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On 12th July 1829 Edwin Longsden Long was born in Bath, Somerset, the son of James Long, a hairdresser, from Kelston in Somerset.
1850. Edwin Longsden Long (age 20). "Harriet Margaret Maxwell Viscountess Bangor (age 44)".
Harriet Margaret Maxwell Viscountess Bangor: On 11th February 1805 she was born to Reverend Henry Maxwell 6th Baron Farnham and Anne Butler. On 14th February 1826 Edward Ward 3rd Viscount Bangor and she were married. On 4th July 1880 she died.
In 1853 Edwin Longsden Long (age 23) and Margaret Jemima Aiton (age 20) were married at the British Consulate in Rome. She the daughter of naval surgeon William Aiton.
1866. Edwin Longsden Long (age 36). "On the Road, Granada".
1873-1877. Edwin Longsden Long (age 43). "A Dorcas Meeting in the 6th Century".
1873. Edwin Longsden Long (age 43). "The Moorish Proselytes of Archbishop Ximenes, Granada".
1875. Edwin Longsden Long (age 45). "The Babylonian Marriage Market".
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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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1879. Edwin Longsden Long (age 49). "Vashti Refuses the King's Summons".
1881. Edwin Longsden Long (age 51). "Thisbe".
1884. Edwin Longsden Long (age 54). "Elizabeth Beatrice Fuller-Eliott-Drake (age 21)".
Elizabeth Beatrice Fuller-Eliott-Drake: On 7th July 1862 she was born to Francis George Augustus Fuller-Eliott-Drake 2nd Baronet. On 22nd June 1887 John Eliott-Drake-Colborne 3rd Baron Seaton and she were married. On 9th May 1937 she died.
1885. Edwin Longsden Long (age 55). "Mary Dickinson Viscountess Clifden".
Mary Dickinson Viscountess Clifden: she was born to Francis Henry Dickinson and Caroline Carey. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. In 1878 Thomas Agar-Robartes 6th Viscount Clifden and she were married. They had ten children, of whom one died in infancy. On 10th September 1899 Leopold George Agar-Ellis 5th Viscount Clifden died. His half second cousin Thomas succeeded 6th Viscount Clifden of Gowran in County Kilkenny, 6th Baron Mendip of Mendip in Somerset. Baron Dover extinct. She by marriage Viscountess Clifden of Gowran in County Kilkenny. In January 1921 she died.
1886. Edwin Longsden Long (age 56). "The Discovery of Moses".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "The Daughters of Our Empire. England: The Primrose".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "The Palace Guard".
1887. Edwin Longsden Long (age 57). "Queen Esther".
Before 1891. Edwin Longsden Long (age 61). "The Chosen Five".
Before 1891. Edwin Longsden Long (age 61). "Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere".
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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On 15th May 1891 Edwin Longsden Long (age 61) died of pneumonia resulting from influenza at his home, "Kelston" in Netherhall Gardens, Hampstead. He was buried in West Hampstead Cemetery. His will, signed on the day of his death, was the subject of a lawsuit, to which his relatives were parties, but the matter in dispute was amicably settled.
On 27th January 1907 [his former wife] Margaret Jemima Aiton (age 74) died.