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 17th March 1847 William Bilsland 1st Baronet was born.
In 1877 William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 29) with his brothers, bought a large piece of ground on Hydepark Street and on which they built the large Hydepark Bakery, adopting the company name of Bilsland Brothers. By 1900 they employed 200 people and made 230,000 loaves of bread a week, over 10 million loaves per year. They supplied 1600 retailers. Workers were well-paid, worked a 40-hour maximum week, unusual for the time, and all received free bread.
On 16th September 1885 William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 38) and Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland were married.
On 13th September 1892 [his son] Steven Bilsland 1st Baron Bilsland was born to William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 45) and [his wife] Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland. He married 1922 Amy Janet Colville.
On 5th June 1896 [his daughter] Agnes Anne Bilsland was born to William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 49) and [his wife] Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland. She married 1915 David John Colville 1st Baron Clydesmuir and had issue.
In 1905 William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 57) was elected Lord Provost. As Lord Provost, he was the Lord Lieutenant for the City of Glasgow.
The London Gazette 28083. Whitehall, November 26, 1907. The King has been pleased lo direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain .and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each-of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:.
Sir Herbert Ashman of Cook's Folly in the city and county of Bristol. Knight.
Clifford John Gory of Llantarnam Abbey in the county of Monmouth, Esquire.
William Bilsland (age 60)Park Circus in the city of Glasgow,Esquire, Lord Provost of the said city. [[his wife] Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland by marriage Lady Bilsland of Park Circus in Glasgow.]
Jeremiah Colman of Gatton Park in the parish of Gatton in the county of Surrey, Esquire.
Edward Donner of Oak Mount in the city of Manchester, Esquire.
Frank Hollins of Greyfriars in the parish of Broughton in the Northern Divisio of the County Palatine of Chester, Esquire.
In 1915 [his son-in-law] David John Colville 1st Baron Clydesmuir (age 20) and [his daughter] Agnes Anne Bilsland (age 18) were married.
On 27th August 1921 William Bilsland 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His son Steven (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baronet Bilsland of Park Circus in Glasgow.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 23rd July 1935 [his former wife] Agnes Anne Steven Lady Bilsland died.