Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester was born to [her father] John Brydges and [her mother] Agnes Ayloffe.
In 1520 [her father] John Brydges (age 60) was appointed Lord Mayor of London.
Before 20th October 1528 [her future husband] John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 18) and Elizabeth Willoughby were married. He the son of [her future father-in-law] William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 45) and Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1530 [her father] John Brydges (age 70) died.
Before 1536 Richard Sackville (age 28) and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester were married.
In 1536 [her son] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset was born to [her husband] Richard Sackville (age 29) and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester. He married 1555 Cicely Baker Countess Dorset and had issue.
Around March 1554 [her future husband] John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 44) and Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham (age 36) were married. He the son of [her future father-in-law] William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 71) and Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester. They were fifth cousins.
In 1555 [her son] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 19) and [her daughter-in-law] Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 20) were married. He the son of [her husband] Richard Sackville (age 48) and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1560 Thomas Bishopp of Henfield in Surrey (age 54) died. His son Thomas Bishopp 1st Baronet (age 6) became a ward of [her husband] Richard Sackville (age 53) and then his son [her son] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 24).
In 1565 [her son-in-law] Gregory Fiennes 10th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 25) and [her daughter] Anne Sackville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. She the daughter of [her husband] Richard Sackville (age 58) and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 21st April 1566 [her husband] Richard Sackville (age 59) died.
Before May 1571 John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 61) and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester were married. He the son of William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 88) and Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester.
On 10th March 1572 [her father-in-law] William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 89) died. On His son [her husband] John (age 62) succeeded 2nd Marquess Winchester, 2nd Earl Wiltshire, 2nd Baron St John. Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
On 4th November 1576 [her husband] John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 66) died. His son [her step-son] William (age 44) succeeded 3rd Marquess Winchester, 3rd Earl Wiltshire, 3rd Baron St John. Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester (age 41) by marriage Marchioness Winchester.
In 1586 Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester died.
[her daughter] Anne Sackville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland was born to Richard Sackville and Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester. She married 1565 her fifth cousin Gregory Fiennes 10th Baron Dacre Gilsland, son of Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland, and had issue.
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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Survey London Volume 4 Chelsea Part II. More's estate was granted to Sir William Paulet [See Patent Roll, I Edward VI., pt. 3.] (first Marquess of Winchester): it was inherited by his son the second Marquess, and in 1575 passed to Gregory Fiennes, Lord Dacre of the South, and his wife [her daughter] Anne - the foundress of those charming almshouses, Emmanuel Hospital, Westminster, now destroyed - who was a daughter of the Marchioness of Winchester by her former husband, Sir Robert Sackville. Baroness Dacre, who died in 1595, left the house to Lord Burleigh, who is said to have lived here, and he was followed by his youngest son, Sir Robert Cecil, afterwards Earl of Salisbury, who took possession in 1597. It is to Cecil's passion for building, which was not exhausted until he had parted with his fortune in completing Hatfield, that we owe the earliest representations on paper of the house at Chelsea. In his Chelsea Old Church Mr. Randall Davies published a reproduction of a beautiful plan of the Chelsea Estate, preserved among the Hatfield papers, and the present writer in some further research among Lord Salisbury's MSS. found five plans to a larger scale, all of which have reference to Cecil's schemes for rebuilding Sir Thomas More's house. For a detailed examination of these plans, the reader is referred to the Architectural Review of March and May, 1911, but by the courtesy of the proprietors of the Review, the reproductions are included here.
