Paternal Family Tree: Denys
Around 1470 William Denys was born to Walter Denys [aged 55].
Around 1481 William Denys [aged 11] and Anne Twynyho were married.
Around 1483 [his daughter] Anne Denys was born to William Denys [aged 13] and [his wife] Anne Twynyho.
In 1505 [his father] Walter Denys [aged 90] died.
In 1508 William Denys [aged 38] and Anne Berkeley were married.
After 1508 [his daughter] Margaret Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Bridget Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Francis Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Walter Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
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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After 1508 [his son] Maurice Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] William Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Thomas Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Eleanor Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married in or before 1537 William Lygon and had issue.
After 1508 [his son] John Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Anne Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Isabel Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married (1) 1531 her sixth cousin John Berkeley and had issue (2) after 28th June 1545 Arthur Porter.
After 1508 [his daughter] Katherine Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married (1) Roger Lygon (2) 15th September 1521 Edmund Tame (3) after 1544 Walter Buckler.
After 1508 [his daughter] Mary Denys was born to William Denys [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
In 1518 William Denys [aged 48] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In June 1520 Henry VIII [aged 28] hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].
Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 42] carried the Sword of State.
Bishop John Stokesley [aged 45] attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.
Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 36], Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 42], Anthony Poyntz [aged 40], William Coffin [aged 25], William "Great" Courtenay [aged 43], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 37], William Paston [aged 41], William Denys [aged 50], Richard Cecil [aged 25], William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton [aged 37], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 22], John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40], Henry Guildford [aged 31], Marmaduke Constable [aged 40], William Compton [aged 38], William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 42], Thomas Cheney [aged 35], Henry Willoughby [aged 69], John Rodney [aged 59], John Marney 2nd Baron Marney [aged 36], William Sidney [aged 38], John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 20], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 49], Edmund Walsingham [aged 40], William Skeffington [aged 55] and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 63] attended.
William Carey [aged 20] jousted.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 50] organised.
Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 15] attended.
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 50], Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer [aged 48], Anthony Wingfield [aged 33], William Scott [aged 61], Thomas Wriothesley [aged 32], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 48], Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 20] and Edward Chamberlayne [aged 36] were present.
On 15th September 1521 [his son-in-law] Edmund Tame and [his daughter] Katherine Denys [aged 13] were married.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1526 William Denys [aged 56] was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1531 [his son-in-law] John Berkeley [aged 25] and [his daughter] Isabel Denys [aged 22] were married. They were sixth cousins.
In 1533 William Denys [aged 63] died.
In 1560 [his former wife] Anne Berkeley died.
Grandfather: John Denys of Bradford Devon
father: Walter Denys