The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Anne Strode Countess Roscommon was born to William Strode of Stoke under Hampden.
Around 1600 [her future husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Margaret Barry were married. He the son of [her future father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon [aged 50] and [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor Barnewall.
Around 1610 Margaret Barry died. The date based on the second marriage of her husband Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon.
Around 1610 [her future husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Dorothy Hastings [aged 31] were married. A second marriage for both. She the daughter of George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon and Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon. He the son of [her future father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon [aged 60] and [her future mother-in-law] Eleanor Barnewall.
In or before 1613 Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott [aged 44] and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon were married.
In 1613 [her son] Thomas Folliot 2nd Baron Folliott was born to [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott [aged 45] and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
Around 1620 [her daughter] Elizabeth Folliot was born to [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott [aged 52] and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. She married (1) 7th May 1640 her half sixth cousin Richard Wingfield and had issue (2) 12th April 1646 Edward Trevor (3) 1658 John Ponsonby and had issue.
On 22nd January 1620 [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott [aged 52] was created 1st Baron Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal. Anne Strode Countess Roscommon by marriage Baroness Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal.
After 1622 [her son] Charles Folliot died.
On 10th November 1622 [her husband] Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott [aged 54] died. His son Thomas [aged 9] succeeded 2nd Baron Folliott of Ballyshannon in Donegal.
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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Around 10th November 1622 Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon were married. He the son of James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon [aged 72] and Eleanor Barnewall.
Before 1625 [her son-in-law] Robert King [aged 25] and Frances Folliot were married. She the daughter of Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
In 1627 [her son] Carey Dillon 5th Earl Roscommon was born to [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
Before October 1637 [her step-son] James Dillon 3rd Earl Roscommon [aged 32] and Elizabeth Wentworth were married. He the son of [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon and Margaret Barry.
In 1638 [her daughter] Frances Folliot died.
On 17th November 1638 [her son] Michael Folliot died.
In 1640 [her step-son] Henry Dillon [aged 29] died unmarried.
On 7th May 1640 [her son-in-law] Richard Wingfield and Elizabeth Folliot [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. They were half sixth cousins.
In March 1641 [her father-in-law] James Dillon 1st Earl Roscommon [aged 91] died. His son [her husband] Robert succeeded 2nd Earl Roscommon. Anne Strode Countess Roscommon by marriage Countess Roscommon.
In 1642 [her husband] Robert Dillon 2nd Earl Roscommon died. His son [her step-son] James [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Earl Roscommon.
In 1642 [her step-son] James Dillon 3rd Earl Roscommon [aged 37] died. His son Wentworth [aged 4] succeeded 4th Earl Roscommon.
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 12th April 1646 [her son-in-law] Edward Trevor and Elizabeth Folliot [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
Around 1650 Anne Strode Countess Roscommon died.
[her son] Charles Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her daughter] Anne Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her son] Michael Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon.
[her daughter] Frances Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. She married before 1625 Robert King and had issue.
[her son] Arthur Folliot was born to Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott and Anne Strode Countess Roscommon. He died young.