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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Skelton is in North Yorkshire.
See: Skelton Castle [Map].
Around 1070 Robert Bruce 1st Lord Annandale 1st Lord Skelton was born at Skelton.
Around 1127 Adam Bruce was born to Adam Bruce 2nd Lord Skelton [aged 22] at Skelton.
On 4th February 1160 Isabel Bruce was born to Adam Bruce [aged 33] at Skelton. She married (1) Roger Maudit (2) before 29th September 1198 Henry Percy, son of Jocelin Percy and Agnes Percy 4th Baroness Percy Topcliffe.
Around 1185 Peter Bruce was born to Peter Bruce [aged 15] and Juetta Flamville [aged 48] at Skelton. He married (1) Johanna Lacy, daughter of John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton and Alice Essex (2) Hawise Lancaster and had issue.
Around 1185 Peter Brus was born at Skelton.
On 11th March 1196 Adam Bruce [aged 69] died at Skelton.
Around 1319 Walter Fauconberg 4th Baron Fauconberg was born to John Fauconberg 3rd Baron Fauconberg [aged 28] at Skelton. He married (1) Maud Pateshull Baroness Fauconberg and had issue (2) before 20th July 1345 Isabel Bigod.
Skelton Castle is also in Castles in North Yorkshire.
Around 1105 Adam Bruce 2nd Lord Skelton was born to Robert Bruce 1st Lord Annandale 1st Lord Skelton [aged 35] and Agnes Paynel Lady Annandale Lady Skelton at Skelton Castle [Map].
Around 1143 Adam Bruce 2nd Lord Skelton [aged 38] died at Skelton Castle [Map].
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1170 Peter Bruce was born to Adam Bruce [aged 43] at Skelton Castle [Map]. He married Juetta Flamville and had issue.
Around 1192 Agnes Bruce was born to Peter Bruce [aged 22] and Juetta Flamville [aged 55] at Skelton Castle [Map]. She married William Lancaster.
Around 1206 Juetta Flamville [aged 69] died at Skelton Castle [Map].
Around 1221 Peter Bruce was born to Peter Bruce [aged 36] and Hawise Lancaster at Skelton Castle [Map]. He married Hilaria Mauley and had issue.
Around 1239 Agnes Bruce was born to Peter Bruce [aged 18] and Hilaria Mauley [aged 18] at Skelton Castle [Map]. She married before November 1242 Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg and had issue.
On 18th September 1272 Peter Bruce [aged 51] died at Skelton Castle [Map].
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the same year died Sir Walter de Faucomberge [aged 84] the elder, who had married Agnes, sister of Peter de Brus, to whom as her share fell the castle of Skelton [Map]. He died on the Feast of the Commemoration of All Souls [2nd November 1304], that is, in the night between the feast of All Saints and the feast of All Souls, and was buried at Killing in Howdenshire, in the church of the holy nuns [Map], which had been founded by his ancestors.
Eodem anno obiit dominus Walterus de Faucomberge primus, qui duxerat Agnetem sororem Petri de Brus, cui in partem suam cecidit castrum de Skelton, die scilicet Commemorationis Animarum, inter sanctos festi præcedentis et sanctas animas festi subsequentis media quasi nocte numeratus, sepultusque est apud Killing in Howdernes in ecclesia sanctarum monialium, quæ erat ex fundatione antecessorum suorum.