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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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: Coventry
Before 1764 [his father] George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 5) and Catherine Henley were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington (age 55) and Jane Huband. He the son of [his grandfather] George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 41) and [his grandmother] Maria Gunning Countess Coventry.
On 10th January 1783 [his father] George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 24) and [his mother] Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 23) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry (age 60) and [his grandmother] Maria Gunning Countess Coventry.
On 16th October 1784 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry was born to George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 26) and Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 24).
On 16th January 1808 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 23) and Emma Susanna Lygon were married. She the daughter of William Lygon 1st Earl Beauchamp (age 60) and Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp. He the son of George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 49) and Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 48).
Around December 1808 [his son] George William Coventry was born to George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 24) and [his wife] Emma Susanna Lygon.
In 1810 [his wife] Emma Susanna Lygon died.
On 6th November 1811 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 27) and Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 46) and Jane Moses. He the son of George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 53) and Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 51).
In 1812 [his daughter] Mary Augusta Coventry Baroness Fox was born to George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 20).
Before 8th February 1812 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 27) and Sophia Dubochet (age 17) eloped together. Discovered after only one night both claimed nothing untoward had happened.
On 12th August 1815 [his father-in-law] Aubrey Beauclerk 6th Duke St Albans (age 49) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Aubrey succeeded 7th Duke St Albans, 7th Earl Burford, 7th Baron Heddington, 4th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. He was four months old.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 15th October 1815 [his son] Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry was born to George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 24).
On 19th February 1816 Louisa Grace Manners Duchess St Albans (age 39) died. The same day her son [his brother-in-law] Aubrey Beauclerk 7th Duke St Albans died. His uncle William (age 49) succeeded 8th Duke St Albans, 8th Earl Burford, 8th Baron Heddington, 5th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex. Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans by marriage Duchess St Albans. Both at the home of her sister Laura Manners Countess Stair and her husband John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair (age 31) at Portman Square Marylebone.
On 26th March 1831 [his father] George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry (age 72) died. His son George (age 46) succeeded 8th Earl Coventry. [his wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 39) by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 9th May 1833 [his son-in-law] Henry Fox 4th Baron Holland (age 31) and [his daughter] Mary Augusta Coventry Baroness Fox (age 21) were married. She the daughter of George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 48) and [his wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 42). They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15th March 1836 [his son] George William Coventry (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Harriet Anne Cockerell (age 23) were married. He the son of George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 51) and [his former wife] Emma Susanna Lygon.
On 2nd August 1837 [his son] Henry Amelius Beauclerk Coventry (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Stirling Dundas (age 22) were married. He the son of George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 52) and [his wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 46).
On 5th November 1838 [his son] George William Coventry (age 29) died.
On 15th January 1840 [his mother] Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry (age 80) died.
On 15th May 1843 George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry (age 58) died. His grandson [his grandson] George (age 5) succeeded 9th Earl Coventry.
On 11th September 1845 [his former wife] Mary Beauclerk Countess Coventry (age 54) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Coventry
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Coventry of St Peter-le-Poor in London
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Holcombe of St Andrew's in Holborn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Holcombe
GrandFather: George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry
Father: George Coventry 7th Earl Coventry
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Barnaby Gunning
GrandMother: Maria Gunning Countess Coventry
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Bourke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Bourke
George Coventry 8th Earl Coventry
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Pitches Countess Coventry