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 21st April 1844 Kate Terry was born to [her father] Benjamin Terry [aged 26].
On 20th February 1864 [her brother-in-law] George Frederick Watts [aged 46] and [her sister] Ellen Terry [aged 17] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
In or after 1867 Arthur James Lewis [aged 43] and Kate Terry [aged 22] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
In 1868 [her daughter] Kate Terry-Lewis was born to [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 44] and Kate Terry [aged 23]. She married September 1893 Frank Henry Gielgud and had issue.
On 28th October 1872 [her daughter] Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis was born to [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 48] and Kate Terry [aged 28].
In September 1893 [her son-in-law] Frank Henry Gielgud [aged 33] and Kate Terry-Lewis [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Arthur James Lewis [aged 69] and Kate Terry [aged 49].
In 1896 [her father] Benjamin Terry [aged 78] died.
In 1901 [her husband] Arthur James Lewis [aged 77] died.
On 6th January 1924 Kate Terry [aged 79] died.