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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Earl Eldon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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6th July 1821. John Scott 1st Earl Eldon (age 70) created.
13th January 1838. Grandson John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon (age 32) succeeded.
18th September 1854. Son John Scott 3rd Earl Eldon (age 9) succeeded.
1926. Grandson John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 26) succeeded.
20th October 1976. Son John Scott 5th Earl of Eldon (age 39) succeeded.
30th January 2017. Son John Francis Scott 6th Earl of Eldon (age 55) succeeded.
The London Gazette 17722. Whitehall, July 6, 1821. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignities of a Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to John Baron Elton (age 70), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and the heirs, male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Encombe of Encombe, in the county of Dorset, and Earl of Eldon, in the county palatine of Durham.
On 13th January 1838 John Scott 1st Earl Eldon (age 86) died. His grandson John (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Eldon, 2nd Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 2nd Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham. Louisa Duncombe Countess Eldon (age 30) by marriage Countess Eldon.
On 18th September 1854 John Scott 2nd Earl Eldon (age 48) died. His son John (age 9) succeeded 3rd Earl Eldon, 3rd Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 3rd Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.
In 1926 John Scott 3rd Earl Eldon (age 81) died. His grandson John (age 26) succeeded 4th Earl Eldon, 4th Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 4th Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.
On 10th April 1934 John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 35) and Magdalen Mary Charlotte Fraser Countess Eldon (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Eldon.
On 20th October 1976 John Scott 4th Earl Eldon (age 77) died. His son John (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl Eldon, 5th Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 5th Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 30th January 2017 John Scott 5th Earl of Eldon (age 79) died. His son John (age 55) succeeded 6th Earl Eldon, 6th Viscount Encoumbe of Encombe in Dorest, 6th Baron Eldon of Eldon in County Durham.