Paternal Family Tree: Drury
On 2nd October 1527 William Drury was born to Robert Drury [aged 24] at Hawstead, Suffolk.
Around 1541 William Drury [aged 13] educated at Gonville College, Cambridge University.
In 1544 William Drury [aged 16] was captured at France.
In 1554 William Drury [aged 26] was elected MP Chipping Wycombe.
On 19th April 1557 John Williams 1st Baron Williams [aged 57] and [his future wife] Margery Wentworth were married.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 10th October 1560. The x day of October was mared in the parryche of sant Alphes at Crepullgatt master Wylliam Drure [aged 33] unto [his wife] lade Wylliams of Tame, and mared by master Frence on of the masters of Wyndsore, and after gohyng home to dener the trumpettes blohyng, and after the flutt and drum, and at the furst corse servyng the trumpettes blohyng, for ther was a gret dener and gret museke ther....
On 10th October 1560 William Drury [aged 33] and Margery Wentworth were married at St Alphege London Wall aka Cripplegate Bassishaw. They were fifth cousins.
On 6th May 1572 Henry Norreys [aged 47] was created 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote. [his step-daughter] Margery Williams Baroness Norreys Rycote [aged 51] by marriage Baroness Norreys of Rycote.
On 12th December 1573 [his daughter] Elizabeth Drury was born to William Drury [aged 46] and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.
On 21st May 1577 [his father] Robert Drury [aged 74] died.
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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On 13th October 1579 William Drury [aged 52] died.
In 1580 James Croft [aged 30] and [his former wife] Margery Wentworth were married.
In 1587 [his former wife] Margery Wentworth died.
[his daughter] Jane Drury was born to William Drury and Margery Wentworth. She married Richard Chetwood.
[his daughter] Anne Drury was born to William Drury and Margery Wentworth. She married Robert Hartwell.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Drury of Thurston
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Drury
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Drury of Hawstead in Suffolk
Grandfather: Robert Drury
father: Robert Drury 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Calthorpe 
5 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Calthorpe 6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Calthorpe 7 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Calthorpe 8 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Grandmother: Anne Calthorpe 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Miles Stapleton 
17 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bryan Stapleton 18 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Stapleton of Ightham in Norfolk 19 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stapleton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pole 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Stafford Countess Suffolk 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine de la Pole 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
William Drury 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England