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: Talbot
Maternal Family Tree: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford
Before 1383 [his father] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 21] and [his mother] Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 21] were married. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Around 1383 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot was born to Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 22]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 23rd August 1383 [his aunt] Elizabeth Strange Countess Nottingham [aged 21] died. Her sister [his mother] Ankaret [aged 22] succeeded 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere. [his father] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 22] by marriage Baron Strange Blackmere.
On 24th April 1386 [his grandfather] Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot [aged 54] died at Roales del Pan. His son [his father] Richard [aged 25] succeeded 4th Baron Talbot. [his mother] Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Talbot.
After 23rd May 1395 [his step-father] Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall [aged 33] and [his mother] Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 34] were married. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 7th September 1396 [his father] Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot [aged 35] died in London. His son Gilbert [aged 13] succeeded 8th Baron Strange Blackmere, 5th Baron Talbot.
Before 1400 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 16] and Joan Plantagenet Baroness Strange and Talbot [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere Baroness Talbot. She the daughter of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 16th August 1400 [his wife] Joan Plantagenet Baroness Strange and Talbot [aged 17]died, probably in childbirth.
On 26th November 1405 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel [aged 24] and [his future wife] Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married. King Henry IV of England [aged 38] and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 35] were present at their wedding feast. She the illegitmate daughter of [his future father-in-law] King John I of Portugal [aged 53] and Ines Peres. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Before 12th March 1407 [his brother] John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Baron Furnivall. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Around 1408 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 25] was appointed 114th Knight of the Garter by King Henry IV of England [aged 40].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 1st June 1413 [his mother] Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot [aged 52] died.
Before 1414 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon [aged 24] and [his sister] Anne Talbot Countess Devon [aged 20] were married. He the son of Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon [aged 56] and Maud Camoys Countess Devon. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1415 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 32] and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 33] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal [aged 63] and Ines Peres. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1416 [his daughter] Ankaret Talbot 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere 6th Baroness Talbot was born to Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 33] and [his wife] Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 34]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She died aged five in 1421.
After 19th October 1418, and before 1427, Thomas Fettiplace [aged 35] and [his wife] Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 36] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father-in-law] King John I of Portugal [aged 66] and Ines Peres.
On 19th October 1419 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot [aged 36] died. His daughter Ankaret [aged 3] succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Blackmere, 6th Baroness Talbot.
On 20th January 1433 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter [aged 37] and [his former wife] Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 51] were married. She by marriage Duchess Exeter. She the illegitmate daughter of [his former father-in-law] King John I of Portugal [aged 81] and Ines Peres. He the son of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. They were half fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 25th October 1439 [his former wife] Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter [aged 57] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 7 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 4 x Great Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwenllian Dinefwr 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 
8 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Beauchamp Baroness Talbot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 2nd Baron Talbot 4 x Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph III Boteler of Oversley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boteler
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Boteler Baroness Talbot 3 x Great Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Angharad Mathrafal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Audley Princess Powys Fadog 
GrandFather: Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot 5 x Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Red" Comyn 1st Lord Baddenoch
Great x 3 Grandfather: John "The Black" Comyn 2nd Lord Baddenoch
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Comyn 3rd Lord Baddenoch 4 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Balliol
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary or Eleanor Balliol Lady Baddenoch 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dervorguilla Galloway 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Comyn Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Valence Lady Baddenoch 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Warin Munchensi
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke
Father: Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 9 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Burgh 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Butler 1st Earl Carrick 9 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzjohn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde 10 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
GrandMother: Petronella Butler Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 
3 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex 4 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor de Braose 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex 5 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England 
Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England 
Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 
Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Strange
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Tregoz
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk Strange 1st Baron Strange Blackmere
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Blancminster
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Giffard 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard Brimpsfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alicia Maltravers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Giffard Baroness Strange Blackmere 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Clifford Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margred verch Llewellyn Baroness Clifford Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph III Boteler of Oversley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boteler
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Boteler 1st Baron Wem and Oversley 3 x Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog Great Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Angharad Mathrafal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Audley Princess Powys Fadog
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Herdeburgh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ela Herdeburgh Baroness Wem and Oversley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Odingsells
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela Longespee Fitzrobert 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 
Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas I Marquess Saluzzo 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandMother: Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Warenne 7 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Vere 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford