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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 2

The Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, Volume 2, comprising A Sorrowful Commendation on King Edward, the Life of Edward II by a Monk of Bridlington, Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury and Life of Edward by Thomas de la More, presents a rich collection of medieval English chronicles illuminating the political, military, ecclesiastical and social upheavals of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The volume offers contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a period marked by war with Scotland, conflict between Crown and nobility, disputes over royal government, ecclesiastical tensions, rebellion, deposition and civil violence. Particular attention is given to the struggle surrounding Piers Gaveston, Thomas of Lancaster and the Despensers, as well as the turbulent final years of Edward II and the political circumstances that shaped the early reign of Edward III. These chronicles are especially valuable for their vivid narrative detail. They preserve speeches, political arguments, descriptions of battles and executions, accounts of parliaments and royal councils, reports of diplomatic missions, ecclesiastical controversies, prodigies and natural events, and contemporary judgements on the conduct of kings, magnates and churchmen. Written from differing institutional and regional perspectives, the texts reveal not only what happened but how medieval observers interpreted events, often through ideas of divine judgement, legitimate kingship, loyalty, treason and moral retribution. An important primary-source collection for readers interested in Edward I, Edward II, medieval politics, the Scottish wars, the baronial opposition, the fall of Edward II, church history and fourteenth-century England, Volume 2 provides an indispensable window into one of the most turbulent periods of the English Middle Ages.

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John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 1361-1396

Paternal Family Tree: Brienne

Maternal Family Tree: Emmeline Riddlesford 1223-1276

Before 1361 [his father] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and [his grandmother] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 52]. He the son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1361 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont was born to Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On or before 17th June 1369 [his father] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 29] died at Sempringham Priory [Map]. His son John [aged 8] succeeded 4th Baron Beaumont.

In 1377 [his step-father] John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux [aged 40] and [his mother] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and [his grandmother] Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1380 [his son] Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 19] and [his future wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married before 1387 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont, daughter of William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby and Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby, and had issue.

In 1381 [his son] Thomas Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and [his future wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married Philippa Maureward and had issue.

Before 1387 [his son] Henry Beaumont 5th Baron Beaumont [aged 6] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Willoughby Baroness Beaumont [aged 2] were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 20th May 1388 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 27] was appointed Admiral of the North.

In 1389 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 28] was appointed Warden of the West Marches.

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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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In 1389 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 28] and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont.

Around 17th August 1390 [his half-brother] John Devereux 2nd Baron Devereux [aged 12] and [his sister-in-law] Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux were married. She by marriage Baroness Devereux. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.

Westminster Chronicle. It also happened in that summer at Königsberg in Prussia that, when a certain priest wished to celebrate mass, unexpectedly Sir William Douglas [aged 27]1, a Scottish knight, entered that church. Seeing him, the said priest refused to complete what he had begun. When asked why he had abandoned the work he had begun, he answered, saying that he did not wish to celebrate in the presence of schismatics. At this Sir William Douglas became enraged, and, filled with great fury, asserted that this had been maliciously contrived against him by Lord Clifford2. Therefore he threatened him and the other Englishmen. When he had at last gone out, the priest celebrated mass. When it was finished, the said William Douglas, with his men, furiously attacked the English in the open street and maimed a certain esquire. The esquire, having received the wound, rushed upon him with drawn sword and wounded him mortally. Douglas fell from that wound and was killed. Two other Scots also perished with him. There were also present in that city at that time certain lords of England, namely Lord Despenser [aged 17], Lord FitzWalter [aged 23], Lord Beaumont [aged 30], Lord Clifford, and Lord Bourchier [aged 62]. Lord Bourchier took up the banner, encouraged them and the other English to go out into the field. When they were there, the Germans, Bohemians, and men of Guelders joined them. But only the French joined the Scots. At last, at the urging of a certain great man of that country, they ceased from fighting, although in their hearts they remained persistently at odds.

Contigit quoque in ista æstate apud Connyngesbourgh in Prwissya quod quidam presbyter volens celebrare, ex insperato dominus Willelmus Duglas miles Scoticus in ecclesiam illam intravit, quem videns dictus presbyter noluit perficere quod incepit. Requisitus cur reliquit opus inceptum respondit dicens se nolle celebrare in præsentia schismaticorum. Ad hæc dictus Willelmus Duglas excanduit et multo furore repletus hoc asseruit sibi fore maliciose procuratum per dominum de Clifford. Unde minas sibi et aliis Anglicis intentavit. Quo tandem egresso presbyter missam celebravit. Qua finita dictus Willelmus Duglas cum suis Anglicos in aperta strata furibundus invasit, quendam armigerum mutilavit. Armiger vero recepto vulnere irruit in eum ense nudo et letaliter vulneravit, qui ex eo vulnere cecidit interfectus. Occubueruntque simul eum co alii duo Socoti ; fuerunt etiam ibidem in illa civitate domini de Anglia protunc, scilicet dominus Despencer, dominus filius Walteri, dominus de Beaumond, dominus Clifforddominus de Bourceriæ. Qui accepto vexillo animavit illos et Anglicos alios transire ad campum quibus ibidem existentibus adhæserunt Alemanni, Boemici et illi de Geldria. Scotis vero solummodo Francigenæ adjunxerunt. Tandem ad instantiam cujusdam magni illius patriæ quieverunt a bello quamvis animo manebant perseveranter discordes.

Note 1. William Douglas of Nithsdale, 1364-1391, illegitimate son of Archibald Douglas [aged 61], 3rd Earl of Duglas. He married Edgidia, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland.

Note 2. Thomas Clifford, 1363-1391, 6th Baron Clifford.

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In 1392 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 31] was appointed Constable of Dover Castle.

Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV. In that year, on the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter1 [22nd February 1393], Sir [his step-father] John Devereux [aged 56], knight, the King’s Steward and Constable of Dover, died suddenly, while he was preparing himself for the sea crossing with the Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester, for the treaty of peace mentioned above. Sir Thomas Percy [aged 50] succeeded him in the office of Steward, having previously been the King’s Sub-Chamberlain. Sir Beaumont [aged 32] succeeded him as Constable of Dover, and William Scrope [aged 43] was made the King’s Sub-Chamberlain.

Isto anno, in festo Cathedræ Sancti Petri, obiit repente Dominus Johannes Devros, miles, Regis Senescallus et Doveriæ Constabularius, dum parasset se ad maris transitum cum Ducibus Lancastriæ et Gloverniæ, pro tractatu pacis prælocutæ. Cui successit, in officio Senescalli, Dominus Thomas Percy, qui fuerat prius Subcamberlanus regius: in Constabulariam Doveriæ Dominus de Bemond successit eidem, et Willelmus Scrop Regis Subcamerarius est effectus.

Note 1. The 'chair' to which this feast refers is the cathedra, or office, of the Apostle Peter. Given by Christ to St. Peter (Matthew 16:13-18). A cathedral is the church that contains the bishop’s cathedra.

Around 1394 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 33] was appointed 84th Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England [aged 26].

On 9th September 1396 John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont [aged 35] died. His son Henry [aged 16] succeeded 5th Baron Beaumont.

In 1426 [his former wife] Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Beaumont Baroness Botreaux was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married before 1411 William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux, son of William Botreaux 2nd Baron Botreaux and Elizabeth St Lo Baroness Botreaux, and had issue.

[his daughter] Eleanora Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

[his son] Richard Beaumont was born to John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont and Katherine Everingham Baroness Beaumont. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry III of England 1207 1272

Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318 1372

William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke 1146 1219

Royal Ancestors of John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 1361-1396

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 6 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 1361-1396
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

George Wharton [1]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [3]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [13]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [3]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [29]

Ancestors of John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 1361-1396

Great x 4 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Brienne Viscount Beaumont 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Beaumont Sarthe 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes de La Flèche Flèche Viscountess

Grandfather: John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Comyn Earl Buchan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Buchan Countess Buchan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 2 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Latimer of Corby

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Latimer 11 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Ledet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alicia Ledet Baroness Latimer Corby 10 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Lisle 9 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Father: Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France son of King Philip II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grandson of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 8 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alphonse Vere 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford

Grandfather: John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford 9 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Foliot

Great x 2 Grandfather: Jordan Foliot 7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stuteville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Stuteville 6 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Say 6th Baroness Burford 5 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Foliot 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Mother: Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gunselin Badlesmere

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Fitzbernard

Grandmother: Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly 5 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford