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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Paternal Family Tree: Flower
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Yarner 1708
On 11th March 1685 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow was born to [his father] Thomas Flower and [his mother] Mary Temple.
Around 1687 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 1] educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1715 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 29] was elected MP Kilkenny.
In 1717 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 31] and Edith Caulfeild Baroness Castle Durrow [aged 23] were married.
In 1720 [his son] Henry Flower 1st Viscount Ashbrook was born to William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 34] and [his wife] Edith Caulfeild Baroness Castle Durrow [aged 26].
Around 1722 [his daughter] Rebecca Flower was born to William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 36] and [his wife] Edith Caulfeild Baroness Castle Durrow [aged 28]. She married 6th July 1740 James Agar.
After 1727 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 41] was elected MP Portarlington.
In 1733 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 47] was created 1st Baron Castle Durrow of Castle Durrow in County Kilkenny. [his wife] Edith Caulfeild Baroness Castle Durrow [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Castle Durrow of Castle Durrow in County Kilkenny.
In 1735 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 49] was appointed Privy Council.
On 6th July 1740 [his son-in-law] James Agar [aged 26] and [his daughter] Rebecca Flower [aged 18] were married.
On 29th April 1746 William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow [aged 61] died. He was buried at Finglas, County Dublin.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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[his father] Thomas Flower and [his mother] Mary Temple were married.
Father: Thomas Flower
William Flower 1st Baron Castle Durrow
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Temple
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Temple
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Temple of Dublin
GrandFather: John Temple
Mother: Mary Temple
Great x 1 Grandfather: Abraham Yarner
GrandMother: Jane Yarner