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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 24th September 1612 [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 23) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys were married.
On 24th September 1612 William Gawdy 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 23) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys.
On 30th April 1629 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 16) was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge University. He was awarded BA in 1632.
Around 1630 [his mother] Lettice Knollys died.
On 4th February 1634 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 21) was admitted to the Inner Temple.
In or before 1638 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Duffield were married.
In or before 1638 [his son] Bassingbourne Gawdy was born to William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Duffield.
On 4th October 1639 [his son] John Gawdy 2nd Baronet was born to William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Duffield. He married in or before 1656 Anne Grey and had issue.
In 1654 [his father] Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling (age 64) died.
In or before 1656 [his son] John Gawdy 2nd Baronet (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Grey (age 18) were married.
In 1660 [his son] Bassingbourne Gawdy (age 22) died of smallpox.
In March 1661 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 48) was elected MP Thetford.
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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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On 13th July 1663 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 50) was created 1st Baronet Gawdy of West Harling.
On 18th August 1669 William Gawdy 1st Baronet (age 56) died. His son John (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baronet Gawdy of West Harling.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Bassingbourne Gawdy
Father: Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling
GrandMother: Anne Framlingham
William Gawdy 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
GrandFather: Robert Knollys 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Lettice Knollys 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Watkin Vaughan 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaughan of Porthcawl 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Vaughan 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rowland Vaughan of Porthamel in Brecknockshire 13 x Great Grand Son of
GrandMother: Catherine Vaughan 14 x Great Grand Daughter of