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: Brugge
Before 1458 [his father] Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos [aged 30] and Margaret Banaster were married.
In 1458 [his father] Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos [aged 31] and [his mother] Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos [aged 33] were married.
Around 1462 Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos was born to Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos [aged 35] and Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos [aged 37] at Coberley, Gloucestershire.
On 13th April 1466 [his grandfather] Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos [aged 69] died at Coberley, Gloucestershire. His son [his father] Thomas [aged 39] succeeded 5th Baron Chandos. [his mother] Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Chandos.
Before 1492 Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 29] and Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 16] were married.
On 9th March 1492 [his son] John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 30] and [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 17] at Coberley, Gloucestershire. He married 1512 Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos, daughter of Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton and Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton, and had issue.
On 30th January 1493 [his father] Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos [aged 66] died. His son Giles [aged 31] succeeded 6th Baron Chandos. [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 18] by marriage Baroness Chandos.
In 1496 [his son] Thomas Brydges was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 34] and [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 21] at Sudeley, Winchcombe. He married before 1537 Joan or Anne Sydenham and had issue.
Around 1497 [his daughter] Catherine Brydges was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 35] and [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 22]. She married (1) Leonard Poole and had issue (2) after 1538 David Brooke.
On 17th June 1497 the Cornish rebel army was destroyed at the Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge.
Richard Guildford [aged 47] was created Knight Banneret.
Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 27], Henry Willoughby [aged 46], Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London and Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 25] fought at Deptford, Kent [Map].
Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 35], John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 32], Robert Sheffield [aged 36], Edward Stanhope 1462-1487, John Peche [aged 47] and Robert Constable [aged 19] were knighted by King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 40].
Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 40] commanded.
James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet [aged 34] was captured by Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 19].
In 1499 Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 37] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucester.
Around 1500 [his daughter] Ursula Brydges was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 38] and [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 25]. She married John Sydenham of Brympton d'Evercy and had issue.
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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Around 1506 [his mother] Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos [aged 81] died.
Around 1511 [his wife] Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos [aged 36] died.
On 1st December 1511 Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 49] died. Baron Chandos extinct. Baron Chandos of the first creation was subject to some confusion with the send and third barons not being summoned to Parliament. The Barony was, hoever, called out of abeyance for the 4th Baron in 1458. Gile's son John was created Baron Chandos of the second creation in 1554 so the first, if it existed, is assumed to have become extinct.
[his son] William Brydges was born to Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos and Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge
GrandFather: Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley of Coberley 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Chandos 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chandos 2nd Baron Chandos
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Chandos
Father: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos
Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Darrell
GrandFather: William Darrell
Mother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos