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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Paternal Family Tree: Bligh
Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor was born to [her father] John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and [her mother] Theodosia Hyde.
In February 1713 [her uncle] Edward Hyde 9th Baron Clifton died. His sister [her mother] Theodosia (age 17) succeeded 10th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In August 1713 [her father] John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 26) and [her mother] Theodosia Hyde (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 51) and [her grandmother] Katherine O'Brien.
On 30th July 1722 [her mother] Theodosia Hyde (age 26) died in childbirth. Her son [her brother] Edward (age 7) succeeded 11th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In 1725 [her father] John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 38) was created 1st Earl Darnley.
In 1728 [her future husband] Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 24) and Rachel Skeffington Countess Antrim were married.
In 1728 [her father] John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 41) died. His son [her brother] Edward (age 13) succeeded 2nd Earl Darnley.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 17th September 1742 Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 38) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor were married. She the daughter of John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and Theodosia Hyde.
On 5th September 1743 [her daughter] Theodosia Magill Countess Clanwilliam was born to [her husband] Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 39) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor. She married 29th August 1765 John Meade 1st Earl of Clanwilliam and had issue.
On 10th April 1745 [her husband] Robert Hawkins-Magill (age 41) died.
In 1747 [her brother] Edward Bligh 2nd Earl Darnley (age 32) died. His brother [her brother] John (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl Darnley, 12th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In December 1747 Bernard Ward 1st Viscount Bangor (age 28) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor were married. She the daughter of John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and Theodosia Hyde.
On 5th December 1750 [her son] Nicholas Ward 2nd Viscount Bangor was born to [her husband] Bernard Ward 1st Viscount Bangor (age 31) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor.
On 30th April 1753 [her son] Edward Ward was born to [her husband] Bernard Ward 1st Viscount Bangor (age 33) and Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor.
On 29th August 1765 [her son-in-law] John Meade 1st Earl of Clanwilliam (age 21) and [her daughter] Theodosia Magill Countess Clanwilliam (age 21) were married.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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The London Gazette 11043. St James's. 19th May 1770.
The King has been pleased to order Letters Patent, containing a Grant unto [her husband] Bernard Ward (age 50), Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, of the Dignity of Baron of the said Kingdom, by the Name, Stile, and Title of Baron Bangor of Castle Ward in the County of Downe. [Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor by marriage Baroness Bangor of Castle Ward in County Downe.]
The London Gazette 12146. 23rd December 1780. Also like Letters Patent, containing His Majesty's Grants of the Dignity of a Viscount of the said Kingdom unto the following Noblemen, and their Heirs Male, by the Names, Stiles and Titles as undermentioned, viz.
James Baron Lifford, His Majesty's Chancellor of Ireland, Viscount Lifford, of Lifford, in the County of Donegall.
Otway Lord Desart, Viscount Desart, of Desert, in the County of Kilkenny.
John Baron Erne (age 49), Viscount Erne, of Crom Castle, in the County of Fermanagh. [Mary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne (age 27) by marriage Viscountess Erne of Crom Castle in County Fermanagh.]
Barry Lord Farnham, Viscount Farnham, of Farnham, in the County of Cavan.
Simon Lord Irnham (age 67), Viscount Carhampton, of Castlehaven, in the County of Cork.
[her husband] Bernard Lord Bangor (age 61), Viscoount Bangor, of Castleward, in the County of Downe. [Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor by marriage Viscountess Bangor of Castleward in County Downe.]
Penyston Lord Melbourne (age 35), Viscount Melbourne, of Kilmore, in the County of Cavan. [Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne (age 29) by marriage Viscountess Melbourne of Kilmore in County Cavan.]
James Lord Clifden (age 46), Viscount Clifden, of Gowran, in the County of Kilkenny.
John Lord Naas (age 80), Viscount Mayo, of Monecrouer.
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On 20th May 1781 [her husband] Bernard Ward 1st Viscount Bangor (age 61) died. His son [her son] Nicholas (age 30) succeeded 2nd Viscount Bangor of Castleward in County Downe.
On 31st July 1781 [her brother] John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley (age 61) died. His son [her nephew] John (age 14) succeeded 4th Earl Darnley, 13th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 7th February 1789 Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Thomas Bligh 
Father: John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley
Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Hyde 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hyde
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sibell
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Langford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Langford
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Aylesbury 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Aylesbury 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Denman
GrandFather: Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Theodosia Capell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Clerke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
Mother: Theodosia Hyde 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Fermor of Easton Neston 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne or Mary Fermor 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Curzon 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry O'Brien 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne O'Brien Countess Thomond 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Brereton Countess Thomond 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Katherine O'Brien 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England