Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville
Maternal Family Tree: Clemence Roches Countess Blois
Before 14th July 1323 Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke [aged 23] and [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke.
On 14th January 1326 [her father] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 35] and [her mother] Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 12th February 1329 Margaret Neville was born to Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 38] and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville [aged 25]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 18th April 1331 [her grandfather] Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby [aged 68] died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [her father] Ralph [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Raby.
On 3rd February 1343 William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 58] died. He was buried at Kirkham Priory North Yorkshire [Map]. His son William [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and inherited Belvoir Castle [Map]. Margaret Neville [aged 13] by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
Before 18th October 1353 [her half-brother] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke [aged 32] and [her sister-in-law] Joan Fitzhenry Baroness Greystoke [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Greystoke.
In 1358 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 16] and Margaret Neville [aged 28] were married. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1359 [her son] Ralph Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 17] and Margaret Neville [aged 29] at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 10th July 1359 [her half-brother] William Greystoke 2nd Baron Greystoke [aged 38] died at Brancepeth Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son [her nephew] Ralph [aged 5] succeeded 3rd Baron Greystoke.
Before 1361 [her brother-in-law] William Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 41] and [her sister] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland.
On 1st September 1361 [her sister] Catherine Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland [aged 31] died.
Before 1362 [her brother] John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 24] and [her sister-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1362 [her son] Thomas Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 20] and Margaret Neville [aged 32] at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married his fourth cousin once removed Elizabeth Strathbogie, daughter of David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl and Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl, and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 20th May 1364 [her son] Henry "Hotspur" Percy was born to [her husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 22] and Margaret Neville [aged 35] at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. He married before 1393 his second cousin once removed Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys, daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster, and had issue.
On 5th August 1367 [her father] Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby [aged 76] died. His son [her brother] John [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Baron Neville Raby. [her sister-in-law] Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.
On 18th May 1368 [her father-in-law] Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy [aged 47] died at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland [Map]. He was buried at Alnwick Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son [her husband] Henry [aged 26] succeeded 4th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 12th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Margaret Neville [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
On 12th May 1372 Margaret Neville [aged 43] died.
In 1381 [her former husband] Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 39] and Maud Lucy Countess Northumberland [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Countess of Northumberland. She, the last of the Lucy family, brought their estates including Cockermouth Castle [Map] to the marriage on the condition that the Percy family quarter their arms with those of the Lucy family. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 19th February 1408 Thomas Rokeby's [aged 28] force of Yorkshire levies defeated the Percy army during the Battle of Bramham Moor bringing to an end the Percy rebellion.
Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [aged 66] was killed. His body was afterwards hanged, drawn and quartered, his head being sent to London bridge and his quarters to diverse places. Possibly captured hanged, drawn and quartered after the battle. Earl of Northumberland, Baron Percy of Alnwick and Baron Percy of Topcliffe forfeit.
Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf [aged 38] was killed. Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk had been forfeited in 1406 when Thomas Bardolf 5th Baron Bardolf was declared a traitor. It was restored on the 19th of July 1408 to his two daughters Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 18] and Joan Bardolf [aged 17] and their husbands William Clifford [aged 33] and William Phelip [aged 25] respectively.
The Abbot of Hailes Abbey [Map] was executed following the battle since he was wearing armour. Bishop Griffin Yonge [aged 38], Bishop of Bangor, was captured, but wearing his vestments, he avoided execution.
[her son] Alan Percy was born to Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland and Margaret Neville. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.
William Ros 3rd Baron Ros Helmsley and Margaret Neville were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzmaldred 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzrobert aka Neville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville of Raby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Neville
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Monmouth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Monmouth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecilia Waleran
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Neville
GrandFather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby
Father: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 6 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 2nd Baron Warkworth 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Chesney Baroness Warkworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Fitzjohn 4th Baron Warkworth 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ada Balliol Baroness Warkworth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
GrandMother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alain Zouche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Zouche
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alan Zouche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen or Ela Quincy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 
Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Liulf Audley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Audley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabella Stanley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Audley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Fitzorm
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Audley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mainwaring
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring
GrandFather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ela Longespée Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Canville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Camville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Nichola de la Haie
Great x 2 Grandmother: Idoine Camville 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Basset 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eustachia Basset 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Egelina Courtenay 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Mother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber 
6 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 7 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
GrandMother: Iseult Mortimer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea 
Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois