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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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Paternal Family Tree: Ravenscroft
Before 1561 [his father] George Ravenscroft (age 18) and [his mother] Dorothy Davies (age 11) were married. She the heiress of her father [his grandfather] John Davies of Broadlane.
In 1561 William Ravenscroft was born to [his father] George Ravenscroft (age 19) and [his mother] Dorothy Davies (age 12).
From 1578 William Ravenscroft (age 17) was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University and awarded Bachelor of Arts in 1580.
In 1586 William Ravenscroft (age 25) was elected MP Flintshire.
Before 1589 William Ravenscroft (age 27) was a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He was called to the bar in 1589.
On 28th May 1592 [his father] George Ravenscroft (age 50) died.
In 1597 William Ravenscroft (age 36) was elected MP Flintshire.
In 1598 William Ravenscroft (age 37) was appointed Clerk to the Petty Bag for life.
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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1601 William Ravenscroft (age 40) was elected MP Flintshire.
In 1620 William Ravenscroft (age 59) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
In 1624 William Ravenscroft (age 63) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
In 1625 William Ravenscroft (age 64) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
In 1628 William Ravenscroft (age 67) was elected MP Flint Boroughs.
On 27th October 1628 William Ravenscroft (age 67) died unmarried.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Ravenscroft
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ravenscroft
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Ravenscroft
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Ravenscroft of Bretton
GrandFather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton
Father: George Ravenscroft
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Grosvenor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor
GrandMother: Katherine Grosvenor
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cotton of Ridware
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Pole 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Pole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Grosvenor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 10th Lord Brereton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Brereton
GrandFather: John Davies of Broadlane
Mother: Dorothy Davies