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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Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Dewe 1668
On 28th July 1658 [her father] Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 41] and [her mother] Margaret Dewe were married at St Margaret Pattens.
In 1659 Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow was born to Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 42] and Margaret Dewe.
On 6th February 1659 [her grandmother] Elizabeth Brownlow [aged 67] died at Lobthorpe. She was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. Her memorial reads as follows: "Near this Place Lieth interred The Body of Elizabeth Sherard, Lately the Wife, in second Marriage Of [her grandfather] John Sherard of Lopthorp, Esq;, And Daughter of Richard Brownlowe Of Belton near Grantham, Esq;. She died on the sixth of February 1658, Having had issue [her father] Mr. Richard Sherard [aged 42], her only Son, Who married Margaret, Daughter to Lumley Dewe Of Bishop-Upton in the County of Hereford, Esq;, And Mary, married to Mr. George Middlemore of London, Merchant; Frances, married to Mr. Roger Smith Of Withcock in the County of Rutland; And Audrie, married to Humphrie Brooks Of London, Doctor in Physick."
After 1668 [her mother] Margaret Dewe died.
On 3rd July 1668 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet [aged 25] died. His son [her future husband] John [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Armorial 
Brownlow Arms with a canton of the Rad Hand of Ulster impaled his wife's Freke Arms.
Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet: Before 1643 he was born to William Brownlow 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Duncombe. Before 26th June 1659 Richard Brownlow 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow were married. In 1666 William Brownlow 1st Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Freke Lady Brownlow by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
On 12th September 1668 [her father] Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe [aged 51] died at Lobthorpe. He was buried at St Mary's Church, North Witham. His memorial reads: "Near this Place lies the Body of Richard Sherard Of the Hamlet of Lopthorp in the County of Lincoln, Esq;, the only Son of [her grandfather] John Sherard, Esq;, who was the eldest Son of Sir William Sherard; the which Richard married [her mother] Margaret, Daughter of Lumley Dewe of Bishop-Upton [aged 68] in the County of Hereford, Esq;, and had by her six Children, namely, three Sons, (viz.) John [aged 6], Richard [aged 2], and Brownlow; and Three Daughters, (viz.) Alice [aged 9], Mary, and Elizabeth. He died the twelfth Day of September in the Year of our Lord 1668."
On 27th March 1676 John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 16] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 17] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were half second cousins.
On 24th November 1679 John "Old Sir John" Brownlow 1st Baronet [aged 89] died without issue. Baronet Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire extinct. He left Belton House [Map] to his great-nephew [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 20] (grand-son of his brother William Brownlow 1st Baronet) and niece Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 20] (grand-daughter of his sister [her grandmother] Elizabeth Brownlow ) who had married three years before in 1676. He also left them an income of £9,000 per annum and £20,000 in cash. They immediately bought a townhouse in Southampton Square.
In 1681 [her daughter] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 22]. She married 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter, son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter, and had issue.
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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In 1684 [her daughter] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 24] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 25]. She married 1703 Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford, son of Francis North 1st Baron Guildford, and had issue.
Around 1685. John Riley [aged 39]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 26].
In 1687 [her daughter] Margaret Brownlow was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 27] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 28].
Before 10th September 1687 Willem Wissing [aged 31]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 28].
Before 1691. John Riley [aged 44]. Portrait of Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 31].
In 1691 [her daughter] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel was born to [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 31] and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 32]. She married 1712 her first cousin John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel, son of William Brownlow 4th Baronet and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow.
On 16th July 1697 [her husband] John Brownlow 3rd Baronet [aged 38] committed suicide after suffering from severe gout. His brother [her brother-in-law] William [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baronet Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map]. Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow [aged 30] by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire.
Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by William Stanton [aged 58].
In 1699 [her son-in-law] John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter [aged 24] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter [aged 18] were married. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter [aged 51] and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter [aged 50].
In 1703 [her son-in-law] Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford [aged 29] and [her daughter] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Guildford.
In 1710 [her daughter] Margaret Brownlow [aged 23] died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter [aged 29], Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford [aged 26] and Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel [aged 19].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In June 1711 [her son-in-law] Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 25] and [her daughter] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 50] and Mary Wynn.
In 1712 [her son-in-law] John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel [aged 21] and [her daughter] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were first cousins.
On 27th July 1721 Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow [aged 62] died.
[her daughter] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow. She married June 1711 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, son of Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Wynn, and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sherard
GrandFather: John Sherard of Lobthorpe
Father: Richard Sherard of Lobthorpe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Brownlow
GrandMother: Elizabeth Brownlow
Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow
GrandFather: Lumley Dewe of Bishop Upton in Hereforeshire
Mother: Margaret Dewe