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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Paternal Family Tree: Wyvill
On 23rd December 1611 [his father] Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet [aged 16] and [his mother] Isabel Gascoigne [aged 15] were married.
On or before 6th December 1614 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet was born to Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and Isabel Gascoigne [aged 18]. He was baptised on 6th December 1614.
On 9th January 1617 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet [aged 76] died. He was buried at Masham. His grandson [his father] Marmaduke [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.
In December 1636 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness [aged 37] and Grace Rokeby [aged 36]. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1645 [his mother] Isabel Gascoigne [aged 49] died.
In 1645 [his son] William Wyvill 4th Baronet was born to Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet [aged 30] and [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill [aged 25]. He married in or before 1666 Anne Brookes and had issue.
On 19th January 1648 [his father] Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet [aged 53] died. His son Christopher [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire. [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill [aged 28] by marriage Lady Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.
Before August 1649 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness [aged 27] and Catherine Fane [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness [aged 50] and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby [aged 49]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 8th February 1650 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness [aged 28] and Frances Howard [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire [aged 62] and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire [aged 54]. He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness [aged 51] and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby [aged 50]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
In 1659 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet [aged 44] was elected MP Richmond.
In 1660 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet [aged 45] was elected MP Richmond.
In or before 1666 [his son] William Wyvill 4th Baronet [aged 20] and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Brookes were married.
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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In 1676 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness [aged 54] and Frances Seymour Countess Southampton [aged 58] were married. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset. He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness [aged 76] and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 30th July 1680 [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill [aged 60] died.
On 8th February 1681 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 4th Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Wyvill of Little Burton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Wyvill 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzrandolph
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fitzrandolph 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scrope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Baroness Scrope Bolton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Scrope 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Phyllis Rokeby
GrandFather: Christopher Wyvill 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Danby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Danby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Masham 6 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Scrope 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke Baroness Scrope Masham 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalen Danby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Neville 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fray
Father: Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bryan Stapleton of Wighill 
20 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Stapleton 21 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Stapleton 22 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Stapleton 23 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
GrandMother: Jane Stapleton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Constable 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Sothill
Great x 2 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Manners 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Constable 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Conyers 2nd Baron Conyers 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville Baroness Conyers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Conyers 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Baroness Conyers 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Gascoigne of Sedbury
Mother: Isabel Gascoigne