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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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Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie 1776-1840

Paternal Family Tree: Reynolds

On 31st August 1776 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie was born to Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie [aged 37].

Around 1788 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 11] educated at Eton College [Map].

Around 1792 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 15] educated at Exeter College, Oxford University.

On 26th April 1796 [his future brother-in-law] Henry George Herbert 2nd Earl Carnarvon [aged 23] and Elizabeth Kitty Acland Countess Carnarvon [aged 23] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of [his future father-in-law] Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 54] and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 43].

On 6th December 1797 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 21] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of Henry Herbert 1st Earl Carnarvon [aged 56] and Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon [aged 45].

On 14th December 1798 [his daughter] Mary Elizabeth Kitty Moreton Countess Desmond and Denbigh was born to Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 22] and [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 16]. She married 8th May 1822 William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh and had issue.

On 8th May 1802 [his son] Henry Reynolds-Moreton 2nd Earl Ducie was born to Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 25] and [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 20]. He married 29th June 1826 Elizabeth Dutton Countess Ducie, daughter of John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne, and had issue.

On 24th June 1804 [his son] Augustus Moreton Macdonald of Largie was born to Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 27] and [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 22]. He married 15th September 1837 Mary Jane-Macdonald Lockhart, daughter of Charles Macdonald Lockhart 2nd Baronet and Emilia Olivia Ross, and had issue.

On 1st November 1806 [his daughter] Charlotte Moreton Baroness FitzHardinge was born to Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 30] and [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 24]. She married 1834 Admiral Maurice Berkeley 1st Baron FitzHardinge, son of Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley and Mary Cole.

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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 2

The Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, Volume 2, comprising A Sorrowful Commendation on King Edward, the Life of Edward II by a Monk of Bridlington, Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury and Life of Edward by Thomas de la More, presents a rich collection of medieval English chronicles illuminating the political, military, ecclesiastical and social upheavals of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The volume offers contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a period marked by war with Scotland, conflict between Crown and nobility, disputes over royal government, ecclesiastical tensions, rebellion, deposition and civil violence. Particular attention is given to the struggle surrounding Piers Gaveston, Thomas of Lancaster and the Despensers, as well as the turbulent final years of Edward II and the political circumstances that shaped the early reign of Edward III. These chronicles are especially valuable for their vivid narrative detail. They preserve speeches, political arguments, descriptions of battles and executions, accounts of parliaments and royal councils, reports of diplomatic missions, ecclesiastical controversies, prodigies and natural events, and contemporary judgements on the conduct of kings, magnates and churchmen. Written from differing institutional and regional perspectives, the texts reveal not only what happened but how medieval observers interpreted events, often through ideas of divine judgement, legitimate kingship, loyalty, treason and moral retribution. An important primary-source collection for readers interested in Edward I, Edward II, medieval politics, the Scottish wars, the baronial opposition, the fall of Edward II, church history and fourteenth-century England, Volume 2 provides an indispensable window into one of the most turbulent periods of the English Middle Ages.

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On 19th August 1808 [his father] Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie [aged 69] died. His son Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baron Ducie. [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Ducie.

Around 1809 [his daughter] Julia Reynolds-Moreton was born to Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 32] and [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 27]. She married 6th July 1824 James Haughton Langston and had issue.

In 1814 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 37] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

On 8th May 1822 [his son-in-law] William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh [aged 26] and Mary Elizabeth Kitty Moreton Countess Desmond and Denbigh [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Desmond Countess Denbigh. She the daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 45] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 40].

On 6th July 1824 [his son-in-law] James Haughton Langston [aged 28] and Julia Reynolds-Moreton [aged 15] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 47] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 42].

On 29th June 1826 Henry Reynolds-Moreton 2nd Earl Ducie [aged 24] and Elizabeth Dutton Countess Ducie [aged 19] were married. He the son of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 49] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 44].

In 1830 [his wife] Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth [aged 48] died.

In 1834 [his son-in-law] Admiral Maurice Berkeley 1st Baron FitzHardinge [aged 45] and Charlotte Moreton Baroness FitzHardinge [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 57] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth. He the illegitmate son of Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley and Mary Cole.

On 28th January 1837 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 60] was created 1st Earl Ducie.

On 15th September 1837 Augustus Moreton Macdonald of Largie [aged 33] and Mary Jane-Macdonald Lockhart were married. He the son of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 61] and Frances Herbert Baroness Ducie Tortworth.

On 22nd June 1840 Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie [aged 63] died. His son Henry [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl Ducie, 5th Baron Ducie. Elizabeth Dutton Countess Ducie [aged 33] by marriage Countess Ducie.

Ancestors of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie 1776-1840

Grandfather: Francis Reynolds

Father: Francis Reynolds-Moreton 3rd Baron Ducie

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Moreton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Morton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Moreton of Moreton and Ingleton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Matthew Moreton 1st Baron Ducie

Grandmother: Elizabeth Moreton

Thomas Reynolds-Moreton 1st Earl Ducie