So what do we consider late period? The latest I could find was late 16th century, but the majority was 14-15th.
For search terms (in the image description field of your favorite manuscript database, try “genealogy.” That seems to pull up the most results.
Here are some highlights:
King’s 395, ff. 32v-33: Genealogy of the kings of England
c. 1511, with additions before 1553
Lansdowne 204, f. 196: Royal genealogy
c. 1440-1450
[Link]
Harley 7353: Genealogy of Edward IV
1460-c. 1470
[Link]
Harley 7026, f. 4 – Genealogy of the Holland family
between c.1400-c.1410
[Link]
Harley 838, f. 12v-13 and 38
2nd half of the 15th century
[Link]
Harley 318, f. 6r: Genealogy of the Kings of England
3rd quarter of the 15th century, after 1445 and before 1461
[Link]
The Bodleian has a lot of great stuff too, which you can find here: [Link] The earliest looks like it is from the end of the 13th century.
Highlights from the Bodleian:
MS. Bodl. Rolls 5, view 36: Genealogy of the Kings of England to Richard III. Chronicle of the Percy Family to 1485.
c. 1485
[Link] – hopefully this will work. Linking to specific items in the Bodleian is always… interesting.
There are a lot of pages from this one. Totally cool.
MS. Ashmole 845, f. 074r. Genealogy of the Kings of England, from Edward I to Henry VIII.
16th century
[Link]
MS. e Mus. 42, fol. 031v-032r: Genealogy. Edward I to Edward IV
c. 1467-1469
[Link]
