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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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
On 15th October 1867 [his father] George I King Greece [aged 21] and [his mother] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. He the son of [his grandfather] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 49] and [his grandmother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 2nd August 1868 Constantine I King Greece was born to George I King Greece [aged 22] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 16]. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 27th October 1889 Constantine I King Greece [aged 21] and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 48]. He the son of George I King Greece [aged 43] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 38]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 20th July 1890 [his son] George II King Hellenes was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 21] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 20]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married 27th February 1921 his second cousin Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes.
On 1st August 1893 [his son] Alexander I King Greece was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 24] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 23]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece.
On 2nd May 1896 [his daughter] Helen Glücksburg was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 27] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 25]. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She married (1) 10th March 1921 her second cousin King Carol II Hohenzollern Sigmaringen and had issue.
On 14th December 1901 [his son] Paul I King Greece was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 33] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 31]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He married 1938 his first cousin once removed Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece, daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick and Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick, and had issue.
On 13th February 1904 [his son] Princess Irene Glücksburg was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 35] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 33]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 18th March 1913 [his father] George I King Greece [aged 67] died. His son Constantine [aged 44] succeeded I King Greece. [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 42] by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
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 4th May 1913 [his son] Katherine Glücksburg was born to Constantine I King Greece [aged 44] and [his wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 42]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
April 1914. Philip de László [aged 44]. Portrait of Constantine I King Greece [aged 45].
On 11th June 1917 Constantine I King Greece [aged 48] abdicated King Greece. [his son] Alexander I King Greece [aged 23] succeeded I King Greece. Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
On 25th October 1920 [his son] Alexander I King Greece [aged 27] died. His brother Paul [aged 18] succeeded I King Greece.
On 27th February 1921 George II King Hellenes [aged 30] and Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes [aged 26] were married at Bucharest. He the son of Constantine I King Greece [aged 52] and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 50]. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 10th March 1921 [his son-in-law] King Carol II Hohenzollern Sigmaringen [aged 27] and Helen Glücksburg [aged 24] were married at Athens. She the daughter of Constantine I King Greece [aged 52] and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 50]. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 27th September 1922 Constantine I King Greece [aged 54] abdicated King Greece. [his son] Alexander I King Greece succeeded I King Greece. George II King Hellenes [aged 32] succeeded II King Hellenes. Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes [aged 27] by marriage Queen Consort Hellenes.
On 9th November 1922 [his brother-in-law] Wilhelm Hohenzollern [aged 63] and Hermine Reuss [aged 34] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia and [his mother-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia.
On 11th January 1923 Constantine I King Greece [aged 54] died.
On 13th January 1932 [his former wife] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 61] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 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 4 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
GrandFather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandMother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Constantine I King Greece 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Frederick Duke of Holstein Gottorp 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Alexander Duke of Württemberg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Duke Württemberg 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
Mother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland