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: Townshend
Before 22nd May 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 42) and Mary Lewkenor (age 38) were married.
On 24th November 1673 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 42) and [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years.
On 18th April 1674 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend was born to [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 43) and [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 22).
In 1682 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 51) was created 1st Viscount Townsend. [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 30) by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
In December 1685 [his mother] Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend (age 33) died.
On 10th December 1687 [his father] Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend (age 56) died. His son Charles (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Townsend, 2nd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 4th Baronet Townshend.
On 11th July 1700 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 26) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married 29th May 1723 Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison and had issue.
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 2nd June 1701 [his son] Thomas Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 27) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married 1730 Albinia Selwyn and had issue.
In 1702 [his son] William Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 27) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. He married before 27th August 1729 his fifth cousin once removed Henrietta Paulett and had issue.
On 5th June 1708 [his son] Roger Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 34) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend.
Before 11th May 1711 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 37) and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
On 11th May 1711 [his wife] Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend died.
Before 25th July 1713 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 39) and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 26) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend.
In 1716 [his son] Augustus Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 41) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 29).
On 29th October 1716 [his son] George Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 42) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 30).
In 1718 [his son] Horatio Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 43) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 31).
On 25th October 1719 [his son] Dean Edward Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 45) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 33).
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1721 [his son] Richard Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 46) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 34).
In 1722 [his daughter] Dorothy Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 47) and [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 35).
On 28th November 1722 [his son-in-law] Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis (age 22) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis were married.
On 29th May 1723 [his son] Charles Townshend 3rd Viscount Townsend (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Audrey aka Etheldreda Harrison (age 15) were married.
In 1724 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 49) was appointed 543rd Knight of the Garter by King George I (age 63).
In 1726 [his brother-in-law] Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford (age 49) was appointed 545th Knight of the Garter by King George I (age 65).
On 29th March 1726 [his wife] Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 39) died although the circumstances are somewhat mysterious; possibly smallpox.
Before 27th August 1729 [his son] William Townshend (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Paulett (age 29) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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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In 1730 [his son] Thomas Townshend (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Selwyn were married.
Before 1735 attributed to Thomas Murray (age 71). Portrait of Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 60).
On 29th January 1738 [his son] William Townshend (age 36) died.
On 21st June 1738 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend (age 64) died. His son Charles (age 37) succeeded 3rd Viscount Townsend, 3rd Baron Townshend of Lynn Regis in Norfolk, 5th Baronet Townshend.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Elizabeth Pelham Viscountess Townsend. She married 28th November 1722 Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis, son of Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis, and had issue.
[his daughter] Mary Townshend was born to Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend. She married Edward Cornwallis, son of Charles Cornwallis 4th Baron Cornwallis and Charlotte Butler Baroness Cornwallis.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Townshend 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Lunsford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Townshend
Great x 4 Grandfather: William
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne de Brewse aka Braose
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton of Blythburgh
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Townshend 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Stanhope Baroness Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke
GrandFather: Roger Townshend 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bacon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bacon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Eleanor Cage
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nathaniel Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferneley of West Creeting in Suffolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Ferneley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bacon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Gresham 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gresham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Lynne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Gresham
Father: Horatio Townshend 1st Viscount Townsend 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Joseph Ashe 1st Baronet
Mother: Mary Ashe Viscountess Townshend