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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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Paternal Family Tree: Wettin
Maternal Family Tree: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
On 7th June 1696 [her father] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 19) and [her mother] Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg were married. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of [her grandfather] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and [her grandmother] Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg.
On 30th November 1719 Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to [her father] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 43) and [her mother] Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Gotha.
In 1728 James Lumley (age 22) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to [her future husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 20).
On 17th September 1729 [her brother] Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 30) and [her sister-in-law] Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 19) were married at Gotha. He the son of [her father] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 53) and [her mother] Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.
On 23rd March 1732 [her father] Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 55) died at Altenburg. His son [her brother] Duke (age 32) succeeded III Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg. [her sister-in-law] Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 21) by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.
On 8th May 1736 Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 29) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 52) and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England (age 53). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 31st July 1737 [her daughter] Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 30) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 17). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 1764 Charles William Ferdinand Brunswick Bevern and had issue.
On 4th June 1738 [her son] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 31) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 18) at Norfolk House, St James' Square. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 8th September 1761 his third cousin Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England and had issue.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 25th March 1739 [her son] Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 32) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 19). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 8th May 1740 Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 19) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Hanover (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] King George II (age 56). She the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and [her mother-in-law] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of William Hesse-Kassel (age 58). They were fourth cousins.
On 10th January 1741 [her daughter] Elizabeth Hanover was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 33) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 21). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 25th November 1743 [her son] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 36) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 23). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 1766 Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh and had issue.
On 11th December 1743 Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway (age 20) and [her sister-in-law] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 60) and [her mother-in-law] Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England. He the son of Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 44). They were third cousin once removed.
On 11th May 1745 the allied army commanded by [her brother-in-law] William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 24) was defeated by a French army at the Battle of Fontenoy.
George Cholmondeley (age 20), George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle (age 21), Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 20) and John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave (age 27) fought.
Henry Ponsonby (age 60), James Dillon and Robert Douglas were killed.
George Sackville aka Germain 1st Viscount Sackville (age 29) led the charge of the Duke of Cumberland's infantry leading his regiment so deep into the French lines that when he was wounded and captured he was taken to the tent of Louis XV.
Louis 6th Duke of Gramont (age 55) was killed. His son Antoine (age 23) succeeded 7th Duke Gramont.
On 7th November 1745 [her son] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 38) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 25) at Leicester House. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 1771 Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn, daughter of Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton.
On 16th April 1746 an English army commanded by [her brother-in-law] William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 24) and John Mordaunt (age 37) defeated the Scottish army of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 25) at the Battle of Culloden bring to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Bluett Wallop (age 19) fought.
Robert Kerr was killed.
William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock (age 40) was captured.
Alexander Bannerman 3rd Baronet fought and escapted to France where he died a year later.
Around 1747 Joseph Yorke 1st Baron Dover (age 22) was appointed Aide-de-Camp to [her brother-in-law] William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 25).
On 19th March 1749 [her daughter] Louisa Hanover was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 42) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 29). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 1750 Thomas Hudson (age 49) (attributed). Portrait of Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 30).
On 13th May 1750 [her son] Frederick Hanover was born to [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 43) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 30). He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 31st March 1751 [her husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 44) died at Leicester House.
On 11th July 1751 [her daughter] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 31). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She married 8th November 1766 her first cousin Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway, son of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, and had issue.
In 1758 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 35) was appointed Gentleman Usher to [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales (age 38) which office he held until her death in 1772.
1st June 1759. Kew Bridge [Map] is a bridge over the River Thames. The original bridge was constructed before 1759. The first bridge was built by Robert Tunstall of Brentford who previously owned the ferry on the site. The bridge was inaugurated on 1 June 1759 by the [her son] Prince of Wales (age 20) driving over it with his mother (age 39) and a number of other royals, and was opened to the public three days later.
On 4th September 1759 [her daughter] Elizabeth Hanover (age 18) died.
On 8th September 1761 [her son] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 17) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort England. He the son of [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 41). They were third cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1764 [her son-in-law] Charles William Ferdinand Brunswick Bevern (age 28) and [her daughter] Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 44).
On 29th December 1765 [her son] Frederick Hanover (age 15) died.
In 1766 [her son] William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 29) were married in secret at Pall Mall [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. He the son of [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 46).
On 8th November 1766 [her son-in-law] Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway (age 17) and [her daughter] Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 15) were married at Christiansborg Castle. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. She the daughter of [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 46). He the son of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and [her former sister-in-law] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 17th September 1767 [her son] Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke of York (age 28) died at York Room, Prince's Palace. Duke of York and Albany extinct.
On 13th May 1768 [her daughter] Louisa Hanover (age 19) died.
In 1771 [her son] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn. She the daughter of Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton (age 58) and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton (age 51). He the son of [her former husband] Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 51).
On 8th February 1772 Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 52) died at Cartlon House.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Frederick I Duke Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatine III Elector Palatine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Maria Anhalt
GrandFather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Countess Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oldenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Augustus Duke of Saxe Weissenfels 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore La Marck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophia Hohenzollern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Count Enno III of East Frisia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolph Oldenburg of Holstein-Gotorp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Holstein-Gottorp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg