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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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On 11th March 1503 George Harper was born to [his father] Richard Harper of Latton in Essex.
In November 1524 George Harper (age 21) and Lucy Peckham (age 20) were married.
In 1533 George Harper (age 29) was appointed Esquire to the Body.
In 1539 George Harper (age 35) was appointed Justice of the Peace Kent.
In 1548 George Harper (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Kent.
In 1552 [his wife] Lucy Peckham (age 48) died.
Before June 1556 George Harper (age 53) and Audrey Gainsford were married.
Before 12th December 1558 George Harper (age 55) died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th December 1558. The xij of Desember was bered at sant Martens at Ludgat ser Gorge Harper (age 55) knyght, with ij haroldes of armes, with ij whyt branchys, xij torchys, and iiij gret tapurs; and a standard, a pennon, and cote armur, target, sword, mantyll, and crest a gylt bore [boar], and v dosen of skochyons of armes, and mony morners, and ther had xvj pore men had gownes.
Note. P. 181. Note. Funeral of sir George Harper. "Sir George Harper knight dysceased the 7. of December at his howsse within the late Blacke Fryers in London in the fyrst yere of quene Elizabeth 1558, and was buryed in the parishe churche of St. Marten's in Ludgate the xijth of December. He had maryed Awdre doughter of sir John Gaynsford of Surrey wyff before to George Tayler of Lyngfield in Surrey, and after to Caryngton of Sussex." (MS. Harl. 897, p. 26.) His widow was buried at the same church Jan. 27, 1559. Malcolm's Londinium Redivivum, iv. 358.
After 12th December 1558 George Carleton (age 29) and [his former wife] Audrey Gainsford were married.
Before 27th January 1560 [his former wife] Audrey Gainsford died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 27th January 1560. The xxvij day of January was cared from [Black] frers unto sant Martens at Ludgatt to be bered my [his former wife] lade Harper, by her furst hosband ser Gorge Harper knyght, and the wyff of master Carlton (age 31), with a pennon of armes, and ij dosen and a d' of skochyons of armes, and re .. mad in the chyrche and hangyd with blake and armes; and haroldes of armes, master Clarenshux (age 50) and master Somersett, [and] mony morners in blake; the cheyff morner was ...
George Taylor of Lingfield in Surrey and Audrey Gainsford were married.