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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bingham
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan 1740-1814
Before 1762 [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 26) and [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 21) were married at Bath, Somerset [Map]. She by marriage Lady Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo.
On 4th December 1764 Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan was born to [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 29) and [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 24).
In 1776 [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 40) was created 1st Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo. [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 36) by marriage Baroness Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
On 6th March 1781 [his brother-in-law] George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer (age 22) and [his sister] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 45) and [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 41). He the son of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 46) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 43).
On 31st October 1783 John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 48) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Spencer, 2nd Viscount Althorp, 2nd Viscount Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer Althorp. [his sister] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 21) by marriage Countess Spencer.
On 23rd April 1789 Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk (age 23) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his future father-in-law] Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg (age 47) and Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg (age 46).
In 1790 Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 25) was elected MP St Albans.
On 26th May 1794 Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 29) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg (age 52) and Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg. He the son of Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 58) and Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 54).
In 1795 [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 59) was created 1st Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo. [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 55) by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
On 1st March 1798 [his daughter] Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss was born to Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 28). She married 22nd August 1817 Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl of Wemyss, son of Francis Charteris 8th Earl of Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 29th March 1799 [his father] Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan (age 63) died. His son Richard (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 2nd Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 8th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo. [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 29) by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
On 16th April 1800 [his son] George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan was born to Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 30). He married 29th June 1829 Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan, daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan, and had issue.
On 27th February 1814 [his mother] Margaret Smith Countess Lucan (age 74) died at St James's Palace [Map].
Before 1815 [his step-son] Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk (age 23) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk (age 26) were married. She the daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 56) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 49). He the son of Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 44).
On 27th March 1815 [his son-in-law] George Harcourt (age 29) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 50) and [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45). He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 57) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 54). They were sixth cousins.
On 16th December 1815 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 69) died. His third cousin Bernard (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Norfolk, 23rd or 30th Earl Arundel, 13th Earl Surrey, 10th Earl Norfolk, 20th Baron Maltravers, 20th Baron Arundel. [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.
On 22nd August 1817 [his son-in-law] Francis Charles Charteris 9th Earl of Wemyss (age 21) and [his daughter] Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss (age 19) were married in Paris [Map]. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 52) and [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 47). He the son of Francis Charteris 8th Earl of Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March (age 45).
In 1819 [his wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 49) 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 15th June 1821 [his son-in-law] Charles Nevill of Nevill Holt, Leicestershire and [his daughter] Georgiana Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 56) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk.
On 29th June 1829 [his son] George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan (age 60) and Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan. He the son of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 64) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk.
In 1831 [his sister] Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer (age 69) died.
On 9th September 1838 [his daughter] Elizabeth Bingham died.
On 30th June 1839 Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 74) died at Serpentine Terrace, Knightsbridge. His son George (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 3rd Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 9th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo. [his daughter-in-law] Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 30) by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
On 28th June 1853 Francis Charteris 8th Earl of Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March (age 81) died. His son [his son-in-law] Francis (age 56) succeeded 9th Earl Wemyss, 2nd Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in Fife. [his daughter] Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss (age 55) by marriage Countess Wemyss.
His obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine by Sylvanus Urban Volume XL reads as follows:
THE EARL OF WEMYSS AND MARCH June 28 At Gosford House East Lothian in his 81st year the Right Hon Francis Wemyss Charteris Wemyss sixth Earl of Wemyss and Lord Elcho and Methel 1633 Baron Wemyss of Elcho 1628 Earl of March Viscount of Peebles and Lord Niedpath, Lyne and Munard 1697 all dignities in the peerage of Scotland Baron Wemyss of Wemyss co Fife 1821 and Lord Lieutenant of Peebleshire.
He was born on the 15th April 1772 the only son of Francis Lord Elcho son and heir apparent of the fifth Earl by Miss Susan Tracy Keck one of the Maids of Honour to Queen Charlotte the second daughter of Anthony Tracy Keck esq of Great Tew co Oxford by Lady Susan Hamilton fourth daughter of James fourth Duke of Hamilton and first Duke of Brandon KG and KT.
In early life his lordship had a commission in the army and from 1793 to 1797 was aide de camp to his grand uncle Lord Adam Gordon Commander in chief of the forces in Scotland He quitted the army in 1797.
His father Lord Elcho died on the 20th June 1808 and his grandfather on the 24th August following whereupon he succeeded to the Earldom of Wemyss and its attendant titles. On the death of William fourth Duke of Queensberry (age 83) in Dec 1810 he inherited the barony of Niedpath and the extensive property which had belonged to his Grace in the county of Peebles in pursuance of the terms of the marriage contract of the first Earl of March his Grace's grandfather. He also succeeded to the dignities of Earl of March, Viscount of Peebles and Lord Douglas of Niedpath, Lyne and Munard the patent of creation being to Lord William Douglas et heredes masculos de ejus corpore quibus deficientibus alios ejus hæredes masin culos et talliæ contentos in ejus infeofa mentis terrarum et dominii de Niedpath.
His Lordship was created a peer of the united kingdom by the title of Baron Wemyss at the Coronation of King George IV by patent dated 17th July 1821. He supported the Conservative party in parliament but took but little interest in politics.
He married May 31 1794 Margaret (age 16) fourth daughter of Walter Campbell esq of Shawfield (age 54) by his first wife Eleanor daughter of Robert Kerr of Newfield eldest son of Lord Charles Kerr second son of Robert first Marquess of Lothian. By that lady who died in 1850 he had issue two sons and nine daughters 1 Francis his successor 2 Lady Eleanor (age 1) married in 1820 to Walter Frederick Campbell of Woodhall co Lanark esq eldest son of Colonel John Campbell (age 26) by Lady Charlotte (age 21) daughter of John fifth Duke of Argyle (age 73) and died in 1832 3 the Hon Walter died 1818 4 Susan who died in infancy 5 Lady Margaret married in 1824 to Lieut Colonel John Wildman and died in 1825 6 Lady Katharine married in 1824 to her cousin George Harry Lord Grey of Groby who died in 1835 and she died in 1844 leaving issue the present Earl of Stamford and Warrington and Lady Margaret Milbanke 7 Lady Charlotte (age 1) married in 1825 to Andrew Fletcher esq of Salton Castle East Lothian 8 Lady Louisa Antoinetta (age 1) married in 1832 to William Forbes esq of Callendar co Stirling late MP for Stirlingshire 9 Lady Harriet (age 1) married in 1829 to Sir George Grant Suttie Bart 10 Lady Jane and 11 Lady Caroline. The present Earls in 1796 married in 1817 Lady Louisa Bingham fourth daughter of Richard 2d Earl Lucan (age 31) by whom he has issue [his grandson] Francis Lord Elcho four other sons and daughters.
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[his daughter] Elizabeth Bingham was born to Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk. She married 27th March 1815 her sixth cousin George Harcourt, son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt and Anne Leveson-Gower, and had issue.
[his daughter] Georgiana Bingham was born to Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk. She married 15th June 1821 Charles Nevill of Nevill Holt, Leicestershire and had issue.
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Bingham 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bingham 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Bingham 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bingham 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Myddelton 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Olmstead
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rebecca Myddelton
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
GrandFather: John Bingham 5th Baronet
Father: Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vesey
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rector Thomas Vesey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archbishop John Vesey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Agmondisham Vesey
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Agmondisham Muschamp
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Muschamp
GrandMother: Anne Vesey Lady Bingham
Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan
GrandFather: James Smith of Canon's Leigh in Devon
Mother: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan