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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Paternal Family Tree: Bayly aka Paget
In 1737 [his father] Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey [aged 28] and [his mother] Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Lady Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 18th June 1744 Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge was born to [his father] Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey [aged 35] and [his mother] Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey [aged 37].
On 6th February 1766 [his mother] Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey [aged 59] died.
In 1767 Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 22] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 25] were married.
On 17th May 1768 [his son] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 23] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 26]. He married (1) 5th July 1795 Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll, daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden, and had issue (2) after 29th November 1810 Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey, daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan, and had issue.
On 16th November 1769 Henry Paget 2nd Earl Uxbridge [aged 50] died. Earl Uxbridge, Baron Burton extinct. His third cousin Henry [aged 25] succeeded 9th Baron Paget Beaudasert.
On 22nd December 1769 [his son] William Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 25] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 27].
On 15th January 1771 [his son] Arthur Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 26] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 29]. He married 1809 Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon, daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland, and had issue.
On 6th February 1773 [his daughter] Caroline Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 28] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 31]. She married before 1803 John Thomas Capell, son of William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex and Harriet Bladen Countess Essex, and had issue.
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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On 1st September 1774 [his daughter] Jane Paget Countess Galloway was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 30] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 32]. She married April 1797 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway, son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway, and had issue.
On 3rd November 1775 [his son] General Edward Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 31] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 33]. He married (1) 22nd May 1805 Frances Bagot, daughter of William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot and Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot, and had issue (2) 22nd February 1815 Harriet Legge, daughter of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth, and had issue.
On 26th March 1777 [his daughter] Louisa Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 32] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 35]. She married (1) 1801 James Erskine (2) 23rd January 1842 George Murray.
On 7th October 1778 [his son] Vice Admiral Charles Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 34] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 36]. He married before 15th July 1806 Elizabeth Araminta Monck and had issue.
On 2nd January 1780 [his son] Berkeley Thomas Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 35] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 38]. He married before 1809 Sophia Askell Bucknall and had issue.
On 26th October 1781 [his daughter] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 37] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 39]. She married 1805 John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen, son of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen, and had issue.
On 9th December 1782 [his father] Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey [aged 73] died. His son Henry [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 40] by marriage Lady Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 9th April 1783 [his daughter] Mary Paget Baroness Graves was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 38] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 41]. She married 1803 Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves, son of Admiral Thomas Graves 1st Baron Graves and Elizabeth Williams, and had issue.
On 19th May 1784 Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Uxbridge. [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 42] by marriage Countess Uxbridge.
Around 1785 George Romney [aged 50]. Portrait of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 40].
On 19th March 1787 [his son] Brownlow Paget was born to Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 42] and [his wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 45].
In September 1794 [his son] William Paget [aged 24] died.
On 5th July 1795 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 27] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey [aged 60] and Frances Twysden [aged 42]. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 51] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 53].
In April 1797 [his son-in-law] George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 29] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 52] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 55]. He the son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 61] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 54].
In 1801 [his son-in-law] James Erskine [aged 28] and Louisa Paget [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 56] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 59].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Before 1803 [his son-in-law] John Thomas Capell [aged 33] and Caroline Paget [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 58] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 60]. He the son of William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex and Harriet Bladen Countess Essex [aged 67].
In 1803 [his son-in-law] Thomas North Graves 2nd Baron Graves [aged 27] and Mary Paget Baroness Graves [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Graves of Gravesend in Londonderry. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 58] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 61].
In 1805 [his son-in-law] John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen [aged 36] and Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Enniskillen. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 60] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 63]. He the son of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen.
On 22nd May 1805 General Edward Paget [aged 29] and Frances Bagot [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 60] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 63].
Before 15th July 1806 Vice Admiral Charles Paget [aged 27] and Elizabeth Araminta Monck [aged 19] were married. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 62] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 64].
Before 1809 Berkeley Thomas Paget [aged 28] and Sophia Askell Bucknall were married. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 64] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 66].
In 1809 Arthur Paget [aged 37] and Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 49] and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 64] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 67].
On 29th November 1810 [his son] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 35] were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 37] also sought a divorce.
After 29th November 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan [aged 52]. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 66] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 68].
On 13th March 1812 Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 67] died. He was buried at Lichfield Cathedral [Map]. His son Henry [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Earl Uxbridge, 10th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 4th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
On 9th March 1817 [his former wife] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 75] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 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 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop Lewis Bayly 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly
GrandFather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Father: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 3rd Baron Paget Beaudasert
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert
Great x 4 Grandmother: Nazareth Newton Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knollys 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cave
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Cope 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Granville 
GrandFather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England