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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Paternal Family Tree: Cowper
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen 1742-1802
In 1833 [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 26] and [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey [aged 48]. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 54] and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper [aged 45].
On 11th June 1834 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper was born to [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 27] and [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 28].
On 21st June 1837 [his grandfather] Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 59] died. His son [his father] George [aged 30] succeeded 6th Earl Cowper, 5th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 7th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 15th April 1856 [his father] George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 49] died. His son Francis [aged 21] succeeded 7th Earl Cowper, 6th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 8th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 14th November 1859 [his grandfather] Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey [aged 77] died. His nephew George [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl de Grey, 4th Baron Grantham, 7th Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His daughter [his mother] Ann [aged 53] succeeded 7th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Matthew Noble [aged 42] in 1864.
Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper: In 1806 she was born to Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper. In 1880 Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper died. Her son Francis succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
In 1865 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 30] was appointed 746th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 45].
In 1870 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 35] and Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 52]. He the son of George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 64].
In 1880 [his mother] Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 74] died. Her son Francis [aged 45] succeeded 8th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
In 1884 [his brother-in-law] William George Spencer Scott Compton 5th Marquess Northampton [aged 32] and Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 23] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 66] and Eliza Harriet Elliot Marchioness Northampton.
In 1897 [his father-in-law] William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 79] died. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 45] succeeded 5th Marquess Northampton, 13th Earl of Northampton, 5th Earl Compton of Compton in Warwickshire, 5th Baron Wilmington of Wilmington in Sussex. Mary Florence Baring Marchioness Northampton [aged 36] by marriage Marchioness Northampton.
On 18th July 1905 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 71] died. Earl Cowper, Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent and Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent extinct. His nephew Auberon [aged 29] succeeded 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 23rd March 1913 [his former wife] Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper [aged 68] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cowper 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Clavering 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Clavering Countess Cowper 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Thompson
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gore
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Cockerill
Father: George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb of Southwell in Nottinghamshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Lamb 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Coke
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Coke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hale of King's Walden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hale
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Meynell
GrandMother: Emily Lamb Countess Cowper 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mark Milbanke 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Milbanke 4th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Milbanke 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Delaval Lady Milbanke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blake
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson of York 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Robinson 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tancred
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Aislabie of Studley Royal, Yorkshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aislabie
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham
GrandFather: Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cocks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Somers
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amabel Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cole
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cole 1st Baron Mountflorence
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen
GrandMother: Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Galbraith Lowry aka Lowry-Corry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen