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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In or before 1880 [her father] Thomas Bowles [aged 38] and [her mother] Jessica Gordon [aged 27] were married.
In 1880 Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale was born to [her father] Thomas Bowles [aged 38] and [her mother] Jessica Gordon [aged 28].
In 1887 [her mother] Jessica Gordon [aged 35] died.
In February 1904 David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 25] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 24] were married.
On 28th November 1904 [her daughter] Nancy Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 26] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 24]. She married (1) 1933 Peter Rodd, son of Rennell Rodd 1st Baron Rodd and Lilias Georgina Guthrie Baroness Rennell.
On 25th November 1907 [her daughter] Pamela Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 29] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 27].
On 2nd January 1909 [her son] Major Thomas Freeman-Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 30] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 29] at 1 Graham Street, London.
On 17th June 1910 [her daughter] Diana Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 32] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 30]. She married (1) 30th January 1929 Bryan Walter Guiness 2nd Baron Moyne, son of Walter Guiness 1st Baron Moyne and Evelyn Erskine Baroness Moyne, and had issue (2) 6th October 1936 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet, son of Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote, and had issue.
On 8th August 1914 [her daughter] Unity Valkyrie Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 36] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 34].
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 17th August 1916 [her father-in-law] Algernon Freeman-Mitford 1st Baron Redesdale [aged 79] died. His son [her husband] David [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baron Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland. Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 36] by marriage Baroness Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland.
On 11th September 1917 [her daughter] Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 39] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 37]. She married 18th May 1937 her second cousin Esmond Romilly.
On 31st March 1920 [her daughter] Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire was born to [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 42] and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 40]. She married 19th April 1941 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire, son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire, and had issue.
On 12th January 1922 [her father] Thomas Bowles [aged 80] died.
14th November 1928. Daily Mirror. Dubtant to Wed. Engagment of Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford [aged 18] to Cabinet Minister's Son.
One of the prettiest debutants of the year is to marry the son of a Cabinet Minister.
The engagement was announced last night of the Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford, third daughter of Lord [aged 50] and Lady [aged 48] Redesdale, and Mr. Bryan Guiness [aged 23], elder son of Colonel Walter Guiness [aged 48], Minster of Agriculture, and Lady Evelyn Guiness [aged 45].
David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale: On 13th March 1878 he was born to Algernon Freeman-Mitford 1st Baron Redesdale and Clementina Gertrude Helen Ogilvy. In February 1904 David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale were married. On 17th August 1916 Algernon Freeman-Mitford 1st Baron Redesdale died. His son David succeeded 2nd Baron Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland. Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale by marriage Baroness Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland. On 17th March 1958 David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale died. His brother Bertram succeeded 3rd Baron Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland.
Evelyn Erskine Baroness Moyne: On 24th June 1903 Walter Guiness 1st Baron Moyne and she were married. She the daughter of Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine 14th Earl Buchan. He the son of Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness. The London Gazette 33793. Whitehall, January 28, 1932. The KING has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 21st instant, to confer the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Walter Edward Guinness, D.S.O., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Moyne of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk. [she by marriage Baroness Moyne of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.] In 1939 she died.
On 30th January 1929 [her son-in-law] Bryan Guiness [aged 23] and [her daughter] Diana Mitford [aged 18] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
In 1933 [her son-in-law] Peter Rodd [aged 28] and [her daughter] Nancy Mitford [aged 28] were married.
In June 1933 [her son-in-law] Bryan Walter Guiness 2nd Baron Moyne [aged 27] and [her daughter] Diana Mitford [aged 22] were divorced.
Devon-based newspaper the Western Times reported how 'the Hon. Diana Guinness was granted a decree nisi by Lord Merrivale in the Divorce Court yesterday on the ground of the adultery of her husband, the Hon. Bryan Walter Guinness, who did not defend the suit.'
According to Mrs. Guinness's case she and her husband were perfectly happy until after the birth of their second child in 1931. Differences arose, and there were quarrels. In February, 1933, a deed of separation was entered into. A month later Mrs. Guinness received from her husband a letter stating that he had stayed with Miss Isolde Field at a Brighton hotel.
On 6th October 1936 [her son-in-law] Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 39] and [her daughter] Diana Mitford [aged 26] were married.
On 18th May 1937 [her son-in-law] Esmond Romilly [aged 18] and [her daughter] Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford [aged 19] were married in a civil ceremony in Bayonne. Both mothers, Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 57] and Nellie Hozier [aged 49] attended the ceremony. They were second cousins.
On 19th April 1941 [her son-in-law] Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire [aged 21] and [her daughter] Deborah Mitford [aged 21] were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 45] and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 45].
At the commencement of their honeymoon Deborah 'stopped the car when starting on her honeymoon and registered at a small Labour Exchange for National Service,' as per The Sketch.
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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On 30th March 1945 [her son] Major Thomas Freeman-Mitford [aged 36] was killed in action. He was buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar, Grave 70341.
On 28th May 1948 [her daughter] Unity Valkyrie Mitford [aged 33] died of meningitis caused by the cerebral swelling around the bullet that had lodged in her brain after she had shot herself in December 1939.
In 1957 [her son-in-law] Peter Rodd [aged 52] and [her daughter] Nancy Mitford [aged 52] were divorced.
On 17th March 1958 [her husband] David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale [aged 80] died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Bertram [aged 78] succeeded 3rd Baron Redesdale of Redesdale in Northumberland.
In 1963 Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale [aged 83] died.
GrandFather: Thomas Milner Gibson
Father: Thomas Bowles
GrandMother: Susannah Bowles
Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale
Mother: Jessica Gordon