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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Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588
Archibald John Stuart-Wortley is in Painters.
In 1846 [his father] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 40) and [his mother] Jane Lawley (age 25) were married.
On 27th May 1849 Archibald John Stuart-Wortley was born to [his father] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 43) and [his mother] Jane Lawley (age 28).
In 1870 Lillian Bertha Stuart-Wortley was born to Unknown Father. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 20) became her step-father around 1881.
1876. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 26). Portrait of George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 51).
1876. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 26). Portrait of the artist's daughter Lillian Bertha Stuart-Wortley (age 6).
Lillian Bertha Stuart-Wortley: In 1870 she was born to Unknown Father. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley became her step-father around 1881. On 14th February 1904 she died.
In 1880 Lieutenant-Colonel John Stuart Wortley was born to Unknown Father. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 30) became his step-father around 1881.
1880. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 30). Portrait of Elizabeth Evelyn Harbord Baroness Hastings (age 19).
Elizabeth Evelyn Harbord Baroness Hastings: On 23rd February 1860 she was born to Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield. On 17th April 1880 George Manners Astley 20th Baron Hastings and she were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. On 19th February 1957 Elizabeth Evelyn Harbord Baroness Hastings died.
After July 1881 [his brother] Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Alice Millais Baroness Stuart (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 52) and Euphemia "Effie" Gray Lady Millais (age 53).
On 22nd August 1881 [his father] James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 76) died in Ripley House, Ripley, Surrey.
On 16th August 1886 [his brother] Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart (age 34) and [his former sister-in-law] Beatrice Trollope were married.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 4th December 1900 [his mother] Jane Lawley (age 79) died at Ripley House, Ripley, Surrey.
Before 1905. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 55). Portrait of Reginald Chetwynd-Talbot (age 63).
Reginald Chetwynd-Talbot: On 11th July 1841 he was born to Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. On 8th May 1877 Reginald Chetwynd-Talbot and Margaret Jane Stuart-Wortley were married. He the son of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford. On 15th January 1929 Reginald Chetwynd-Talbot died.
On 11th October 1905 Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (age 56) died at Uxbridge.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 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 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stuart 1st Earl Bute 
13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Campbell Countess Bute 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Wortley-Montagu 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wortley-Montagu 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Baron Wharncliffe 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Cunynghame 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cunynghame
Father: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Crichton of Crom Castle
Great x 2 Grandfather: Abraham Crichton 1st Baron Erne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Southwell of Castle Matrix 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Southwell
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crichton 1st Earl Erne
GrandMother: Elizabeth Caroline Mary Crichton Baroness Wharncliffe 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wedig Lepell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Davers 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jermyn Davers 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Jermyn Lady Davers 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Green
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretta Green
Archibald John Stuart-Wortley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Lawley 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lawley 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Whitmore
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Lawley 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Winch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Browne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lawley 5th Baronet
GrandFather: Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Thompson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Thompson
Great x 2 Grandfather: Beilby Thompson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Thompson
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Roundell of Marston and Hutton-Wansley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Roundell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Elwyck
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Roundell Lady Dawes
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brearey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Brearey
Mother: Jane Lawley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Aldworth of Stanlake 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Aldworth aka Neville aka Griffin 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Neville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Grey 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Griffin 2nd Baron Braybrook 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Calandrini
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalen Calandrini
GrandMother: Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Granville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Granville
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Granville 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wyndham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England