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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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George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 1843-1911

Paternal Family Tree: Howard

George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle educated at Heatherley School of Fine Art George Street Marylebone.

George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle educated at Eton College [Map].

George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].

On 8th August 1842 [his father] Charles Wentworth George Howard [aged 28] and [his mother] Mary Parke were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle [aged 68] and [his grandmother] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle [aged 59].

On 12th August 1843 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle was born to Charles Wentworth George Howard [aged 29] and Mary Parke at London.

On 26th August 1843 [his mother] Mary Parke died.

In 1864 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 20] and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 18] were married.

On 8th March 1867 [his son] Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 23] and [his wife] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 22]. He married 17th April 1894 Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle and had issue.

On 11th April 1879 [his father] Charles Wentworth George Howard [aged 65] died at Holker Hall, Cartmel.

On 29th March 1889 [his uncle] William George Howard 8th Earl Carlisle [aged 81] died unmarried. His nephew George [aged 45] succeeded 9th Earl Carlisle. [his wife] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 44] by marriage Countess Carlisle.

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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 17th April 1894 Charles James Stanley Howard 10th Earl Carlisle [aged 27] and Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 26] were married. He the son of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 50] and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 49].

On 21st April 1908 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 64] unveiled a memorial to Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet, designed by Louis Frederick Roslyn, in the form of a drinking fountain surmounted by a bronze group of St. George and the dragon, at Aspatria, Allerdale, Cumberland. The fourth panel bears the following inscription:

Remember

Wilfrid Lawson

2nd Baronet of Brayton & Isel

In whose honour this fountain is erected by his many friends and admirers. Beloved for the integrity of his life and the height of his ideals. An example for all time for one who gave himself for others, believing in the brotherhood of man. A lover of truth and mercy, a brave and strenuous advocate of temperance, which sacred cause he championed in the House of Commons for forty years with gay wisdom and perseverance.

On 16th April 1911 George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle [aged 67] died. His son Charles [aged 44] succeeded 10th Earl Carlisle. Rhona Ankaret Estrange Countess Carlisle [aged 43] by marriage Countess Carlisle.

On 20th January 1912 [his daughter] Cecilia Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and [his former wife] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 66].

On 12th August 1921 [his former wife] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle [aged 76] died.

[his son] Oliver Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his son] Geoffrey Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his daughter] Aurea Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his son] Michael Francis Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his son] Christopher Edward Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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[his son] Hubert George Lyulph Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his daughter] Mary Henrietta Howard was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle.

[his daughter] Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington was born to George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle. She married 14th October 1913 Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington, son of Anthony Henley 3rd Baron Henley 1st Baron Northington and Clara Jekyll Baroness Henley and Northington, and had issue.

George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721 1803

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694 1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691 1727

Royal Ancestors of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 1843-1911

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Robert III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 1843-1911

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Uvedale Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Capell Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Byron 3rd Baron Byron

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Byron 4th Baron Byron 14 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron 13 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley

Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Father: Charles Wentworth George Howard 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hale

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington 23 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Grandfather: James Parke 1st Baron Wensleydale

Mother: Mary Parke