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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Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby
In 1667 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 31) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 21) were married.
On 23rd April 1670 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos was born to [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 34) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 24).
On 3rd July 1672 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) died.
On 8th August 1676 [her step-father] Josiah Child (age 45) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 30) were married.
In 1688 [her brother] Francis Willoughby 1st Baronet (age 20) died unmarried. His brother [her brother] Thomas (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton.
On 9th April 1691 [her brother] Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 19) and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby Broke.
In 1693 [her brother] Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 20) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1694 [her future husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 20) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 2nd February 1695 [her future husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 22) and Mary Lake (age 26) were married.
In 1703 [her half-brother] Richard Child aka Tylney 1st Earl Tylney (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Dorothy Glynne Countess Castlemaine were married.
On 4th August 1713 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 40) and Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 43) were married. They were half first cousins.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 16th October 1714 [her father-in-law] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 72) died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son [her husband] James (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 19th October 1714 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
In 1719 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 45) was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 48) by marriage Duchess Chandos.
On 1st September 1724 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 21) and Catherine Tollemache were married. She the daughter of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 75) and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart (age 63). He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 51) and Mary Lake.
On 16th October 1725 [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 79) died.
On 8th April 1727 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 24) died.
On 21st December 1728 [her step-son] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 20) and Mary Bruce (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 46) and Anne Savile. He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 55) and Mary Lake. They were fifth cousins.
In 1729 [her brother] Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton (age 56) died. His son [her nephew] Francis (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Middleton, 3rd Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. Mary Edwards Baroness Middleton by marriage Baroness Middleton.
On 11th June 1731 [her half-brother] Richard Child aka Tylney 1st Earl Tylney (age 51) was created 1st Earl Tylney of Castlemaine in County Kerry, 1st Viscount Castlemaine in County Kerry, 1st Baron Newtown in County Donegal. [her sister-in-law] Dorothy Glynne Countess Castlemaine by marriage Countess Tylney of Castlemaine in County Kerry.
On 16th July 1735 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 65) died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.
On 18th April 1736 [her former husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 63) and Lydia Catherine Van Hatten Duchess Chandos were married. She by marriage Duchess Chandos.
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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On 9th August 1744 [her former husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 71) died at Cannons House Little Stanmore. He was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore. His son [her former step-son] Henry (age 36) succeeded 2nd Duke Chandos, 2nd Marquess Carnarvon, 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Wilton, 10th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 5th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harte
Great x 3 Grandfather: Percival Hart
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Filiol
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Packington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres
Father: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of
GrandMother: Cassandra Ridgway
Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Henry Barnard
Mother: Emma Barnard