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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 27th November 1780 [his father] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 22] and [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer [aged 45] and [his grandmother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer [aged 43]. He the son of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough [aged 76] and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough. They were fifth cousins.
On 31st July 1787 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley was born to Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 29] and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 26].
On 16th November 1805 [his brother] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Maria Fane [aged 18] were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 46] and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of [his father] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 47] and [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 44].
On 8th August 1814 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 27] and Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury and Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury [aged 52]. He the son of Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 56] and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 53].
On 12th September 1815 [his son] Charles Frederick Ashley-Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron de Mauley was born to William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 28] and [his wife] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 26]. He married 9th August 1838 his first cousin Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley, daughter of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane, and had issue.
In 1817 [his daughter] Frances Anne Georgiana Ponsonby was born to William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 29] and [his wife] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 28].
On 11th November 1821 [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough [aged 60] died.
On 21st October 1824 [his brother-in-law] George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds [aged 22] and [his illegitimate half-sister] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart [aged 24] were married at the British Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 51] and [his mother] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were fourth cousins.
In 1826 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 38] was elected MP Poole.
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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 2 Chapters 61-109 1342-1361
The Chronicle of Jean le Bel, Volume 2 continues one of the most important fourteenth-century accounts of the early Hundred Years’ War. Written by the Liège chronicler Jean le Bel, this vivid narrative follows the fortunes of Edward III, Jean II of France, the Black Prince, the great nobles of France and England, and the soldiers, captains and companies who shaped the conflict. This volume covers some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, the siege and capture of Calais, the captivity of King John, the rise of the Jacquerie, the turmoil in Paris under Étienne Marcel and Charles of Navarre, the devastation caused by the free companies, Edward III’s great campaign of 1359–1360, and the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Brétigny. Jean le Bel’s chronicle is especially valuable for its lively detail, its interest in chivalry, warfare, politics and reputation, and its influence on later chroniclers, most famously Froissart. This English translation presents the text in clear, readable British English while preserving the force and character of the original narrative. The translation includes extensive notes to help the reader better understand Jean le Bel's text. Volume 2 also includes translated appendices drawn from royal and administrative records, many from the English Record Office, which illuminate Edward III’s campaigns in Brittany, the siege and occupation of Calais, naval preparations, military finance, appointments, safe conducts and related affairs.
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On 24th June 1831 [his son] Ashley George John Ponsonby was born to William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 43] and [his wife] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 42]. He married 1857 Frances Charlotte Gordon and had issue.
In June 1832 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 44] was elected MP Knaresborough.
After June 1832 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 44] was elected MP Dorset.
On 8th September 1835 [his nephew] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 25] and Frances Charlotte Lambton [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of John "Radical Jack" Lambton 1st Earl Durham [aged 43] and Harriet Cholmondeley. He the son of [his brother] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 54] and [his former sister-in-law] Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins.
The London Gazette 19629. [Whitehall, June 23, 1838.] The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the said United "Kingdom to the following persons, and the heirs male of theii bodies lawfully begotten:
Anthony Adrian Earl of Kintore, by the name, stile and title of Baron Kintore.
Cornelius Viscount Lismore, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Lismore, of Shanbally-castle, in the county of Tipperary.
Warner William Baron Rossmore, by the name stile, and title of Baron Rossmore, of the county of Monaghan.
Robert Shapland Baron Carew, by the name, stile and title of Baron Carew, of Castlebore, in the county of Wexford.
The Honourable William Francis Spencer Ponsonby [aged 50] by the name, stile, and title of Baron De Mauley of Canford, in ihe county of Dorset. [[his wife] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 49] by marriage Baroness de Mauley.]
Sir John Wrottesley [aged 66], Bart, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Wrottesley, of Wrottesley, in the county of Stafford.
Charles Hanbury Tracy [aged 59], Esq. by the name, stile and title of Baron Sudeley, of Toddington, in the county of Gloucester.
Paul Methuen [aged 59], Esq. by the name, stile, amd title of Baron Methuen, of Corsham, in the county of Wilts.
On 9th August 1838 [his son] Charles Frederick Ashley-Cooper Ponsonby 2nd Baron de Mauley [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his brother] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough [aged 56] and [his former sister-in-law] Maria Fane. They were first cousins.
On 3rd February 1844 [his father] Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough [aged 86] died. His son [his brother] John [aged 62] succeeded 4th Earl Bessborough, 5th Viscount Duncannon of Duncannon in Wexford, 5th Baron Bessborough of Bessborough in Kilkenny.
On 5th June 1844 [his wife] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley [aged 55] died. She has a monument at Saint Nicholas' Church, Hatherop.
On 4th October 1849 [his nephew] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 39] and Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 58] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 53]. He the son of [his brother] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and [his former sister-in-law] Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15th January 1850 [his nephew] Walter William Brabazon Ponsonby 7th Earl Bessborough [aged 28] and Louisa Susan Cornwallis Eliot Countess Bessborough [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Edward Granville Eliot 3rd Earl St Germans [aged 51] and Jemima Cornwallis Countess St Germans [aged 46]. He the son of [his brother] John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and [his former sister-in-law] Maria Fane. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 16th May 1855 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 39] succeeded 2nd Baron de Mauley. Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby Baroness Mauley [aged 36] by marriage Baroness de Mauley.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Robert III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ponsonby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Strode Countess Roscommon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Moore
Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archbishop James Margetson
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Margetson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bonnett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild
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Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Father: Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough
12 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire
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Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde
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Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire
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Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell
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Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hale
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
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11 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough
14 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland
15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer
9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carteret
13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret
12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville
13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thynne
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Mother: Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz
10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz
11 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Poyntz
12 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz
13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer
11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England