The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Smithson
In 1845 [his father] Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 34] and [his mother] Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 66] and [his grandmother] Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie [aged 63].
On 29th May 1846 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland was born to Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 36] and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland.
On 22nd August 1867 [his grandfather] George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 89] died. His son [his father] Algernon [aged 57] succeeded 6th Duke Northumberland, 3rd Earl Beverley, 9th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his mother] Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 23rd December 1868 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 22] and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 45] and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 58] and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins.
On 7th November 1869 twins [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Percy and Edith Eleanor Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 23] and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 20].
On 21st January 1871 [his son] Henry Algernon George Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 24] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 21].
On 21st May 1871 [his brother-in-law] John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll [aged 25] and Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 51]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 48] and [his mother-in-law] Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.
On 30th August 1873 [his daughter] Margaret Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 27] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 23].
The London Gazette 24071. Board of Green Cloth, March 2, 1874.
The Queen [aged 54] has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Frederick, Earl Beauchamp [aged 43], to be Lord Steward of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough [aged 64], resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry George Percy [aged 27] (commonly called Earl Percy) to be Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable William John, Lord Monson [aged 45], resigned.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honourable Henry Richard Charles Somerset [aged 24] (commonly called Lord Henry Somerset) to be Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of the right Honourable Otho Augustus Fitzgerald [aged 46] (commonly called Lord Otho Fitzgerald), resigned.
On 12th February 1875 [his daughter] Victoria Alexandra Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 28] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 25].
On 26th January 1876 [his son] Josceline Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 29] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 26].
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 9th March 1877 [his son] Ralph William Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 30] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 27].
On 30th August 1878 [his daughter] Mary Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 32] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 28].
On 17th April 1880 [his son] Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 33] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 30]. He married 18th November 1911 his fifth cousin Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland, daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond and Isabel Sophie Craven, and had issue.
On 17th May 1882 [his son] William Richard Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 35] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 32].
On 6th January 1885 [his son] James Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 38] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 35].
On 21st March 1887 [his son] Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy 1st Baron Percy Newcastle on Tyne was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 40] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 37].
On 28th March 1889 [his son] Ralph William Percy [aged 12] died.He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
Ralph William Percy: On 9th March 1877 he was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland.
On 14th July 1890 [his daughter] Muriel Evelyn Nora Percy was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 44] and [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 40].
In December 1890 [his mother] Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland died.
On 29th November 1893 [his daughter] Louisa Elizabeth Percy [aged 24] died. She was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 31st January 1898 [his son] Josceline Percy [aged 22] died.
In 1899 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 52] was appointed 811th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 79].
On 2nd January 1899 [his father] Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland [aged 88] died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry [aged 52] succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 49] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 24th April 1900 [his father-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll [aged 76] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 54] succeeded 9th Duke Argyll, 6th Baron Hamilton of Hameldon in Leicestershire. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll [aged 52] by marriage Duchess Argyll.
On 20th May 1903 [his son] James Percy [aged 18] died.
On 30th December 1909 [his son] Henry Algernon George Percy [aged 38] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
Henry Algernon George Percy: On 21st January 1871 he was born to Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland.
On 18th November 1911 Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland [aged 31] and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 65] and Isabel Sophie Craven. He the son of Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 65] and Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 62]. They were fifth cousins.
30th August 1912. The Morpeth Herald 30/08/1912 reports:
Earl Percy's Heir Christened In London.
[his grandson] Lord Warkworth, the infant son of Earl [aged 32] and Countess Percy [aged 25], was christened at St. Peter's, Eton Square, London, on Saturday morning. At the time of the service there were not a dozen people in the church, which was entirely devoid of special decoration, and the service itself was of the simplest possible description. The King, who had graciously consented to act sponsor, was represented by the Duke of Northumberland [aged 66], the other god father, on whose right hand stood Earl Percy. Others present included Countess Percy and Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox [aged 67]. Prebendary Storrs. vicar the parish, officiated, and Lord Warkworth, who raised no protest when water fell upon his forehead, was given the names of Henry George Alan Percy.
On 6th July 1913 [his wife] Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland [aged 63] died. She was buried at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map].
Edith Campbell Duchess Northumberland: On 7th November 1849 she was born to George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. On 23rd December 1868 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland and she were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll. He the son of Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland and Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland. They were fifth cousins. On 2nd January 1899 Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland died. He was buried at Northumberland Vault, Crypt, Westminster Abbey. His son Henry succeeded 7th Duke Northumberland, 4th Earl Beverley, 10th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. She by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
On 14th May 1918 Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland [aged 71] died. He was buried at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lesbury [Map]. His son Alan [aged 38] succeeded 8th Duke Northumberland, 5th Earl Beverley, 11th Baronet Smithson of Stanwick in Yorkshire. Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Northumberland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Smithson 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Langdale Smithson
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Seymour Duchess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thynne 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thynne Duchess Somerset 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Strode 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Burrell
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Burrell
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Raymond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amy Raymond
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lewis 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lewis
Father: Algernon George Percy 6th Duke Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stuart 1st Earl Bute 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute 9 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 6 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll 4 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Campbell Countess Bute 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James V of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 7 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Wortley-Montagu 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wortley-Montagu 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James V of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Cunynghame 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cunynghame
Henry George Percy 7th Duke Northumberland 10 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
GrandFather: Henry Drummond
Mother: Louisa Drummond Duchess Northumberland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hay 7th Earl Kinnoull 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Henry Hay 8th Earl Kinnoull
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archbishop Robert Hay-Drummond 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Harley Countess Kinnoul 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Hay-Drummond 10th Earl Kinnoul 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter d'Auriol
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta d'Auriol
GrandMother: Henrietta Hay-Drummond 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Harley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Harley 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Foley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Harley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Morgan of Tredegar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Morgan Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Vaughan 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Harley Countess Kinnoul 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bangham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bangham