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: Montagu
Around 1485 Edward Montagu was born to [his father] Thomas Montagu [aged 33] and [his mother] Agnes Dudley [aged 31].
Around 1501 [his mother] Agnes Dudley [aged 47] died.
On 22nd May 1506 Edward Montagu [aged 21] admitted at Middle Temple.
On 5th September 1517 [his father] Thomas Montagu [aged 65] died.
Around 1522 [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu was born to Edward Montagu [aged 37] and [his future wife] Helen Roper [aged 22]. She married (1) George Tyrrell of Thornton in Buckinghamshire and had issue (2) in or before 1571 William Markham.
Before 1524 Edward Montagu [aged 38] and Agnes Kirkham were married.
Before 1525 Edward Montagu [aged 39] and Cicely Lane [aged 28] were married.
In or before 1525 [his daughter] Amy Montagu was born to Edward Montagu [aged 39] and [his wife] Cicely Lane [aged 28]. She married before 30th March 1593 George Lynne of Southwick Hall and had issue.
In 1525 [his wife] Cicely Lane [aged 29] died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Before 1530 Edward Montagu [aged 44] and Helen Roper [aged 29] were married.
Around 1530 [his son] Edward Montagu was born to Edward Montagu [aged 45] and [his wife] Helen Roper [aged 30] at Brigstock, Boughton. He married 1557 Elizabeth Harrington and had issue.
On 18th October 1537 Edward Montagu [aged 52] was knighted.
In 1539 Edward Montagu [aged 54] was appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
In 1545 Edward Montagu [aged 60] was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
On 30th December 1546 Henry VIII [aged 55] made his last revision to his will signed using the Dry Stamp that was used increasingly commonly. The will confirmed the succession as King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 9], Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 30] and Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 13].
The will appointed sixteen executors: Anthony Browne [aged 46], Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 57], Anthony Denny [aged 45], John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 42], William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 45], Edward Montagu [aged 61], Edward North 1st Baron North [aged 50], William Paget 1st Baron Paget Beaudasert [aged 40], William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester [aged 63], John Russell 1st Earl Bedford [aged 61], Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 46], Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall [aged 72] and Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton [aged 41].
Henry Machyn's Diary. 26th July 1553. The xxvj day of July cam unto the Towre my lord marqwes of Northamton [aged 41], by and my lord Robart Dudley [aged 21], and the bysshop of London [aged 53], and ser Recherd Corbett; and after cam in to the Towre my lord cheyffe justes Chamley [aged 58], the lord Montyguw [aged 68], at v of the cloke at nyght.
Note. The lord Montague. The person intended by this designation was sir Edward Montague, who was lord chief justice of the common pleas, as sir Roger Cholmley was of the king's bench. The new queen appointed sir Richard Morgan and sir Thomas Bromley in their places.
Chronicle of Queen Jane and Two Years of Queen Mary 1553. September 1553. Note, that the (blank) daye of September, the lord Ferris [aged 65]1, the lord chefe justice Chumbley [aged 58]2, and the lorde Montegue [aged 68]3, wer dysmyssed of ther imprysonement in the Tower.
Note 1. Walter Devereux, who had been created viscount Hereford in 1550, though both in this Diary and in that of Machyn he is still called lord Ferrars, and by Stowe lord Ferrers of Chartley. In the register of the Privy Council he is properly styled viscount Hereford. He had married lady Mary Grey, aunt to the duke of Suffolk [aged 36].
Note 2. Sir Roger Cholmley: see notes to Machyn's Diary, p. 368.
Note 3. Sir Edward Montagu: see notes to Machyn's Diary, p. 356.
In 1557 [his son] Edward Montagu [aged 27] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Harrington [aged 12] were married.
Before 10th February 1557 Edward Montagu [aged 72] bought the manor of Boughton, Northamptonshire.
On 10th February 1557 Edward Montagu [aged 72] died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th March 1557. [The v day of March was buried in Northamptonshire sir Edward Montagu [deceased], late lord chief justice of England; with] cott armur, and targett, and sword, helmett, and man[tylls of] velvett, and iiij dosen of stayffes, ij whyt branchys .... dosen of skochyons, and iiij dosen of penselles, and with .... harold of armes and a hersse of wax.
Note. P. 128. Funeral of sir Edward Montagu. The progenitor of the dukes of Montagu and Manchester, and earls of Halifax. He was buried at Weekley in Northamptonshire, where is his effigy, and the epitaph will be found in Bridges's History of that county, vol. ii. p. 347; also in Collins's Peerage, 1779, vol. ii. p 83, together with his will and biographical notices; but his monument is there incorrectly placed at Hemington.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 3rd May 1563 [his former wife] Helen Roper [aged 63] died.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 22nd September 1665. Among other discourse concerning long life, Sir J. Minnes [aged 66] saying that his great-grandfather was alive in Edward the Vth's time; my [his great grandson] Lord Sandwich [aged 40] did tell us how few there have been of his family since King Harry the VIIIth; that is to say, the then Chiefe Justice, and his son the Lord Montagu, who was father to Sir Sidney1, who was his father. And yet, what is more wonderfull, he did assure us from the mouth of my Lord Montagu himself, that in King James's time ([when he] had a mind to get the King [aged 35] to cut off the entayle of some land which was given in Harry the VIIIth's time to the family, with the remainder in the Crowne); he did answer the King in showing how unlikely it was that ever it could revert to the Crown, but that it would be a present convenience to him; and did show that at that time there were 4,000 persons derived from the very body of the Chiefe Justice. It seems the number of daughters in the family having been very great, and they too had most of them many children, and grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. This he tells as a most known and certain truth.
Note 1. These are the words in the MS., and not "his son and the Lord Montagu", as in some former editions. Pepys seems to have written Lord Montagu by mistake for Sir Edward Montagu.
[his father] Thomas Montagu and [his mother] Agnes Dudley were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Monthermer Baroness Montagu 3rd Baroness Monthermer 
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Broughton 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bassett 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Basset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Christina Basset 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: William Ladde Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Holcot
Father: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Dudley 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Dudley
GrandFather: William Dudley
Mother: Agnes Dudley