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: Ros
Maternal Family Tree: Isabel de Albini 1233-1301
Around 1243 [his father] Robert Ros [aged 7] and [his mother] Isabel de Albini [aged 10] were married. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1255 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley was born to [his father] Robert Ros [aged 19] and [his mother] Isabel de Albini [aged 22].
Before 1280 [his brother-in-law] John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel [aged 25] and [his sister] Joan Ros Baroness Lovel [aged 19] were married.
Around 1285 [his son] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 30] and [his future wife] Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 28]. He married before 25th November 1316 Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley, daughter of Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere, and had issue.
On 13th May 1285 [his father] Robert Ros [aged 49] died. His son William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 30] inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].
Before 1287 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 31] and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 29] were married.
Before 1290 [his brother-in-law] William de Braose 1st Baron de Braose 9th Baron Bramber [aged 65] and [his sister] Mary Ros Baroness de Braose [aged 39] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King John of England.
Before May 1290 [his brother-in-law] William de Braose 1st Baron de Braose 9th Baron Bramber [aged 66] was created 1st Baron Braose. [his sister] Mary Ros Baroness de Braose [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Braose.
Around 1298 [his daughter] Margaret Ros Baroness Musgrave was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 43] and [his wife] Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 41] at Youlton North Yorkshire. She married 1335 Thomas Musgrave 1st Baron Musgrave and had issue.
On 22nd July 1298 King Edward I of England [aged 59] defeated the Scottish army led by William Wallace during the 22nd July 1298 Battle of Falkirk at Falkirk [Map] using archers to firstly attack the Scottish shiltrons with the heavy cavalry with infantry completing the defeat.
John de Graham [aged 31] and John Stewart of Bonkyll [aged 52] were killed.
The English were described in the Falkirk Roll that lists 111 men with their armorials including:
Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 26].
Walter Beauchamp [aged 55].
Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk [aged 53].
Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex [aged 49].
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 24].
Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester [aged 37].
William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 26].
Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 52].
Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley [aged 27].
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 43].
Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 58].
John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton [aged 30].
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster [aged 29].
Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 48].
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 43].
John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave [aged 42].
Nicholas Segrave [aged 42].
Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 41].
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby [aged 30].
Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 20].
Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 17].
John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey [aged 67].
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy [aged 25].
Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 21].
Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel [aged 31].
Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 19].
John II Duke Brittany [aged 59].
Philip Darcy [aged 40].
Robert Fitzroger.
Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 51], or possiby a Roger Fitzwalter?.
Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 23].
John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell [aged 30], and.
Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury [aged 47].
William Scrope [aged 53] was knighted.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels [aged 29] fought.
[his brother-in-law] John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel [aged 44] fought.
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On 6th February 1299 King Edward I of England [aged 59] created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament...
John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
[his brother-in-law] John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. [his sister] Joan Ros Baroness Lovel [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. [his wife] Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton [aged 41] was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton [aged 34] by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 6th February 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10th April 1299 and 21st September 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin [aged 46] was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham [aged 49] was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 24] was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 23] by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster [aged 24] by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing [aged 25] was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset [aged 24] was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy [aged 25] was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy [aged 15] by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont [aged 17] by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
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On 15th June 1301 [his mother] Isabel de Albini [aged 68] died.
Before 1313 [his son-in-law] Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot [aged 33] and [his daughter] Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot were married. She by marriage Baroness Tibetot.
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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Before 7th June 1315 [his son-in-law] Thomas de Vere [aged 33] and [his daughter] Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot were married. He the son of Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 57] and Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.
On 6th August 1316 William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 61] died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son William [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].
Around 16th August 1316 [his former wife] Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 59] died.
[his daughter] Alice Ros was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros.
[his son] George Ros was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros.
[his son] Thomas Ros was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros.
[his son] John Ros was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros.
[his daughter] Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot was born to William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley and Maud Vaux Baroness Ros. She married (1) before 1313 Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot and had issue (2) before 7th June 1315 her half fifth cousin Thomas de Vere, son of Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford and Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [1]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [1]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [1]
George Wharton [6]
President George Washington [1]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [24]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [101]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [47]
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Ros 
GrandFather: William Ros
Great x 4 Grandfather: King David I of Scotland 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Mac William Dunkeld
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel d'Avenel Abenel
Father: Robert Ros
Great x 2 Grandfather: Herbert Fitzherbert 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers Fitzherbert
GrandMother: Lucy Fitzpiers
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Todeni
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brito de Albini
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Meschines Brito de Albini
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Senlis
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William de Albini
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert de Clare
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese Giffard 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Clare
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Senlis
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Queen Consort Scotland
GrandFather: William de Albini
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Trusbut
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agatha Trusbut
Mother: Isabel de Albini