Paternal Family Tree: Brugge
In 1500 Richard Brydges was born to Henry Brydges [aged 36].
On 2nd November 1518 Richard Brydges [aged 18] admitted at Middle Temple.
In 1523 Richard Brydges [aged 23] was elected MP Ludgershall (Note. There is some doubt about this).
Before 1525 Richard Brydges [aged 24] and Anne Norrys were married.
In 1529 Richard Brydges [aged 29] was elected MP Ludgershall.
In 1536 Richard Brydges [aged 36] was elected MP Ludgershall (Note. There is some doubt about this).
After 6th December 1537 [his father] Henry Brydges [deceased] died.
In 1539 Richard Brydges [aged 39] was elected MP Berkshire (Note. There is some doubt about this).
Before 1540 Richard Brydges [aged 39] and Jane Spencer [aged 20] were married.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In or before 1540 [his daughter] Jane Brydges was born to Richard Brydges [aged 39] and [his wife] Jane Spencer [aged 20].
In 1543 [his son] Anthony Brydges was born to Richard Brydges [aged 43] and [his wife] Jane Spencer [aged 24]. He married 1562 Barbara Pexall.
In 1546 [his daughter] Frances Brydges was born to Richard Brydges [aged 46] and [his wife] Jane Spencer [aged 27].
In or before 1547 [his son] Leonor Foix was born to Richard Brydges [aged 46] and [his wife] Jane Spencer [aged 27]. He married Alice Goddard.
In April 1553 Richard Brydges [aged 53] was elected MP Berkshire.
In October 1553 Richard Brydges [aged 53] was elected MP Ludgershall.
In 1554 Richard Brydges [aged 54] was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire.
In November 1554 Richard Brydges [aged 54] was elected MP Berkshire.
In 1558 Richard Brydges [aged 58] was elected MP Ludgershall (Note. There is some doubt about this).
On 1st August 1558 Richard Brydges [aged 58] died.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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After 1563 Simon Harcourt [aged 46] and [his former wife] Jane Spencer [aged 44] were married.
On 29th September 1593 [his former wife] Jane Spencer [aged 74] died at Ludgershall, Wiltshire.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge
Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley of Coberley 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chandos 2nd Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Chandos
Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos
father: Henry Brydges
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Darrell
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Darrell
Grandmother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos