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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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Before 12th December 1518 [her future husband] George Rolle (age 23) and Eleanor Dacres (age 28) were married.
Before 1522 [her future husband] George Rolle (age 26) and Elizabeth Ashton were married.
Before 1533 [her future husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 29) and Dorothy Newdigate (age 27) were married.
Before 1545 Henry Brinklow and Margery Unknown were married.
On or before 20th January 1546 [her husband] Henry Brinklow died.
In 1549 [her husband] Stephen Vaughan Merchant (age 47) died.
Before 23rd June 1551 George Rolle (age 56) and Margery Unknown were married.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Before 20th November 1552 Leonard Chamberlain (age 48) and Margery Unknown were married.
On 20th November 1552 [her husband] George Rolle (age 57) died.
Before 29th November 1554 [her husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 50) and Dorothy Andrews of Woodstock were married.
Before 5th May 1557 Margery Unknown died.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 5th May 1557. The v day of May a-for non was bered my lade Chamburlayne, the wyff of ser [her husband] Lenard Chamburlayne (age 53) of Oxffordshyre, with ij whyt branchys and a fayr [herse] of wax, and v dosen penselles and skochyons and ij dosen of [staff-torches]; xxiiij powre men and women dyd bere them, and they [had] gownes of fyne brode cottun of blake; and iiij baners borne abowte her; and with prestes and clarkes, a grett compene of mornars; and ther dyd pryche att the masse docthur Chadsay, and he mad a godly sermon; and after a grett dener; and master Longkaster was the harold; and ther was a grett dolle of money at the cherche.
After 5th May 1557 [her former husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 53) and Anne Blount (age 57) were married.
Around August 1561 [her former husband] Leonard Chamberlain (age 57) died at Guernsey [Map].