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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Pelham
In 1517 Nicholas Pelham was born to [his father] William Pelham (age 49) and [his mother] Mary Carew (age 22).
In 1538 [his father] William Pelham (age 70) died.
In or before 1540 Nicholas Pelham (age 22) and Anne Sackville (age 18) were married. They were half third cousins.
Around 1540 [his son] Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet was born to Nicholas Pelham (age 23) and [his wife] Anne Sackville (age 19). He married before 1597 Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton and had issue.
On 20th June 1541 Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 26) was tried for the murder of John Busbrig, servant of Nicholas Pelham (age 24) on whose land they were poaching on 30 Apr 1541. Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 68) was appointed Lord High Steward for the trial.
In 1547 Nicholas Pelham (age 30) was elected MP Arundel.
On 17th November 1549 Nicholas Pelham (age 32) was knighted.
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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In 1558 Nicholas Pelham (age 41) was elected MP Sussex.
On 15th September 1560 Nicholas Pelham (age 43) died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 23rd September 1560. The xxiij day of September was bered in Sussex ser John Pellam (deceased) knyght, with a standard and a pennon of armes and a cott armur, elmett, crest, targett, mantylls, and sword, a iiij dosen of skochyons and d', and master Somersett was the harold.
Note. P. 243. Funeral of sir (Nicholas) Pelham. Sir Nicholas Pelham (to whom our diarist erroneously gave the Christian name John, which was that of his son and heir), was of Laughton in Sussex, and lineal ancestor of the earls of Chichester. He was M.P. for Arundel 1547, sheriff of Surrey and Sussex 1549, and knighted Nov. 17 in that year, and afterwards twice knight of the shire for Sussex. He died Dec. 15, 1560, æt. 44, and was buried in St. Michael's church, Lewes, where is his monument, with a kneeling effigy: of which see an engraving in Horsfield's History of Lewes, 4to. 1824, or the Gentleman's Magazine for Sept. 1825, p. 215.
On 10th May 1595 [his former wife] Anne Sackville (age 74) died.
[his father] William Pelham and Mary Sandys were married.
[his father] William Pelham and [his mother] Mary Carew were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.
[his daughter] Anne Pelham was born to Nicholas Pelham and Anne Sackville.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pelham
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pelham
GrandFather: John Pelham
Father: William Pelham
Nicholas Pelham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Carew 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Fiennes 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Battisford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holland 1st Duke Exeter 
Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Holland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter 
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hoo
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Felton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Felton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eudo Welles 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Greystoke 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Welles Baroness Hoo and Hastings 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waterton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan or Cecily Waterton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Fleming
Mother: Mary Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge
GrandMother: Malyn Oxenbridge