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: Moore aka Foljambe
Before 9th April 1830 [his father] George Savile Foljambe (age 29) and Harriet Emily Mary Milner (age 19) were married.
On 15th August 1833 William Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam (age 21) and [his mother] Selina Jenkinson (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Jenkinson 3rd Earl Liverpool (age 49) and [his grandmother] Julia Evelyn Medley Shuckburgh-Evelyn. He the son of Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 5th and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 47) and Mary Dundas. They were sixth cousins.
Before 7th November 1846 [his father] George Savile Foljambe (age 46) and [his mother] Selina Jenkinson (age 34) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Jenkinson 3rd Earl Liverpool (age 62) and [his grandmother] Julia Evelyn Medley Shuckburgh-Evelyn.
On 7th November 1846 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool was born to [his father] George Savile Foljambe (age 46) and [his mother] Selina Jenkinson (age 34) at Osberton Hall, Worksop.
On 21st June 1855 [his brother-in-law] William Henry Portman 2nd Viscount Portman (age 25) and [his half-sister] Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman (age 19) were married.
In 1869 [his father] George Savile Foljambe (age 68) died at Osberton, Worksop.
On 22nd July 1869 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 22) and Louise Blanche Howard (age 27) were married.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 27th May 1870 [his son] Arthur Foljambe 2nd Earl of Liverpool was born to Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 23) and [his wife] Louise Blanche Howard (age 28). He married 27th July 1897 Annette Louise Monck Countess Liverpool, daughter of Henry Monck 5th Viscount Monck and Edith Caroline Sophia Scott Viscountess Monck.
On 7th October 1871 [his wife] Louise Blanche Howard (age 29) died from childbirth six weeks after the birth of a child who had died the same or next day after birth. The Foljambe Tomb. Monument in St Mary's Church Tickhill Doncaster [Map] commissioned by her husband Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 24) who had numerous monuments erected in her memory in places associated with her. Sculpted by William Calder Marshall (age 58).
Louise Blanche Howard: On 22nd February 1842 she was born to Frederick Howard and Fanny Cavendish. On 22nd July 1869 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool and she were married. On 21st February 1877 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool and Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool were married. She was a first cousin of his first wife Louise Blanche Howard.
On 21st February 1877 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 30) and Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool were married. She was a first cousin of his first wife Louise Blanche Howard.
In 1878 [his son] Gerald Foljambe 3rd Earl of Liverpool was born to Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 31) and [his wife] Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool.
On 24th September 1883 [his mother] Selina Jenkinson (age 71) died.
On 3rd April 1887 [his son] Robert Foljambe 4th Earl of Liverpool was born to Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 40) and [his wife] Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool.
On 19th November 1888 Edward Berkeley Fitzharding 1st Viscount Portman (age 89) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William (age 59) succeeded 2nd Viscount Portman, 2nd Baron Portman. [his half-sister] Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman (age 52) by marriage Viscountess Portman.
In 1891 [his son] Betram Foljambe was born to Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 44) and [his wife] Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool.
On 27th July 1897 Arthur Foljambe 2nd Earl of Liverpool (age 27) and Annette Louise Monck Countess Liverpool (age 22) were married. He the son of Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 50) and Louise Blanche Howard.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 4th January 1899 [his half-sister] Mary Selina Wentworth-Fitzwilliam Viscountess Portman (age 62) died.
In 1905 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 58) was created 1st Earl Liverpool. Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool by marriage Earl Liverpool.
On 23rd March 1907 Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 60) died. His son Arthur (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Liverpool. Annette Louise Monck Countess Liverpool (age 31) by marriage Countess Liverpool.
On 19th December 1917 [his former wife] Susan Louisa Cavendish Countess Liverpool died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Moore
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Ferrand Foljambe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Foljambe 
GrandFather: John Savile Foljambe
Father: George Savile Foljambe 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 1st Baron Middleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Barnard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Rothwell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rothwell Baroness Willoughby and Middleton
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Willoughby 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Southby
GrandMother: Elizabeth Willoughby 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jenkinson 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel Charles Jenkinson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool
GrandFather: Charles Jenkinson 3rd Earl Liverpool 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bishopp 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cecil Bishopp 5th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Bishopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Bishopp Countess Liverpool 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Selina Jenkinson 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Shuckburgh 2nd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Schuckburgh 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Verney Lady Schuckburgh 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Schuckburgh 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Shuckburgh-Evelyn 6th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Julia Evelyn Medley Shuckburgh-Evelyn 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Evelyn
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Julia Butler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Julia Annabella Evelyn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England