Paternal Family Tree: Morley
Maternal Family Tree: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison
Before 6th March 1345 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 26] and [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley were married.
Around 1354 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley was born to William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 35] and Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley.
In 1360 [his grandfather] Robert Morley Baron Marshal, 2nd Baron Morley died. In 1360 His son [his father] William [aged 41] succeeded 4th Baron Marshal, 3rd Baron Morley. [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.
Before 3rd April 1374 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 20] and Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 17] were married. They were half sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1375 [his son] Robert Morley was born to Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 21] and [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 18]. He married before August 1394 Isabel Molines and had issue.
In or before 1377 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 26] and [his future wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 18] were married. They were third cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1379 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 60] died. He was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map]. In 1379 His son Thomas [aged 25] succeeded 5th Baron Marshal, 4th Baron Morley. [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.
Before 10th June 1380 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 26] and Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Marshal Baroness Morley were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.
On 23rd November 1386 [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley died. She was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map].
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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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Before 21st October 1390 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 36] and Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 2nd November 1393 John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 65] died without issue. His nephew [his brother-in-law] Hugh [aged 43] de jure 7th Baron Hastings. [his wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
Before August 1394 [his son] Robert Morley [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Isabel Molines were married.
On 6th November 1396 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 46] died at Eton [Map]. His son [his step-son] Edward [aged 14] de jure 8th Baron Hastings. Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings [aged 14] by marriage Baroness Hastings.
On 29th September 1397 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 24] was created 1st Earl Gloucester. Constance York Countess Gloucester [aged 23] by marriage Countess Gloucester.
On 13th January 1400 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 26] was beheaded at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map].
On 12th November 1403 [his son] Robert Morley [aged 28] died.
In 1411 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 57] was appointed 119th Knight of the Garter by King Henry IV of England [aged 43].
Before 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings [aged 29] were married. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
After 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Margery de Clifton Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. The difference in their ages was 36 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
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Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 24th September 1416 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 62] died. His grandson Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 6th Baron Marshal, 5th Baron Morley. Isabel Pole Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.
On 30th October 1426 [his former wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 68] died at Norwich, Norfolk [Map].
Bryan Stapleton and [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Morley 1st Baron Morley
Grandfather: Robert Morley Baron Marshal, 2nd Baron Morley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut 1st Baron Mohaut aka Montalt
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Mohaut Baroness Morley
father: William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Marshal
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Rye
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Marshal
5 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Unknown
Grandmother: Hawise Marshal 3rd Baroness Marshal
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clare Fitzwalter
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Fitzrobert
10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter
Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury
son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida II Longespée
Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiana Fitzwalter Baroness Marshal
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burgh
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh
7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Valey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Devorgille Burgh
8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bardolf
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Bardolf 1st Baron Bardolf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliane Gournay
Grandfather: Thomas Bardolf 2nd Baron Bardolf
mother: Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Grandison
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison
Grandmother: Agnes Grandison Baroness Bardolf
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison