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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Around 1835. James Lonsdale. Portrait of Thomas Campbell.
On 16th May 1777 James Lonsdale was born in Lancaster, Lancashire [Map].
1810. James Lonsdale [aged 32]. Self-Portrait.
1815. James Lonsdale [aged 37]. Portrait of Anne Hamilton [aged 48].
1816. James Lonsdale [aged 38]. Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk.
1817. James Lonsdale [aged 39]. Portrait of Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester [aged 59].
1817. James Lonsdale [aged 39]. Portrait of Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 43].
1819. James Lonsdale [aged 41]. Portrait of Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 50].
1819. James Lonsdale [aged 41]. Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk looking over the Wye Bridge [Map] and Hereford Cathedral [Map].
1820. James Lonsdale [aged 42]. Portrait of Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 51].
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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1827. James Lonsdale [aged 49]. Portrait of Prince Frederick Hanover Duke of York [aged 63].
1827. James Lonsdale [aged 49]. Portrait of William Whewell [aged 32].
1829. James Lonsdale [aged 51]. Portrait of General Isaac Gascoyne [aged 65].
General Isaac Gascoyne: On 21st August 1763 he was born to Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder" and Mary Green at Barking, Essex. On 26th August 1841 he died.
1830. James Lonsdale [aged 52]. Portrait of King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 64].
On 17th January 1839 James Lonsdale [aged 61] died.