Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Clifton
In 1581 [his father] George Clifton [aged 14] and [his mother] Winifred Thorold [aged 13] were married.
On 1st August 1587 [his father] George Clifton [aged 21] died.
On 25th November 1587 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet was born to [his father] George Clifton and [his mother] Winifred Thorold [aged 19].
Around January 1591 [his mother] Winifred Thorold [aged 23] died.
On 23rd July 1603 King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 37] created a number Knights at the Royal Gardens Whitehall Palace:
Henry Savile 1st Baronet [aged 24], William Morgan [aged 43], George Carew, Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden [aged 46], Richard Musgrave 1st Baronet [aged 18], James Calthorpe [aged 44], Thomas Gresham [aged 56], George Fane of Burston [aged 22], Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 23], Robert Chichester [aged 25], William Pope 1st Earl Downe [aged 29], Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 15], Thomas Berkeley [aged 28], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 40], William Herbert 1st Baron Powis [aged 30], Anthony Irby [aged 26], Drue Drury of Eccles and Rollesby in Norfolk and Arnold Lygon [aged 45].
24th July 1603 Richard Browne [aged 64].
In 1609 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 21] was appointed Justice of the Peace Nottinghamshire.
In 1610 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 22] was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
After 1610 Francis Leke [aged 68] and [his future wife] Mary Egioke Lady Clifton were married.
On 22nd May 1611 the first Baronets were created by James I [aged 44]
Walter Aston 1st Baronet [aged 27] was created 1st Baronet Aston of Tixall.
Nicolas Bacon [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. The Premier Baronet being the first creation.
Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Belasyse of Newborough.
George Booth [aged 54] was created 1st Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey. Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey [aged 43] by marriage Lady Booth of Dunham Massey.
Edward Carr [aged 68] was created 1st Baronet Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Anne Dyer Lady Carr by marriage Lady Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 23] was created 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 54] by marriage Lady Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
Thomas Gerard 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.
Henry Hobart 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.
Phillip Knyvet [aged 41] was created 1st Baronet Knyvet of Buckenham in Norfolk.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Margam.
Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton [aged 47] by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.
John Peyton 1st Baronet [aged 50] was created 1st Baronet Peyton of Isleham.
George Savile 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Savile of Thornhill.
John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
George Shirley 1st Baronet [aged 52] was created 1st Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Wroughton Lady Shirley [aged 41] by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
John St John [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.
John Stradling 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Stradling of St Donats in Glamorganshire.
Thomas Temple 1st Baronet [aged 44] was created 1st Baronet Temple of Stowe.
Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.
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Before 1612 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Penelope Rich Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 52] and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.
In 1612 [his son] Gervase Clifton 2nd Baronet was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 24] and [his wife] Penelope Rich Lady Clifton.
In 1614 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 26] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
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 7th September 1615 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 27] and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Francis Clifford 4th Earl of Cumberland [aged 56] and Grisold Hughes Countess Cumberland.
In 1621 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
In 1624 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
In 1625 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 37] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
In 1626 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 38] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
In 1626 [his son] Clifford Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 38] and [his wife] Frances Clifford Lady Clifton. He married 4th July 1650 Frances Finch and had issue.
In 1627 [his wife] Frances Clifford Lady Clifton died.
In 1628 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 40] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
On 5th May 1629 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 41] and Mary Egioke Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
After 1630 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 42] and Isabel Meek Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 19th January 1631 [his wife] Mary Egioke Lady Clifton died.
In 1637 [his wife] Isabel Meek Lady Clifton died.
On 1st January 1638 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 50] and Anne South Lady Clifton were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
Before 17th February 1639 [his wife] Anne South Lady Clifton died.
On 17th February 1639 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 51] and Jane Eyre Lady Clifton [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 31 years.
In November 1640 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP East Retford during the Long Parliament.
In 1641 [his son] Robert Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 53] and [his wife] Jane Eyre Lady Clifton [aged 21].
On 4th July 1650 [his son] Clifford Clifton [aged 24] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Finch were married.
In 1655 [his wife] Jane Eyre Lady Clifton [aged 35] died.
On 17th December 1656 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 69] and Alice Hastings Lady Clifton [aged 50] were married at St Andrew Undershaft Church, Aldgate Ward [Map]. She by marriage Lady Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon and Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon.
In 1659 [his daughter] Lettice Clifton died.
On 8th May 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] summoned his second Parliament.
John Bennet 1st Baron Ossulston [aged 44] was elected MP Wallingford.
James Thynne [aged 56] was elected MP Wiltshire.
Adam Browne 2nd Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Surrey.
Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 30] was elected MP Northumberland.
William Compton [aged 36] was elected MP Cambridge.
Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry [aged 32] was elected MP Camelford.
Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge [aged 61] was elected MP Bath and Heytesbury.
Edward Hungerford [aged 28] was elected MP Chippenham.
Robert Pierrepont [aged 24] was elected MP Nottingham.
John Melbury Sampford Strangeways [aged 75] was elected MP Weymouth.
Giles Strangeways [aged 45] was elected MP Dorset.
John Strangeways [aged 24] was elected MP Bridport.
William Wyndham 1st Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Taunton.
James Herbert [aged 38] was elected MP Queenborough.
William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington [aged 21] was elected MP Cambridge.
William Bowes of Streatlam [aged 4] was elected MP Durham.
Robert Brooke [aged 24] was elected MP Aldeburgh.
Josiah Child [aged 30] was elected MP Dartmouth.
Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 73] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew [aged 37] was elected MP Brackley.
Richard Jennings [aged 42] was elected MP St Albans.
Robert Kemp 2nd Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Norfolk.
Edward Phelips [aged 48] was elected MP Somerset.
Robert Robartes [aged 27] was elected MP Bossiney.
Hender Robartes [aged 25] was elected MP Bodmin.
Clement Fisher 2nd Baronet [aged 48] was elected MP Coventry.
William Portman 6th Baronet [aged 17] was elected MP Taunton.
John Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 46] was elected MP Rye.
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The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 28th June 1666 Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 78] died. His son Gervase [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
In 1667 [his former wife] Alice Hastings Lady Clifton [aged 61] died.
[his daughter] Mary Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Jane Eyre Lady Clifton.
[his son] Charles Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Jane Eyre Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Jane Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Jane Eyre Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Lettice Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Anne Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Frances Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton.
[his daughter] Margaret Clifton was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet and Frances Clifford Lady Clifton.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gervase Clifton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gervase Clifton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Clifton
GrandFather: Gervase Clifton
Father: George Clifton
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Thwaites
GrandMother: Winifred Thwaites
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Thorold
GrandFather: Anthony Thorold
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Leke of Halloughton in Nottinghamshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Leke
Mother: Winifred Thorold
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Sutton of Wellingore 
GrandMother: Margaret Sutton