Paternal Family Tree: Hussey
1497 Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge
1529 Henry VIII Creates New Peerages
In 1465 John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford was born to William Hussey [aged 22] and Elizabeth Berkeley [aged 12] at Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Around 1474 [his father] William Hussey [aged 31] and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley [aged 21] were married.
Around 1492 John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 27] and Margaret Blount [aged 17] were married at Keynsham, Gloucestershire [Map].
Around 1493 [his son] William Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 28] and [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 18].
Around 1495 [his son] Giles Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 30] and [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 20]. He married Jane Pigot and had issue.
On 8th September 1495 [his father] William Hussey [aged 52] died.
Around 1497 [his daughter] Elizabeth Hussey Baroness Hungerford was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 32] and [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 22]. She married 1. October 1532 Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford Heytesbury 2. 1542 Robert Throckmorton and had issue.
On 17th June 1497 the Cornish rebel army was destroyed at the Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge.
Richard Guildford [aged 47] was created Knight Banneret.
Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire [aged 27], Henry Willoughby [aged 46], Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London and Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 25] fought at Deptford, Kent [Map].
Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos [aged 35], John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 32], Robert Sheffield [aged 36], Edward Stanhope 1462-1487, John Peche [aged 47] and Robert Constable [aged 19] were knighted by King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 40].
Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 40] commanded.
James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet [aged 34] was captured by Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 19].
Around 1499 [his son] Gilbert Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 34] and [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 24].
Around 1501 [his son] Reginald Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 36] and [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 26].
In 1504 [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley [aged 51] died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 25th December 1505 George Grey 2nd Earl Kent [aged 51] died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Richard [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Earl Kent, 6th Baron Grey of Ruthyn. [his sister] Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent by marriage Countess Kent.
In 1509 John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 44] and Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford [aged 19] were married at Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Katherine Herbert Countess Kent.
In 1509 [his wife] Margaret Blount [aged 34] died.
On 16th August 1513 Henry VIII [aged 22] fought at Thérouanne [Map] during the Battle of the Spurs.
Henry's army included George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 45] (commanded), Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 36], Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 43], Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu, John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 42] and Anthony Wingfield [aged 26]. John "Tilbury Jack" Arundell [aged 18], William Compton [aged 31], John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 48] and [his brother] William Hussey [aged 41] was knighted by King Henry VII of England and Ireland. Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 56] and Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor [aged 46] was created Knight Banneret.
Louis I d'Orléans Duc de Longueville 1480-1516 was captured.
Arthur Hopton [aged 24] was knighted for his bravery.
Around 1516 [his daughter] Anne Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 51] and [his wife] Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford [aged 26]. She married in or before 1554 Humphrey Browne and had issue.
Before 19th November 1516 [his brother-in-law] Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent [aged 35] and [his sister] Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent were married. He the son of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier.
On 19th November 1516 [his sister] Elizabeth Hussey Countess Kent died at Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
In or before 1520 [his brother-in-law] Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent [aged 24] and Anne Blenerhassett [aged 28] were married. He the son of George Grey 2nd Earl Kent and Katherine Herbert Countess Kent.
In 1521 John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 56] was appointed Chief Butler of England.
In 1524 [his former brother-in-law] Richard Grey 3rd Earl Kent [aged 43] died at the Sign of the George having much wasted his estate by gaming. His half brother Henry [aged 29] succeeded 4th Earl Kent, 7th Baron Grey of Ruthyn although by reason of his slender estate, declined to take upon him the title of Earl. Henry tried, with little success, to reacquire the property his brother Richard had sold, and had to live as a modest gentleman, never formally taking title as earl.
Around 1526 [his daughter] Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 61] and [his wife] Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford [aged 36]. She married 1. Richard Morrison and had issue 2. after 1559 her fourth cousin Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland, son of Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 3. 25th June 1566 Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford, son of John Russell 1st Earl Bedford and Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford.
In early December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 38] created five Baronies...
On 1st December 1529...
Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor [aged 62] was created 1st Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire. Elizabeth Blount Baroness Windsor [aged 60] by marriage Baroness Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 64] was created 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford. [his wife] Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Hussey of Sleaford.
On 2nd December 1529...
Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth [aged 28] was created 1st Baron Wentworth. Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth [aged 27] by marriage Baroness Wentworth.
Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh [aged 41] was created 1st Baron Burgh. Agnes Tyrwhitt Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh [aged 48] by marriage Baroness Burgh. This is regarded as a new creation rather than a continuation of the previous creation Baron Burgh since Thomas's father was never summoned to Parliament due to his insanity. Some sources refer to Thomas as the 3rd Baron Burgh.
On 4th December 1529 Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Braye by writ, which means that it can descend through both male and female lines.
In October 1532 [his son-in-law] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford Heytesbury [aged 29] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Hussey Baroness Hungerford [aged 35] were married.
On 10th September 1533 the future Elizabeth I was christened at the Palace of Placentia, Greenwich [Map].
Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 30], Archbishop Thomas Cranmer [aged 44] and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset [aged 46] were Godparents.
Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu carried the covered gilt basin. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 49] escorted the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk [aged 56]. Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 16] carried the Salt. Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk [aged 36] carried the Chrisom. Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk carried Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 37] carried a taper of virgin wax.
Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 24], Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 56], [his brother-in-law] Henry Grey 4th Earl Kent [aged 38] and George Boleyn Viscount Rochford [aged 30] supported the train of the mantle.
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 60], William Howard 1st Baron Howard [aged 23], Thomas Howard [aged 22] and John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 68] carried the canopy.
On 29th June 1537 John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford [aged 72] was beheaded at Lincoln, Lincolnshire [Map]. Baron Hussey of Sleaford forfeit.
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 14th May 1537. Also the 14th day of May was brought from the Tower [Map] to Westminster the Lord Darcy [aged 70] and Lord Hussey [aged 72], and there were condemned to death, but they were had in to the North and there sufferd with Aske [aged 37].
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 26th June 1537. And the 26th [or 27th] day of June was had in to the North to be hanged and headed Lord Hussey [aged 72], Sir Robert Constable [aged 59], and Aske [aged 37], and they suffered as they were worthy.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 30th June 1537. This yeare, the 30th daie of June, the Lord Darcye [aged 70] was beheaded at the Tower Hill, and his head sett on London Bridge, and his bodie buried at the Crossed Friars [Map] beside the Tower of London.
Also the Lord Hussey [deceased] was beheaded at Lyncolne, and Sir Robert Constable [aged 59] was hanged at Hull in Yorkeshire in chaines. Aske [aged 37] was hanged in the cittie of Yorke in chaines till he died.
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1537. 8th July 1537. 228. Cromwell [aged 52] to Sir Thomas Wyat [aged 34].
Harl. MS. 282, f. 205. B. M. Nott's Wyatt, 316.
Writes this by George Pery, a gentleman of M. Chappuys, the Emperor's ambassador. Here at Stepney this morning arrived Rougecroix the herald with Wyat's letters dated 24 June. Forwarded them straightway to the King at Oking. Thanks him for his letters written at his first arrival before he had audience and for those now received. Touching communications with the Emperor's ambassadors, of which Cromwell wrote by M. de Vauldray, hopes for a good result. No news since last writing. The traitors have been executed, lord Darcy [deceased] at Tower Hill and lord Hussey [deceased] at Lincoln, Aske [aged 37] hanged upon the dungeon of York Castle, Sir Robt. Constable [deceased] hanged at Hull, and the rest at Thyfbourne; so that all the cankered hearts are weeded away.
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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In 1545 [his former wife] Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford [aged 55] died.
[his son] Thomas Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford and Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford.
[his daughter] Dorothy Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford and Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford.
[his daughter] Joan Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford and Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford. She married Roger Forster.
[his daughter] Mary Hussey was born to John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford and Anne Grey Baroness Hussey Sleaford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford 
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 
3 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Burdet
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Berkeley 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lawrence Berkeley 6 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Clifford 
Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Woodford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Woodford
Mother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Brooksby
Grandmother: Petronella Brooksby