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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Walter Williams is in Painters.
On 29th November 1834 Walter Williams was born; his given name George Walter Williams. He was baptised with his sister Caroline and his brother Francis on June 26, 1837 at the St. Pancras Church in Camden, London.
1856. Walter Williams [aged 21]. "Hastings Beach, East Sussex".
1856. Walter Williams [aged 21]. "Misty Morning, Old Hastings, East Sussex".
On 27th June 1857 Walter Williams [aged 22] and Jane Caroline Pearcy [aged 25] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They had two children.
1869. Walter Williams [aged 34]. "A Surrey Cornfield".
On 20th October 1872 [his wife] Jane Caroline Pearcy [aged 40] died in Barnes, Surrey.
1873. Walter Williams [aged 38]. "Harvesting".
1873. Walter Williams [aged 38]. "Haymaking".
1874. Walter Williams [aged 39]. "On the Lledr".
In 1905 Walter Williams [aged 70] transferred from the Croydon Workhouse to the Richmond Union Workhouse.
Before 1906. Walter Williams [aged 71]. "Stonehenge in Winter".
On 14th April 1906 Walter Williams [aged 71] died in a poorhouse in Richmond, Surrey and was buried in a pauper's grave.