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 February 1836 Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey was born to Thomas Brassey (age 29).
On 9th October 1860 Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 24) and Anna Allnutt were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
In 1865 [his daughter] Mabel Annie Brassey was born to Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 28) and [his wife] Anna Allnutt. She married 17th April 1888 Charles Augustus Egerton and had issue.
On 8th December 1870 Thomas Brassey (age 64) died.
Around 1885. Francis "Frank" Holl (age 39). Portrait of Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 48).
On 14th September 1887 [his wife] Anna Allnutt died.
On 17th April 1888 [his son-in-law] Charles Augustus Egerton (age 41) and [his daughter] Mabel Annie Brassey (age 23) were married.
In 1890 [his son-in-law] Gilbert Sackville 8th Earl De La Warr (age 20) and [his daughter] Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr were married. He the son of Reginald Windsor Sackville 7th Earl De La Warr (age 72) and Constance Mary Elizabeth Baillie-Cochrane Countess De La Warr (age 44).
On 18th September 1890 Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 54) and Sybil de Vere Capell (age 31) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 11th September 1892 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 89) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] George (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Essex, 8th Baron Capell Hadham.
On 14th December 1893 [his brother-in-law] George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 36) and Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 27) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Countess Essex. Her uncle Richard Suydam Grant gave her away since her father David Beach Grant had died five years before.
In 1902 [his son-in-law] Gilbert Sackville 8th Earl De La Warr (age 32) and [his daughter] Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr were divorced.
In August 1903 [his daughter] Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr died.
1912. Harold Speed (age 39). Portrait of Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 75).
On 25th September 1916 [his brother-in-law] George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 58) died at his home Stanley House having been run over by a taxi. His son Algernon (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Essex, 9th Baron Capell Hadham.
On 23rd February 1918 Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey (age 82) died.
On 20th February 1934 [his former wife] Sybil de Vere Capell (age 75) died.
[his daughter] Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr was born to Thomas Brassey 1st Earl of Brassey and Anna Allnutt. She married (1) 1890 Gilbert Sackville 8th Earl De La Warr, son of Reginald Windsor Sackville 7th Earl De La Warr and Constance Mary Elizabeth Baillie-Cochrane Countess De La Warr, and had issue.