52], Philip Boteler [aged 45], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 66] and John Gage [aged 57] attended. Mary Scrope [aged 61] carried Lady Mary's train. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 54] carried a covered basin. Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex carried the canopy.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 37] helped his young niece the future Elizabeth I to carry the Crisom. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 41] supported his wife Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 34] to carry the child. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 60] bore a taper of virgin wax. William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 61] carried the train of the Prince's robe. Christopher Barker proclaimed the Prince's titles.
Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was created 1st Earl Hertford.
Nicholas Carew [aged 41], Francis Bryan [aged 47], Anthony Browne [aged 37] and John Russell 1st Earl Bedford [aged 52] surrounded the font.
Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire [aged 27], Edward Neville [aged 66], Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour [aged 29], Richard Long and John Wallop [aged 47] carried the canopy.
Arthur Hopton [aged 48], Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Bishop John Bell attended.
William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 47] was created 1st Earl of Southampton. Mabel Clifford Countess Southampton [aged 55] by marriage Countess of Southampton.
On 12th November 1537 Queen Jane Seymour [deceased] was buried in the Henry VIII Vault in St George's Chapel in Windsor [Map].
Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 21] was Chief Mourner.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 60], Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 53], John Gage [aged 58], Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 20], Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 64], Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland [aged 45], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 39], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 54], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 66], Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 41] attended.
John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 57] carried the banner.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1537. 14th November 1537. 1084. Honor Lady [aged 43] to the [his wife] Countess of Sussex.
Commendations to my lord [aged 54] and you. I have received your letter and perceive your sorrow for the death of the Queen [deceased], yet her Grace was fortunate to live the day to bring forth such a prince. I perceive my lord and you have taken my daughter Anne [aged 17] until, by your good suit, she may obtain place again. If she cannot I will send for her and recompense your charges. I did not send them to put you or any of my kin to charge, but to have them with the Queen. Where you write that but for your great charge of kin and other gentlewomen you would have taken Kateryn [aged 15] too; it was never my mind to put you to any charge, yet if I were in England and you sent me even three or four I would accept them. I pray you prefer Anne because she was sworn to the late Queen. Where it has pleased my Lord of Rutland [aged 45] and my lady at your suit to take Kateryn for the time, I trust they shall be no losers. "Very glad to hear of your great belly, beseeching God to make you a joyous mother." As shortly as I can I will send you your own, with some good wine which I trust ye shall have three weeks before Christmas. Calais [Map], 14 Nov.
Around 1538 Hans Holbein The Younger [aged 41]. Drawing of the wife of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 55]. He had three wives. The sitter is believed to his third wife.
On 22nd March 1538 [his son] Unamed Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 55] and [his wife] Mary Arundell Countess Arundel.
Before 21st November 1538 Henry Radclyffe 2nd Earl of Sussex [aged 31] and Anne Calthorpe 2nd Countess Sussex [aged 17] were married. He the son of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 55] and Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex.
On 31st December 1539 [his son] John Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 56] and [his wife] Mary Arundell Countess Arundel.
On 3rd January 1540 Anne of Cleves [aged 24] arrived at Blackheath, Greenwich [Map]. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 23] carried the Sword of State. William Holles [aged 69], Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 56], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 57], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 69], John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford [aged 24], Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk [aged 20] were present.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. This yeare, the fyrst daye of December [1541], was arrigned at the Guyld Hall in London Thomas Culpepper [aged 27],a one of the Gentlemen of the Kinges Pryvie Chamber, and Frauncis Dorand [aged 28], gentleman, for high treason against the Kinges Majestic in mysdemeanor with the Quene,b as appeered by thejrr inditements which they confessed,c and had their judgments to be drawne, hanged, and quartered, the Lord Mayor sitting there as cheife, the Lord Chauncellor [aged 53] on his right hand, and the Duke of Norfolke [aged 68] on his left hand, the Duke of Suffolke [aged 57], the Lord Privye Scale, the Earles of Sussex [aged 58], of Hertford [aged 41], and divers other of the Kinges Counsell, with all the judges, sittinge there also in commission the same daye.
Note a. It was alleged against Thomas Culpepper, who was a relative of the Queen, that he had on one occasion, when the Court was it Lincoln, stayed for three hours in the same room with the Queen and Lady Rochford.
Note b. Archbishop Cranmer declared to the King, on his return from his progress in the North, that he had evidence that the Queen before her marriage had been seduced by Francis Dereham, to whom she had been engaged to be married.
Note c. Francis Dereham is generally said to have confessed that he had been guilty of incontinence with the Qneen before her marriage, but, from the best evidence we possess, it seems doubtful whether Dereham confessed anything of the kind. — See State Papers, Henry VIII. vol. i.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 10th February 1542. The 10th of February the Quene [aged 19] was had by water from Sion to the Tower of London, the Duke of Suffolke [aged 58], the Lord Privie Seale, and the Lord Great Chamberlaine [aged 59] havinge the conveyannce of her.
After 1st May 1542 Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel [aged 30] and [his wife] Mary Arundell Countess Arundel were married. He the son of William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 66] and Anne Percy Countess Arundel [aged 56]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 27th November 1542 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 59] died. His son Henry [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl of Sussex, 2nd Viscount Fitzwalter, 11th Baron Fitzwalter. Anne Calthorpe 2nd Countess Sussex [aged 21] by marriage Countess of Sussex.
In 20th October 1557 [his former wife] Mary Arundell Countess Arundel died.
[his daughter] Jane Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex. She married before 22nd July 1552 her third cousin once removed Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu and had issue.
[his son] George Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex. He married his fifth cousin once removed Katherine Marney, daughter of John Marney 2nd Baron Marney and Christian Newburgh.
[his daughter] Anne Radclyffe was born to Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex and Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex. She married May 1547 Thomas Wharton 2nd Baron Wharton, son of Thomas Wharton 1st Baron Wharton and Eleanor Stapleton Baroness Wharton, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 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 England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Radclyffe of Winmarleigh 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Radclyffe
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Radclyffe of Attleburgh
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Legh of Adlington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susannah Radclyffe of Adlington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Radclyffe
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest of Bracewell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tempest of Bracewell
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret aka Joan Tempest
GrandFather: John Radclyffe Baron Fitzwalter 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Haudlo Burnell 1st Baron Burnell 
5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Burnell 2nd Baron Burnell 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Burnell 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Pole Baroness Burnell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Wingfield Countess Suffolk 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Burnell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice aka Eleanor Strange 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Fitzwalter 4th Baron Fitzwalter 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Baroness Fitzwalter 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Fitzwalter 5th Baron Fitzwalter 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Mohun Duchess York 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Fitzwalter 7th Baron Fitzwalter 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Fitzwalter Baroness Dinham 8th Baroness Fitzwalter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Margaret Whetehill