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: Craven
Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam 1863
On 5th September 1835 [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 26] and [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire. She the daughter of [her grandfather] James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam [aged 59] and [her grandmother] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam. He the son of William Craven 1st Earl Craven and Louisa Brunton Countess Craven [aged 50].
On 9th December 1839 Evelyn Mary Craven was born to William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 30] and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 23].
On 11th August 1858 [her brother-in-law] Arthur Egerton 3rd Earl Wilton [aged 25] and [her sister] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton [aged 22] were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 48] and [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton [aged 58] and Mary Smith-Stanley Countess Wilton [aged 57].
On 7th August 1862 George John Brudenell [aged 23] and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 52] and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 46]. He the son of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 51] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 48]. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 8th June 1863 [her son] George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury was born to [her husband] George John Brudenell [aged 24] and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 23]. He married 6th May 1884 Dorothy Julia "Dolly Tester" Haseley Marchioness Ailesbury.
On 16th January 1865 [her brother-in-law] George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan [aged 24] and [her sister] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 55] and [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 48]. He the son of Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan [aged 52] and Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan [aged 56].
The Times. 25th January 1865. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of the [her brother-in-law] Earl of Coventry [aged 26] and [her sister] Lady Blanche Craven [aged 22], third daughter of Earl Craven [aged 55], was solemnized yesterday morning at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The bridegroom and the friends of both families assembled at the church at 11 o'clock, and shortly afterwards were joined by the bride, accompanied by her mother, the Countess Craven [aged 48]. The bride was received by her father at the church door, and, attended by eight bridesmaids, proceeded at once to the communion table, in front ot which a numerous company had assembled, including the Earl [aged 65] and Countess of Clarendon [aged 54] and Lady Emily Villiers [aged 22], the Countess of Verulam [aged 40] and Lady Harriet Grimston [aged 20], Viscount [aged 49] and Viscountess Folkestone [aged 43] and Hon. Miss Bouverie, the Countess of Sefton [aged 27] and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount Chelsea [aged 24], and Lady Caroline Townley [aged 27] and Miss Townley, Viscount Uffington [aged 23], Sir Henry [aged 58] and Lady Sophia Des Voeux, Hon. Mr. and Mrs Coventry, Hon. Gerald [aged 35] and Lady Maria Ponsonby [aged 28], Mr. Oswald andl Miss Oswald, Dr. Quin, Mr. Cecil Boothby [aged 51], Mr. James Oswald, Miss Talbot, Viscount [aged 32] and Viscountess Grey de Wilton [aged 28], Lady Evelyn Bruce [aged 25], Hon. Mrs. Grimston and Miss Grimston, &c.
The Hon. and Rev. Edward Grimston [aged 52], uncle of the bride, performed the religious rite. After the registration of the marriage the wedding party left the church, and procceded to the Earl and Countess Craven's mansion in Charles-street, Mayfair. At 2 o'clock the newly-wedded couple took their departure for Croome Court, the Earl of Coventry's seat, near Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire [Map], there to pass the honeymoon. At Croome Pirton and Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, the marriage was celebrated yesterday by the tenantry and neighbours of the Earl of Coventry. The tenantry of the Crome Pirton and Severn Stoke estates, to ths number of about 100, dined together in two parties yesterday at Severn Stoke and High-green. At Pirton and Severn Stoke garlands of evergreens and flags were hung out over the roads, and at night a bonfire was lighted at High-green. The rejoicings have extended over all his Lordship's large estates in the southern portion of Worcestershire. The inhabitants of Worcester [Map] celebrated the marriage by hoisting flags from tile windows and streamers across the streets. The bells from the various churches rang merry peals all day.
On 24th January 1865 George Coventry 9th Earl Coventry and Blanche Craven Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven.
On 31st August 1865 William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel [aged 32] and [her sister-in-law] Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Listowel in County Kerry. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 54] and [her mother-in-law] Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 51]. He the son of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel [aged 60].
On 25th August 1866 [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven [aged 57] died. His son [her brother] George [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 3rd Viscount Uffington, 9th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 2nd January 1867 [her brother] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven [aged 25] and [her sister-in-law] Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire. He the son of [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 50]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 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.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 28th May 1868 [her husband] George John Brudenell [aged 29] died at Ajaccio.
On 4th December 1869 Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry [aged 27] and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 53]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 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 20th September 1871 [her son] Henry Robert Beauclerk Coventry was born to [her husband] Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry [aged 29] and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 31]. He married 18th July 1893 his first cousin Mary Muriel Sophie Howard, daughter of Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire and Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire.
On 8th June 1873 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan [aged 61] died at Woodrising, Norfolk. His son [her brother-in-law] George [aged 33] succeeded 5th Earl Cadogan, 5th Viscount Chelsea, 7th Baron Cadogan. [her sister] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan [aged 28] by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 14th August 1876 Charles Howard 17th Earl Suffolk 10th Earl Berkshire [aged 70] died. His son Henry [aged 42] succeeded 18th Earl Suffolk, 11th Earl Berkshire, 11th Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 11th Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. [her sister-in-law] Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire [aged 28] by marriage Countess Suffolk, Countess Berkshire.
On 30th August 1877 George William Hutton Riddell and Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 37] were married. She the daughter of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 61].
On 7th March 1882 Thomas Grosvenor 2nd Earl Wilton [aged 82] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Arthur [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Earl Wilton, 3rd Viscount Grey de Wilton. [her sister] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton [aged 45] by marriage Countess Wilton.
On 7th December 1883 [her brother] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven [aged 42] died. His son [her nephew] William [aged 14] succeeded 4th Earl Craven in Yorkshire, 4th Viscount Uffington, 10th Baron Craven of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.
On 6th May 1884 [her son] George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury [aged 20] and [her daughter-in-law] Dorothy Julia "Dolly Tester" Haseley Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 23] were married.
On 29th June 1885 [her husband] Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry [aged 43] died.
On 14th September 1886 [her brother-in-law] Arthur Vickris Pryor [aged 40] and [her sister] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton [aged 50] were married. She the daughter of [her father] William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 70].
On 18th July 1893 [her son] Henry Robert Beauclerk Coventry [aged 21] and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Muriel Sophie Howard [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Howard 18th Earl Suffolk 11th Earl Berkshire [aged 59] and [her former sister-in-law] Mary Eleanor Coventry Countess Suffolk and Berkshire [aged 45]. They were first cousins.
On 10th April 1894 [her son] George William Thomas Brudenell 4th Marquess Ailesbury [aged 30] died without issue. His uncle [her former brother-in-law] Henry [aged 51] succeeded 5th Marquess Ailesbury, 11th Earl Cardigan, 6th Earl Ailesbury, 5th Earl Bruce of Whorlton in Yorkshire, 5th Viscount Savernake of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, 11th Baron Brudenell of Stonton in Leicestershire, 6th Baron Bruce of Tottenham in Wiltshire.
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 21st May 1901 [her mother] Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 85] died.
On 9th February 1907 [her sister] Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan [aged 62] died.
On 9th February 1915 [her husband] George William Hutton Riddell died.
On 8th March 1919 [her sister] Elizabeth Charlotte Louisa Craven Countess Wilton [aged 82] died.
On 7th November 1924 Evelyn Mary Craven [aged 84] died.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. George Bruce, the Duchess's nephew, was a source of great annoyance to her, "Hullo, Auntie Craw!" he used to call out when he saw her on the course. George was known as "The Duffer", but duffer or no, he could say spiteful things which were very much to the point. He always warned me to be very careful of his mother, Lady Ernest Bruce, whom he generally referred to as "Bellona, the goddess of war and discord". They were always quarrelling, and he disliked her intensely.
George Bruce@@ married Lady Evelyn Craven. He afterwards went to Corsica for his health, and he died at Ajaccio in 1868. He was strikingly like Napoleon Bonaparte, and wherever he went in the island the people idolised him on account of his resemblance to the great Emperor.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Craven Craven Arms
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Craven 5th Baron Craven Craven Arms
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Craven of Stanton Lacy Craven Arms
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Craven 6th Baron Craven Craven Arms
GrandFather: William Craven 1st Earl Craven Craven Arms 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond 
Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Drax
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Ernle 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ernle
Father: William Craven 2nd Earl Craven Craven Arms 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
GrandMother: Louisa Brunton Countess Craven
Evelyn Mary Craven Craven Arms 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Luckyn 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Grimston 1st Viscount Grimston
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Grimston 2nd Viscount Grimston
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Grimston 3rd Viscount Grimston
GrandFather: James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Walter
Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Walter Viscountess Grimston
Mother: Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool
GrandMother: Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam