Paternal Family Tree: Constable
Maternal Family Tree: Isabel de Albini 1233 1301
Around 1457 Marmaduke Constable was born to Robert Constable 1423-1488 [aged 33] and Agnes Wentworth -1496.
In 1470 Marmaduke Constable [aged 13] was in the service of Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 21].
Around 1475 [his son] William Constable 1475-1551 was born to Marmaduke Constable [aged 18] and [his future wife] Margery Fitzhugh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 1478 Marmaduke Constable [aged 20] and Margery Fitzhugh were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1478 [his son] Robert Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable [aged 21] and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married 1492 Jane Ingleby and had issue.
Around 1480 [his son] Marmaduke Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable [aged 23] and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married before 1495 Barbara Sothill and had issue.
In August 1481 Marmaduke Constable [aged 24] was knighted by Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 32].
Before September 1483 Marmaduke Constable [aged 26] was appointed Knight of the Body to King Richard III of England [aged 30].
On 28th March 1484 Marmaduke Constable [aged 27] was appointed Constable of Tutbury Castle.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before May 1486 Marmaduke Constable [aged 29] was appointed Knight of the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 29].
On 23rd May 1488 [his father] Robert Constable 1423-1488 [aged 65] died.
In November 1488 Marmaduke Constable [aged 31] was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
Around 1491 [his son] John Constable 1491-1555 was born to Marmaduke Constable [aged 34] and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married Jane Sothill.
In 1492 [his son] Robert Constable [aged 14] and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Ingleby [aged 20] were married.
Before 1495 [his son] Marmaduke Constable [aged 14] and [his daughter-in-law] Barbara Sothill [aged 20] were married.
On 20th April 1496 [his mother] Agnes Wentworth -1496 died.
Before 10th September 1510 [his son-in-law] Henry Ughtred 6th Baron Ughtred -1510 and [his daughter] Agnes Constable Baroness Ughtred were married. She by marriage Baroness Ughtred. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 9th September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden was fought at the Branxton, Northumberland [Map]. the English army was commanded by Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 70], Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 40], Edmund Howard [aged 35], Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 45], Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle [aged 51] and Marmaduke Constable [aged 56].
The English army included: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford [aged 59], William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers [aged 44], Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 1472-1533 [aged 41] and Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape [aged 45].
Father and son Ralph ellerker of risby in yorkshire and Ralph Ellerker were knighted by Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey, as were Marmaduke Constable [aged 33], William Constable 1475-1551 [aged 38], George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston [aged 16], Edmund Walsingham [aged 33], Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh [aged 25] and Walter Stonor [aged 36].
John Booth 1435-1513 [aged 78], Randall Babington -1513, John Bigod 1475-1513 [aged 38] and Thomas Fitzwilliam 1474-1513 [aged 39], Christopher Savage 1464-1513 [aged 49], Thomas Venables 1469-1513 [aged 44] and Brian Tunstall [aged 33] were killed.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill 1458-1513 [aged 55] was killed. (Some reports have him dying in 1518).
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties:
King James IV of Scotland [aged 40] was killed. His body was taken to London, then to Sheen Priory, Richmond [Map]; thereafter it disappeared. His succeeded son James [aged 1] succeeded V King Scotland.
Archbishop Alexander Stewart 1493-1513 [aged 20] was killed.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis 1470-1513 [aged 43] was killed. His succeeded son Gilbert [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl Cassilis. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness 1459-1513 [aged 54] was killed. His succeeded son John succeeded 3rd Earl Caithness.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His succeeded son John [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Lennox.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll -1513 was killed. His succeeded son William [aged 18] succeeded 5th Earl Erroll.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton was killed. His succeeded son James succeeded 3rd Earl Morton, 6th Lord Dalkeith.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell -1513 was killed. His succeeded son Patrick [aged 1] succeeded 3rd Earl Bothwell.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies 1481-1513 [aged 32] was killed. His succeeded son Alexander [aged 6] succeeded 5th Lord Garlies.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone -1513 was killed. His succeeded son Alexander [aged 3] succeeded 2nd Lord Elphinstone.
Thomas Hay -1513, George Hepburn Bishop Isles 1454-1513 [aged 59], Adam Hepburn Master 1457-1513 [aged 56], Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig -1513 was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig -1572 succeeded 7th Lord Drumlanrig.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton -1513 was killed. His succeeded son George succeeded 6th Lord Seton.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester -1513 was killed. His succeeded son John [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay by marriage Lord Hay of Yester.
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair 1465-1513 [aged 48] was killed. His succeeded son William succeeded 4th Lord Sinclair.
James Stewart 1st Lord of Traquair 1480-1513 [aged 33] was killed. His succeeded son William [aged 7] succeeded 2nd Lord Traquair.
John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell 1456-1513 [aged 57] was killed. His succeeded son Robert [aged 20] succeeded 5th Lord Maxwell.
George Home 4th Lord Home -1549 and John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 1475-1522 [aged 38] fought.
William Graham 1st Earl Montrose 1464-1513 [aged 49] was killed. His succeeded son William [aged 21] succeeded 2nd Earl Montrose.
Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl of Mar -1513 was killed. His succeeded son John [aged 26] de jure 17th Earl Mar, Lord Erskine.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Lord Innermeath 1461-1513 [aged 52] was killed. His succeeded son Richard succeeded 3rd Lord Innermeath.
Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar [aged 41] was killed. His succeeded son Robert [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
Father and son William Rollo 1454-1513 [aged 59] and Robert Rollo 5th of Duncrub 1479-1513 [aged 34], brothers David Lyon of Cossins -1513, William Lyon -1513 and George Lyon -1513 were killed. John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan [aged 55], William Keith of Inverugie [aged 43], David Wemyss of Wemyss [aged 40], Robert Keith Master of Marischal 1483-1525 [aged 30], Guiscard Harbottle 1485-1513 [aged 28], John Erskine, David Home 1491-1513 [aged 22], Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale 1470-1513 [aged 43], Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll [aged 64], Robert Douglas of Lochleven 1424-1513 [aged 89] were killed. William Murray [aged 43], Colin Oliphant 1487-1513 [aged 26], William Ruthven 1480-1513 [aged 33], George Douglas 1469-1513 [aged 44] and William Douglas 1471-1513 [aged 42] were killed. Walter Lindsay of Arden -1513 and Walter Lindsay 1480-1513 [aged 33] were killed.
On 20th November 1518 Marmaduke Constable [aged 61] died after swallowing a frog while drinking a glass of water. He was buried at Church of St Oswald, Flamborough. His tomb in Flamborough church is described by a writer in the 'Gentleman's Magazine' of 1753 (p. 456): 'This epitaph is written on a copper plate fixed into a large stone, which is placed upon a large stone coffin or chest in which the body was reposited, and beside it is the upper part of a skeleton in stone; the ribs project greatly and the breast is laid open, in the inner side of which appears what by tradition is held to be a toad at the heart (of which he was supposed to die), but it bears little or no resemblance of a toad.' The brass has now been separated from the coin and skeleton, and their connection with each other forgotten (Prickett, Bridlinqton, p. 187).
Here lieth Marmaduke Constable of Flaymburght, knight,
Who made adventure into France for the right of the same;
Passed over with King Edward the Fourth, that noble knight,
And also with noble King Harry the Seventh of that name.
He was also at Barvik at the winning of the same
And by King Edward chosen captain then first of any on,
And ruled and governed there his time without
But for all that, as ye see, he lieth under this
At Brankiston Field [Flodden], where the King of Scots was slain
He then being of the age of threescore and ten,
With the good Duke of Norfolk that journey he hath ta'en
And couragely advanced himself among other there and then,
The king being in France with great number of English men.
He, nothing heeding his age there, but Jeoparde him as one
With his sons, brethren, servants, and kinsmen,
But now, as ye see, he lieth under this stone.
[his daughter] Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley was born to Marmaduke Constable and Margery Fitzhugh. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married her fourth cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 1472-1533, son of Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 1435-1506, 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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[his daughter] Agnes Constable Baroness Ughtred was born to Marmaduke Constable and Margery Fitzhugh. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married before 10th September 1510 her third cousin Henry Ughtred 6th Baron Ughtred -1510 and had issue.
[his father] Robert Constable 1423-1488 and [his mother] Agnes Wentworth -1496 were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
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 820-866
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable 1245-1294 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 1275-1378
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Constable 1317-1399 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Zouche 1293-1313 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Zouche 1313-1376 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 1370-1404 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Skipwith 1291-1340
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Skipwith 1340-1415
GrandFather: Robert Constable 1385-1441 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cumberworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catharine Cumberworth
Father: Robert Constable 1423-1488 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne VI 1260-1330
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne VII 1300-1383
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gascoigne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Frank
GrandMother: Agnes Gascoigne 1401-1466
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pickering
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Pickering
Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1283-1333 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wentworth 1330-1413
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hooton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Hooton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wentworth 1369-1425
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Tyas
GrandFather: Roger Wentworth 1395-1462
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield
Mother: Agnes Wentworth -1496 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 1342-1402 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 1365-1424 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer
GrandMother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 1397-1478 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot 1279-1314 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot 4 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 3rd Baron Tibetot 1341-1372 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 1370-1401 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Deincourt 1255-1330
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Deincourt 2nd Baron Deincourt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Tibetot 1344-1380 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth 9 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Millicent Zouche Baroness Deincourt -1379 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Lovell Baroness Zouche Harringworth 1280-1346 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland