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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Paternal Family Tree: Fleming of Biggar
On 12th January 1494 Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming was born to John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 29] and Eupheme Drummond.
Before 5th May 1496 [his father] John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 31] and [his mother] Eupheme Drummond were married.
In 1501 sisters [his aunt] Margaret Drummond [aged 26], [his mother] Eupheme Drummond and Sibylla Drummond died from poisoning, food poisoning, at Drummond Castle.
Before 13th February 1509 [his father] John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 44] and Margaret Stewart were married. She the daughter of Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox [aged 34]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1518 [his father] John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 53] and [his step-mother] Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes [aged 20] were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years.
Around 1st November 1524 [his father] John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming [aged 59] died. His son Malcolm [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Lord Fleming.
On 26th February 1525 Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 31] and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Lord Fleming. She the illegitmate daughter of King James IV of Scotland and Isobel Stewart. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 4th September 1526 the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge was fought between supporters of Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 36], the king's mother, commanded by John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox [aged 36] and supporters of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus [aged 37] commanded by James Hamilton 1st Earl Arran [aged 51], over who would have control over [his brother-in-law] King James V of Scotland [aged 14] in his minority.
John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox was killed possibly after surrendering. His son Matthew [aged 9] succeeded 4th Earl Lennox.
William Cunningham 4th Earl Glencairn [aged 33] was captured.
In 1529 [his daughter] Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 34] and [his wife] Janet Stewart Lady Fleming [aged 26]. She married (1) before 10th September 1547 her half second cousin Robert Graham Master of Montrose, son of William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose and Janet Keith Countess Montrose, and had issue (2) 1549 her third cousin John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl, son of John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl and Grizzell Ratray Countess Atholl, and had issue.
In 1529 [his son] John Fleming 5th Lord Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 34] and [his wife] Janet Stewart Lady Fleming [aged 26].
In August 1529 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray [aged 30] and Elizabeth Campbell Countess Moray and Sutherland were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of Colin Campbell 3rd Earl Argyll [aged 43] and Jean or Janet Gordon Countess Argyll. He the illegitmate son of King James IV of Scotland and Janet Kennedy [aged 49]. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
In 1534 [his son] James Fleming 4th Lord Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 39] and [his wife] Janet Stewart Lady Fleming [aged 31]. He married after 22nd December 1553 his half first cousin once removed Barbara Hamilton Lady Fleming, daughter of James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran and Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault, and had issue.
On 1st January 1537 [his brother-in-law] King James V of Scotland [aged 24] and Madeleine Valois [aged 16] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King Francis I of France [aged 42] and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. He the son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 47]. They were third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 17th July 1537 Janet Douglas Lady Glamis [aged 39] was burned at the stake at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for conspiring against the [his brother-in-law] king's [aged 25] life. Her son, John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon [aged 16], was supposedly a witness to the burning.
On 18th June 1538 [his brother-in-law] King James V of Scotland [aged 26] and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 22] were married at St Andrew's Cathedral Priory, St Andrew's. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise [aged 41] and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise [aged 45]. He the son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland [aged 48]. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 24th November 1542 Thomas Wharton 1st Baron Wharton [aged 47] commanded the English forces at Battle of Solway Moss at Solway Moss, Cumberland [Map]. John Thynne [aged 27] fought. Of the Scottish army Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 48], Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis [aged 27] and Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant fought.
William Graham 3rd Earl Menteith [aged 42] was captured. He was ransomed in 1453.
William Cunningham 4th Earl Glencairn [aged 49] was captured and committed to the custody of Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 69]. He was released on payment of a ransom of a thousand pounds and subscribing by his own hand to support Henry VIII's [aged 51] project of a marriage between the young King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 5] and the Mary Queen of Scots.
Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming was captured.
On 14th December 1542 [his brother-in-law] King James V of Scotland [aged 30] died at Falkland Palace [Map]. His daughter Mary succeeded I Queen Scotland. She was six days old.
In 1544 [his illegitimate brother-in-law] James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray [aged 45] died.
Before 10th September 1547 [his son-in-law] Robert Graham Master of Montrose and [his daughter] Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl [aged 18] were married. He the son of William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose [aged 55] and Janet Keith Countess Montrose. They were half second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 10th September 1547 an English army commanded by Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset [aged 47] defeated a Scottish army commanded by James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran [aged 31] and Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus [aged 58] at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh at Musselburgh.
The English army included John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 43], Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 47], Miles Partridge and Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth [aged 22]. John Thynne [aged 32] and Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos [aged 25] were knighted.
William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley [aged 26] accompanied Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset.
Edward Shelley of Worminghurst Park [aged 44] was killed.
John Forbes 6th Lord Forbes [aged 82], Christopher Coningsby [aged 31] and Edward Clere were killed.
John Thynne was knighted after the battle.
George Sandes [aged 29] was killed.
The Scottish army included John Gordon 11th Earl Sutherland [aged 22] who commanded the Rearguard and Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis [aged 32]. John Stewart, Robert Douglas [aged 41], John Livingston, Thomas Hamilton of Priestfield and Hugh Montgomerie were killed. John Hay 4th Lord Hay was captured but soon released.
Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming [aged 53] was killed. His son James [aged 13] succeeded 4th Lord Fleming. Barbara Hamilton Lady Fleming by marriage Lord Fleming.
Robert Graham Master of Montrose and James Gordon of Lochinvar were killed.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. This yeare also the Lord Protectors Grace [aged 47] went into Scotlande with an armie riall in the beginning of September, and the 20th daie of September [Note. Mistake for 10th September 1547] he had battell with the Scottes within fower miles of Edenboroughe, where, by the power of God, he had the victorie, and there was slaine of the Scottes fiftene thousande, and tow thousand taken prisoners. The Erle of Huntley [aged 33], Chauncelor of the Scottes, was one, the Earl of Cassells slaine [Note. Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis [aged 32] was captured.], and the Lord Fleeming [aged 53]. And of Englishemen their were not slaine above an hundred persons in all. The Scottes were numbred above fortie thousande, and the Englishmen not above sixteene thousande; and also they tooke there shipps and all their ordinance, with all the spoile of the fielde, and certeyne castells were yelded to him.
On 1st July 1548 Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming was released at a ransom of 1000 marks.
On 20th February 1562 [his former wife] Janet Stewart Lady Fleming [aged 59] died.
[his daughter] Joanna Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming. She married her half third cousin John Livingston, son of Alexander Livingston 5th Lord Livingston and Agnes Douglas Countess March.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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[his daughter] Mary Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming. She married 1548 William Maitland of Lethington and had issue.
[his daughter] Janet Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming.
[his daughter] Agnes Fleming was born to Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming and Janet Stewart Lady Fleming. She married her half third cousin William Livingstone 6th Lord Livingstone, son of Alexander Livingston 5th Lord Livingston and Agnes Douglas Countess March, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Fleming
Great x 2 Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming of Biggar and Cumbernauld
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Fleming 1st Lord Fleming 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Robert II of Scotland 
3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith Great Marischal of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriella Keith Duchess Albany
GrandFather: Malcolm Fleming 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Father: John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: John Drummond 1st Lord Drummond
Mother: Eupheme Drummond