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Paternal Family Tree: Douglas
In 1780 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 17) were married.
On 2nd October 1781 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was born to [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 19).
In 1809 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 27) and Elizabeth Welman were married.
On 17th July 1813 [his grandfather] Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham (age 86) died. His daughter [his mother] Diana (age 50) succeeded 2nd Baroness Barham.
In 1817 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 35) and Elizabeth Grey (age 17) were married.
In 1818 [his wife] Elizabeth Grey (age 18) died in childbirth.
On 5th September 1818 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 36) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey. He married 1841 Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough, daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll and Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence Countess Erroll, and had issue.
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 1820 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 38) and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams were married.
On 12th April 1823 [his mother] Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham (age 60) died. Her son Charles (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baron Barham.
On 28th August 1823 [his son] Gerard Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 41) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. He married 30th June 1863 Augusta Mary Lowther and had issue.
In 1824 [his son] Henry Lewis Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 42) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
On 29th September 1829 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 47) and [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. She married 19th June 1849 James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk, son of James Carnegie 5th Baronet, and had issue.
On 4th October 1829 [his wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams died from childbirth shortly after the birth of her fourth child [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel.
On 25th July 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 51) and Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 44) and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 27th August 1834 [his son] Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 52) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 19).
On 25th February 1838 [his father] Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet (age 78) died.
On 1st July 1839 [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 57) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 24). She married 21st June 1862 Thomas Fowell Buxton 3rd Baronet, son of Edward North Buxton 2nd Baronet and Catherine Gurney Lady Buxton, and had issue.
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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In 1841 [his son] Charles George Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Hay 18th Earl Erroll (age 39) and Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence Countess Erroll (age 39). He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Grey.
On 16th August 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 59) was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 26) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
On 20th August 1846 [his son-in-law] Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet (age 28) and [his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel were married. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 64) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
On 19th June 1849 [his son-in-law] James Carnegie 9th Earl Southesk (age 21) and [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 19) were married at Exton, Rutlandshire. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 67) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. He the son of James Carnegie 5th Baronet.
On 31st July 1851 [his brother-in-law] John Strange Jocelyn 5th Earl Roden (age 28) and Sophia Hobhouse Countess Roden were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden (age 62) and [his mother-in-law] Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden.
On 9th March 1855 [his daughter] Catherine Hamilton Noel (age 25) died.
On 21st June 1862 [his son-in-law] Thomas Fowell Buxton 3rd Baronet (age 25) and [his daughter] Victoria Noel Lady Buxton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Buxton of Belfield in Dorset. She the daughter of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 80) and [his wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 47).
On 30th June 1863 [his son] Gerard Noel (age 39) and [his daughter-in-law] Augusta Mary Lowther were married. He the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 81) and [his former wife] Arabella Hamlyn-Williams.
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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On 10th June 1866 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough (age 84) died. His son Charles (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Gainsborough, 4th Baron Barham. [his daughter-in-law] Ida Harriet Augusta Hay Countess Gainsborough (age 44) by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
In December 1881 [his former wife] Elizabeth Welman died.
On 12th May 1885 [his former wife] Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough (age 70) died.
Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map].
Frances Jocelyn Countess Gainsborough: On 20th November 1814 she was born to Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden. On 25th July 1833 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and she were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl Roden and Maria Frances Catherine Stapleton Countess Roden. On 16th August 1841 Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough was created 1st Earl Gainsborough. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough.
[his daughter] Mary Arabella Louisa Noel was born to Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough and Arabella Hamlyn-Williams. She married 20th August 1846 Andrew Agnew 8th Baronet, son of Andrew Agnew 7th Baronet, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anne Hamilton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 4th Baron Gerard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Digby Gerard 5th Baron Gerard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Digby Baroness Gerard 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gerard 1st Earl Macclesfield 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Baroness Gerard 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Civelle Countess Macclesfield
GrandFather: Gerard Edwardes of Welham Grove 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Edwards
Father: Gerard Edwardes aka Noel 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susannah Fanshawe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Heath
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Jane Noel 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough
Charles Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Middleton of Bo'ness
GrandFather: Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Dundas Lord Arniston 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Captain Charles Dundas
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Dundas
Mother: Diana Middleton 2nd Baroness Barham