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: Wentworth
Maternal Family Tree: Frideswide Frowyk 1528
Before 1612 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 20] and [his mother] Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland were married. She by marriage Baroness Wentworth. They were second cousin once removed.
Before 2nd February 1612 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth was born to [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 21] and [his mother] Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland. On 2nd February 1612 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth was baptised.
In 1626 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 35] was created 1st Earl Cleveland. [his mother] Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland by marriage Countess Cleveland.
On 16th January 1637 [his mother] Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland died.
After 16th January 1637 [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 46] and [his step-mother] Lucy Wentworth Countess Cleveland [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Cleveland. The difference in their ages was 20 years. They were half second cousin once removed.
In November 1640 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth [aged 28] by writ of acceleration 5th Baron Wentworth.
Before 1641 [his brother-in-law] John Lovelace 2nd Baron Lovelace [aged 24] and [his sister] Anne Wentworth 7th Baroness Wentworth Baroness Lovelace [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Baroness Lovelace of Hurley in Berkshire. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 49] and [his mother] Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland.
On 27th October 1644 Maurice Palatinate Simmern [aged 23] fought for the defeated Royalist army at the Second Battle of Newbury at Speen, Newbury [Map]. [his father] Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 53] was captured. Edward St John [aged 27] was killed.
James Harington 3rd Baronet [aged 36], who had his horse shot from under him, commanded five regiments.
Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport [aged 47] fought for the Royalist Army.
Anthony Mansel of Ischoed was killed fighting for the Royalists.
John Evelyn's Diary. 19th August 1649. I went to salute the French King [aged 10] and the Queen Dowager [aged 47]; and, on the 21st, returned in one of the Queen's coaches with my Lord Germain, Duke of Buckingham [aged 21], Lord Wentworth [aged 37], and Mr. Croftes [aged 38], since Lord Croftes.
John Evelyn's Diary. 1st February 1652. At Calais [Map], I dined with my Lord Wentworth [aged 39], and met with Mr. Heath, Sir Richard Lloyd, Captain Paine, and divers of our banished friends, of whom understanding that the Count de la Strade, Governor of Dunkirk, was in the town, who had bought my wife's [aged 17] picture, taken by pirates at sea the year before (my wife [aged 11] having sent it for me in England), as my Lord of Norwich had informed me at Paris, I made my address to him, who frankly told me that he had such a picture in his own bedchamber among other ladies, and how he came by it; seeming well pleased that it was his fortune to preserve it for me, and he generously promised to send it to any friend I had at Dover; I mentioned a French merchant there and so took my leave.
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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Around March 1658 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth [aged 46] and Philadelphia Carey Baroness Wentworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Wentworth. She the daughter of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 78] and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland [aged 67] and Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 11th August 1660 [his daughter] Henrietta Marie Wentworth 6th Baroness Wentworth was born to Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth [aged 48] and [his wife] Philadelphia Carey Baroness Wentworth.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th July 1663. I saw his Majesty's [aged 33] Guards, being of horse and foot 4,000, led by the General, the Duke of Albemarle [aged 54], in extraordinary equipage and gallantry, consisting of gentlemen of quality and veteran soldiers, excellently clad, mounted, and ordered, drawn up in battalia before their Majesties in Hyde Park [Map], where the old [his father] Earl of Cleveland [aged 72] trailed a pike, and led the right-hand file in a foot company, commanded by the Lord Wentworth [aged 51], his son; a worthy spectacle and example, being both of them old and valiant soldiers. This was to show the French Ambassador, Monsieur Comminges; there being a great assembly of coaches, etc., in the park.
On 1st March 1665 Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth [aged 53] died. His daughter Henrietta [aged 4] succeeded 6th Baroness Wentworth.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys
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 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Tyrrell 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Arundell 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fortescue 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adrian Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Boleyn 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stonor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stonor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Helion
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth Baroness Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hopton
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hopton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Hopton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Owen Hopton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Owen Tudor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Owen 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Owen 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bohun of Midhurst 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bohun 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Arderne
GrandMother: Anne Hopton Baroness Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Echingham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Echingham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joane Pigot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Echingham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wingfield 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Wingfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzlewis
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Echingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crofts
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crofts
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Croftes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Crofts
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Kitson
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
GrandFather: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Poley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susannah Crofts 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adrian Fortescue 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stonor 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Shirley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Bellingham
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Shirley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Mary Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Kempe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Browne 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Browne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cheney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Agnes Young
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Cheney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Frowyk
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frideswide Frowyk