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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Biography of Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 1404-1474

Paternal Family Tree: Deincourt

On 24th February 1404 Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley was born to John Deincourt 5th Baron Deincourt [aged 21] and Joan Grey 5th Baroness Grey [aged 17] at Blankney, Lincolnshire.

Befire 24th February 1404 [her father] John Deincourt 5th Baron Deincourt [aged 21] and [her mother] Joan Grey 5th Baroness Grey [aged 17] were married. They were fourth cousins.

On 11th May 1406 [her father] John Deincourt 5th Baron Deincourt [aged 24] died at Blankney, Lincolnshire. He was buried at Blankney, Lincolnshire. His son [her brother] William [aged 3] succeeded 6th Baron Deincourt.

On 20th November 1408 [her mother] Joan Grey 5th Baroness Grey [aged 22] died. Her son [her brother] William [aged 5] succeeded 6th Baron Grey of Rotherfield.

On 19th October 1414 John Lovell 6th Baron Lovel [aged 39] died. His son [her future husband] William [aged 17] succeeded 7th Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh.

In 1417 John Boteler 5th Baron Sudeley [aged 32] died. His brother [her future husband] Ralph [aged 28] succeeded 6th Baron Sudeley.

Around 1418 [her future husband] Ralph Boteler 6th and 1st Baron Sudeley [aged 29] and Elizabeth Norbury Baroness Sudeley [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sudeley.

On 3rd January 1418 [her brother] William Deincourt 6th Baron Deincourt 6th Baron Grey [aged 15] and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Beaumont Baroness Deincourt and Grey [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Deincourt and Baroness Grey of Rotherfield. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 5th September 1422 [her brother] William Deincourt 6th Baron Deincourt 6th Baron Grey [aged 19] died. Baron Deincourt and Baron Grey of Rotherfield abeyant between his two sisters Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 18] and Margaret Deincourt Baroness Cromwell [aged 16].

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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In or before 1427 William Lovell 7th Baron Lovel 4th Baron Holand [aged 29] and Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh. They were fifth cousins.

In 1427 [her son] William Lovell Baron Marshal, Baron Morley was born to [her husband] William Lovell 7th Baron Lovel 4th Baron Holand [aged 30] and Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 22]. He married in or before 1476 his third cousin once removed Alianore Morley 8th Baroness Marshal 7th Baroness Morley, daughter of Robert Morley 7th Baron Marshal 6th Baron Morley and Elizabeth Ros Baroness Marshal Baroness Morley, and had issue.

Before 1433 [her brother-in-law] Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell [aged 29] and [her sister] Margaret Deincourt Baroness Cromwell [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Baroness Cromwell.

Around 1433 [her son] John Lovell 8th Baron Lovel 5th Baron Holand was born to [her husband] William Lovell 7th Baron Lovel 4th Baron Holand [aged 36] and Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 28]. He married before 1456 his second cousin once removed Joan Beaumont Baroness Lovel, daughter of John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk, and had issue.

On 13th June 1455 [her husband] William Lovell 7th Baron Lovel 4th Baron Holand [aged 58] died at Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Greyfriars Oxford, Oxfordshire. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 8th Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, 5th Baron Holand.

Before 1456 [her son] John Lovell 8th Baron Lovel 5th Baron Holand [aged 22] and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Beaumont Baroness Lovel [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh. She the daughter of John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont [aged 46] and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk [aged 55]. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1463 Ralph Boteler 6th and 1st Baron Sudeley [aged 74] and Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 58] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sudeley. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 28th February 1463 John Lovell 8th Baron Lovel 5th Baron Holand [aged 30] died. His son Francis [aged 7] succeeded 9th Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, 6th Baron Holand at around eight years of age. He became a ward of King Edward IV of England [aged 20] who gave his wardship to Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 34] spending his childhood at Middleham Castle [Map] with the young (future) King Richard III of England [aged 10].

On 2nd May 1473 [her husband] Ralph Boteler 6th and 1st Baron Sudeley [aged 84] died. Baron Sudeley extinct. Baron Sudeley abeyant.

Before 10th February 1474 Margaret Deincourt Baroness Cromwell [aged 68] died. Her sister Alice [aged 69] abeyance terminated 7th Baroness Deincourt, 7th Baroness Grey of Rotherfield.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 10th February 1474 Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley [aged 69] died at Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. Her grandson Francis [aged 18] succeeded 8th Baron Deincourt, 8th Baron Grey of Rotherfield, and the feudal barony of Bedale.

Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 1404-1474 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 1404-1474

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 1404-1474
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1]

Ancestors of Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 1404-1474

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Deincourt

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Deincourt

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Neville

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Deincourt 2nd Baron Deincourt

GrandFather: William Deincourt 3rd Baron Deincourt

Father: John Deincourt 5th Baron Deincourt 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Neville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 6 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela Longespée Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Iseult Mortimer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Alice Neville Baroness Deincourt 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 7th Baron Percy Topcliffe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy 8 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Warenne Baroness Percy Topcliffe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Vipont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Alice Deincourt 6th Baroness Deincourt and Grey, Baroness Lovel and Sudeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Grey

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valoines

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 1st Baron Grey 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Odingsells

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Oddingseles Baroness Grey Rotherfield 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela Longespee Fitzrobert Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 2nd Baron Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Fitzalan of Bedale 13 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Brian Fitzalan 1st Baron Fitzalan of Bedale 14 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Fitzalan Baroness Grey Rotherfield 15 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

GrandFather: Robert Grey 4th Baron Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh

Great x 2 Grandfather: Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gunselin Badlesmere

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Badlesmere Baroness Burghesh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzbernard

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Burghesh Baroness Grey Rotherfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 1st Lord Verdun 9 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 2nd Lord Verdun 5 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Bohun Lady Verdun 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Verdun Baroness Burghesh 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Mortimer Lady Verdun 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Joan Grey 5th Baroness Grey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England