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: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659
In 1617 [her father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 34] and [her mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 24th March 1628 Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark was born to George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 46] and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 26].
On 12th April 1641 [her father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 59] died. His son [her brother] Christian [aged 19] succeeded Duke Brunswick Lüneburg.
In 1643 Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 33] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 41]. He the son of Christian IV King of Denmark [aged 65]. They were sixth cousins.
On 15th April 1646 [her son] Christian V King of Denmark and Norway was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 37] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18]. He married 15th June 1667 his fourth cousin Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern, and had issue.
On 1st September 1647 [her daughter] Anna Sophie Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 38] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 19]. She married 9th October 1666 her third cousin once removed John George Wettin III Elector Saxony and had issue.
On 28th February 1648 [her father-in-law] Christian IV King of Denmark [aged 70] died. His son [her husband] Frederick [aged 38] succeeded III King of Denmark. Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 19] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
On 11th April 1649 [her daughter] Frederica Amalia Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 40] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
On 21st June 1650 [her daughter] Wilhelmina Ernestina Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 41] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 22].
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 11th October 1651 [her son] Frederick Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 42] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23]. He died aged less than one years old.
On 14th March 1652 [her son] Frederick Oldenburg died.
On 2nd April 1653 [her son] Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 44] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 25] at Copenhagen Castle. He married 28th July 1683 his second cousin once removed Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland, daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland and Anne Hyde Duchess of York, and had issue.
On 11th September 1656 [her daughter] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 47] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 28]. She married 6th May 1680 her third cousin twice removed Charles XI King Sweden, son of Charles Gustav X King Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden, and had issue.
On 16th November 1657 [her daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 48] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 29]. She died aged less than one years old.
On 15th May 1658 [her daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg died.
On 30th September 1658 [her brother] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 28] and [her sister-in-law] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia [aged 62]. He the son of [her father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and [her mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 57].
On 6th May 1659 [her mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 57] died.
In 1665 Christian Ludwig Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 43] died. His brother George [aged 40] succeeded Duke Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 9th October 1666 [her son-in-law] John George Wettin III Elector Saxony [aged 19] and Anna Sophie Oldenburg [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 57] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 38]. He the son of John George Wettin Elector Saxony [aged 53]. They were third cousin once removed.
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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On 15th June 1667 Christian V King of Denmark and Norway [aged 21] and Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel and Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern [aged 43]. He the son of Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 58] and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 39]. They were fourth cousins.
On 9th February 1670 [her husband] Frederick III King of Denmark [aged 60] died. His son Christian [aged 23] succeeded V King of Denmark and Norway. Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [aged 19] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.
On 2nd April 1676 [her brother] George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 52] and [her sister-in-law] Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg were married. She by marriage Duchess Brunswick Lüneburg. He the son of [her father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and [her mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg.
On 6th May 1680 [her son-in-law] Charles XI King Sweden [aged 24] and Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 52]. He the son of Charles Gustav X King Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [aged 43]. They were third cousin twice removed.
On 21st November 1682 [her nephew] George Louis of Hanover [aged 22] and [her niece] Sophia Dorothea of Celle [aged 16] were married. The marriage had been arranged by their respective fathers [her brother] Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 53] and George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 58], and his mother Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern [aged 52]. She the illegitmate daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 28th July 1683 Prince George of Denmark 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 30] and Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 18] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 49] and Anne Hyde Duchess of York. He the son of Frederick III King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 55]. They were second cousin once removed.
In 20th February 1685 Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [aged 56] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Christian V King of Denmark and Norway [1]
John George Wettin IV Elector Saxony [1]
Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden [1]
Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [1]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [2]
Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II Landgrave of Hesse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert III Duke Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England