Wollaton, Nottinghamshire is in Nottinghamshire.
Around 1340 Edmund Willoughby was born to Richard Willoughby (age 50) and Joan Grey at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Alice Somerville and had issue.
Around 1357 Edmund Willoughby was born to Edmund Willoughby (age 17) and Alice Somerville at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Isabel Annesley and had issue.
Around 1395 Edmund Willoughby (age 38) died at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire.
In 1414 Edmund Willoughby (age 74) died at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire.
Around 1427 Robert Willoughby was born to Hugh Willoughby and Margaret Freville (age 26) at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married Margaret Griffith and had issue.
Around 1452 Sanchia Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby (age 25) and Margaret Griffith at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married before 1478 John Strelley and had issue.
Around 1468 Anna Leeke (age 43) died in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She was buried at St Leonard's Church, Wollaton [Map].
In 1475 Anne Filiol was born to William Filiol of Woodlands and Filiols Hall (age 22) in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married in or before 1517 Edward Willoughby and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1517 Henry Willoughby was born to Edward Willoughby (age 50) and Anne Filiol (age 42) at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. He married before 1540 Anne Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset, and had issue.
On 21st October 1566 Margaret Willoughby was born to Francis Willoughby (age 20) and Elizabeth Lyttelton (age 18) at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married 15th February 1587 Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer and had issue.
On 29th November 1795 Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 48) and Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 28) were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
Alice Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby and Margaret Griffith at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. She married in or before 1432 Richard Curzon and had issue.
Prodigy House. A large house built in the Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean periods defined by their use of glass. Prodigy houses include: Longford Castle, Wiltshire [Map], Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, Longleat House, Burghley House, Hatfield House, Hertfordshire [Map] and Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire [Map].