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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 1 Annals of London and Annals of St Paul's
This volume brings together two important medieval chronicles of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II: the Annals of London (Annales Londonienses) and the Annals of St Paul’s (Annales Paulini). Written close to the events they describe, these chronicles offer a vivid contemporary record of English political, military, ecclesiastical and civic life from the late thirteenth to the early fourteenth century. Their particular strength lies in their London perspective, recording not only the affairs of kings, nobles and bishops, but also parliaments, royal proclamations, civic disputes, elections of mayors and sheriffs, executions, tournaments, religious ceremonies, fires, floods, disturbances and the everyday concerns of the capital. The chronicles cover some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the wars of Edward I, conflict with Scotland, the turbulent reign of Edward II, the rise and fall of Piers Gaveston and the Despensers, the rebellion of Thomas of Lancaster, Queen Isabella’s invasion of England, the deposition of Edward II, and the accession of Edward III. The Annales Paulini, associated with St Paul’s Cathedral, is particularly rich in detailed observations of London and its clergy and citizens. An essential primary source for students and readers interested in medieval England, London history, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, the Scottish wars, medieval politics, and ecclesiastical history, this volume provides an unusually immediate view of a kingdom undergoing profound political upheaval.
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Paternal Family Tree: Carey
On 20th December 1576 [his father] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon [aged 26] and [his mother] Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon [aged 22] were married.
Around 1580 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover was born to John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon [aged 29] and Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon [aged 26].
On 22nd June 1596 William Cockayne [aged 35] and [his future wife] Mary Morris Countess Dover [aged 31] were married.
In 1607 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 27] educated at Cambridge University.
Before 1608 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 27] and Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 17] were married. They were third cousin once removed.
In 1608 [his son] John Carey 2nd Earl Dover was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 28] and [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 17]. He married 1. 9th May 1628 Dorothy St John, daughter of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke 2. 2nd December 1630 Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover, daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover, and had issue.
On 13th November 1615 [his daughter] Mary Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 35] and [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 25]. She married in or before 1647 her second cousin Thomas Wharton and had issue.
On 17th April 1617 [his father] John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon [aged 67] died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son Henry [aged 37] succeeded 4th Baron Hunsdon. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 6th April 1619. The 6th my Lord [aged 30] came from Buckhurst to Knole. At his being at Lewes there was great play between my Lord of Hunsden [aged 39], my Lady of Effingham, and my Lord who lost them £200, and the town entertained him with fireworks.
Diary of Anne Clifford. 19th April 1619. Monday the 19th I went to Somerset House and sat a good while there by the Queen's corpse, and then went into the Privy Galleries and shewed my Coz. Mary those fine delicate things there.
From thence I went to Bedford House and stayed with my Lady of Bedford [aged 39] a little while, and she and I went to Channel Row to see my Lady Hume [aged 33] the widow.
This day my Lord [aged 30], my Lord Hundson [aged 39], and my Sister Sackville, christened Hammon's child at St. Dunstan's Church.
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Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 6th July 1621 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 41] was created 1st Viscount Rochford. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 31] by marriage Viscountess Rochford.
On 4th April 1627 [his mother] Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon [aged 73] died.
On 8th March 1628 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 48] was created 1st Earl Dover. [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 37] by marriage Countess Dover.
On 9th May 1628 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover [aged 20] and Dorothy St John were married. She died eight weeks later. She the daughter of Oliver St John 1st Earl Bolingbroke [aged 48] and Elizabeth Paulet Countess Bolingbroke. He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 48] and Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 37].
Before 1st November 1629 [his wife] Judith Pelham Countess Dover [aged 39] died.
On 6th July 1630 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 50] and Mary Morris Countess Dover [aged 65] were married at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street. She by marriage Countess Dover.
On 2nd December 1630 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover [aged 22] and Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover [aged 65]. He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 50] and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
In or before 1647 [his son-in-law] Thomas Wharton [aged 31] and Mary Carey [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 66] and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. They were second cousins.
On 24th December 1648 [his wife] Mary Morris Countess Dover [aged 83] died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th February 1657. To London, where I found Mrs. Cary; next day came Mr. Mordaunt [aged 30] (since Viscount Mordaunt), younger son to the Countess of Peterborough [aged 54], to see his mistress, bringing with him two of my Lord of Dover's [aged 77] daughters: so, after dinner, they all departed.
Around March 1658 [his son-in-law] 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.
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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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On 13th April 1666 Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover [aged 86] died at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son John [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Earl Dover, 2nd Viscount Rochford. Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover [aged 56] by marriage Countess Dover.
[his daughter] Philadelphia Carey Baroness Wentworth was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. She married March 1658 her fifth cousin once removed Thomas Wentworth 5th Baron Wentworth, son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Cleveland and Anne Crofts Countess Cleveland, and had issue.
[his daughter] Anne Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his son] George Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his son] Henry Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
[his son] Pelham Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover. He married Mary Jackson.
[his daughter] Judith Carey was born to Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Philip IV 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
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carey
3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Orchard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Carey
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Fulford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carey
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Winstone Churchill Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset
Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset
4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey
8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Father: John Carey 3rd Baron Hunsdon
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan
Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover
7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England