Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Paternal Family Tree: De La Pole
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran
In May 1510 [her father] Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 18] and [her mother] Jane Neville Baroness Montagu [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Baroness Montagu. He the son of [her grandfather] Richard Pole and [her grandmother] Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury [aged 36]. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1511 Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon was born to [her father] Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 19] and [her mother] Jane Neville Baroness Montagu [aged 30]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.65%.
On 12th October 1514 [her father] Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 22] was created 1st Baron Montagu.
On 25th June 1532 Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 18] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 21] were married. He the son of George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 45] and Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 49]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1533 [her daughter] Frances Hastings Baroness Compton was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 19] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 22]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. She married before 1574 her third cousin once removed Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton, son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke, and had issue.
Around 1535 [her son] Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 21] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 24] at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. He married his fourth cousin once removed Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon, daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland.
In 1537 [her son] William Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 23] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 26]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%.
In 1538 [her mother] Jane Neville Baroness Montagu [aged 57] died.
On 9th December 1538 at Tower Hill [Map]:
Edward Neville [aged 67] was beheaded
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 42] was beheaded with a sword. Marquess Exeter, Earl Devon, Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton forfeit as a consequence of his attainder.
[her father] Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 46] was beheaded
In 1540 [her son] George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 26] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. He married in or before 1557 Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon and had issue.
In 1541 [her son] Edward Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 27] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 30] at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. He married 1567 his half third cousin Barbara Devereux and had issue.
On 11th August 1542 [her daughter] Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 28] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 31]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. She married February 1557 her fourth cousin twice removed Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln, son of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton, and had issue.
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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In 1544 [her son] Walter Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 30] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 33] in Braunston, Leicestershire. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. He married 22nd May 1574 Joyce Roper and had issue.
On 24th March 1545 [her father-in-law] George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 58] died. His son [her husband] Francis [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Huntingdon, 7th Baron Botreaux, 6th Baron Hungerford, 4th Baron Moleyns and 4th Baron Hastings. Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 34] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
Around 1546 [her daughter] Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 32] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 35]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. She married her third cousin once removed Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester, son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester and Christina North Countess of Worcester, and had issue.
In 1548 [her daughter] Anne Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 34] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 37]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%.
Around 1550 [her son] Francis Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 36] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 39]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%. He married 1567 Maud aka Magdelan Longford.
In 1552 [her daughter] Mary Hastings was born to [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 38] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 41]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.23%.
On 25th May 1553 a triple wedding was celebrated at Durham Place, the London townhouse of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 49], father of Guildford Dudley [aged 18] and [her daughter-in-law] Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon [aged 15]...
Guildford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 36] and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk [aged 35]. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland [aged 44]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon [aged 18] and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 39] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 15] and Catherine Grey Countess Hertford [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 52] and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In or before 1557 George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon [aged 16] and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 42] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 45].
In February 1557 [her son-in-law] Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln [aged 16] and Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 43] and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 46]. He the son of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 45] and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 20th June 1560 [her husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon [aged 46] died. He was buried at the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 8th Baron Botreaux, 7th Baron Hungerford, 5th Baron Moleyns and 5th Baron Hastings. Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon [aged 22] by marriage Countess Huntingdon. See Monument [Map].
On 1st January 1562 the New Years Gift Giving was held. Those who gave gifts provide an interesting who's who of the Elizabethan Court soon after Elizabeth I's Coronation. Queen Elizabeth [aged 28] was present since a number are described as "With the Qene her Majestie."
For 'dimy' read 'demi' ie half-sovereigns.
Neweeyeur's Gyftes gevon to the Quene her Majestie by those Parsons whose Names hereafter ensue, the first of January, the Yere above wrytten.
By the Lady Margaret Strainge [aged 22], a little round mounte of golde to conteyne a pomaunder in it. With the Qene her Majestie. Note. Lady Margaret Strange married Henry Stanley Lord Strange [aged 30] on 07 Feb 1555. In 1561 he had not succeeded to Earldom of Derby and was known by the courtesy title Lord Strange. She is listed first since she was one of the few remaining direct descendants of Henry VII, being a great-granddaughter by his daughter Mary Tudor. Margaret Clifford was first in line to succeed in 1568 but died in 1596 before Elizabeth I.
Dukes, Marquises and Earls.
By the Duke of Norfolke [aged 25], in a purse of purple silke and golde knit, in sundry coynes of golde £20 0s 0d.
By the Marquis of Winchester [aged 79], High Threasourer of Englande, in a purse of crymsen satten, in angells £20 0s 0d.
By the Marquis of Northampton [aged 50], in a purse of crymsen silke and gold knit, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Arundell [aged 49], Lord Steward, in a paper, in angels, £30 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Shrewesburye [aged 34], in a red silke purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Darbye [aged 52], in a purse of crymsen satten, embraudered with golde, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Pembroke [aged 61], in a purse of black silk and silver knit, in new angells £30 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Bedforde [aged 35], in a purse of black silk and golde knytt, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Rutlande [aged 35], in a purse of red silk and golde knytt, in dimy soveraigns and angells £20 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Huntingdon, in a red silk purse, in angells £15 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Westmerlande [aged 37], in a red silk purse, in dimy soveraigns £10 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Oxforde [aged 46], in a red silk purse, in dimy soveraigns £10 0s 0d.
By the Earle of Northumberlande [aged 34], in a purse of black silke and silver knytt, in angells £10 0s 0d. With the Quene her Highness.
By the Earle of Warwike [aged 32], a smocke wrought with black silk, a peire of slevis, and a partelett wrought with gold, silver, and black silke. Delivered to the Baroness Cobham [aged 23].
By the Viscounte Mountague [aged 33], in a purse of cloth of golde, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
Bishops. The list of Bishops ends with "With her said Majestie"; unclear whether this refers to all the Bishops listed.
By the Archbusshop of Caunterbury [aged 57], in a red silk purse, in dimy soveraigns £40 0s 0d.
By the Archbusshop of York [aged 61], in soveraigns £30 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Duresme [aged 42], in a purse of crymson silk and gold knytt, in angells £30 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Ely [aged 69], in a red vellat purse, in angells £30 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Wynchester [aged 52], in a purse of crymsen silk and gold knytt and set with pearles, in angells £20 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of London [aged 43], in a red satten purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Salisbury [aged 39], in a red satten purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Worcester [aged 43], in a black vellat purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Lyncoln [aged 42], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Chychester [aged 64], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Norwich [aged 50], in a blew silk purse £13 6s 8d.
By the Busshop of Hereforde [aged 52], in a green silk purse, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Lychfield and Coventry [aged 48], in a red satten purse, in angells £13 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Rochester [aged 48], in a red purse, in gold £13 6s 8d.
By the Busshop of Saint Davies [aged 55], in a red silk purse, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Bathe, in a purse of red silk, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Exetour, in a blew silk purse, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Peterborowe, in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Busshop of Chester, in a red purse, in angells and soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
Duchesses and Countesses.
By the Duchess of Norfolke [aged 22], in a prse of crymsen silk and gold knyt, in angells £20 0s 0d.
By the Duchess of Somerset [aged 65], in a purse of silver and black silk, in royalls and ducketts £14 0s 0d. Probably the Dowager Duchess of Somerset since her husband Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset had been executed in 1552, and their children disinherited as a result.
By the Countess of Surrey, in a purse of tawny silk and gold, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d. Dowager since her husband Henry Howard 1516-1547, by courtesy Earl Surrey, had been executed in 1547.
By the Countess of Pembroke [aged 38], in a cherry bag of crymsen satten, in new angells £15 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Bedford [aged 36], in a purse of crymsen silk and silver knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Darby [aged 51], in a purse of crymson sattin embrodred with gold, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Oxford [aged 36], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Shrewisbury, Dowager [aged 62], in a purse of black silk knytt, in dimy soveraignes £12 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Shrewisbury [aged 37], in a red silk purse knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Huntingdon, Dowager [aged 51], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Huntingdon [aged 24], in a red purse, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Northumberland [aged 24], in a purse of black silk and silver knytt, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Countess of Rutland [aged 29], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £13 6s 8d.
Viscountesses.
By the Vicountess Hereford, Dowager [aged 42], six hankercheffes edged with gold delivered to the said Baroness Cobham.
By the Vicountess Mountague [aged 23], in a purse of cloth of gold, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
Lordes.
By the Lorde Keeper of the Great Seale, Bacon [aged 51], in a purse of silver knytt, in angells £13 6s 8d.
By the Lorde William Howard, Lord Chamberlen [aged 52], in a purse of crymsen silk and gold knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Pagett [aged 56], in a greene purse in dimy soveraignes £13 6s 8d.
By the Lorde Clynton, Lord Admyrall [aged 50], in gold £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Riche [aged 65], in a red satten purse, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Lorde North [aged 66], in a purse of purple silk and silver, in dimy soveraignes £20 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Lumley [aged 29], in a paper, in angells £20 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Hastings of Loughboro [aged 41], in a red silk purse, in French crowns £13 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Stafford [aged 60], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Windsor [aged 30], in a purse of crymsn silk and gold knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
by Lorde John Graye [aged 38], a haunce pott of allabaster garnished with silver gilt. Delivered in charge to John Asteley, Esq Master and Threasourer of her Highnes Jewels and Plate. Lord John Grey assumed to be a courtesy title his father being Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset.
By the Lorde Barkeley [aged 27], in a red purse, in gold £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Mountejoye [aged 29], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Abergavennye [aged 36], in a purse of red silke, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Scrowpe [aged 28], in a purse of blak silk and silver knytt, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Caree of Hundesdon [aged 35], in a purse of crymsen silk, in double ducketts £13 6s 8d.
By the Lorde Strainge, in a purse of red silk and gold, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d. Lord Strange being the courtesy title for the Earldom of Derby. He wouldn't inherit until 1572.
By the Lorde Darcey of Chichey [aged 30], in a red purse, in dimy soveraignes, £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Shefild [aged 24], in a red silk purse, in gold £10 0s 0d.
By the Lorde Shandowes [aged 40], in a blak silk purse, in angells £10 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
Ladyes.
By the Baroness Howarde [aged 47], in a purse of crymsen silk and knytt, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
By the Baroness Clinton [aged 35], a peire of sleevis of gold, pulled out with lawne. Delivered to the said Baroness Cobham.
By the Baroness Genevillet, in gold £6 13s 4d.
By the Lady Barkeley [aged 24], Lord Barkeley's wife, in gold £5 0s 0d.
By the Lady Mountejoye [aged 30], in a red silk purse, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Lady Abergavenny, in a red satten purse, in dimy soveraignes £5 0s 0d.
By the Lady Caree of Hundesdon [aged 33], in a blak purse knytt, in angells £10 0s 0d.
By the Lady Taylboyes, Sir Peter Carewe's [aged 48] wyfe, in a purse of blak silk and silver, in dimy soveraignes £10 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
By the Baroness Cobham, a partelett and a peire of sleeves of sypers wrought with silver and blak silke. Re-delivered to herself.
By the Lady Dakers [aged 21], a warming ball of gold, per oz. 3 oz. dim. With her said Majestie.
By the Lady Shefilde [aged 20], a paire of sleeves wrought with fringe of blak silk and lozeng of gold. Delivered to the said Baroness Cobham.
By the Margaret Baroness Scrope [aged 18], in a purse of blak silk and silver, in angells £7 0s 0d. With her said Majestie.
By the Lady Shandowes [aged 38], a peire of sleeves and a partlett of gold and silver knytt, cawle fashion. Delivered to the said Baroness Cobham.
By the Lady Knowlles [aged 38], a feyne carpett of needleworke, theverende frienged and buttoned with gold and silk. Delivered to John Torneworth, Groom of the Privy Chamber.
By the Lady Butler, in a little white purse, in French crowns £6 0s 0d. With her said Majestie. Unclear as to who Lady Butler refers to.
By the Lady Raclyef, a peire of sleeves of cameryk, all over sett with purle, and two sweet bags. Delivered to the said Baroness Cobham.
In 1567 Francis Hastings [aged 17] and Maud aka Magdelan Longford were married. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 56].
In 1567 Edward Hastings [aged 26] and Barbara Devereux [aged 23] were married. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 56]. They were half third cousins.
On 16th December 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map].. with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38] present...
Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley [aged 46] and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 21] and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
[her son-in-law] Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester [aged 21] and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 60]. He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester [aged 45] and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Before 1574 [her son-in-law] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton [aged 29] and Frances Hastings Baroness Compton [aged 40] were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 62]. He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke [aged 50]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1574 [her daughter] Frances Hastings Baroness Compton [aged 41] died.
On 22nd May 1574 Walter Hastings [aged 30] and Joyce Roper [aged 26] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 63].
On 23rd September 1576 Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 65] died. She was buried in the Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map] with her husband Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon who had died sixteen years before. See Monument [Map].
1698. Hasting's Chapel, St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch [Map]. Part of the monument to [her former husband] Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon constructed at the request of Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon [aged 47] in 1698 to repair damage caused during the Civil War at which time the monument was moved to the side of the chapel. The inscription of the Urn reads "Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon, as a last service, caused this chapel to be decorated, and this tomb to be restored, in glorious memory of his most illustrious forefathers whose remains are buried here. Done in faith, 1698"."
The top armorial is of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon.
The bottom armorial is Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon. Hers possibly bigger, and more prominent as a consequence of her royal ancestry. Quarters, some of which are also quartered. From top to bottom, left to right, somewhat speculatively:
Top Left Quarter: Left Side: 
Hastings Arms, Unknown Arms, Hungerford Arms, Unknown Arms. Right Side: Unknown Arms, Unknows Arms with frogs which may be a mis-represented version of 
De La Pole Arms.
Top Right Quarter: 
York Arms, Unknown Arms, 
Neville Arms differenced with a label three points argent, 
Beauchamp Arms, 
Beaumont Arms.
Bottom Left Quarter: Possible 
St John Arms, Unknown Arms, 
Hungerford Arms, 
Montagu Arms [Note. The or (gold) colour should be argent (white)?].
Bottom Right Corner. 
Holland Arms, Unknown Arms, Unknown Arms, Quartered: 
Clare Arms and 
Despencer Arms.
Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 1364-1425
Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York 1415-1495
George York 1st Duke of Clarence 1449-1478
Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 1379-1440
Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462
Richard Neville Earl Salisbury 1400-1460
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York 1411-1460
Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Wingfield Countess Suffolk 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Pole
Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole
GrandFather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barre
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver St John
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Edith St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton 
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Castile Duchess York 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster 
GrandMother: Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp 3rd Baroness Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Fenn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny
Mother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Neville Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England