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Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale 1581-1655

Paternal Family Tree: Leke

In or before 1581 [his father] Francis Leke [aged 38] and [his mother] Frances Swift [aged 50] were married.

In 1581 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale was born to Francis Leke [aged 39] and Frances Swift [aged 51].

On 3rd March 1605 George Manners 7th Earl of Rutland [aged 25] and [his future sister-in-law] Frances Carey Countess Rutland [aged 34] were married. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In 1610 [his mother] Frances Swift [aged 80] died.

After 1610 [his father] Francis Leke [aged 68] and [his step-mother] Mary Egioke Lady Clifton were married.

On 25th May 1611 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 30] was created 1st Baronet Leke of Sutton in Derbyshire. [his future wife] Anne Carey Lady Leke [aged 25] by marriage Lady Leke of Sutton in Derbyshire.

Before 1612 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 30] and Anne Carey Lady Leke [aged 26] were married. They were fifth cousins.

In 1612 [his son] Nicholas Leke 2nd Earl Scarsdale was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 31] and [his wife] Anne Carey Lady Leke [aged 26]. He married his third cousin twice removed Frances Rich Countess Scarsdale, daughter of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick, and had issue.

In October 1624 [his wife] Anne Carey Lady Leke [aged 39] died.

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Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 1626 [his father] Francis Leke [aged 84] died.

In 1628 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 47] was created 1st Baron Deincourt of Sutton.

On 5th May 1643 [his son] Charles Leke was killed at Lansdown Hill, Bath.

On 5th July 1643 the Battle of Lansdowne was an inconclusive battle between a Royalist army commanded by Ralph Hopton 1st Baron Hopton [aged 47] and a Parliamentary Army commanded by William Waller [aged 46] at Lansdown Hill, Bath. The two commanders being old friends.

[his son] Edward Leke was killed.

Bevil Grenville [aged 48] was killed at the at the head of the Cornish infantry as it reached the top of Lansdown Hill. He received a blow to the head with a pole-axe and was taken to the rectory at nearby Cold Ashton, Gloucestershire where he died.

In 1645 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 64] was created 1st Earl Scarsdale.

In 1655 Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale [aged 74] died. In 1655 His son Nicholas [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Earl Scarsdale, 2nd Baron Deincourt of Sutton, 2nd Baronet Leke of Sutton in Derbyshire. Frances Rich Countess Scarsdale by marriage Countess Scarsdale.

[his daughter] Catherine Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke. She married Cuthbert Morley.

[his daughter] Penelope Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke. She married before 1688 Charles Lucas 2nd Baron Lucas Shenfield.

[his son] Henry Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

[his daughter] Frances Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke. She married before 29th July 1682 her half fourth cousin once removed Jenico Preston 7th Viscount Gormanston, son of Nicholas Preston 6th Viscount Gormanston and Mary Barnewall.

[his daughter] Anne Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke. She married Henry Hildyard.

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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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[his daughter] Elizabeth Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

[his son] Charles Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

[his son] Edward Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

[his son] Francis Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

[his daughter] Muriel Leke was born to Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale and Anne Carey Lady Leke.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale 1581-1655

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale 1581-1655

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leeke of Gotham

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leeke of Lakeford

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leke

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leke 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Elizabeth Brereton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Savage 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Stanley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: Francis Leke 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Foljambe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Foljambe

Father: Francis Leke 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paston

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paston

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Barry

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paston

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mautby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mautby

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Paston

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Brewes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Brewes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Debenham

Grandmother: Elizabeth Paston 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Heydon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bracton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Boleyn 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hoo 1st Baron Hoo and Hastings 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wychingham 6 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Francis Leke 1st Earl Scarsdale 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: Robert Swifte of Bayton

Mother: Frances Swift

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Wickersley of Yorkshire

Grandmother: Ellen Wickersley