The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Roberts aka Coke
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776
On 25th October 1775 [her father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 21] and [her mother] Jane Dutton [aged 21] were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
On 25th January 1779 Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson was born to Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 24] and Jane Dutton [aged 25] at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.
William de Morgan and his Wife Chapter 5. Brought up in such an atmosphere. Coke's daughters developed a resultant love of art which early bore fruition. His eldest daughter [[her sister] Jane Elizabeth Coke [aged 14]], afterwards Lady Andover, was only fifteen when she painted a most remarkable picture with about five life-sized figures, of Belisarius begging — an ambitious and successful work even for an artist of more mature age; while the second daughter, afterwards Lady Anson [aged 12], also showed great artistic talent. Some of her pictures, painted when she was quite young, both original portraits and copies from the old Masters, are extraordinarily clever; while the exquisite manner in which, later in life, she copied and renovated some of the delicate illuminations in the old missals at Holkham, filled Roscoe with admiration.
On 15th September 1794 Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 27] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 15] were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 40] and Jane Dutton [aged 40].
On 20th October 1795 [her son] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 28] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 16]. He was baptised at St Michael and All Angels Church, Colwich [Map]. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University. He married 11th February 1819 Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield and had issue.
On 3rd October 1796 [her daughter] Anna Margaret Anson Countess Camden was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 29] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 17]. She married 1819 Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery, son of Neil Primrose 3rd Earl Rosebery and Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery, and had issue.
In 1797 [her son] General George Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 29] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 17]. He married 1830 his sixth cousin Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester 1st Baron Forester and Katherine Mary Manners Baroness Forester, and had issue.
In 1799 [her son] Charles Littleton Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 31] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 19].
On 2nd June 1800 [her mother] Jane Dutton [aged 46] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. Monument in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tittleshall [Map] sculpted by Joseph Nollekens [aged 62]. Flat obelisk background. Pedestal with inscription and supporting the carving which is centred around a broken column with standing figure of woman leaning on it in front of opened book. Angel on cloud above and putto below holding up a flaming heart.
Jane Dutton: On 29th November 1753 she was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond at Sherborne, Gloucestershire. On 25th October 1775 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and she were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
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 26th February 1801 [her son] William Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 34] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 22].
In 1802 [her daughter] Georgiana Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 34] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 22]. She died aged less than one years old.
In 1802 [her daughter] Georgiana Anson died.
On 15th May 1804 [her son] Henry Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 37] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 25].
On 21st June 1805 [her son] Edward Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 38] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 26].
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The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Baron and Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to [her husband] Thomas Anson [aged 39], Esq, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Styles, and Titles of Baron Soberton, of Soberton, in the County of Southampton, and Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, in the County of Stafford. [Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 27] by marriage Viscountess Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire.]
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity ef a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Most Honorable John Denis Marquis of Sligo, Knight of the Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Monteagle, of Westport, in the County of Mayo.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Hugh Earl of Eglinton, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, arid Title of Baron Ardrossan, of Ardrossan, in the County of Ayr.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable James Earl of Lauderdale [aged 47], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Lauderdale, of Thirlestane, in the County of Berwick.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable George Earl of Granard [aged 46], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Granard, of Castle Donnington, in the County of Leicester.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to John Crewe [aged 63], Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Crewe, of Crewe, in the County-Palatine of Chester.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Lygon [aged 58], Esq; and his Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Beauchamp of Powyke, in the County of Worcester. [Catherine Denn by marriage Baroness Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.]
On 3rd January 1807 [her daughter] Georgiana Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 39] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 27].
In 1808 [her son] Edward Harcourt Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 40] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 28]. He died aged nine in 1817.
On 9th January 1810 [her daughter] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 42] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 30]. She married 9th May 1839 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford and had issue.
In 1812 [her son] Charles Littleton Anson [aged 13] was killed by an exploding gun aboard Bacchante.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 24th August 1814 [her daughter] Frederica Sophia Anson was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 47] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 35]. She married (1) Bouverie Francis Primrose, son of Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery and Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden (2) 1835 Charles John Murray, son of David William Murray 3rd Earl of Mansfield and Frederica Markham Countess Mansfield.
Around 1815 Thomas Barber [aged 44]. Portrait of Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 35].
On 26th February 1816 [her daughter] Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark was born to [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 49] and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 37]. She married 1837 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark, son of Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark and Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark, and had issue.
In 1817 [her son] Edward Harcourt Anson [aged 9] died.
On 31st July 1818 [her husband] Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson [aged 51] died. His son Thomas [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 2nd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.
In 1819 [her son-in-law] Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery [aged 35] and [her daughter] Anna Margaret Anson Countess Camden [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Camden. He the son of Neil Primrose 3rd Earl Rosebery and Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery [aged 66].
On 11th February 1819 [her son] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 23] and [her daughter-in-law] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 19] were married.
In 1821 [her daughter] Georgiana Anson [aged 13] died.
In 1822 [her father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 67] and [her step-mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 19] were married. The difference in their ages was 48 years. She the daughter of William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle [aged 49] and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle.
In May 1827 [her son] Henry Anson [aged 22] died.
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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In 1830 [her son] General George Anson [aged 33] and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Annabella Weld-Forester were married. They were sixth cousins.
On 19th October 1830 [her son] William Anson [aged 29] died.
In 1835 [her son-in-law] Charles John Murray [aged 24] and [her daughter] Frederica Sophia Anson [aged 20] were married. He the son of David William Murray 3rd Earl of Mansfield [aged 57] and Frederica Markham Countess Mansfield [aged 61].
In 1837 [her father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 82] was created 1st Earl of Leicester. [her step-mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 34] by marriage Countess of Leicester.
In 1837 [her son-in-law] Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 43] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 9th May 1839 [her son-in-law] Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford [aged 27] and [her daughter] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford [aged 29] were married.
On 30th June 1842 [her father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 88] died. His son [her half-brother] Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester.
On 20th April 1843 [her half-brother] Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of [her father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and [her step-mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 40]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 23rd May 1843 Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 64] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 24 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 19 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Captain Lewes Roberts
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Roberts
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Williamott
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gabriel Roberts
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Dashwood
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Wenman
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wenman 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sandys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fettiplace 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fettiplace 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Coke 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Coke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Coke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Osborne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Newton 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Newton 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Eyre 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Carey Newton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heveningham 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne of Wardington
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne
GrandMother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral Thomas Hardy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Hardy
Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Naper
GrandFather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dutton 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Duncombe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grizel Poole 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Barwick
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
Mother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
GrandMother: Jane Bond