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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1308 de Clare and de Burgh Double Marriage
1359 de Bohun Fitzalan Double Wedding
Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings are marriages where two sets of siblings marry.
On 29th September 1308 (possibly 30th) in a Siblings Marriage de Clare siblings married de Burgh siblings at Waltham Abbey, Essex [Map] in the presence of King Edward II of England [aged 24].
John Burgh [aged 22] and Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He the son of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster [aged 49] and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. They were sixth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford [aged 17] and Matilda Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. He the son of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. They were sixth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.
In September 1359, a case of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings, siblings from the de Bohun family, children of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 49], his only children, and the Fitzalan family, children of , were married:
Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel [aged 13] and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 9] were married. She the daughter of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 53] and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 40]. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 18] and Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey. He the son of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 21st September 1371 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 31] and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster [aged 17] were married at Roquefort, Landes. She by marriage Duchess Lancaster. His younger brother Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 30] married Constance's sister in July 1372. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 58] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 11th July 1372 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 31] and Isabella of Castile Duchess York [aged 17] were married at Wallingford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cambridge. She being the younger sister of Constance [aged 18] who had married Edmund's older brother John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 32] a year before. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 59] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 12th April 1385 a double wedding of the Burgundian Court was celebrated with two sets of siblings:
John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy [aged 13] and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 48] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 43]. He the son of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [aged 43] and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy [aged 37]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainaut V Count Zeeland [aged 20] and Margaret Valois Countess Holland [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1434 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 8] and Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick [aged 10] were married at Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire [Map]. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 7] would marry her brother Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 5] two years later. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 34] and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury [aged 27]. He the son of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 51] and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester [aged 33]. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1436 Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 7] and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 9] were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick [aged 12] had previously married her brother Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 10]. She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 53] and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester [aged 35]. He the son of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 36] and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury [aged 29]. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1497 William Pole [aged 19] and Katherine Stourton Baroness Grey Codnor [aged 42] were married. Her brother William Stourton 5th Baron Stourton [aged 40] would later marry his sister Catherine Pole [aged 20]; Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk [aged 52]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 1513 William Stourton 5th Baron Stourton [aged 55] and Catherine Pole [aged 35] were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; his sister Katherine Stourton Baroness Grey Codnor [aged 57] had previously married her brother William Pole [aged 34]. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk. They were third cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 18th April 1552 John Brocket [aged 12] and Helen Lytton [aged 17] were married. His younger brother Thomas Brocket [aged 11] had married, or would marry, her sister Anne Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.
On 17th February 1563 at Baynard's Castle [Map] a double wedding between two pairs of siblings, Talbot and Herbert, took place...
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 25] and Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 35] and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 38]. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 62] and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were third cousin once removed.
Francis Talbot [aged 11] and Anne Herbert [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were third cousin once removed.
Before 1591 Randulph Mainwaring of Over Peover [aged 17] and Jane Smythe were married. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Anne Mainwaring [aged 18] married her brother Laurence Smith of Hatherton in Cheshire [aged 20]. They were second cousins.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In or before 1595 Laurence Smith of Hatherton in Cheshire [aged 24] and Anne Mainwaring [aged 22] were married. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Jane Smythe married her brother Randulph Mainwaring of Over Peover [aged 21]. They were second cousins.
In or before 1683 Gilbert Dolben 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Anne Mulso were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Elizabeth Mulso married his brother John Dolben [aged 20]. He the son of Archbishop John Dolben [aged 57] and Catherine Sheldon.
Before 12th July 1683 John Perceval 3rd Baronet [aged 23] and Catherine Dering were married. A sibling marriage. John's sister Helena Perceval [aged 28] was married to, or would marry, Catherine's brother Daniel Dering.
Before December 1683 John Dolben [aged 21] and Elizabeth Mulso were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Anne Mulso married his brother Gilbert Dolben 1st Baronet [aged 25]. He the son of Archbishop John Dolben [aged 58] and Catherine Sheldon.
After 1691 Stephen Glynne 3rd Baronet [aged 26] and Sophia Evelyn Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter were married. She by marriage Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire. She was his sister-in-law; her sister Mary Evelyn Lady Bicester aka Bisseter [aged 15] having married his brother William Glynne 2nd Baronet [aged 27]. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 2nd June 1753 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham [aged 20] and Maria Wilhelmina Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Anna Gabriella Head would subsequently marry his brother John Roper [aged 18]. Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper [aged 15] and Philip Roper Roper [aged 13] also married siblings Mary Lyttelton [aged 19] and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
On 14th November 1753 Thomas Walpole [aged 26] and Elizabeth Vanneck [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of his business partner Joshua Vanneck 1st Baronet [aged 52]. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Margaret Vanneck [aged 10] had married his brother Richard Walpole [aged 25].
On 21st March 1760 John Roper [aged 25] and Anna Gabriella Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Maria Wilhelmina Head had previously married his brother Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham [aged 26]. Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper [aged 22] and Philip Roper Roper [aged 20] also married siblings Mary Lyttelton [aged 26] and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
On 27th June 1765 Francis Roper [aged 27] and Mary Lyttelton [aged 31] were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton would subsequently marry his brother Philip Roper Roper [aged 25].
On 21st March 1766 Philip Roper Roper [aged 26] and Barbara Lyttelton were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton [aged 32] was previously married to his brother Francis Roper [aged 28]. Further, their two older brothers John Roper [aged 31] and Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham [aged 32] also married siblings Anna Gabriella Head and Maria Wilhelmina Head respectively.
On 19th October 1776 William Loraine 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine [aged 23] were married at St Mungo's Church, Simonburn [Map]. She by marriage Lady Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.
Newcastle Courant, 26 October 1776: "Married. Saturday, at Simonburn, by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Sir William Loraine, of Kirkharle, Bart. to Miss Allgood. And at the same time, his brother, Lambton Loraine [aged 24], Esq; to Miss Isabella Allgood, daughters of Sir Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwick, Knight." See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 19th October 1776 Lambton Loraine [aged 24] and Isabella Allgood were married.
Newcastle Courant, 26 October 1776: "Married. Saturday, at Simonburn, by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Sir William Loraine [aged 27], of Kirkharle, Bart. to Miss Allgood [aged 23]. And at the same time, his brother, Lambton Loraine, Esq; to Miss Isabella Allgood, daughters of Sir Lancelot Allgood, of Nunwick, Knight." See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
On 26th December 1787 Samuel Charles Whitbread [aged 23] and Elizabeth Grey were married. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the daughter of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey [aged 58] and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey [aged 43].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 18th June 1795 George Grey 1st Baronet [aged 27] and Mary Whitbread Lady Grey [aged 25] were married. Her brother Samuel [aged 31] had married her husband George's sister Elizabeth six years earlier. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey [aged 65] and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey [aged 51].
Before 17th August 1798 Richard Walpole [aged 70] and Margaret Vanneck [aged 55] were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Elizabeth Vanneck had married his brother Thomas Walpole [aged 70].
In 1813 Paulet St John-Mildmay [aged 21] and Anna Maria Wyndham Bouverie were married. His brother Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet [aged 25] had been married to her sister Charlotte Bouverie, and would, in 1815 marry another sister, Harriet [aged 22]; Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
In 1815 Henry St John-Mildmay 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden [aged 24] were married. She the sister of his first wife Charlotte Bouverie; an example of Married to Two Siblings. Further, his brother Paulet St John-Mildmay [aged 23] had two years before, in 1813, marry Anna Maria Wyndham Bouverie, sister of Harriet and Charlotte; Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. Further still, Harriet, Charlotte and Anna Maria's first cousin William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor [aged 35] married Henry and Paulet's sister Judith [aged 24].
On 1st August 1835 Reverend Henry George Talbot [aged 37] and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby were married. An example of a Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th May 1836 Charles Tennyson Turner [aged 27] and Louisa Sellwood [aged 20] were married. His younger brother Alfred [aged 26] would married her sister fourteen years later. An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings.
On 24th April 1850 General James Frankfort Browne [aged 27] and Mary Hunt were married. An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings. His brother Reverend Henry Browne [aged 20] later married her sister Amelia Hunt.
On 13th June 1850 Alfred Tennyson 1st Baron Tennyson [aged 40] and Emily Sellwood Baroness Tennyson [aged 36] were married. She the elder sister of his brother Charle's [aged 41] wife Louisa Sellwood [aged 34]. An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings.
Before 5th November 1851 Edward Hughes [aged 23] and Harriet Foord [aged 25] were married. His brother Arthur Hughes [aged 19] would marry to her younger sister Tryphena Foord [aged 22]. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings.
In December 1852 John Henry Wyndham King and Emily Dawson were married. There was no issue from the marriage. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Elizabeth King [aged 25] would marry her brother George Frederick Dawson [aged 25] in 1854.
On 31st August 1854 George Frederick Dawson [aged 27] and Elizabeth King [aged 27] were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. His sister Emily Dawson had married her brother John Henry Wyndham King in 1852.
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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In October 1855 Arthur Hughes [aged 23] and Tryphena Foord [aged 26] were married. His brother Edward Hughes [aged 27] was married to her older sister Harriet Foord [aged 29]. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. They had five children including painter Arthur Foord Hughes.
On 8th January 1856 Reverend Henry Browne [aged 26] and Amelia Hunt were married. An example of the marriage of two sets of siblings. His brother General James Frankfort Browne [aged 32] had previously married her sister Mary Hunt.
Before 8th August 1876 Rear-Admiral Charles Talbot [aged 74] and Charlotte Georgiana Ponsonby were married. An example of a Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 30th January 1889 James Williams-Drummond 4th Baronet [aged 32] and Madeline Diana Elizabeth Agnew [aged 42] were married. An example of a Siblings Marriage - her sister Marguerite Violet Maude Agnew [aged 23] marrie the following year his brother Francis Williams-Drummond [aged 25].
On 23rd July 1890 Francis Williams-Drummond [aged 27] and Marguerite Violet Maude Agnew [aged 24] were married at Golden Grove, Llanfihangel. An example of a Siblings Marriage.
Thomas Brocket and Anne Lytton were married. His older brother John Brocket had married, or would marry, her sister Helen Lytton; marriage of two sets of siblings.