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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Paternal Family Tree: Estridsen
Before 1159 [her father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 27] and [her step-mother] Sophia of Minsk [aged 18] were married.
In 1174 Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 42].
On 28th April 1180 [her future husband] King Philip II of France [aged 14] and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut [aged 30] and Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 60] and Adèle Queen of the Franks. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 18th September 1180 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 60] died in Paris [Map]. His son [her future husband] Philip [aged 15] succeeded II King France: Capet.
On 12th May 1182 [her father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark [aged 51] died. His son [her half-brother] Canute [aged 19] succeeded VI King of Denmark.
On 14th March 1190 twin boys Robert Capet and Philip Capet were born to [her future husband] King Philip II of France [aged 24] and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France [aged 19]. The eldest Robert died the same day, the youngest Philip died three days later. Their mother Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France died from childbirth the day after the birth.
Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. In the same year [1193], the same king took to wife1 the sister of the King of Denmark, named Ingeborg, a maiden endowed with marvellous beauty. But after the marriage he repudiated her, and placed her among the nuns at Soissons; and he immediately ordered all the Danes who had come with her to return home.
Eodem anno, idem rex sororem regis Daciæ, nomine Ingelburgh, puellam mirabili decore præditam, accepit in uxorem, quam post nuptias repudians, inter sanctimoniales apud Suessionem collocavit; omnesque Dacos, qui cum illa advenerant, illico repatriare jussit.
Note 1. [her future husband] King Philip II of France [aged 27] married Ingeborg of Denmark [aged 19] on 14th August 1193. Three months later he sought an annulment of the marriage on the grounds of her consanguinity with his first wife Isabel of Hainault. Ingeborg was held in captivity for twenty years before being reconciled with Philip in 1213. Ralph de Decito: "Philip, king of the Franks, took to wife the sister of the king of Denmark; but because the divorce between them was solemnly carried out unexpectedly, this was spoken of among the people far more than the royal wedding which had previously taken place at the city of Amiens on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin [15th August 1193]. Separated from the king, the queen preferred to live among the nuns at Soissons rather than to return to her father's home in Denmark."
On 15th August 1193 King Philip II of France [aged 27] and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks and Adèle Queen of the Franks.
Around November 1193 King Philip II of France [aged 28] and Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France [aged 19] marriage annulled on the spurious grounds of her consanguinity with his first wife Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. She was kept, more or less, a prisoner for the remainder of her life being held in difference French castles.
On 20th August 1195 William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu [aged 16] and [her former sister-in-law] Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Ponthieu. She the daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks. He the son of John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu and Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu [aged 50]. They were third cousin once removed.
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 7th May 1196 [her former husband] King Philip II of France [aged 30] and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Berthold Andechs Duke Merania and Agnes Rochlitz. He the son of Louis VII King of the Franks and Adèle Queen of the Franks.
In 1197 [her former sister-in-law] Alix Capet Countess Blois [aged 46] died.
On 11th March 1198 [her former sister-in-law] Marie Capet Countess Champagne [aged 53] died.
23rd May 1200 [her former step-son] King Louis VIII of France [aged 12] and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 44] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 38]. He the son of [her former husband] King Philip II of France [aged 34] and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th August 1200 King John of England [aged 33] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] were married. She had been engaged to Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche [aged 37] who subsequently appealed to [her former husband] King Philip II of France [aged 35], their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême [aged 40] and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 78]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 12th November 1202 [her half-brother] Canute VI King of Denmark [aged 39] died. In 1202 His brother Valdemar [aged 32] succeeded I King of Denmark.
In 1205 [her half-brother] King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 34] and [her sister-in-law] Dagmar of Bohemia [aged 19] were married. He the son of [her father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and [her step-mother] Sophia of Minsk.
In 1214 [her half-brother] King Valdemar II of Denmark [aged 43] and [her sister-in-law] Berengaria Burgundy Queen Consort Denmark [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [her father] Valdemar "Great" I King of Denmark and [her step-mother] Sophia of Minsk.
Around 1220 [her former sister-in-law] Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu [aged 59] died.
On 14th July 1223 [her former husband] King Philip II of France [aged 57] died. His son [her former step-son] Louis [aged 35] succeeded VIII King France: Capet. Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort of France.
On 29th July 1237 Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France [aged 63] died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric I King of Denmark
GrandFather: Canute Lavard